Ok, so this Hellmouth event is a WHOLE mess if you’re reading the trades. In order to truly understand what’s going on, you need to skip between Buffy Vol 3, Angel Vol 2, and this volume, in the following order:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer #8 (aka the end of Buffy Vol 2)
Angel #5 (The Road to Hellmouth)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel: Hellmouth #1 (of 5)
Angel #6 (Tie-in)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #9 (Tie-in)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel: Hellmouth #2 (of 5)
Angel #7 (Tie-in)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #10 (Tie-in)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel: Hellmouth #3 (of 5)
Angel #8 (Tie-in)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #11 (Tie-in)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel: Hellmouth #4 (of 5)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #12 (Tie-in)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel: Hellmouth #5 (of 5)

I started Buffy Vol 3 coming off Buffy Vol 2 and was SOO confused, but it all made sense once I picked up this trade. (Also read the Buffy: Chosen Ones one-shot before this and just know that the Buffy in there is from another dimension.) But you need to finish Buffy Vol 3 to understand this end here. It’s ROUGH.

That said, I want to like this but the art is such a horrible mess that I can’t even enjoy the story. This volume has the best art of the event, I guess? And it’s still Not Great, Bob! Drusilla is a particular low point, especially in game face. (Honorable mention to Angel being possessed by the Hellmother. I was like, “oh the Witcher!