one of my best friends was stopping by to drop something off and was alarmed by how red-eyed I was when I opened the door.

I love this story!

I think both those final lines - "I tell him, 'Real'" and "But there are much worse games to play" are so fucking perfect and I'm in AWE of Suzanne Collins that she managed to pull off not one but two incredible ending lines.

I agree with this!

her smile and "let's go to work" are both so perfect for their own shows.

Yup! I am not totally sold on everything that happens in the BtVS finale, but the "What are you going to do next?" + with her smile? WONDERFUL.

Ready or Not's is so good!