I also loved the part about Potentials waking up everywhere. Liked the handicapped one coming out of her chair especially.
I really don't feel too bad about Anya, since she dealt out so much death in her time. She chose the side of evil and only belatedly sort of redeemed herself, and it cost her her best friend at that. She died fighting and gorily, as she would have done to her enemies. I'm glad they didn't show both her halves--ewwww.
Edit: Like a good Dark Age woman, she died defending her village. "That's my girl".
I didn't really want Andrew to live either, blasphemer that I am. But Amanda I feel really bad about.
That scene in the hallway before the last fight, the "let's do the mall later" scene, wrapped things up so well for me.
Giles' throwback to "The Harvest" was so right on! "The earth is doomed." I teared up...I admit it.
The random Quote up top made me think--was Andrew wearing Buffy's Red Riding Hood costume during the D&D game?
I think that Joss really tried his best to satisfy everyone, which I thought was impossible at this point.
I sincerely hope he wasn't. I don't want to be satisfied, I want to be amazed, awed and weepy. And I am, damnit, I just wanted him to do it at least a couple more times! I want TV movie of the week specials. I want Buffy:TNG XIII. Boo and hoo.
Man, oh man.
Things I loved, in no particular order:
The new slayer montage, with the girls. Could have been so totally cheesy, and yet it worked so well.
Angel getting pissy, but not righteous, about Spike. Spike being upfront about what he saw. The picture of Angel
Buffy finding her path, finding her answer, by listening instead of reacting to the FE's taunts
Vi kicking ass and taking - well, I guess they don't really have names. But kicking ass, oh yeah.
The four scoobs in the hallway, and Giles walking off almost
exactly
as he did in WTTH/H - even the same headtilt
Anya finding her inner Bunny!Slayer
and Andrew making up stories for Xander
Knowing Willow's spell had worked just from the look on Kennedy's face
Kennedy and Willow in general - who knew? Such is the power of Joss
Buffy and Xander's brief handhold before they go off on their different paths
"I love you." "No you don't...but thanks for saying it." I can't think of a better ending for these two.
Spike going willingly, joyfully, to his death
Principal Hottie's welcome to Sunnydale High speech
Spike getting to take out the "Welcome to Sunnydale" sign one last time
But mostly, I'm in love with Joss for recognizing and running with the idea that Buffy's greatest burden has always been the "one girl in all the world" bit, not the slaying. In defeating that, she's won a much greater battle than just putting down the FE.
Allyson, before you are free, I want to know why you hated it, cause you explain that stuff so well.
Actually, Allyson hasn't seen it yet. That was me. ;-) Hey, she might even like it.
But yeah, I'm not harshing anyone's buzz tonight. Maybe in a few weeks.
The random Quote up top made me think--was Andrew wearing Buffy's Red Riding Hood costume during the D&D game?
I bet Fox had already auctioned that off...
I thought it was just wonderful. I'm oddly fulfilled.
I want TV movie of the week specials. I want Buffy:TNG XIII. Boo and hoo.
I want the frelling BUFFY CARTOON already. Every Saturday morning at 9 am so that I can watch it eating cereal.
And I haven't had cereal in three or four YEARS!
Thing is, Anya feared mortality. And she chose it, sideways maybe, but she chose it. And then she risked it, being callous all the way. And now I'm thinking of her speech in the Body, railing against the frustration of grieving. And she died. And I appreciate that.
