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Buffy 7x22 - full reaction (Patreon)

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2023-08-09 16:00:13
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2026-06
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We made it to the end. This has been an incredible journey and I thank you all for joining me on it. These past 3 years have been a whirlwind and I'm so grateful for each and everyone of you. Thank you so much for your support! Hope I see you join me on my future adventures, but if this is the end well it has been one hell of a ride <3

link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wuzt3dgd7y3v4md/Buffy%20722.mkv?dl=0

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Stargazer1682

You know, before Lexi, I never realized how many double entendres there were in this episode...

Bri

I love this ending so much. Buffy lived with this narrative that the Watcher's Council told her, and that the Shadow men put in place for her, for so long. I love that she wins by writing her own story. I love that she and Willow's friendship allowed them to change the world, not just save it. I love that she realizes that there's not anything wrong with her in feeling isolated and alone as the Slayer - this unjust system made her carry a burden that always should have been shared and collectivized. Loved watching with you, Lexi! ♥️

Chess Red Eagle

"She'll tell you. Someday, she'll tell you." Cassie, to Spike. In case you needed another feels attack.

Stargazer1682

The double meaning of Buffy's, "get out of my face." is great. I think the part of the fight I love most if Felicia Day/Vi's part of the fight. I don't know why, but she just seems so badass in those scenes.

Stargazer1682

A live stream might be alright. It does always feel weird when a reactor says something in a video that you want to respond to, or answer something, but it can't be a real-time interaction. On the other hand, my attention span sucks, and I have a hard to actually staying on other live streams for very long

Ron Fehr

Sad as it was to see Anya go, at least she overcame her fear of bunnies.

Ron Fehr

Even Vi had a little bit of an arc, starting out as a timid Potential, and ending up saying "These guys are dust."

Stephanie Nicol

So I’m a very new subscriber to you so I haven’t managed to get through all of your Buffy reactions but when I saw this come up, I just HAD to watch! And boy, you had me crying at this episode again just because of how amazing your reaction was. I actually noticed something during the big final fight that I never had before - Rhona, who had pretty much been Buffy’s biggest critic out of the Potentials, was the one who gave Buffy back the Scythe when she stood up from the stab wound. So subtle but it showed she’d grown respect for Buffy as the leader and I love that they included that as well as Buffy putting her “faith” in Faith to lead as she thought she was dying.

Robin Davies

Thanks for all the reactions Lexi. It’s been great fun. Like many, I’ll stick around for the last season of Angel but if you want to hang on to more of your Buffy Patreons a bit longer you could react to other Buff stuff like the unbroadcast pilot episode and the Making Of Once More With Feeling. I’d like to give another shout out for Buffy Meets Blackwood and it’s on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znb3l6hIbqA&t=8s It’s an interview with Sarah Michelle Gellar that was made for British television and was shot during the making of episode 6/15 (As You Were). Sarah’s on sparkling form and it provides some interesting insight into the making of the show.

cosmotron

Aside from disliking Anya's death (because of how her character has been handled this season) I really do love this finale and I cry every time. What a journey.

Jontor11

Yeah Lexi. This is it. What a fantastic journey this has been. I have enjoyed your reactions so much - and I love this show so much. In a way, I think it was a perfect finale. It's hard to end a show without it being too sugary and happy, or sad and miserable. I think they did a great job. Anya dying was Emma Caulfield's request. She felt she was done with the character and didn't want to show up in any possible spin-offs that might had happen. There were a lot of talks about a Faith spin-off. James Marsters said he would be interested, and you can tell that the Faith/Spike scenes and Faith/Wood scenes were kind of setting things up. But Eliza Dushku said no, she felt Buffy would be an impossible show to follow, and I kind of understand that. Sometimes it's best to end on a high note. OK, let's go Angel S5, the best Angel season imo.

Connor and Josh

We are 100% down for a live stream! It’s been one hell of a ride Thankyou for taking us along! And you can’t get rid of us that easily i’m afraid. Stuck with us ❤️

Tara.

Loved loved loved your reactions! I cried right along with you during this reaction. What a journey! I don't comment on people's posts often, but I definitly would love a live stream from you!

x_Rhi_x

thanks for the journey Lex, ive loved going through it with you <3

Preaching to the Horse's Mouth

Three years later and any one of us that happened to think forward to the cookie analogy were absolutely 100% beyond a shadow of a doubt certain that you were going to make a sex joke. Like, if there was a way to be able to bet money that you were going to make that joke then I would have taken it. You were never not going to make that joke, guaranteed. No question. Always happening. Oh, and happy anniversary. Thanks for having us🙂👍

zerofk

Happy anniversary! That's very cool that the finale is exactly 3 years after the first upload. I'm with Buffy on the whole cookie dough thing. I just wish she practiced what she preached there. As Faith once said: "Should've been there, Lexi. Quite a ride." For the live stream: that might be fun, but I don't have a YouTube account so I'd only be able to watch, not participate (I do have Twitch). And of course live streams are always tricky to find a good time.

Kristen J

I have enjoyed this journey with you!! I know in the Buffy community there's a lot of hate for Anya's death. But, it's probably one of my favorite moments. Anya has always been a favorite character for me. I think people miss this huge growth she had by dying for Andrew (although, I think he just told Xander that to make him feel better). She started out evil, then was less evil but wouldn't fight in an apocalypse, then she became friends with humans (that she despises), she often helped take care of Dawn and even tried to protect her and Tara when she was messed up from Glory. Then wanting to marry a human...and now she's fighting to help them and even gave her life to protect someone. Her growth is the biggest one. It's overlooked because her overall personality is the same, but she's much more...human.

Adam Session

Great reaction as always. Also to one of your comments in the after talk: Buffy blowing up the gym before the show is a reference to the movie. It is really different (including different actors) and not necessary to watch, but the show did reference a few things from it.

veeofwilds

I’m a fairly new patron and have been catching up on your reactions as a way to vicariously experience the show for the first time again. It’s been so wonderful to watch along with you and even though I’ve rewatched it start to finish so many times over the last 20 years - your reactions made it feel like new again. I can vividly remember what it felt like for 16 year old me to watch this finale as it was airing - it was such a formative part of my teen years and I STILL to this day cried along with you at the end. Over the years, I’ve gone back and forth about how I feel about certain big moments in this last episode. There was a long time where I felt really shortchanged about Anya’s swift death and how there wasn’t much time spent on the emotional impact. But now, looking at her arc from start to finish, I think it’s kind of poetic that she got to live a mostly full human experience. It’s interesting that it’s both Spike and Anya that die in this episode when they both have arcs that kind of rhyme with each other. They’ve both committed horrific acts in their pasts and have been on a journey of redemption. By fighting and dying for the good guys … they’re redemption is kind of complete. In real world logic redemption should not equal noble death but I like the metaphor of it here and how it bookends part of the DNA of both BTVS and ATS.

It'sThatPixie

Someone may have already said this, but I was too eager to point it out again. 7 seasons. Many loves. Many great lines. The last word Buffy ever says in the series.... Spike.

Pumpkin 3.14

Loved your reactions to the show. I will be around until you finish Angel. I think you should wait to do the live stream for when you finish Angel. That way we can talk about the entire Buffyverse without risking spoiling anything from Angel.

Adoreandu

Yes on the livestream, but I would hold it until you finish S5 of Angel so it can really be open without spoiling anything.

Stargazer1682

My Andrew headcanon is, eventually he parts ways from the Scoobies and sells his "Buffy: Slayer of the Vampyrs" to a Hollywood studio. Someone ultimately buys it, but there's a lot of pushback from the director and one of the stars and much of the creative direction is different from what Andrew (now going by Dru) had in mind. It's ultimately a b-movie and gets mixed reviews, but a few years later he get approached about adapting it as a television show, where he has greater creative control. Drawing from his knowledge of the stories he heard about the Scoobies in high school and what was later told to him living in the Summers house, he constructs an elaborate narrative and the show gains a cult following. When the Trio are introduce, he downplays his involvement and changes his character's name to something like - Joseph.

Britney

Spike's portrait of Angel is still one of the funniest things in the show for me. 🤣

Britney

The scene in "Selfless" between Anya and D'Hoffryn basically foreshadows Anya's death. Anya: "You should have killed me." D'Hoffryn: "I wouldn't worry about that. From beneath you, it devours. Be patient. All good things in time."

Shelly

Spike was responsible for knocking over the Welcome to Sunnydale sign twice now! <3

Gaius Frakking Baltar

Happy Anniversary! Am so glad that I was able to become part of Lexi's crowd in time for the end of your BTVS journey. Speaking of anniversaries, at the Buffy 20th anniversary cast reunion Emma Caulfield complained about Anya's death scene in the finale, and I completely agree with her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EjI1bQW88M

Britney

I'm watching the reaction now. I only got as far as your intro so far, but you mentioned not caring if any of the potentials die. So I just want to say RIP Amanda! Other than Vi, Amanda was my favorite of the potentials. I'm honestly still sad she died. She even basically had a whole episode dedicated to her. The one called "Potential". Poor Amanda. :( It should have been Rona, honestly.

Ryan Martinez

The one thing I never caught until rewatching this season was that in the 4th episode "Help" there's a moment when the girl before she died Cassie pulls Spike away and says "She'll tell you, some day she'll tell you." It didn't click first time through, it was a weird almost throwaway moment, but when I re-watched that episode it broke me because then I understood what she meant.

Britney

Okay, I have now finished the reaction, and I had to go wipe my face and nose because I was crying along with Lexi. This was such a good reaction. I have to admit, I am glad you didn't guess what Willow's spell would be (turning all the potentials into slayers). Alley guessed it ahead of time, but I think seeing that little surprise moment when you actually find out is much more fun. Your reaction to everything happening in this episode was pretty much my reaction the first time I watched, so it gave me a bit of a nostalgic feeling. Also, I say yes to the livestream. Just let us know enough ahead of time so I can make sure I am available. I will even schedule off work if I have to. I kid you not. lol

Steve Bondy

Happy Anniversary Lexi! I think it would be great if you did a wrap up livestream. Especially after a few months when things can simmer a bit. I hope you do one.

Michael Sullivan

The greatness of this finale is that it not only concludes the plot and character arcs, but the theme of the entire series.

Scott Margeson

Lexi, thank you for taking us on your journey of BUFFY! It has been a genuine pleasure laughing, crying and overall just seeing you live through the moments. Thank you.

Mr MidLife

Welcome to the post-Buffy world. You're one of us now, lol. This show never leaves you, I'm still re-watching every couple of years, and I was here when season 1 first aired. James Marsters put it best during the 20-year reunion. He said it was amazing to have been part of something that mattered. I can't think of a TV show that it's truer of than this. Buffy *Mattered*. It's a masterpiece of storytelling and it's never been matched to this day, imo. Even the title of the last ep is amazing. For 7 years, Buffy was the chosen one. Now she's one of the chosen.

Ron Fehr

In my opinion, Buffy's confession of love for Spike was the same kind that he spoke about to her. She loved him for what he was about to do, to sacrifice himself. Spike saying "No you don't" meant that he wanted a romantic love from her, and not the kind he had for her, but however she loved him was okay too.

Juanjo

Happy anniversary Lexi! I’ve loved your reactions and I’m looking forward for Angel season 5! It’s definitely an amazing show and I totally agree with you in everything you said. I watched this when I was like 11 lol 😂 but kept rewatching during my teen years and now as an adult from time to time with reactors. The show has a huge talent addressing the “demons” we face as teens in real life and that’s why it feels so warm, I think! I’m 31 now and I think “omg Buffy you’re so young, of course you’re not a ready cookie yet!” 😂 I came out when I was 24! Anyways you’re such an amazing reactor and human being. OF COURSE we want a live with you ♥️

chelsea

first just a quick heads up just in case nobody’s let you know yet - don’t watch the angel 5x01 opening credits 😊, they’re spoilery. aaaand now you see why everyone spent the last few episodes evacuating sunnydale lmao. imagine the morality crisis if sunnydale had been destroyed with the whole town still in it 😳. also the way i was absolutely LAUGHING when you kept being worried about everyone except anya. like i was laughing through tears sure but you mentioned absolutely everyone in your “this is how much i think this person is gonna die” talks and you must have been so subconsciously sure anya wouldn’t that you didn’t even bring her up. i mentioned a couple episodes back that “the mouth of hell is gonna swallow me whole. and it’ll choke on me.” is my second favourite buffy quote and my favourite, my most visible tattoo, was in the finale - it’s “make your choice. are you ready to be strong?” i don’t just love the quote itself, i love the meaning behind the whole thing. buffy, the one who’s always been the leader because she’s always had the power is giving up that power. not the slayer power itself but the part of it that makes her more special because she’s the only one with it (except faith but the show prettty much ignored her for like 3 seasons.) she’s giving up her power as The Slayer to becomes A Slayer, she’s sharing it with everyone she can. and i just really really love that. share the power you have with people that don’t. and last but certainty not least (aka the thing that makes me cry everytime i rewatch this episode) …..spike knocks down the sunnydale sign one last time

Bud Haven

Who could have thought back in season 2 School Hard that Spike, Buffy’s lover would be the one to save the world in the series finale? 😋

mary smith

It's been a pleasure watching your buffy journey. May you return to it as fondly as we do.

Andy

Don't be sad, you're now one of us.

Ron Fehr

I haven't seen one reactor who hasn't felt the way you did watching this episode. They all had mixed emotions, excitement about watching it, but also sadness about it being the last one. But a great way to finish, watching the first and last episodes on the same date.

Shelly

We all have a million thoughts to share about this episode but I’m struck again about important Buffy and Dawn’s relationship is. The others love Buffy but if we’re really honest, part of their fear of losing her is still about losing the only hero who could keep them from another apocalypse. Basically, she’s their friend and family but they need her as the slayer. They have their own closer relationships besides her. But Dawn, as we see her here, she’s the only one looking out the window begging for a sight of Buffy. She needs her as a sister and no part of her needs her as the slayer. Slayers have such short lives because they have death wishes because the only value anyone places on them is as a slayer. Buffy has her friends and she has a sister that absolutely needs her in every way. Imo without Dawn, Buffy would’ve given up a long time ago. Quit or allowed herself to be killed. That’s why I say it’s the most important relationship of the show.

Stephen Paynter

Lexi, have you considered reacting to your own Buffy reactions? Perhaps not the whole 3 years worth of 144 episodes, but say your top 50 episodes or so. I - for one - would love to see you react now you know where the story is going. I wonder how your opinions may have changed - some of the angst of how the story is going may have gone, and given you appreciation of other things. I know of no reactors who do this. But a "spoilers allowed" reaction is needed. Also, this would also help keep Buffy fans around on the site, and give them time to develop an interest in Lost/BSG. ... Just an idea ...! (Personally, I would be interested in the whole 144 episodes)

AdventuressJamie

“I know I’m crying but I’m having a good time” Literally me during 99% of Buffy episodes lol Thanks so much for taking us on the journey with you; it’s been a absolute joy Also, definitely yes to the live stream!! 😍

Midnight Crypt Worx

Real quick before I watch the reaction, not sure if anyone told you but when you watch Angel, don't watch the opening credits (not sure about the credits when the show actually starts...skip just in case) major spoiler. <33

Midnight Crypt Worx

OH what a journey we have been on! I don't have much to say, but I am not going anywhere..I will watch Lost with you. Not as good as Buffy (only bc Buffy is my favorite show of all time) but still great! BTW, that was the last time Spike knocked down that Welcome to Sunnydale sign lol. And Yes live stream!

Stargazer1682

As others may have already said, and is generally a good rule when reacting to any season premiere, don't watch the opening credits of the first episode of Angel season 5.

Garrick Smalley

Thank you for doing this show, I can not tell you how much I have enjoyed your reactions or reading the comments here. My two favorite things about this episode... the cookie dough metaphor and the concept of shared power. One of the things not done enough in this the real world is sharing power. As a straight male I also want Buffy to have Angel and Spike wrestling in oil , could be fun to watch. Congratulations on doing in 3 years what took me 7. The younger generations really are better than us old fogies. 🤣🦄 Yes to a live stream and yes wait until after you finish Angel. My love to you and see you with the next show

Brandon

Thank you for 3 wonderful years of reactions, Lexi!! This was such a beautiful series and a magnificent series finale!! After you're done with the Buffyverse I highly recommend Xena: Warrior Princess! It's an old show from the 90s but it's quite loved by many, it's based on Greek Mythology and has a lot of themes you'd resonate with. There is a reactor (Chosen One Reactions) who has watched it and originally Buffy was her #1 favorite show but after watching Xena it got bumped to #2 favorite!

Megan

Just watched the YouTube version, loved your edit at the beginning with the gang babbling at the end of The Harvest and then S7 Giles "the earth is definitely doomed". I love that detail sooo much. And you know, I never really cry anymore at any of the sad moments when I rewatch Buffy, knowing what's coming. But I do often tear up during Buffy's speech intercut with all of the new slayers being activated, as I did just now along with you. And I ALWAYS cry when Jonathan gives Buffy the Class Protector award at the prom. So I guess I never have, after all these years, gotten over the happiest moments for our heroine, though I have gotten over the saddest.