Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S5/E14 Crush: Difference between revisions

* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: [[Killed Mid-Sentence]] by a very alarmed and grossed-out Buffy.

* [[All Take and No Give]]

* [[Badass Decay]] ([[In-Universe]]): Spike is indignant when Dawn says she feels safe with him.

* [[Bad Bad Acting]]: Harmony playing Buffy.

* [[Casual Kink]]: Harmony invites Spike to tie her up. Spike instead gets her to dress up as Buffy for some roleplay and roll-in-the-hay.

* [[Comically Missing the Point]]

'''Spike:''' Yeah, but-- (through his teeth) You are missing the point. }}

* [[Completely Missing the Point]]: Knocking out your [[Love Interest]] with a cattle prod, chaining her up and saying you'll prove your ardour by staking your vampire ex is not the way to Buffy's heart.

* [[Did We Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?|Did I Just Go On A Date With Cthulhu?]]

'''Spike:''' (loudly) A d- Please! (pretending to be amused) A date? You are completely off your bird! I mean... (quietly) Do you want it to be? }}

* [[Did Mom Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?]]: The fact that Spike appears to be worming his way into Dawn and Joyce's good graces alarms Buffy just as much as his [[Love Confession]].

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Buffy, Willow and Tara discuss ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (novel)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''.

* [[Do Not Taunt Cthulhu]]

'''Xander:''' And you should never hurt the feelings of a brutal killer. (ponders) You know, that's, uh, that's actually some pretty good advice. }}

* [[Emerging From the Shadows]] / [[Something About a Rose]]: Drusilla's introduction.

* [[Evil Is Petty]]: Spike nicks Payday Man's money.

* [[Even the Girls Want Her]]

* [[Failed Attempt At Drama]]: Spike's tirade is interrupted {{spoiler|by his ex-girlfriend Harmony shooting him [[In the Back]].}}

* [[Fire-Forged Friends]]: Averted; Spike tries to play on the help he gave to Buffy in "Blood Ties". Buffy is not impressed.

'''Buffy:''' Actually, you were sleeping the sleep of the knocked unconscious. }}

* [[Fool for Love]]: Spike, of course.

** {{spoiler|The episode is not only another step towards the Spuffy relationship in Season 6, but also hints at its sadomasochistic aspects.}}

** And for this season...

{{spoiler|'''Buffy:''' ''(seeing a familiar face)'' Ben!}} }}

* [[Freudian Slip]]: Buffy has been tipped off that Spike is in love with her.

'''Buffy:''' Sorry, all out of cash. Why don't you hit on Giles...hit ''up'' Giles! }}

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]

'''Buffy:''' Go mock yourself! }}

* [[Ghost Story]]: the ultimate version of this trope -- scary stories told by the monster himself! Buffy comes across Dawn in Spike's lamp-lit crypt, eagerly listening to the vampire tell the story of how he murdered a whole family, and then heard the faint sound a child's gasp in a pitch-dark coal bin so he-- ([[Death Glare]] from Buffy) had her adopted out to a nice family that didn't put their children in coal bins. Dawn is not impressed by the lame ending.

* [[Hell-Bent for Leather]]: Spike dresses in the Brown Leather Jacket of Normality when trying to engage Buffy in casual conversation. When that doesn't work he goes back to black.

* [[He's Back]]: Spike violently rejects Harmony for Drusilla.

'''Spike:''' No. Because I am. }}

* [[History Repeats]]: Spike's offer to kill his sire/paramour out of love for Buffy is not without precedent, as Angel did exactly that with Darla in the first season. This won't be the last parallel between the [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Bangel and Spuffy]] relationships that Buffy will refuse to see or admit to.

* [[If I Can't Have You]]: If Buffy refuses to give Spike even the faintest chance that there's hope for him, Spike will release Drusilla to feed on her.

* [[Laughing Mad]]: Spike's [[Love Confession]] is interrupted by Dru's "laugh track".

* [[Last-Name Basis]]: Spike calls Buffy by her last name "Summers" while making his Anguished Declaration of Love, presumably to show he's serious.

* [[Long Bus Trip]]: Drusilla no longer appears as a villain in ''[[Buffy]]'' or ''[[Angel]]'', except in flashbacks.

* [[Love At First Punch]]

'''Buffy:''' Well, I do beat him up a lot. [[Combat Sadomasochist|For Spike, that's like third base.]] }}

* [[Love Hurts]]

'''Spike:''' (distracted watching Buffy chat up Ben) Yeah? Like you could ever hurt me. }}

* [[Male Gaze]]: Lampshaded by Harmony when she says that the only thing Spike will see of her is her ass walking away -- unwilling to give him even that pleasant sight, she decides to back away instead.

* [[Neck Snap]]: Drusilla killing the couple at the Bronze, so Spike can feed without his chip firing.

* [[Not a Date]]: Spike invites Buffy on a stakeout of a vampire nest, offers her a [[Quick Nip]] and tries to make conversation about her taste in music. When the vampires turn out to be less than aggressive, Buffy goes to storm out only to find Spike holding the door open for her, and so she suddenly asks Spike "Is this a date?"

* [[Not So Different]]: Dawn says there's no difference between [[Restraining Bolt|Angel's soul and Spike's chip]]. Buffy responds, "I can't listen to this!"

* [[Open Mouth, Insert Foot]]: Buffy compares Spike to a [[Serial Killer]] and Spike replies: "Women marry them all the time!"

* [[Punched Across the Room]] and into your stalker shrine.

* [[Punctuated for Emphasis]]

'''Buffy:''' [[Deadpan Snarker|Which question do you want me to answer first?]] }}

* [[Put on a Bus]]: Last appearance of Harmony, though she does become a secondary character in ''[[Angel]]''.

* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Spike, from Buffy's perspective.

* [[Tempting Fate]]: Xander laughs over the idea of Spike being in love with Buffy.

* [[Vampire Invitation]]: Revoked.

* [[Villain Exit Stage Left]]: After Spike saves Buffy, Drusilla says sadly that she can't help him now and leaves. Given Spike's uncertain loyalties, Buffy clearly figures it'd be pushing her luck to chase her.

* [[Wham! Line]]

'''Buffy:''' Huh? }}

* [[With My Hands Tied]]: Buffy has to fight Drusilla with each hand chained to a pole.

* [[The Woobie]] ([[In-Universe]]): Harmony's blondie bear.

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