Spoilery stuff - beware!

Clo_marsters: How do you feel about the outrage there has been about Tara's death?

Amber Benson: I wasn't excited about it happening either but I realise that Joss was dealing with an addiction storyline which was allegorical for other addictions. I think he wanted to address that with Willow. The only way that Willow was going to hit bottom and to change for the better was to lose her most loved one.

Crystal: Do you plan to return for any guest spots on season seven Buffy? The fans miss you!

Amber Benson: I don't know. We'll see what happens. There's been some talk and Joss really wants me to come back but I've been doing a lot of other work in the meantime and trying to work out my schedule is hectic. They also wanted Tara to go bad and I'm not comfortable with that. I think Tara's death was so painful for fans and I wouldn't want to make it even worse.

Oddboy: Did you know in advance that Tara was going to be killed off, or did it come as a surprise to you?

Amber Benson: I knew about it a season and a half before it happened. Joss really does know his storylines well in advance.

David: If you were writing your big exit from the show, how would you have chosen to have left?

Amber Benson: I kept saying she should be drawn and quartered! If I was going to write the big exit, I would just have her go away like Oz went away. Having her killed like that was just awful - so sad. But I understand that for the storyline it had to be done that way.

Truculent: If Sarah didn't renew her contract, what would your advice be to the production staff? Would you continue with Dawn, or Faith, or would you cancel?

Amber Benson: I would ask the network people to give everyone else their own shows - they're all so wonderful But I think that Buffy is centred around Sarah and wouldn't be the same without her. Without her, it would lose a very valuable player.

Willowfan87: What would your ideal Buffy storyline be?

Amber Benson: I think that everybody should get a happy ending because they all deserve it. I think they all deserve to be together and happy in the end.