I liked this a lot. You created a plausible somewhat-chastened-but-still-not-in-control-of-her-impulses Buffy... impulses to say things, and do things, both violent and tender. You created continuity between the disjointed eps, and gave a view of the chaotic inner workings of Buffy at a time when it's easy to just dislike her or write her off. And there was a deft balance between making her sympathetic and keeping the characteristics that caused her to lash out in the 2nd half of S6.

So, basically, well done.