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In the first of one of his "my love interest is a monster" moments, Xander falls for a substitute teacher who preys on virgins.

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Always a Bigger Fish: A vampire with a nightmarish metal claw is about to attack a woman when she turns around and is revealed to be the substitute teacher. The vampire hisses, recoils, runs off and dives into a manhole.
A Man Is Not a Virgin: Xander and Blayne vigorously deny being virgins after their rescue.
As You Know: Giles feels the need to explain who the Master is to the only other people who already know.
Attempted Rape: By a giant mantis.
The Beard: After Blayne mocks Xander's non-sex life, he asks Buffy and Willow to pretend to be his girls. Willow is certainly eager to play along.
Big Creepy-Crawlies
Buffy-Speak

Giles: That's all he said? Fork Guy?

Buffy: That's all Cryptic Guy said -- Fork Guy.

Giles: I think there are too many 'guys' in your life.

Chekhov's Classroom: The lecture from the science teacher's substitute about the cannibalism seen in female praying mantises.
Cut Apart: Buffy is about to kick down Ms French's door when a harmless old lady opens it -- turns out she's the real Melanie French, whose identity the She-Mantis used as a cover.
Daydream Surprise: Xander saving Damsel in Distress Buffy. Plus he's a rock star.
Distracted by the Sexy: Xander mentions being distracted by the cheerleading squads' new short skirts, then is distracted on camera by Ms French's slow-motion Sexy Walk.
The End - or Is It?: Some of Ms. French's eggs are still unaccounted for. And they're starting to hatch. Oddly enough, this is never brought up again.
Evil-Detecting Dog: Buffy captures the Claw-vampire and uses him to find out where the She-Mantis is.
Exorcist Head
Flashback Echo: Xander flashbacks to the dream of himself as a rock star when he thinks he's scored with the new teacher.
Gender Inverted Trope: Buffy and Willow rescuing the boys from Virgin Sacrifice.
Gone Mad From the Revelation: Dr. Ferris Carlyle on discovering the existence of the She-Mantis.
Hook Hand combined with Wolverine Claws for "Claw".
Horny Devil: The closest we get to this trope on the series.
Hot for Teacher
I Do Not Speak Nonverbal: Willow trying to tell Buffy the answers behind Dr. Gregory's back.

Dr. Gregory: If you read the homework you should know the two ways that ants communicate.

(Willow strokes Xander)

Buffy: Touch...

(Willow sniffs Xander)

Buffy: B.O.?

Incredibly Lame Pun: When forcing her to take counselling, Mr Flutie shouts at Buffy to "Heal!" She sits.
Little Black Dress. One might also call it a Freudian Slip.

Xander: It's the most beautiful chest... dress I've ever seen.

Lecture as Exposition
Matter of Life and Death
Monster of the Week: The She-Mantis.
Padding: Oh, the number of lines explaining the perfectly obvious, and pointless flashbacks. The script clearly came in short.
Percussive Therapy: Xander takes a machete to the She-Mantis eggs.
Police Are Useless: Buffy's fight with Claw is interrupted by the police arriving (one of whom was disguised as a wino earlier). This appears to be one of the few occasions we see the Sunnydale police actively trying to catch a killer.
Screaming Woman: With a camera pullback from inside her mouth.
Shadow Discretion Shot: Buffy killing the She-Mantis -- likely more for budget reasons than averting violence.
Ship Tease: Buffy continuing to wear Angel's coat, and her "Oh boy" as she watches him walk away at the end.
Slipping a Mickey
Urban Legend Love Life: Jerk Jock Blayne
Virgin Power
Weirdness Magnet: The first time this hits Xander.
You Must Be Cold: Angel lends Buffy his coat, pissing off a Genre Savvy Xander who knows what it implies.

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 * [[As You Know]]: Giles feels the need to explain who the Master is to the only other people who already know.
 * [[Attempted Rape]]: By a giant mantis.
-* [[The Beard]]: After Blayne mocks Xander's non-sex life, he asks [[A Lady On Each Arm|Buffy and Willow]] to pretend to be his girls. Willow is certainly eager to play along.
+* [[The Beard]]: After Blayne mocks Xander's non-sex life, he asks [[A Lady on Each Arm|Buffy and Willow]] to pretend to be his girls. Willow is certainly eager to play along.
-* [[Big Creepy Crawlies]]
+* [[Big Creepy-Crawlies]]
 * [[Buffy-Speak]]
 {{quote| '''Giles:''' That's all he said? Fork Guy?<br />
-'''Buffy:''' That's all [[Angel (TV)|Cryptic Guy]] said -- Fork Guy.<br />
+'''Buffy:''' That's all [[Angel|Cryptic Guy]] said -- Fork Guy.<br />
 '''Giles:''' I think there are too many 'guys' in your life. }}
 * [[Chekhov's Classroom]]: The lecture from the science teacher's substitute about the cannibalism seen in female praying mantises.
 * [[Cut Apart]]: Buffy is about to [[Open Says Me|kick down]] Ms French's door when a harmless old lady opens it -- turns out she's the ''real'' Melanie French, whose identity the She-Mantis used as a cover.
 * [[Daydream Surprise]]: [[Rescue Romance|Xander saving]] [[Damsel in Distress]] Buffy. Plus he's a rock star.
-* [[Distracted By the Sexy]]: Xander mentions being distracted by the cheerleading squads' new short skirts, then is distracted on camera by Ms French's slow-motion [[Sexy Walk]].
+* [[Distracted by the Sexy]]: Xander mentions being distracted by the cheerleading squads' new short skirts, then is distracted on camera by Ms French's slow-motion [[Sexy Walk]].
-* [[The End - Or Is It?]]: Some of Ms. French's eggs are still unaccounted for. And they're starting to hatch. Oddly enough, this is never brought up again.
+* [[The End - or Is It?]]: Some of Ms. French's eggs are still unaccounted for. And they're starting to hatch. Oddly enough, this is never brought up again.
 * [[Evil-Detecting Dog]]: Buffy captures the Claw-vampire and uses him to find out where the She-Mantis is.
 * [[Exorcist Head]]
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 * [[Little Black Dress]]. One might also call it a [[Freudian Slip]].
 {{quote| '''Xander:''' It's the most beautiful chest... dress I've ever seen.}}
-* [[Lecture As Exposition]]
+* [[Lecture as Exposition]]
 * [[Matter of Life and Death]]
 * [[Monster of the Week]]: The She-Mantis.