Well Dawn made the list...

[frelling_tralk]

21 Most Annoying TV Characters Ever


I never got what people found annoying about Dawn in season 5 really, I thought that Real Me was an awesome intro for her character, but I've seen so many people talking about not being able to stand her from the beginning. Honestly I think that some people just hated the whole concept of a 'cute younger character' being added, they were coming at the idea from what they'd seen in other tv shows, and so were already predisposed to find Dawn annoying?

Hmm how would people have corrected the writing of Dawn if you were working on the show, or did you think it was fine just the way it was? I might have changed her age and made her more obviously younger, instead of 14/15/16 over the course of the show. I always thought that was waaay to close to the age that Buffy had been at the start of the series to then make such a big deal about how young Dawn was and how she needed babysitting. If they wanted to write her as such a little sister then I think it would have been a better idea to at least introduce her as 12 or 13 years old, it's not like the other actors were playing their ages either.

Also I think season 5 was Dawn's best season because she was such an important of the main plot, so maybe they could have done more with her powers as the Key after season 5, instead of immediately making her a normal teenage girl?


Oh and I really think her screaming is overstated, she yelled 'get out' just twice. I'm not saying that it wasn't high-pitched and annoying, but from the way people talk you would think she had been screeching like that at least every 4-5 episodes!

Comments

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

I really thought they took the writing of Kennedy way too far when she was immediately hitting on Willow and making comments about I've swapped arrangements so we will be sharing a bedroom, don't hog the covers. And wtf she had no idea of Willow was even interested in her at that point, waaay too pushy. And then after she became drill-sergeant with the other potentials and started bullying and name calling them, I was done with her. Least favourite Buffy character by far

And they did have a quick flashback of Buffy pushing Dawn on the swings in Blood Ties, and also Buffy in Weight Of The World remembering meeting Dawn as a baby, but those were pretty brief. It would have been fun if they had tried to insert Dawn into flashbacks of old scenes and rework them kinda, but they probably couldn't afford to pay for the computer effects I guess?

[stolenglimpse.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was thinking flashbacks with Willow or Xander, given she had a crush on the guy and Xander acknowledged it and all. It would have been fun to see. They probably didn't have the budget for that, seeing as ASH wasn't much in the last 2 seasons (I know that was also his decision to move and all). And Dawn as a baby and Buffy pushing Dawn on the swing was really nothing lol

Yep, Kennedy... ugh!! How did Willow ever fall for her. She's totally contrary to Tara and even Oz. And Xander. Just... ugh.

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

Yeah the swings flashback was kind of lame lol. Random but I also hated how they gave little Buffy super blonde hair in season 5 in photos and the WOTW flashback, that's not how she appeared in season 1 of Buffy... It was always obvious that she bleached her hair for season 2

And the only logic behind W/K seemed to be that there were two lesbians in the house, obviously they would both be attracted to one another :shrug: Kennedy really had nothing in common with any of the type of people that Willow had been attracted too in the past

[stolenglimpse.livejournal.com]

I read that SMG had to ask permission to cut her hair in season 6. Either that or her cutting her hair has made them all rewrite Gone.

Totally off topic... lol

She probably had to do something with her hair after the show got picked up. It didn't really matter for season 1 but season 2 was major. IDK.

For the flashback at the swing, that was totally useless. They could have done soooooo much better with that.

And W/K, I agree. Willow turned gay for Tara and now she was gone and they HAD to give her another love interest so I guess they just plucked Kennedy in there and why not make her a potential for extra special? They couldn't make Willow be bi now, could they? That would have been fun I think. Some would not agree I think. I don't hate that Willow's gay, at all, but it would have been a cool twist anyway. Kennedy was... convenient... I haven't read the comics so I don't know if they stayed together long or not... I'm happy Willow found someone new but Kennedy?