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Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Volume 3 - Graduation Day 1 & 2 [VHS]

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The two-part "Graduation Day" that ended the third season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer provides the final volume in The Slayer Chronicles, which focuses on Faith the Rogue Slayer joining the Mayor in his Ascension. Both parts were written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon. Part 1 has Faith shooting Angel with a poisoned arrow. The only cure is the blood of a Slayer, which sends Buffy after Faith for a fatal duel to the death. Part 2 finds Buffy having to deal with the consequences of her battle with Faith and the Mayor's Ascension, when he will turn into a 60-foot demon serpent. Also on the agenda is graduating high school, if only Buffy, the Scooby Gang and the rest of their class can survive the ceremony. The final note of fun is that after the dust settles, Angel will be leaving Sunnydale for good.

After ending the second season of Buffy with the two-parts of "Becoming," wherein the series reached its absolute height, it is still impressive to see what Whedon was able to come up with for season three. The idea of Faith as a Rogue Slayer was a good one all by itself, but putting it together with the Mayor's quest for eternal power was a masterstroke. We should stop being surprised by such things from Whedon, but we should not stop being appreciative of his efforts. The man does quality work.

This double episode is a fantastic end to season three of buffy the vampire slayer. I'm not re-viewing this particular tape , but the British One (I'm From The Uk), of Graduation Day parts 1 and 2. I only just realised, that u guys in the states only have selected episodes released on video.Over in the Uk complete seasons 1-4 are out on video, available in collectable box sets, with 3 or 4 episodes per tape.Also we have complete seasons one and two on DVD! also in collectable box sets. with Joss Whedon audio comentries, and trailers,interviews. Weird that u guys can't get them yet! Maybe they will come out soon. In the mean time I strongly urge u to purchase this tape, with graduation day 1 & 2. !

Graduation Day Parts 1 and 2 are the best. You get to see how much Angel means to Buffy, you get to see a great fight between Buffy and Faith, and you get to see the best ending a video can have. This video includes:

"Graduation Day Part 1" Faith shoots Angel with a poison arrow. The only cure is Slayer blood. First Buffy tries to get Faith's blood, but ends up giving Angel her blood.

"Graduation Day Part 2" Buffy, her friends, and all the students of Sunnydale High School prepare to battle the Mayor and his vampires.

- Graduation Day Part 2 has the best ending you could ever imagine. You don't know what you are missing.

This two-part finale to Series 3 of the hit show 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' is possibly one of the best finales ever made on a television series. But then I say that about each season ender. Here Buffy has to battle her dark side in the form of Faith, the pure slayer side of herself, the detatched non-human side of her personality. This is done in a startlingly wonderful battle sequence - the best the series has ever managed in fact.

Of course, this wouldn't be a finale without things falling apart at the seams elsewhere, a clever hyperbole on graduation. There's Angel dying from a poison arrow, Willow and Oz sharing their first night together, an awkward romantic experience and more than a few deaths. All this adds up to a real corker that's not only intelligent and superbly acted but also a roller-coaster ride of a trip.

The long-term fans (like me, lol) will appreciate the scene where Angel drinks from Buffy in a scene that is disturbingly close to a love, or even a rape, scene. There's also a message from Faith on things to come, something that was to confuse watchers for over a year until Dawn's arrival finally made it click into place. Looking back at this episode now, with Giles giving Buffy her diploma and the screen fading out from a yearbook which states 'The Future Is Ours' also manages to pinpoint not only the poignancy of Buffy's life (tragedy was on the horizon) but also the ultimate achievement of 'surviving', in this case literally, high school. Utterly magnificent.

pretty good ending to season three where buffy bis gratudes but the in order to become a demond he distracts buffy by poisining angel pretty good finaly but not as good as the secon seasons.