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First things first -
Initial reactions when the credits hit the screen (paraphrased):
Chan: ...
Me: ...
Chan: ...
Me: ... *Mini snicker*
Chan: ...
Me: *Snickers full out, and then goes into a full out laugh.
Chan: *Looks over at me puzzled*
Me: *After a few moments of laughing, I point at the screen* Dragon. *Giggles* They had to fight a DRAGON. *Laughs once more* That is so very silly!
Chan: ...
Of course, it wasn't just the "well, I don't know about you guys, but I wanna kill that dragon" (or whatever Angel says) that got me giggling, but did you see that demon in the middle coming at them? I SWEAR he was doing a car dance! I was highly amused.
*Cough* Anyway, about the rest.
Biggest shock: Well, I was spoiler free, but the Wesley thing had very obvious foreshadowing. But the Lorne shooting Lindsey thing THREW me!
Most emotional scene: Wesley and Fred (Illyia)'s reunion, of course! Well, or whatever you want to call it. It really was the only way to end his storyline, but I still couldn't help a couple of tears hitting my cheeks. *SNIFF*
Most pleasing moment: Spike's poetry closure! Awwwwwwww.
All in all: For the most part, I was pleased. Sure, the ending had a Mortal Kombat ending, but it was still good. I did think they left a lot of things open (thought perhaps that was on purpose). However, I have to disagree with everyone that thought it was better than "Chosen".
Now, at first, I wasn't so sure. But after discussing the episode with
But I loved each person's "last day" stuff. Hell, I was even okay with Connor making an appearance! Ah, how times do change.
Closing miscellaneous thought: I LOVE Illyria! Can I keep her?