Seasons 6 and 7 through stages models

I posted this on lateseasonlove.

The world might be a stage, but life has stages too, and BTVS has always been about a journey, about growing-up, female empowerment and resilience. The two last seasons showed us the last stages of Buffy's journey.

I remember that when season 7 opened, we got some spoilers telling that the BB was to come, and that what we called then the shapeshifter wasn't our Big Bad.  I think it was pretty accurate (and yes it suits my theory about the First Evil! ;- )). Caleb was to come. And he was really the anti-Buffy, the ultimate Big Bad.

( Caleb vs Buffy, the extremes of the scale )

( other stages... )