I originally thought this episode would be on any Bangel fan's list of favourite episodes. But my friend dislikes it. She says the ending is so sad that it spoils the entire episode for her.

It's definitely one of my favourites, and its definitely the most heartbreaking one right after Becoming Part 2. I remember how excited and in the same time how scared I was before watching it, because I knew that at the end I'm gonna cry so hard...It was so intense, so beautiful but most of all so heartbreaking. They truly touched me once again, and as I thought that through all these years Bangel prepared me for everything, once again they surprised me. No words how perfect and emotional this pairing is ♥

It's definitely one of my favourites too, I adore it. In a way, the sad ending and the bittersweetness of it all might be part of why I love it so much. That bittersweetness is just part of what makes Bangel what it is.

That bittersweetness is just part of what makes Bangel what it is. - this is what I always thought too.

I guess you could say that for any couple in BTVs or Angel. Or (almost) any couple Joss Whedon has ever written.