You guys have all mentioned so many cool scenes/quotes...
I am going back to Season 4 for
three lighter moments. . .Even though in interviews, AB has said Joss didn't tell her about the direction of the W/T storyline until her 3rd or 4th appearance; there were some amazing subtleties in her acting.
I mean Tara was so completely adorable in the W/T scene from "The I In Team":
Willow: This is so cool. Wow. I've been trying to find the dolls-eye crystal my entire life. Well, since June, anyway. Where'd you get it?
Tara: It-it was my grandma's, I think. I found it a long time ago in my attic. I-I want you to have it.
Willow: Oh, no, Tara. Th-that's really sweet. I can't. It's like a family heirloom. I-I just wouldn't feel comfortable. But i-if you wanted to try out some spells with it some time, I wouldn't say no.
Tara:
Maybe tonight. I mean, if you're not doing something you could . . come over and we could do something.Willow: Tonight . . . That sounds really nice. But tonight I, uh, already have plans with people. Other.
Tara: Oh. Um, that's okay. Another . . time.
Willow: Absolutely. It's just tonight, it-it's kind of a specific crowd. You might feel out of place.
Tara: I better get to class.
Even though Tara was so bashful, she always took the risks and put herself out there. The above 'bolded' line, AB delivered it perfectly for her character.
Secondly. . .Tara: I am you know...
Willow: What?
Tara: Yours...
Obviously this is a fave scene for W/T shippers a IMO this is the sweetest W/T moment of Season 4. And at the same time, I found it frustrating because they just end the scene with Willow smiling at Tara as she is picking up the phone.
I SOO want to fill in the missing scene of what ensued between W/T after Tara's brave admission. I think that Tara is taking a big chance telling Willow that she feels more than friendship. It's such a HUGE moment!
And finally from "The Yoko Factor":Willow: Look, I'm not the one being judgmental here. I'll leave that territory to you and Buffy.
Buffy: Judgmental? If I was anymore open-minded about the choices you two make my whole brain would fall out!
Xander: Oh! And superior. Don't forget that. (to Buffy) Just because you're better than us doesn't mean that you can be all superior!
Buffy: You guys, stop this! What happened to you today?
Willow: It's not today! Buffy, things have been wrong for a while! Don't you see that?
Buffy: What do you mean wrong?
Willow: Well, they certainly haven't been right, since Tara. We have to face it. You can't handle Tara being my girlfriend.
Xander: No! It was bad before that! Since you two went off to college and forgot about me! Just left me in the basement to--
Tara's your girlfriend?Giles: Bloody hell!
AH played the earlier scene well where Spike mentioned "phase"-- Tara knew it didn't sound like Buffy and suggested that Willow talk to her about it.
Willow was hurt that her friends would talk behind her back. Also, it was a clever way for the writers to address some of the homophobic responses to W/T. So when Xander has to stop his diatribe and turns around with the "Tara's your girlfriend?" his surprise look was hilarious and her return look was just vintage Aly.
But I gotta say that ASH off-camera with the "Bloody Hell!" was great example of the humor that we are sorely lacking in Season 6.
Edited by: KJchicago at: 4/14/02 9:59:42 am