10 Most Satisfying Buffy The Vampire Slayer Moments

As a Slayer, Buffy has to make many sacrifices. In addition to the physical and mental torment, she is often forced to neglect the life of an ordinary teenager, and despite all the pain she goes through, her efforts are rarely acknowledged by the people of Sunnydale.

But this all changes on the night of the prom. After saving the students from an onslaught of hellhounds, Buffy arrives at the school and joins the others. To her great surprise, Jonathan steps up to the microphone to present her with the Class Protector Award:

“Most of us never found the time to get to know you, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t noticed you…whenever there was a problem or something creepy happened, you seemed to show up and stop it…So the senior class offers its thanks and gives you this.”

At last, Buffy’s bravery is acknowledged by the rest of the school. Her expression quickly changes from shock to gratitude, and Giles’s fatherly smile makes the whole scene even more touching.