To be fair to Gage, I actually believe that even Whedon didn't know what to do with Aluwyn or maybe he had some plans and after the S8 debacle he just panicked and forgot everything about those. It's true that Aluwyn didn't fully express her potential and for that I'm sad. I like shifty snake people. But yeah, Gage came up with the most stupid and heteronormative motivation. Bored now.

Willow's wardrobe is unbelievable for a 16/17 years old girl who isn't struggling for money, but I believe that they were trying to make a point (Willow being the nerd and everything) Thing is even nerds don't use those pink fuzzy stuff - again, if they have enough money to buy something decent. But '90 fashion is sometimes deep mystery, especially considering that Cordy and Buffy were supposed to be the fashion police and sometimes their outfits were terrible.