I finally made it through your epic.  It was uneven in places, especially early on, and rambled a bit, but I never lost the thread of love that Buffy and Spike had for each other and you are a great story teller. 

Although I'm very fond of Tara, I really do have to say that I was delighted that you didn't kill off Forrest the way so many people do, and that you paired him with Willow...  I don't think I've ever seen that particular pairing, but I think it could work.  They're both stubborn to beat the band and loyal to their friends. 

What can I say about your version of Anya?  Probably a lot more like Anya really would be without the filter of PG television!  A bit over the top sometimes, but funny.  Poor Xander!  Good on Joyce for her advice.

I really enjoyed your original character, Hal.  Interesting guy, good to see him get his humanity back...  I like that he was able to 'hear' Buffy and find his best self.  Maggie was even worse than usual, which is hard to imagine.  Michael was a scary little psychopath!

I loved the Giles - Buffy relationship you created.  Finally, I actually enjoyed Angel's role.  Well done.

Thanks for this!

Blue
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Oh that was sweet at the end with Lizzy being a ghost and seeing the child.

that was good. really good. i almost cried

This is quite an interesting fic you have here. You are a very imaginative writer, and I really loved your version of Spike's life and turning. Although there are many differences from what we discover later on, you have created a very nice, albeit slightly alternate, Buffyverse. Good job, I really enjoyed this fic:)

OMG, this story was amazing! That little epilogue is incredible, but I'm still wondering what Hal injected into Spike in 1984. And there were some parts where I almost felt like I was reading a Buffy/Riley story. I usually don't like Riley, but the Riley in this story was a LOT better than the 'real' one.
I just loved reading it, and hope you'll start a new fic soon! (that was a plea, in case you didn't notice...) :-D

OMG, this story was amazing! That little epilogue is incredible, but I'm still wondering what Hal injected into Spike in 1984. And there were some parts where I almost felt like I was reading a Buffy/Riley story. I usually don't like Riley, but the Riley in this story was a LOT better than the 'real' one.
I just loved reading it, and hope you'll start a new fic soon! (that was a plea, in case you didn't notice...) :-D

excellent story overall, i thoroughly enjoyed it :) thanx for writing :)

Ok, you know, there have only been a few stories that have ever given me goosebumps, and you just joined that list. The ending was WONDERFUL! I thouroughly enjoyed every aspect of this, and I am so glad I took the time to read it fully! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on how season 4 might have been! I amg oing to go check out what else you have written.

So much great stuff in this story I can't comment on all of it. I Really loved the few references to the Princess Bride, that was fun and Spike and Buffy really going full circle. And Lizzy saving the day in so many ways. A true guardian angel. Know there's a sequel. Looking forward to that one a bit later. Thanks so much for sharing this fabulous story.

I just found this story and wow I loved it. Your Anya was the best that i think i have ever read. And I wasnt really sure till the end who Buffy would end up with. I had strong hopes but not positivity. I really enjoyed this story and your writing style

Interesting rewrite of a season. I think it was much farther out than even Joss' writers could imagine. Thank you for sharing.

This was just 'wow' from go to whoah honestly. Really bought into the logic you created about how the demon banishes the human soul to the Ether etc and the dream sequences were fab. Also it was nice to be able to actually like Riley and your OC's were nicely fleshed out. Well done.