When the earthquake ends and the Master says "5.1", Joss was mocking Californians who guess the magnitude of the earthquake. 5.1 (on the Richter scale) is a fair roller but usually only causes knick-knacks to fall off shelves.
Ross43
2023-06-29 05:13:38 +0000 UTC
That's very true! She was so badass!
Vic
2023-06-27 19:44:07 +0000 UTC
It's theorized that Buffy was feeling stronger after her battle with the master because of the weight of thinking she would die was lifted. There is no reason to think Buffy wouldn't have been strong enough to defeat him. Except for his use of thrall/hypnosis to stop her from running. When that didn't work he was finished.