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The Buffy Season 3 Moment Charisma Carpenter Begged For
By SHAE SENNETT
In the Season 3 finale of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter) finally staked a vampire. If Carpenter hadn’t spoken up, she would never have staked one at all.
Carpenter fought to do justice to Cordelia’s growth and pushed series creator Joss Whedon to let her finally conquer a demon before her run on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” ended.
The actress recalled at a French convention, “You know, I had to ask Joss during the episode [‘Graduation Day: Part 2’], the Season 3 finale, ‘Can I please stake a vampire?’”
Whedon obliged Carpenter after she made her case. She said, “‘I’ve been on the Hellmouth for a while now, I think she knows how to take care of herself.’ And he agreed, finally.”