Thus,Amends, the tenth episode of Season 3, enters the picture.
Christmas episodes or specials tend to be fun outings with little to no impact on a shows overall storyline.
Meanwhile, Buffy somehow gets intertwined into his guilt visions.
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This makes them cross paths yet again and sets her on a mission to save him.
Angel tries to prove to himself and his torturer that hes a changed man.
It also gives Buffy and Angel a chance at a last date.
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The former chooses the path of violence, while the latter tries his best to ahem amend things.
But this also foreshadows whats to come.
While Aspen serves as a momentary distraction, her departure eventually becomes permanent.
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After graduation, she leaves Sunnydale and moves to Los Angeles to form part of Angels crime-solving enterprise.
Willow being Willow, tries too hard to mend things with Oz.
The heartbreak feels real when Buffy thinks Angel is going to perish in the sunlight.
Also, Heads conflicted portrayal as Giles is part of the rehumanizing of Angel.
But the strong acting skills of the episode were not only for the shows main couple.
Knowing Willow was really attracted to women adds a layer to her reticence.
A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
“Buffy, what is your sitch?”
This wouldn’t have been achieved without the stellar cast that were part of the show.
