*sobs uncontrollably* One of the best episodes of Buffy. DAWN: (tearfully) You know you have to let me. It has to have the blood. Buffy gets a realization look on her face. Flash to Spike earlier in the episode. SPIKE: Cause its always got to be blood. Flash to Buffy and Dawn in the hospital at the end of Blood Ties. Buffy putting her hand to her wound, then pressing it against Dawns bloody hand. BUFFY VOICEOVER: Its Summers blood. Its just like mine. Flash to Buffy earlier in this episode. BUFFY: Shes me. The monks made her out of me. Flash to Buffy beside the fire in Intervention. FIRST SLAYER: Death is your gift. BUFFY: Death... Flash back to the present. Close shot on Buffys face. FIRST SLAYER VOICEOVER: ...is your gift. Buffy frowns. Turns around slowly. Shot of the platform extending into the air. In the distance, holes seem to be opening in the sky. The sky is growing lighter as the sun tries to rise. Buffy looks peaceful. She turns back to Dawn, who stares wide-eyed. DAWN: Buffy ... no! BUFFY: Dawnie, I have to. DAWN: No! BUFFY: Listen to me. Please, theres not a lot of time, listen. The camera pulls out on the two of them. Buffy holds Dawn by the upper arms and continues talking to her, although we dont hear the words. Dawn begins to cry. Lightning continues to crackle behind them. Cut back to close shot of Buffy. She strokes the side of Dawns face, then kisses her on the cheek. Dawn continues to cry. Buffy turns. In slow-motion, she runs down the platform as Dawn stays there crying. Buffy swan-dives off the end of the platform and into the portal. Dawn watches, sobbing. Buffy falls into the portal and hangs there motionless, making expressions of pain. Long shot from below of the portal writhing and spitting. Shot of Buffys face inside the portal. Begin a lengthy voiceover of Buffys final words to Dawn. BUFFY VOICEOVER: Dawn, listen to me. Listen. Shot of Dawn still crying on the platform. BUFFY VOICEOVER: I love you. I will *always* love you. Shot of Buffy in the portal. BUFFY VOICEOVER: But this is the work that I have to do. Long shot of the portal as it shrinks to nothingness and disappears. The sun begins to rise. Cut to below. Willow and Tara, holding each other up, walk forward. Behind them we can see Giles coming forward too, and Xander holding Anya in his arms. They all walk forward, staring at something we cant see. BUFFY VOICEOVER: Tell Giles ... tell Giles I figured it out. And, and Im okay. The camera pulls back and we see theyre all looking at Buffys lifeless body lying amid the debris. In the background we see Spike trying to come forward, falling to the ground as the sunlight hits him. Cut to closer shot of Spike, his face bloodied. Cut to closer shot of Willow and Tara as Willow begins to cry. BUFFY VOICEOVER: And give my love to my friends. Shot of Xander and Anya looking sadly at Buffy. Anya lowers her head to Xanders shoulder. BUFFY VOICEOVER: You have to take care of them now. Shot of Giles looking sad. BUFFY VOICEOVER: You have to take care of each other. Giles begins to cry. Cut to Spike with his hands over his face, sobbing. BUFFY VOICEOVER: You have to be strong. Cut to Dawn coming slowly down the stairs, holding her sides, spotting the others. BUFFY VOICEOVER: Dawn, the hardest thing in this world ... is to live in it. Dawn begins to cry again. Cut to Buffy giving her speech to Dawn a few minutes ago. BUFFY: Be brave. Live. Cut back to Dawn on the stairs. BUFFY VOICEOVER: For me. Cut to: graveyard, day. Its sunny and pretty with lots of trees and grass. Zoom in slowly on a headstone. A small bunch of flowers lies on the grass in front of it. The headstone reads: BUFFY ANNE SUMMERS 1981-2001 BELOVED SISTER DEVOTED FRIEND SHE SAVED THE WORLD A LOT
Posted on: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 17:15:45 +0000
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