Hmmm. Hottest moment chemistry-wise would probably be the kiss at the end of "Angel" where Buffy's crucifix burns into the former's chest. Almost did the same to my picture tube.

gug. soooo hot.

I may have to go with the end of Grad Day I, when Buffy donates Slayer-blood to Angel. Best TV orgasm (heck, possibly best on-screen orgasm) evah.

oh, HELL yeah. The crushing of the vase, kicking over of the table. HOTT.

The one moment that X/W was a possibility. Season 2 teaser. With the ice cream.

DCJ, I was just thinking about that! Yes!

Duuuuuuuuuuuuude.

Dude.

I had a thought. A S7 Metaphor thought.

Dude.

It makes so much sense, including the end of Chosen.

It's all about Power, but it's all about letting go of the things that have power over you. It's about letting go of the baggage of high school and childhood, which includes the baggage of what makes you special, all those labels of "smart" and "jock" and "diva" and all that. Releasing the grudges, and seeing what you have in common, not what keeps you apart.

Duuuuuuuuuuude.

ETA: and I'm thinking VERY specifically of childhood/school related things and their power. Because it ended at the school, just like it started.

Duuuuuuude, Plei.

Yes.

Buffy let go of the burden of her specialness, and of her fear, when she met herself in the form of the first, and refused to quake.

Willow let go of her fear of magic, and her obsession with it, by doing the spell creating all the Slayers.

Xander ... Xander became a man when he lost his eye. Or possibly when he told Dawn he knew what it was like not to be special.

Andrew turned his storytelling nto a useful tool instead of a shield when he told Xander Anya had died bravely.

The potentials all shed their childhood selves when they stood there, an army of Slayers.

And William let go of Spike when he stared death in the face and just fucking laughed.

I like this idea a lot.

Now I have to clean it up and reposty at the other place. The one where I sometimes pretend to be smart.

Okay, people need to keep Plei away from the epiphany bucket. Really now. I think we'd all know by know that if we don't carefully monitor her epiphany intake she'll just sit in a corner with the bucket saying "duuuuuude" every five minutes or so, and eventually waste away to nothing from lack of eating.

It's all about Power, but it's all about letting go of the things that have power over you.

I like. I like a WHOLE lot. Good show, Plei!

Xander became a man when he lost his eye. Or possibly when he told Dawn he knew what it was like not to be special.

I think when he talked to Dawn. He'd become a man before that, we just hadn't realized it.

He'd become a man before that, we just hadn't realized it.

Well, it was fairly recent -- cf. the end of "Hell's Bells."