Cover by Jo Chen. Last Gleaming: Part 5 of 5 - Joss Whedon (W), Georges Jeanty (P), Andy Owens (I), Michelle Madsen (C) Season Eight has at last brought Buffy the long way home, and betrayal comes in the shape of the closest, most unexpected individual of all. Reeling from their losses, the Scoobies will never be the same again.