So "death is her gift" huh?

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So, when Buffy sacrificed herself she was feeling as though she figured her whole destiny out. Sacrificing herself. Death.

Then she comes back to life. Kind of cancels out the whole destiny thing.
And in "lies my parents told me" Buffy says to Giles that she would sacrifice Dawn. But...I thought sacrifcing herself was her destiny....so why was that a wrong decision. Ya know? Like why the change of heart season 7 speech giving Buff?

So is death Buffy's gift the fact that she kills so other people can live?

You know what i'm sayin'...
I guess I'm just confused
 
I think, if S7 Buffy had the exact same choice as in S5, she would make the same decision. She would jump off the tower, to save Dawn and to save the world.

In S7, by saying she would sacrifice Dawn, she was referring to her conversation with Giles in the Magic Box, S5, BEFORE she figured out that her blood would work as well as Dawn's. Before she figured out what "death is your gift" meant, she said if anybody tried to kill Dawn, she would kill them, she would let the world go to hell so that the last thing Dawn would see was Buffy defending her. THAT was what she wouldn't do, this time. This time, she would give up Dawn if necessary, if it was the only thing she could do, to save the world. But I'm sure if her sacrifice could save the world, if death was STILL her gift, she would do it. She would jump.

Hope that makes sense.

Anyways, I think she had this change of heart because she was a general now. She had matured. She was looking at the bigger picture, not just the immediate one. She was suddenly responsible for a bunch of young Potentials, and that changed her. It made her more aware that her own feelings matter less when the fate of the world is concerned.

I think the "death is your gift" metaphor is multifaceted. It can mean what it meant in S5, that killing herself was her gift to the world. It can also mean something that has expanded across all seven seasons, that killing demons is her gift to the world.
 
Hmm. Well, I always took that "Death in your gift" thing as meaning her death is her gift. Through her dealth she can save others. But not that her killing others is her gift.
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fly on the wall said:
I think the "death is your gift" metaphor is multifaceted. It can mean what it meant in S5, that killing herself was her gift to the world. It can also mean something that has expanded across all seven seasons, that killing demons is her gift to the world.
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This is a great point. I think the "Death is your gift" thing can be applied to the whole show as a main theme.
 
Joan the Vampire Slayer said:
This is a great point. I think the "Death is your gift" thing can be applied to the whole show as a main theme.
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Mmhmm. I think, when the Original Slayer first told Buffy that death was her gift, she took it badly because throughout the series she's struggled with being a "killer." She is opposed to that word, she gets offended whenever anyone uses it to describe her. Buffy has issues with the fact that her glory, her purpose, and her destiny is intertwined with the deaths of creatures...even if these creatures are "evil." I think relationships with Angel and Spike only confuse her more.

She seems to take the "death is your gift" message, when she first receives it, that being able to bring death upon things is her gift...and that upsets her. It's only until she realizes, atop the tower with Dawn, that the message can be understood a different way, a positive way. And then she's able to take the jump, and do what the Slayer should.
 
fly on the wall said:
Mmhmm. I think, when the Original Slayer first told Buffy that death was her gift, she took it badly because throughout the series she's struggled with being a "killer." She is opposed to that word, she gets offended whenever anyone uses it to describe her. Buffy has issues with the fact that her glory, her purpose, and her destiny is intertwined with the deaths of creatures...even if these creatures are "evil." I think relationships with Angel and Spike only confuse her more.

She seems to take the "death is your gift" message, when she first receives it, that being able to bring death upon things is her gift...and that upsets her. It's only until she realizes, atop the tower with Dawn, that the message can be understood a different way, a positive way. And then she's able to take the jump, and do what the Slayer should.
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Agreed.

She also got offended when Spike called her an "animal"...
 
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