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<blockquote data-quote="Chun-tzu" data-source="post: 900723" data-attributes="member: 1441">A lot of the little things can be ignored. Say we forgive character inconsistencies, and the multiple deus ex machinas. There are still at least 3 important plot points from earlier in the season that were never resolved:1. Dawn's conversation with her mom (or the First). &quot;Joyce&quot; was clearly foreshadowing something, and talked about Buffy being against Dawn, and &quot;not choosing&quot; her.2. You know, we never really found out what the First's PLAN was. It supposedly had reasons that it didn't want to just kill Buffy, her friends, and the potentials. It had plans of some kind for Spike.3. What was the thing about an anomaly? I think it was something the First had alluded to, but I'm not sure. There was a lot of speculation, like that it referred to Buffy's (second) return from the grave, or the simultaneous existence of two Slayers, or Dawn.I'm just curious as to what the heck happened to all these things. Were they making it all up as they went along? (I doubt it.) If not, and they had plans, why were they dropped?It’s a reference to this Flash animation:<a href="http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail58.html" target="_blank">http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail58.html</a>This website, Homestar Runner, is a favorite among many EN Worlders, at least.But from a character perspective, this event was much more. Buffy is no longer &quot;The One.&quot; This means that she is free to live a normal life, without all the pressure to save the world and fight demons because she is the only one who can (except for Angel, of course). I think it makes for a much better ending than killing her off or removing her powers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chun-tzu, post: 900723, member: 1441"] A lot of the little things can be ignored. Say we forgive character inconsistencies, and the multiple deus ex machinas. There are still at least 3 important plot points from earlier in the season that were never resolved: 1. Dawn's conversation with her mom (or the First). "Joyce" was clearly foreshadowing something, and talked about Buffy being against Dawn, and "not choosing" her. 2. You know, we never really found out what the First's PLAN was. It supposedly had reasons that it didn't want to just kill Buffy, her friends, and the potentials. It had plans of some kind for Spike. 3. What was the thing about an anomaly? I think it was something the First had alluded to, but I'm not sure. There was a lot of speculation, like that it referred to Buffy's (second) return from the grave, or the simultaneous existence of two Slayers, or Dawn. I'm just curious as to what the heck happened to all these things. Were they making it all up as they went along? (I doubt it.) If not, and they had plans, why were they dropped? It’s a reference to this Flash animation: [url]http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail58.html[/url] This website, Homestar Runner, is a favorite among many EN Worlders, at least. But from a character perspective, this event was much more. Buffy is no longer "The One." This means that she is free to live a normal life, without all the pressure to save the world and fight demons because she is the only one who can (except for Angel, of course). I think it makes for a much better ending than killing her off or removing her powers. [/QUOTE]

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