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{{quote| ''Ask me again why I could never love you!''}}
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Warren steals a pair of demon orbs that give him superpowers. Spike's attempt to reconcile with Buffy goes disastrously wrong. After Buffy foils the Trio's latest scheme, Warren takes a terrible revenge.
Warren steals a pair of demon orbs that give him superpowers. Spike's attempt to reconcile with Buffy goes disastrously wrong. After Buffy foils the Trio's latest scheme, Warren takes a terrible revenge.
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* [[Bullets Do Not Work That Way]]: Again, you know the scene. In fact, quoting the [[Diabolus Ex Machina]] page: "The gunman was outside on the ground shooting a pistol randomly into the air and yet on pure luck managed a hit so precise that a Marine sniper perched on the opposite rooftop with a rifle would have been hard-pressed to match it." Damn you Joss.
* [[Bullets Do Not Work That Way]]: Again, you know the scene. In fact, quoting the [[Diabolus Ex Machina]] page: "The gunman was outside on the ground shooting a pistol randomly into the air and yet on pure luck managed a hit so precise that a Marine sniper perched on the opposite rooftop with a rifle would have been hard-pressed to match it." Damn you Joss.
** It's called a bullet ricocheting. It happens tragically in real life; therefore, there's [[Truth in Television]].
** It's called a bullet ricocheting. It happens tragically in real life; therefore, there's [[Truth in Television]].
*** Doesn't work; a ricochet would have required the bullet to go ''past'' Tara, then bounce off of something, then come back and hit her in the ''front'', and yet we know Tara got hit in the back because the exit wound is in the front.
*** Ok, but still... Damn you Joss.
*** Also, there's nothing in the room for the bullet to ricochet off of. Plaster walls are not commonly known for their bullet-bouncing powers.
*** Isn't there a season 7 flashback where we actually get a 'bullet cam' view of what happened? No ricochet.
** In addition to the utterly impossible flight path, there's also the bullet's suddenly vanishing into thin air immediately after exiting Tara's chest -- seeing as how Willow is standing less than two feet in front of her, and catches all the blood spatter from Tara's exit wound on her shirt but mysteriously does ''not'' catch anything else, such as the bullet itself.
* [[Bully Hunter]]: The first thing Warren does on gaining superpowers is look up someone who bullied him in school and pick a fight with him by hitting on his girlfriend.
* [[Bully Hunter]]: The first thing Warren does on gaining superpowers is look up someone who bullied him in school and pick a fight with him by hitting on his girlfriend.
* {{spoiler|[[Bury Your Gays]]: Joss tried to avert this by stating that if Oz was in Tara's place, he would've died too.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bury Your Gays]]: Joss tried to avert this by stating that if Oz was in Tara's place, he would've died too.}}
** Except it's doubtful he would have. {{spoiler|No silver in the bullet.}}
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Spike leaves his [[Badass Longcoat]] in Buffy's apartment, and doesn't put it back on until Season 7 in a [[He's Back]] moment.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Spike leaves his [[Badass Longcoat]] in Buffy's apartment, and doesn't put it back on until Season 7 in a [[He's Back]] moment.
* [[Covered in Gunge]]: Jonathan after wearing the Neezla skin.
* [[Covered in Gunge]]: Jonathan after wearing the Neezla skin.
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** Warren says, "Let's make some noise." Cut to Buffy fighting a vampire.
** Warren says, "Let's make some noise." Cut to Buffy fighting a vampire.
* [[Did the Earth Move For You, Too?]]: Willow and Tara.
* [[Did the Earth Move For You, Too?]]: Willow and Tara.
{{quote| '''Tara:''' When did morning happen?<br />
{{quote|'''Tara:''' When did morning happen?
'''Willow:''' After the moon went down. ''(kisses Tara)'' I forgot how good this could feel... us together... without the magic.<br />
'''Willow:''' After the moon went down. ''(kisses Tara)'' I forgot how good this could feel... us together... without the magic.
'''Tara:''' There was plenty of magic. }}
'''Tara:''' There was plenty of magic. }}
* [[Double Entendre]]: Tara and Willow work in as many as possible.
* [[Double Entendre]]: Tara and Willow work in as many as possible.
{{quote| '''Willow:''' Hey. Clothes.<br />
{{quote|'''Willow:''' Hey. Clothes.
'''Tara:''' Better not get used to them. }}
'''Tara:''' Better not get used to them. }}
** Willow and Tara are going through the stuff Buffy retrieved. Unfortunately they're doing it while lying in bed together.
** Willow and Tara are going through the stuff Buffy retrieved. Unfortunately they're doing it while lying in bed together.
{{quote| '''Tara:''' What about the Trio's evil scheme?<br />
{{quote|'''Tara:''' What about the Trio's evil scheme?
'''Willow:''' (moving over to Tara) I'm busy working on my own. }}
'''Willow:''' (moving over to Tara) I'm busy working on my own. }}
* [[Double Meaning Title]]
* [[Double Meaning Title]]
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* [[Dramatic Irony]]: It's only when things are about to break down completely between Buffy and Spike that they start to have that 'relationship' talk Spike wanted back in "Gone" and "Tabula Rasa".
* [[Dramatic Irony]]: It's only when things are about to break down completely between Buffy and Spike that they start to have that 'relationship' talk Spike wanted back in "Gone" and "Tabula Rasa".
* [[Drama-Preserving Handicap]]: Buffy gets a back injury during a fight with a vampire, {{spoiler|and falls against the bathtub when Spike grabs her, injuring herself again in the same spot. This (along with sheer panic and disbelief that this is happening to her) slows Buffy's response to Spike's attack.}}
* [[Drama-Preserving Handicap]]: Buffy gets a back injury during a fight with a vampire, {{spoiler|and falls against the bathtub when Spike grabs her, injuring herself again in the same spot. This (along with sheer panic and disbelief that this is happening to her) slows Buffy's response to Spike's attack.}}
* [[The Easy Way or The Hard Way]]
* [[The Easy Way or the Hard Way]]
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' There's two ways this can end. And right now, I'm thinkin' they're both going to hurt.<br />
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' There's two ways this can end. And right now, I'm thinkin' they're both going to hurt.
''(Warren [[Nigh Invulnerability|climbs out of the rubble]])''<br />
''(Warren [[Nigh Invulnerability|climbs out of the rubble]])''<br />
'''Andrew:''' [[Tempting Fate|I think you're right]]. }}
'''Andrew:''' [[Tempting Fate|I think you're right]]. }}
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* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: Spike assumes that Buffy stopped Xander from killing him because she's secretly in love with him.
* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: Spike assumes that Buffy stopped Xander from killing him because she's secretly in love with him.
* [[Evil Makeover]]: Averted when Warren activates the orbs.
* [[Evil Makeover]]: Averted when Warren activates the orbs.
{{quote| '''Andrew:''' [You] don't look any different. I thought they were supposed to make us all huge and veiny.}}
{{quote|'''Andrew:''' [You] don't look any different. I thought they were supposed to make us all huge and veiny.}}
* [[Failed Attempt At Drama]]: After Buffy has defeated Warren and Andrew, the former escapes using a [[Jet Pack]]. Andrew reveals that he has a jet pack as well, and tells Buffy that it's not over and [[We Will Meet Again]] {{spoiler|before jetting into an overhanging roof and knocking himself unconscious.}}
* [[Failed Attempt At Drama]]: After Buffy has defeated Warren and Andrew, the former escapes using a [[Jet Pack]]. Andrew reveals that he has a jet pack as well, and tells Buffy that it's not over and [[We Will Meet Again]] {{spoiler|before jetting into an overhanging roof and knocking himself unconscious.}}
* [[Famous Last Words]]: [[Blood-Splattered Innocents|"Your shirt..."]]
* [[Famous Last Words]]: [[Blood-Splattered Innocents|"Your shirt..."]]
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* [[Get a Room]]: Averted -- everyone is eager to give the lovebirds their personal space.
* [[Get a Room]]: Averted -- everyone is eager to give the lovebirds their personal space.
* [[Get Out!]]: The first thing Buffy says to Spike in the bathroom scene. It goes downhill from there.
* [[Get Out!]]: The first thing Buffy says to Spike in the bathroom scene. It goes downhill from there.
* [[A Glass in The Hand]]: Spike breaks a bottle in his hand after having a [[Flashback Echo]] of {{spoiler|his [[Attempted Rape]] of Buffy.}}
* [[A Glass in the Hand]]: Spike breaks a bottle in his hand after having a [[Flashback Echo]] of {{spoiler|his [[Attempted Rape]] of Buffy.}}
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Jonathan tips Buffy to Warren's [[Achilles Heel]].
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Jonathan tips Buffy to Warren's [[Achilles' Heel]].
* [[He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: For once, this is true.
* [[He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: For once, this is true.
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' [Anya did] something very stupid.<br />
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' [Anya did] something very stupid.
'''Xander:''' With your boyfriend.<br />
'''Xander:''' With your boyfriend.
'''Buffy:''' He is not my boyfriend. }}
'''Buffy:''' He is not my boyfriend. }}
* [[Hide Your Gays]]: Averted; after two years of lesbian love being conveyed by [[Held Gaze]], [[Intertwined Fingers]] and [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]] subtext, we suddenly have three Tillow smoochy scenes in a single episode! I wonder why...
* [[Hide Your Gays]]: Averted; after two years of lesbian love being conveyed by [[Held Gaze]], [[Intertwined Fingers]] and [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]] subtext, we suddenly have three Tillow smoochy scenes in a single episode! I wonder why...
* [[Ho Yay]]: Andrew re Warren.
* [[Ho Yay]]: Andrew re Warren.
{{quote| I can't wait to get my hands on his orbs.}}
{{quote|I can't wait to get my hands on his orbs.}}
* [[Inadvertent Entrance Cue]]: Willow is saying (re Buffy and Spike) "You know, when two people have such strong feelings for each other--" when a bedsheet-wrapped Tara steps out into the corridor, turning Dawn into Squee Girl.
* [[Inadvertent Entrance Cue]]: Willow is saying (re Buffy and Spike) "You know, when two people have such strong feelings for each other--" when a bedsheet-wrapped Tara steps out into the corridor, turning Dawn into Squee Girl.
* [[Is That the Best You Can Do]]: Buffy knocks Warren into a stone archway. He gets up unharmed.
* [[Is That the Best You Can Do?]]: Buffy knocks Warren into a stone archway. He gets up unharmed.
{{quote| '''Warren:''' Is that all ya got? ''([[Tempting Fate|archway collapses on top of him]])''}}
{{quote|'''Warren:''' Is that all ya got? ''([[Tempting Fate|archway collapses on top of him]])''}}
* [[Jet Pack]]: The bad guys have jet packs. Of course, this being the nerd trio, one of them tried to fly while underneath a ceiling and knocked himself out.
* [[Last-Second Word Swap]]: More [[Ho Yay]] from Andrew re Warren.
* [[Last-Second Word Swap]]: More [[Ho Yay]] from Andrew re Warren.
{{quote| '''Andrew:''' He never really loved... hanging out with us.}}
{{quote|'''Andrew:''' He never really loved... hanging out with us.}}
* [[Living Bodysuit]]: The Trio skin the Neezla demon so they can pass through the energy barrier and steal the orbs.
* [[Living Bodysuit]]: The Trio skin the Neezla demon so they can pass through the energy barrier and steal the orbs.
* [[Love Hurts]]
* [[Love Hurts]]
{{quote| '''Spike:''' I wanted something, anything to make these feelings stop; ''I just wanted it to stop!'' ''(whispers)'' You should have let him kill me.}}
{{quote|'''Spike:''' I wanted something, anything to make these feelings stop; ''I just wanted it to stop!'' ''(whispers)'' You should have let him kill me.}}
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]
* [[Modesty Bedsheet]]: Given that it involves two women, at least it's less conspicuous.
* [[Modesty Bedsheet]]: Given that it involves two women, at least it's less conspicuous.
* [[Neck Snap]]: Warren tests his new powers by doing this to a Neezla demon.
* [[Neck Snap]]: Warren tests his new powers by doing this to a Neezla demon.
* [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]]
* [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]]
{{quote| '''Warren:''' Say goodnight, [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|bitch]]!<br />
{{quote|'''Warren:''' Say goodnight, [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|bitch]]!<br />
''(Buffy snatches the orbs off Warren and smashes them)''<br />
''(Buffy snatches the orbs off Warren and smashes them)''<br />
'''Buffy:''' [[Repeat After Me|Goodnight, bitch]]! ''(Warren gets [[Punched Across the Room]])'' }}
'''Buffy:''' [[Repeat After Me|Goodnight, bitch]]! ''(Warren gets [[Punched Across the Room]])'' }}
* [[Person As Verb]]
* [[Person as Verb]]
{{quote| '''Willow:''' Tara and I can Sherlock around.<br />
{{quote|'''Willow:''' Tara and I can Sherlock around.
'''Andrew:''' You can't Siegfried and Roy the barrier. <br />
'''Andrew:''' You can't Siegfried and Roy the barrier.
'''Buffy:''' Jonathan and Andrew got clinked, but Warren pulled a Rocket Man. }}
'''Buffy:''' Jonathan and Andrew got clinked, but Warren pulled a Rocket Man. }}
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: [[Amber Benson]], {{spoiler|[[Dead Star Walking]]}}
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: [[Amber Benson]], {{spoiler|[[Dead Star Walking]]}}
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* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Spike, though he immediately asks, "Why ''didn't'' I do it?"
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Spike, though he immediately asks, "Why ''didn't'' I do it?"
* [[Punched Across the Room]] / [[Punch Catch]]: Warren now has this power.
* [[Punched Across the Room]] / [[Punch Catch]]: Warren now has this power.
* {{spoiler|[[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil]]: The writers knew that Spike had to commit something particularly shocking to make his decision to undergo the Demon Trials plausible, especially given his [[Badass Decay]]. [[In Universe]] Spike is horrified because he tried to rape ''Buffy'', not for the rape itself -- in fact he's just as upset that he didn't go through with it. Xander views the act as one with the mass murders Spike committed in his pre-chip days. Buffy appears to blame herself, conscious of how her desire for rough sex and [["No" Means "Yes"]] behaviour has led up to this point.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil]]: The writers knew that Spike had to commit something particularly shocking to make his decision to undergo the Demon Trials plausible, especially given his [[Badass Decay]]. [[In-Universe]] Spike is horrified because he tried to rape ''Buffy'', not for the rape itself -- in fact he's just as upset that he didn't go through with it. Xander views the act as one with the mass murders Spike committed in his pre-chip days. Buffy appears to blame herself, conscious of how her desire for rough sex and [["No" Means "Yes"]] behaviour has led up to this point.}}
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* [[Rule of Symbolism]]: Willow and Tara wake up among red sheets.
* [[Rule of Symbolism]]: Willow and Tara wake up among red sheets.
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* [[Some Kind of Force Field]]: The barrier protecting the orbs.
* [[Some Kind of Force Field]]: The barrier protecting the orbs.
* [[Shower of Angst]]: {{spoiler|Inverted from the usual scenario. Buffy is about to have a hot shower to soothe her back injury when Spike walks in on her -- her vulnerability at that point only increases the tension. When Xander finds Buffy afterwards, she's sitting on the floor crying, not in the shower.}}
* [[Shower of Angst]]: {{spoiler|Inverted from the usual scenario. Buffy is about to have a hot shower to soothe her back injury when Spike walks in on her -- her vulnerability at that point only increases the tension. When Xander finds Buffy afterwards, she's sitting on the floor crying, not in the shower.}}
* [[Speaking Simlish]]: Spoofed; the ancient text the geeks had in their basement is actually a [[Star Trek (Franchise)|Klingon]] [[Ho Yay|love poem]].
* [[Speaking Simlish]]: Spoofed; the ancient text the geeks had in their basement is actually a [[Star Trek|Klingon]] [[Ho Yay|love poem]].
* [[Squee]]: [[Shipper On Deck|Dawn]] on realising [[Has Two Mommies|Willow and Tara]] [[Did You Just Have Sex?|have gotten back together again]].
* [[Squee]]: [[Shipper on Deck|Dawn]] on realising [[Has Two Mommies|Willow and Tara]] [[Did You Just Have Sex?|have gotten back together again]].
* [[Static Stun Gun]]: Used by the Trio on the Nezzla demon.
* [[Static Stun Gun]]: Used by the Trio on the Nezzla demon.
* [[Stay Frosty]]: Warren to Andrew.
* [[Stay Frosty]]: Warren to Andrew.
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* [[Superhero Packing Heat|Supervillain Packing Heat]] / [[Mundane Solution]]
* [[Superhero Packing Heat|Supervillain Packing Heat]] / [[Mundane Solution]]
* [[Tempting Fate]] / [[Rhetorical Question Blunder]]
* [[Tempting Fate]] / [[Rhetorical Question Blunder]]
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' How hard you gonna hit when you're blowin' in the wind?<br />
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' How hard you gonna hit when you're blowin' in the wind?
''(Vampire kicks Buffy into a tombstone just as she dusts him)''<br />
''(Vampire kicks Buffy into a tombstone just as she dusts him)''
'''Buffy:''' ''(groaning)'' That was rhetorical. }}
'''Buffy:''' ''(groaning)'' That was rhetorical. }}
* [[Tested On Humans]]: Warren tests Jonathan's ability to survive the [[Some Kind of Force Field|Nezzla demon barrier]] by shoving him through it.
* [[Tested on Humans]]: Warren tests Jonathan's ability to survive the [[Some Kind of Force Field|Nezzla demon barrier]] by shoving him through it.
* [[That Came Out Wrong]]: Willow and Tara come downstairs all [[Holding Hands]] and giggly.
* [[That Came Out Wrong]]: Willow and Tara come downstairs all [[Holding Hands]] and giggly.
{{quote| '''Willow:''' Okay, we're here, ready for action! ...uh, bad guy fighting action.}}
{{quote|'''Willow:''' Okay, we're here, ready for action! ...uh, bad guy fighting action.}}
* [[There Was a Door]]: Buffy breaking into the Trio's basement (ahhh, [[Percussive Therapy]] for [[Woman Scorned]]). Warren [[Super Strength|rips the door off]] an armoured truck.
* [[There Was a Door]]: Buffy breaking into the Trio's basement (ahhh, [[Percussive Therapy]] for [[Woman Scorned]]). Warren [[Super Strength|rips the door off]] an armoured truck.
* [[Third-Act Stupidity]]: Warren attacks Buffy in her home instead of fleeing Sunnydale. Likely a sign of his [[Villainous Breakdown]] by this stage.
* [[Third-Act Stupidity]]: Warren attacks Buffy in her home instead of fleeing Sunnydale. Likely a sign of his [[Villainous Breakdown]] by this stage.
* [[This Is Your Brain On Evil]]: Warren activating the orbs.
* [[This Is Your Brain on Evil]]: Warren activating the orbs.
* [[Toasted Buns]]: Warren yelps as he takes off with his [[Jet Pack]].
* [[Toasted Buns]]: Warren yelps as he takes off with his [[Jet Pack]].
* {{spoiler|[[Victim Falls For Rapist]]: Spike believes Buffy is in denial about her love for him, and so tries to force himself on her, hoping to reignite the violent passion of their sexual relationship.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Victim Falls For Rapist]]: Spike believes Buffy is in denial about her love for him, and so tries to force himself on her, hoping to reignite the violent passion of their sexual relationship.}}
{{quote| {{spoiler|I know you felt it. When I was inside you. You'll feel it again, Buffy. I'm gonna make you feel it!}}}}
{{quote|{{spoiler|I know you felt it. When I was inside you. You'll feel it again, Buffy. I'm gonna make you feel it!}}}}
* [[Twisted Echo Cut]]
* [[Twisted Echo Cut]]
{{quote| '''Anya:''' And then he thinks he can just sweep the carnage underneath the rug by saying , "Oh-"<br />
{{quote|'''Anya:''' And then he thinks he can just sweep the carnage underneath the rug by saying , "Oh-"
Cut to '''Andrew:''' (backing off from a demon) I'm sorry! Sorry! }}
Cut to '''Andrew:''' (backing off from a demon) I'm sorry! Sorry! }}
* [[Visual Innuendo]] / [[Freud Was Right]]: Feminist icon Buffy destroys [[Straw Misogynist]] Warren's power by busting his balls...err, orbs. [[Not Compensating for Anything|He responds by getting a gun.]]
* [[Visual Innuendo]] / [[Freud Was Right]]: Feminist icon Buffy destroys [[Straw Misogynist]] Warren's power by busting his balls...err, orbs. [[Not Compensating for Anything|He responds by getting a gun.]]
* [[We Will Meet Again]]: Spike on his bike.
* [[We Will Meet Again]]: Spike on his bike.
{{quote| Get nice and comfy, Slayer. I'll be back. And when I do, things are gonna change.}}
{{quote|Get nice and comfy, Slayer. I'll be back. And when I do, things are gonna change.}}
* [[Wham! Episode]]
* [[Wham! Episode]]
* [[White Shirt of Death]] / [[Blood-Splattered Innocents]]: {{spoiler|Willow's white shirt gets splattered with Tara's blood.}}
* [[White Shirt of Death]] / [[Blood-Splattered Innocents]]: {{spoiler|Willow's white shirt gets splattered with Tara's blood.}}
* [[Worf Had the Flu]]: {{spoiler|Spike's attempted rape of Buffy}} only got as far as it did because a run-of-the-mill vampire had got a lucky shot in earlier (as she was staking him, no less). Both injuries carry over into Buffy's fight with a superpowered Warren -- even with super-strength and near-invulnerability, he can tell she's off her game.
* [[Worf Had the Flu]]: {{spoiler|Spike's attempted rape of Buffy}} only got as far as it did because a run-of-the-mill vampire had got a lucky shot in earlier (as she was staking him, no less). Both injuries carry over into Buffy's fight with a superpowered Warren -- even with super-strength and near-invulnerability, he can tell she's off her game.
* [[You Fight Like a Cow]]
* [[You Fight Like a Cow]]
{{quote| '''Warren:''' You think maybe you could put in a word for me with that Anya chick? 'Cause if she's taking it from a vamp, I think I might have a chance.<br />
{{quote|'''Warren:''' You think maybe you could put in a word for me with that Anya chick? 'Cause if she's taking it from a vamp, I think I might have a chance.
''Xander punches Warren -- and [[Nigh Invulnerability|gasps in pain]].''<br />
''Xander punches Warren -- and [[Nigh Invulnerability|gasps in pain]].''<br />
'''Warren:''' No wonder she's screwing a dead guy. You hit like a girl.<br />
'''Warren:''' No wonder she's screwing a dead guy. You hit like a girl.<br />
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Latest revision as of 17:30, 26 November 2020


Ask me again why I could never love you!

Warren steals a pair of demon orbs that give him superpowers. Spike's attempt to reconcile with Buffy goes disastrously wrong. After Buffy foils the Trio's latest scheme, Warren takes a terrible revenge.

  • Accidental Murder / Innocent Bystander: After shooting Buffy, Warren fires another round while fleeing to cover his escape -- the bullet ends up striking Tara, who was in an upstairs room and completely unaware of events.
  • Attempted Rape: You know the scene.
  • Big No: Andrew seeing the archway collapse on Warren.
  • Booby Trap: The Trio's basement gets torn apart by buzzsaws after Buffy enters it.
  • Bullets Do Not Work That Way: Again, you know the scene. In fact, quoting the Diabolus Ex Machina page: "The gunman was outside on the ground shooting a pistol randomly into the air and yet on pure luck managed a hit so precise that a Marine sniper perched on the opposite rooftop with a rifle would have been hard-pressed to match it." Damn you Joss.
    • It's called a bullet ricocheting. It happens tragically in real life; therefore, there's Truth in Television.
      • Doesn't work; a ricochet would have required the bullet to go past Tara, then bounce off of something, then come back and hit her in the front, and yet we know Tara got hit in the back because the exit wound is in the front.
      • Also, there's nothing in the room for the bullet to ricochet off of. Plaster walls are not commonly known for their bullet-bouncing powers.
      • Isn't there a season 7 flashback where we actually get a 'bullet cam' view of what happened? No ricochet.
    • In addition to the utterly impossible flight path, there's also the bullet's suddenly vanishing into thin air immediately after exiting Tara's chest -- seeing as how Willow is standing less than two feet in front of her, and catches all the blood spatter from Tara's exit wound on her shirt but mysteriously does not catch anything else, such as the bullet itself.
  • Bully Hunter: The first thing Warren does on gaining superpowers is look up someone who bullied him in school and pick a fight with him by hitting on his girlfriend.
  • Bury Your Gays: Joss tried to avert this by stating that if Oz was in Tara's place, he would've died too.
    • Except it's doubtful he would have. No silver in the bullet.
  • Chekhov's Gun: Spike leaves his Badass Longcoat in Buffy's apartment, and doesn't put it back on until Season 7 in a He's Back moment.
  • Covered in Gunge: Jonathan after wearing the Neezla skin.
  • Cliff Hanger
  • Curse Cut Short: Warren gets out "I swear to God I'm gonna take you down, you piece of sh--" before taking off in his jetpack.
  • Daylight Horror: Spike's rape attempt occurs in a brightly-lit bathroom, in deliberate contrast to their rough but mutual sex in crypts, catwalks and dark alleys.
  • Description Cut
    • The Xander/Buffy argument cutting to Tara saying "It's all a mess." (the Trio's captured files)
    • Warren says, "Let's make some noise." Cut to Buffy fighting a vampire.
  • Did the Earth Move For You, Too?: Willow and Tara.

Tara: When did morning happen?
Willow: After the moon went down. (kisses Tara) I forgot how good this could feel... us together... without the magic.
Tara: There was plenty of magic.

Willow: Hey. Clothes.
Tara: Better not get used to them.

    • Willow and Tara are going through the stuff Buffy retrieved. Unfortunately they're doing it while lying in bed together.

Tara: What about the Trio's evil scheme?
Willow: (moving over to Tara) I'm busy working on my own.

  • Double Meaning Title
  • Downer Ending: Both Buffy and Tara have been shot by Warren.
  • Dramatic Irony: It's only when things are about to break down completely between Buffy and Spike that they start to have that 'relationship' talk Spike wanted back in "Gone" and "Tabula Rasa".
  • Drama-Preserving Handicap: Buffy gets a back injury during a fight with a vampire, and falls against the bathtub when Spike grabs her, injuring herself again in the same spot. This (along with sheer panic and disbelief that this is happening to her) slows Buffy's response to Spike's attack.
  • The Easy Way or the Hard Way

Buffy: There's two ways this can end. And right now, I'm thinkin' they're both going to hurt.
(Warren climbs out of the rubble)

Andrew: I think you're right.

Andrew: [You] don't look any different. I thought they were supposed to make us all huge and veiny.

Buffy: [Anya did] something very stupid.
Xander: With your boyfriend.
Buffy: He is not my boyfriend.

I can't wait to get my hands on his orbs.

  • Inadvertent Entrance Cue: Willow is saying (re Buffy and Spike) "You know, when two people have such strong feelings for each other--" when a bedsheet-wrapped Tara steps out into the corridor, turning Dawn into Squee Girl.
  • Is That the Best You Can Do?: Buffy knocks Warren into a stone archway. He gets up unharmed.

Warren: Is that all ya got? (archway collapses on top of him)

  • Jet Pack: The bad guys have jet packs. Of course, this being the nerd trio, one of them tried to fly while underneath a ceiling and knocked himself out.
  • Last-Second Word Swap: More Ho Yay from Andrew re Warren.

Andrew: He never really loved... hanging out with us.

Spike: I wanted something, anything to make these feelings stop; I just wanted it to stop! (whispers) You should have let him kill me.

Warren: Say goodnight, bitch!

(Buffy snatches the orbs off Warren and smashes them)

Buffy: Goodnight, bitch! (Warren gets Punched Across the Room)

Willow: Tara and I can Sherlock around.
Andrew: You can't Siegfried and Roy the barrier.
Buffy: Jonathan and Andrew got clinked, but Warren pulled a Rocket Man.

Buffy: How hard you gonna hit when you're blowin' in the wind?
(Vampire kicks Buffy into a tombstone just as she dusts him)
Buffy: (groaning) That was rhetorical.

Willow: Okay, we're here, ready for action! ...uh, bad guy fighting action.

I know you felt it. When I was inside you. You'll feel it again, Buffy. I'm gonna make you feel it!

Anya: And then he thinks he can just sweep the carnage underneath the rug by saying , "Oh-"
Cut to Andrew: (backing off from a demon) I'm sorry! Sorry!

Get nice and comfy, Slayer. I'll be back. And when I do, things are gonna change.

  • Wham! Episode
  • White Shirt of Death / Blood-Splattered Innocents: Willow's white shirt gets splattered with Tara's blood.
  • Worf Had the Flu: Spike's attempted rape of Buffy only got as far as it did because a run-of-the-mill vampire had got a lucky shot in earlier (as she was staking him, no less). Both injuries carry over into Buffy's fight with a superpowered Warren -- even with super-strength and near-invulnerability, he can tell she's off her game.
  • You Fight Like a Cow

Warren: You think maybe you could put in a word for me with that Anya chick? 'Cause if she's taking it from a vamp, I think I might have a chance.
Xander punches Warren -- and gasps in pain.

Warren: No wonder she's screwing a dead guy. You hit like a girl.

Xander: Well, at least I know how to get one.