[Tru Faith In Eliza]

Andrew, I think the voice inside Faith's head is her own. As you may remember, she tossed away her communicator before she entered the mansion, and she's not in contact with Giles

I believe what bothers Faith the most is that no matter how hard she tries,she's always second best to Buffy, which was one of the themes that caused her original rift with Buffy and the fact that she was excluded, perhaps accidentally from the Scoobies.

Even when she rushes in to help Buffy, Buffy thinks she's the enemy, attacks her and when Faith tries to explain, Buffy declares "Giles never trusted you." Technically, Giles misled Faith by claiming killing Genevieve would prevent an apocalypse when he actually is apparently trying to prevent Buffy's assassination. Genevieve's plot to kill Buffy seems to Faith to be a reinforcement of the "Buffy as Chosen ONE" theme which rightfully should have been Faith's after Kendra's death and Buffy's first death. There is still a lot of pain in Faith's psyche.

I loved Faith's primal roar when she'd finally had enough of Buffy's tirade. I actually cheered her jumping Buffy! But the most telling part is with her inner demons screaming at her to drown Buffy, she ends by pulling her out and telling her to SHUT UP! Faith then breaks my heart by saying, "Please shut up....I wish you'd just go away." You could tell she knew her cover was completely blown, and perhaps her last chance to retire as a slayer. That act took a helluva lot of courage. She seems to be in deep trouble now, I hope that Buffy will return the favor and rescue Faith.