She saved the world. A lot. And that's pretty much what this epic finale was all about. "The Gift" has taken the Best Episode Tourney as voted by the people and boy does it deserve it! It's a favorite around here at Buffyfest... I've personally watched this episode more than any other by far. Some of us believe that if this 100th episode was the true series finale, it would be the best series final of any show, ever. From the flashing "previously on Buffy The Vampire Slayer" montage all the way to the final headstone shot, it truly is a masterpiece of an ep. Not to mention that every single character is at the very top of their game at this point in the story, including the fabulous season villain: Glory. Let's recap "The Gift" in photos:

And there you have it! If you'd like to see how the entire tournament went down, click below. Thanks to everyone who voted! Until March....

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It's Buffy vs. Buffy in this final match of our September Silliness Finale Tourney! We started with 16 fabulous Season Finales in the beginning of the month, but that made this a short and sweet one. Here's a recap of the surprising results of last round:

- Buffy S.4 finale beat Dr. Horrible Act III, squashing any hopes for another Whedonverse title taking the top spot...but he put up a good fight!

- Buffy S.5 "The Gift" beat the S.2 finale "Becoming Part 2" like Buffy beat Angel's ass.

The episodes fighting for the title were randomly seeded. This is the last poll and will run until Sunday evening at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be announced on Monday!

Here are the polls for "The Championship". These are 2 eps with totally different vibes, vote carefully!:

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Because this game started with a mere 16 nominees unlike past tourneys, we're already at the Final Four! The last round was already super-difficult, though, and the results were pretty close. It's only going to get harder from here on out. Here's a recap of last round:

- Buffy S.2 finale "Becoming Part 2" took down the series finale "Chosen"
- And in the hardest match so far, for us anyway, Buffy S.5's fabulous  finale "The Gift" beat Angel's legendary series finale "Not Fade Away"

And that's that. Actually, all Whedonverse titles have been eliminated save for Buffy and Dr. Horrible now. Firefly's finale got booted right away and Dollhouse didn't stick around much longer. Now that Angel is out, all bets are on a Buffy ep winning the whole tourney. Or will Dr. Horrible swoop in and crown himself the new kind o' the verse? We'll see...

The episodes fighting for the title were randomly seeded. Rounds will end each Monday and Thursday night at 11:59 pm EST after which we'll post results and the nominees for the next round. Voting for this part ends Thursday at 11:59 pm EST.

Here are the polls for "The Final Four". Vote with care!:

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We're now at round 3 of this "Best Finale in the Whedonverse" Tournament. Coming up in this round we have 2 incredible finales facing off against each other already! That's "The Gift" vs. Angel's "Not Fade Away". "Chosen" vs. "Becoming II" is pretty hard too! This thing got difficult fast. But before we do that, let's go over the results of the last round. Those are as follows:

- Buffy S.4 finale "Restless" took down Dollhouse's Series Finale "Epitaph Two"
- The 3rd act of Dr. Horrible beat Angel's S.2 finale, "There's No Place Like Pltz Glrb"

Again, this tourney will be much faster than some massive past tourneys, as this one started with a mere 16 nominees. The episodes fighting for the title were randomly seeded. Rounds will end each Monday and Thursday night at 11:59 pm EST after which we'll post results and the nominees for the next round. Voting for this part ends Monday at 11:59 pm EST.

Here are the polls for the left half of the bracket "The East". Vote below:

By the way, if you need a refresher, click here for the full list of episodes and their descriptions.

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Here lies Round 2 of this "Best Finale in the Whedonverse" Tournament. In Round 1 we had some close ones. Here is a rundown of those results:

- Dollhouse's S.2 "Epitaph Two" beat out Angel's S.1 "To Shanshu in L.A."
- Buffy S.4 "Restless" just barely edged out Buffy S.6 "Grave"
- Dr. H's Act III even more narrowly beat Dollhouse's S.1 "Epitaph One"
- It was Angel vs. Angel with S.2 "Plrtz Glrb" beating S.3 "Tomorrow"
- Buffy's Series Finale "Chosen" took out Firefly's Season Finale "Objects in Space"
- Buffy S.2 "Becoming Part 2" beat the hell out of S.1 "Prophecy Girl"...so that's out.
- Similarly, Angel S.5 "Not Fade Away" beat S.4 "Home" by quite the landslide.
- Finally,  Buffy S.5 "The Gift" beat Buffy S.3 "Graduation Day Part 2"

This one's going to be a quick one! Unlike some massive past tourneys, this one started with a mere 16 nominees. The episodes fighting for the title were randomly seeded. Rounds will end each Monday and Thursday night at 11:59 pm EST after which we'll post results and the nominees for the next round. Voting for this part ends Thursday at 11:59 pm EST.

Next up are the polls for the left half of the bracket "The West". OK, voting time!:

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It's that time of year again! This will be the 4th Whedonverse Tournament that we've done now. Unlike some massive tourneys we have done in the past, this is a much shorter one as the question is "What is the favorite Season Finale of all Whedonverse shows?" Seem simple? Well, it's not!

Will it be a hero plummeting to their death? An anti-hero's final turn to the dark side? An ocean plunge? A smile? It's definitely a toughie, but we'd love to know the answer.

So, this tournament has 16 randomly paired finale episodes fighting for the title. The contenders are, of course:

Buffy Season Finales 1 - 7
Angel Season Finales 1 - 5
Firefly Season Finale
Dollhouse Season Finale 1 & 2
Dr. Horrible Act III

Rounds will end each Monday and Thursday night at 11:59 pm EST after which we'll post results and the nominees for the next round. Voting for this part ends Monday at 11:59 pm EST. Let the games begin!

By the way, if you need a refresher, click here for the full list of episodes and their descriptions.

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