Especially as it's rare to come across ideas/thoughts I've not seen before. Efforts (in fic and whatnot) to make Tara stand out tend to take her out of Buffy's circle, make her more of an individual (if you know what I mean), but you've shown beautifully that she was right at the heart. Actually, speaking of all the maternal issues, then Tara in many ways becomes the new Joyce (Dawn definitely sees her in a mother role, far more so than Buffy) - so maybe that's one reason she died? (Speaking in a meta sense.) Buffy wasn't allowed mothers, she had to struggle on her own...
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Date: 2013-10-31 11:39 am (UTC)Especially as it's rare to come across ideas/thoughts I've not seen before. Efforts (in fic and whatnot) to make Tara stand out tend to take her out of Buffy's circle, make her more of an individual (if you know what I mean), but you've shown beautifully that she was right at the heart. Actually, speaking of all the maternal issues, then Tara in many ways becomes the new Joyce (Dawn definitely sees her in a mother role, far more so than Buffy) - so maybe that's one reason she died? (Speaking in a meta sense.) Buffy wasn't allowed mothers, she had to struggle on her own...