I started writing down some of my own thoughts about Faith's character development, but it's threatening to turn into an epic. You probably won't be surprised to learn that I come to rather different conclusions to yourself. :-) I might finish it eventually, but it's given me a different perspective on some of your points.
However, to avoid this becoming just a long, boring counter-argument, I decided to let Faith herself reply to your post. Take it away, Faith...
Faith and Buffy *already* put a lot of their issues behind them. Their lovely, lovely talk in ‘End of Days’ where Faith explains how, when in charge herself, suddenly understood Buffy’s inherent loneliness, is one of my favourite scenes of theirs. And not one from whence Faith will ever decide to doublecross Buffy. Ever. Implying as much is an insult, sorry.
Yeah, alright, so I know where B's coming from now. Don't mean she's perfect, and don't mean I won't chew her ass out if she screws up. Which is a kinda gross mental image, so let's move on. Sure, I wouldn't 'doublecross' her; don't mean I've always gotta do what she says either. If I'm tryin' to be one of the good guys now, means I gotta stand up for what I believe in. Do what's right, not what'll make B happy. Leastways, that's what I'm tryin' to do. Nobody's perfect, an' I always did have a weakness for hot baths. Not to mention stuck-up posh chicks with a rebel streak inside 'em, but then you already knew that.
*Why* is she living all by herself in Cleveland? You can all repeat ‘Faith is a loner’ until you’re blue in the face, but Spike was always a loner too. And yet look at him being drawn to the Scoobies - that he *hates* - in S4! Not to mention integrating into the AtS gang. Faith was friendly with most people at the end of S7, moreso that Buffy to be honest. Her isolation in the comics doesn’t feel like an organic development.
Hey, I never wanted to be a loner. Party chick, that's me; friends with everyone. But when they all try to screw me over all my entire life, what else am I supposed to do? Gotta rely on myself, 'cause there's only one person in this whole world I can trust, an' it's me.
Yeah okay, there's Angel too. If he ain't evil that day. And Buffy? Maybe. Blondie's got her own issues, an' if it comes to her or me, she'll choose her every time. Got a scar on my belly to prove that. No, I don't blame her for that, not anymore. Do the same myself in her shoes. Still hurts though.
I keep thinking things are gonna change. That this time, it'll be different... this time, I'll find 'the one'. Stupid. Everyone's got their own angle, even the good guys. Just some are more honest about it than the rest.
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However, to avoid this becoming just a long, boring counter-argument, I decided to let Faith herself reply to your post. Take it away, Faith...
Faith and Buffy *already* put a lot of their issues behind them. Their lovely, lovely talk in ‘End of Days’ where Faith explains how, when in charge herself, suddenly understood Buffy’s inherent loneliness, is one of my favourite scenes of theirs. And not one from whence Faith will ever decide to doublecross Buffy. Ever. Implying as much is an insult, sorry.
Yeah, alright, so I know where B's coming from now. Don't mean she's perfect, and don't mean I won't chew her ass out if she screws up. Which is a kinda gross mental image, so let's move on. Sure, I wouldn't 'doublecross' her; don't mean I've always gotta do what she says either. If I'm tryin' to be one of the good guys now, means I gotta stand up for what I believe in. Do what's right, not what'll make B happy. Leastways, that's what I'm tryin' to do. Nobody's perfect, an' I always did have a weakness for hot baths. Not to mention stuck-up posh chicks with a rebel streak inside 'em, but then you already knew that.
*Why* is she living all by herself in Cleveland? You can all repeat ‘Faith is a loner’ until you’re blue in the face, but Spike was always a loner too. And yet look at him being drawn to the Scoobies - that he *hates* - in S4! Not to mention integrating into the AtS gang. Faith was friendly with most people at the end of S7, moreso that Buffy to be honest. Her isolation in the comics doesn’t feel like an organic development.
Hey, I never wanted to be a loner. Party chick, that's me; friends with everyone. But when they all try to screw me over all my entire life, what else am I supposed to do? Gotta rely on myself, 'cause there's only one person in this whole world I can trust, an' it's me.
Yeah okay, there's Angel too. If he ain't evil that day. And Buffy? Maybe. Blondie's got her own issues, an' if it comes to her or me, she'll choose her every time. Got a scar on my belly to prove that. No, I don't blame her for that, not anymore. Do the same myself in her shoes. Still hurts though.
I keep thinking things are gonna change. That this time, it'll be different... this time, I'll find 'the one'. Stupid. Everyone's got their own angle, even the good guys. Just some are more honest about it than the rest.