I must be the only one. I just can't bring myself to be sad that Anya died.

Steph, you're not the only one. Not entirely anyway.

I mean, I'm sorry she's dead. And I'm angry at the way she died. The Anya we end Season 6 with should have had a really gloriously painfully angsty death, only slightly less resonant than death of one of the Core Scoobies would have been. She would have been more mourned by the characters.

The Anya we had for the majority of this season (excluding "Selfless") was little more than bit player (and one I really disliked), and I felt her death was only slightly more emphasized than an average citizen of Sunnydale. I wanted more for her. My issue.

This IS perfect. And now I'll just assume this is what happened after the closing credits.

Thanks. High praise. Hmm, this give me an idea...

"Dear Joss, please find enclosed an idea for something really cool to add to the Season 7 DVD...

My son, grumpily heading off to bed:

"Why did Spike have to die instead of Angel?"

BWAH! Pure BOMM (that is Beer instead of Coffee)

For all his big throwing around of the C-word, Angel is so not the type to actually DIE to save the world.

Well he's done it as many times as Spike. Maybe not voluntarily, but...

I adore Pete's take, but I seriously think Oz would have given us another pateneted "Huh." not "Oh." You all may debate that as you will.

I adore Pete's take, but I seriously think Oz would have given us another pateneted "Huh." not "Oh." You all may debate that as you will.

Whoa! I was just going to post that.

I think we need to collect all the fanwanks in one place when we create the ultimate Buffista BtVS guide. Plus Anya-recaps for all of them.

and I'm already tired of telling my "I got arrested" story and having to explain why it matters what I was watching. And I am happy I can tell it here - where I don't have to explain.

Tina, that's AWFUL. You had to EXPLAIN?

Barbarians!

The discussion's still going! Great!

I also liked the passing around of Excalibaxe, Victor. It seemed to be the only cutting implement wielded that night that could actually do its job. t /still a little bitter at the Wood thing

Maybe not voluntarily, but...

See, now that to me is key. Plus he didn't actually die. *Plus* he was the one to start the whole problem in the first place! So it's more like he had to spend time in a really gnarly dentention hall.

Re-watched. Cried with big gulpy sobs when we saw all the Slayers around the world getting the big whammy of power.

And the look on that baseball!girl's face? She KNEW she was going to POUND that ball.

I didn't realize until this viewing what it was that happened with Spike and the Big Gay Amulet. (Sorry, but it was sooooo queeny.) That initial blast of power shot through the top of the Hellmouth cavern, and through the roof of the school building. Spike was, essentially, and aided by mystical mojo shit, channelling sunlight. Which dusted the vamps. WAY cool.

He also said exactly (though not verbatim) what Buffy said before she jumped in The Gift -- "I gotta do this." (Buffy: "This is the work I was meant to do.")

So, I take back my displeasure at Spike saving the world. After all, I didn't bitch when Xander saved the world.

Oh, I love the cookie dough speech. Which may just be My Issues. But it does go so nicely with the Girl Power theme of the episode, too. Slayers don't *need* boys; they just need an axe.

I'm listening to RANDY NEWMAN'S FAUST right now AIFG! I would kvell to hear ASH as the Lord and JM as Lucifer perform "Relax, Enjoy Yourself". t /hijack

Who else would love to see the meeting of Kennedy and Oz? Hey, does Oz even know about poor Tara's death? I can imagine him looking at Wil, looking at Kennedy, looking at Wil, and arching an eyebrow until Xander (the only one with tact) pulls him quietly aside and explains. I'd love to see Wil stammer to Kennedy that no, she's not a LUG, Oz was her first and only boyfriend, and it doesn't mean that I don't love you and I didn't love Tara, gay now, really sweetie...etc., etc.

And the look on that baseball!girl's face? She KNEW she was going to POUND that ball.

...or that it would be okay if she didn't.

I liked (?) the one being abused. She didn't need to hit back. She just needed to stop that fist.

That's the whole mistress of their own fate gift, that the slayersplit gave them.

edited to add... and don't think I didn't wonder how to work the phrase "sacredpreschoolbussex" into this post :)