Buffy The Vampire Slayer - S07x22|♡Uncut Reaction &Review♡

The novelization of "Chosen" ends with Buffy's thought: "Cookies" :)

this episode will never not make me cry. your reactions were as always spot on, and i'm sad that this means they've come to an end.

Thank you for sharing your reactions to this show. Buffy is my all-time favorite hero and this show is dear to my heart. I appreciated your thoughts on the finale. Our girl, Buffy, earned it for sure. P.S. I love season five but I would have been so bummed if that was the end.

I have seen the are you ready to be strong speech probably one hundred times and every time I get goosebumps all over my body.

Thanks for sharing your ride with us Sophie! Although it can be argued that The Gift was a better finale (Chosen definitely has some messy writing as did the last half of this season).... Chosen is the perfect ending thematically for Buffy as a character and as a series. Buffy will forever be my favorite character in any media because of how strong, faulted, kind, and real she is. She is an example to us all.... despite all the years that have passed, and thanks to SMG for a perfect portrayal from day 1. What they did with Spike was also perfect, he died a champion, having redeemed himself and earned the love and respect of the woman that triggered all the change.

And so ends the greatest tv series of all time . Thanks for the journey with you SoFie 💕👍.

This is the first time I've ever felt sad because a reactor reached the finale of Buffy. You're my favorite Buffy reactor ever. Thanks for sharing your journey with us ❤

Love this ending although I hate that we lose Spike. He was her champion. Xander calling Anya "my girl" at the end bug's me. You left her at the alter and specifically didn't make her yours. She became a worthwhile person on her own not just Xander's girl like she was at first.

Watched this reaction for the second time 😆 When Spike and Buffy clasp their hands together in that last scene together, I always think of that line from OMWF: "I want the fire back". She finally got it back, and just as soon as she gets it, she has to let it go.

Thank you for letting me relive the emotions I felt 20 years ago. I've rewatched Buffy so many times over and over, but watching along with you actually rekindled all the forgotten feelings I had on my first watch when I was 18. Thank you for letting me join you on your journey. I've gained new perspectives as I got older and ever newer ones watching with you. Welcome to the family. Buffy never really leaves you, every now and again a quote pops up, a scene appears in your mind, the soundtrack plays in your ears, and you get the longing to relive it all over again. To think it all began when I watched your reaction to Once More with Feeling and just loving your reactions and thoughts. And that brought me here.. Worth every cent.

Not sure if anybody else remembers but remember what Cassie said to Spike? "She'll tell you". Makes me think of this episode.

Welcome to the other side, Sofie. I was 20 when the series ended; I'm 40 now and can't tell you how many times I've rewatched since then. This show'll stay with you, pretty much forever and I hope one day you enjoy someone's reactions as much as we have watching you take this emotional journey.

I am so glad Firefly is next!!! Maybe after Angel finishes you round out your Whedonverse classics with Dollhouse, it has ELiza Dushku(Faith) as the main character.

There is a youtube video about Spike and Buffy and its one of my favorite videos about them. Its by the channel TCreations called Buffy and Spike| Their Story. Its 10 mins long. but its beautiful.

With this being the series finale of buffy, it would of been cool to have other characters from angel show up like wesley and cordelia, like you know how giles and principal wood teamed up to defend a territory of the school, how cool would it would of been to see giles and Wesley team up

I love that Buffy tells Spike she loves him, the moment she *feels* his soul (their hands on fire) and truly sees him

I have loved watching this show with you so much and my only regret is that I didn't find your videos sooner, though of course I've gone back and watched all of them. Man, I am so going to miss going on this ride with you and Alley...all my favorite creators are finishing Buffy and I hate it lol. I love your reactions most of all because I love how much you love this show and how your reactions were my reactions when I first saw it. You're so insightful and uncanny with your predictions of things that would happen and how much do I love that you memorized Spike's speech to Buffy? SO MUCH. I will happily watch Firefly with you but please please after Firefly, please consider watching Sense8. After seeing how you are with Buffy I know you'll love Sense8, I absolutely know it. While it's a very different show from Buffy it also has an amazing cast. fantastic and very clever writing, and will make you laugh your ass off one moment and cry your eyes out the next. Please watch it pretty please please...ok I'll shut up about it now. Anyways...as always I loved your reaction and especially, as sad as it was, when you screamed when Anya died. I loved Anya so much and that was so hard to watch. I got my son's boyfriend addicted to this show this last year and one of the things we've discussed is how Spike's death, though excruciating, was for a purpose. Anya's death was just to hurt us, like Buffy said to Faith 'War is about death. Stupid, pointless death'. Her death was so so fucking pointless. I hate it. I knew they were going hurt us one last time but I still couldn't prepare for it. They could have killed Kennedy off instead. (I'm kidding, I would not have wanted that to happen to Willow even if I couldn't give two fucks about Kennedy. Not after Tara. *pause for sobbing* I liked the finale, and there were a few things I loved, like Buffy's 'are you ready to be strong' monologue (so damn good and I love that you cried), all of Buffy and Spike, Andrew and Anya...but for such a fantastic show it was more lackluster than I would have liked. I think all of season 7 was. It wasn't bad; this show is too amazing to ever be bad but it felt super rushed and for what feels like the first time ever, they kinda missed on the casting with some of these Potentials. Most of them were boring and took up way too much screen time. The one I really liked, they killed. RIP Amanda and also fuck you Joss Whedon. I really wish this had been a two hour finale and we could have really soaked in the magnitude of what happened. I mean, Anya deserved way way more of an acknowledgement than she got. Nobody aside from Xander even noticed she was missing. Grumble grumble maybe I'm just trying to find something to complain about because after twenty years I still can't deal with the fact that it's over. But we still have another season of Angel with you and I can't wait for that. Thanks for all of the good times Sofie, all the heart you've put into this, and I'm looking forward to some more!

Thanks for all the great reactions. I’d love to see reactions to some other Buffy content like the unbroadcast pilot episode, The Making of Once More With Feeling, and Buffy Meets Blackwood (a very enjoyable interview with Sarah).

I love this finale except for one thing. Anya's death was treated like nothing. Xander's reaction should have been soul crushing, not cracking jokes about the mall 20 seconds later after hearing about it. That always bothered me. Anya deserved better. Finales are tough to stick the landing and I feel that Buffy did, but Anya's death and the lack of emotion after really pissed me off.

Slayers. Every one of us. Thank you so much, Sofie, for sharing this journey with us. Your sensitivity and insightfulness has truly enhanced my experience in rewatching this amazing show. From my first watch, I too felt that Buffy was speaking to all of us when she said, "Make your choice: Are you ready to be strong?" This show empowered all of us who watched it, laughed with it and cried with it. We saw ourselves in these characters- when they were good, when they were bad, when they lost their way and when they found their way home again. It has been so beautiful to take that journey again with you. I loved what you said about Buffy and Spike repeatedly colliding and yet missing each other. Even when they are "there" together, they never quite meet at the same place. It is heartbreaking. And though I almost always agree with your observations, I disagree with you during the last episode where Buffy asks Spike, "Does it have to mean something?" I do not think she was looking to him to define what is between them. I think quite the opposite, she does not want to have to define it right now. For Spike to define it is him again asking for something from her, wanting a piece of her that she is not ready to give. And I think Spike instinctively understands that when he answers, "Not right now". I guess Buffy makes her feelings more clear to Angel in her "cookie dough" speech. She is still trying to define herself and is not ready to add another person into that equation yet. On a more technical note, I found it interesting on rewatch how the writers and showrunner made an effort to distance the viewers from everything that ties us to Sunnydale, the town, in the final season. Less time at the Bronze, no Magic Shop, no real emotional ties to the new school, less time at the graveyard (Spike doesn't even have a crypt there anymore)... and even the Summers home no longer feels like the familiar home it once did with all the Potentials running around. We have very few scenes of Buffy or Dawn in their respective bedrooms, especially near the end. I believe this was all very purposely done to make us feel less attached at the end of the show when it all disappears. Much like the brief mentions of Anya and Spike by the bus, the creators wanted the show to end on an upbeat, hopeful note and didn't want the viewers to feel sad or mournful over what was lost. As for Anya's death, I think it was a graphic illustration of Giles' point that "there are always casualties in war"... and they are anything but casual. Perhaps it was also Joss and the writers making a political comment on war in general, considering the war in Afghanistan was still quite new when this show aired. And also Emma Caulfield asked to be killed off- I believe due to conflicts with the producers of the show and she did not want any chance of being asked to return for Angel or Buffy remakes or anything of the sort. Anyway... I am looking forward to sharing the rest of AtS with you, S5 will be quite a ride!

WOW - what a WILD ride we've all gone on with you these years. I've seen A LOT of Buffy reactors, and you are among the best- definitely my personal favorite! Your reactions were so enjoyable to watch - watching you laugh, cry, your surprise, your screams, whenever you got chills, and of course whenever the tears would well up in your eyes - your reactions were amazing. Your channel, and then the Patreon, helped me keep my sanity during the height of the pandemic! I moved into a new apartment during the pandemic, and on the that first weird night when the apartment didn't really feel like home yet, you posted a BTVS reaction and I was able to watch it and sort of "break in" the new place or christen it in style! So corny! Here's how to keep the Buffy magic going, at least for a bit longer: 1. Watch BUffy the Vampire Slayer the Movie 2. Watch the ORIGINAL BTVS show pilot (on youtube) 3. Maybe re-watch the pilot or maybe your very first reaction to the pilot, if you wanna get really meta. I know I'd love to see it! 4. If you are feeling up to it, I'd LOVE a show review - a grant assessment of the show and your experience with it. 5. Maybe a ranking of the seasons, or your favorite episodes. I know I have a favorite season! I will MISS THESE REVIEWS SO MUCH! This trully is the end of an ERA!

I know spuffy is really in your heart right now and really fresh in your heart, i also remember how much bangel made you cry the way spuffy did, the angel episode i will remember you or even when buffy had to say goodbye and kill angel in season 2 comes 2 mind but i remember a lot of moments, also a lot of ppl commented in your 7X21 reaction who probably have rewatched buffy and angel countless times to really take a step back amd see who should really be with buffy, and really if she ended up with spike i would be happy but i also would be happy if she ended up with angel, and riley well i guess know one wants to go their so we want talk about that lol but i put this is one of the comments on 7x21 so ill kind of re say here someone commented in a reunion show when someone asked sarah michelle gellar who buffy should be with and she said as buffy she would of said angel but said shes is not saying that as herself as sarah...in my mind i thought maybe she said she shes saying it as sarah because maybe it was because she didnt want to say herself because james marsters was with her when she said that, sarah michelle gellar was asked in interviews who was the better kisser between James Marsters and david borenaz and she said david boreanaz and also fun facts which some people already know but for the people that dont they can google it, when sarah and david had to film their break up scene in season 3 of buffy sarah was completely distraught and as they were filming it they had to stop a bunch of times because sarah was getting very emotional, also in the angel episode i will remember you sarah had real tears in the scene, you can even hear david call buffy sarah in that scene which can also be looked up, so as much as i love spuffy, i think sarah would would say as buffy and as sarah that angel would of been her choice

This was probably the best reaction i have ever watched to the buffy finale

S7 Episode 4 Help CASSIE She'll tell you. Someday she'll tell you. Spike stares at Cassie, taken aback.

Dont comment often, but it's been a pleasure rewatching buffy with you. May you return to it fondly as we do.

Remember when Giles wanted Spike killed? Mhmm. I’M A MESS. Just wanna add, I have the novelization for season seven, called “Chosen,” and it says Buffy’s last thought, as she’s smiling, is “cookie dough.” LOVE that. Also, Joss has said he did leave the scene between Buffy and Spike open for interpretation for the shippers and for the people who weren’t on board with her getting physical with her abuser. I’ve also read that Emma Caulfield was given the choice to survive or have Anya killed off, and she’s the one who decided to have her die sacrificing herself. Thank you so much for three years of beautiful Buffy reactions - you’re my favorite reactor, by far! 🖤

I joined here when I found your reactions to Buffy. That was a great journey with you.))) I know, you said next is Firefly, but will you be reacting to Charmed (original 1998) at some point? Coz that would be awsome.

I never really thought about the graves of Joyce and Tara being destroyed. However, Tara may not have been buried in Sunnydale. When Willow visits that grave, it does look like it's in a different area we hadn't seen before and it's also by a lake. I can't remember Buffy ever patrolling in a cemetery by a lake. I wonder if they had her buried closer to her family. That's a small consolation I guess!

no lie I get teary eyed every time I hear the score/thematic sound for 'chosen'. The music that starts playing when we finally see the flashback for buffy's plan. The part when Buffy gets up after being stabbed and the slayers finally start winning the battle. The part that plays when Spike's amulet finally works and he and buffy share their goodbye. the part that plays at the very end just before the credits. It makes me feel nostalgic. Makes me think of when I first saw the finale years ago. Gets me every time. Robert Duncan the composer is amazing. His score gives me chills even as I write this. Thank your deciding to watch and react to Buffy. I couldn't wait for you to see the finale on YT so i subbed = ).

I’m so happy you caught the little nod of Spike knocking down the Sunnydale sign. As well as Buffy’s last word being Spike. I’ve watched a lot of reactions to this episode at this point and I think you’re the first that caught those. Just means you’re a real Spike/Spuffy fan. :)

My grandpa passed away yesterday and i can remember watching buffy with him when I was a kid. Sad it ended, but thanks for taking me company today wich is a really hard day for me.

You are my favorite buffy reactor ever and I’m so grateful to have been on this journey with you! It’s scary how much I resonate and agree with probably ALL of your thoughts and opinions about the storylines and characters. It was like a mirror reflection of how I reacted during my first ever watch. Buffy will always be my favorite show of all time and watching you become a diehard fan in the process has been such a gift. I’m so excited for you to watch Angel season 5 which is definitely my favorite season for that show. If you want more Buffy content, I recommend the seasons 8-12 comics. And let us know if you want fanfic recommendations! The buffy community is still thriving 20 years later on all social media platforms. And remember to close your eyes for the theme song during Angel 5x01 :)

Thank you so much for including us in your Buffy journey Sofie. You have by far had the best, most insightful response to this show over other reactors. It has been a treasure to watch along with you. I am looking forward to Firefly and season 5 of Angel. As others have said please make sure you skip the opening titles on S5-E1 of Angel to avoid spoilers.

Thank you so much Sofie for your wonderful Buffyverse reactions. Buffy is my favorite TV show and re-watching it with you was always charming, insightful and simply good for the soul. Ps. Don't watch the opening credits for Angel S05E01 because of Spoilers.

You've had the best reactions to this wonderful show. Thank you for being so insightful, emotional and invested. It matter so much to us fans when someone really pays attention and loves the show like we do. There are a couple of reactors who don't seem too bothered by the show or are distracted while watching. (It's fine if you don't enjoy it but stop reacting to it then, ggrrrr!) But you've been amazing. Thanks for sharing the journey with us. Oh and I will repeat what others have said. DO NOT watch the intro to angel 5x1

This might be my favorite Chosen reaction video I've seen! You hit such depth in real time that took me years to really get as someone who watched the finale when it first aired. I'm often a "skip to my favorite parts" guy when I watch reaction videos, but I'm glad I watched this one all the way through. - I enjoyed seeing the comedic Angel we got on Angel the Series make an appearance here too. You echoed a lot about how I feel about Buffy and Angel both sort of sweeping under the rug how much they both have changed and grown. I always felt like years of character evolution was largely disregarded in favor of cute nostalgia, which Whedon pretty much admitted. Also, and this is coming from me as someone who likes Angel as a character but not Bangel as a pairing, he comes off super needy and entitled and kind of desperate here, but at least it's funny if I forget the Cordelia of it all as he's trying to position himself for some hypothetical endgame with his ex. - I love all the friendship and family stuff in this episode. From Dawn kicking Buffy, the people who can't sleep playing games the night before the possible apocalypse, and that throwback "the Earth is DEFINITELY doomed" to The Harvest when Buffy/Willow/Xander are walking away from Giles. - Faith and Robin is so underrated. I do feel he's the right guy for her personality and the way he handled her blowing him off is always hilarious to see again. Nothing like Wood calling the sex mid and telling Faith he's so much prettier than her lol - Buffy handing Spike the amulet was and still is incredibly touching. Part of me wishes that Spike showed some personal growth and really didn't share the bed with Buffy so soon after the vineyard because it would have shown he values himself a little more than he used to, and Buffy/Spike still would have had their last night together the next night. Since they went the "choose your own adventure" route, I'm choosing to believe they definitely made love that last night in the basement. - I used to think Anya's death was needless unnecessary additional tragedy porn that may as well have not happened because it wasn't given the same attention as the other major death, but I do see your point that the fact that it was abrupt and brutal compared to the dramatic way major characters usually die made it cut deeper. The shot of Xander calling out to her where he can't see her body remains unbelievably sad. The conversation between Xander and Andrew in the last scene is wonderful too. - I agree with your interpretation of Buffy's final moments with Spike (it's meaningful to me that her last spoken word on the show is his name too). But if some source confirmation softens the blow of how it played out, Whedon has stated she was absolutely in love with him when their hands clasped and that he considered Spike the long-term relationship guy. I can think of many reasons why Spike reacted how he did similar to yours, but I really wish he'd just accepted it. Buffyverse loves its bittersweet/tragic endings, but I think it was already enough that to where he could have at least just taken her at her word. Like you said, does she LOOK like she doesn't mean it?? Buffy/Spike is probably my all-time OTP as someone who got into them when I was 12-13 and am 34 now, so it's been a joy vicariously experiencing their rollercoaster all over again here. - The montage of all the Potentials around the world being activated is beyond powerful. I teared up rewatching it this time just feeling how it was getting to you as a first-time viewer. It was the most Buffy the Vampire Slayer way to go out for Buffy and Willow to defy the tradition of the Chosen One. The music and general epic feeling of when the final battle really kicks into gear always stirs emotion even after all these years. "The Final Fight" by Robert Duncan is one of those forever on the motivational playlist tracks for Buffy fans. It played out so well that in that moment I forgot how much I do not care for Kennedy lol. I feel your reaction to some of the newly activated Slayer deaths like Amanda too. The last shot of the remaining heroes looking at the crater that used to be Sunnydale, everyone going on about what's next while Buffy just silently smiles at the future that's now in front of her was the perfect end to her TV journey.

Loved being on this journey, Sofie. You were so open and honest and thoughtful and insightful. I'm so glad you felt this ending resonated. I've always felt it worked do well thematically too... Buffy's super power was never strength or speed or skill. It was her ability to enact her values in the world, and through her kindness, compassion and bravery inspire others and turn them more fully towards goodness. That was embodied perfectly by Spike's journey. And by her relationship with Willow, which deepened in the episode 'Choices' fruited into this amazing partnership which allowed them to change the world together in 'Chosen'. I also loved that big open smile at the end, this relief that she'd deepened the bonds of community, and that this act of collectivisation means she doesn't have this disproportionate burden to bear anymore, that her future is more her own, more unknown, and the hope that she has for it. So beautiful.

Here's James Marsters' explanation of the "I love you" - "No you don't, but thanks for saying it." exchange: at that point Spike doesn't believe he yet deserves Buffy's love. He also believes it was easier for Buffy to leave him behind if he replied like that. So your thinking is pretty much the same as James'. Also, Joss Whedon himself confirmed that Buffy realizes she's in love with Spike when they lock hands in the final moment. :) You can even see the realization on her face. Loved your reaction Sofie! Thanks for the amazing journey. Are you planning on reading the Buffy comics, or the new canon sequel trilogy book series by Kendare Blake? :) It has our favorite characters, but also introduces new characters. It's good if you don't want to say goodbye to the Buffyverse after Angel s5 :) PS. SKIP / COVER YOUR EYES during the opening intro/credits for the first episode of Angel s5 if you don't want to get spoiled BIG time! THIS IS SO IMPORTANT! :D

Thank you, Sofie, for such a beautiful journey. There is so much to love about how this show ends. Empowerment, pure love, community and above all a sense of hope for the future. These are all things you have given us and I hope we have given to you through sharing Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

The part where Spikes hand is on fire remember ... "I want the Fire back"

I remember Sofie absolutely hated Andrew in Season 6 and was annoyed by his initial return in Season 7, so to see her sympathize with Andrew here shows how great the actor and writers were at being able to redeem his character. Anya's quick, brutal, and unexpected death almost felt like a Game of Thrones death to me. Buffyverse deaths usually have a lot of drama in them where the character gets to have one last moment in the spotlight before going out (I.E. Spike, Doyle), which is why Anya dying so suddenly felt particularly harsh.

"Buffy" the Movie should come before you start Firefly.

Absolutely loved your reaction to the finale 💛…from your reactions to the drawing of Angel 🤣 to Buffy’s “choose” speech 🥹 to the heroic fall of Anya and Spike 😭. Remember when Cassie (the one who foresaw her own death early in the season) told Spike “She’ll tell you…someday she’ll tell you.” 🥺. I think Spike said “no you don’t” not because he didn’t believe it or feel it (their hands literally caught fire but the fire did not burn either) but because he wanted her to go…to live. Thanks for letting us accompany you on the BTVS portion of your journey in the Buffyverse. Looking forward to the rest of the journey on the Angel side of the house. 🫶🏼🙂😻😻

Joss Whedon continued the story in Buffy comics if you ever want to check them out for yourself.

The end of an era. My all time favorite show, by far. Thank you for taking this ride with us.

Truly one of the greatest shows ever made. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful part of my life with me. :)