Who's side would you have been on...?

In this case I too would have gone for the experience of Buffy, and not for the pragmatism of Faith (if you can call it like that) It would be hard, given the situation, and I would be tempted but Buffy just had the hardest time of all so it is sortof logical that she is a bit edgy. it's very immature of everyone, really, to confuse edgyness with arrogance or even incompetence.
 
I think people miss the point that in war (as this obviously was) you do what you have to in order to win; not what's fair. The people who are argue on side of friendship and fairness are exactly the people who should NOT be leaders. the potentials and scoobies' actions were disgraceful and cowardly. Sure it's human to not wanna die or feel like cannon fodder (however true that title may be). But feelings don't equate in a war. True warriors have to shut this function off, temporarily at least in order to do what needs to be done. Which is what Buffy was doing. The other people didn't switch into warrior mode. They were too worried about being heard and feelings. Their installing Faith as leader provoked human reaction from Buffy. Faith is obviously a sore subject for Buffy and her reaction however harsh in hindsight can be understood. Just as the group's fear can be. Both reactions were uncalled for, but it doesn't matter. Buffy said she would talk strategy (which she didn't even have to do) but the end game was going back in. Instead of stepping up to talk strategy everyone made the error of desolving into panic. Panic kills you quicker than anything.

The potentials were in panic mode and ignorant and inexperienced. The Scoobies were plain cowards; no excuse for them.

Buffy was being a leader.

In all honesty, I think it was Faith that got screwed in the deal. And she stated the deal very succinctly: I'm your boss. I make the rules and go in first. Which is pretty much what Buffy was saying, but in a different way.
 
as i said in my earlier post i'd like to think i'd vote buffy as thats who i'd want as my leader but with the peer presure i don't no wether being surrounded by others voting against buffy wether i too would vote faith.

so i wondered what would you have done if you were there and had voted for buffy, the rest of the scoobies and potentials still vote faith though, so would you leave the house with buffy?

as i said in my earlier post i'd like to think i'd vote buffy as thats who i'd want as my leader but with the peer presure i don't no wether being surrounded by others voting against buffy wether i too would vote faith.

any way if i did have the coruage to vote buffy i would have left the house with her but think i would feel akward around her even though i have backed her all the way

look forward to your opinions
 
Were it me: Buffy would not have left that house at all, or if she (we) had to, at least not alone. Right is Right.
 
I personallt felt that this 'mutiny' was a little bit contrived. It didn't seem to me as being a thing that normally happens. Okay, you normally don't face certain death, but when looking at similar events throughout history, people tended to stick with their commanders. Henceforth I would have stuck with Buffy. I can't exactly remember what the reasons were, but i doubt that they justified a mutiny. I think it was something that had to do with the unability of the characters to talk their problems out. I find this something very striking about American television shows and I wonder, whether this is an actuality among Americans, but I have got no real knowledge about that. Anyway, so buffy it would be.
 
Yeah so I never really got this whole twist of plot. I think the house was just being super bitchy. None of them could ever really understand what Buffy was going through and if I were her I would have kicked all their asses just for being so stupid, especially the scoobies that did not stick up for her.
 
i would have sided with buffy. just thinking about the speech she and faith overhear xander saying to the potentials in an earlier episode--about how he's seen buffy's heart (and this time not literally) and she's earned their trust--convinces me. she has saved them all and sacrificed herself for dawn, her only blood family left, and even dawn said she had to leave. i thought it was the ultimate betrayal.
 
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