– Customer review on 18/03/2013

As the end of magic has finally come to Earth, the loss of it starts to sink in for Buffy and her friends Willow, Xander and her sister Dawn. Buffy tries to re-adjust herself into the "real world" as the war seems to be over, or does it? She now works in a Coffee Shop. Xander and Dawn settle into living together like a de facto couple, having earned a break from living life on the edge with a "normal life" as a reward. Spike who has rejoined the cast it seems alot of the Buffy/Spike scenes seem to pick up where they last saw each other in Season 7. Out of everyone Spike is the only one who isn't mad at Buffy for the events of Twilight, going as far to support her like he still has a thing for her. The person who considers to pay the biggest price for the loss of magic is Willow, as she feels its a crutch she can't walk without. This arc sets things up for the majority of season 9, and you'll be left wondering who is actually the "big bad? Is it Severin, Simone or Eldre Koh?