25 Years Later, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Best Quote Is Still the Most Inspiring Line in TV History

Buffy’s story has always revolved around death. Throughout its seven-season run, Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) has wanted to escape from it or, boldly, return to it. Upon a rewatch, death is one of the clearest themes of the series — this wasn’t the case on my first time watching, when I reacted in disbelief every time the series brought up the possibility of Buffy dying. Surely, they wouldn’t go there. But they did.