so cool! what sp. is this?

-the "it's a weapon, isn't it?" "yes" exchange being about a cell phone when communication & community in empowering others is the big takeaway from the full season arc
- "in the end we all are who we are, no matter how much we appear to have changed."

-"we're going back to the beginning" foreshadowing the villain "The First" & letting us know the writers are going to be revisiting the roots of the show (sunnydale high, hellmouth) & roots of character arcs. (which we will see particularly in selfless, lies my parents told me, & chosen)

like season 7:
-opens half way across the world to establish the breadth and scale of the season being larger.
-e1 being called "lessons" when it's a season about imparting wisdom and mentorship.
-"who's got the power?" "it's about power" lines bookmarking the ep. considering how the season ends

bruh i just wanna play a fun game with my friends why do i gotta get short of breath and nauseated about it

i've gotten in too deep into the diy. god should fear me in my weird niche panic. i am switching from one incomplete task to the next. feral. deranged