wilywiccan

Well, Faith didn't grow that much. Within 48 hours of all of Buffy's friends and family turning against her and ousting her from her own home, Faith is not only sleeping in Buffy's bed but screwing Robin Wood in it.

Faith didn't want to be leader since she knew absolutely nothing about being leader but she also wanted to knock Buffy down a peg. When she asked Buffy, "Can you follow?" it was harking back to what she accused in Sanctuary. "You're all about control."

I blame Giles the most though. In a private conversation between just him and Buffy, she said Spike was the only one who had her back. And Giles turned around and told the entire group. He knew what she meant. He knew she was still hurt that he had betrayed her and went behind her back and second guessed her every decision and treated her like a lovesick schoolgirl. He knew she was saying that she doesn't feel like he has her back. But he still aired their private conversation in public knowing full well how it would come across.