 The episode nears the end with " Where Do We Go from Here ? " , as the Scoobies stand dazed and disoriented , facing different directions . As they sing " Understand we 'll go hand in hand / But we 'll walk alone in fear " , they line up , hold hands , then fling each other 's hands away in a piece of what Whedon calls " literal choreography " . Each of the eight characters in this line wears a color in the visible spectrum , a conscious decision by the costume designer . The couples in the group wear opposite colors ( Giles in green and Buffy in red , Anya in blue and Xander in orange , Tara in yellow and Willow in purple ) , and Rhonda Wilcox interprets the color @-@ coding and choreography to represent the " tension between the individual and the group " . The characters as a chorus sing " The curtains close on a kiss , God knows / We can tell the end is near " , moments before Buffy runs out to kiss Spike and the show closes with actual curtains . As Spike and Buffy kiss , a swell of music accompanies them , similar to the ending of Gone with the Wind . Lyrics sung moments before , however , forecast the uncertainty of the relationship between Spike and Buffy . 
