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In the world ofBuffy the Vampire Slayer, there is a Before and there is an After.

Today, the colossal impact of this episode is clearer, and more impressive, than ever.
When Buffy sacrifices herself into the portal, its not with fear but with relief.
Shes a hero, you see.
And that true human is … a lot.
Shes better than she gets credit for.