Is there anyone here who actually likes Willow nowadays?
I know Willow was a fan favourite back in the day but it seems to me that while Xander is a divisive character (the vitriol against him is evident, but I often come across commenters defending him), the general consensus nowadays (at least here on Reddit) is that Willow basically... sucks.
So, are there any other fans out there who can still say they genuinely like Willow, or even that Willow is their favourite character?
As a sidenote, allow me to vent: sometimes I get baffled at how ruthless many people here are when judging the characters' morals. I mean, even if I can't stand Xander (and I can't), I'd never suggest he was a worthless piece of junk or that he's a terrible friend. Same with Willow, she has terrible, terrible moments, but neither Willow nor Xander are ultimately horrible people. But the moment opinions like "the Scoobies are terrible friends" and "Cordelia was a better friend to Buffy than Xander or Willow", I'm genuinely worried. Not because the characters didn't do awful things, not because they were perfect friends all the time or because the writing wasn't ham fisted on occasion, but I surely hope folks are cutting real people some slack instead of labelling everyone a sociopath, narcissistic and toxic. Again, it's great that we can now recognise problematic behaviour when we see it, but we don't have to forget nuance and how people are often contradictory (and how good people might, given the circumstances, act horrendously).