Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Season Four

Finished season four last night. The whole Initiative plot seemed a bit over-the-top to me, but I think everyone acted it well. The lesbian sub-plot with Tara surprised me. It was foreshadowed in season three, in "Doppelgängland" when at the end they say that Willow's lesbian vampire twin reflected her own nature. They never showed any actual intimacy between them though, probably because of pushing the limits for 1999. :P

My question leading into season five is -- Why did Tara hide the dust during Willow's spell which would have revealed the locations of the demons in Sunnydale? Since Tara is on the cover of the fifth season DVD, I am guessing this is going to become more important. Also the cryptic bit at the end of the season finale: "You think you know. What's to come. What you are. You haven't even begun."

Favorite episodes: Superstar, Hush, Restless.

Favorite quote:

Willow: Well, [Giles] says he's enjoying being a gentleman of leisure.
Buffy: Gentleman of leisure? Isn't that just British for unemployed?
Willow: Uh uh. He's a slacker now.

Although a close second is Buffy looking down on the vampires who stole her stuff in "The Freshman" and exclaiming, "Mr. Gordo!" at their treatment of her stuffed pig, :)

Another favorite quote:

"She goes into In Charge Slayer mode, announcing that she's going to make that demon pay for that boy's life. Then she looks down at herself. "That probably would have sounded more commanding if I wasn't wearing my 'Yummy Sushi' pajamas."