History Recap / BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E22Chosen

-->"It slices, it dices, it makes Julie-Anne Preacher."

* FreudianSlip
-->'''Kennedy:''' You're saying I might have to kill you.
-->'''Willow:''' I am.
-->'''Kennedy:''' Bite me.
-->'''Willow:''' I will. I mean, I do... mean it.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Angel bluntly asks if she's in love with Spike, Buffy is noticeably thrown for a moment, [[NonAnswer then tells Angel it's none of his business]].

** Buffy complains about Angel turning up and acting jealous whenever she has a boyfriend, which also happened with Riley Finn in "The Yoko Factor".

* HeldGaze: Spike/Buffy in the basement (FadeToBlack) and during his HeroicSacrifice.

** Angel can't believe that Buffy is involved with Spike. The last time he saw them together in "Lovers Walk", Buffy was all set to stake Spike as they were enemies. In that same episode, Spike can hardly believe that Buffy and Angel are making eyes at each other, as the last time ''he'' saw them they were trying to kill each other.

%%* DeusExMachina: The amulet and the Scythe.

** Angel can't believe that Buffy is involved with Spike. The last time he saw them together in "Lovers Walk", Buffy was all set to stake Spike as they were arch-enemies. In that same episode, Spike can hardly believe that Buffy and Angel are making eyes at each other, as the last time ''he'' saw them they were arch-enemies trying to kill each other.

* ContinuityNod
** Buffy to Angel: "And what was the highlight of our relationship? The time [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E20TheProm you broke up with me]] or the time [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E22BecomingPart2 I killed you]]?"
** Andrew thanking his brother Tucker for inspiring him to raise demons ("The Prom").
** Buffy complains about Angel turning up and acting jealous whenever she has a boyfriend, which also happened with Riley Finn in "The Yoko Factor".
** Buffy, Faith and the Potentials charge into the Hellmouth, and then a flashback to what the plan was, similar to the end of Season Five when we find out what Buffy said to Dawn just prior to jumping.

** Buffy avoids answering when Angel [[HeIsNotMyBoyfriend wants to know if Spike is her lover]], and is he going to [[PersonAsVerb go all Dawson]] on her every time she has a new boyfriend? Angel points accusingly. "Aha! Boyfriend!"

** Buffy avoids answering when Angel [[HeIsNotMyBoyfriend wants to know if Spike is her lover]]. She wants to know if he's going to [[PersonAsVerb go all Dawson]] on her every time she has a new boyfriend. Angel says, "Aha! Boyfriend!"

* SayingTooMuch: Willow blurts out that Kennedy has a pierced tongue. Dawn is LateToThePunchline.

** There's also the rather bizarre effort to keep the Turok-Han from escaping the school. The battle takes place in the daytime, and daylight has already been shown to be one of the few weaknesses of the Turok-Han. Why not let them run outside and die?

* HalfTruth: Buffy says she needs Angel to go back to Los Angeles, to prepare a second line of defense if she can't hold the Hellmouth. Angel however is picking up the SignatureScent of Spike, and realises she's wants him out of the way to avoid confusing the issue.

* SmellsSexy / TheNoseKnows: Angel gets jealous when he picks up the distinct smell of Spike on Buffy.

* HalfTruth: Buffy says she needs Angel to go back to Los Angeles, to prepare a second line of defense if she can't hold the Hellmouth. Angel however is picking up the distinct smell of Spike, and realises she's wants him out of the way to avoid confusing the issue.

* TheNicknamer: [Captain Peroxide vs. [[ForeheadOfDoom Tall, Dark and Forehead]].

* CliffhangerCopout: The last episode implied that Spike might fall under the First's influence due to jealousy. He just goes and [[PercussiveTherapy works out his frustrations on a punching bag]].

* PhysicalGod: Instead of going all [[BlackEyesOfEvil black-eyed]] and [[TaintedVeins veiny]] as she feared, Willow turns into a WhiteMagic goddess.

* BondOneLiners: Subverted slightly after Buffy kills Caleb by slicing him in two. When Angel asks her where he is, she replies "He had to split", then [[BloodyHilarious breaks into nervous giggles]].

* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:Anya and MauveShirt Amanda are killed in the battle.]]

* BlatantLies: Andrew makes up one last story, [[spoiler:that Anya died heroically saving his life instead of telling Xander she was virtually cut in half from behind by a Bringer.]]

-->'''Buffy:''' [[spoiler:Every girl who could have the power, will have the power. Can stand up, will stand up. Slayers, every one of us. Make your choice. Are you ready to be strong?]]

* DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler:Played straight with Amanda, then subverted with Robin Wood, who's only faking to tease Faith.]]

* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:In the {{montage}} of Potentials all over the world suddenly gaining Slayer powers, one girl in the process of being slapped by an AbusiveParent [[PunchCatch catches his hand]] and {{Death Glare}}s.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:The Core Four survive the final battle, Buffy faces the prospect of a normal life where she no longer has the sole burden of being the Slayer, Faith meets a decent man who challenges her cynical isolationist crap, and Spike is reincarnated in the spin-off series.]]

* HollywoodTactics: Buffy's plan to even the odds in the coming battle of her gang of Potential Slayers vs. the hundreds of uber-powerful vampires lurking in the Hellmouth [[spoiler:is to have Willow cast a spell that will upgrade them all to full Slayer status.]] Fine, but instead of [[spoiler:waiting safely for a few minutes until the spell is complete and then entering the arena fully powered-up and prepared, they instead inexplicably charge into the Hellmouth and hide out on a ledge hoping not to be seen.]] They are immediately spotted, and have to begin the fight severely outgunned and hold the line until Willow finishes casting. They should have waited in the basement above and chopped the ubervamps as they tried to crowd through the narrow Seal but hey; RuleOfCool.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Anya and Amanda.]]

* MadeOfPlasticine / DiagonalCut: [[spoiler:Anya gets sliced almost in half by a Bringer armed with a short sword.]]

* NeckSnap: [[spoiler:Amanda's death.]]

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The First taunts Buffy over how she'll always be alone. [[spoiler:This gives Buffy the idea of sharing her Slayer power with all the Potentials.]]

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Averted; Andrew is stunned that he didn't die as expected.]]

* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:All the Potentials become Slayers. The previously timid Vi is a particular example.]]

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Buffy realizing (see NiceJobFixingItVillain) that [[spoiler: the first Watchers ''invented'' the "one-Slayer" rule, and that Willow was powerful enough to [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome change that rule, giving every potential Slayer in the world their power simultaneously]]]].

* [[AGodAmI A Goddess Am I]]: Instead of going all [[BlackEyesOfEvil black-eyed]] and [[TaintedVeins veiny]] as she feared, Willow turns into a WhiteMagic goddess.

* TheChosenMany

* DeusExMachina: The amulet and the Scythe.

* DoNotTauntCthulhu: Buffy taunts the First over it's inability to do [[IShallTauntYou anything but taunt]], and suggests it adopt the name "[[SpellMyNameWithAThe The Taunter]]" instead.

* HollywoodTactics: Buffy's plan to even the odds in the coming battle of her gang of Potential Slayers vs. the hundreds of uber-powerful vampires lurking in the Hellmouth [[spoiler:is to have Willow cast a spell that will upgrade them all to full Slayer status.]] Fine. But instead of [[spoiler:waiting safely for a few minutes until the spell is complete and then entering the arena fully powered-up and prepared, they instead inexplicably charge into the Hellmouth and hide out on a ledge hoping not to be seen.]] They are of course immediately spotted, and have to begin the fight severely outgunned and hold the line until Willow finishes casting.
** Or they could have waited in the basement above and chopped the ubervamps as they tried to crowd through the narrow Seal but hey; RuleOfCool.

* LetThemDieHappy: Subverted. Spike is saving the day but also burning up in the sunlight. As he's dying, [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove Buffy says she loves him]]. Spike responds, "No you don't, but thanks for saying it."

* LoweredMonsterDifficulty: The first Ubervamp was a tough enemy even for Buffy. By the time of this episode, however, even Anya and Dawn manage to kill some.

** Specifically, Willow blurts out that Kennedy's tongue piercing led to a [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar nice, wholesome loss of control on her part]].

* [[MuggingTheMonster Slapping the Slayer]]: [[spoiler:In the {{montage}} of Potentials all over the world suddenly gaining Slayer powers, one girl in the process of being slapped by an AbusiveParent [[PunchCatch catches his hand]] and {{Death Glare}}s.]]