[thoughts on Chosen]
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• Angel coming to town was almost unnessisary and you could feel that they just wanted to get him in there before the end. It would have been nice for the Scoobies to aquire the amulet on their own. Is it just me or does Angel act like a 10 year old around Buffy?
• Cookie Dough speach was spot on! She's 22 for gods sake, live alittle!
• Caleb's end was actually down played alittle, which is nice, go Buff! "He had to split" was a classic Buffy pun, but the was she cracked up at her own joke was priceless (we all do that, c'mon).
• When Angel found out about Spikes soul was great. You would like to think that Angel would take the moral high ground, but if you were special and then someone else was too, you would totally act like Angel did. Those two crack me up.
• Speaking of Angel vs. Spike, the best name calling in the episode went as follows, Captian Peroxide re: Spike and Tall, dark, and forehead re: Angel. Not to mention the amazing Angel sketch on the punching bag, there must be a god.
• Spuffy is gaining ground in season 7. BUffy tells Angel that Spike is her champion, much to his surprise (and Spike's). Though I never liked them together before, Spike's moral highness and not pushing attitude this season make you go, "hummmm..."
• The First give Buffy the "alone" speach in her basement. It's almost like the villian telling the hero the plan before it's done. May be the first evil, but apparently not the first in the brains department.
• Other great lines: Dawn- Dumbass. Spike- I'm drowning in footwear! Anya- What am I, insensitive?
• Watching Giles, Andrew, Xander, and Amanda playing Dungens and Dragons was a classic if I ever saw one. It warms your heart during such an intense time.
• They road to armagedon in a school bus. Thanks for the symbolism Joss.
• There was a huge nod back to "Welcome to the Hellmouth" when the origonal 4 stand in a circle talking about something very insegnificant in the light of things and walk away, leaving Giles to say, "The earth is definetly doom." This is the point I started crying.
• The crying continued when Buff, Xan, and Will left each other one by one while walking down the hall. Tear.
• White Witch Willow was soo cool. I think she looked amazing. It was strange that she didn't want to use magic (only because it didn't feel explained, only stated for some reason) but she was able to conquer it and send the mother spell flying! Best line: "That was nifty."
• The fight was very good. The effects were better than we've seen in a good while and the slo-mo scythe scene were ace. (How does the scythe kill vamps by staking if it's not made of wood?) The music after the "get out of my face" line swells and you get what I can "Hero Music" as 3-4 vamps go flying into the chasm. Even the action kept me crying (a first).
• Anya was killed by being sliced in half. It was so quick you couldn't see it coming, and so shocking. Oh my god, just unbeliveable. I loved Anya. My tears came back in a big way. I should have know she would die becuase she kept talking about how Andrew would. It's always the one who doesn't expect it. At the end of the ep when they are looking into the hole, Xander makes a joke. I could have done without that. Rest in peace my litte vengence demon.
• "Oh bollocks": Spike says it alot but this time it was truly funny. He says it right before the pillar of light comes from him. Watching Spike go was really a statment for his character. No tears cause I had already seen him on Angel. So, does Buffy really love him? Your guess is as good as mine.
• I absolutely loved Buffy running across those buildings with the sycthe. It looks so cool. It's like, "You almost couldn't see season 1 Buffy doing this, but a-ha! for I am season 7 Buffy, see me run!" Or something like that :)
• Why does Buffy and Dawn insist on saving the world in heels? Really, that can't be productive.
• Sunnydale is gone! If anything haunts me after this episode it's that. For seven years it has been our home, and now, baam, no more. However, watching the "Welcome to Sunnydale" sign fall into the crater was almost conpensation enough :)
• When Xander talks to Andrew about Anya's death, his jaw was shaking as he spoke. If you didn't cry when you noticed that then you are a cold person. Some people think that he should have been more upset. I think it was just enough so it didn't over shadow the big ending.
• Buffy is not the only one anymore. Say it out loud. If you were Buffy (after seven years of being alone) you would smile too. Plus, you saving the world... go have a cookie.