Re-Watcher's Council | Buffy the Vampire Slayer S5E20 "Spiral" Spoiler Review | Snark & Fares

Glory knows Dawn is the Key. The Slayer is outmatched. And Buffy Summers — who has never run from anything — decides to run.This week on Re-Watcher's Council we're covering "Spiral," and it is a full-throttle, no-brakes descent into the endgame of Season 5. The gang piles into Spike's sun-proofed Winnebago and gets out of Sunnydale, which sounds like it should be almost fun — until the Knights of Byzantium show up on horseback and everything goes sideways fast. Giles gets a spear through him. The gang holes up in an abandoned gas station. And then Glory arrives, and she takes Dawn, and the episode ends on one of the most gut-dropping cliffhangers of the entire series.We're breaking down Buffy's impossible leadership position, the Ben/Glory reveal finally clicking for the Scoobies, what the Knights of Byzantium actually want and why it matters, and the moment Buffy simply shuts down. Also — Spike catching a sword with his bare hands deserves more appreciation than it gets and we are here to give it.Two episodes left in Season 5. Buckle up.