He tells her he will fight alongside her, but she turns him down, asking him to instead organize a second front in case she loses to the First Evil.
Back at the house, Dawn angrily kicks Buffy in the shin for having Xander try to take her away from Sunnydale.
Spike is in the basement, working out his anger on a punching bag with a crude drawing of Angel's face on it.
When Buffy tells Spike coyly that Faith is still sleeping in her room, he is reluctant to have her stay downstairs with him since she kissed Angel, but gives in.
Wood demonstrates that he understands her defensiveness over getting emotionally involved with men and asks her to give him a chance after the battle.
The Slayers and the Potentials head to the seal in the basement while Kennedy helps Willow set up her spell in Wood's office, Andrew is paired with Anya, Dawn leaves to set up her post with Xander, and Wood leaves to wait at his post for Giles.
The core four share a moment talking about going to the mall after saving the world which causes Giles to say "the earth is definitely doomed."
While chanting a spell, she places her hands on the scythe, and both she and the weapon light up in an ethereal glow and her hair turns white, the opposite of Dark Willow.
Defying the tradition of only one slayer per generation, Willow's spell will raise an army strong enough to do battle with The First.
After Willow performs the magic, Kennedy takes the scythe to Buffy, who is deep in the fight with Faith and Spike against the army of the Turok-Han, numbering in the thousands.
On the way out of the school, Xander yells for Anya, whose body lies nearby unseen as Dawn pulls him out.
As the ground stops shaking, Andrew comforts Xander by telling him that Anya died saving his life.
[9] SFX, a British sci-fi magazine, listed "Chosen" the 8th best episode of Buffy (number one was "Hush").
[10] The Futon Critic named it the 50th best episode of 2003, saying "the final Buffy from Joss Whedon's pen was a reason to celebrate in 2003: back was the snappy dialogue we've come to expect from the show over the years.
Potentials worldwide, including Buffy's army, become slayers, turning the tables in the fight against the First Evil.