And then she ran roughshod over Spike (nyargh, I feel like I'm getting into all sorts of iffy territories on the attempted rape and blame and etc.). But the general feeling in S6 and S7 that I got was that Buffy was the one calling most of the shots -- Spike could try to persuade her or manhandle her, but if Buffy didn't want to... okay, again, getting into iffy territory. Sigh.
Not sticking your foot in your mouth at all - if it makes you feel any better, I felt exactly the same way. I completely lost sympathy for the character after S6-7....and I can't say more about it online without sticking my own foot in my mouth, people are touchy about this. ;-) But I agree with everything you stated in your post and completely understand your fear of expressing these feelings online without being misunderstood.
Not alone ;-)
Not sticking your foot in your mouth at all - if it makes you feel any better, I felt exactly the same way. I completely lost sympathy for the character after S6-7....and I can't say more about it online without sticking my own foot in my mouth, people are touchy about this. ;-) But I agree with everything you stated in your post and completely understand your fear of expressing these feelings online without being misunderstood.