And I was getting other opportunities, so I asked to be let out, because I spent an entire season as a regular on the show, not doing or saying anything. what we actually were doing were in drastic opposition.
I felt like the character’s potential vs. “There was a point at which I approached Joss and just said I was really… I felt like we hadn’t done anything that we had talked about. None of them materialized and Green felt that the character's potential was being overlooked, which ultimately helped to fuel Oz’s early exit:
#OZ SEASON 4 EPISODE 3 SERIES#
While it’s no secret that the actor left Buffy earlier than planned in season 4 to work on a movie, which was the 2001 crime film Knockaround Guys, it is perhaps less well-known that Green felt very limited in his portrayal of Oz.Īs Seth Green explained in an interview with The AV Club, he had frequently approached series creator Joss Whedon with ideas that would add more depth to his scenes. Oz was worthy of a much deeper exploration on the show and Green himself believed so as well. The shorthand reveals something deeper about the role Green served on Buffy since it indicates that his character functioned primarily to facilitate Willow’s journey. Related: Buffy The Vampire Slayer: What Happened To Oz After The Series Ended This would seem to have been by design, as writer Marti Noxon refers to these episodes as the Willow/Oz trilogy in a DVD commentary. Those are “Phases”, in which Green’s character is revealed to be a werewolf, “Wild at Heart”, and “New Moon Rising.” Those last two episodes served the purpose of writing off Oz’s character and, additionally, solidifying the pairing of Willow and Tara (Amber Benson). In real terms, only three episodes could be reasonably considered to center around Oz. While that might seem like a lot, Oz’s character was never really given much to do outside of his relationship with Willow (Alyson Hannigan). Altogether, by the time he made last appearance in a dream sequence for the season 4 finale “Restless”, Oz showed up in a total of 39 episodes of Buffy. Green debuted in the season 2’s “Inca Mummy Girl” as a guest star, before he was promoted to a series regular in season 3. Seth Green’s character on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Daniel Osbourne, was extremely underutilized and should have had a bigger role.
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