Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 6.3: "After Life"

Season 6, Episode 3: “After Life”
Grade: 8.3

This is a very good follow up to “Bargaining” as we see Buffy try to adjust to being alive and everyone’s reactions and feelings on the matter. I think it’s interesting that everyone just assumes that Buffy went to hell. How nice of them. Seeing Spike’s reaction to Buffy being alive was very touching while everyone else just pesters her and sucks. And I love love love that Spike knew she had to claw out of her own coffin. One of the only things that Dawn has done that I have praised on the show so far is when Dawn tells everyone to leave her alone. Dawn showing Buffy around the house was a nice scene as well.

Some observations:
- I love that Anya is the one who points out (just to Xander) that she does not seem normal at all.
- Love love love the scene between Xander and Spike outside.
- I like how the demon is something that was brought back. The possession scenes were quite effective, particularly Anya’s and Dawn’s was funny in the not so good way.
- Buffy saying “I miss Giles”
- I really appreciate the time taken to have Buffy be drawn to Spike be totally believable, because it is, under the circumstance a completely natural thing.
- The scene between Xander and Tara was really nice because we never really see interactions between just the two of them.
- Of course, the final scene was fantastic as Buffy explains to Spike that she was in heaven.