Ok, if she is killed again that would be 3 times which is a bit excessive.
Trapped in another dimension is a bit like the end of five when she 'dies' an unnatural death.

Making her human could be like she has reached a certain age at which her powers are transfered to someone else. But if this was the case then when she died at the end of 5 another slayer should have been called again.

The best one is to leave it open, that why it's open for films (just like Star Trek)

I think it doesn't matter what they do, in all cases it'll be an open end...

I think the best option would be to have her lose her powers and become human.

Throughout the show's history, Buffy has often bemoaned the 'curse' of being a Slayer and that she can never have a 'normal life'. It always came back to her calling, being responsible and performing her duties. The idea of her having that normailty was briefly explored when Faith arrived at the beginning of S3 (and Joyce asked if she couldn't take over from Buffy) until she turned to the Dark Side. Also, with Angel knowing that it is his destiny to one day to become human himself, wouldn't it be perfect symmetry for Buffy to do the same? To finally leave her old life behind and leave Sunnydale at the end of the show's run?

And that ending doesn't discount the possibility of movies because the movie could actually be the proper ending to the show with her becoming 'human' as part of the movies' plot. Or the plot simply revolves around Buffy and her the fact that she is now an ex-Slayer and a more of consultant/Watcher type to whoever is the incumbent Slayer (which would be Faith, if Eliza agreed)

Anyway, that's my thoughts on the matter

(Edited by Whistler 28/10/2002 19:23)

Leave it open, the reason is that a buffy movie could be made (though it would have to be made in the next 2-3 years as a Buffy 30-something would not work.

In the Fray comic written by Joss, a reference is made to a Slayer in 'our' time who manages to rid the world of demons altogether. For a while, anyway! That would be a cool ending if handled well. I mean as long as it wasn't a 'star trek all solved in the last 5 minutes of the episode type' ending.

I'd like to see Buffy get vamped, and have Faith come in to have to deal with her (Power of the Slayer and the dark origins of her kind etc making for a kind of Uber-Vamp).

That'd be quite cool

I think making her human would fit well with the Fray comic where the demons had gone away and there hadn't been any slayers - there could be a big final battle and once the evil was defeated the current slayer could become human.

The only other way I think it could end would be to kill her, but really, to die three times begins to look like carelessness...

personally i think she should die because before all that happens we know she starts training Dawn and i thnk she should end up being the new slayer..just a thought

Personally I think she should die- but this time of a "natural death"- the way BVTS has been written, it will always be open- for one thing, Faith is still alive, and there would always be a way to take the story forward..... Will there be yet another new slayer? etc etc..... so many possibilities. But I really think it should end on a final note, cause many series have tried to keep things "open" and all they ended up doing is leaving the fans unsatisfied, when the studio decided that it wouldn't pay them to carry on..... i've rambled enough- any thoughts?