‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Handles This Death All Wrong

When it comes to the series finale of a show, especially one in the drama genre, some heartache is bound to be a piece of the package. Whether it be through tearful monologues, characters going their separate ways, or the shocking death of a long-standing character. Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s series finale was no different, it packed a punch that was as sad as it was beautiful. It was a poignant end to the seven-season journey we had been on, which isn’t an easy feat to accomplish. But there is one major flaw with the finale, and that’s the aforementioned major character death that occurs. Given that the series finale was gearing up towards a big final battle, it was pretty much set in stone that there would be some deaths. So it wasn’t exactly a surprise when that death came along in the form of Anya Jenkins (Emma Caulfield). What was surprising, however, was how it was handled. And by that I mean it was barely even acknowledged, which just makes the entire death feel like it was for nothing.