This episode is a real tear jerker. I already know what happens, but the sacrifice always gets me. It's so selfless and pure. And even though the heroine comes back to life, next season. A part of her died through that last minute choice. She leaves herself behind. And that's the most heartbreaking thing about it. The Buffy we knew from the pilot episode, dies. There's Good and bad too, in The Gift. The fact that it's a semi series finale, with a sluggish buildup. And that the finale battle with Glory, is a little disappointing. Considering the amount of build up it had on previous episodes... Regardless, it's one of the best Buffy episodes. And clearly one closing a very important chapter of its on and offscreen journey.
