Hello My Name is _____ and I am an addict. 6.10, 6.13, 6.14

In "Wrecked," "Dead Things," and "Older and Far Away" we see a lot of addictive behaviors. "Wrecked" deals mostly with Willow's addiction to magic. She is becoming so addicted that she even harms Dawn, which is a common trend among addicts. In "Dead Things" Buffy is realizing her addiction to Spike and the pleasure that comes when they are engaged in sexual pursuits. He makes her feel alive, wanted, and he places her on a pedestal. In "Older and Far Away" Dawn's kleptomania is found out. These addictions range from physical (Willow's need to seek Rack, Dawn's need to steal, and Buffy's need for sexual intercourse) to psychological, which is seen through the needs that motivate the characters to action. What's interesting about these episodes is how these different women recognize their addictions and work towards overcoming them. Especially in "Older and Far Away" when everyone is trapped in the house. Buffy and Willow are both in close proximity of what they are addicted to and so they are physically trapped by the spell that Hallie has cast as well as trapped by their addictions. As they realize the consequences of their behaviors, however, they overcome the temptations.

Also, we see through these episodes relations to addictive in "our reality." Dawn's and Buffy's addictions are easily generalized to society, whereas Willow's addiction can be metaphorically to a drug addiction. It is important for the audience to see easier generalizations to society through Buffy's and Dawn's addictions and then make the leap to metaphorically realizing what Willow's addiction is in "the real world."