5.22 – "The Gift"

Welcome to Betty Louise Plotnick of East Cupcake, Illinois, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we've finally made it to the end of Season 5, "The Gift."

In this episode, we talk:

• Plot and Firsts (2:00)

• Angel Update (9:30)

• Initial Thoughts (20:00)

• Talkin' Prophecy Girl Blues (26:00)

• The episode: Opening scene (30:00), Blood is the Blood (36:00), Giles as pragmatist? or cruel? (38:00), the killing of Ben and Buffy's philosophy (42:30), Xander proposes (51:00), Spike's gesture (52:45), Buffy Bot (55:00), what if Dawn did jump? (57:30),

We close Season 5 with yelling (1:00:00), watches (1:36:00), rankings (1:40:00) and a final Season 5 retrospective (1:53:00)

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/ Beep Me Hyphen Funtime Playlist for Podcast Fans, Season 5

/ Next episode: We got trouble, right here in Hellmouth City.

S5E22 – "The Gift"

Rankings

Click for Kelly’s full rankings, with links to each category as well

Willow Hacks/Talk the Net/Something Wicca This Way Comes👩‍💻🧙‍♀️ – 10

Giles Level of Giles💂‍♂️– 10

Dawn Needs An Adult👩‍👧– 10

Monster of the Week 🤡 – 10

Relationship Goodness or Badness 👍 👎 – 10

Episode Specific: Buffy Anne Summers, Beloved Sister. She Saved the World, A Lot 🦸‍♀️ – 10

Total ⌰ – 60 points

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13 — out of — 100 episodes

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#9 of 137

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