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{{quote| '''Xander''': I'd like to see you handle having an evil twin!<br />
{{quote|'''Xander''': I'd like to see you handle having an evil twin!
'''Willow''': [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)/Recap/S3 E16 Doppelgangland|I handled it just fine.]] }}
'''Willow''': [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S3/E16 Doppelgangland|I handled it just fine.]] }}


A demon accidentally fires something into Xander which creates a Xander clone.
A demon accidentally fires something into Xander which creates a Xander clone.
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* [[An Aesop]]: Xander realises his inner potential. [[Aesop Amnesia|Again.]]
* [[An Aesop]]: Xander realises his inner potential. [[Aesop Amnesia|Again.]]
* [[An Axe to Grind]]: Buffy in the garbage dump.
* [[An Axe to Grind]]: Buffy in the garbage dump.
* [[Applied Phlebotinum]]: Toth's "[[Buffy Speak|creepy stick thing]]", the ferula-gemina. {{spoiler|"It splits one person in half, distilling personality traits into two separate bodies."}}
* [[Applied Phlebotinum]]: Toth's "[[Buffy-Speak|creepy stick thing]]", the ferula-gemina. {{spoiler|"It splits one person in half, distilling personality traits into two separate bodies."}}
* [[Artistic License Gun Safety]]: Averted; Xander unloads his pistol before handing it to Buffy.
* [[Artistic License Gun Safety]]: Averted; Xander unloads his pistol before handing it to Buffy.
* [[Badass Long Robe]]: Toth
* [[Badass Long Robe]]: Toth
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' He ran away, huh?<br />
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' He ran away, huh?
'''Giles:''' Um, sort of more ... uh ... turned and swept out majestically. }}
'''Giles:''' Um, sort of more ... uh ... turned and swept out majestically. }}
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Scruffy!Xander
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Scruffy!Xander
* [[Call Back]]: Willow, to the events of [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)/Recap/S3 E16 Doppelgangland|Doppelgangland]], relating to the similarities and contrasts with the current episode.
* [[Call Back]]: Willow, to the events of [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S3/E16 Doppelgangland|Doppelgangland]], relating to the similarities and contrasts with the current episode.
{{quote| '''Willow:''' Xander. You already knew that he was taking over your life, and you didn't think of Anya until just now?<br />
{{quote|'''Willow:''' Xander. You already knew that he was taking over your life, and you didn't think of Anya until just now?
'''Xander:''' Hey, you wait until you have an evil twin. Let's see how you handle it. (Exits)<br />
'''Xander:''' Hey, you wait until you have an evil twin. Let's see how you handle it. (Exits)
'''Willow:''' (Bemused, to herself) I think I handled it just fine. }}
'''Willow:''' (Bemused, to herself) I think I handled it just fine. }}
* [[Captain Obvious]]
* [[Captain Obvious]]
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' If Xander kills himself, he's dead. (frowns) You know what I mean. }}
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' If Xander kills himself, he's dead. (frowns) You know what I mean. }}
* [[Continuity Cavalcade]]: Riley is helping Xander leave his parent's basement forever.
* [[Continuity Cavalcade]]: Riley is helping Xander leave his parent's basement forever.
{{quote| '''Riley:''' Getting nostalgic?<br />
{{quote|'''Riley:''' Getting nostalgic?
'''Xander:''' I don't know. At first it's just a place, then you start to make memories, and ... then you're like, (pointing) [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)/Recap/S4 E10 Hush|that's where Spike slept]], and (pointing) there, [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)/Recap/S4 E9 Something Blue|that's where Anya and I drowned the Separvo demon]]. Oh! (points) and, and right there, [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)/Recap/S4 E22 Restless|that's where I got my heart all ripped out]]. (shakes head) [[Creepy Basement|I really hate this place.]] }}
'''Xander:''' I don't know. At first it's just a place, then you start to make memories, and ... then you're like, (pointing) [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S4/E10 Hush|that's where Spike slept]], and (pointing) there, [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S4/E09 Something Blue|that's where Anya and I drowned the Separvo demon]]. Oh! (points) and, and right there, [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S4/E22 Restless|that's where I got my heart all ripped out]]. (shakes head) [[Creepy Basement|I really hate this place.]] }}
* [[Damned By Faint Praise]]
* [[Damned By Faint Praise]]
{{quote| '''Xander:''' But I never help. I get in trouble and Buffy saves me.<br />
{{quote|'''Xander:''' But I never help. I get in trouble and Buffy saves me.
'''Willow:''' That's not true! Sometimes we all helped save you. (realizes that was unhelpful) And sometimes you're not in trouble. }}
'''Willow:''' That's not true! Sometimes we all helped save you. (realizes that was unhelpful) And sometimes you're not in trouble. }}
* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: This applies to Xander twice over!
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: This applies to Xander twice over!
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Joyce shows that [[It Runs in The Family]].
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Joyce shows that [[It Runs in The Family]].
{{quote| '''Dawn:''' Mom, I can stand in the hallway, right?<br />
{{quote|'''Dawn:''' Mom, I can stand in the hallway, right?
'''Buffy:''' She's watching us [Buffy/Riley smooching] like a big freak!<br />
'''Buffy:''' She's watching us [Buffy/Riley smooching] like a big freak!
'''Joyce:''' (sighs, puts hand to her forehead) This must be my "two teenage girls in the house" headache. I thought it felt familiar.<br />
'''Joyce:''' (sighs, puts hand to her forehead) This must be my "two teenage girls in the house" headache. I thought it felt familiar.
'''Buffy:''' Good work, Dawn. You gave her a headache.<br />
'''Buffy:''' Good work, Dawn. You gave her a headache.
'''Dawn:''' I did not! (to Joyce) Did I give you a headache, Mom? I'm sure part of it is Buffy's.<br />
'''Dawn:''' I did not! (to Joyce) Did I give you a headache, Mom? I'm sure part of it is Buffy's.
'''Buffy:''' But part of it is Dawn's.<br />
'''Buffy:''' But part of it is Dawn's.
'''Joyce:''' It's so nice you've learned to share. }}
'''Joyce:''' It's so nice you've learned to share. }}
* [[Description Cut]]: Willow re witch cliches. "Who uses a cauldron any more?" Cut to the demon using a bubbling cauldron for his incantation.
* [[Description Cut]]: Willow re witch cliches. "Who uses a cauldron any more?" Cut to the demon using a bubbling cauldron for his incantation.
* [[Did Not Do the Bloody Research]]: [[In Universe]] -- Buffy assumes that "Toth" is British for "moron".
* [[Did Not Do the Bloody Research]]: [[In-Universe]] -- Buffy assumes that "Toth" is British for "moron".
* [[Empathic Environment]]: It rains on Xander when he goes to get Buffy's help, only to find his other self has got their first and Buffy is fixing to kill him.
* [[Empathic Environment]]: It rains on Xander when he goes to get Buffy's help, only to find his other self has got their first and Buffy is fixing to kill him.
* [[Evil Twin]]: {{spoiler|Suberted}}
* [[Evil Twin]]: {{spoiler|Subverted}}
* [[Eyes Never Lie]]: Averted; Anya can't tell the difference between the two Xanders, despite Scruffy!Xander's plea.
* [[Eyes Never Lie]]: Averted; Anya can't tell the difference between the two Xanders, despite Scruffy!Xander's plea.
* [[Get a Room]]: Xander opens a door in his new apartment to find Buffy and Riley making out. He tells them to go find a bedroom, then realises they're already in one.
* [[Get a Room]]: Xander opens a door in his new apartment to find Buffy and Riley making out. He tells them to go find a bedroom, then realises they're already in one.
* [[Hollywood Healing]]: Averted; Anya is still recovering from a dislocated shoulder, after being knocked down by Mort in the previous episode.
* [[Hollywood Healing]]: Averted; Anya is still recovering from a dislocated shoulder, after being knocked down by Mort in the previous episode.
* [[Hypno Trinket]]: Xander notices his [[Evil Twin]] carries a shiny coin that appears to change everyone's attitude towards him.
* [[Hypno Trinket]]: Xander notices his [[Evil Twin]] carries a shiny coin that appears to change everyone's attitude towards him.
* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]]: Toth is very strong, very durable, and the weapon he uses (a "ferula-gemina") is potentially very deadly. Fortunately for Buffy, he has very bad aim.
* [[Improvised Weapon]]: Giles rummages in a box for something to ward off Toth. He finds a rabbit's foot, then a wooden statue.
* [[Improvised Weapon]]: Giles rummages in a box for something to ward off Toth. He finds a rabbit's foot, then a wooden statue.
{{quote| '''Toth:''' That is a fertility god. (Giles looks at it in dismay) Feeble man, you are not going to distract me-- (Giles hits him with the statue)}}
{{quote|'''Toth:''' That is a fertility god. (Giles looks at it in dismay) Feeble man, you are not going to distract me-- (Giles hits him with the statue)}}
* [[Literal Split Personality]]: {{spoiler|Toth's weapon was meant to split Buffy into her human and Slayer sides -- he would then kill the weaker human version, causing the other to die. Instead it seperates Xander into an "aggressive" Xander (charming, well-groomed, and confident; but hot-headed and impetuous) and a "passive" Xander (awkward, paranoid, and insecure; but with Xander's trademark sense of humor).}}
* [[Literal Split Personality]]: {{spoiler|Toth's weapon was meant to split Buffy into her human and Slayer sides -- he would then kill the weaker human version, causing the other to die. Instead it seperates Xander into an "aggressive" Xander (charming, well-groomed, and confident; but hot-headed and impetuous) and a "passive" Xander (awkward, paranoid, and insecure; but with Xander's trademark sense of humor).}}
* [[Martial Arts Do Not Work That Way]]: Buffy complains about the unrealistic fight scenes in the chop-socky movie.
* [[Martial Arts Do Not Work That Way]]: Buffy complains about the unrealistic fight scenes in the chop-socky movie.
* [[Moment Killer]]: Dawn on the Buffy/Riley snog.
* [[Moment Killer]]: Dawn on the Buffy/Riley snog.
{{quote| My friend Sharon's older brother knows a girl who died because she choked on her boyfriend's tongue. }}
{{quote|My friend Sharon's older brother knows a girl who died because she choked on her boyfriend's tongue. }}
* [[Oh Crap]]
* [[Oh Crap]]
{{quote| '''Giles:''' Oh dear Lord. (Scoobies keep talking among themselves) I said, "Oh, dear lord."<br />
{{quote|'''Giles:''' Oh dear Lord. (Scoobies keep talking among themselves) I said, "Oh, dear lord."
'''Buffy:''' You always say that.<br />
'''Buffy:''' You always say that.
'''Giles:''' Well, it's always important! }}
'''Giles:''' Well, it's always important! }}
* [[Pop Cultured Badass]]: Buffy's "bad ice-skating movie obsession".
* [[Pop-Cultured Badass]]: Buffy's "bad ice-skating movie obsession".
* [[I Say What I Say]]
* [[I Say What I Say]]
{{quote| '''Buffy''': What if it doesn't work?<br />
{{quote|'''Buffy''': What if it doesn't work?
'''Xanders''': Kill us both, Spock!<br />
'''Xanders''': Kill us both, Spock!
'''Willow''': They seem more normal now.<br />
'''Willow''': They seem more normal now.
'''Giles''': Yes, I think he's a bad influence on himself. }}
'''Giles''': Yes, I think he's a bad influence on himself. }}
* [[Red Herring]]: {{spoiler|The shiny coin the other Xander carries isn't used to hypnotize people, it's just a trinket.}} Also Spike's dummy appears to be about him plotting to kill Buffy, but it's actually [[Foreshadowing]] his obsession with her.
* [[Red Herring]]: {{spoiler|The shiny coin the other Xander carries isn't used to hypnotize people, it's just a trinket.}} Also Spike's dummy appears to be about him plotting to kill Buffy, but it's actually [[Foreshadowing]] his obsession with her.
* [[Shaped Like Itself]]: "It's an evil robot, constructed from evil parts that look like me designed to do evil!"
* [[Shaped Like Itself]]: "It's an evil robot, constructed from evil parts that look like me designed to do evil!"
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Our first sight of Suave!Xander.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Our first sight of Suave!Xander.
* [[Shout Out]]: When they try to put the two Xanders back together.
* [[Shout-Out]]: When they try to put the two Xanders back together.
{{quote| '''Anya:''' What do we do if this doesn't work?<br />
{{quote|'''Anya:''' What do we do if this doesn't work?
'''Both Xanders:''' [[Star Trek the Original Series (TV)|Kill us both, Spock!]] }}
'''Both Xanders:''' [[Star Trek: The Original Series|Kill us both, Spock!]] }}
* [[Spot the Imposter]]: Xander does the [[Happy Dance|Snoopy dance]] to prove he's the real Xander. Willow is rather confused, as she doesn't even know there's two Xanders walking around.
* [[Spot the Imposter]]: Xander does the [[Happy Dance|Snoopy dance]] to prove he's the real Xander. Willow is rather confused, as she doesn't even know there's two Xanders walking around.
* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: Not that Xander is still into Buffy -- not that he ''ever'' was.
* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: Not that Xander is still into Buffy -- not that he ''ever'' was.
* [[Taking the Bullet]]: Xander gets hit by Toth's magical blast when he shoves Buffy aside.
* [[Taking the Bullet]]: Xander gets hit by Toth's magical blast when he shoves Buffy aside.
* [[Twin Threesome Fantasy]]
* [[Twin Threesome Fantasy]]
{{quote| '''Anya:''' So... you Xanders really do have all the same memories, all the same... ''(looking downward)'' physical attributes?<br />
{{quote|'''Anya:''' So... you Xanders really do have all the same memories, all the same... ''(looking downward)'' physical attributes?
'''Suave Xander:''' We're completely identical.<br />
'''Suave Xander:''' We're completely identical.
'''Scruffy Xander:''' Yeah, we checked out some stuff in the car on the way over... (off Anya's look) Fingerprints! <br />
'''Scruffy Xander:''' Yeah, we checked out some stuff in the car on the way over... (off Anya's look) Fingerprints!
'''Anya:''' Well, maybe we shouldn't do this reintegration thing right away. See, I can take the boys home, and... we can all have sex together, and... you know, just slap 'em back together in the morning.<br />
'''Anya:''' Well, maybe we shouldn't do this reintegration thing right away. See, I can take the boys home, and... we can all have sex together, and... you know, just slap 'em back together in the morning.
'''Suave Xander:''' She's joking.<br />
'''Suave Xander:''' She's joking.
'''Scruffy Xander:''' No she's not! She entirely wants to have sex with us together. Which is... '''wrong''' , and, and it would be very confusing.<br />
'''Scruffy Xander:''' No she's not! She entirely wants to have sex with us together. Which is... '''wrong''' , and, and it would be very confusing.
'''Anya:''' It's not like it'd be cheating. They're both Xander. }}
'''Anya:''' It's not like it'd be cheating. They're both Xander. }}
* [[Wham Line]]: "But she doesn't love me".
* [[Wham! Line]]: "But she doesn't love me".
* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Heinous]]: One look at the dump and Riley continues to lose faith in humanity.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?]]: One look at the dump and Riley continues to lose faith in humanity.
{{quote| '''Riley:''' People say they're recycling. They're not recycling.}}
{{quote|'''Riley:''' People say they're recycling. They're not recycling.}}
* [[Your Door Was Open]]: Lampshaded when Willow bursts into Giles' place.
* [[Your Door Was Open]]: Lampshaded when Willow bursts into Giles' place.
{{quote| '''Giles:''' I swear, this time I ''know'' I had that locked.
{{quote|'''Giles:''' I swear, this time I ''know'' I had that locked.
}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 02:42, 27 February 2023

Xander: I'd like to see you handle having an evil twin!
Willow: I handled it just fine.

A demon accidentally fires something into Xander which creates a Xander clone.

Buffy: He ran away, huh?
Giles: Um, sort of more ... uh ... turned and swept out majestically.

Willow: Xander. You already knew that he was taking over your life, and you didn't think of Anya until just now?
Xander: Hey, you wait until you have an evil twin. Let's see how you handle it. (Exits)
Willow: (Bemused, to herself) I think I handled it just fine.

Buffy: If Xander kills himself, he's dead. (frowns) You know what I mean.

Riley: Getting nostalgic?
Xander: I don't know. At first it's just a place, then you start to make memories, and ... then you're like, (pointing) that's where Spike slept, and (pointing) there, that's where Anya and I drowned the Separvo demon. Oh! (points) and, and right there, that's where I got my heart all ripped out. (shakes head) I really hate this place.

Xander: But I never help. I get in trouble and Buffy saves me.
Willow: That's not true! Sometimes we all helped save you. (realizes that was unhelpful) And sometimes you're not in trouble.

Dawn: Mom, I can stand in the hallway, right?
Buffy: She's watching us [Buffy/Riley smooching] like a big freak!
Joyce: (sighs, puts hand to her forehead) This must be my "two teenage girls in the house" headache. I thought it felt familiar.
Buffy: Good work, Dawn. You gave her a headache.
Dawn: I did not! (to Joyce) Did I give you a headache, Mom? I'm sure part of it is Buffy's.
Buffy: But part of it is Dawn's.
Joyce: It's so nice you've learned to share.

  • Description Cut: Willow re witch cliches. "Who uses a cauldron any more?" Cut to the demon using a bubbling cauldron for his incantation.
  • Did Not Do the Bloody Research: In-Universe -- Buffy assumes that "Toth" is British for "moron".
  • Empathic Environment: It rains on Xander when he goes to get Buffy's help, only to find his other self has got their first and Buffy is fixing to kill him.
  • Evil Twin: Subverted
  • Eyes Never Lie: Averted; Anya can't tell the difference between the two Xanders, despite Scruffy!Xander's plea.
  • Get a Room: Xander opens a door in his new apartment to find Buffy and Riley making out. He tells them to go find a bedroom, then realises they're already in one.
  • Hollywood Healing: Averted; Anya is still recovering from a dislocated shoulder, after being knocked down by Mort in the previous episode.
  • Hypno Trinket: Xander notices his Evil Twin carries a shiny coin that appears to change everyone's attitude towards him.
  • Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy: Toth is very strong, very durable, and the weapon he uses (a "ferula-gemina") is potentially very deadly. Fortunately for Buffy, he has very bad aim.
  • Improvised Weapon: Giles rummages in a box for something to ward off Toth. He finds a rabbit's foot, then a wooden statue.

Toth: That is a fertility god. (Giles looks at it in dismay) Feeble man, you are not going to distract me-- (Giles hits him with the statue)

  • Literal Split Personality: Toth's weapon was meant to split Buffy into her human and Slayer sides -- he would then kill the weaker human version, causing the other to die. Instead it seperates Xander into an "aggressive" Xander (charming, well-groomed, and confident; but hot-headed and impetuous) and a "passive" Xander (awkward, paranoid, and insecure; but with Xander's trademark sense of humor).
  • Martial Arts Do Not Work That Way: Buffy complains about the unrealistic fight scenes in the chop-socky movie.
  • Moment Killer: Dawn on the Buffy/Riley snog.

My friend Sharon's older brother knows a girl who died because she choked on her boyfriend's tongue.

Giles: Oh dear Lord. (Scoobies keep talking among themselves) I said, "Oh, dear lord."
Buffy: You always say that.
Giles: Well, it's always important!

Buffy: What if it doesn't work?
Xanders: Kill us both, Spock!
Willow: They seem more normal now.
Giles: Yes, I think he's a bad influence on himself.

  • Red Herring: The shiny coin the other Xander carries isn't used to hypnotize people, it's just a trinket. Also Spike's dummy appears to be about him plotting to kill Buffy, but it's actually Foreshadowing his obsession with her.
  • Shaped Like Itself: "It's an evil robot, constructed from evil parts that look like me designed to do evil!"
  • Shirtless Scene: Our first sight of Suave!Xander.
  • Shout-Out: When they try to put the two Xanders back together.

Anya: What do we do if this doesn't work?
Both Xanders: Kill us both, Spock!

Anya: So... you Xanders really do have all the same memories, all the same... (looking downward) physical attributes?
Suave Xander: We're completely identical.
Scruffy Xander: Yeah, we checked out some stuff in the car on the way over... (off Anya's look) Fingerprints!
Anya: Well, maybe we shouldn't do this reintegration thing right away. See, I can take the boys home, and... we can all have sex together, and... you know, just slap 'em back together in the morning.
Suave Xander: She's joking.
Scruffy Xander: No she's not! She entirely wants to have sex with us together. Which is... wrong , and, and it would be very confusing.
Anya: It's not like it'd be cheating. They're both Xander.

Riley: People say they're recycling. They're not recycling.

Giles: I swear, this time I know I had that locked.

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