The thing about the betrayal is, to me, there isn't a single simple scenario in the plot as-is to warrant that reaction. A death? Spike dying? Nah. Buffy killed Willow herself in the future, so I don't see her crippled if it happens. Giles or Faith? Nah. Dawn? I doubt it. Buffy has been shown to not care a whole lot about anyone in the comics. There just isn't a death that would do it. That's not to say someone won't die, but I think it's going to be salt in the wound, not the actual betrayal.
So what's the betrayal? Breaking the Seed? Buffy does that. I'm convinced of it. She's the only one in the room in the flashforward. She's the Slayer of Slayers in the future, which we know breaking the Seed does. There's no way Joss is letting Xander, Giles, Spike or Angel end the Slayer line.
My theory is the betrayal is going to be something else, something done in the past. Buffy's indifference to everything is striking and I think it's going to come up when the Seed breaks.
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Date: 2010-10-08 09:14 pm (UTC)The thing about the betrayal is, to me, there isn't a single simple scenario in the plot as-is to warrant that reaction. A death? Spike dying? Nah. Buffy killed Willow herself in the future, so I don't see her crippled if it happens. Giles or Faith? Nah. Dawn? I doubt it. Buffy has been shown to not care a whole lot about anyone in the comics. There just isn't a death that would do it. That's not to say someone won't die, but I think it's going to be salt in the wound, not the actual betrayal.
So what's the betrayal? Breaking the Seed? Buffy does that. I'm convinced of it. She's the only one in the room in the flashforward. She's the Slayer of Slayers in the future, which we know breaking the Seed does. There's no way Joss is letting Xander, Giles, Spike or Angel end the Slayer line.
My theory is the betrayal is going to be something else, something done in the past. Buffy's indifference to everything is striking and I think it's going to come up when the Seed breaks.