Buffy Summers | You didn't earn it
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- Опубликовано: 26 янв 2021
- In celebration of Buffy Summers' 40th birthday last week I decided to do a video centred around Anya's speech in Empty places. It never made much sense to me, because becoming the slayer is not something you earn. It is just something thrust upon you. Buffy never wanted it, never asked for it, but she damn well spent the next seven years after she had been called proving that she deserved to be in that leadership role. If Anya had said the speech in season 1, fair enough Buffy probably hadn't earned it by that point. But in the context of the seven years leading up to it; she died twice, killed the love of her life, sacrificed herself for the world and saved it numerous times. She had stopped everything that had ever come up against her and ultimately spent her life feeling alone because she could never have the normal life she wanted to. Everyone around her had been tempted by the dark side, Willow, Giles, Faith and Anya. Yet Buffy never lost her humanity, and always forgave her friends who did. Being the slayer is not lucky, yeah you get slayer strength, but the other aspects you lose because of that just do not measure up, as Anya had said earlier in the season, "Short, brutal death" is how she described the life of a slayer. Tell us Anya, how does that make someone luckier than you? They spend an entire season looking to her to lead, leaning on her and pressuring her to make all the decisions, Giles even insisted she became a general, but the minute she does and it does not go exactly how they wanted, they turn on her. tut tut. Buffy Summers you deserve better than that.
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"She has saved your lives again and again. She's DIED for you. And this is how you repay her?"
That scene is maybe one of my favorites of the entire series. Spike just shaming everyone for kicking Buffy out of her own house in the middle of an apocalypse.
It’s one of mine too
This is what I don't get they were in the biggest fight not just if their lives but the whole world.
And it didn't even work because they were still assholes about it.
Not to mention smacking Faith down, too.
You are all aware that this is a tv show, right? The show is ok, I suppose. Sarah Michele Gellar is a subpar actress, at best.
Buffy “earned it” the moment she outsmarted a vampire with holy water sans full slayer abilities and saved her mother. She earned it killing the love of her life for everyone else. She earned it dying twice and getting no reprieve from the evil constantly knocking at her door.
Yes definitely! I loved that moment. It definitely showed that even without her slayer strength she’s earned it with her wit and adaptability!
Right? She absolutely earned it. Sure, when she first became the slayer it wasn’t earned, but FFS, she died twice to save the world. I always want to smack Anya in that episode.
@@StLProgressive And I hate the way Anya made it about "earning" it, it's not like it's something to want and to deserve and Buffy sure as hell despised being made a slayer at first, she started to accept her destiny in season 5
@@emma75 You're right, Anya. I didn't 'earn it', not like you and Faith - I haven't killed innocent people or tried to destroy the wor... Oh, is that not what you meant?" I mean seriously, with Anya, Faith, and Willow, and Andrew there are only like three main characters who haven't been major villains. I mean, at least Giles just summoned a demon to get high and the people died by accident.
So wat about niki she lived along time just like buffy even had a son. Buffy only earned it because the support of friends and family there is nothing special about her. She was given the role by higher powers she didn't earn the role of leader. It was given to her she just rose to the occasion. If faith or any slayer had buffy kind of support they could have done the same. Angel ,Willow giles, wesley Gunn cordelia had no power but worked hard and became strong powerful leaders without the responsibility being shoved on them.
Reasons 1,936,379 why Sarah Michelle deserved multiple Emmy & Golden Globe WINS, she's brilliant.
Exactly! She really is. Her acting skill is on another level. It’s a big shame she never truly got the recognition she deserves!
THANK YOU ! This needs to be adressed FFS !
The ideal of this show has been engrained in pop culture. It was overdue. I know the bad situations going on around Joss, but he did create a movement with his work with the Whedonverse. Talents, writers, crew....they have all made some serious differences in today's shows...especially of the sci-fi genre.
I can respect and accept the talent of the genius, separate from the deeds of the human. But only about the talent because of the impact. Sarah never have to work again because she is now legend. She is an iconic figure. She did the role so damned well.
Pure magic.
THIS!
@@blackkatt777 This is so true. Even without being on so many projects and being out of the spotlight, SMG remains a well-recognized and popular actress for her former roles. It says a lot about her talent. She is a truly legend in Hollywood.
I’ll never get over the fact they kicked her out of her OWN DAMN HOUSE
Same! Like how even could they! I’d have been like oh hell no you get out
I dont get WHY she left. Seriously. I would kick them out. Why they wont go to Giles home or Faith's place wherever it was. I just dont get it. I wont let my younger sister to kick me out. She was the adult here
@@Malvawitch yeah I don’t get it either. I just think she felt defeated at that point. I would have been like get the hell out of my house haha
Season 7 pisses me off to no end. Season 6 I'm a huge defender of. But the majority of 7 I consider trash. The way it not only does Buffy dirty but systematically dismantles all the scoobies and by the end when they come back together to fight, it just doesn't feel earned.
@@drakenfist yes I agree. I hated their relationships in S7. Very work colleagues and less friendly
I've often wondered why the writer's decided to have everyone turn on her except for Faith and Spike. I'd like to think it's because the whole series spoke to her true strength being her friends and family, she lasted longer than any other because of her connections to family. This episode and the final showed the truth that only Spike and Faith understood. Buffy survived not because of her connections to others, but because her inner strength that came from her separation from the world. She was strong enough on her own because of the core of who she was as a slayer and as a person. She chose everyone of those personal connections and when Faith did the body switch she finally understood it was Buffy's ability to love and connect with others that made her stronger, not the connections themselves. So in the end being turned out of her home allowed all to see her true strength was within her all along. Spike was the messenger who put this to words in his speech to her about what he loves about her. Anya saying Buffy thinks herself better than the rest of them when even Buffy struggled with this concept shows in the end that she IS better then the rest, she sacrificed herself over and over for them. Not one character throughout the entire show did that or could come close to doing what she did time and time again.
Completely agree. Nobody ever sacrificed like Buffy did. Thank you for your insight
_You are full of love. You love with all your soul. It's brighter than the fire, blinding... Love is pain, and the Slayer forges strength from pain. Love. Give. Forgive. Risk the pain. It is your nature. Love will bring you to your gift._
Ugh I could read this over and over again!!! I wish they make a new season of buffy
Love this! thank you for taking the time to write
Beautifully said! I often thought similar. That her strength was in being able to remain open and connected to others while knowing she alone bore the brunt of the responsibility and that they could never understand. But I could not have stated it as eloquently or beautifully as you.
What pissed me off about Anyas speech the most is that she’s implying that being the slayer makes you privileged when actually it makes u extremely burdened and pretty much guarantees that you’ll die young???? buffy went through trauma after trauma it’s not like having powers made her life a walk in the park
Exactly. She was basically forced to become the slayer. She did not ask for it. Giles should have backed her since he was the one who encouraged her to fulfil her destiny and duty. Then when she does you say she didn't earn it.
I’m so glad the Buffy community agrees that Buffy being kicked out of her own house made no sense. It was completely unrealistic for Anya to come at Buffy like that especially since in season 3 Anya ran away from ascension and Buffy stopped it along with the help of the other. Respect earned!!
they did not kick her out, buffy SAID i will not stay here, and dawn said then leave.
buffy made it clear if she not the boss she was not going to stay there, and being the slayer does not make you the leader.
@@az21bob666 being a leader 7 years straight, making all the hard choices and somehow always coming out on top made her the leader. Constantly training, patrolling, sacrificing nearly everything gave her the right to lead. Faith had zero experience leading, the few big decisions she made landed her in prison, after trying to kill all the principle players more than once.
none of that is true, she was not the leader she was a fighter, she left for the summer, let anglus kill for mouth, died, she stop training for years, the only reason she alive is her friend save her life, and if she ran away for to long the concil would kill her.
she was just the fighter she should never have been the leader, and lied to the group and did not understand the know as much or more then she did.
@@az21bob666 wow, no sense arguing with someone like you. 7th season is the only season it doesn’t show her training, she made all the tough decisions, faith accomplished absolutely nothing other than going to prison. No need to reply though, I won’t be replying again, though you may want to actually watch the series.
so becouse i disagree with you then i must not know what i am talking about, first there a lot of time she did not train.
she did not make all the hard decision most of the one she made were wrong, and buffy still should never have been the leader, she was the fighter.
Something Anya and the rest of them seem to forget is Buffy technically didn't even need to be there anymore. She was the spare slayer when both Kendra & Faith were called and could have walked but she didn't, even though it was clear she didn't want to do it. Hell, she could have said bye after being brought back in S6 and it sure would have been better for her mental & physical health but she didn't...she stayed to the bitter end, even after they turned on her after all of those years. Add to that, never once did she say I told you so when it was proven she was right either.
I never thought of that but that is so true! Her time was up, she was down yet she chose to keep fighting
Exactly. It's my headcannon that only Buffy's first death in season 1 would have triggered a new slayer. The line went to Kendra then Faith.
@@maribeld84 that’s actually canon! Buffy’s S1 death called Kendra. Kendra died and called Faith. Now, that head canon part has to come from Buffy’s resurrection in S6. I assume that placed her back in the slayer line, which ultimately gave the first the opportunity to wipe out the slayers
tbh she woulda been tormented by the dreams
@@anomalykru8552 Oh that's what I meant about season 6. She'd already died so she was no longer in line. her death would not have called a new slayer, only Faith's. But I think it's never been made clear either way, just my own logic.
I wanted to smack Anya in that moment. Buffy EARNED the right to lead every every episode. She gave up her childhood to be the Slayer. She sacrificed Angel to save the world. She beat everything the First threw at her, the Hellmouth threw at her. She died for them, not once, but TWICE. They pulled her out of Heaven to bring her back - and she pulled herself back together FOR THEM.
earning the "right" to lead does'nt necessarily make you a good leader or the best leader though, sometimes you're just the best soldier.
They pulled her out of Heaven just to leave her in her own grave, basically describes everything she does for them and how they repay her. Joss knew exactly what he was doing with that.
@@backintimealwyn5736 but she proved she was lol
@@I_like_waffles Giles was always the leader, Buffy always sucked at team building, and it's fine, she's a lonely soldier trying to find her place in the world, that's the all point of this character and in the end she chooses to leave and drop the responsability to the others. rewatch ;)
Actually 4 times. Once in nightmare. (Season 1 episode 11) Once in Prophecy Girl (Season 1 episode 12) Once in Gift (season 5 episode 22) once in Chosen (Season 7 episode 22, 23, or 24.)
It's been 18 years, and I'm still pissed about Anya's speech. That entire scene makes me want to throw things. This video is so well done and works really well with proving every single one of Anya's points wrong.
Same here! And thank you so much it’s appreciated
I loved how when Spike came in afterwards and found out what they did he kicked ass both physically and verbally.
And THIS is why it's good writing!
If it wasn't, you wouldn't care so much.
Good writing provokes an emotional response in you, and the stronger the response, the better the quality of the writing....and the director, of course. :)
I’ve always had a deep loathing of Anya.
This scene was so UNJUST Level 1000 that it gave me chest pain when I watched this episode when it was still running. Like the Hell How could you even think about buffy this way Like DUH This Was War at Its peak there would be Damages. But the way emma delivered that line was so Effective that I want to throw a chair at her BWHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! like Saying things like facts you Ungrateful beeeyaaaach!!!!
She didn’t work for her powers that is true. But she honored and sacrificed herself for the greater good. She’s the best Slayer of all generations, came back twice from the dead, inspired a vampire to get his soul back, and now there’s a world of slayers because of her. Buffy was a superior being.
She really was!
I think that slaying vampires and demons and dying multiple times in the process was part of Buffy's hero's journey. She literally faced them head on.
Not only that, but with the new slayers next to Buffy, it should be obvious to them that just because you have 'powers' doesn't make you invincible. She worked all those years to hone her abilities, practicing every day to build up real fighting skills. I mean at any point in time the other characters could have picked up fighting technique themselves but....
She didn't work for her powers, but she continually honed them... She was a true hero...
She didn't work for her powers she worked with them. They belonged to each other.
The disrespect that Buffy endured from her loved ones was probably more painful than when she died, twice.
The "You didn't earn it" speech still makes me so angry, even after all these years. After everything she had done to save this town, these people, after everything she sacrificed, everything she had to give up - including heaven and eternal peace! - the fact that none of them, none of her so-called friends who had been with her through all of this, didn't bother to stand up for her is infuriating. It of course makes Spike's speech all the more vindicating, but the fact they had to be shamed by a vampire of people to see how badly they had treated her is absurd. By all rights, Buffy should have left them to deal with the apocalypse alone but of course, that's not in her nature, because she's a true hero.
The fact Buffy has done a lot to save the world doesn't mean *she's always right about everything!* I'm sorry,but I side with the gang in that scene.Buffy was being as reckless as Faith was in the Balthazar episode when she was like:"Who said I had a plan?I don't know how many's down there,but I wanna find out.And I'll know when I land. If you don't come in after me,I might die!😝"She was doing *THE EXACT SAME THING.* SHE KNEW Caleb was too strong for her *and* for everyone else,she had just seen 2 Potentials dying,a lot of her friends being badly beaten up and Xander losing an eye!!No one said they didn't _want_ to face Caleb again or to take whatever he was hiding(the Schyte)...they were just asking her to wait *until she had a decent plan!* And she was acting like a total bossbitch only because she was"the Slayer". I'm sorry,but THEY WERE RIGHT TO KICK HER OUT(in that specific moment)!
@@Nicamon It doesn't change anything. If they don't agree with her, they could just go somewhere else instead of taking over the house where Buffy pays the bills.
@@catarinemarques231 So you're suggesting to move...how many people?(Tries to count them)27+ people instead of just ONE?You think it's more practical AND SAFE to kick about 30 people out of a house(to put them _where_ exactly?)instead of just *the only 1 who's not agreeing with the other 30?* I'm sorry,but what kind of logic is that?🤨
@@Nicamon The logic is that she supports the house with her money, so they are the guests and they have to follow her orders. Otherwise, they must leave and follow their own rules. At least that's how it works in the country where I live, maybe in the USA things are different
@@catarinemarques231 Do you realize that they're not there because they _want_ to but because they are trying to SURVIVE?🤨Also...at that point I think there was no one to pay the bills to in Sunnydale...everyone is either dead or run away. *Your argument makes no sense.* They're trying to hide from a bunch of monsters that are trying to kill them,SCREW THE BILLS! In the Country where _I_ live(which is not the USA but I guess it works in the same way there)when you have an argument,usually the majority wins and that's exactly what has happened there.Buffy was *the only one* disagreeing with 30 people...did you *seriously* expect them ALL to leave and to leave Buffy alone in her house just because it's"her"house?And what would that change?!?She would STILL be by herself and everyone else would have to roam in Sunnydale to find another place to hide,this makes *NO SENSE AT ALL!* You can't apply Everyday Logic to that specific kind of situation!!!
The audacityyyy of everyone turning against her in the final season for a while. Like she didn't save all of them a dozen times.
Thank you for this! It never made sense Dawn kicking Buffy out and Anya’s big speech about not earning it. Hated how they all turned on her and none of them apologised afterwards. This showed just how Buffy did deserve it cause she earned it! ❤️
You’re welcome! I agree, Empty places wasn’t the best writing!
@@anomalykru8552 I don't know that room full of people bickering with little foresight or hindsight reminds me a lot of the digital world we live in now.
@@jasonsaroyan yes that’s so true. The dark side of social media
That episode always pisses me off to no end. I hated everyone but Buffy, Spike and Faith in that one.
@@ADDButterfly yes same here!
You really put a scene of Buffy stabbing Faith when she says shes seen her lover die 😂😭
Haha I really did! A few people have pointed that out
Duuuude. I was reading your comment like “wtf...no way” When it came on right after. Noice!
She was chosen by fate, and fate sure did chose well. A teenage girl, practically a child who’s been given a huge responsibility. She is the shining example of true woman power. She’s earned it all not because she’s the slayer, that just the icing, but because of how she grow into a Warrior. She’s the cake.
Exactly! She earned it when she saved her mom, saved countless lives, killed Angel for the greater good even though she loved him, and when she died. She completely earned it and is a symbol of women empowerment. I think season 5 should have been the last season.
Well said
She's cookies!
Love this!
HOWEVER, no one ever seems to acknowledge that Buffy died THREE times. Everyone recognizes the season 1 and season 5 deaths. What people forget is that Buffy died season 6 episode 20. After being shot, she flatlines in the hospital. Only for a moment, and then Willow brings her back. But, her season 1 death was only her heart stopping for moments too, and the Powers That Be considered that dead enough to Call a new slayer.
Yes, it is nitpicking. But I just needed to point it out because no one else ever does.
Again, this video was great. The cuts between clips were extremely smooth and I am very impressed.
Thank you!
Because they can't call a new slayer because Faith is alive, when Buffy died in season 5, no slayer was called.
4* you forgot when she turns into a vamp in season 1
Oh wait 5 actually
That's honestly a great point. And she would have died without Willow intervening which puts her closer to fully dying than her s1 death
I was so mad when they did this. And the Spike stood up for her and said it the way it is. I always wondered why people hated Spike when he was the only one to actually stand for her?
Spike always had her back! Do you mean fans?
Spike was the only one to actually love Buffy, more than Angel ever did. Angel was forced to have a soul, Spike fought to have it back.
@@wolowizard4441 THISSSS. I’ll never understand why Joss Whedon was so antagonistic to Spike-a character he & the writers created-played with brilliance by James Marsters.
@@sirdidymus24 Possibly because he was introduced as someone we should hate, where as angel was a mysterious pretty boy who we didn't know was a vamp, and when we found out, we also discovered he was a 'good' vamp on the account of his soul. Also, at the time he was introduced, Angel was just a normal person, it was later written in that he was a vamp - he was never meant to be one. When Buffy goes down into the mausoleum, Angel is also there in broad daylight which means he must have walked through the graveyard in direct sunlight
@@wolowizard4441 good points!
They were afraid. This was a biggest threat they faced. Rarely did Buffy have to retreat from a battle, especially with a full blown attack. I understood their fear. It’s what The First wanted. It wanted Buffy to be isolated. She was right, but they couldn’t see it because fear and exhaustion had set in. Beautiful video that really captured the epic nature of this series and character.
That whole episode to this day still infuriates me to no end! Anya saying that "you didn't earn it" bull, Xander using his eye injury to make a hurtful pun, Willow acting like it hurt her to say it and then I technically didn't even exist two years ago Dawn kicking Buffy out her own house. I could go on and on. The only satisfaction I get is in the next episode when the potentials get their asses handed to them. Didn't even make it 24 hours before they were so glad to have her back.
I’ve watched this series more time than I can count and Buffy getting kicked out of her own house still aggravates me. She’s earned it 1000000 times over. She’s killed the love of her life to save the world, given her own life to save the world, has been fighting evil since she was a teenager. BUFFY IS A HERO AND ALWAYS WILL BE.
"It's hard, and it's painfull and it's everyday". Hell yeah she earned it!
Anya saying it I understand tbh, she has a history of being cowardly in the face of apocalypses (the ascension and even when glory was trying to open the portal she said she was only staying for Xander really). I seriously doubt she wanted to be there, the fact that she is at all is HUGE character development for her. But still, she's terrified and what she's saying is coming out of a place of fear. What I will never understand is how Willow, Dawn and Xander don't stick up for her. Xander I can maybe see since he did just lose an eye, but Buffy protected Dawn, literally gave her life to save Dawn even though, as Glory said, it would be better for everyone if she died quickly. She said that she would protect Dawn to the ends of the Earth, and proved it, she said that if the portal opened and everyone died, the last thing Dawn would see is Buffy protecting her. The LAST thing Buffy would do is put Dawn at risk if she wasn't certain it was necessary for the upcoming war. And Dawn KICKED HER OUT
Dawn was 16 years old, but only two in real experiences. She had no idea how to think rationally in a crisis. She surrounded by adults that agree with her that going back in is suicide.
I don't think Dawn wanted Buffy out of the house because she didn't trust Buffy anymore. I think Dawn wanted Buffy out to protect her from the others. It still hurts that she didnt stand up for her sister, but it didn't look like Dawn truly wanted to send Buffy away?
She's also saying this to the person who was forced out of heaven and came back to even more responsibility than she had before. She had to work at a fast food restaurant all day just to keep paying bills for the house while Dawn (who is old enough to work) doesn't help at all. Even just a weekend job for a handful of hours a week would help, especially considering how Buffy is essentially working 2 jobs since she has to go out every night for a patrol as well. I can't imagine how little sleep S6 Buffy was getting and she kept on moving along every day trying to do her best. Dawn should have no say on who is allowed or not allowed to stay in that house.
(Sorry for the rant. I've got a lot of bottled up anger at certain characters from these last two seasons)
At the end of the day I really can't share into the outrage the fandom feels towards Buffy's friends for this scene. The whole point was how scared they all were, and how they started spiraling. Anya's speech comes from a place of such human fear, it is just tragic to see these characters become undone under the stress, and how Buffy herself can't give them the answers they need. But at the end of the day Buffy became more than the Slayer, she became a Leader, and that is what she earned. She broke the cycle of being a weapon, and sure her friends helped her along the way, but it was her own realized potential as Buffy what allowed her to lead, and face and defeat the First Evil.
@@alonsogonzalez7539I respectfully disagree
Thank you! Anya ticked me off so much saying all of that. It felt completely out of character, since Anya knows about other dimensions and is older than any of them. She knows the ‘legacy’ and yet she bombards Buffy with all these insults that had no validity whatsoever.
You’re welcome! And yeah I never understood it, I guess the writers thought the only other person who would say it was Anya
@@anomalykru8552 I think Xander could also have said something like this to Buffy since he often treated Buffy mean when the stakes were high.
@@teawithleia that’s true. s2 springs to mind!
Everytime she survived longer than any slayer before her, everytime she died, everytime she almost died. Everyone she lost. She earned it ❤️
Yeeees! Thank you so much for this
Buffy is a queen!! It was very odd and out of character for so many of them, like Willow and Dawn especially! and you are welcome I’m glad you enjoyed it 😚
Not nobody. Spike did. But I was soo disappointed that Giles did nothing
@@Malvawitch yes, you're right! Spike was the only one who was on Buffy's side... But that was after they threw Buffy out because sadly Spike wasn't there when the conversation took place...I was also hoping Giles would be the one but I would be glad for any one of them to support Buffy in the moment.
@@Malvawitch yes it really was. Their bond wasn’t the same after season 6
@@anomalykru8552 what Anya said was such bullshit! Saying that she didn't earn the power she had. Buffy fought day in and day out constantly putting herself in danger to make the World a safer place. She trained for years and became a better slayer because of it. She sacrificed so much of herself, she died to not only save her friends and Dawn but to save the damn World. Anya had no right to say what she said Buffy, she was literally given the power of a Vengeance demon by another powerful demon. She didn't work for that.... She was given that power for torturing with her magic. That's it! Buffy wasn't born with her Slayer abilities, they were passed down after another Slayer died. The reason she survived for so long was because of her willingness to work with others. That's what makes her the most powerful Slayer. So Anya can kiss Buffy's beautiful blonde ass because miss Summers put that work to be the Slayer. Anya was just mad that Buffy beat her ass, and she got her best friend killed.
Yess Queen Buffy earned her title as Slayer & herself. She is amazing,powerful,great.
She made mistakes yes, but she kept getting up, kept fighting... she’s sacrificed more than we could ever do or handle!
She saves the world countless times, killed the one only person she ever really loved to save everyone even people that didn't know her or care about her. She died for the world twice. If there is anyone who is worth following it's her
Most definitely!
I always come back to this buffy tribute, you perfectly capture how incredible buffy truly is as a character, there is a reason that after all these years I still go back to this show time and time again, it will forever be one of the greatest shows to ever exist. It always used to annoy the hell out of me Anya’s speech when she was saying things like Buffy didn’t earn it, and the fact that her friends, Giles and her own sister let Anya spout all that crap, even kicked her out her own damn house!! And then spike coming back to putting them all in their place saying what was exactly on all our minds that was such a feel good moment after that bs scene with Anyas speech, we were all cheering for Spike! I know it was the writers excuse for them to have Buffy fight on her own one last time before the final battle despite it being out of character for a lot of them, in my mind it just highlights that despite the potential slayers being there and Faith that they would never compare to Buffy, none of the characters could deal with weight that was on Buffy’s shoulders, she wasn’t just strong in strength but in the mind too. She truly is one of the greatest characters to ever exist, she inspired not only me growing up but millions of others to keep fighting when life gets rly hard. Thank you for creating this masterpiece!!
Oh wow! Thank you for these lovely words, it’s highly appreciated ❤️
I mean, they were terrified. Caleb had just kicked the shit out of all of them, taken Xander's eye and Buffy was demanding they go back in. They didn't turn on her because of what Anya said, they turned on her because someone stood up and said no and that's how they felt too. They didn't want to go in there and they were willing to mutiny to keep from doing so. They were wrong. They were being cowardly and it infuriated me more than any moment in the show, but I understand it perfectly.
I agree with what you’re saying, although I don’t think the execution was done well. For some characters it seemed out of left field, and also the characters didn’t even make up properly or apologise to Buffy, which was disappointing considering it was the end of the series
@@anomalykru8552 I'm not bothered by it for a few reasons. First, there just isn't time. Second, Buffy is a real leader and doesn't need them to apologize in the moments we see upon her return, she needs them to get together, treat the wounded and execute the plan.
But beyond that, the truth is they weren't entirely wrong. Now, that meeting got completely out of hand due to the low morale and fear, but those things existed because of leadership. Buffy isn't perfect this season. People have been talking about how she talks at them for months at this point, including to her face. Yes, she's trying to gear them up for a war they're not prepared for, but her skill set hasn't gotten that job done.
Of course it has for the audience, we've seen her fight, her will, her sacrifice over and over. So have these characters, but the difference is we're sitting on our couches watching. They are terrified. They doubt her, because of what's just happened (when she went in recklessly after being warned by them and ignoring them). And now she wants to go right back in when they've felt like fodder for months and have just experienced being exactly that.
The truth is, Faith was right from a team survival perspective. Buffy needed to sleep on it and let the team prepare themselves instead of rushing back in to a fight they weren't prepared to make. Buffy was right from a mission standpoint in that they needed the scythe and the team falls right back in line when they see her, which is all that matters for the mission. And when she returns, she understands she needs to include the team and not just order them. Which is what is needed for their friendship.
@@anomalykru8552 Oh, and just to be clear, while I love debating the finer points of Buffy, I also really, really enjoyed this video. It's beautifully done and I approve all Buffy tributes. She is my favorite character in TV history and every bit the hero you show her to be.
@@hardybryan thank you! I really appreciate the feedback! Buffy really is the best!
I understand that Buffy didn’t need an apology, with the current situation and end of the world going on, but that goes with your first point that there wasn’t enough time, story wise for me to believe that could happen coherently within the story to still give a satisfactory ending to these relationships we had come to love. I get they needed the stakes to be high, but I question the execution, as a group of scared people really kick out their best fighter and her friends would let Buffy go on her own knowing the threat that’s looming. I dunno, It just doesn’t ring right to me. It would have been nice, if we had more time for those friendships to be mended, or at least a scene between them which cemented that they are still friends and not just work buddies. By the end of S7, I only really felt that Buffy and Xander were best friends. It seemed like her and Willow had become work colleagues.
Faith was the only one through that entire scene I could stand, and agreed with what she said. I wish we had more time to watch Faith and Buffy getting along.
That may have been the intent but it was poorly written and executed.
I'm grateful for owning the physical media for this series.
Even after all these years she is still and will always be a badass!
Never gets old ! 😀
The part where she Anya says that it’s automatically means that Buffy is the leader REALLY annoys me. Giles literally told her to be a general! No one else even considered leading them either!
I haven't even finished the video yet - I'm only 31 seconds in - and I can already tell this is absolutely brilliant. All her pain, all her suffering... how anyone can even attempt to say she's "lucky" was wild. I'm not trying to bash any characters because despite how season 7 was pretty much a mess when it came to character development, but absolutely none of them had the right to bash her for absolutely anything. I do love almost all of their characters despite their faults and the show as a whole, but I'll stand behind Buffy forever. I really do think she was better than them. She earned the right to those powers every time that she picked up a stake, but I don't think it was as much of a gift as people made it out to be. Yet she still did it, because that's who she is; she still put her life on the line to defend each and every one of them day in and day out. I can't wait to watch the rest of the vid, I can already tell it's great! I'm glad someone decided to make an entire video dedicated to this. Brilliant.
Oh wow! Thank you for the kind words! Yes, that’s exactly my thoughts. Been the slayer wasn’t lucky, and Anya knew this, she has even said earlier in the season that life of a slayer is short brutal death when referring to Dawn becoming a potential, so it makes no sense. Buffy really is a brilliant protagonist, and that’s exactly what I wanted to portray in this edit, how the opposite of Anya’s speech is true. Your kind words are really appreciated! 🥰
I absolutely love what you wrote and your video. She deserved more than the entire lot of them. They could all walk away whenever they wanted. She never had that choice. Thank you for this wonderful video.
Buffy's the queen.
There are so many times she could have given up, hell that I would have given up and I’m a determined person, but she showed resilience and faith in the darkest of times. It almost felt unrealistic how put together she was. She never even acted scandalously or selfish. Very impressive character and oddly enough, a role model.
I have been waiting for this for 17 years. Thank you.
You’re very welcome!
Thanks for this video!! You’ve shown THE hero that Buffy was, is and will always be!! 😍😍 love it
You’re welcome! 😚 And yeah she was the best 😍 Thanks!!
Sarah one of the BEST actresses of the world! Buffy best tv show ever!!!
Absolutely love this, well done!
Although Buffy had her ups and downs, she never had it easy. She was the one who had to make most of the hard choices. She stands so tall, her presence is powerful because she earned it through blood and sweat. The scoobies are cute and all, she needs them to have someone to fight for, but they dragged her down so many times. The scoobies are nothing in comparison to Angel, Cordelia and Wesley's relationship on Angel.
Thank you for making this scene more bearable cause every time I get here, I watch this. ;)
You are welcome! Thank you for the feedback! I also agree, I literally just rewatched Angel and said to my partner that their bond seems stronger than the scoobies
But why:
Xander is an interested party who meets with the one who benefits him
Anya the same
Wood frustrated by not getting revenge
Kenedy well just like Xander
Willow is Kenedy's puppy
Giles frustrated because he no longer needs his protégé and has gotten over it.
Angel's team is stronger and more united because they are true friends, Angel has forgiven and kept quiet things like Wesley stealing his son for Gunn to kill the teacher, Connor's affair with Cordelia only brought it to light when he was an Angelus .
But hey, if it's not for Spike and Angel, everything goes to hell.
She also earned it for forgiving all those friends, sister, Watchers and lovers who betrayed her, turned their backs on her, tried to destroy her and those she loved. For never killing an innocent (even Ben)and being true to the Slayer Code in spite of all the temptations to take the easy way out. Even after Willow selfishly resurrected Buffy, she kept it inside until Once More With Feeling, when the demon forced it out.
Definitely
To be honest she betrayed the code Slayer Code by not killing Angelus immediately after the clash with the judge, which led to further deaths (for example Mrs. Calendar and her Gypsy uncle).
We never saw the group that resurrected her apologize on screen for what they did - they stole her reward for a life full of heroism, sacrifice, suffering and loneliness. We ended up with the idea of spending more time with Buffy, which practically didn't happen.
This video is incredible! I love how you connect the pressure Buffy was under during the 'Weight of the World' to the Scooby argument in season seven. You've captured the friction between Buffy Buffy and Slayer Buffy with blunt honesty and beauty. Just a girl...but the Slayer is infinitely more than that. The word 'earn'...every impossible decision she's made, every loved one she's lost, every time she put her duty to her calling first. Of course she's earned it. As Spike says, kindness...strength...selflessness...Buffy Summers learned through experience and wisdom from knowing Kendra that being the Slayer is who she is, as opposed to what she is. Your video is a staunch declaration of why Buffy earned her calling. Though there were times when she wanted normality, wanted to give up...Buffy still showed up. Ensouled Spike loves Buffy because she tries. We love Buffy because she inspires us to never stop trying.
She definitely inspires us! Thank you for the kind words it’s appreciated! She really did earn it in the end
THIS IS AWESOME
its so rare when I stumble upon on a Buffy fan vid that actually resonates.
U ARE A REALLY GOOD EDITOR.
Aw thank you! It’s really appreciated! I always wanted to edit this particular scene and kind of throw a curveball at it. Thank you! 😊
By the end of the show Buffy is an almost Jesus like figure who even comes back from heaven to fight evil and protect hwr friends. She also resumes leadership and takes on every other responsibility without complaint. The fact that her friends abandon her in season 7 because they basically think Buffy is demanding too much from them is treason of the highest kind. Buffy forgave them but by the end of the season Spike and Buffy were the only ones I could tolerate.
Omg yes, it Jesus Christ figure the same thing...
this must be one of the best videos about buffy. im a long time fan since 97. i had a period on which i was depressed for 3 years. i found confort in many buffy videos. i watched THOUSANDS OF THEM.
this, this is a masterpiece.
this is one the best ever
This is probably one of the BEST if not the best, mashups for Buffy I've ever seen... When spike says "she's died for you..." Ugh I still get goosebumps.
Aw thank you so much! Yeah that scene always gives me chills. Extra points to spike for calling them out
There are so many Buffy and spike scenes that kill me, but I honestly think the one that killed me the most was when she jumped off into the portal and everyone sees her dead body, and spike just broke down.
She deserved world but world didn't deserve her.
Couldn’t have said it better
I probably shouldn’t have gotten chills watching this, but here we are.
So many chills 💜 the best part about Anya telling Buffy she didn’t earn it is all of these amazing videos that came out of it.
Thank you! (:
I cannot tell you just how much I despised that one line from Anya. From a writing perspective, I actually do understand the rest of that intervention scene and the aftermath. But how any of the people who knew her or anything about her could say "you didn't earn it" is absolutely infuriating. If that line had come from one of the potentials and not Anya, I think it would have made more sense. Or if Anya had said something like "you may have earned it, but your decisions have shown that you can't be trusted with our lives", i would be more understanding. But as it was....yikes
Yeah it didn’t really fit with Anya, considering earlier that season she mentioned the life of a slayer was short, brutal death
@@anomalykru8552 Yeah Anya is, of course, known for saying harsh, insensitive things with no filter, but it was rarely malicious. This speech wasn't just an ill considered offhand remark like many of her other lines. This was like a fully thought out, deliberately delivered knife in the back.
I think that the writers wanted Buffy to be in as much pain as possible and having a someone, a friend, specifically, viciously attack one of her main insecurities was what they came up with. The concept is fine, but the execution was so forced.
Not act like we're better than everyone else just because your more powerful it's a great responsibility great power!
I’m not usually in to fan made compilation videos, this was a good one though, one of the better ones I’ve seen.
Thank you! I really appreciate that and I’m glad you enjoyed it (:
It’s a great video. I honestly just don’t find Anya’s speech remotely believable or in character so it takes me right out of the show. She isn’t saying that, the writers are. So I try to just forget it.
Yeah same here. A lot of stuff that happened in that episode wasn’t in character with a lot of them!
Yes, 100% agree! I was so upset when I saw this episode. In general I don't like how the scooby gang besides Buffy act in the last season.
Her speech was in character. Anya is a coward. She became a vengeance demon because she would rather kill men than deal with her own emotional issues.
@@bradleyhoward9638 way to completely miss the point of Anya's character lmao
@@bradleyhoward9638 she did safe Xander in the season 5 finale.
Great series, and yes Sarah Michelle Gellar was brilliant her character constantly evolved and grew..
Buffy earned it every time she kept fighting. That's the difference between Buffy and a lot of other superheros. Buffy didn't want to be a superhero. She did it because it was right. That's a true hero. A lot of the other super heros we see all seem super motivated to be a hero. Buffy wanted to be average. We see that again and again. It's echoed in season five when she saved that teenage boy and he says "But you're just a girl," and she tells him, "That's what I keep saying." She got up and fought even when she didn't want to. She was chosen because she was strong enough to bear the burden of what it meant to be a Slayer. She far exceeded the potential phase. In the words of Spike, she was "the one."
Wow, this video is everything that I have never been able to put into words. Thank you.
Aw thank you! I’m glad that you enjoyed it!
She did not ask for it. She did not want it. But she accepted it. She could not ignore it. She has risked her life because of it. She lost her life twice because of it. Goes through it all alone no one understand how she feels they may say they do but they don’t. Everyone turned there backs but she still protected them. She fell down but when they needed her she got back up. Of course she has earned it.
Definitely!
Nobody earns doing their duty. Nobody asks for it. And nobody deserves special gratitude for accepting that they have to simply do their basic duty, whatever that is. Different for different people in different circumstances. Buffy had greater powers, so obviously the expectations for what she could achieve and should contribute to the world were equally greater. That's only fair.
Buffy was just like my students who expect to be given extra credit for doing their homework. They don't ask for it; they don't want to do it, they don't have a choice. Those who are not academically inclined feel it's a burden. But they don't deserve praise for just doing what they are expected to do. They are lucky to have the advantage of free education, as Anya would be telling them; and they are obligated to do the best they can with it. You'll get extra credit from me for having a good helpful attitude. If you complain about having to do it, it doesn't count as help. And none of my students think I'm a horrible teacher because those are the rules in my classroom. But Buffy wouldn't last five minutes.
@@cmm5542 she may not have earned it when she got it but she earned in the end. Not everyone with power deserves it. She earned the position as a leader. That’s what I think personally
@@sophxx3642 I still stand by my original point. Buffy did her duty, nothing more than that. As she should. That doesn't earn her anything in my book, especially with all the times she had a bad attitude about it being such a 'burden.' Helping others is not a burden; it's a privilege that as Anya said, Buffy was lucky to have such ability to carry out. The others, even down to Dawn, actually WANTED to help save the world - something that they weren't even equipped to do and certainly didn't have a duty to do. THEY were the ones going above and beyond and yet they are called selfish for not doing everything when they actually did not have to do anything; and Buffy is praised for being so noble because she made sure everybody in the show and the audience knew just how much she was sacrificing (no one remembers the others making the exact same sacrifices because they didn't complain about it. Dawn was prophesied to die at 14 like Buffy had been at 16. Buffy saved her; but Xander had saved Buffy. They were equal in that first instance, but Dawn didn't cry over the fact that she was going to have to die to save the world. No one remembers that she would have WILLINGLY sacrificed herself for the world where in Season One Buffy did it UNWILLINGLY). Disliking doing what you have to do anyway doesn't make you a good person! I do not admire people who complain about having to do the right thing and then expect recognition for doing it. If life gives you lemons, girl, make lemonade.
No one ever talks about my favourite episode, The Zeppo, where Xander shows, to my way of thinking, the truest example of heroism in the entire show. He's scorned and dismissed as not being good enough to help save the world. Instead of having a fully justified existential crisis about his supposed worthlessness (which Buffy could never understand; she knows her life matters!) or deciding not to bother helping people who don't appreciate him anymore, which would also be entirely justified, he goes off and saves the world all on his own. Without superpowers or backup or anything to offset his much higher chance of dying than Buffy would have in the same situation. And then he never tells anyone. He lets them continue to think they're better than he is and that he contributed nothing to saving the world that night. Xander didn't care about power or recognition; he just cared about helping others. Now THAT is what makes you a good person.
@@cmm5542 yes I think she is not the only hero in this series as well. But I do think she is a hero and her actions not to be underrated as it’s her duty. But I also think everyone else is strong and also a hero. This series if full of hero’s. She was not the only person to loose there life because fighting to save the world. Everyone of them may have fallen or had hard times but they are hero’s.
While I think the others did raise a few good points regarding Buffy's recent mistakes, their way of doing it really rubbed me off the wrong way, and honestly, Willow and Dawn just felt OOC with how they turned on her, and Anya's speech bothered me too, because Buffy did earn it. The only one out of them all whom I wasn't mad at was Faith, since she didn't support kicking Buffy out and even apologized to Buffy outside, but that'd be it. I just hate that scene in general, since it wasn't built up to properly, and felt like it came out of left field.
Thank you for this, it was nicely made.
You are welcome!
I agree, Faith was the only one who was reasonable, the others just turned on her for no particular reason. I really disliked Giles whole arc in S6 and S7. His relationship with Buffy really suffered because of it, especially how close they were before S5. I will still never understood why Buffy agreed to be kicked out of her own house when she pays the bills haha
@@anomalykru8552 Yes, it was only Faith who was reasonable.
Oh no kidding, Giles in Seasons 6 and 7 was real terrible, and Angel Season 5 made me hate him completely.
Guess Dawn turning on her (which felt OOC of Dawn) made her feel too humiliated to defend herself.
@@fiction5559 what happened in Angel season five? Refresh my memory haha
@@anomalykru8552 When Illyria took over Fred, Team Angel called Giles to help out, but because Team Angel ran Wolfram and Hart now, he just cut the call. The guy placed his ego and black and white views over saving a life and the threat of an Old One. The only reason it didn't have bad consequences was because Illyria's army was long gone. At that moment, I began to despise Giles completely, which is sad because in the first 4 Seasons of Buffy, he was my most favorite character in the franchise. Wouldn't have blamed Angel or Spike or Wesley if they killed him for it next time they saw him.
@@fiction5559 oh wow! I wasn’t aware of that, I never really watched Angels fourth season due to the assassination of Cordelia in S4 just put me off! But if he was anything like S7 Giles I know I wouldn’t like him cause I didn’t like him then haha
Thank you! That episode and Anya's speech made me so mad! Buffy carried the weight of the world on her shoulders, and when it came down to it at the end of season 7, she didn't hesitate to share that for the sake of the world. Thanks for a marvellous tribute to my no. 1 heroine!!!! xxx
Thank you! And you are welcome (:
Thank you for this. She earned it, she's a hell of a woman.
Everyone really pissed me off in that ep, especially Anya. I know it was necessary for the next scenes with Spike. But still
She earned it the moment she left her normal teenage life to become a slayer, when she sacrificed herself at 16 years old because of the master, when she killed angel (in my opinion her only true love), when she gave her life to close the hell portal, when, as she put it, she was tore out of heaven by her friends (later in angel skip confirmed this saying she was in paradise) and went along with the fact that she was in hell and didn't tell her friends until when she was forced to in Once More
With Feeling, when she was kicked out of her home by friends and family by making a tough decision like Giles wanted her to do, also when she came back with out an apology and fought along side all of them to save the world once again. There are so many more reasons but these are some of the basic ones.
This video was beautifully put together but it brought back a lot of memories of me lashing out and raging and throwing stuff around in my room because I was going off
Aww I’m sorry to hear that, although I’m glad you enjoyed the video
She's my hero and inspiration, even now I don't know of any stronger more powerful role model.
Yeah... ‘what would Buffy do?’
This is absolutely beautiful ! ! !
You perfectly captured what Buffy is to so many fans.
Thank You
Thank you for your kind words! It’s appreciated
"She didn't earn it"? Funny because I remember maybe a couple episodes or so ago, Zander was ranting about how great she was, how they need to trust her judgement and that she knows what she's doing and this was like a complete 180 WTF. Nice double talk. A great show, but I've noticed crap like this happened throughout the seasons, still a fan though.
There are quite a few Buffy montage videos on RUclips but this is the only one that I find myself coming back to rewatch over and over
It is so well done!
This is an amazing edit. Bravo, and thank you for sharing it with us.
Loved this video and I’m so glad you highlighted this part of Anya’s speech cause when I watched it back in the day it infuriated me and I wanted to get in touch with Joss Whedon and say what the actual fuck! Who is she to say that Buffy didn’t earn it. I was tamping watching that episode because they were all siding with Faith who tried to kill them all so many times and then Buffy who has done nothing but save them time and time again! I was thinking how quickly people forget! Buffy earned it alright she sacrificed her life her love her whole life she could have swayed off that path so many times if she had wanted to she is probably for me one of the best baddest bitches, powerful roles models in TV history! I would have loved to have played this part or even better still be her! lol! Yes massive fan here! Xxx
Thank you! She definitely earned. Self-sacrificing from the beginning
She might not have earned all her powers but she damn sure earned their respect after saving their lives a million times. I hated this episode and Anya so much that didn’t care what happen to her at the end.
This may be the most beautiful edit I’ve ever seen for this show. Thank you so much.
I literally just saw the title of this and was so offended, haha. I exclaimed, "ExCUSE ME?!" very loudly and I'm sure I scared my neighbors.
I love Anya! She’s one of my favorite characters from toys show. I think she had to be the one to deliver this speech, though. She was spiteful and naïve, both of which are entering events of her character at times. She forgets that even she didn’t “ask” to be a vengeance demon. It, just like Buffy, was thrust upon her. The only difference being that she had in fact cast a very effective vengeance spell whereas Buffy was just minding her own business.
It's sad how she never got nominated
Sarah where are you!!!! S
Just now got to see this beautiful edit. Well done. The entire point of 7 seasons in 9 minutes. Love this. ❤❤❤
Thank you ❤️❤️
My favorite show of all time.
Unpopular opinion but i love the you didn’t earn it speech because Buffy didn’t earn being the slayer or being chosen to be the Slayer. Fate just chose her over the other potentials. But once she became the slayer she earned the title she became one of if not THE best slayer that has ever been or every will be to our knowledge.
She may have been right, but Anya's choice of words was very poor. In addition, the accusations come from a coward who ran away from the mayor :D
This is amazing! Buffy’s story has always meant to much to me (and Joss’s gross behavior can’t tarnish that.)
I see you’re also a The 100 fan! I have a friend who loves The 100 (like I DID before season 7 😢) but refuses to watch Buffy. I keep telling her how much Buffy paved the way for characters like Clarke and that if she gave Buffy a chance she would love it!
Is there any way you would consider making a Buffy/Clarke mashup video to show their similarities as heroes/warriors/flawed humans? These two protagonists have so much in common, I’m surprised there aren’t more videos honoring the two together. I would love to share a vid like that with my friend and the caliber of your work proves I think you’d do a phenomenal job.
Excellent work! Thanks!
Thank you! The feedback is really appreciated!
Buffy was my all time favourite show when I was younger, nine even. Then it became the 100. I couldn’t agree more about season 7, I rooted for Bellarke right from the beginning and S7 ruined it, and also assassinated Clarke at the same time!
I do plan on doing a mashup video, I just have a couple of video edits planned beforehand, a Clarke one, vikings and Bellarke. So at some point, probably before summer you’ll see a mashup video! The biggest similarity I’ve always seen with those two is there loneliness and the pressure they both are put under by everyone around them!
Thank you for the support. 😚
@@anomalykru8552 that's exactly the similarities I've seen between the two characters! Can't wait for that video to drop! Thanks!
@@raelindenberg3329 you’re welcome! I have a Clarke video that I’ll be posting towards the end of the weekend (:
This video is the most amazing, nostalgic, super emotional, epic video I’ve seen I felt it al over again everything buffy has gone through well done this is so amazing
Thank you so much! (:
Fantastic compilation. I cried (just a little) Buddy was so transformative for me and this just brings back all the feels
Aw thank you!
It still makes me so angry. Everything she has done for them and they kick her out of the house! She’s the greatest!
She is!
Great job!
Thank you! :)
I understand Anya’s point. Buffy is the slayer and has done the most amazing things and conquered the toughest trials but being able to manage your life, regardless of how extreme it is, doesn’t mean you’re capable/should be leading a group of scared & barely trained individuals.
I love Buffy and both appreciate that people still make amv s for it and that the show is still making an impact 20+ years later.. Thanks you. And amazing video. Slow motion chills.
Thank you! And yes, it’s still so popular which is amazing and has left such an impact on people
The way i would've knocked everyone out and flung em out my house including Dawn, she'd be the first. If they told me to leave out of MY DAMN HOUSE. 😩🤣
Haha same! All floored 😂
biiiiig facts like that made absolutely no sense
And yet, Buffy leaving just again proves how much better she is. Remember, this is the end and vampires and demons are roaming the streets. The others all consider the Summer's home their home. If Buffy were to kick everyone out, where would they go that could accommodate all the people that would offer protection of the invitation rule, with that many weapons readily available? Giles has no home in Sunnydale. Willow hasn't considered her parent's place home since she left for college. Xander's apartment? Not big enough and not nearly enough weapons. The Summer's house was their only protection. Buffy could survive outside of it, but not one of those fools could. She left to keep those girl's and her friends safe, because she IS the BETTER person.
That always made me angry. It’s why Anyas death meant nothing to me.
Wow, this edit is perfect. I literally cried. Thank you for this appreciation edit of one of the best characters in fiction.
You’re welcome (:
Beautiful ty..
Remember putting this show down so many years ago... Amazing and missed
Thank you!
The audacity of them to attack her when they tore her out of heaven, because they couldn't handle their lives on their own. 😤
I know 😞
As someone who has a *ton* of trouble liking Buffy and relating to her, namely bc of her personality and her socio-cultural circumstance, you've captured beautifully the way in which I do love her/get her/admire her 💓💓 And you can never go wrong with using that epic score! I listen to that composition all the time
Oh thank you! That really means a lot! Yeah it’s brilliant, I had to edit it occasionally to fit around some of the clips but it is a beautiful composition! Thank you for the feedback, this is exactly why I did this video to try and demonstrate how Buffy may not be without flaws, but she definitely earned where she is! 🥰
This is wonderful, thank you so much for this tribute.
You’re welcome! Thank you
This is fabulous. Thank you so much for making this. You've encapsulated the greatness of Buffy in six minutes, and why she will always be my hero.
Aw thank you for the kind words! And you’re welcome!
First, if everyone wanted a new leader, whatever. I disagree, but whatever. However, kicking Buffy out was stupid, as her house (as of the beginning of this episode) is the only place in Sunnydale vampires don't have entrance to. As for Buffy throwing herself out, as some people argue, she's not leaving willingly. And that is because she knows they will not follow her as general anymore (ie sixth point). She leaves to go fight alone (ie tenth point about slayers always fighting alone).
Second, Xander not only retcons everything good he says about Buffy during his earlier episode speech by kicking her out, but in the two hour pilot when Buffy says, "Xander, this is deeply dangerous," and he dismisses it and thinks she's thinking him, "less than a man," I criticize him (and everyone else) for not listening to that moment as well as not listening to all her S7 speeches or any other moments like those. Also two episodes from now in _End of Days,_ Xander referenced being with Buffy to the end. How does kicking Buffy out during a battle (that they are even referencing as a final battle) help with being with Buffy to the end? He has a lot of nerve saying that after kicking her out of her house and kicking her out of fighting the war with him.
Third, Anya was one of four people who resurrected Buffy (the others being Willow, Tara and Xander) and therefore allowed The First to take advantage of the S7 plot of killing the slayer line. She, Giles and possibly Willow knows this, so them blaming Buffy is dumb.
Fourth, It is also a joke to have Anya say Buffy didn't earn the role considering everything she has done for them. The list on that could go on for 104 hours and 34 minutes (the rest of the series makes for a total of 106 hours and 42 minutes).
Fifth, Faith didn't want to be in charge and tried telling people that. But they were all too busy acting superior towards Buffy to listen.
Sixth, why did Giles call Buffy the general of the group if he was just going to undermine her at every decision he didn't like and toss her out when things went wrong? Buffy warned them all things like this would happen. Why weren't they listening?
Seventh, Post S6 Willow has a lot of nerve calling Buffy on a lack of judgement.
Eighth, didn't the Scoobies (including Dawn) learn how stupid it was when Joyce kicked Buffy out in S2?
Ninth, Joyce is proven to be The First in _Conversations with Dead People_ when it is shown that Dawn doesn't choose Buffy by kicking Buffy out in this episode. It is not the other way around as Joyce aka The First said. Dawn fell into a trap. The trap being that by kicking Buffy out they didn't choose her. Joyce as The First telling them Buffy wouldn't choose Dawn was a ploy for them to turn on Buffy. So in essence, kicking Buffy out is what The First wants and The Scoobies act as unwitting agents of The First.
Tenth, Buffy brought up certain points to Xander during their _Selfless_ fight, so the fact that the group in this episode is throwing those moments in Buffy's face (those moments specifically being: cutting herself off, someone needing to draw a line, having no guide book to the job of a slayer [and there is a slayer guidebook/handbook, Giles just never gives it to her, so that one is on him], and fighting alone) shows The Scoobies haven't been listening to Buffy even before the war with The First started about even the moments not involving The First and its war.
Eleventh, Buffy learned from Giles "this isn't a joke" chastisement moment in First Date, while none of the other Scoobies did if they were recently going to The Bronze for fun. Giles himself seemed to revert if he is urging the fun after the _First Date_ chastisement, or at least he has an agenda of his own that goes against what he said when he called Buffy the general upon first showing up in Sunnydale, so the group go against everything Buffy learned in _First Date, I Never Kill a Boy on the First Date_ and _Reptile Boy_ when they kick Buffy out.
Thank you for the analysis! And I couldn’t agree more! All your points are 100% valid. What’s more to this scene, there’s never a post fight scene where any of the scoobies apologise or even attempt to justify their actions or explain their reasons, and because of that it falls flat and feels like their is no resolve by the end of the series.
@@anomalykru8552 Right! I even have my own head-canon allowing Buffy to "let them have it" (for use of a better phrase) over all the times they yelled at her after Dawn asks "what do we do now Buffy" at the series end and how Buffy wanting time away from them for a while can be tied into the beginning of S8 and the AtS S5 stories.
Buffy was a great strategist, tactician, planner, chess player, checkers player, leader, and commander
She was awesome
Wow amazing tribute! Love how you centred it around anya’s speech to completely prove it wrong xx
Thank you (: yeah I’d wanted to do it for a long time as that speech drove me crazy!
Everday in the gym I listen to this and it gives me streght and courage.
Aww that’s so lovely thank you