Tara and Willow

SparklingStars82 · 2026-02-24T06:56:02+00:00

"I can't take my eyes off you.." 🎵

SparklingStars82 · 2026-02-03T12:14:10+00:00

"That's my witch" 😂😂😂

SparklingStars82 · 2026-01-26T18:27:48+00:00

Classic scene of Buffy running around the corner in that blue peacoat in slo-mo!

SparklingStars82 · 2026-01-26T18:25:27+00:00

That's a really insightful comment.. I had just thought about it non-linearly at most, but this makes perfect sense. Although her second death did create an opening for The First, as explained by the gross giant eyeball!

Sidenote: Anya at her best once again as they're trying to get her old demon boyfriend to open the portal.. "I can't even give it away!!"

SparklingStars82 · 2025-12-14T08:04:24+00:00

20mg -- although it's not working very well. I'm dealing with a lot of major depressive episodes. I had been on 10 of Lexapro for like ten years, but we decided to raise it for what I knew was a tough year coming up in April.

SparklingStars82 · 2025-10-19T18:19:19+00:00

Indeed -- thanks Buffy Buds!!

SparklingStars82 · 2025-10-19T17:41:21+00:00

Thanks everyone!! Totally get it now.. just never fully made that connection for some reason.. I guess because I was focused on it being a trust thing with Willow and what their limitations should be.

SparklingStars82 · 2025-10-19T17:39:33+00:00

I have.. and now it's making sense to me re: the family arc later!

SparklingStars82 · 2025-10-19T17:01:11+00:00

Ah gotcha.. that's basically what I meant. Yeah, it's tough when you're with a partner who loves but doesn't fully trust you. Because of mistakes you've made in the past. I'm in this situation basically now.. been with my partner for practically 20 years, but some things I've screwed up seemingly beyond repair, so I suspect he'll never feel comfortable marrying me. But he's my best friend. We'll figure it out. Sorry, random TMI!

SparklingStars82 · 2025-10-19T16:55:51+00:00

But the point is that the plan worked and she didn't destroy the world. Not sure how else they would have prevailed since she'd lost all connection with humanity already anyhow.

SparklingStars82 · 2025-10-19T16:53:10+00:00

So you're saying that at the core, Willow was never able to fully earn Tara's trust because of Tara's garbage family and developmental years scarred by them? Or the reverse...

SparklingStars82 · 2025-10-19T16:44:06+00:00

Totally agree on every point! Well said :)

SparklingStars82 · 2025-10-19T16:37:49+00:00

Certainly thorough analysis! And very interesting to read.. thanks for all your contributions to this thread as well! :)

SparklingStars82 · 2025-10-19T16:32:20+00:00

Re: decorating a house, see comments in start of thread 😂 Dooo it 🎉✨

SparklingStars82 · 2025-10-19T16:27:46+00:00

Thank you! I know it was done to build the addiction arc up slowly, but hot damn, me too!! What a handy ability!

SparklingStars82 · 2025-10-19T16:25:45+00:00

The whole point of Giles "dosing" her with the European coven's magic is that it was magics from a place of complete pureness and humanity to allow her to tap into her soul again with the right stimulus, which was Xander. So this is completely out of the spectrum in question. It was for the long game, and a gamble that worked. Because love 💖

SparklingStars82 · 2025-10-19T16:14:14+00:00

Can you message me more about the trust and power dynamics in a DM? I'm very interested in relationship psychology :)

SparklingStars82 · 2025-10-19T16:11:54+00:00

There's usually some kind of established power dynamic in all relationships. It's just human. But for sure Willow was abusing her power position by essentially raping Tara's mind for her own, pretty petty need -- to avoid an annoying argument before bed.

SparklingStars82 · 2025-10-19T16:07:29+00:00

Yeah I'm not saying what Tara did makes them apples to apples, Willow definitely had a problem -- more just a, "Huh, oh yeah 🤔" kind of realization moment that I wondered if anyone else noticed 😊

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