The director and screenwriter Joss Widon ("Avengers", "The Story of Toys", "League of Justice") at the dawn of his career became the author of the franchise "Buffy - Vampire Slayer", the main part of which was the eponymous television series with Sarah Michel Gellar. This is not only a fighter about the fight against evil spirits, but also the history of growing up: overcoming all sorts of tests and internal crises, the main characters pass the way from clumsy adolescents to mature personalities. Perhaps the most striking change occurs with Willow Rosenberg, the best friend of Buffy.
In the course of the TV series Willow (Alison Hannigan) from shy and intelligent outsayder turns into a powerful and confident witch that sometimes overshadows even Buffy. An important point in the formation of Willow was also its sexual identity. Despite the experience of relations with guys, in the fourth season, she falls in love with the heroine named Tara Maclay (Amber Benson). In an interview with Metro UK, Odon was asked to comment on the sexuality of Willow. Showranner replied that in this matter he would definitely put all the points over "I" if he had a chance to remove the remake of Buffy:
Why in the residue of the TV series Willow presented as a lesbian? This was done so that her relationships with the Tara were not perceived as something temporary. We could not make it bisexual, could not question her devotion - but this is how people usually deny the existence of bisexuality. But if I shot "Buffy" now, then yes, Willow could be bisexual. After all, it happens! But at that time we were not ready for it.
At that time, Willow and Tara were no longer the first homosexual pair on American television, but the channels of such relationships imposed serious limitations, excluding frank scenes. Odon bravely defended the same-sex love in his project, despite the angry homophobic reaction from the part of the fans. Willow's relationship with Tara lasted until the sixth season, when she was killed by a crazy bullet intended for Buffy.