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I've heard a lot of comments talking about when Bear truly becomes irredeemable. The "what's so bad about being with me?" line, asking to alter the wish instead of cancel it outright, his "as a friend" wish attempt still invalidating Nikki's free will, the sex scene that was bluntly just rape, there's many options to choose from.

But honestly, I think he becomes irredeemable the second he snaps that Willow.

Sure, there's an argument to be had: "He didn't know it'd actually work", but like, what did he think was gonna happen? There's one of two outcomes: either it doesn't work and nothing happens or it works and he forces her into the relationship. Clearly you don't just do something like that knowing it won't work, so he must've been aiming for the latter, which ended up happening.

Also, when Ian makes his wish later in the film, he does it dismissively and bluntly, clearly thinking there's no way that it'd actually work. Meanwhile, Bear says it in this frantic, almost desperate tone. There's desperation there. He WANTED it to work.

Also, let's not ignore that he does this immediately after rejecting the chance to open up to Nikki. He has the choice to be open with her, to actually ask her out, but he doesn't. Why? Whilst it's partially his cowardice and fear of rejection, I think there's also a part of him that knows Nikki's never gonna like him back.

“I'm very intrigued by the idea of people who just reinvent themselves. It's been on my mind a lot lately. Actually, a lot of people do it because of the midlife crisis, but I'm really interested in the idea of doing it just because.”

Anthony Head (sometimes credited as Anthony Stewart Head) has passed away.

His daughters shared that "he passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family" at the age of 72, according to BBC.

Buffy fans will most know him for playing Rupert Giles, the titular character's beloved mentor, in all seven seasons of the series. He also voiced the character in video games, the Slayers audio series, and the unproduced animated Buffy pilot.

Outside of the Buffyverse, he's had a long range of roles on screen and stage. Some highlights include roles in Little Britain, The Rocky Horror Show, Merlin, Repo! the Genetic Opera, and Ted Lasso.