If it makes you feel any better, Emma Caulfield once said of her character's death: "She didn't get a big, maudlin send-off, it was very quick and to the point - very Anya in that respect."

The Buffy chapter is very weak and disappointing. Maybe it was just because he didn't get an interview with Whedon, but I actually left the chapter feeling like Sepinwall didn't really like the show all that much, even though he'd chosen to include it. All the chapter really did was summarise basic stuff that anyone…