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Tara Maclay: Spells
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In season six, Tara ... uses effective combat spells and once again she is the only one that sees Buffy for what she is after she returns from the dead. For example, Tara casts a spell creating a "bolt of light" that strikes a demon biker attempting to kidnap Anya, thus freeing her friend, in Bargaining. In part 2, Tara magically conjures a jet of flame in an attempt to intimidate the bikers' leader. In the episode "Older and Far Away," she casts a spell to free the trapped party goers in Buffy's house but the spell instead frees a demon from a sword. Normal Again shows Tara cast a spell that instantly dissolves her friends' bonds, and another spell that makes a big shelf fly through the room and hit a demon.
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Tara makes her way back across campus alone, and runs into sweet cousin Beth. She wanted to make sure Tara was okay, and see if she needed any help packing. "I'm not coming back with you," Tara tries to assert, and Beth's sweetness melts away. "You selfish bitch," she snarls, and accusations fly -- apparently Tara should be home taking care of her father and brother instead of living "god knows what kind of life". In the process of setting women's lib back 30 years, Beth accidentally stumbles on Tara's recent spellcasting, and is ready to run right off to snitch to her father. "It was just so they wouldn't see the demon part of me," Tara explains frantically, near tears. And at the magic shop, Willow opens the door at a knock -- and stares right past the demons standing there.
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In season four, Tara is the only character to notice that Faith's spirit is trapped in Buffy's body, and she is ... central in sending Willow to the "nether-world" in order to discover how they can reverse the soul-switching (cf. "Who Are You"). Superstar shows Tara cast a defensive spell which fends off a demon by conjuring a magical "fog of protection". In the episode "Where the Wild Things Are," Tara aids Giles and Willow in an attempt to reach and reason with the residual spiritual manifestations of numerous abused children who are plaguing a fraternity house.
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Willow insists that Tara just did a spell that went wrong. Though there's no direct reference here, Willow's understanding is likely heightened by her own such experiences, best shown in "Something Blue," when she too accidentally endangered her friends.
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