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[[Hilarity Ensues]] when the residents of Sunnydale start randomly breaking out into song and dance. Things get more serious when people start going up in flames, Dawn is kidnapped by the demon responsible for the chaos, and their songs raise issues the Scoobies would rather keep private.
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* [[Art Shift]]: This is the only episode shown in the US in the widescreen format used for Seasons 4-7.
▲* [[Art Shift]]: This is the only episode shown in the US in the widescreen format used for Seasons 4-7.
* [[Bait and Switch Comment]]: Spike hauls in one of Sweet's puppet minions and orders him to "sing". There's a grand orchestral swell and the Scoobies wait for the minion to burst into song...then he just speaks normally.
* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]: Xander summons the demon hoping to be reassured about his upcoming marriage. He's not. When Dawn puts on the talisman, her desire for attention and to be treated like an adult leads to her being offered the position of Queen of Sweet's realm.
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* [[Blatant Lies]]: Buffy tells Giles she can't remember what she sung in the graveyard. Willow and Tara have to go [[Get a Room|get the mmm-nnn-rmmmph report]]. Dawn '[[Sticky Fingers|found]]' the talisman on the floor while cleaning up.
* [[Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs]]
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* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: "Something To Sing About"
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** Or Willow's line in "Walk Through The Fire", "I think this line is mostly filler."
** Or Anya's blink-and-you'll-miss-it line "It's like there were three walls but not a fourth."
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* [[The Coats Are Off]]: Buffy slips off her coat for her final dance/battle with Sweet.
* [[Comically Missing the Point]]
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'''Buffy:''' Everybody started singing and dancing?
'''Dawn:''' ''(sourly)'' I gave birth to a pterodactyl.
'''Anya:''' Oh my god, did it sing? }}
* [[Continuity Nod]]
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** Tara singing "You know I've been through hell" is a reference to Glory driving Tara insane with her [[Mind Rape]] in "Tough Love".
* [[Conversation Cut]]: Tara and Willow in the middle of "Under Your Spell" move from the park to their bedroom. Easily justified due to the magical effects of the spell or Willow's teleportation powers.
* [[Counterpoint Duet]]: The combination reprise of "Under Your Spell" and "Standing". Not to mention Spike and Buffy in the "Coda".
* [[Creator Cameo]]: Writer David Fury is the guy starting off "The Mustard Song", and writer Marti Noxon is the lady lamenting her parking ticket.
* [[Credits Gag]]: Even the [[Mutant Enemy]] monster [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOyEyLiQ0dk&feature=related sings].
* [[Crowd Song]]: Parodied. "They got...the mustaaard...oooooooouuuuut!"
* [[Cure Your Gays]]: [[Conversed]]. "Oh my God, I'm cured! I want the boys!"
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Lampshaded with the quotable line...
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** Which, since "Buffy" was broadcast on Tuesdays in the US, was also an example of [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]].
* [[Death Glare]]: Anya and Xander do a lot after their duet.
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* [[Death Seeker]] / [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: Buffy nearly dies because of her indifference to life; [[Dramatic Irony|ironically she's saved by Spike]], who'd said in "Fool for Love" that on the day that happened he'd be the one to kill her.
* [[Dramatic Shattering]]: Spike hurling his bottle of booze against the wall during "Rest in Peace".
* [[Dark Reprise]]: "Under Your Spell". Parts of "Going Through the Motions" and "I've Got a Theory" can also be heard on "Walk Through The Fire".
* [[Dance Battler]]: Buffy obviously, but also Dawn in her struggle to escape the puppet minions after waking up in the Bronze.
* [[Duet Mood Dissonance]]: This is seen several times during the episode. During "I've Got A Theory," Buffy ends the song by singing, "What can't we do if we're together?" She's singing about her resentment about them bringing her back from the dead, that she's stopped the apocalypse a few times and died twice. When the others join in, it's with genuine friendship and camaraderie that they can handle anything. It's also lampshaded in the finale song "Where Do We Go From Here," where Spike realizes he's joined in and says "Bugger off" because he doesn't care about the uncertainty of the future, his future has always been uncertain.
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Buffy kicks the door to the Bronze off its hinges.
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* [[Edited for Syndication]]: The episode ran 50 minutes compared to the standard 42.
* [[Epic Song]] / [[The Song Before the Storm]]: "Walk Through the Fire".
* [[Evil Is Stylish]]: The demon wears a red ([[Instant Costume Change|then blue]]) suit with matching tap shoes and he's an excellent dancer. Given that he's portrayed by Broadway legend Hinton Battle, this is only to be expected.
* [[Feet First Introduction]]: When Sweet meets Dawn -- justified as the demon is wearing tap-dancing shoes which he puts to use right away.
* [[Finding Judas]]: What villain called up the undefeatable, lethal, musical demon, and what dark scheme were they plotting? Xander Harris, and he just wanted a musical-comedy ending to his marital woes.
* [[Foreshadowing]]: Sweet isn't afraid of the Slayer but does leave after Willow threatens him, sensing her power. The songs themselves foretell Xander/Anya and Willow/Tara breaking up, Giles leaving, and the tumultuous Spike/Buffy relationship.
* [[Gag Echo]]: During the "I'll Never Tell" number Xander sings "[Anya's] toes are kind of hairy" and Anya sings "his eyes are beady". In the next scene when ranting about the situation both of them shout at the same time [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|"my eyes are not beady"/"my toes aren't hairy"]].
** And later on Anya says, "Beady Eyes is right!"
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Par for the course in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', but takes on new life through the possibilities of fun with rhymes.
** Several in "I'll Never Tell," given the combination of Xander singing his thoughts and [[No Fourth Wall]].
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Such passion and grace.
Warm in the night when I'm right
In her tight--[[Last-Second Word Swap|embrace, tight embrace]]!"
. . .
'''Xander:''' "You're the cutest of the Scoobies
With your lips as red as rubies
And your firm yet supple--[[Subverted Rhyme Every Time|tight embrace]]!" }}
** Tara's final lyrics of "Under Your Spell", implied to have been sung while an off-camera Willow is performing oral sex on her.
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*** [[Word of God|Joss's commentary]]: "Yeah, this is basically porn."
* [[Ho Yay]]: When Xander is revealed as the man who summoned Sweet, he fears that ''he'll'' be taken away as Sweet's [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|queen]]. Sweet eyes him and says, "It's tempting".
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Spike's "Rest in Peace" is all about how he wishes Buffy would get the hell away from him as his unrequited feelings for her are tearing him up. When Buffy flees at the end of the song, Spike calls out pitiably, "So, you're not staying then?"
* [[Hypocritical Singing]]: Anya and Xander's "I'll Never Tell." And Spike's "Rest In Peace" is a variation. He sings of wanting Buffy to leave him alone, but he wants the exact opposite of that.
* [[I Have You Now, My Pretty|I Have You, My Sweet Thing]]: Sweet plans to take Dawn away to the underworld and [[Old Man Marrying a Child|make her his Queen]].
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Plenty -- "Nothing seems to penetrate my heart" (as Buffy stakes a vamp), "It's do or die / Hey [[Not Quite Dead|I've died twice]]." "I guarantee you a great big smile" (Sweet removes his mouth and offers it to Dawn). "I'm here strictly by your [[Invocation]]." "She came from the grave much graver". "[[Summon Backup Dancers|She needs backup!]]" "Not quite the [[Spontaneous Human Combustion|fireworks I was hoping for]]."
* [[Instant Costume Change]]: Sweet has this power, changing his clothes from red to blue, and Dawn's clothes to her ball gown.
* [[Ironic Echo]]: "What can't we face if we're together?"
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* [["I Want" Song]]: "Going Through the Motions" is referred to as this by Whedon himself in the commentary. Also, "Something To Sing About".
* [[I Have Many Names]]: The [[Monster of the Week]] (unnamed in the episode, but called Sweet in the credits)
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* [[Incredibly Long Note]]
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* [[Invisible Backup Band]]: "That would explain the huge backing orchestra I couldn't see and the synchronised dancing from the room service chaps."
* [[Karma Houdini]]: The [[Monster of the Week]] came to town, killed several people through spontaneous combustion, made the Scoobies reveal a bunch of secrets about themselves, nearly killed Buffy and left town without getting a scratch on him. Enough said. Also, Xander.
* [[Last-Second Word Swap]]: See [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]].
** Also:
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* [[Let's Duet]]: Xander and Anya in "I'll Never Tell".
* [[The Lonely Piano]]: The bridge of "Something To Sing About".
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* [[Oh My Gods]]: Xander exclaims, "Merciful Zeus!" when he's pretending to be surprised at what's happening.
* [[Of Corsets Sexy]]: Tara. No wonder [[Buxom Is Better|those boys were checking her out]].
* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: Spike sings without an accent. Not necessarily a ''mistake'', though, as it's not uncommon for British performers to sound to Americans like they lose their accent when singing.
* [[Punctuated Pounding]]: Buffy killing Sweet's puppet minions.
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* [[The Power of Friendship]]: "If We're Together"
* [[Power Walk]]: "Walk Through the Fire"
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: From 15-year old Dawn, no less.
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* [[Rescue Sex]]: Averted as Buffy barely glances at the hunky open-shirted man who's eager to show his gratitude for Buffy saving his life. It's clear that only a certain [[Evil Is Sexy]] vampire "brings the fire back".
* [[Retraux]]: The [[Title Sequence]] and The End.
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* [[Rule of Symbolism]]: In the opening sequence Buffy is sketching, filling in the entire pad with black. Depressed, anyone?
* [[Screw the War, We're Partying|Screw Searching Through Books, We're Going to Screw]]: Inspired by the lovely weather and all the singing and dancing, Willow and Tara make an excuse to [[Get a Room]].
* [[Sealed with a Kiss]]
* [[See You in Hell]]: Bet you never thought you'd hear this line ''sung''.
** And it's pretty sweetly sung!
* [[Serenade Your Lover]]: "Under Your Spell", subverted in that the audience knows she literally is under Willow's spell. "Rest in Peace" starts off this way, causing Buffy to roll her eyes in anticipation, but it's averted when Spike instead sings of his frustration with Buffy's [[Master of the Mixed Message]] response to his feelings.
* [[Shout-Out]]: To a number of musicals, appropriately.
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'''Spike:''' "The day you suss out what you do want, there'll probably be a parade. [[The Music Man|Seventy-six bloody trombones.]]" }}
** Also, that shot through the vampire dust during "Going Through the Motions" is lifted right out of [[The Little Mermaid|"Part of Your World"]]
* [[Shutting Up Now]]
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* [[Silence, You Fool]]
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* [[Smash Cut]]: From Tara singing, "You make me--" to Xander wondering what Tara/Willow are up to.
** Happens literally when we cut from Sweet's song to a closeup of Buffy smashing a board during martial arts training.
* [[Something Else Also Rises]]: The end of "Under your Spell".
** Also implied by Spike in the next episode when referring to the [[Big Damn Kiss]].
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* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: The headlines of Xander's newspaper.
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* [[Special Edition Title]]: A mellowed version of the theme song playing over a shot of the night sky, with each actor's face appearing on the moon as he or she was listed in standard credits order.
* [[Spontaneous Choreography]]
* [[Spontaneous Human Combustion]]: A side-effect of Sweet's power, and what he hopes will happen to Buffy.
* [[Subverted Rhyme Every Time]]: Refer back to [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] again.
** There's a harmless example in "Walk Through The Fire", where line "and let it burn" is always cut off before "burn" until the last verse.
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'Cause where else can I turn?
I will walk through the fire, and let it-- }}
* [[Suggestive Collision]]: At the end of Spike's "Rest in Peace" song, Buffy hauls him off a priest he attacks and they fall into an open grave. Buffy [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|lies on top of Spike wide-eyed]] before getting to her feet and fleeing.
* [[Summon Backup Dancers]]
** While singing "Under Your Spell" Tara passes near two other girls resting by the pond who are compelled to rise to their feet and start dancing behind her.
** Parodied in "Something to Sing About."
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* [[Take Me Instead!]]: Buffy offers herself in Dawn's stead. Not quite the [[Heroic Sacrifice]] as Buffy doesn't care any more if she dies.
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'''Sweet:''' (scoffs) What if I kill you?
'''Buffy:''' (deadpan) Trust me. [[Not Quite Dead|Won't help.]] }}
* [[Tempting Fate]]: It's Dawn's turn to violate this principle.
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"Yes, the fifteen year-old can spend half an hour alone in her locked house." ''(Cue abduction by Puppet Minions)'' }}
** Spike says that happily, he remains unaffected. Moments later, he starts singing.
* [[That Came Out Wrong]]
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'''Buffy''': "Why else would I pump you for?" (beat) "I really just said that, didn't I?" }}
* [[This Is Something She's Got to Do Herself]]: Giles insists that Buffy save Dawn on her own as she is becoming too dependent on his support. Buffy however just sees herself as being abandoned by the others, and Giles later changes his mind anyway.
* [[Title Drop]]: Keep in mind that this and "Conversations With Dead People" are the only BTVS episodes where the title is shown in the opening.
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* [[Training Montage]]: Lampshaded when Buffy and Giles are training (averted when Giles sings "Standing In The Way" instead).
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'''Giles:''' If we start to hear inspirational power chords, we'll just lie down until it goes away. }}
* [[Trashcan Bonfire]]: During the "Walk Through the Fire" song, Buffy holds her hand up to a trashcan bonfire when singing "I touch the fire and it freezes me."
* [[The Trouble with Tickets]]: A [[Funny Background Event|Funny Foreground Event]] is a lady (played by [[Creator Cameo|Marti Noxon]]) singing her excuses to a parking inspector.
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* [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight]] / [[Funny Background Event]]: People singing and dancing while Xander, Anya and Giles are walking down the street. A [[Throw It In]] moment is an off-screen Tara bumping into a pillar during the [[Summon Backup Dancers]] gag.
** [[Played for Drama]] when Giles sings "Standing In Your Way" and Buffy [[Rule of Symbolism|doesn't hear a word of it]].
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* [[Villain Teleportation]]: Once Dawn puts on the talisman she stole from the Magic Shop, Sweet's minions appear in her bedroom and abduct her.
* [[Volleying Insults]] / [[Hey, That's My Line!]]: In "I'll Never Tell"
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'''Anya''' [interrupting] [[Lame Comeback|His eyes are beady!]]
'''Xander:''' This is ''my'' verse, hello! }}
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: "[[Minor Character, Major Song|The Mustard]]" and "The Parking Ticket". Sung respectively by [[Creator Cameo|David Fury and Marti Noxon]].
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: Spike's "Rest in Peace" song claims that Buffy only talks to him because confessing to a "dead man" isn't real to her. Buffy looks away guiltily, confirming his accusation.
* [["What Now?" Ending]]: "Where Do We Go From Here?"
* [[Woman Scorned|Woman
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'''Spike:''' Fine. I hope you dance till you burn. You and the little bit. }}
* [[You Look Familiar]]: The vampires in "Going Through The Motions", the puppet minions and the dancing street sweepers are all played by the same 3 actors.
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