Upon her return to Sunnydale in the fall, Buffy's friends noticed her condition when she behaved rudely to them and took out her anger on her slaying targets. The Ubervamps spot Buffy, Faith, and the Potentials, and charge towards them. [96], Buffy soon met Riley again when he enlisted her help with a demon he was tracking. Next [32] Buffy herself became a public hate figure in the media, at one point being branded the "Worst Person in the World." Written and directed by Joss Whedon, it was originally broadcast on May 20, 2003, on the UPN network. Born on January 19, 1981, [17] [18] she was called to be the Slayer in 1996 at fifteen years old. Riley asked Buffy to trust that he was trying to help, so she and Willow accepted the amnesty. Buffy consulted with Tara on whether her resurrection changed who she was and thus no longer made her a human according to the chip. 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. This attempt was hampered when the Knights of Byzantium, a militia intent on killing the Key to stop Glory, attacked the Scoobies on the road. When Twilight found them anyway, the Slayers were forced to fight a human war against the military, with casualties incurred on both sides. [103], Willow then tried to destroy the whole world to end everybody's pain, which caused a number of demons to spawn and attack Buffy and Dawn. 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. Her destructive relationship with Spike, for example, was attributed to her own feelings of vulnerability, self-loathing, and unworthiness after the death of her mother as well as her abrupt descent from Heaven. 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. Buffy Summers was a badass teen goddess, and I worshipped the hellish ground she slayed on. Later that night, Buffy finds herself unable to sleep and paces the basement as Spike sleeps. In Haddyn, she discovered that, by the 23rd century, the thousands of Slayers activated had been reduced to one individual once more, a young woman named Melaka Fray. 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. 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. Buffy tied Spike to a chair in order to prohibit him from moving; after he went into a frenzy and attacked Andrew Wells, she chained him in her basement. He asks for the amulet, whose exchange he had witnessed from the shadows, and she explains that it is very powerful and meant only for a champion. [20] In college, she dated Riley in the hopes of having a "normal" relationship, only to discover he was an Initiative soldier. Buffy is named "Class Protector" by her grateful classmates. [68] Satsu was Buffy's fellow Slayer, as well as her first and only same-sex liaison. Buffy fought against hordes of demons that stood in her way to save Dawn's life with Willow and her magic to help her, while Illyria and Koh arrived to help. [2] With the exception of Sineya, the primeval one, [3] by definition all Slayers had been once Potential Slayers. [33] Buffy had a tendency to be completely confident about her abilities when she faced her enemies. Buffy's other distinguishing features included a bite-mark scar on the right side of her neck. Suddenly, the First Evilappears to her in the guise of Caleb, unhappy that she killed its lieutenant but notes that there's an army of the undead waiting to rise. [119], Though she had managed to organize a highly effective institution, Buffy failed to experience the feelings of connection that the other Slayers did. As they made their escape, Simone attacked them and dragged Buffy off, determined to kill her once and for all. It was written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon and originally aired on UPN on May 20, 2003. 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. BUFFY walks over to CALEB, who's body is on the floor, covered in blood. ", About Buffy's cookie analogy, Whedon described: "This speech about cookies was originally pitched not cookies exactly, but I believe baking was in there by, Whedon describes having Angel and Spike as romantic interests for Buffy in the same episode: "[The speech about cookies] helps with the other really complicated part of writing this episode, which was: 'How do you get Angel and Spike together in the same show, have her have the big emotion for both of them, and not make her seem like the Slut Queen of Slutdonia?' Ordering the First to "get out of my face," Buffy arises with renewed determination and knocks several Turok-Han off the ledge. Buffy then joined the Scoobies Dawn, Joyce, Xander, Willow, Giles, Andrew, Faith, Angel, and Spike in a barbecue commemorating hers and Faith's graduation from San Francisco Police Academy, as they intended to improve their supernatural division. Menu. The Long Way Home, Part One 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. [124] When Buffy later told her of these events, Willow assured her that the future was not set in stone. With Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield Ford, Michelle Trachtenberg. As opposed to Spike's "perfect, noble" death, Whedon wanted another character to die in a "real middle-of-the-battle death" and to have it done "brutally and suddenly and never really pay it off". Buffy's final speech to the Potentials had revealed that Willow is channeling the essence of the m in order to activate Potentials all over the world. Joss Whedon The trick is always to make the audience go through exactly what she's going through. After killing Caleb, Buffy conceives a plan to defeat the First once and for all. Buffy was crying on the back porch when Spike appeared, armed with a shotgun. "And you're a Slayer," Willow replies. More specifically, it is never stated why Slayers are always chosen to fulfill their duties when they are teenagers. Joyce had been experiencing health problems for months, and only recently received surgery for a brain tumor when she died unexpectedly from an aneurysm. WebBuffy Anne Summers [16] [2] was a Slayer activated in the late 20th century. [82], The Watchers Council eventually came to Sunnydale with information about Glory but refused to give it up until Buffy passed a test they had prepared for her. [22] She was unique as a Slayer in many ways;[23] she refused to sacrifice her ordinary life for her supernatural destiny,[24] often operated as part of a team with her friends the Scooby Gang,[25] and had romantic relationships with the notorious vampires Angel[26] and Spike. Buffy has to deal with her boyfriend and ex-boyfriend. Not a bad way to go out. However, Illyria jumped in and sacrificed herself to force the demons in. During the battle, Spike finally felt the amulet start working. An epic WebForming a tight-knit group of friends, Buffy battles hellspawn while juggling her double life as a carefree schoolgirl. One Harbinger of Death, killed by Giles with a sword. Buffy seemed to figure something out and lifted her Scythe to decapitate the dead Slayer. Meanwhile, Spike hired assassins from the Order of Taraka to kill her so Buffy wouldn't interrupt a ritual to heal the weakened Drusilla. With Willow's magic temporarily holding off Dawn's death for a few more days at the most, and Xander's information over what Severin and Simone were planning to do with the Vampyr book, she deduced that their solution to all of this was traveling to the Deeper Well in England. [31] At some point, she learned that Spike had been resurrected in L.A., and, according to Willow, followed several leads to make sure the information was valid,[117] but could not find the time to get in contact with him afterward. [174] They organized a break into Safe Zone again, where Buffy and Willow absorbed their powers back and freed all prisoners, Spike included. Born After an encounter with an average vampire left her badly wounded, she became interested in learning the deaths of past Slayers and poured through old Watchers Diaries with Giles in an attempt to better understand her situation. You came pretty close to smacking me down," before asking Buffy "What more do you want?" Despite the odds against her and the Scoobies, they vowed to find a way to save the world, returning to her present with the new allies Melaka and Erin.[179]. WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Chosen Collection (DVD, 2009) at the best online prices at eBay! Additionally, Riley and Sam were called to convince Buffy to accept to go under the process, arguing that Spike would be better with the Safe Zone's lower population. With that, Buffy promised to stop her self-destructive behavior in order to be there for Dawn when Dawn needed her; with this crisis resolved, Buffy was finally ready to live again. [135], In the ensuing fight, Severin told Buffy that he had to kill all those vampires because Buffy destroyed the Seed and that she didn't deserve her power. Other Slayers are reinvigorated as well. [132], In an effort to save Dawn's life, Buffy formed a plan. The Master left Buffy to drown in a pool of water, but Xander found her and revived her by performing CPR. 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. [207][208] Buffy's most common weapon over time was shown to be frequently identified as the traditional wooden stake, even being completelyunbothered withusing it on creatures other than vampires. "[72] She was also somewhat short-tempered in nature, as it never took very much to irritate her. I hope you enjoy my video. [68], Buffy briefly joined forces with the Initiative, but her relentless questioning of the organization's motives, as well as her relationship with Riley, began to unsettle Professor Maggie Walsh, who tried to have her killed in action. Giles asks how this could've happened, since everyone either died or is alive and with them. The two quickly realized their unity was strongest than their divergent opinions. She managed to escape and convince Giles of her true identity. When Andrew goes to give his thank you/goodbye speech in the school hall, Anya standing on his left. With tears in her eyes, Buffy tells Spike she loves him, to which he replies: "No you don't. WebForming a tight-knit group of friends, Buffy battles hellspawn while juggling her double life as a carefree schoolgirl. They climb down the hole in the ground and come face to face with the army of Turok-Han. Buffy leaves and Spike disintegrates as the Hellmouth collapses. The Potentials, Faith and Spike are waiting, and the Potentials cut their hands to open the seal with their blood. So we will walk through the fire, and let it burn. [65], During Thanksgiving, Buffy was forced to deal with Hus, the vengeful spirit of a Native American warrior, after he was released by Xander's construction crew. He orders her to leave as he has to stay and finish the job. She is the distilled essence of everything I am not. WebBuffy the Vampire Slayer S7E22 "Chosen". After that, they found themselves in the new Twilight dimension. Buffy who had been determined to have a safe and normal holiday meal with her friends was also shocked when Spike arrived unexpectedly at Giles' flat, begging for help. Buffy grudgingly allows her to stay. During the scene where the newly-activated Slayers are fighting the Turok-Han army, Amanda impales an ubervamp with a seemingly double-pointed wooden spear. The First disappears. Willow tried to sendBuffyto help Illyria, Koh, and the Council to help them defeat the Old One Maloker. It's confusing to us emotionally that we should bounce from one to the other, and it's confusing to her. Although it counted with voluntary donors, Buffy funded this organization's great expenses by robbing a Swiss bank with the help of several of her fellow Slayers, which she later reasoned had been a victimless crime because of the bank's insurance. Back in Sunnydale, Buffy and the Scoobies kept Spike tied up in Giles' flat as he bartered information about the Initiative for shelter and blood. [134], She then came across the same man she had saved earlier Severin , who revealed his ability to drain the energy from mystical beings. Angel's harassment continued over the months through the form of letters, threatening to endanger Buffy's friends and family. Angel staked Darla in her ensuing confrontation with Buffy, and the two agreed that they could never be together. Buffy crawls from the depths of her own grave. An exhausted Faith responds "Can I push him in?" They share a quiet moment as the world crumbles around them. [29] Buffy also tended to venture out of the Slayer's typically supernatural jurisdiction, often dealing with crazed robots[10][82] and even human criminals. WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chosen [Jun 01, 2003] Nancy Holder and Joss Whedon at the best online prices at eBay! Spike is in the basement, working out his anger on a punching bag with a crude drawing of Angel's face on it. This mirrors the scene in the alley in ", Buffy will also tell Spike she loves him in, Spike will return from his apparent death to be resurrected nineteen days later in the, Spike once again destroys the "Welcome to Sunnydale" sign a third and final time, after his arrivals in the episodes ", Andrew's exaggerated storytelling abilities explored in ", Giles mentions the existence of a Hellmouth in Cleveland. She prepared for the battle with the Scoobies; whilst retrieving weapons from her house, she granted Spike permission to enter again, after which he expressed his gratitude to her for treating him "like a man." How to get her in the sack with Spike half an act after Angel had left. "Home" Faith subsequently surrendered herself to the Los Angeles Police Department, and Buffy got into a heated exchange with Angel, climaxing when she used her relationship with Riley to put Angel on the defensive, who then harshly ordered her to go back to Sunnydale after reminding her that he himself could not move on from their relationship.[72]. As soon as the zompires were extinguished, the vampires turned against the Slayer. So we will walk through the fire, and let it burn. Dawn pulls him out. [43], In the fifth grade, Buffy developed a crush on sixth-grader Billy Fordham; although the two were friends, he never returned her feelings. [112], With a surprise visit from Angel,[112] Buffy finally defeated Caleb and killed him by cutting him in half. Chosen The trick is always to make the audience go through exactly what she 's going through Buffy 's distinguishing! 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