You know, I don't know how other people feel, but if I had personally written the end I wanted for Spike and Buffy, this is exactly what I would have written. Becuase he made this sacrifice not for Buffy, but because it was the right thing. And she learned how to speak up and share what she was feeling in the moment. And that is what they needed to learn from each other.
Oh, no, oh, no! Spontaneous poetic exclamations. Lord, spare me college boys in love.
Dr. Walsh ,'Potential'
Buffy 4: Grr. Arrgh.
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Sophia Brooks - May 20, 2003 7:12:41 pm PDT #1208 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Anne W. - May 20, 2003 7:12:48 pm PDT #1209 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I'm rewatching the last few minutes (AIFG!). I love it that Spike went down fighting, laughing and defiant to the end.
About how many people escaped on the bus?
Laura - May 20, 2003 7:12:59 pm PDT #1210 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
The slayers awakening around the world was too awesome.
askye - May 20, 2003 7:13:06 pm PDT #1211 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
The smoke screen bit wasn't as cringe worthy to me as the rest of Spike and Buffy's interactions have been but I so dislike how Spike has ended up as a character for most of the season that...
I did like the drawing of Angel on the heavy bag.
Trudy Booth - May 20, 2003 7:14:06 pm PDT #1212 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
A) Spike got his redemptive death-- Woo & Hoo
B) t clears throat BUFFYNANGLE4EVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!1!!!!
sarameg - May 20, 2003 7:14:31 pm PDT #1213 of 10001
msbelle, you wanted my ending?
OK, they just showed a commercial involving trailering a horse on FOX, and it looked like they were doing something discussed in Natter. I'm thrown.
Allyson, before you are free, I want to know why you hated it, cause you explain that stuff so well. Me, I'm easy.
Know what I shallowly appreciated? When they were showing potentials all over the world waking up into themselves? There were ones shaped like me and more.
victor infante - May 20, 2003 7:14:35 pm PDT #1214 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I have a house full of drunken Buffistas! AIFG!
Caroma - May 20, 2003 7:14:56 pm PDT #1215 of 10001
Hello! I must be going.
OK, I'm so glad you guys are here! New journey, new life, now with comrades and equals at her side (some with truly remarkable healing powers, ahem).
Suppose they'll paint the bus in geometric shapes?
askye - May 20, 2003 7:15:22 pm PDT #1216 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
I really loved the girl-potential slayer who was getting hit and then rises up and stops the hand. Go you! Kick ass and take names!
Amanda and Anya died though, it's not fair.
Calli - May 20, 2003 7:16:04 pm PDT #1217 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm very happy with this ending. Some people I found interesting died (although not the ones I expected), and I don't think it would have rung true if that hadn't happened. But the core Scoobies, the four that I really wanted to see standing at the end, made it out. That scene in the hallway before the last fight, the "let's do the mall later" scene, wrapped things up so well for me -- tying it all back to the first episodes. And Buffy's finally free!
I also loved the bit about slayers all over the world coming into their power.