Yeah same, I didn't buy that Buffy would get over her depression so easily, nor did I appreciate her getting sidelined so much in the finale. The first half of season 6 is very strong to me, but it felt like they didn't know how to resolve what they had set up, that entire two-parter hit too cheesy a note with how easily they resolved everything

And yep, I could understand the scoobies being sad for Buffy (as Tara was) and feeling shocked at coming face to face with mortality for the first time with their friends mother dying, but punching the wall? Ending up in tears? The flashback felt like a very contrived way of suddenly telling is that Joyce had been a mother figure to the gang, even though that blatantly didn't line up with the rest of the series