How can you say you love a character if you refuse to see them at their rock bottom? She went through the worst possible scenario of her life. She was pulled back from heaven into hell, and she bloody acted like it.

I hated how she treated Spike, and I honestly wanted to hate HER for it, but the thing is, I could never. Because no matter how terribly she treated him, you had to understand where all that was coming from after everything that happened to her. I could never, ever hate her for anything she's done.

S6 is the moment we saw Buffy represent humanity in its purest, most tragic form. That's why I will always love it. It's the moment we see behind the mask of the hero who had to have it all under control. The hero who had everything and everyone always depend on her, falling apart like the human she is. She's being pulled under by all the expectations and judgment, and she's drowning.

Spike: :D

Buffy: God, why isn't he leaving?! -. -