Re: Would Buffy quit?

["ebailey140" <ebailey140@xxxxxxx>]

--- In buffywantswillow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ivy" <ivygort@v...> wrote:
> Would Buffy quit?
>
> I don't know.
>
> Buffy had been fighting for seven long years. In that time she had 
seen friends die, she had been betrayed, she had been viciously 
beaten, drained of blood, stabbed in the back, both physically and 
metaphorically, and she has become a mother. As much as I hated the 
last two seasons of the show the fact of the matter is that she 
awoke an army of Slayers. She is no longer the Chosen One, she is 
now one of many. The fate of the world no longer rests upon her thin 
shoulders; she no longer has to go out night after night to fight 
for the lives of her friends and family.
> Would Buffy quit? Or retire? Or just throw up her hands and 
say "I've had enough?"
> It is possible. After seven years of constantly being at war, of 
constantly being alone in the fight, of constantly wondering if this 
was the day that she died, it would stand to reason that she would 
be tired. That she would want to walk away from the pain, the 
danger, the uncertainly of never being able to trust that tomorrow 
would come. I also think the weight of motherhood would be a factor 
in any choice she made. Whether we like or not, Buffy is now Dawn's 
mother, and she is responsible for her. Before Buffy had to weigh 
the familiar bond with the fact that if she didn't do her duty the 
world could end. Now she doesn't have that burden . she has an army 
of new Slayers to take over for her.
> So again, I think it's possible that she would quit.
>
> The real question in my mind is 'could' she quit? Would the forces 
of evil let her retire to a nice villa in Rome? She is the Prime 
Slayer. She is a symbol to all the other Slayers, to all the dark 
forces against the world, would they just leave her alone because 
she retired?
> I'd like to hear people's opinions? On or off list which ever is 
legal.

I think they handled the situation properly in Damaged on Angel.  
She hasn't quit, just expanded how she does things (Worldwide rather 
than just the Hellmouth), and now has enough people to delegate 
things.  The main thing about her Season 6 arc was her growing into 
the leadership role.  

I suppose she could walk away, at this point, but she wouldn't, 
because of her sense of responsibility.  It's the same reason Willow 
and Xander could never walk away, and Giles couldn't stay away no 
matter how much he tried.  As Kendra told her way back when, it's 
not her job, it's who she is.  The difference now, is (besides her 
increased responsibilities, including administrative duties) she can 
take vacations.  She can take the time to stop and smell the 
flowers.  The weight of the world is still on her shoulders, but 
she's not having to carry it alone.

I do wonder what those hit men the Council sent that Buffy and Faith 
fought must think of the new administration, those two rogue Slayers 
being in charge of the place, now.  How does Faith dress for Council 
meetings?  :)

E    



Willow: "It's a good fight, Buffy, and I want in."
Buffy:  "I kinda love you."
                     'Choices'

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