The Gift
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"The Gift" is the emotionally charged season 5 finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in which Buffy makes a profound sacrifice to save her sister and the world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Gift (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
season finale
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television episode ⓘ |
| antagonist | Glory (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMonologue | Buffy explains why death is her gift. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by critics and fans ⓘ |
| director | Joss Whedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endScene | Buffy's gravestone is shown with the epitaph "She saved the world. A lot." ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 22 ⓘ |
| episodeNumberOverall | 100 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ben (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
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Clerics of Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ Tara Maclay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Bargaining (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Buffyverse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy television
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supernatural drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Alyson Hannigan
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Anthony Stewart Head NERFINISHED ⓘ James Marsters NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelle Trachtenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Brendon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Michelle Gellar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Anya Jenkins
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Buffy Summers NERFINISHED ⓘ Dawn Summers NERFINISHED ⓘ Rupert Giles NERFINISHED ⓘ Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) NERFINISHED ⓘ Willow Rosenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Xander Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkTransitionContext | final episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer to air on The WB before the series moved to UPN ⓘ |
| notableAspect | originally produced as a potential series finale ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Buffy Summers dies to save Dawn Summers.
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The portal to a hell dimension is closed by Buffy's sacrifice. ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 2001-05-22 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | The WB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 5) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Buffy sacrifices her life to close a dimensional portal opened by her sister Dawn's blood, saving Dawn and the world. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spiral (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 7ABB22 ⓘ |
| scoreComposer | Thomas Wanker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| seriesCreator | Joss Whedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Glory's tower
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Sunnydale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
destiny and duty
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family bonds ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| writer | Joss Whedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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