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The series of expressions on Buffy's face after his soul is restored...from Slayer fury and focus, to the realization that something magical has happened, hesitation, the birth of hope, the ecstasy when he pulls her into his arms, a slow realization, the dawning horror, the death of hope, and the dreadful recognition of her Duty.
Then the meaning of the Love Theme's title is revealed: "Close your eyes"...and all our hearts are broken.
Simply a masterclass in storytelling, and(yet another) marvelous performance by SMG.
Fantastic !!!
SMG can say so much with her expressions she really is incredible!
Her facial expression after Angel disappeared and she's left all alone is phenomenal. In those few seconds she displayed so many emotions.
Season 2's ending *still* makes me tear up - 20+ years later!
I’m not surprised 😫
Once Angelus pulled the sword out she had to kill him to close the vortex it's not like she had time to research alternatives, she knew he got his soul back but it was too late. It's like Angelus sabotaged Angel. By taking the sword out it he gets what he wants, world destruction and if he can't have it, it's death which means he won't live with a soul.
Iconic finale with the intact emotion through years
Sooo good
@@GeorgeAlexander3110 season 3 is really great
I love how the flashbacks from episode 21 play into this one - Whistler returning to give Buffy information... We see Angel's soul restored for the first time and how he was temporarily confused and it took him time to get his memories back, which happened again here at the end... and the "Close your eyes" mirror between when Darla killed him (made him into a vampire) and when Buffy killed him.
This was a helluva finale! The final song is called Full of Grace by Sarah McLachlan and beautifully mirrors Buffys feeling.
Love the final shot of the sign saying "Now leaving Sunnydale...Come Back Soon"...it's almost like it was intended for the fans to come back for season 3!
Song was fantastic !!
A lot of bad things happen in this two-parter. And most of them I blame on Xander. Hear me out here.
Buffy and Willow find Miss Calendar's Disk. They are talking with the others about the possibility of restoring Angel's soul and then...Xander opens up, spitting venom, not quite shutting it down but its relegated to a "backup" in case Buffy isn't able to kill Angel.
Now, suppose Xander had been reasonable instead of a poisonous little git. They would have had some time to think things through. One of the things to think through is Miss Calendar's death. Why, exactly, did Angel target her. It should be obvious to them that it was deliberately to stop her performing the ritual restoring his soul. The only thing is, she told no one about that so how would Angel know? And that would bring up the thought of Drusilla and her visions. And if she could see that attempt would she not see this attempt? And would Angel not try to stop it? That's all stuff that would fall right out of thinking things through, a thinking things through that didn't happen because of Xander.
Now, given what they figure out from thinking things through, the immolation-o-gram takes on a different light. Buffy wants to stop him from the threatened killing. That's why she went to fight him ("You fall for it every time") only maybe she wouldn't fall for it if things among the Scoobies were a little calmer. Maybe she'd realize that restoring his soul would stop the killings just as effectively if not more so, than fighting him. And that means the focus is on Willow. And having considered that Drusilla was behind Angel becoming aware of the first attempt to restore his soul, they'd want to be wary of her becoming aware again and an attempt being made to stop it.
That puts Buffy and Kendra both guarding Willow. Now, they would be wrong about why an attack would be made on the library, but the result would be that Kendra and Buffy, being in place to guard Willow, would also be in place to guard Giles, the actual target. Would Drusilla's team have been able to overcome both slayers? Highly doubtful. Drusilla fails. She might escape, or she might not. In either case, Giles is not kidnapped and Kendra is not killed. And what follows from those two actions don't happen.
So, had Xander simply been reasonable about Angel the following would not have happened:
Kendra would not have died
Willow would not have been sent to the hospital
Xander wouldn't have had his arm broken
Giles would not have been tortured.
Angel would no longer be trying to raise Acathla so that wouldn't have happened.
Buffy would not be wanted for Kendra's murder.
Buffy wouldn't be actually guilty of resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.
Buffy would not have been kicked out of her house.
Buffy would not have been expelled (this time--I'm sure Snyder would sooner or later have found an excuse, but it would have been a lot weaker and sooner overcome).
Spike and Drusilla would still have been around, but would they have stayed around? Drusilla's carrying on with Angelus has already created a rift. James Marsters is on record as saying that he played Spike as being attracted to Buffy from the start (which explains why such a badass vampire as Spike keeps failing in his efforts against Buffy--deep down he doesn't really want to kill her). They would probably break up soon anyway so we still get the Spike we see in Seasons 3 onward.
So it all comes down to Xander. And the thing is, Xander doesn't have a lot of excuse. He knows the difference between Angel (with soul) and Angelus (without). "He's not the same guy you knew" (Phases). He just doesn't care. "At the end of the day, I just think you're a vampire." (Prophecy Girl) "I hated Angel long before you guys jumped on the bandwagon." (Passion). And the thing is, he's also a hypocrite. He doesn't want to accept responsibility for what he did during The Pack. Yeah, he only ate the pig, not Principal Flutie, but the only reason he didn't do the latter is that he was too busy trying to commit felony SA against Buffy. Sure, he was possessed and therefore not responsible, but the same is the case with Angel. Angel, without a soul is a demon and Angel, with a soul, is not responsible for what the demon did.
So, pretty much all Xander's fault.
Not me crying along with you all over again
We can cry together 😭💜
Becoming part 2 was a terrific ending to S2 setting up the brilliant S3. Here we see Buffy faced with the ultimate heart breaking choice to kill her lover or save the world. We of course know she will make the right choice. Willow comes through at the end, but Buffy has to go through with the final act. So poignant at the end when from afar Buffy sees her friends but decides to leave Sunnydale, Joyce too is so regretful as she knows Buffy is now gone after their terrible row, all against the backdrop of Sarah McLachlan's beautiful haunting ballad Full Of Grace. I think we can see Jules you are now hooked on the show, as are all reactors that enter 'The Buffyverse' and it only gets better. You will love S3 it's incredible!
Becoming Part 2 is the Empire Strikes back of the first 3 seasons
I've been waitin' for this one
Turn it upppppp
See you later!!!
This is what d&d tried to do with the ending of got and they failed miserably
🤣🤣🤣 literally
It's ok I'm sure part of the issue is all that damn solar crap 🤔😤🙄... It's been harsh man 😔
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I know I’m in the minority on this one but I’m fully on Xander’s side in not telling Buffy about Willow trying the curse again. First time Buffy had a chance to kill Angel she couldn’t, that led to a lot of people including ms Calendar being killed. Second time she fought him she was sick and ended up in the hospital, if Xander hadn’t stayed there to protect her Angel would’ve killed her, third time they tried keeping him distracted so Willow could do the curse and that ended with Kendra being killed, him having his arm broken, Willow in a coma and Giles kidnapped and tortured. Let’s not keep making the same mistake over and over!
I'm with you.
She was assaulting a vampire stronghold of unknown strength on a Hail Mary rescue mission. Willow was a concussed beginner attempting an incredibly powerful spell that had been lost for decades, a truly forlorn hope. Telling her could only have weakened her focus, and as it is he nearly killed her.
The main problem is Xander’s motivations. That’s the issue. Even when his behaviors or assessments can be perceived as correct, he’s so often driven by jealousy, judgement, bitterness.
Except Acathla is awakened because Buffy is _still_ hesitant to engage him, so it may have had the opposite effect - if she knew that all she needed to do was stall him until the spell worked, she might have engaged him before he pulled the sword.
Also, Xander does not have the right to take this decision out of Buffy's hands. Sure, Buffy may not be being objective about Angel, but Xander sure as hell isn't objective either. She's more qualified to make use of this information than he is.
I don't agree with him but I understand. My argument is that he's assuming he's the one that should make that choice - but he's not.
@@TalisguyIf this was the first face off between Buffy and Angel I’d agree with you but it’s not. Xander has left the decision to Buffy several times and each time he and/or others he care about have been killed or hurt because Buffy can’t or won’t kill Angel. How many times do you expect him to leave it to her when she keeps making the same decision and it never works out?