Kristine Sutherland revealed Joss’s initial plans for the Summers family, at the beginning of season five:
“I knew that Joyce was going to die suddenly. Initially when we talked, before I went to Italy, Joss’s idea was that Joyce adopted a five or six year old girl. It was interesting how that idea of adoption actually became The Key, and this whole other thing.”
Related episodes: 5.01 Buffy Vs Dracula, 5.02 Real Me
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hailtothechimp on March 8th, 2005 at 4:40 am
Thank Grud they abandoned the adoption idea at a relatively early stage.
I can just imagine a sickeningly cute little scamp with big moo-cow eyes, being given lines like “I wuv you miss Wuffy”.
I’m sure Joss would never have let it go this far of course, but once you let those bloody kids in, you’re on a slippery slope to “The Cosby Show”.
shibbydm on May 13th, 2005 at 4:25 pm
Children are demons.
Buffy would have had to kill it.
wes-lover on July 18th, 2005 at 10:24 pm
haha.. um that was a joke, right?
noclaf on April 29th, 2006 at 9:49 am
Just be glad the brat is as old as she is… Joss meant to make her about 10 or so.
slayed on August 4th, 2006 at 2:38 am
Connor as a baby ruined much of Angel Season 4(?) for me.
Wynter on August 4th, 2006 at 10:32 pm
You mean most of season 3, Connor was a teen for all of season 4. I didn’t find the baby thing annoying though, I liked how it reinforced the team being a “family”.
TwoToGo-Grave on August 5th, 2006 at 3:05 pm
I must agree with Wynter (as I often seem to do) about Conner and all that. Also, I too am very glad that they didn’t use the adoption idea (and especially that they didn’t bring on a little kid), as that would have been really annoying and all. Of course, it would have been a real shame to not see Dawn and the dynamic there. A little kid would have been awful (although if anyone could make anything work, it would be Joss Whedon).
Wynter on August 5th, 2006 at 4:56 pm
That’s because great minds think alike, m’friend ;-)
bluedani01 on December 15th, 2007 at 12:00 am
Dawn would have totally sucked if she was any younger. And I can’t see Joyce adopting…they were right to ditch that idea.
Boyslayer on March 27th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
ya the kids ruined charmed…it became cheesy, cheap and all an excuse for holly marie combs being the fat sister…
the key was planned since season 2 or 3…if the kid was adopted then it would have been a lowsy idea, like incorporating the new cousin or whatever like other american shows did when they were on their road down…not that buffy was on a road down but y’know…the whole..she was always there thing just fitted better