Buffy The Vampire Slayer

141. Empty Places gs: Sarah Hagan (Amanda) Eliza Dushku (Faith) Iyari Limon (Kennedy) Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles) Tom Lenk (Andrew) Nathan Fillion (Caleb) DB Woodside (Principal Robin Wood) Felicia Day (VI)

Xander is now blind in one eye. Everyone is upset including Buffy, who is taking all the guilt. She pays a visit to the ’now closed’ school, where she is approached by Caleb. He knocks her out. Faith takes the potential Slayers to the Bronze, but their fun is stopped short when some assassins in police uniforms arrive. When Buffy discovers where Faith and the Potentials have been, she shouts at her. She tells them they need to listen to her orders. At this, a big arguement heats up concerning Buffy’s recent decision. Buffy reminds them all that she is the Slayer, so they will listen to her. They tell her that Faith is also the Slayer, so from now on they are siding with her. They tell her she can either obey Faith’s orders, or leave. Meanwhile, Spike and Andrew look into an abandoned missionary and discover a plaque which reads; ’it is not for thee, it is for her.’

b: 29-Apr-2003 pc: 7ABB19 w: Drew Z. Greenberg

NOTE: It seems as though the First is trying to isolate Buffy from her friends. Buffy is clearly stronger with her friends, but the First didn’t originally notice this. Spike told Adam the same thing in Season 4.

142. Touched gs: Eliza Dushku (Faith) Iyari Limon (Kennedy) Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles) Tom Lenk (Andrew) Nathan Fillion (Caleb) DB Woodside (Principal Robin Wood) Indigo (Rona) Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III) Sarah Hagan (Amanda) Mary Wilcher (Shannon) Felicia Day (Vi)

After being kicked out of her house, Buffy walks alone until she finds another one. She breaks in and tells the previous owner to leave. Meanwhile Spike and Andrew return with news about the vineyard, but when Spike finds out what happened he hits Faith and leaves, trying to pick up Buffy’s scent. The First pays Faith a visit in the form of the Mayor, but she isn’t fooled. It tells her that love is the biggest power, and that she fought against Buffy while secretly wanting to be accepted. Robin finds Faith and the two share a moment, which leads to them having sex.

When Spike finds Buffy, they talk about her being rejected. She says that everytime she makes a decision, someone dies and that maybe Faith is best in charge. She tells him to leave, but he refuses, telling her what he knows about the vineyard and that he loves her. She tells him she just wants to be held, so they fall asleep in each other’s arms.

The next morning, Buffy pays Caleb a visit. He tries to hit her time and time again, but still misses. The two fight for a while and Buffy asks him what he has that belongs to her. Meanwhile, Faith and the Poentials go in the sewers searching for an arsenal. When they find it, they also find Bringers. They take them on and defeat them, but Faith asks why there isn’t many weapons around, until she discovers a bomb. Buffy finds a trap door which leads to a powerful weapon, lodged in a rock.

b: 06-May-2003 pc: 7ABB20 w: Rebecca Rand Kirshner

NOTE: The Season Finale of Angel airs this week, which will leave Angel free to return to Sunnydale for next week’s two-part Series Finale.

143. End Of Days gs: Sarah Hagan (Amanda) Eliza Dushku (Faith) Iyari Limon (Kennedy) Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles) Tom Lenk (Andrew) DB Woodside (Principal Robin Wood) Nathan Fillion (Caleb) David Boreanaz (Angel) Indigo (Rona) Mary Wilcher (Shannon) Felicia Day (Vi)

As Buffy gets her hands on the scythe, she finds that she is able to kill three Turok-Han with ease. Meanwhile, Faith and the potentials get caught up in an explosion, leaving many dead and Faith unconcious. After giving Buffy his word, Xander leaves Sunnydale with Dawn, against her will. Buffy and Spike are feeling awkward regarding the recent events, so she sets out for information on the scythe.

She finds a tomb where she runs into an old woman. She tells Buffy how the scythe was created to destroy the last pure demon, but it was made in secret and hidden from the shadow men. Caleb arrives and snaps the woman’s neck. He and Buffy wrestle control over the scythe until he gets the upper hand. As he is about to strike, Angel knocks him down, leaving the scythe in Buffy’s hands. She guts Caleb and leaves him for dead, before passionately kissing Angel. Spike watches them from nearby with a broken heart, as the First approaches him in the form of Buffy.

b: 13-May-2003 pc: 7ABB21 w: Jane Espenson and Douglas Petrie d: Marita Grabiak

NOTE: This is David Boreanaz’s penultimate appearance on Buffy the Vampire Slayer

144. Chosen gs: Eliza Dushku (Faith) David Boreanaz (Angel) Tom Lenk (Andrew) Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles) Iyari Limon (Kennedy) DB Woodside (Principal Robin Wood) Nathan Fillion (Caleb) Sarah Hagan (Amanda)

Buffy and Angel’s reunion is interrupted by Caleb, who is ready for a final battle. Buffy slices him in half, starting with his testicles. With Caleb dead, Buffy returns to Angel, who can smell Spike all over her. He is jealous, especially when he realises that he is no longer unique. After a long arguement Angel presents her with an amulet of a champion, Buffy tells him to leave, as she already has one.

The First Evil tells Buffy that it is everywhere and it will never die, but the Turok-Han will upset the balance, making it corporeal. After hearing this, Buffy realises what to do. Willow does a spell that takes power from Buffy and the scythe and shares it equally among every Potential in the world, making everyone a slayer. The gang and the Potentials open the Seal of Danzalthar and go into the Hellmouth.

By now there are hundreds of Potentials, but there are thousands of Turok-Han. A long battle commences leaving many dead, including Anya. Spike is unable to fight as the amulet is taking over him, he begins to burn up inside as a huge beam of pure sunlight shoots out from his soul. All the Turok-Han are instantly dusted, but most of Sunnydale has been swallowed. With only minutes left Spike and Buffy hold each other, while everyone is leaving town in a bus. Spike tells Buffy to leave and live a normal life, while he walks back into Hell. Buffy runs after the speeding bus and catches up. Everyone looks at what was once Sunnydale. Buffy smiles knowing that there are millions of girls in the world that can fight off the eternal evil. As we take one final look at Sunnydale, we see a hand stick out through the fallen debris...

b: 20-May-2003 pc: 7ABB22 w: Joss Whedon d: Joss Whedon

NOTE: The last ever episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Shanshu prophecy said "The vampire with a soul will stop the apocolypse and become human." Perhaps Spike will make it to Angel next season after all. No matter what appears to happen involving Spike in the end, there will somehow be an explanation to his survival of the events of the episode when Spike makes his way to Angel next season.