I couldn't believe the difference in quality between the last episode and this one. Man. I really liked it.
I was also really impressed with Vi - she looked so fierce! I didn't notice Amanda getting killed - I must ahve been distracted writing down lines for Useless Buffy Spoilers. Something I really noticed because of that was how funny Buffy was in this episode. I can't remember the last time she was being funny.
I loved the original four hall scene. I was ok with the strained quality because it felt like the characters were doing a tribute to their former selves.
t happy sigh
And don't you ever stand for that sort of thing. Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back! ... You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Atlantic Canadian Monday Madness
[NAFDA] We used to get Buffy the day before everyone else, now we get Angel a week after everyone else. And Firefly every Monday!
Ouise - May 20, 2003 6:44:57 am PDT #2454 of 6793
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
Ouise - May 20, 2003 6:52:29 am PDT #2455 of 6793
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
Hey, no-one's mentioned the Grr Argh! guy yet.
Sophia Brooks - May 20, 2003 6:55:06 am PDT #2456 of 6793
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
What did he do? I didn't see anything, but this was the wildfeed?
Laura - May 20, 2003 7:09:37 am PDT #2457 of 6793
Our wings are not tired.
Grr Argh guy turned and faced us. Less numb this morning and getting my thoughts together.
Ouise - May 20, 2003 7:10:55 am PDT #2458 of 6793
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
It was exactly the same up to "Grr" but then turned to face us for the "Argh" all snarly-faced. We all fell about laughing.
edit: Whee! Cross-post! I hardly ever get to cross post (Hi Laura!)
Laura - May 20, 2003 7:23:26 am PDT #2459 of 6793
Our wings are not tired.
Hi Ouise! Pleasure cross posting with you this morning.
I was just too numb with the overwhelming finality of it all to be articulate last night. However, I watched again with my coffee and now I am all talky.
Previously – The very first scene was sacrificial Spike and I was sure he going to die. Then I was grateful that Jeff wouldn’t have such a big task this time.
Lovely Jossy dialogue throughout. Explainy. He wears lifts. Jealous vampire crap. The drawing. The whole having my pride thing was just a smoke screen. Canon fodder.
I liked Dawn. I loved Andrew’s total shock at being alive.
Spike being straight up about the Angel kissage was cool. I thought about Joss saying BtVS was a soap opera, but in a soap people are never straight up.
Elena! I thought of you when Buffy called Caleb a taunter.
Buffy looked beautiful. The hair and clothes were lovely.
Giles, bloody brilliant.
Still pissed that they showed White Willow in the promo last week. Bastards.
The fighty new slayers were awesome. And I totally thought Buffy was dead.
Brilliant attempt to give everyone what they want. I love you. No you don’t, but thanks for saying it.
§ ita § - May 20, 2003 7:43:31 am PDT #2460 of 6793
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It makes me wish Joss could have written the whole season. Because everyone seemed like themself. Bits of it did seem choreographed (the school), but in a very good cause, so I ain't mad at him.
Giles was Giles. Why couldn't he have been Giles all season?
Jon B. - May 20, 2003 8:04:02 am PDT #2461 of 6793
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I was also really impressed with Vi - she looked so fierce!
Hands off -- she's mine! You all can have your Wes, Giles, Gunn, Xander, Spike, whatever. I get the hat girl.
Ouise - May 20, 2003 8:57:20 am PDT #2462 of 6793
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
Hands off -- she's mine!Hee. I actually do remember you expression devotion before this episode, so clearly you are the One True Vi Appreciator.
I'm wondering why R***y saying that Buffy didn't love him pissed me the hell off, while I liked Spike saying it. Hmmm.
brenda m - May 20, 2003 9:17:46 am PDT #2463 of 6793
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
And, did anyone see Kennedy alive at the end?
She didn't make it onto the bus as it pulled away from the school. So I'm thinking no.
I love you. No you don’t, but thanks for saying it.
Man, I thought that was just about the perfect note for that relationship to end on.
The only point I really teared up (except for one random moment when it suddenly occurred that this was the end) was the new slayer montage, with the baseball girl and the others standing up and realizing their power. Pure sap, but what you gonna do? Revealing that the spell had worked just by focusing on Kennedy's face was lovely as well.