It is an episode Whedon created because he wanted to see more of vampire Willow, so it makes sense that it's one of his favorites. Willow also works directly with Anya in this episode, who is another character Whedon pointed out as a reason for loving "The Wish." While "Doppelgangland" clearly shows how Willow and vampire Willow mirror Buffy and her figurative doppelganger Faith. During the spell, Willow sees a vision of the wish-verse world and accidentally messes up the spell, bringing her vampire counterpart from the wish-verse into the normal universe where the Scoobies are forced to stop her.Īfter reading why "The Wish" is a Whedon favorite, it should be no surprise that "Doppelgangland," an episode he wrote specifically for vampire Willow, is another one on his list of top 10s. Willow agrees to use her powers to help Anya with a spell. Buffy and Faith (Eliza Dushku) are put through tests after Faith mistakenly murders a human she thought was a vampire. "Doppelgangland" sees both a normal Willow and a vampire Willow trying to stop one another as two alternate universes collide. Whedon also likes the way the episode shows that Sunnydale and the world need Buffy and that wishing she had never arrived in Sunnydale was an awful idea. "The Wish" also gives viewers a vampire Willow who essentially contrasts Willow's specific character traits in almost every way, which Whedon greatly appreciates. Whedon chose this episode because it is the first time the audience meets Anya. This results in a parallel universe in which Sunnydale is overrun by demons. Vengeance demon Anya (Emma Caulfield) puts her necklace onto Cordelia, and Cordelia (a well-cast Charisma Carpenter) unknowingly wishes Buffy hadn’t come to Sunnydale. Cordelia's former friends refuse to accept her back into the group, and she feels that everything bad that has happened is because Buffy arrived in Sunnydale. Written by Marti Noxon, the wish is a literal representation of the trope, "be careful what you wish for." An upset Cordelia is struggling to come to terms with her and Xander's breakup. Sex is often used to distinguish that a person is growing up, but it goes much further for Buffy who now must be responsible for slaying the man that she loves (soon to get his own spinoff, the Angel TV show), as the demon inside of him goes on a vicious rampage because she doesn't know how to bring Angel's soul back. It also marks a distinct shift with Buffy who has to suffer as Angelus mentally tortures her and physically tortures her friends. Whedon is a fan of this episode because Buffy's decision to sleep with Angel, her vampire boyfriend, is the catalyst for the phenomenal second half of the second season, but the episode does more than just that. After he and Buffy sleep together, he has his soul taken away again because of his love for Buffy. The curse is designed to take his soul away again if he ever has a moment where he feels truly happy. In "Innocence," Buffy and Angel have sex, which results in the 271-year-old Angel having his first moment of true happiness in the hundred years since he got his soul back.
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