OK, I see what you mean. However, I think Willow does take responsibility for her actions in season 7 (ref in Lessons to Giles "I killed people, Giles", and in CWDP like avcheb says). With the way its talked about, it seems a lot like vampires having a demon inside of them. I think the dark side of magic draws out the worst in a witch, like the demon amplifies the worst personality traits in a vampire. So maybe it's about controlling that influence. In the end though, it's still them, the vampires and Willow, that's doing all the bad things.
I would agree that everyone but Willow and Giles do use this possession model though, unfortunately. (We never see Buffy asking Willow if she meant all those things she said at the end of season 6, for example.) What's good is that Willow doesn't use that as an excuse, I don't think.
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Date: 2005-03-03 11:32 pm (UTC)I would agree that everyone but Willow and Giles do use this possession model though, unfortunately. (We never see Buffy asking Willow if she meant all those things she said at the end of season 6, for example.) What's good is that Willow doesn't use that as an excuse, I don't think.