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<blockquote data-quote="Wayside" data-source="post: 900923" data-attributes="member: 8394">Well, the First's plans for Spike were spoiled several episodes before the finale.&nbsp; Remember, when Wood tried to kill him?&nbsp; As for wanting to kill Buffy and the potentials, I think things had to be done in a certain order, otherwise the First couldn't capitalize on the newfound vulnerability of the Slayer line.Well, given the ending, I think we can pretty much say now that it was the existence of multiple Slayers.. though considering the fact that there have been two since the end of Season 1, it's odd the First was just then showing up with the big bad plan.&nbsp; Still, assuming that the First (since the end of Season 1) was killing off potentials all over, it's earlier appearance (where it tried to turn Angel and then kill him) sort of makes more sense, even though Spike ended up being the champion, not Angel.Anyway, the vulnerability of the Slayer line was fixed (or overwritten, anyway) when Willow activated all the potentials.&nbsp; It certainly could have been made clearer (and I wouldn't have minded them explaining the mechanics of it all), but to wrap everything up they really needed a 2 hour finale, which they should have had.&nbsp; Damnit.From a character perspective Buffy is The One, always was The One and will always be The One.&nbsp; She is the focus of the story.&nbsp; The series is named for her.&nbsp; There are other Slayers now, but none are anywhere near her in terms of power.&nbsp; She isn't just going to kick back and have a Corona now that there are more,&nbsp; just like having Faith around didn't change much.In terms of the Slayer line Buffy hadn't been 'The Slayer' since she died the first time and Kendra was called.&nbsp; But she has always been The One.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wayside, post: 900923, member: 8394"] Well, the First's plans for Spike were spoiled several episodes before the finale. Remember, when Wood tried to kill him? As for wanting to kill Buffy and the potentials, I think things had to be done in a certain order, otherwise the First couldn't capitalize on the newfound vulnerability of the Slayer line. Well, given the ending, I think we can pretty much say now that it was the existence of multiple Slayers.. though considering the fact that there have been two since the end of Season 1, it's odd the First was just then showing up with the big bad plan. Still, assuming that the First (since the end of Season 1) was killing off potentials all over, it's earlier appearance (where it tried to turn Angel and then kill him) sort of makes more sense, even though Spike ended up being the champion, not Angel. Anyway, the vulnerability of the Slayer line was fixed (or overwritten, anyway) when Willow activated all the potentials. It certainly could have been made clearer (and I wouldn't have minded them explaining the mechanics of it all), but to wrap everything up they really needed a 2 hour finale, which they should have had. Damnit. From a character perspective Buffy is The One, always was The One and will always be The One. She is the focus of the story. The series is named for her. There are other Slayers now, but none are anywhere near her in terms of power. She isn't just going to kick back and have a Corona now that there are more, just like having Faith around didn't change much. In terms of the Slayer line Buffy hadn't been 'The Slayer' since she died the first time and Kendra was called. But she has always been The One. [/QUOTE]

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