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Tara was never considered one of the main characters on the show, not appearing in the main credits.

Wasn't she in the main credits in season six? --Paul A 02:24 Apr 16, 2003 (UTC)

I believe Amber Benson's name was only in the main credits in her final episode, Seeing Red. Tara herself appeared in the one-minute thing that comes after the teaser every show, but Amber's name only appeared in this once. I'm 99 percent certain. --Evercat 02:33 Apr 16, 2003 (UTC)

Evercat is right. Joss said he did it as a tease to fans who wanted Tara to be a regular character. - Che Nuevara, the Democratic Revolutionary 02:42, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I know this is an old discussion now, but... nearly. Whedon wanted to put a character in the credits and kill them off as early as Jesse in the very first episode; however, the network reportedly weren't keen on the idea. By season Six, Joss had gained sufficient clout to indulge himself with Tara, while couching it as a nod to all the fans who wanted her added to the credits. Kinitawowi 00:57, September 1, 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 The First 2 Why a minor character? 3 Removed 4 Revival Storyline

[edit] The First

The article states that Amber Benson did not reappear as the First in Season 7 because she thought it would ruin Tara's image. I heard in a commentary of the episode "Conversations With Dead People" that she just wasn't available. Does anyone actually know? -- Supermorff 16:45, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

Nothing conclusive, but I'm pretty sure that Amber's version is correct; after all, what exactly has she been busy with? ;-) Kinitawowi 00:57, September 1, 2005 (UTC)

She was directing "Ghosts of Albion" in England. Compare shooting dates with the dates on the BBC's site of their filming.Web Warlock 19:29, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Why a minor character?

Why exactly is Tara considered a minor character and not listed in the main credits? In most season 5 or season 6 episodes, she seems to have as much influence and screentime as Anya or Dawn.

• Because Amber Benson was only ever contracted for sixteen episodes in each season; she was never taken on as a main character. Kinitawowi 17:58, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

It's interesting that because Amber didn't contract for more than 16 episodes each year, she wasn't included - although the irony is Tara was a much a main character as Dawn was at that point, supporting Willow in many of the gang's investigations, and viscera vera. --MagicPath111 08:06, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

"viscera versa" is where you have your heart on the right and your liver on the left? —Tamfang 19:39, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removed

This was removed "Tara Maclay was seen in the third season in the episode "Doppelgangland". Her hair was stroked by Willow who was faking as the Doppelganger Willow. Willows hand got stuck while Tara's hair was stroked." That was not Amber Benson and there is no indication that it was supposed to have been Tara.

But you forgot to change the number of episodes she appeared in back to 47 and remove it from the list of Appearances. It's important to look at the history of edits to find out if anything else was changed at the same time. I got it for you this time. CovenantD 02:16, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Revival Storyline

I'm bothered by this section:

Many fans have rejected this story since it does not seem to have existed prior to this point. No other former Buffy writers have confirmed this and Ms. Benson herself seemed unaware that such a storyline even existed.

The phrase "Ms. Benson herself seemed unaware that such a storyline even existed" is too vague and unsourced. When did she seem unaware? When was she asked? Is there a link?

Have other Buffy writers denied it? Have they been asked?

Does the phrase "...does not seem to have existed" simply mean that fans hadn't heard of it?

The subject may have been raised with Amber at Fedcon in 2004 and it appears she confirmed that Joss had mentioned the storyline to her. There's a brief mention here.

Even with that aside, the section appears overly nonspecific to me.--Nalvage 13:45, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

It does seem biased towards the storyline having been a fib by Whedon, and presents no real evidence to support that. Noneofyourbusiness 15:15, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

I've removed it. "Others have speculated..." and "Many fans..." are examples of what Wikipedia terms "Weasel Words" and shouldn't be included. If someone finds a reliable source to validate the fib-rumour then it can go back in, otherwise it's far too speculative.--Nalvage 16:20, 13 June 2006 (UTC)