An epic battle ensues and several good friends are lost. [85] In order to fully take up her role as Dawn's legal guardian, Buffy was forced to drop out of college, though she faced difficulties as a result of Dawn's increasingly rebellious behavior. [132], With magic cut off from Earth, the Slayer organization disbanded and Buffy returned to relative civilian life. Four Turok-Hans, dusted by Buffy with the m. Pike was her friend and love interest when she first began her journey as the Slayer, but the pair broke up before she moved to Sunnydale. Informed that Simone and Severin had managed to enter the Deeper Well, Illyria identified thattheir plan of preventing Twilight would create a reality tear in the universe. In the DVD commentary, Whedon says that he wanted Angel to exit the show exactly like he entered, backing out into the darkness behind him. Name Spike confronts Buffy on her kissing of Angel and after reconciling, she is visited by the First, whose taunts give Buffy an idea of how she and her army can defeat the First's Ubervamp minions. BUFFY Knew I'd get ya. WebBuffy gives up on college, Riley gives up on Buffy, Spike orders up a Buffybot, Giles reopens the Magic Box and rebecomes Buffy's Watcher, and Joyce suddenly drops dead, a true portend of the WB finale. How to get her in the sack with Spike half an act after Angel had left. I mean, was she Andrew Wells: She was incredible. Buffy's most obvious notedfeature was her relatively small size and slender frame, somewhat of an ironic statement given her physical strength and superior slayer agility. Just then, Spike's amulet consumes him in blue light and blasts a hole upward into the sky. You came pretty close to smacking me down," before asking Buffy "What more do you want?" This put Buffy into direct conflict with Angel, who insisted that Faith could be rehabilitated. Principal Snyder then arrived and expelled her. In essence the show came to life just as its run drew to a close. [40], Before becoming the Slayer, Buffy's personality was that of a superficial blonde valley girl; she herself claimed that even Cordelia "looked like a classical philosopher next to me. So we will walk through the fire, and let it burn. [64], Her troubles were only worsened by Angel's recent departure, and she sought comfort with fellow student Parker Abrams and slept with him a few weeks after meeting him. As she pauses to give orders, Buffy is stabbed through her abdomen from behind by a Turok-Han and falls to the ground. Its words give Buffy a plan; when Spike wakes up, Buffy tells him that she now knows that they will win. Appearances Starring For as long as Buffy the Vampire Slayer has run as a franchise (both in television and comic book form), it has never explicitly been stated exactly how Slayers are chosen in canon. Dawn leaves to set up her post with Xander, determined to see her sister again. Though initially reluctant to slay him, she decided to do so when it appeared that Angel had attacked her mother. However, UPN only ordered 22 episodes instead of the required 23. Angel has brought an amulet intended to be worn by someone ensouled, yet more than human. They were interrupted by a zombie attack, and they eventually reconciled after fighting together. As she pauses to give orders, Buffy is stabbed through her abdomen from behind by one of the Turok-Han and falls to the ground. Simultaneously, in Los Angeles, Angel and his Angel Investigations team began working at the Los Angeles branch of the demonic law firm Wolfram & Hart. [219][220] Giles even made a comment of her truest loves being Angel and Spike. Spike says he doesn't want Buffy downstairs with him, because he still has his pride. [111] She found the object Caleb was keeping from her an ancient Slayer scythe called M and saved the Potentials and Faith after the latter led them into a trap, earning back the gang's loyalty and finally making peace with Faith before revealing her plan to share her power with the other Potentials. Born on January 19, 1981, [17] [18] she was called to be the Slayer in 1996 at fifteen years old. When Angel warns her that the relationship would never work, Buffy brings up their own tortured romance. [32] Buffy herself became a public hate figure in the media, at one point being branded the "Worst Person in the World." A lot."[89]. Directed by Buffy tells him that this time it's plans are more ambitious than there were during Angel's last encounter with it as now its raising an army. She eventually went to Spike for information instead, who, having killed two Slayers in his lifetime, proved particularly knowledgeable on the subject. Upon learning that the First's minion Caleb had something of hers, Buffy led the Potentials into battle at a Vineyard to retrieve it, which resulted in the loss of several girls as well as Xander's eye. She leaped into the portal her blood, which Dawn's had been modeled after, effectively closed the rift. She would almost appear as the "dumb blonde" stereotype, but in her confrontation with the Council, when things were on her terms, Buffy appeared to have a relatively advanced sense of awareness that wasn't accessed through many traditional methods. [145] She quickly created a routine with Dowling and Billy, regularly patrolling with them to slay the zompires. And. [123] Buffy also spoke in strange phrases and tangents, similar to Willow, which could confuse others, especially Giles at one point. Since that place was magical and powered with many powerful sealed Old Ones, they could use that magic to load Willow up as a "battery," hopefully ensuring her sister's life to be restored. [99] However, after the death of Tara and Willow's subsequent dark magic-fueled rampage, Buffy realized that life was worth living. Buffy crawls from the depths of her own grave. Faith and Robin also have a discussion while preparing the school for the battle. Ordering The First to "get out of my face!" Buffy then appeared to turn in her resignation to her boss. Buffy's other distinguishing features included a bite-mark scar on the right side of her neck. Aliases WebBuffy, being about to fight her ultimate battle against the First Evil and its Turok-Han army, gave the amulet to Spike, who promptly accepted the charge despite knowing the object was volatile and its powers unknown. [41], As Buffy grew up, she idolized the Olympic ice skater Dorothy Hamill and practiced the sport herself. [22][16] As time moved on, Buffy became more accepting of her Slayer duties, particularly after Kendra helped her to understand that being the Slayer was not a job, but part of who she was. She began to fully accept her duty as the Slayer for the first time in her life and enlisted Giles to put her through more extensive training in order to make her a better Slayer. [61] As the Mayor relied on Faith to help him prepare for his ascension, Buffy worked first to thwart his plans, then to organize a resistance. [96], In order to deal with her increasing financial problems, Buffy started working at the fast food restaurant Doublemeat Palace. Chosen "Chosen" attracted 4.9 million viewers on its original run. Buffy is struck by a bullet due to an assassination attempt by Warren. Accompanied with Satsu, her most trusted fighting companion, she discovered the other Slayer's feelings for her, and, despite flattered, she was mostly worried for Satsu's safety due to her own past relationships, describing that people tended to get hurt. Seeing Buffy as a foil in their plans, they made it their top priority to take the Slayer out,proceeding with several, ongoing minor annoyances against her, thoughshe never had any interest in directly stopping them. However, she was ripped away from it just as quickly and teleported to the Magic Council, courtesy of none other than the Old One Illyria. [14] Days later, a string of odd occurrences started, signaling the oncoming apocalypse, so Giles warned Buffy that she would eventually be forced to fight the Master as the Hellmouth opened. Such secrets included Angel's resurrection,[8] Dawn's identity as the Key,[193] her relationship with Spike,[194] and her sighting of Spike in the basement of the new Sunnydale High. [44] Buffy started attending Hemery High School in 1995, where she became a popular cheerleader and was elected both Prom Princess and Fiesta Queen. 1997 (revived)2001 (resurrected) Despite her attempts to explain, Xander didn't listen. She met with various demons and vampires she had allied himself before and counted with their help to take D'Hoffryn new powers away. Luckily for her, Buffy discovered that she wasn't actually the perpetrator of the crime and the death was ruled as a suicide; nonetheless, Buffy realized that the Trio was becoming too dangerous for her to ignore and resolved to bring them to justice. Buffy masterfully used horror and fantasy tropes as metaphors for the teen existence (Credit: Alamy) THE FIRST (as BUFFY) kneels down beside CALEB. Scooby GangSummers familyHemery High SchoolSunnydale High SchoolWatchers CouncilClass of '99Helen's KitchenUC SunnydaleAngel Investigations (ally)InitiativeDoublemeat PalaceSlayer OrganizationPick Me UpDeepscanMagic CouncilS.F.P.D.Safe Zone Slayer squad That last part is easier than it sounds, as Sunnydale's adults are too wrapped up in lawn care ( and denial) to acknowledge the evil brewing right under their feet. They refused to believe her, thinking instead that she was losing her mind, and committed her to an insane asylum. ", According to Whedon, the RPG scene was added so that, The map on the table during the RPG session is a hand-drawn copy of Map F from Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook, Whedon explains Anya's death: "I wanted to kill somebody, and I wanted to do it brutally and suddenly and never really pay it off. These Potentials were brought to Sunnydale for protection and training at Buffy's home;[30] the house was quickly overrun with teenage Potentials. One Harbinger of Death, killed by Andrew with a sword. [21], With the other survivors, Buffy looked on at the crater where her hometown had been. [55] She secretly rehabilitated him at his mansion, helping him heal while still finding herself drawn to him. The living conditions made the imprisoned creatures explore the most vulnerable, while the Slayer guards and demon trustees did nothing to stop the violence. Before Angel can respond, Angel is knocked out by Caleb, who survived his stab wound and is now with a black liquid dripping from his mouth and eyes. Written and directed by Joss Whedon, it was originally broadcast on May 20, 2003, on the UPN network. As the Council argued over this, Severin suddenly burst in and started to drain Illyria's powers. As the Senior Prom was closing in, Buffy expressed excitement in having her perfect high school experience with Angel as her date. Chosen: Directed by Joss Whedon. "Chosen" had an audience of 2.9 million households upon its original airing. Xander subsequently attempted to kill Spike in a jealous rage, but Buffy intervened, revealing her secret relationship with Spike in the process; though Willow, Dawn, and Anya accepted it with relative grace, understanding what Buffy had been going through, Xander reacted exactly as Buffy feared, though he eventually realized why Buffy had kept it secret and apologized. Additionally, she refused to kill Warren Mears despite his vicious crimes, including Tara's murder, preferring to let him face human justice, whereas Xander and Dawn were so disgusted and furious with him that they openly supported Willow's intent to kill until after she actually did it and then targeted Andrew and Jonathan, who had nothing to do with Tara's death. Nevertheless, she received a client named Theo Daniels who revealed he was being hunted by Wolfram & Hart. An epic battle ensues and several good friends are lost. [45][46], At fifteen years old, Buffy suddenly began dreaming that she was other girls fighting monsters in different historical periods. Buffy use the collective Slayer power to defeat Wise, empowered by Shenlong. [33] Buffy had a tendency to be completely confident about her abilities when she faced her enemies. Buffy dreamed about both men, often together, long after the respective relationships ended. [162], The Slayer was faced again with a critical crisis to save the world when D'Hoffryn then suddenly killed the rest of the Council and took all their power for himself. [166], After Buffy and the Scooby Gang had their morals back, and D'Hoffryn had to run away from the fight, Buffy finally used the book in her favor: giving her own sister the possibility to manifest her Key powers in any dimension. Giles left the majority of his assets to Faith in his will; Buffy's only inheritance was Vampyr, the book he presented her with on their first meeting. Her transition back to life was very difficult; she experienced an overwhelming sense of loss after being as she put it when confessing to Spike ripped out of heaven and thrust back into a world of pain. [163] Saddened he wanted to help but only making her angry, Spike suggested them to break up. [180] With no other way, Dawn opened a portal to a hell dimension, and Buffy planned to force the demons through as history dictated. [101] However, throughout her focus of the Slayer mission, she stated that she would be able to kill a human to save the world;[186] indeed, Buffy had made exceptions to her rule of not killing humans: she was apparently willing to kill Faith to save Angel's life,[61] killed several members of the Knights of Byzantium to protect Dawn,[87] and bisected Caleb with the Scythe. [130] Buffy and Angel succumbed to their passions and engaged in an act of airborne sex. WebJoin Buffy, Angel and the gang as they try to mend the wounds of the past years, while dealing with problems both old and new, including some previously dead faces from the past. Afterward, Willow expresses her concerns about using magic again to Kennedy. [30] During the war with the First Evil, Buffy enacted a plan to activate multiple Potential Slayers in the world, abolishing the traditional line of Chosen Ones, and closing the Hellmouth. Afterward, she delved into the First's lair, where she rescued Spike, who had been tortured by both the First and the Turok-Han.[108]. Buffy once described herself as "I am capable of awesome. [95] A memory purge spell cast by Willow went awry and erased all of the memories of the Scooby Gang; when the spell was ended, Tara left Willow. She meets the Potentials, Faith, and Spike, and the Potentials and Slayers cut their hands to open the seal with their blood. [52], With Angel's subsequent plan to destroy the world, Buffy was willing to kill him, while she relied on Willow to re-ensoul him as a last resort after they discovered the spell to do so in Jenny's office. A small group of Bringers also appear and attack. Buffy hanged out with Dowling and Billy as well as Xander and Dawn, seeming to be somewhat happy that she had finally managed some semblance of an average night. Buffy and her parents never spoke of it again. With Buffy's help, Willow renounced the usage of her magic altogether and was put on the road to recovery.[98]. After her expulsion, Buffy and Pike took an impromptu trip to Las Vegas to hunt vampires. The Ubervamps spot Buffy, Faith, and the Potentials, and charge towards them. THE FIRST Doesn't matter anyway. Next While they were Angel's former associates and were intent on wreaking havoc in town, Spike in particular wanted to make Buffy his third Slayer to kill. Buffy's allies stood over her body and wept openly. The Chosen Two - A Buffy Rewatch podcast on demand - Rewatching Buffy The Vampire Slayer with hosts Mel and Tilda. [35]Still in a state of despair and hopelessness, Buffy recuperated enough to prevent Xander from murdering Angel, pleading to him that she couldn't handlelosing anyone else close to her but most of all, she could not lose Xander by betraying his very being if he went through with this. Buffy confessed her love for him, though he remained unconvinced, and then she escaped the ruins at Spike's insistence. Little did they know that it was located on a Hellmouth, and Buffy's presence there was predestined. As soon as the zompires were extinguished, the vampires turned against the Slayer. This page was last edited on 8 October 2022, at 10:20. [119], Additionally, Buffy fully understood that not all demons were evil and was in fact good friends with several demons, such as Clem, and held a code of honor even with longtime enemies, refusing to kill Spike when he was rendered helpless by the Initiative's Behavior-Modification Circuitry despite their long history of animosity before and after that point, while also being disgusted with Riley when he expressed prejudice against Willow for dating Oz, a werewolf. Web"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Chosen (TV Episode 2003) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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