The Body
Just a little into before the episode talk itself. This episode was one of the deepest most emotional Buffy episodes in Buffy history. An intresting critics all over and I do mean all over have said this was one of the best hours of TV this season. So don't be too surprised if you see Buffy getting Emmy nods heck it will be even greater to see them win and belive me after this episode I said to myself hey this show deserves an Emmy. Anyways onto the episode.
Buffy comes to what she thinks her mom is home. When no one answers and finds her mom sprawled on the couch. The scene from last week. Go into theme song and we come back to a christmas memory that we did not see before. Infact it was this past christmas. With The whole scooby gang. They talk about Santa and Dawn menches she knows about the whole No santa. Anya menches there is a santa and it's true. But except not with gifts and dismbowling children. Joyce and Giles contemplate breaking open another bottle of wine. Buffy says "as long as you two stay away from the band candy" Whoo band candy!! (sorry Band geek moment there) They drop the pie and then we go back to Joyce and Buffy shaking her to wake up. Buffy runs to the phone to dial 911. Buffy in shock and trying to talk but having trouble. She forgets have to give CPR and tries to give Joyce CPR. Inadvertly breaking a rib. She says she is cold. She waits for the ambulence to come. She hangs up the phone and has trouble dialing but call Giles. saying he has to come. saying she is at the house. Finnaly the ambulence arrives. In what we think she is revived she is not it turns only to be a dream from buffy. They keep trying to revive her but it doesn't work. Joyce is dead and probably one of the saddest moments to date in the show. He says there was nothing she could of done and probably felt little pain. They leave the body still the corener's office comes. The medics leave. Buffy leaves the door open and goes back to the kitchen on the way she kind of vomits and goes to open the back door. No music just sounds of the outside. This is one thing the critics gave praise to. No backround music making it even more dramtic in it's own way. Buffy goes to clean it up and Giles shows up thinking it's Glory. Giles Finds Joyce and gets ready to shake her. Buffy says were not supose to move the body. Giles and Buffy hug as we go to commerical. The corener picks up Joyce. We Cut to Dawn crying about some girl making fun of her at school. In the bathroom talking to one her friends. She goes to art class and talks with this guy who she kind of likes in her art class. The two talks as they do the drawings. Soon Buffy shows up to break the bad news. Dawn is unwilling to go out of the class but Buffy takes her out and Dawn is like where's mom and we don't hear it as she tells her. As we see from teh class view of Dawn breaking down and crying saying it's not true. When comming back from commerical we see they are getting read to examine Joyce. Cut to Tara then willow in the Dorm room then Anya and Xander in the Car.No Music or sound at all. Making it seem more dramatic. They get to the dorms. Xander doesn't care that he is double parked and says "let them give me a ticket". Willow contemplating what to wear not knowing what to wear and confused. Tara is trying to help her. But Willow is not dealing well. Tara tries to comfort her and (what the WB wanted taken off but joss said no) we see the first on screen kiss of Willow and Tara. Willow wishing she had the blue sweater. Anya and Xander walk up. Anya is full of questions. The group stands there kind of akward. Anya menches that Xander cried at the apartment. Anya asks whats gonna happen. Willow tries to explain some. Willow want to change agian. Xander wants to make sure it's natural and it's not Glory. Xander is rather paranoid. Xander thinks things don't just happen and Willow puts up her fist in fighting pose going "come on just you and me" saying lightly and depressed. Then the xander kisses her on the forehead and says "you know I can't take you" willow replies "damn straight". Anya asks if they are gonna see the body. Willow is disgusted some. Willow keeps wanting to change. Tara leaves to check the wash room for the blue one. When Anya asks if they are gonna cut the body open Willow freaks out on Anya but then knows nothing about death and doesn't understand and breaks down. She sits down in Willows chair. Willow tries to explain. Then Anya finds the sweater and doesn't tell Will. Then Xander decides to blame the wall and punches it. Jokes and complains about the workmanship of the wall. AS the gang gets ready to leave Xander's car is shown getting a ticket. We see Joyce's body and it's done being examined. Right before the doc comes out everyone shows up hugging each other even Giles and Anya hug. The Doc comes out to give the report and says that it was cause of the tumor from earlier. She had an anurism (hope I spelled that right) Giles offers to fill out the forms for Buffy. The crew sits down. Dawn goes off to the bathroom. While Xander, Will and Anya go to get snacks. Tara and Buffy in moment of Bonding we find out that Tara's mother passed on when she was young. The two kind of bond closer. Later after Dawn finishes going to te Bathroom she sneaks into the back trying to go find Joyce to see her. She finds the morgue goes in and locks the door behind her. (not a good idea) she walks closer to the body and as she is about to pull the cover off we see a vamp sit up. Goes over to Dawn. The three went overboard on snacks. dawn hasn' show back up and Buffy goes looking. She goes to The Morgue and breaks down the door to help Dawn. Buffy has trouble with the vamp and then she eventualy cuts the head off with a medical saw. Dawn looks at Joyce who has been slightly uncovered. Asking if she is cold. Buffy says it's not her. She's gone. Dawn asks where did she go and goes to touch her and right before she does the episode ends.