I drank too much wine tonight at the restaurant but I took your poll nonetheless.

My favourite villain was Thre Mayor so I chose him but Caleb might have been the best in terms of female empowerment. He was the ultimate villain and made a lot of sense for the last season.

Giles drugging Buffy was really painful to watch.

As for the most satisfying redemptive arc it's Spike's of course. I do think that his not giving up Dawn was a key moment (pun intended)in his redemption journey.

And I'm not convinced by Willow's.