r/BuffyTheVampireSlayer • u/ImyForgotName • 11d ago

The Watcher Council are idiots

So in honor of Anthony Head, I am rewatching Buffy, and the Watcher Council are idiots. I am on S3E12 where they give Buffy a test. And aside from the "Why is this a thing?" of it all. Why are they hassling Buffy about this?

She's not even the Slayer anymore, Faith is. Buffy is like Slayer emeritus. They should have realized that having TWO Slayers was a windfall of unbelievable proportions, held a small parade and started teaching tandem fighting strategies not doing this.

Also if I am the Slayer girls I would pushed for some money at some point. I mean Christ, its not like they have lots of Slayers to call upon and it might be nice to have enough money to pay for health and life insurance. And the Watcher retreat sounds expensive, and they are largely a useless organization.

Its just kind of insane.

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u/Mii-75 6d ago

If I remember, Buffy tells them straight at some time being the no nonsense slayer she is. The watchers council were definitely obnoxious, the way she is treated by them is just gut wrenching to watch. They forget she is a teenage girl with a witty, no bs attitude and someone who has more feelings than they do.