Desiring to make a record of the events leading up to the apocalypse, in case humans survive, so that they will know what Buffy and her allies did, Andrew, taking refuge in the bathroom, describes his own version of "Buffy, Slayer of the Vampyres" to a video camera (imagining that he is situated in an old library with a roaring fire, dressed in a smoking jacket and holding a pipe).
Later, Andrew talks to the video camera and uses his big white board to illustrate and explain the array of evil forces in Sunnydale.
Buffy arrives at the school to find two boys fighting, a shy girl turning invisible because of her unpopularity, and various other disturbances.
Wood and Buffy arrive and inform Andrew he is going to help close the Seal; it is now surrounded by five possessed students and glowing with light.
Once she has killed the Bringers, Buffy pulls out the knife and advances on Andrew, revealing that they must spill his blood to quiet the Seal, since he was the one who initially activated it.
Buffy describes the bitter prospects for their future, and chastises his constant attempts to avoid taking responsibility for his actions.
Vox, ranking it at #35 of all 144 episodes on their "Worst to Best" list, writes, "Why did the Scooby Gang keep around the genuinely horrible Andrew, after he was part of the trio that killed Tara and made Buffy's life hell in season six?
"[3] Paste Magazine, in a similar list, ranked it at #59 and wrote, "While it may seem awkward to have such a bizarre and (mostly) comic episode so close to the apocalypse, it's actually yet another example of Joss using different methods to advance the story and explore characters.
Using him as the main point of entry into the story allows us to see the gang from a new perspective and, in turn, transforms Andrew from eighth-banana comic relief into a fully fleshed out human being, someone of value.