Graduation Day part 2

These snapshots may contain SPOILERS for the entire series, so if for some reason you haven't yet seen some of the episodes and do not want to know what is going on, read no further.

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During their battle, Faith manages to escape from Buffy, so Buffy forces Angel to drink her own blood to rid his body of the poison. With Buffy in a coma, the gang must devise a plan to defeat the Mayor once and for all.
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Cordelia: I personally don't think it's possible to come up with a crazier plan.
Oz: We attack the Mayor with hummus.
Cordelia: I stand corrected.
Oz: Just keeping things in perspective.


Good character development, good dialogue and an good plot.


As the Mayor say "This is about change. Endings and new beginnings," for both the characters and for BtVS. It is (basically) the last episode with Cordelia, Wes and Angel in the cast, aside from a couple of cameos from Angel. Sunnydale High gets blown up, so starting next season all new locations. Snyder gets eaten (the second principal to have that happen to). Faith is put in a coma and the Mayor dies. There are a few potentially important blink-and-you'll-miss-them moments that pass very quickly: Larry’s death, Cordelia finally staking a vampire, and Harmony being bitten by a vampire. Thankfully it does not include a long, drawn-out, and teary parting scene between Angel and Buffy.

When Buffy goes to the comatose Faith in the hospital, she kisses her forehead. Something similar happened in "Enemies," at the end of their fight. Faith tells Buffy "What are you gonna do, B, kill me? You become me. You're not ready for that yet!" She then kisses Buffy on the forehead, and runs away. In contrast Buffy's kiss is done in a very sweet and compassionate manner.


Foreshadowing
Faith: "Miles to go. Little Miss Muffet counting down from 7-3-0"   -  as everyone should know by now references the number of days to go 'till "Buffy vs. Dracula" season 5 and the arrival of Dawn.


My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - like
Cordelia - like
Spike - absent
Angel - neutral
Oz - like

Overall I consider this a very good episode compared to the rest of the season.