From: Psycho_Kenshin | #406
I really dig that finale. Different strokes etc, sounds kinda like in some ways you wanted it to be like a series finale. I mean, how much resolution can you have here?
I wanted resolution in all the other story lines that had been going on. What is to happen to Faith? Is Wesley just going to go back to England without another word? What are the college choices for Xander, Oz, and Cordelia, and additionally to Cordelia, is she going to be able to recover from her family screwing up? Things like that were just kind of dropped after that final battle. Like I said, I expect most of them to be cleared up at the start of Season 4 (save maybe the Wesley deal), but it would've been nice to know what happens now and I was hoping to get that payoff since I had been invested in them throughout the season.
From: CoolCly | #407
I thought that the actual effects of the giant monster and how it were killed were kinda lame, but overall it was a great final battle considering there was more going on than just it vs Buffy. Sure there wasn't much in the way of development during the battle, but I think Buffy/Angel and the whole thing with Faith was good enough.
Yeah, the monster effects are very 90s, so I try not to be critical on points like that. And a final battle bringing together all the classmates was an interesting touch, as rushed and patched together as it seemed. It would've been cool if, like, you could see the student body coming together and understanding the magnitude of the situation, and not just little "hey I need to talk to you" moments during a preparation montage. Maybe I'm asking for too much. Like I said, I put a lot of personal hope and emphasis on finale episodes.
And I know Angel said he was just going to leave, and he did that, but dammit a relationship like that deserves a final scene, and it would've been nice to get it here. Same with the deal involving Faith.
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