Excellent analysis of Kennedy. I never understood the pairing with Willow, who had previously chosen kind, warm hearted people. Her relationship with Kennedy made me think less of her.

Another thing that bothered me surrounding the character of Kennedy was reading that AH told the actress who played Kennedy (can't remember her name) not to worry about the generally negative reaction to the character. We'd get over it and accept her, just like we got over Oz and accepted Tara. I remember thinking 'Um, no. I don't like Kennedy because she's a pushy, self-important little bitch. And with only a few episodes to go, I don't see that changing.'

It didn't.