'Shindig'
[NAFDA] We used to get Buffy the day before everyone else, now we get Angel a week after everyone else. And Firefly every Monday!
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.
Me too! So glad no one walked by my office at that point.
And thanks for the support Ouise!
Oh - and during that montage, there was what I thought a fairly subtle shot of a woman getting up from the ground to face her... attacker? abusing spouse? Wasn't really clear, but the POV was nice -- the camera was looking over the shoulder of the attacker and the woman's face expressed a combination of rage and power.
I think in the script it's suppose to be an abusive father...
I loved that shot. She was a big girl, too, which is always nice to see.
ETA
And the smile on the baseball girl's face, and... It was just so well done, when it could have been completely cheesy. When they first cut away from the action back to the speechifying I groaned - not more speeches, plus it was already pretty clear what Willow was doing. But they really made it work.
I'll say again, Buffy's greatest burden was never being the slayer, it was being the "one girl in all the world." That's something that gets lost so easily, and it was a wonderful focus for the last episode.
Oh yeah, I loved that shot too. Gave me the good shivers.
Ten Questions with Joss Whedon from the NYT. (I think Buffistas/foamy works for registration.)
This bit made me think of you, Elena:
However, there are a couple of things I would’ve liked to have seen a little more of; either Vampire or Hyena Xander, because Nick pulls that off really well.
Oh, yeah. I noticed that right off, Sue.
It upsets me greatly that Anya's body was just left there.
But is Kennedy dead? Really? 'Cause, YAY!
I thought I saw Kennedy in the bus at the end. I'm afraid she survived. Ah well, at least Andrew made it through to comfort Xander. XaNDrEw4EvAh!
I noticed on rewatched (although maybe I'm slow or wrong) that Andrew lied about how Anya died. he didn't see, he was too busy. But in true Andrew storyteller fashion, he made it something wonderful for Xander-- used his imagination for good!
I didn't see Kennedy on the bus, but I did see her helping Willow out of the school so my assumption is she got on the bus with her.