We Almost Had a Very Different Willow on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’

Buffy the Vampire Slayeris truly a television show that’s shaped the landscape of….well, TV.

As it turns out,Willow was a far different characterwhen she was played by Regan.

Butthe biggest change is in Willow, and that’s due to Regan’s performance.

Willow (Alyson Hannigan) ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'

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Warner Bros. executives would ultimately pass onBuffy the Vampire Slayer, choosing to give a series order to7th Heaven.

We truly felt these exits in the heart.

or what it was, but we stayed in touch after that.

The cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer pose for a photo in front of a Gothic building set.

The alternate Willow is a hypersexualized, cruel alpha predator a far cry from her normal self.

Spike, Buffy, and Dawn with a burgundy background for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).

Shauna looking anxiously to the side in a booth next to Jeff at a restaurant in Yellowjackets Season 3.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Poster

Alyson Hannigan