: This is the season finale where Buffy sacrifices herself for her sister, Dawn.

: This episode features Kes leaving the crew.

This episode transitions the show from a monster-of-the-week format into an epic saga about fate.

The episode takes place roughly 15 years before the "present day" timeline of the show. Geralt of Rivia accompanies the bard Jaskier to a royal banquet in Cintra. Queen Calanthe hosts suitors for her daughter, Princess Pavetta. The setting is one of political maneuvering and rigid tradition, which Geralt views with cynicism. 2. The Appearance of Duny and the "Gift"

: If one person saves another, the savior can claim a reward that the saved person "does not yet know he possesses" or "finds at home but did not expect."

The central conflict begins when a cursed knight named Duny ("Urcheon of Erlenwald") appears at the banquet to claim Pavetta’s hand. He uses the , a custom acting as a "gift" of destiny.