BUFFY REWATCH - S01E08 - I, Robot... You, Jane
Buffy: “You're the Late Girl.”
Willow: “I overslept.”
Buffy: “Till 5th period? Talking to Malcolm last night?”
Willow: “Yeah. What?”
Buffy: “Nothing.”
Willow: “You're having an expression.”
Buffy: “I'm not. But if I was, it'd be saying, 'This just isn't like you.'”
Willow: “Not like me to have a boyfriend?”
Buffy: “He's boyfriendly?”
Willow: “I don't understand why you don't want me to have this. I mean, boys don't chase me around all the time. I thought you'd be happy for me.”
Buffy: “I just want you to be sure. To meet him face to face. In daylight, in a crowded place with some friends. You know, before you become all... obsessive.”
Willow: “Malcolm and I really care about each other. Big deal if I blow off a couple classes.”
Buffy: “I thought you said you overslept.”
Willow: “Malcolm said you wouldn't understand.”
Buffy: “Malcolm was right.”
This entire conversation is really telling for the type of person Willow actually is and their insecurities with not feeling worthy or valued or loved. How quickly they begin to change once they realize someone is interested in them. And I say ‘someone’ because it really doesn’t matter if it’s a boy or a girl. Willow grabs on to whatever likes her and pays attention to her and becomes obsessed with them liking and paying attention to her. Here Willow acts defensive and quite mean when she realizes Buffy has concerns about Malcolm and specifically about her and Malcolm dating. Willow immediately gets on Buffy’s case because she knows it’s easier for her to find love or find someone interested in dating her than it is for her. And it just goes to show you Willow’s whole way of handling relationships. She’s a clinger. She’ll do anything to keep them in her life. It’s not love, it’s obsession. Brought on by feeling inconsequential to people. Which says so much for her character going forward in the show...
