20 Ways Your Favourite TV Shows Were Almost Completely Different

6. Buffy - Tara Was Going To Return From The Dead

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Joss Whedon is no stranger to killing off characters, and ranking high among the most devasting deaths in his shows is that of Tara, who was fatally shot by Warren in Season 6's Seeing Red.

While the death had a massive impact on the show and Willow's character, there were plans in place for her to return in Season 7.

The idea was that Buffy was going to get one wish, which she'd pretend to Willow she'd used on shoes. Willow would then question if she'd *really* used the wish on footwear, to which Buffy would reply "of course not" and leave the room, with Tara then appearing behind Willow.

It sounds like another tearjerking moment, and would've altered the make-up of the final season, but a deal couldn't be worked out with actress Amber Benson and the moment never happened.

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