THE END - Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reaction - 7x22 - Chosen

[@LiamDuke]

What a journey!

[@TheLexiCrowd]

Can’t believe it’s over 😭

[@tonysmallwood6636]

​@@TheLexiCrowd❤

[@Swooshez90]

I loved your Buffy reactions Liam, and Lexi's!

[@PatiAnn]

Thank U .... ❤ Much love

[@artman2oo3]

@@Swooshez90Both Liams! LOL

[@nonsequitur001]

In Spike's last moments he was literally effulgent.

[@The_One_In_Black]

How's that for poetry?

[@TheUltrahypnotoad]

He died doing what he did best... knocking down the "Welcome to Sunnydale" sign.

[@deirdrestatham5730]

@@TheUltrahypnotoad bahaha

[@NerdySwede]

STAPH

[@Uhohlisa]

@@TheUltrahypnotoadholy shit thank you guys for these comments

[@peaceisnature]

Remember Cassie told Spike - "She'll tell you. One day, she'll tell you."

[@DaveVampireSlayer]

Cassie.... one of the most memorable minor characters of this series! Supersweet, carefree and with a special gift..... but sadly also a very cruel destiny.

[@joelangelsanchez1581]

@@DaveVampireSlayer Cassie is such an amazing modern rendition of the Greek myth of Cassandra; she could tell the future but was cursed to never be believed. In the end all of Cassie’s prophecies came true & even with Buffy fighting so hard for her.😢

[@Lady-Seashell-Bikini]

@@joelangelsanchez1581 At the very least, Cassie died knowing that she had friends fighting for her.

[@arc7375]

She’ll tell you…but she won’t mean it. :P

[@0SnakeDoctor]

And Spike knocks down the "Welcome to Sunnydale" sign one last time. He always was poetic.

[@NelsonVlog66]

William the Bloody had it out for that sign.

[@williamcrow9713]

Anya: *gets cut in half* Every reactor: “Is Anya okay?”

[@HelloXrancidkitteh]

I don't blame them. it is such a shock 'cause it also happens SO fast and then they cut away to someone else fighting

[@theresashores2512]

I remember when I first saw that scene, I felt my stomach clench up. Still upset sometimes that Xander doesn’t look upset enough when he realizes she’s gone.

[@samday2534]

@@theresashores2512it’s called shock

[@paulsmith8510]

@@theresashores2512 its hard to cry with 1 eyeball.

[@SeerMagicX]

Well it's a crappy death. I mean they could have written it better.

[@InfectedZeke]

Buffy telling a stunned the First Evil to get out of her face and then getting up with that score in the background and send Ubervamps flying - still epic. Spike got his nemesis, the Sunnydale sign - again. Things that makes one sad: Jenny, Joyce, Tara, Anya, Spike, Jonathan and Larrys final resting places are at the bottom of a wrecked crater.

[@fiddiehacked]

Don't forget there was an empty grave for Buffy Anne as well.

[@awildfoxappeared]

Larry

[@joelangelsanchez1581]

Now I’m also thinking of the banker telling Buffy something along the lines of “the housing market in Sunnydale just has never been competitive, for some reason.” 😅😅

[@alfredneuman1916]

The good news, Lexi, is that Buffy is wonderfully rewatchable. Thank you for making my latest rewatch especially enjoyable.

[@user-kseniaalisa]

it's true, i still watch "behind the scenes", interview, reactions, everything about buffy...

[@ronfehr7899]

I get to rewatch by seeing others react to it. Bonus.

[@coldservings]

I rewatch again and again, but autistic special interest so no great surprise there.;)

[@kellifranklin9872]

My love for Spike is eternal! I cried so much when this first aired. It’s just devastating. I have really enjoyed watching this with you.

[@aliciasavage6801]

I am right there with you. Im still crying.

[@coldservings]

Spike had the best arc in the show. I will die on this hill.

[@AnatoleVGC]

The "everyone is a slayer" speech is beyond perfection to end this shows message

[@ThammuzBabylon]

That always hits me, especially as it pans to those around the world also being affected.

[@AnatoleVGC]

@@ThammuzBabylon the zoom at the kid with the "are you ready to be strong?" is such a powerful message

[@kjh4496]

It’s perfectly sums up the journey to adulthood where you take all the strength of the things you overcame and pass it on to the next generation. It’s also a great feminist statement of women supporting other women.

[@Michael75579]

@@AnatoleVGC I like the fact that we don't need to see the results of the spell across the world; we know that the young girl is about to smash the baseball out of the stadium, the abusive father/boyfriend/whatever is about to get a well-deserved ass-kicking etc.

[@ronfehr7899]

​@Michael75579 True. Just seeing a few faces is enough to tell us it's happening everywhere.

[@lunawebster3748]

Buffy’s final word of the show was “Spike”

[@swagsukeuchiha7599]

Ikr

[@dianaudodova4592]

😭💔❤️

[@Nicamon]

And her final kiss was with Angel. Your point?😒

[@swagsukeuchiha7599]

@@Nicamon she always will love angel but I think she loved spike too late and why he made a bigger impact on her than angel did

[@Nicamon]

@@swagsukeuchiha7599 I don't know.🤷‍♂I can't really be _too_ objective about these 2 ships because my hatred for Spike is just too strong. But I believe her cookie analogy. I think she loves them both but she's not ready to be with any of them yet. And BTW if they don't find a way to overcome the I'm-immortal-and-you're-not problem she can't really be endgame with _any_ of them.

[@hotyaznboi]

31:40 i think this is a brilliant moment. andrew makes up a story to give Anya a hero's death when in fact she died instantly and with no fanfare. sometimes being a storyteller is a good thing.

[@HelloXrancidkitteh]

he didn't make it up though.... she legit went to start hitting the uber vamps that were attacking Andrew, that she didn't see the uber vamp coming up from behind her with Andrew's sword that he had dropped. she probably didn't mean to sacrifice her life, but she did purposely save him. although she joked about not caring about Andrew, they had bonded in a sort of big sis, little bro kinda way towards the last half of the season.

[@Andrewsmiith]

@@HelloXrancidkittehI don’t think the scene plays out like that at all. Andrew is in his own pit of peril, Anya in hers (though she holds up extremely well) There’s no indication that she is fighting to rescue him at all, she’s too distracted by the chaos going on around her. Andrew wouldn’t have seen her die, given that he was being swamped by bringers at the time. His initial responses of “I didn’t see, I was scared” is the truth, then you see the idea of a grander, more consoling story blossom in his mind.

[@rfresa]

"In every generation there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer."

[@joelangelsanchez1581]

“Grrr Arggg!”

[@arc7375]

In every generation, there are the chosen ones. They together will stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. They are the Slayers.

[@wordyblerd7723]

I cry during her "Are you ready to be strong?" speech every. Single. Time.

[@Nicamon]

I smile.😎

[@wordyblerd7723]

@@Nicamon I smile at the end when Buffy does. Sometimes I cry a little too. Can't help it, Buffy makes me weepy! lol

[@Nicamon]

@@wordyblerd7723 That's fine.😉💛

[@O-Pringle-O]

ive watched this series once a year since i was 15 or 16 and cry everytime , truly is my favourite series ever

[@joelangelsanchez1581]

SAME! My roommates thought I was crazy. 😂

[@HuntingViolets]

Sometimes I start with the last episode and work my way to the first.

[@TigerNightmare]

"She'll tell you. Someday she'll tell you."-Cassie, 704

[@andreduarte8372]

That shot of the baseball player looking up with a smirk and those surreal eyes to round out Buffy's speech is incredible! Chills every time! Notice how both Anya and Spike were the only characters shown asleep before the battle...

[@JhadeSagrav]

BROOO WAIT YES.... gah.... They foreshadowed it and in all my rewatches, i never noticed it. I wonder if Spike dreamt it, except he mistook the light for cool whip. 😂😂😂

[@circling-girl]

Spike saying "no you don't" is a callback to when he told her he loved her and she said "no you don't." In the commentary, Joss says he told Sarah to love him when she says she loves him, and for James to love her when he replies.

[@SamuelFeutchine]

Yes and he also said that Buffy knew that she was in love with him when their hands touch

[@steffanixoom]

my first watch, after Joyce died I made the mistake of googling why they killed her off (I was mad ok lol) and one of the suggested searches that came up was something to the effect of "why did they kill Giles" & your girl spent the entire 6th & 7th seasons waiting for Giles to die horrifically only to finish it and be SO CONFUSED (but so happy) lmao

[@antoniolamounier]

I love that Rona is the one who throws the scythe back to Buffy. It symbolizes that she has accepted Buffy as a leader.

[@simom931]

Spike knocking down the 'Welcome to Sunnydale' sign for the third time... That's our boy!! Thanks Lexi, it's been a pleasure to rewatch the show with you. What an epic journey! Ready for S5 of Angel?

[@joelangelsanchez1581]

….that we know of. He’s knocked down the sing for the third time that we know of. But I think he won this time!

[@ZheToralf]

Wow 3 years. I don't know if I could have that patience. I binge watched Buffy and Angel in college within one or two months (I forgot the actual amount of time it took). The thing is, I knew pretty much any big spoiler in advance. Joyce's death, Tara's death, Dawn, Angel losing his Soul, Spike getting a Soul and so on. Still I have never been so addicted to a show ever since. Even with all the spoilers, it was still so good.

[@HuntingViolets]

I used to rush home from second shift and watch the recording on the VCR.

[@ttg-ben]

Been a silent lurker for couple of years, finally posting my first comment lol to say thank you for such a great watch along/reaction series. Have really enjoyed watching your great insights and reactions. 15ish years and multiple watch's later, the tears still don't stop for me, from the minute they enter the school to that final shot lol. Great finale to brilliant show.

[@HelloXrancidkitteh]

HATED that Anya and Spike died. I cry every time, especially when I'm rewatching with a first time reactor. I was bawling my eyes out with you. had a lot of fun witnessing you experiencing the Buffyverse for the first time. now, the best thing to do ( besides reading the comics ) is REWATCHING. you get to see all of the kool little details you've missed and all the moments of clever foreshadowing ( especially the 'Restless' episode in season 4, but as well through the entire series ). then watching other reactors and enjoying it again through fresh eyes. no matter how many times you watch Buffy, there's always a small detail you've never noticed before. its definitely a rewatchable series. never gets old.

[@icred4467]

Anya’s death was for-told. When Anya took back her last act of vengeance and Dehofren killed Hali, he said to Anya “your time will come, from beneath you it devours” Same when Cassie told Spike “before the end she will tell you” or something along those lines. There is so many examples of this all the way the series. Joss and his team are incredible.

[@abbesatty9498]

Re-living Buffy with you was really fun ride. I applaud your commitment and how your uploads were paced.

[@Kwigs_kun]

Your timing for finishing this series couldn't be more perfect. There is actually a sequel audiobook dropping tomorrow (12th) set 10 years after the finale. They've got a lot of the original cast back to voice their characters.

[@sirmoonslosthismind]

are you familiar with any of the buffyverse books amber benson and christopher golden have written? cuz i'm not, and therefore i have no clue what it is we're getting tomorrow.

[@GhostGardens]

Another reactor cycle is complete, welcome to the fandom (post finale).

[@vannthybun2546]

It’s been a true pleasure to accompany you on this journey sis, we love you so much and can’t wait to see what you sink your fangs into next once Buffy and Angel are both behind you ❤❤❤❤

[@LizzyQween]

I’ve seen this episode hundreds of times and I still cry every time

[@codypendragons]

I think it's crazy how they mentioned Caleb. Back in the first episode of season three, when the character Lily, who then becomes Ann, says that she called herself Sister Sunshine, and that she was following this loser preacher, what do you think?

[@arc7375]

You forget that before all of that, she was Chanterelle. From Season 2’s episode “Lie to me.” I don’t think she followed Caleb. She’d be dead…

[@codypendragons]

@@arc7375 You goof she was sister sunshine before that.

[@beansfriend7033]

Still bummed about Anya's death, but less so since i now understand that Emma Caulfield actually requested it. It was nice of Andrew to make up the story for Xander.

[@HelloXrancidkitteh]

I don't think he "made it up". I always took it as Anya legit saving Andrew and that's when she died. she went to start hitting the uber vamps that were attacking Andrew, that she didn't see the one come up from behind her with Andrew's sword that he had dropped. honestly, I blame her and Andrew bonding towards the last half of the season. if they hadn't bonded or if it was one of the potentials she didn't care about, she wouldn't have done the same...but it was 'cause she ended up caring for Andrew in a sort of older sis kinda way- she helped him.

[@alicequinn505]

It was poetic.

[@eberwald4438]

My favorite line of the entire series: "So... Wheelchair fight?" @@HelloXrancidkitteh

[@3SailorMartin]

​@HelloXrancidkitteh actually I always thought it was one of those bringers that took her down. I mean you see some sneaking along behind them when they first start fighting and I could be wrong but I could've sworn it was one of their daggers and not a sword that cut her in half

[@Psi105]

It makes sense for Anya's arc. She caused so much pain and death in her past. But in the end, she choose to do the right thing, to stay and fight for good, even knowing it would probably kill her.

[@idontsignin]

There is another amazing show with DB Woodside (principal wood) called Lucifer. He plays an Angel in it called Amenadiel. I think you would enjoy it.

[@mimmo4762]

I rewatched Buffy more times than I can count, and I cry every time... yes... only for the ending, just for that! Truly! Anya fought bravely, but she didn't actually sacrificed herself for Andrew. Andrew lied to Xander to make him feel better, and make Anya take the glory: it is the exact opposite of what he has always been doing (telling stories to make himself look better). That scene marks the completion of his growth.

[@JhadeSagrav]

Dang, bro.... 😢😢😢 I love reading these comments, man. I learn so much more about this show from hearing all y'all's thoughts on it.

[@aperson4640]

Thank you for taking this journey with us. I loved it. ❤

[@christopherholley8164]

When the hell mouth collapsed in on itself it took the Town with it just like the earthquake that trapped the master took half the Town.

[@shaynaformity1384]

A funny take on hearing Buffy's cookie analogy: SMG's current endeavor is selling her line of baking mixes, including one for cookies 🙂

[@dayceem]

I honestly thought the last line of the show when Dawn says 'Yeah Buffy. What are we gonna do now? ' was going to be Buffy saying 'Let's go bake some cookies'.

[@LadyVenomWay]

Spike and Anyas deaths really really hurt me, Just so painful to lose 2 of our faves! Such a great show and great ending!

[@LaBlueStateGirl]

Wait until the end of season 5 of Angel for a live! If would be too easy for people to spoil you about content from Angel that might change your Buffy feelings.

[@veronicamars4124]

I love your love for Bangel. :) Congrats on finishing the show

[@JoanneGarcia]

I've watched this so many times and yet, I'm still bawling watching this with you. SO GOOD. Thank you for sharing the journey with us!!

[@Lilcutiepie95]

god that smile of hers at the end, I tear up everytime.

[@damemethief]

I hope you see this Lexi: Do NOT watch the opening credits of Angel Season 5, until after the first episode. There's a major spoiler there.

[@edgarland2001]

Yes, and I hope if you do a live stream, you don't get spoiled during that as well.

[@Garagantua]

She filmed this at the beginning of August, so I guess you're several weeks to late^^

[@damemethief]

@@Garagantua oh, whoops lmfao, oh well

[@anonymes2884]

On Patreon she's on 5x9 so that ship has definitely sailed - nice effort though :).

[@dancerkris95]

At the end, Spike was who gave Buffy her fire back. "I touch the fire, and it freezes me." When they were holding each other's hand as everything was collapsing, their hands were in flames. He ignited that spark in her that had been missing since she came back from the beyond. She was feeling everything at that moment. To top it off, her last four words on the show were "I love you.... Spike. " The "I love you" was in hellmouth, and the "Spike" was when Giles asked who did this ❤ -Lol, this was the 3rd time that Spike has nocked over the "Welcome to Sunnydale" sign, lol. (Schools Hard, Lovers Walk, and then series finale). Then this was also the 3rd time that Buffy had a hand in destroying a school, haha. (The 1st was the school gym at her old school in L.A., 3rd season of finale with blowing up the school at graduation and then here).

[@JhadeSagrav]

Dang, dang, dang!!!! _"I touch the fire..."_ i never thought of it that way!And Spike could give her that "spark" because he finally has his own "spark": his soul! Gahhh!!! Such a great show!!!

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

I still want a tattoo of punching bag Angel🤣

[@heather9857]

The thumbnail of this video made me tear up. This was a wonderful journey with you Lexi!

[@sinloi2675]

You were the first reaction channel I ever started watching! I'm excited to see you finish Angel and I love Lost so I'm looking forward to that as well. Thanks for the insightful look into Buffy, it was like watching it again for the first time.

[@benhaggitt4466]

I only discovered your channel a few weeks ago and binged all your Buffy reactions. I'm glad you loved it. It's one of my favourite shows along with Friends and Game of Thrones. I hope you come back to rewatching Buffy again and again like the rest of us.

[@JonathanForres-de1jo]

Buffy's last lines are " I love you " and "Splke " And Spike managed to even destroy the Sunnydale sign again! Are you going to do Dollhouse?

[@mintphoenix2112]

One of my favourite things is in episode 4 of season 7 Cassie tells Spike that "She'll tell you. Someday, she'll tell you" foreshadowing Buffy in the finale telling Spike that she loves him.

[@jameshenner5831]

Congrats on finishing Buffy. Spike is a real hero, for once.

[@Strwbrryhonibee]

The first time I saw Spike die, I cried for like 30 minutes straight

[@jayel1471]

One of my favourite things in this amazing episode is Buffy terrifying the First with her sheer will. When she stands up, stabbed but unwilling to fall. It really calls back to the whole "I'm the thing that monsters fear."

[@Ty-le3tm]

I have come back to KZbin so many times to see you react to the big moments. So beautiful to see someone watch this show for the first time. I hope you love it. If you really watch it it touches you on a level no other show ever can. At least for me. I’ve never found another show that expresses the emotions that it does

[@wcnitz]

The finales of each show made me cry multiple times. Both had their ups and downs, but both ended so well.

[@TheDweller0690]

It’s been so fun rewatching this with you. Thank you for sharing it with us❤

[@paulsmith8510]

I hate that Anya died. But the fact that only full humans survived makes sense. Anya was hundreds of years old, was a vicious demon, etc. I wish they just respected her character arc more in the end.

[@godmagnus]

1124 years old.

[@cedricdallaire3324]

It was an immense pleasure to watch you watch all of it. What an epic and tragic journey you shared with the world ❤

[@hardybryan]

It's funny, even though Anya's death is devastating, and Spike's sacrifice is touching, this episode never pushes me towards tears. It's too triumphant for that. All those slayers being called, the destruction of the First's army, plus Spike's final victory over the 'Welcome to Sunnydale' sign. I think it's a fantastic finish for the show. I've really enjoyed watching your reactions to this show. It's one of my absolute favorite pieces of fiction ever in any medium. I hope you'll have a chance to check out the comic books at some point, even if just for yourself. And don't worry about being done. Now you get to do your first rewatch and see all the things we naturally miss on first watch. Just sorry we won't be able to take that journey with you. And hey, you've still got an outstanding season of Angel left. You have been a wonderful host for the buffy fandom to come together with. Also, 100% yes to a Buffy Live.

[@Marwolaeth01]

I always loved the fact that, technically, even in death Spike knocked over the Welcome to Sunnydale sign. Great show, great ending. Just wish Anya and Xander had ended up together, but it had just the right amount of sacrifice to make it feel like a battle. Lost? I personally think it's a great choice. I've only ever watched Buffy and Angel all the way through about 3 times from start to finish, these days I just watch it via reaction videos. I have been thinking about re-watching Lost again since it's been so long since it first aired, but doing so through reactions is a great compromise for me.

[@VeroniWatch]

Oh my... I cried so much during your reaction now. Felt like I watched this episode for the first time again, and I think I've watched this episode about 20 times the last 15 years 😂 Thank you for this journey Lexi ❤

[@JuneJaneb4]

This fire at the end is the perfect symbol of B/S relationship. Fire warms you up when you need it, it's energy, passion, it helped keep life at the dawn of time, but it can burn you if you're not careful with it. And it's 100% accurate. And by the way it was real fire. Their hands were all gelled up, they added some more flame later but still. And I think that's really cool. I remember James had it before in early seasons and now Sarah did it with him in the final.❤‍🔥 It was mentioned before but I just want to give this comment because it clarifies the meaning of the scene. Since people sometimes argue. Whedon told Sarah: 'Show the romance. Be proud of him. Love him when you say you love him.' To James: 'Love her when you say she doesn't love you. Forget about the crumbling world. For that period of time it doesn't exist.' And later it was also confirmed that Buffy felt it. And she has every reason for that. So it's a love story for them eventually. Which went through everything. From mortal enemies and that's not an exaggeration to lovers. And for me this whole story was the most exciting thing that I saw in this series. And Spike. My true warrior. Saved everything at the very end. Gave everything that he had. You are a bright star. That will shine forever. 🌟 Thank you, Lexi, for watching it with us. 💕

[@gungho1284]

Actually, Wolfram & Hart saved everything by providing that bauble. Which seems to prove that the Senior Partners are not the same as The First, even though they share similar features, being eternal evil and all.

[@JuneJaneb4]

@@gungho1284 honestly, I don't give a damn about W&H story. That's other tv show and mostly other storyline. This particilar storyline ended here. In angel I watched s5 only because Spike was there and Illyria. Rest is mediocre and boring for me. But even if we mention saving the world, we all saw that it happened couple of times, not just once.

[@jp3813]

I always thought it was weird that the gang never considered the possibility of creating more evil slayers like season 3 & 4 Faith. What if a criminal gains powers?

[@kbwolfe9491]

They were talking about going and finding them and now that there are a lot more of them it'll be easier for them to take a rogue one down in necessary

[@jp3813]

@@kbwolfe9491 Easier, sure. But only after the rogue has already committed more crimes. And who's to say that the evil ones don't form a team of their own?

[@JhadeSagrav]

Most potentials were already being trained by Watchers. Faith wasn't "evil". Angel S5 DOES show what happens.

[@jp3813]

@@JhadeSagrav This episode shows several potentials around the world that were unaccounted for, including a little girl, who gained powers. Plus, the council is no more. Faith was easily influenced by the Mayor.

[@ronfehr7899]

I'm sure there's at least one Slayer in Cleveland to watch over its Hellmouth. Unfortunately, there's no watcher there to guide her. Hopefully she somehow figures things out.

[@kristafarrelly8212]

Congratulations on finishing Buffy ❤what a journey it has been, was a pleasure to watch your reactions on it and share the pain , joy , laughs with you through this whole show , I would love for you to do a live Lexi , thank you for sharing your thoughts and journey on one of the best shows they ever made ❤😊

[@Trikeboy2]

Buffy's "Make a choice" speech always gets me.

[@killianlpc]

Well done Lexi for completing the whole series a really good piece of work, and also doing Angel at the same time, you deserve great credit for your efforts. This incredible show deserves the admiration it still receives and you did it proud. Chosen was a marvelous finale which was hard to achieve after the brilliant The Gift which, which I believe was the greatest of all episodes. Angel has of course returned with the mysterious amulet he got from Lilah in the Angel show, and gives it to Buffy saying 'it is to be worn by a Champion'. Spike proving to be possibly the most important character in the show due to the prophecy of the Vampire with a soul who would play a major role in the final battle, it was him who would finally destroy the Hellmouth and save them all. His character arc was incredible, giving his life and very soul to save them all. When Buffy says she loves him at the end I believe she does mean it, all Spike/William ever wanted was to be loved, that's why when Cassie told him before she died in series 7 ' one day she will tell you' it was so important for Spike to actually hear those words from the girl he truly loved making his existence complete so he could die at peace. Once again well done on completing the show and your hours of work are much appreciated. Look forward to more Angel reactions, a show which in many episodes actually surpassed Buffy The Vampire Slayer. You really did ''slay it'. There is only one thing to do now Lexi, hit that rewind button and go back to E1 S1 Welcome To The Hellmouth, and watch Darla set the ball rolling on this amazing show, you will love it even more, and of course it is not over as you have the brilliant Angel S5 to complete, the greatest of any Season in The Buffyverse IMHO. Don't be sad, be proud!

[@MartinGonzalez-ke9uy]

Great reaction!! loved you gettin emotional at the scene of Giles , Willow, Xander and Buffy just casually chatting before the big fight and the parallel to season 1 scene. And also your reaction to Spike's final scene.. and the end in general.. And the live streaming would be great , hope you do it , and hope i get to see it.. i usually miss those ^^ but would be great so i vote for yes to that live streaming.

[@PeachIntoxication]

Been so happy to have watched along with you. My favourite show, still, after all this time. And I never get tired of seeing people experience it for the first time and then fall in love with the characters. ❤

[@Girl4Music]

There’s something about her facing herself in the end that’s so profound. Looking at her demon in the eyes and saying “you don’t control me anymore.” 👌 No, cause, you see. It’s in the way that The First wearing her face taunts her like she’s a child and expects her to just lay there and cry in her defeat. And then Buffy defying that expectation of herself is like her way of saying “Look who’s finally grown up”. Like she’s had a revelation in what would be her final moments. That of her growth from child to adult.

[@dancerkris95]

I always took "I want you to get out of my face," as in literally telling The First that she's not dead and that she wasn't going to die this time. Because The First can only take a corporeal form of a person that's dead. This was her FULLY embracing the fact that yes, she had died twice and felt very detached for a long time from the living when she came back, but I'm here very much alive and that she feels strong and alive and no longer has that feeling like she did before.

[@Girl4Music]

@@dancerkris95 yep, it was a very psychological victory if not a physical one.

[@linc836]

I've seen this so many times, but why am I still balling though?! 😭 Thank you, Lexi. What a journey. ❤

[@PyroDrake1134]

That’s so awesome you get to upload this on the anniversary of your first episode!

[@enicole1203]

😭 I'm so excited we reached the end but I'm so sad we're finished! Thanks so much for a great time getting to rewatch this amazing show with you!

[@xkathrynx1830]

OMG! Last Buffy reaction! It's been really great following ur Buffy watch. Gonna miss it.. But forever your subscriber! Love u Lexi 💟

[@kjh4496]

Anya died like she lived, straight to the point haha

[@nightslayer6951]

There's no better Slayer than Buffy

[@sirmoonslosthismind]

given that we've only ever seen a very small fraction of them, that seems questionable.

[@nightslayer6951]

@@sirmoonslosthismind Buffy proved it time and time again

[@sirmoonslosthismind]

@@nightslayer6951 that's literally impossible. she proved that she's amazing time and again, but she couldn't "prove" anything about how she compares to people we know nothing about.

[@AnatoleVGC]

So sad to see it end. So cool to have you caught up to our colective obsession that is Buffy The Vampire Slayer

[@bringmethecaah]

it's been a pleasure going through this journey with you

[@reby7948]

Have so enjoyed rewatching Buffy with you!! Your comments and observations so fun. Another awesome vampire/witch/shapechanger series that came out in 2008 was True Blood.

[@Dudeamis17]

Thanks for the ride Lexi, it's been fun watching you experience the roller coaster of our favorite show.

[@CharmedPhoenix3]

Ahhh Lexi its been a wild ride! A massive thankyou for the last three years reacting to Buffy (and Angel) youve noticed everything and its been a joy to watch with you 😁. We would love a q and a session with you!

[@keshaponso2034]

Congratulations. Thank you for sharing these moments with us. Sooooooooo excited that you are doing Lost next. The Buffy Verse and Lost are my favourite shows. You are so going to vibe with that show. It's very you.

[@jonreese7066]

I really like how this happen from the very beginning the Slayer stood alone. Even Spike observed that deep down Slayers get depressed and let themselves get killed just to end it but now they are an army and they have each other’s back

[@dlv3787]

That look in your eyes when the end credit started, that’s the look, that’s exactly how we all feel about it. It’s been such a wonderful emotional and funny journey. Thank you so much for all the time and effort and care you put in all this, and although you don’t get to enjoy it for the first time anymore, it’s probably one of the most rewatchable show ever, you fall in love with them all over again and you will even find tons of crazy foreshadowing that you may have missed (which is hard cause you were ON POINT with that, probably the most I’ve seen in all reactors so far). But it’s still a grieving process isn’t it..😢❤

[@HH-hd7nd]

44:25 Well - you don#t have to rely on head canon because the storyline is officially continued in the comics (which are canon).

[@mike777ok]

A great reaction to a great episode. You can add this to your overall great reaction to this series. It was enjoyable and entertaining. Glad I found your reactions.

[@invadertifxiii]

i love that u used the first the earth is doomed with the intro, we wouldnt have it any other way

[@1matrix9]

Wonderful work and thank you for sharing your time with us.

[@WoncoTheSane]

Three years of your thoughtfulness, laughter, sadness, and absolutely beautiful soul was a gift to the world. No one could ask for more. Of course, it's the show that brought us together initially, but it was you yourself that made us stay for the reactions. THANK YOU! 🤍I wish you health, wealth, and happiness. May your channel grow and grow.

[@TheLozzie88]

If you want to continue the journey after this there is a graphic novel which starts as series 8 and is currently on s12

[@pmacca01]

I will miss your Buffy reactions. I'd love a live stream. Hopefully this has made you a lifelong fan.

[@LordNifty]

Am I the only one who wondered at the very end... who remembered their wallets?

[@alysharichards3757]

OMG can you imagine the hassle of getting new birth certificates and social security cards at that point?! 😂

[@JhadeSagrav]

Ah frick. Hopefully they planned ahead and brought everything in bookbags. I doubt they thought, "Let's just go defeat this evil and then head back home and get pizza." If the entire city was abandoned by that point, maybe they expected the hellmouth to blow up or cave in or some such. Now you got me worrying about everyone's social security cards. 😅😅😅

[@MartinGonzalez-ke9uy]

OMG quite a Journey , thanks for your reactions, definitly one of my favorite reactors of my favorite TV Show ever. Big hugs for you , gonna miss your Buffy reactions..

[@mrmidlife2546]

Welcome to the other side Lexi. Buffy is a show that never leaves you (20 years later and I'm still every bit as hooked) and you'll miss it. For what it's worth, I'd be up for a Rewatch of selected episodes, now that you know what happens. It might hit different and you get to see everyone again.

[@PatiAnn]

My daughter n I used to have a Buffy marathon 1x a year as she grew up. This was awesome watching with you n the other reactions... Thank you

[@zeynepakcay1724]

love you ty for reacting. i cry every time i watch this ep even when its someone else's reaction

[@travisbell736]

21 years later and I still get tears in my eyes when I watch this series finale.

[@dylanburton4955]

Despite me not caring much about the potentials, they served the season pretty well and this finale is truly epic, I remember when I finished this and i was like what do I do now cuz I’d grown so attached to the characters and seeing their journey was a joy even amongst all the pain, heartbreak and crying I had to endure all the way It’s been a joy watching your journey experiencing this show

[@sirmoonslosthismind]

"what do i do now" it's a good time to tune back into _angel_ for the last season, in case you tuned out earlier.

[@dylanburton4955]

⁠@@sirmoonslosthismindI did watch Angel alongside the show and knew Season 5 was still there but I mainly meant cuz I was gonna miss the characters of Buffy

[@sirmoonslosthismind]

@@dylanburton4955 SPOILERS . . . spike and andrew

[@dylanburton4955]

@@sirmoonslosthismindStill, I missed getting to see characters like Buffy

[@Toryumon4Ever]

Awesome Buffy reaction video as always, Lexi! Now that you are done, may I suggest you give “Veronica Mars” a shot? If you haven’t already seen it that is. Many Buffy fans consider it the spiritual successor to BtVS. Who knows, you might even see some old friends along the way.

[@jamesdodds9407]

dont know if I'm ready for you to finish buffy reactions. 3 years are thinking that is a long or short time. it would have been 7 years when I watched on first broadcast, that seems both LONG time to watch and long time so your reactions have been a great reminder. it also has shown me how attitudes to the subjects tackled in the series have been changed and shaped by such a remarkable drama.

[@Girl4Music]

I just want to say that despite the bizarreness and silliness of it, I completely get Buffy’s cookie dough analogy. The sentiment really hits for me given the personal philosophy I believe in and follow. The famous author who wrote the book series “Conversations With God” Neale Donald Walsch once said: “Life is movement. Movement is change. Every time a sub-molecular particle swings through time and space, something is changing. Change, therefore, is inevitable. It is the nature of life itself. The trick in life is not to try to avoid change, but to create change. Then it is the kind of change you choose.” Honestly all I care about is nature, evolution and choice. All other ideals, values, themes, lessons are inconsequential to me. If they’re ever needed, they’re needed only to refine the former, but in my experience, they just complicate and convolute it. All I ever follow seriously and consistently as if they are a religion to me is nature, evolution and choice. Now people think nature and choice contradict. I don’t simply because the definition of nature to me is change itself. There is no permanence to nature except that is ever-changing. And so the reason why choice works with it for me rather than goes against it is because I am continuously choosing my nature by continuously creating my identity and evolution. I’m continuously choosing change over a system. There’s no set pathway for me already laid out to follow because I am creating the pathway as I go along. One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire Cat in a tree. “Which road do I take?” she asked. His response was a question: “Where do you want to go?” “I don’t know,” Alice answered. “Then,” said the cat, “it doesn’t matter.” - Lewis Carroll, ‘Alice In Wonderland”. Buffy doesn’t know where she’s going. But that she’ll go somewhere is enough. That’s something she’s looking forward to now she’s not the only one burdened with being the Slayer and can live her life and be a normal girl. Because now she is. There’s nothing abnormal about her anymore because now every other girl possesses the power that she does. She’s no longer alone in her burden, so can now think of it less as one and more as just something good about her. Something that will aid her in life.