January
'Triangle'
* “Gay now!”
* “Different coloured pens...”
* First hint of Willow’s magic going wrong - conjuring the troll instead of a ball of sunshine.
* Willow has been taking stuff from the magic shop without paying.
'Checkpoint'
* “Lesbian, gay type lovers.”
* Buffy tells the Council that Willow and Tara are “two very powerful witches.”
* “I thought English people were, um, gentler than uh ... normal people.”
February
'Blood Ties'
* Willow and Tara put sand around the shop to act as a hellgod proximity alert; they’ve already done the same around the Summers house.
* Tara is the first to notice that Dawn has hurt herself.
* Willow and Tara combine their magical strengths and manage to teleport Glory to the sky above Sunnydale, although Willow suffers after-effects.
'Crush'
* Willow is still suffering from the after-effects of the spell in ‘Blood Ties’: she’s been having headaches.
'IWMTLY'
* Tara and Anya discuss the internet; Tara reveals that she goes online but gets depressed by the bad spelling.
* Willow - still gay - checks out the AprilBot.
* Highlight of a dismal episode “She practically had ‘genuine moulded plastic’ stamped on her ass!”
'The Body'
* First onscreen W/T kiss!
* Willow's breakdown over which sweater to wear has to count among her most emotional moments ever.
* Tara comforts Buffy, and we find out that Tara lost her mother when she was 17.
April
'Forever'
* Tara comforts Dawn at Joyce’s funeral.
* Tara and Willow clash over whether or not to help in Dawn’s plot to resurrect Joyce. Tara says that “Witches can't be allowed to alter the fabric of life for selfish reasons.”
* More foreshadowing: Willow helps Dawn to find the right book for the resurrection spell - and nearly lies to Tara about it.
'Intervention'
* More hints about Tara’s past: she says that she did “Some pretty dumb stuff” after her mother’s death. (She also makes the salient comment that “[Buffy]’s nuts!” when discussing the BuffyBot/Spike shagathon.)
* Willow’s attributes, according to the BuffyBot:
best friend
gay (1999-present)
witch
good with computers
May
'Tough Love'
* Tara shows her mettle by refusing to give up Dawn’s identity as the Key, even when being tortured by Glory.
* Tara has been helping Dawn through her grief - unfortunately, Willow has been feeling excluded as a result.
* Willow and Tara argue for the first time about Willow’s use of magic and her increasing power.
* “She’s my everything.”
* “I don’t think I can sleep without her.”
* Willow kicks Glory’s arse.
* After being brain-sucked, Tara accidentally reveals Dawn’s identity.
'Spiral'
* Willow has been nursing Tara.
* “Don’t hurt the horsies!”
* Tara nearly reduces Spike to a pile of dust by forgetting he’s a vampire.
'TWOTW'
* More of Willow caring for Tara - Willow kisses Tara on the forehead.
* Willow helps to bring Buffy out of her catatonic state.
'The Gift'
* Tara calls Giles a killer.
* Willow manages to reverse Glory’s brain suck and restore Tara’s faculties.
* “I will always find you.”
* Willow communicates telepathically with Spike: she’s getting more and more powerful.
October
'Bargaining'
* More telepathic Willow communication in the opening fight scene.
* We find that Willow and Tara are living in the Summers house and caring for Dawn.
* The second onscreen W/T kiss!
* “Breakfast makes all things better.”
* Tinkerbell Tara - “Willow and I always know how to find each other.”
* Tara stakes her first vamp - “Nobody messes with my girl!”
* During the resurrection spell, Tara has to fight her instincts to save Willow from pain; she later helps Willow through the aftermath.
'After Life'
* Willow and Tara in bed together and snuggling: yet another reminder that we’re not on the WB any more...
* Tara reassures Willow that she can tell her whatever fears she has about Buffy’s resurrection.
* Although the resurrection spell created the demon that menaces the scoobies in this ep, Tara and Willow do a spell to give it substance and help Buffy to destroy it.
'Flooded'
* Willow tries to make Buffy feel something by revealing that she slept with Riley ... luckily, she recants.
* Giles and Willow fight over Willow’s use of magic, but later Willow shows that it hasn’t really sunk in by offering to do a locator spell.
'Life Serial'
* Willow reveals that she’s a breast girl - of course, Tara already knew this.
* Willow and Tara both Buffy to class, but the geek trio have different ideas...
'All the Way'
* Willow tries to break down stereotypical images of witches at the magic shop’s Hallowe’en evening, but crumbles when faced with a cute kid in a witch costume.
* Tara reveals that she’s “not really much for the timber....”
* Willow makes magical decorations for Xander and Anya’s impromptu engagement party, prompting another discussion with Tara about her over-use of magic; later, while looking for Dawn, Willow temporarily puts everyone who isn’t the same age and gender as Dawn into another dimension. Tara breaks the spell and they argue again.
* Willow seriously misuses magic by casting a spell on Tara to make her forget their earlier arguments.
November
'OMWF'
* Where to begin? ‘Under Your Spell’, levitating oral sex, Xander quickly recanting the suggestion that witches are causing the wackiness, Willow and Tara’s “get a room-i-ness”, Dawn saying that she knows W and T are a couple, Tara’s devastation on discovering that Willow did a spell on her, the Tara and Giles duet, Willow’s face on discovering that she pulled Buffy out of heaven, Tara and Anya providing backup for Buffy .. I could go on, but I’d be here all night...
'Tabula Rasa'
* Tara challenges Willow about her use of the ‘forget’ spell and asks Willow not to do any magic for a week.
* Willow’s spell to erase Buffy’s memories of heaven backfires, but although she loses Tara as a result, she still seems unable to acknowledge the seriousness of her actions.
* Even with their memories erased, Willow and Tara still want to shag each other senseless. Willow even spots that she’s “kinda gay.”
* Lots of bodily contact between Willow and Tara, and a nearly-kiss only interrupted by the reversal of the spell.
'Smashed'
* Willow de-rats Amy and they go on a magic spree at the Bronze.
* Tara reassures Dawn that she’ll always be there for her.
* Dawn and Tara spend the evening at the Summers house; Tara is concerned about seeing Willow, but she never returns from her evening out with Amy.
'Wrecked'
* Tara meets Amy for the first time.
* Willow goes into full-on addict mode, resulting in Dawn getting injured. She subsequently decides to try and go cold turkey and stop using magic.
So where next? Only Joss knows...
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