Joyce: Buffy? Buffy! Buffy, fight it. You're too good to give in, you can beat this thing. Be strong, baby, okay? (Buffy crying) I know you're afraid. I know the world feels like a hard place sometimes, but you've got people who love you. (tearful) Your dad and I, we have all the faith in the world in you. We'll always be with you.
Buffy calms down as these words start to sink in.
Joyce: You've got ... a world of strength in your heart. I know you do. You just have to find it again. (whispering) Believe in yourself.
Joyce strokes her hair. Buffy sniffles, looks determined. Slowly she turns her head to look Joyce in the eye.
Buffy: You're right. (sad smile) Thank you.
Joyce smiles.
Buffy: (tearful) Good-bye.
Is it weird that just reading the transcript of this scene makes me cry? Best moment of Normal Again or what?
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And that's definitely a great one.
*loves this show*
This comment just single handedly changed my viewpoint of this episode.
I've always hated the ending because I felt like it was saying the whole Buffyverse was in Buffy's head. And I've always chosen to ignore it.
But to look at it this way, as if the mental institution world with both of her parents alive was in her head... makes me feel much better.
I think that was one of the most horrific ideas put forward by a show known for its monsters.
I love it for the visceral reaction it gave me. It feeds into all my fears of being trapped inside my head.
I thought the same thing at first but...I don't know. I think it would have been easier if the mental hospital reality was the real one. And that's what convinced me it wasn't, because Whedon never does 'easy' for his characters.
It is completely amazing and twisty and puzzle-y and yet very emotionally powerful. Perfect for S6.
And of course, this theme is one of my favorites in the show even if it makes me feel a bit of an armchair quarterback.
And word on getting emotionally attached to a scene. Whenever I even read the transcript for the final scene in "Beneath You", I have trouble holding it in.
Oh yeah and this is a good scene too. :) One of my top SMG episodes.
Oh, but it is beautiful and heart-breaking.