National Nielsen Viewership (May 18–24)". The Los Angeles Times. May 28, 1998 . Retrieved April 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Whedon, Joss, "Chosen" (Commentary by Joss Whedon), Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Seventh Season on DVD, Twentieth Century Fox, 2004. The story of Buffy: The Last Vampire Slayer is relatively predictable. However, there are enough twists to keep it interesting. Thessaly is a breath of fresh air, as is her origin relating to Wiccan power couple Willow and Tara. Anya is a welcoming presence, and despite the verbal lashings, she and Buffy have some good chemistry. The premise of Buffy being the last Slayer that will ever exist -- while grim -- is a good setup and makes way for the potential twist at the end. National Nielsen Viewership (April 29-May 5)". The Los Angeles Times. May 8, 2002 . Retrieved May 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.

National Nielsen Viewership (May 13–19)". The Los Angeles Times. May 22, 2002 . Retrieved May 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.

Thess is all grown up, having taken up the mantle as the new Slayer! But with new responsibilities comes new enemies, and a mysterious clan will do anything to get to her, even if it means using her friends as bait. Script-writing was done by Mutant Enemy, a production company created by Whedon in 1997. The writers with the most writing credits [49] are Joss Whedon, Steven S. DeKnight, Jane Espenson, David Fury, Drew Goddard, Drew Greenberg, David Greenwalt, Rebecca Rand Kirshner, Marti Noxon and Doug Petrie. Other authors with writing credits include Dean Batali, Carl Ellsworth, Tracey Forbes, Ashley Gable, Howard Gordon, Diego Gutierrez, Elin Hampton, Rob Des Hotel, Matt Kiene, Ty King, Thomas A. Swyden, Joe Reinkemeyer, Dana Reston and Dan Vebber. [50] National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 8-14)". The Los Angeles Times. November 17, 1999 . Retrieved May 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Other actors that appeared in both the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel series but as different characters include: Bob Fimiani as Mr. Ward, a head of the Department of Defense in Buffy and Glith-roo, a Codger Demon in Angel; Carlos Jacott as a demon named Ken in Buffy and a different demon named Richard Straley in Angel; Jonathan M. Woodward as a vampire and former classmate in Buffy named Holden Webster and Knox, a Wolfram and Hart scientist in Angel; and Andy Umberger who played a demon name D'Hoffryn in Buffy and a predator named Ronald Meltzer in Angel. A bloody Caleb rises and Buffy finally kills him with the scythe by slicing him in two from the crotch up. Angel has brought an amulet intended to be worn by someone ensouled, yet more than human. He tells her he will fight alongside her, but she turns him down, asking him to instead organize a second front in case she loses to the First Evil. They discuss Spike, his soul, and Buffy's feelings for him, with Angel clearly unsettled and jealous. When Angel asks whether he has a place in her future, Buffy explains that she still needs to grow up; there might be a future for them, but it will be a long time coming, if ever. Accepting this, Angel walks into the shadows, just like on the night they first met. As all this occurs, Spike watches unseen, with the First in Buffy's form by his side.

National Nielsen Viewership (May 4–10)". The Los Angeles Times. May 13, 1998 . Retrieved April 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com. National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 29-Nov. 4)". The Los Angeles Times. November 7, 2001 . Retrieved May 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Buffy episodes frequently include a deeper meaning or metaphor. Whedon explained, "We think very carefully about what we're trying to say emotionally, politically, and even philosophically while we're writing it... it really is, apart from being a pop-culture phenomenon, something that is deeply layered textually episode by episode." [74] Academics Wilcox and Lavery provide examples of episodes dealing with real life issues portrayed as supernatural metaphors:National Nielsen Viewership (March 24–30)". The Los Angeles Times. April 2, 2003 . Retrieved May 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com. National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 14-20)". The Los Angeles Times. February 24, 2000 . Retrieved May 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Thess is all grown up, having taken up the mantle as the new Slayer. But with new responsibilities come new enemies and a mysterious clan that will do anything to get to her… even if it means using her friends as bait! [1] Continuity [ ] Faith ( Eliza Dushku) is another Slayer who is one of Buffy's rivals throughout the show. Faith is stubborn and fierce, and the powers of the Slayer cause her to go rogue and work against Buffy. Faith is a character with a lot of skeletons in her closet and the power of being a Slayer was originally incredibly intoxicating to her, leaving her with a constant internal power struggle. As we get closer to the end of the series, Faith starts to obtain empathy while in prison doing time for past crimes and understands that her powers can help her to help other people, which will be far more fulfilling than the dark path she has been traveling down.

National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 11-17)". The Los Angeles Times. November 20, 2002 . Retrieved May 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com. National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 12-18)". The Los Angeles Times. November 21, 2001 . Retrieved May 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com. National Nielsen Viewership (April 3–9)". The Los Angeles Times. April 12, 2000 . Retrieved May 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer #3 was ranked the 88th best selling comic issue in its published month, with estimated 11,199 sales for February 2022 at comic specialty stores. [2]Lichtenberg, Jacqueline (2004), "Victim Triumphant", in Glenn Yeffeth (ed.), Five Seasons of Angel, BenBella, p.135, ISBN 1-932100-33-4 Jodie A. Kreider, Meghan K. Winchell (2010). Buffy in the Classroom: Essays on Teaching with the Vampire Slayer. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p.48. ISBN 9780786462148. The episode was nominated for both a 2003 Emmy Award in the Category of Special Visual Effects for a Series, and for the 2004 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. [10] The series was given a darker tone, focusing on the ongoing trials of Angel in Los Angeles. His character is tormented by guilt following the return of his soul, punishment for more than a century of murder and torture. During the first four seasons of the show, he works as a private detective in a fictionalized version of Los Angeles, California, where he and his associates work to "help the helpless", to restore the faith and "save the souls" of those who have lost their way. Typically, this mission involves doing battle with demons or demonically allied humans (primarily the law firm Wolfram & Hart), while Angel must also contend with his own violent nature. In season five, the Senior Partners of Wolfram and Hart take a bold gamble in their campaign to corrupt Angel, giving him control of their Los Angeles office. Angel accepts the deal as an opportunity to fight evil from the inside. During season five, a younger sister, Dawn, suddenly appears in Buffy's life; although she is new to the series, to the characters it is as if she has always been there. Buffy is confronted by Glory, an exiled Hell God who is searching for a "Key" that will allow her to return to her Hell dimension and in the process blur the lines between dimensions and unleash Hell on Earth. It is later discovered that the Key's protectors have used Buffy's blood to turn the Key into human form–Dawn–concurrently implanting everybody with lifelong memories of her. The Watchers' Council aids in Buffy's research on Glory, and she and Giles are both reinstated on their own terms. Riley leaves early in the season after realizing that Buffy does not love him and joins a military demon-hunting operation. Spike, still implanted with his chip from The Initiative, realizes he is in love with Buffy and increasingly helps the Scoobies in their fight. Buffy's mother Joyce dies of a brain aneurysm, while at the end of the season, Xander proposes to Anya. Glory finally discovers that Dawn is the key and kidnaps her, using Dawn's blood to open a portal to the Hell dimension. To save Dawn, Buffy sacrifices her own life by diving into the portal, thus closing it with her death.

National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 1-7)". The Los Angeles Times. November 10, 1999 . Retrieved May 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Buffy featured dozens of major and minor recurring characters. For example, the "Big Bad" (villain) characters were featured for at least one season (for example, Glory is a character who appeared in 12 episodes, spanning much of season five). Similarly, characters who allied themselves to the group and characters who attended the same institutions were sometimes featured in multiple episodes. National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 6-12)". The Los Angeles Times. January 15, 2003 . Retrieved May 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com. National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 18-24)". The Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1999 . Retrieved April 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com. National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 21-27)". The Los Angeles Times. October 30, 2002 . Retrieved May 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.National Nielsen Viewership (April 16–22)". The Los Angeles Times. April 25, 2001 . Retrieved May 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Larry Blaisdell, portrayed by Larry Bagby (seasons 2–3) first appears as a stereotypical sexist high school bully. When Buffy and her friends search for a werewolf in Sunnydale, they realize that Larry is hiding something. Xander finds out that Larry hides that he is gay, which leads to Larry's coming out. Later, Larry tells Xander he is comfortable with his sexual identity and that his grandmother tries to find a boyfriend for him. Larry turns out to be a good guy fighting for the good. [2] He is killed by the Mayor in the season three finale. [3] Larry is the first openly gay character in the tv shows created by Joss Whedon. [2] Fischer, Paul (October 11, 2004). "Interview: Sarah Michelle Gellar for "The Grudge" ". Dark Horizons. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012 . Retrieved November 1, 2006. Severin the Siphon (Season 8) first shows up in season eight's final storyarc as an evil looking "guy in John Lennon glasses". [17] He becomes a main villain in season 9. Artist Georges Jeanty had modelled him after the young Professor X in X-Men: First Class. [18]