‘Buffy’s Amber Benson Gives Tara a Better Ending in ‘Slayers’

Season 6 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is arguably the series’ darkest chapter. The first few episodes see the Scooby Gang resurrecting Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) from the dead only to discover (through song and dance) that she was resting peacefully in heaven. Things only get more bleak from here as Buffy goes to work a miserable job at the Doublemeat Palace, Willow (Alyson Hannigan) and Tara (Amber Benson) breakup, Xander (Nicholas Brendon) leaves Anya (Emma Caulfield Ford) at the altar, and, oh yeah, Spike (James Marsters) attempts to rape Buffy. All of this misery comes to a head during the final few episodes when Tara takes a bullet that’s meant for Buffy, a moment that sends Willow into a tailspin of dark magic and brutal murder.