Season 8 Buffy...

...Is not canon for me. It's just not. I don't care what Joss says, it is not canon.

I just read all forty issues, plus the stand alones, and seriously, I'm more confused after reading it than I was before reading it!

Can anyone explain things to me? Seriously? Because I'm a pretty smart gal, and I typically pick up on subtleties, but this thing is just a convoluted mess to me.