While so many of us faithfully loved
Buffy The Vampire Slayer for nearly as many reasons as there were vamps dusted over the series run, it’s true one major draw for LGBT fans especially was Willow. Her characters funny, rich, and refreshingly authentic
coming out and subsequent relationships with women on the show was a real game-changer for lesbian characters in primetime, with out which, we might never have made way for the epic Calzona’s and Britanna’s of today.
Joss Whedon was already bent on creating a female pop icon of power for girls to look up to in Buffy, and he took it one step further by having one of the show’s main characters come fall in love with a member of the same sex, when Willow met Tara (Amber Benson) in season 4.
NY Post noticed today is actress Hannigan’s birthday and decided to pay a special tribute to her memorable character from BTVS.
While there's no denying Buffy Summers was indeed the main character on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," I don't think many people would argue with me that it was actually Willow Rosenberg who went through the most extreme, dynamic and heartbreaking arc in the show's seven seasons.
Episode One: Poorly dressed shy nerd in love with her best guy friend whose only hope of escaping Sunnydale was her intellect.
Episode One-Hundred and Forty-Five: One of the most powerful witches in the world, and perhaps history. Kissed aforementioned best friend, dated a werewolf, lost her virginity, battled the snake-mayor, fell in love with a woman, developed a drug-like addiction to magic, flayed a fella, became one with the Earth, saved humanity by unlocking mystical powers in a scythe and momentarily became a "white" witch. And she did all of that while still being poorly dressed.
We couldn’t agree more. Buffy was everyone’s hero, but Willow was especially one for LGBT girls.
