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Urgh....

Haley I'm sorry in advance if this becomes another endless BT talk.

I did enjoy the lightning bolt only because it showed me that Joy was no longer selfish and nuts. But eh... why did it need to be for Fabian? She had already proved by that time that she could be a good friend to him, and yeah it was sweet that she did it for him but jeez, would anything have changed if Patricia was the one she saved instead? I mean, honestly? Can anyone come up with a valid reason why Joy could not have saved Patricia and it had to have been Fabian?

And yes. We all know Joy and Willow's relationship is so very important :P Same with May :P You go Joy, get those best friends. God knows that nobody else could possibly be a better best friend for her.

YESSSS. Patricia got NO real plot. In some ways that was a good thing. She could do whatever she wanted and there was no worry about her being a plot-device. She caused drama without becoming a tool for said drama. At the same time... her having no plot of her own made her focused only on other characters, less chance to reach her full potential as a character, yadda yadda, blah blah blah...

JEROME HAD NO REASON TO FORGET. NONE. AT ALL.