Watching the clips (I knew what was coming, being a complete spoiler-fiend), the bathroom scene was very chilling. Seeing one's favourite character (even though you know that technically he's a bad guy; vampire, demon egg smuggler, etc.) attempt to rape another character is deeply disturbing, and kudos to Joss and whoever wrote this particular episode for putting us there. Not many program-makers are that brave.

Re: Balistics queries. After he'd shot at Buffy & Xander in the garden, Warren ran off shooting behind him. His arm was waving all over, so it's quite feasible that a stray shot would have gone through an upstairs window (reading the spoilers I wondered how they were going to manage that). If Willow was stood close to Tara when she was hit, (it's difficult to tell from the camera angles used) I think blood would have splashed across Willow's top.
Also, the shot of Buffy lying on the ground, her hand is across her stomach. I can't see an injury anywhere else (e.g shoulders) so I can only assume it's a stomach wound, which could kill an ordinary person.

As distinct clips, these scenes were chilling, compelling and excellently done. Can't wait to see the whole episode!

(Edited by RedWitch 10/05/2002 19:17)

Noooooooooooooo, Not Tara!!! I could care less about Buffy getting bumped off (again!!!) But not my lovely Tara!

Still, on a serious note, a brilliant ep with an ending I should have seen coming I suppose with Amber being in the credits and all the lovey dovey stuff with Willow. Guess Willow's gonna go all 'Carrie' on Warren big style which is gonna make for an interesting, and very dark, last few eps.

Kinda ironic that this is coinciding with the release of Attack Of The Clones as, no doubt, we are about to see Willow's full blown descent into the Dark Side.

Can't wait

I thought that this ep was handled very well. The attempted rape scene was very chilling....having seen the cuts video, I can see why they made the cuts on that scene that they did.

I was shocked about Tara..I knew that it was going to happen, but I think that putting her in the credits for the ep that they killed her off in was the thing that got me !

This season is really shaping up well - things are finally starting to come together.

Looking forward to this weeks

What a fantastic episode. I wasn't looking forward to watching it as although I try to avoid spoilers I knew something major was going to happen, which usually means death for someone! I get way too involved in these things you know. But wow. I real pivotal episode. I cannot wait to see whats next!

The last three episodes of Buffy have been very good (I finally got time to watch them... yay! ).

I thought Buffy was shot in the shoulder... that was where all the blood seemed to be coming from.. and yeah Warren was shooting all over the place, his hand was up in the air just before we saw Tara shot.. so it is possible. And aww, poor Willow, at her grief, and yikes at her eyes!.. Warren is in seriously deep doo-doo .. looking forward to tomorrow's episode.. it's the first time this season i've been excited about a forthcoming Buffy episode

I have to agree...

BUFFY?!?!? WHO CARES IF BUFFY WAS DEAD AGAIN??? (which she obviously wasn't) TARA'S DEAD!!!!!!!

*WAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLL*

I'm sorry - I can NOT get over this. I've only just seen this episode, and I am COMPLETELY and UTTERLY SHOCKED!!! Joss LOVES Willow and Tara + Amber Benson. He's been quoted as saying so. HELLO!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

This is NOT right.

I'm sure I'll have something constructive to say about this - ie, about Sky cutting this episode, and the attempted rape scene, etc - but I can NOT get over this.

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by Keenangel

I thought Buffy was shot in the shoulder... that was where all the blood seemed to be coming from..

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So some people are saying shoulder, a few stomach. Did no-one else think that Buffy took the shot to her heart (at the time, as so often, her most vulnerable point), and in pretty much the same point as Tara's exit wound?

Of course, while Tara was shot through the heart, symbolically it was _Willow's_ heart that was wounded - perhaps slain outright - by the shot, hence with the cold and the dark.

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by The Prophet
So some people are saying shoulder, a few stomach. Did no-one else think that Buffy took the shot to her heart (at the time, as so often, her most vulnerable point), and in pretty much the same point as Tara's exit wound?

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by White Hart
I thought the hole Xander was trying to cover was on Buffy's chest, but it could well have gone through her shoulder.

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Ahem.

Although I didn't spot the symmetry there until it was pointed out to me.

The only reason I thought it might have been her shoulder was that I couldn't believe Buffy would be dead again, so it seemed possible that the wound was less serious than it appeared.