Wow, that would certainly be a grim ending. But I don't really see it happening. Remember that Whedon's planned ending for Buffy was The Gift, in which Buffy dies but everyone (including Buffy) pretty much gets what they wanted. Willow gets power and sexual maturity, Xander gets social stability and a girlfriend, and Buffy gets to turf her responsibilities onto the next girl. Those were all things they'd wanted since the start of the series. Chosen did the same thing - it was supposed to be sad that Anya and Spike died, but Willow conquered her self-doubt, Xander accepted his role as the one without powers and Buffy finally got the possibility of living a normal life - again, all longstanding desires. I don't think Whedon wants a sad ending for the series. I think he wants a bittersweet ending in which the characters get some of what they want, but not necessarily the way they want it.
So someone will die, but I don't see it being one of the two leads. Buffy has had the same core group since the first episode and I don't see that changing. It's going to be somebody (or somebodies) important and beloved enough for the audience to care, but not somebody important enough to make the ending a complete tragedy.
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Date: 2010-03-10 12:07 am (UTC)So someone will die, but I don't see it being one of the two leads. Buffy has had the same core group since the first episode and I don't see that changing. It's going to be somebody (or somebodies) important and beloved enough for the audience to care, but not somebody important enough to make the ending a complete tragedy.