It was a really interesting prompt, because the comedy in the library scene works because the audience knows so much more than the characters at that point. It wasn't until I re-watched the episode to write this that I realized that things would be much more dark and complicated than "he's sad because he thinks she's dead, then she's alive and he's happy."
It occurred to me on re-watch that both Buffy and Giles have sacred callings to kill vampires, but it's Xander who approaches the "vampire" Willow in the library first, which is kind of fascinating from a character analysis perspective.
Glad you liked the foreshadowing. I wanted to get some undercurrents of a blind spot/rationalizations in there, which is kind of tricky when he very clearly idealizes her at this point in time.
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It was a really interesting prompt, because the comedy in the library scene works because the audience knows so much more than the characters at that point. It wasn't until I re-watched the episode to write this that I realized that things would be much more dark and complicated than "he's sad because he thinks she's dead, then she's alive and he's happy."
It occurred to me on re-watch that both Buffy and Giles have sacred callings to kill vampires, but it's Xander who approaches the "vampire" Willow in the library first, which is kind of fascinating from a character analysis perspective.
Glad you liked the foreshadowing. I wanted to get some undercurrents of a blind spot/rationalizations in there, which is kind of tricky when he very clearly idealizes her at this point in time.