Well, to say that Buffy had a bad day would hardly even begin to describe to turmoil she went through in today's show. This will be a pretty long entry, 'cause there was a whole lot going on in the show. The show left off last week with Buffy running into the library to discover that Kendra has been killed. As the show continued, Buffy turns around as the cops run into the library yelling for her to put up her hands. As she stands up she notices that Xander has been hurt, and tries to run to him, but the cops grab her, and drag her out into the hall. Principal Snyder then approaches them and discloses Buffy's identity (what a pathetic little leech). Anyway, as Buffy is being cuffed she turns around and knocks the cop out (oh yeah, work it girl!) As she runs down the hall the other cops come running out of the library and start shooting at her, but luckily she gets away unharmed. Later on Buffy goes to look for her friends at the hospital, knowing that they have been hurt. She talks to Xander and finds out that Willow is in a coma, and the longer she stays in it, the less likely she is to recover. Buffy begins to feel incredibly guilty for allowing Willow to perform the curse and is determined to make sure her loverboy goes down (as in dead!) She realizes that Giles isn't at the hospital, so she goes to his house to look for him. He isn't there but Whistler is ( he's some kind of immortal demon who is condemned to live on earth eternally or some other yadda shmadda) He tells her that in order for Angel to awaken Acathla and bring forth the vortex to hell, he must have his own blood on his hands when he pulls the sword from Acathla's chest. If Angel succeeds, the only way to close the vortex is for Angel's blood to be shed. Buffy leaves, and is stopped by a patrol car, but before the cop has the chance to cuff her, he's attacked by, (bet you didn't guess this one right) Spike. Believe it or not, Spike wants to help Buffy stop Angel from destroying the world. Apparently, the only reason he even cares is because he wants Angel dead so that he can have Drusilla back. I kinda liked what Buffy said here, "you want my help because your girlfriend is a big hoe? Let me take this opportunity to NOT care!" In the end though, she realizes that she needs Spike in order to take Angel out. Buffy walks with Spike to her house so that they can talk privately, as they are walking up her porch Buffy's mom, (who by the way had been talking to the police earlier in the show because they thought Buffy killed Kendra) drives up, demanding to know where Buffy had been. Buffy and Spike try to convince her that they had been out practicing for the band they were in (not great liars). She doesn't believe them, but agrees to go inside to talk about it. As they walk up the front steps, wouldn't you know it, a vampire appeared. Together, Buffy and Spike take him out, while Mrs. Summers looks on in blatant confusion. She demands to know what is going on, and the moment of truth arrives. "Mom, I'm a vampire slayer." They go inside and Buffy calls the hospital to find out how Willow is doing, and finds out that she has woken up from her coma and is doing fine. She talks to Willow awhile, while Spike and Mrs. Summers sit in the living room chit-chatting. Buffy comes in and makes Spike an ultimatum; until she can attack the mansion where Angel is holding Giles captive, Spike must keep Giles safe, or else she will kill Drusilla. After Spike leaves, Mrs. Summers confronts Buffy, and they get into an argument in which Mrs. Summers tells her daughter that if she leaves, she can't come back. Buffy then goes back to get a sword to kill Angel with from the library and encounters the sniveling coward of a man, Principal Snyder (can you say creep?) who expels Buffy from school. In the meantime, Buffy is unaware that Willow has decided to try the curse to restore Angel's soul once more. Willow has sent Xander to tell Buffy about it so that she can stall for time. Xander waits on a hill for Buffy to get to the mansion, where all the vamps are hanging together, but when he sees her instead of telling her that Willow is going to perform the curse, he tells her to kick Angels ass. (I don't know about you guys, but I am just the teeniest bit ticked at him for this!) Sooooo, Buffy enters the mansion and begins to kick major vampire booty while Xander help Giles escape, and Spike fights Dru to get her out of the mansion before Buffy and Angel start to really go at it. Well, pretty soon it's just the two of them, but Angel has already performed the ritual and pulled the sword out of Acathla's heart, so the vortex is already beginning to form. Angel knocks away Buffy's sword, and when it seems that she is gone for sure, she makes a comeback, and puts Angel in the position in which he is THIS CLOSE to death. At the same time, Willow has completed the spell, and Angel's soul is returned. He looks up at Buffy with tears in his eyes and confusion on his face. Buffy realizes that he has regained his soul, but as they hold each other close, Buffy sees over Angel's shoulder that Acathla's mouth is begin to open the vortex to hell. Angel can't remember anything that has happened since his soul was taken, so he doesn't know what is going on. He senses from the look in Buffy's eyes that something is wrong and asks her what it is. Instead of telling him, Buffy kisses him one last time and tells him that she loves him. Then she pushes him away from her and stabs him in the stomach with her sword. I know it is horrible, but she remembers that Whistler told her that after the vortex is open, the only way to close it is to shed Angel's blood. The vortex closes, and even though she has saved the world, her heart is broken because she knows she has lost Angel. In the conclusion, we see Buffy's mom go into Buffy's room, which has been completely emptied of Buffy's clothes, and read some sort of letter that Buffy had written her. Next, all of the gang hangs around the front of the school waiting for Buffy to come. None of them know that she has been expelled, so they expect her to show up at any minute. The very last thing we see is Buffy sitting on a bus that is leaving Sunnydale. No indication is given of where she is going, so who knows? I have got to say, I think this is the best episode of Buffy yet, not to mention the most heart-wrenching, and tear-jerking.

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