I largely agree with Sci. I think he was harmless enough when he was first introduced in S5--just a guy with a glorified sex toy and a poor sense of responsibility, albeit foreshadowing his control issues--but it became very clear early in S6 that, beneath the nerdy veneer, Warren was really just an angry bastard. He behaves like a cult leader; he initiates the plan, quickly manoeuvres himself as the leader, pushes them towards ever more dangerous and ethically corrupt schemes, and clearly thought of both his followers as entirely expendable. He was terribly quick to resort to murder (telling that demon to kill Buffy), showing that his devolution was no gradual thing: from the beginning, he was ruthless and without conscience. And, most damning of all, he enjoyed all of it: perhaps he wasn't always aware of it consciously (although it's telling how Katrina usign the word 'rape' seemed to shock Jonathan and Andrew out of the fantasy they had constructed, but Warren seemed entirely unperturbed), but there was a glee to him as he crossed over another ethical line, lust for power, for control--and yes, particularly over women. After he thought he had killed Buffy, what was the first thing he did? He went to a demon bar and bragged about it: these (evil) people were those whose respect he desired, who he wanted to be peer to. Something terrible had been festering inside him for a long time, I suspect, and he finally allowed himself to become it--and was gladdened of it, too. I don't think there's any redemption for him.
As for Amy... I don't get Amy. Shown to be weak and selfish during most of the series, sure, but I thought her turn to outright villainy in S7 was poorly explained and her motivations remain obscure to me.
Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman
As for Amy... I don't get Amy. Shown to be weak and selfish during most of the series, sure, but I thought her turn to outright villainy in S7 was poorly explained and her motivations remain obscure to me.
Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman
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