- Actor-Inspired Element: When Faith is talking to Robin about her sexual prowess, her line, "Dude, I’ve got mad skills" actually came from a conversation between Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku, although in reference to something much different. She told him she once served ice cream at a Dairy Queen and joked to him, "Dude, I’ve got mad skills" and he thought it was so funny he decided to incorporate the line in Faith's dialogue somehow.
- Completely Different Title:
- Finnish: "Vapauden Voitto" (Victory of Freedom)
- French: "La Fin des Temps — Partie 2" (The End of Time — Part 2)
- German: "Das Ende der Zeit — Teil 2" (The End of Time — Part 2)
- Contractual Immortality: Joss Whedon stated that none of the core four would die in the finale.
- Creator Backlash: Emma Caulfield hadn't expected Anya's death to be so sudden and felt it wasn't the best end for her.
- Deleted Scene: An exchange between Dawn and Vi was cut:Dawn: And the Master grabbed Buffy from behind and bit her. She tried to move, but he was too strong. He fed on her blood and tossed her in the water, cackling insanely as the bubbles rose around her and she slowly drowned to death.
Vi: Do you have any other stories?
Dawn: She gets up again. It's very romantic. Guys, you gotta stop worrying. It's Buffy. She always saves the day. - Executive Meddling:
- Killed by Request: Joss Whedon wanted one character killed off in a quick fashion to really sell that Anyone Can Die in the Final Battle. Emma Caulfield had already decided she was leaving the show after the seventh season, and volunteered Anya.
- Shrug of God: Joss Whedon acknowledged that the magic unleashed from the Mʔ in this episode is "somewhat convenient," but as a writer, it was more important for him to get to the show's message of empowerment by showing what Willow's magic and Buffy's status as the Slayer means to each of them. He also admits that the Turok-Hans in this episode are far easier to kill than in previous episodes (in which Anya noted their tough breastbones make staking them extremely difficult) because "Again, I was more interested in the showing the empowerment than I was in the continuity."
- Spared by the Cut:
- In at least one draft, Potential Slayer Amanda doesn't die. In the filmed episode, she falls to the ground in front of Buffy with an apparently fatal wound. Joss Whedon supposedly made the change due to learning how popular her character was becoming and wanting to amp up the sense of loss in the final battle.
- Early finale script drafts also had Xander die in the battle while the grieving Anya survives. In the actual episode, it's the other way around.
- Throw It In!: Andrew flips back his red hood and says, "step back, girlfriend". This was an ad-lib on the part of Tom Lenk.
- What Could Have Been:
- Originally, Angel was supposed to mention his relationship with Cordelia and his son Connor in Buffy's final conversation with him, but this was cut so as not to alienate any viewers not up to speed on Angel. note
- Glory was originally meant to be one of the forms assumed by the First Evil. However, due to conflicting schedules, Clare Kramer could not appear.
- There are a few alternative scripts with many differences, including: Xander dying to save Dawn, Anya living to see the end, and Dawn being a Slayer.
- In the original script, Buffy had the last line in the show. Her reply to Dawn's "What do we do now?" was "I don't know".
- You Look Familiar: Stunt woman Ming Liu portrays a newly activated Slayer in the Final Battle, having previously portrayed Xin Rong in "Fool For Love".
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