For one second it appears that Buffy will unclench a little when she says she'll "hear suggestions," but that hope flies out the window when she insists, "But this is the plan!" She says they have to be together or they'll fail, and Giles snaps that they are clearly not together. "Which is why you have to fall in line!" replies Buffy, and all hope for her is lost. She Alexander Haigs that she's in charge, and Rona challenges her, saying that Faith is a Slayer too, so why isn't Faith in charge? Faith protests that she's not trying to take command, and says that everything will be fine if Buffy takes a nap and calms down. Well, Buffy is acting like that snotty bully friend we all had when we were eight who had to dictate every activity or game or she'd throw a temper tantrum, so a nap might actually help. Kennedy suggests voting to decide which Slayer will be boss, but Buffy protests that she "didn't get [that] this was a popularity contest," and she wants her chance to take everyone out to get drunk. Faith suggests that learning the girls' names might've been a good start. The tiny, tiny bit of affection I still have for Buffy keeps me hoping during this scene that she'll just back down, defuse the situation, and regroup, but at every turn she makes the wrong decision.













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