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{{quote| ''Girl is running on pure fury. I've never felt anything like it.''}}
{{quote|''Girl is running on pure fury. I've never felt anything like it.''}}


Willow absorbs all the magic at the Magic Box and saves Buffy. She then goes after Warren.
Willow absorbs all the magic at the Magic Box and saves Buffy. She then goes after Warren.
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* [[And I Must Scream]]: Willow magically sews Warren's mouth shut as she tortures him.
* [[And I Must Scream]]: Willow magically sews Warren's mouth shut as she tortures him.
* [[Badass Decay]]: The demon re Spike.
* [[Badass Decay]]: The demon re Spike.
{{quote| You were a legendary dark warrior and you [[Freud Was Right|let yourself be castrated]].}}
{{quote|You were a legendary dark warrior and you [[Freud Was Right|let yourself be castrated]].}}
* [[Bad Boss]]: Warren leaves Andrew and Jonathan to take the fall for him.
* [[Bad Boss]]: Warren leaves Andrew and Jonathan to take the fall for him.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: This was building up all season; and possibly since the beginning of the series.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: This was building up all season; and possibly since the beginning of the series.
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* [[Blood Magic]] / [[White Shirt of Death]]: Willow uses her blood-splattered shirt to create a map of where Warren is hiding.
* [[Blood Magic]] / [[White Shirt of Death]]: Willow uses her blood-splattered shirt to create a map of where Warren is hiding.
* [[Buffy-Speak]]: Willow is going all wrathy.
* [[Buffy-Speak]]: Willow is going all wrathy.
* [[Call Back]] & [[Pre-Mortem One-Liner]]: "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)/Recap/S3 E9 The Wish|Bored]] [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)/Recap/S3 E16 Doppelgangland|Now]]."
* [[Call Back]] & [[Pre-Mortem One-Liner]]: "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S3/E09 The Wish|Bored]] [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S3/E16 Doppelgangland|Now]]."
** Especially chilling in that Willow [[Meaningful Echo|had never heard her]] [[Evil Twin]] [[Meaningful Echo|say it]].
** Especially chilling in that Willow [[Meaningful Echo|had never heard her]] [[Evil Twin]] [[Meaningful Echo|say it]].
* [[Carpet of Virility]]: Warren, when Willow pulls open his shirt to torture him. Ironic given his characterisation.
* [[Carpet of Virility]]: Warren, when Willow pulls open his shirt to torture him. Ironic given his characterisation.
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* [[Description Cut]]: Jonathan sarcastically saying that Warren will be busting in to save them any moment, to Warren strutting into the [[Bad Guy Bar]] to buy everyone a drink. Oh, and the Trio? "I cut them loose."
* [[Description Cut]]: Jonathan sarcastically saying that Warren will be busting in to save them any moment, to Warren strutting into the [[Bad Guy Bar]] to buy everyone a drink. Oh, and the Trio? "I cut them loose."
* [[Don't Sneak Up On Me Like That]]: Clem jumps off Spike's sofa in a fright, spilling his popcorn, when the Slayer turns up without knocking as usual.
* [[Don't Sneak Up On Me Like That]]: Clem jumps off Spike's sofa in a fright, spilling his popcorn, when the Slayer turns up without knocking as usual.
* [[Due to The Dead]]: Dawn waits by Tara's body until Buffy returns home.
* [[Due to the Dead]]: Dawn waits by Tara's body until Buffy returns home.
* [[Easily Forgiven]]: Xander can't understand why Buffy goes to Spike for help re [[Morality Pet|protecting Dawn]].
* [[Easily Forgiven]]: Xander can't understand why Buffy goes to Spike for help re [[Morality Pet|protecting Dawn]].
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Unfortunately the demons in the [[Bad Guy Bar]] are laughing at Warren, not with him.
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Unfortunately the demons in the [[Bad Guy Bar]] are laughing at Warren, not with him.
{{quote| '''Warren:''' This... [[Oh Crap|isn't the Evil Laugh of Victory - is it?]]<br />
{{quote|'''Warren:''' This... [[Oh Crap|isn't the Evil Laugh of Victory - is it?]]<br />
'''Vampire:''' More like the evil laugh of "You're a dead man." }}
'''Vampire:''' More like the evil laugh of "You're a dead man." }}
* [[Evil Makeover]] / [[Paint It Black]] / [[Power Dyes Your Hair]]
* [[Evil Makeover]] / [[Paint It Black]] / [[Power Dyes Your Hair]]
{{quote| '''Xander:''' And can I just ask, what's with the Make-Over of the Damned? I mean, the hair...! }}
{{quote|'''Xander:''' And can I just ask, what's with the Make-Over of the Damned? I mean, the hair...! }}
* [[Fade to White]]: Dawn finding Tara's body.
* [[Fade to White]]: Dawn finding Tara's body.
* [[Failed Attempt At Drama]]: Warren's attempt at a [[Badass Boast]] is stymied by the fact that no-one in the demon world has heard of the Trio.
* [[Failed Attempt At Drama]]: Warren's attempt at a [[Badass Boast]] is stymied by the fact that no-one in the demon world has heard of the Trio.
{{quote| '''Rack:''' What were you -- a band or something?}}
{{quote|'''Rack:''' What were you -- a band or something?}}
* [[Failed a Spot Check]]: Willow's [[White Shirt of Death|blood-splattered shirt]] fails to register with Xander as Buffy is being loaded into the ambulance.
* [[Failed a Spot Check]]: Willow's [[White Shirt of Death|blood-splattered shirt]] fails to register with Xander as Buffy is being loaded into the ambulance.
* [[The Fettered]]
* [[The Fettered]]
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' Being a slayer doesn't give me a license to kill. Warren's human.<br />
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' Being a slayer doesn't give me a license to kill. Warren's human.
'''Dawn:''' So?<br />
'''Dawn:''' So?
'''Buffy:''' So the human world has its own rules for dealing with people like him--<br />
'''Buffy:''' So the human world has its own rules for dealing with people like him--
'''Xander:''' Yeah, we all know how well those rules work.<br />
'''Xander:''' Yeah, we all know how well those rules work.
'''Buffy:''' Sometimes they do. Sometimes they don't. We can't control the universe. If we were supposed to, then the magic wouldn't change Willow the way it does. And we'd be able to bring Tara back...<br />
'''Buffy:''' Sometimes they do. Sometimes they don't. We can't control the universe. If we were supposed to, then the magic wouldn't change Willow the way it does. And we'd be able to bring Tara back...
'''Dawn:''' [[Call Back|And mom.]]<br />
'''Dawn:''' [[Call Back|And mom.]]<br />
'''Buffy:''' There are limits to what we can do. There ''should'' be. }}
'''Buffy:''' There are limits to what we can do. There ''should'' be. }}
* [[Foreshadowing]]: Spike examines several cave paintings, including a man with his mouth sewed shut, and a dark figure pointing at another man who appears to have been flayed.
* [[Foreshadowing]]: Spike examines several cave paintings, including a man with his mouth sewed shut, and a dark figure pointing at another man who appears to have been flayed.
** For "Two To Go" -- after Willow kills Warren she says, "One down..." then teleports out of there. [[Cliff Hanger|Roll credits.]]
** For "Two To Go"—after Willow kills Warren she says, "One down..." then teleports out of there. [[Cliff Hanger|Roll credits.]]
* [[Flaying Alive]]: One of the most glorious examples.
* [[Flaying Alive]]: One of the most glorious examples.
* [[Get Out!]] / [[Compelling Voice]]: "Leave. Now."
* [[Get Out!]] / [[Compelling Voice]]: "Leave. Now."
* [[Healing Hands]]: Willow removes the bullet from Buffy (and presumably repairs her internal injuries).
* [[Healing Hands]]: Willow removes the bullet from Buffy (and presumably repairs her internal injuries).
* [[Human Notepad]]: Willow absorbs several [[Tome of Eldritch Lore]] -- the text is seen flowing across her skin until its reaches her face and gives her [[Black Eyes of Evil]] and an [[Expository Hairstyle Change]].
* [[Human Notepad]]: Willow absorbs several [[Tome of Eldritch Lore]]—the text is seen flowing across her skin until its reaches her face and gives her [[Black Eyes of Evil]] and an [[Expository Hairstyle Change]].
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]
{{quote| '''Willow:''' Please, please, bring her back!<br />
{{quote|'''Willow:''' Please, please, bring her back!
'''Osiris:''' You may not violate the laws of natural passing--<br />
'''Osiris:''' You may not violate the laws of natural passing--
'''Willow:''' How? How is this natural?<br />
'''Willow:''' How? How is this natural?
'''Osiris:''' It is a human death, by human means. }}
'''Osiris:''' It is a human death, by human means. }}
* [[Hypocrite]]: Buffy displays signs of this in regards to how wrong she thinks killing Warren is; after everything he had done, and her desire to kill Faith for her actions regardless of how it tore Buffy and Angel apart.
* [[Hypocrite]]: Buffy displays signs of this in regards to how wrong she thinks killing Warren is; after everything he had done, and her desire to kill Faith for her actions regardless of how it tore Buffy and Angel apart.
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* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Willow yanks Warren's axe out of her back and says, "Axe -- not going to cut it."
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Willow yanks Warren's axe out of her back and says, "Axe -- not going to cut it."
* [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]]
* [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]]
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' Willow, if you do this, you let Warren destroy you too.<br />
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' Willow, if you do this, you let Warren destroy you too.
'''Xander:''' You said it yourself, Will -- the magic's too strong, there's [[Dark Side|no coming back from it]].<br />
'''Xander:''' You said it yourself, Will -- the magic's too strong, there's [[Dark Side|no coming back from it]].<br />
'''Willow:''' I'm not coming back. }}
'''Willow:''' I'm not coming back. }}
* [[Kick the Son of A Bitch]]: Let's see, Warren allowed a [[Sex Bot]] to go crazy with no regard for the destruction it cause [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|or for the robot]], wants to be evil, he's made numerous attempts on Buffy's life, [[Mind Rape|mind raped]] & nearly physically raped his girlfriend, killed her, finds that he enjoys killing women, shoots Buffy, kills Tara. Buffy's the only one trying to preach [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]].
* [[Kick the Son of a Bitch]]: Let's see, Warren allowed a [[Sex Bot]] to go crazy with no regard for the destruction it cause [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|or for the robot]], wants to be evil, he's made numerous attempts on Buffy's life, [[Mind Rape|mind raped]] & nearly physically raped his girlfriend, killed her, finds that he enjoys killing women, shoots Buffy, kills Tara. Buffy's the only one trying to preach [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]].
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]] (only she's [[Not Quite Dead]])
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]] (only she's [[Not Quite Dead]])
{{quote| '''Willow:''' [[You Can Run but You Can't Hide|Run all night, Warren. I'll still find--]] (Warren plants an axe in her back)}}
{{quote|'''Willow:''' [[You Can Run but You Can't Hide|Run all night, Warren. I'll still find--]] (Warren plants an axe in her back)}}
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]
* [[Moral Dissonance]]: For almost a decade Buffy fans have been asking, what did Willow do that was so wrong?
* [[Moral Dissonance]]: For almost a decade Buffy fans have been asking, what did Willow do that was so wrong?
* [[Mr. Exposition]]: Osiris (or his messenger) rocks up to tell the audience why Willow can't just bring Tara [[Back From the Dead]] like she did Buffy.
* [[Mr. Exposition]]: Osiris (or his messenger) rocks up to tell the audience why Willow can't just bring Tara [[Back from the Dead]] like she did Buffy.
* [[Nothing Personal]]: Warren tries this. Willow's not impressed.
* [[Nothing Personal]]: Warren tries this. Willow's not impressed.
{{quote| '''Warren:''' It - it was an accident, you know.<br />
{{quote|'''Warren:''' It - it was an accident, you know.
'''Willow:''' Oh. You mean, instead of killing my best friend you killed my girlfriend?<br />
'''Willow:''' Oh. You mean, instead of killing my best friend you killed my girlfriend?
'''Warren:''' [[Nothing Personal|It wasn't personal, that's all.]]<br />
'''Warren:''' [[Nothing Personal|It wasn't personal, that's all.]]<br />
'''Willow:''' [[It's Personal|Well this is.]] }}
'''Willow:''' [[It's Personal|Well this is.]] }}
* [[Obligatory Joke]]
* [[Obligatory Joke]]
{{quote| '''Rack:''' If I were you, I'd be worried about the witch.<br />
{{quote|'''Rack:''' If I were you, I'd be worried about the witch.
'''Warren:''' Witch? Which witch? }}
'''Warren:''' Witch? Which witch? }}
* [[Offscreen Teleportation]]: Warren is fleeing Willow behind him [[Villain Teleportation|when he bumps into Willow standing in front of him]].
* [[Offscreen Teleportation]]: Warren is fleeing Willow behind him [[Villain Teleportation|when he bumps into Willow standing in front of him]].
* [[Oh Crap]]: Warren finding out the Slayer is still alive -- and it's a virtual [[Humiliation Conga]] of [[Oh Crap]] moments from then on.
* [[Oh Crap]]: Warren finding out the Slayer is still alive—and it's a virtual [[Humiliation Conga]] of [[Oh Crap]] moments from then on.
* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]
* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Dark Willow makes sure Buffy is going to be alright first, before using her near death as part motivation to hunt down Warren.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Dark Willow makes sure Buffy is going to be alright first, before using her near death as part motivation to hunt down Warren.
* [[Plot Time]]: It would have taken Spike weeks, maybe months to get to Africa (unless he got [[Mobile Menace|someone to teleport him]]). Presumably the Demon Trials took place over the summer, but for [[Acceptable Breaks From Reality|practical reasons]] are shown concurrently with what happened immediately after he left.
* [[Plot Time]]: It would have taken Spike weeks, maybe months to get to Africa (unless he got [[Mobile Menace|someone to teleport him]]). Presumably the Demon Trials took place over the summer, but for [[Acceptable Breaks From Reality|practical reasons]] are shown concurrently with what happened immediately after he left.
* [[Powers As Programs]]
* [[Powers as Programs]]
* [[Prison Rape]]: Jonathan gives [[Butt Monkey]] a whole new definition.
* [[Prison Rape]]: Jonathan gives [[Butt Monkey]] a whole new definition.
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]
* [[Rule of Symbolism]]: The film ''[[Meet John Doe (Film)|Meet John Doe]]'' is [http://www.btvs-tabularasa.net/episodes/reviews/6-20mjd.html playing in Spike's crypt].
* [[Rule of Symbolism]]: The film ''[[Meet John Doe]]'' is [https://web.archive.org/web/20121124035036/http://www.btvs-tabularasa.net/episodes/reviews/6-20mjd.html playing in Spike's crypt].
* [[Run for The Border]]: Warren tries to flee to Mexico. {{spoiler|It's [[Actually a Doombot]].}}
* [[Run for the Border]]: Warren tries to flee to Mexico. {{spoiler|It's [[Actually a Doombot]].}}
* [[She's Back]]: The Return of Leader!Buffy.
* [[She's Back]]: The Return of Leader!Buffy.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Willow putting the whammy on her friends and later Warren.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Willow putting the whammy on her friends and later Warren.
* [[Some Kind of Force Field]]: Willow creates one against a flying bomb sent by Warren.
* [[Some Kind of Force Field]]: Willow creates one against a flying bomb sent by Warren.
* [[Straw Misogynist]]: Warren
* [[Straw Misogynist]]: Warren
{{quote| '''Willow:''' You never felt you had the power with her [Katrina]. Not until you killed her.<br />
{{quote|'''Willow:''' You never felt you had the power with her [Katrina]. Not until you killed her.
'''Warren:''' Women. You know, you're just like the rest of them. Mind games.<br />
'''Warren:''' Women. You know, you're just like the rest of them. Mind games.
'''Willow:''' You get off on it. That's why you had a [[Foe Yay|mad-on for the Slayer. She was your big O]], wasn't she, Warren? }}
'''Willow:''' You get off on it. That's why you had a [[Foe Yay|mad-on for the Slayer. She was your big O]], wasn't she, Warren? }}
* [[Suspiciously Apropos Music]]: "Die Die My Darling" by the Misfits is playing as Warren enters the [[Bad Guy Bar]].
* [[Suspiciously Apropos Music]]: "Die Die My Darling" by the Misfits is playing as Warren enters the [[Bad Guy Bar]].
* [[Tempting Fate]]
* [[Tempting Fate]]
{{quote| '''Jonathan:''' Face it, NO ONE cares enough to [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|come for us]].}}
{{quote|'''Jonathan:''' Face it, NO ONE cares enough to [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|come for us]].}}
* [[To the Pain]]: Willow describes in detail the damage the bullet will do as it works its way through Warren's body.
* [[To the Pain]]: Willow describes in detail the damage the bullet will do as it works its way through Warren's body.
* [[Twisted Echo Cut]]: Warren saying to Willow, "Are you done yet? Or can we talk some more about our feelings?" to Buffy asking Anya "What's happening? What do you feel?"
* [[Twisted Echo Cut]]: Warren saying to Willow, "Are you done yet? Or can we talk some more about our feelings?" to Buffy asking Anya "What's happening? What do you feel?"
* [[Unflinching Faith in The Brakes]]: Willow stopping the bus.
* [[Unflinching Faith in the Brakes]]: Willow stopping the bus.
* [[Vigilante Execution]]
* [[Vigilante Execution]]


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Latest revision as of 20:04, 14 September 2018

Girl is running on pure fury. I've never felt anything like it.

Willow absorbs all the magic at the Magic Box and saves Buffy. She then goes after Warren.

You were a legendary dark warrior and you let yourself be castrated.

Warren: This... isn't the Evil Laugh of Victory - is it?

Vampire: More like the evil laugh of "You're a dead man."

Xander: And can I just ask, what's with the Make-Over of the Damned? I mean, the hair...!

Rack: What were you -- a band or something?

Buffy: Being a slayer doesn't give me a license to kill. Warren's human.
Dawn: So?
Buffy: So the human world has its own rules for dealing with people like him--
Xander: Yeah, we all know how well those rules work.
Buffy: Sometimes they do. Sometimes they don't. We can't control the universe. If we were supposed to, then the magic wouldn't change Willow the way it does. And we'd be able to bring Tara back...
Dawn: And mom.

Buffy: There are limits to what we can do. There should be.

Willow: Please, please, bring her back!
Osiris: You may not violate the laws of natural passing--
Willow: How? How is this natural?
Osiris: It is a human death, by human means.

  • Hypocrite: Buffy displays signs of this in regards to how wrong she thinks killing Warren is; after everything he had done, and her desire to kill Faith for her actions regardless of how it tore Buffy and Angel apart.
    • Buffy wanted Faith to go to jail. The desire to kill is something else.
  • Incredibly Lame Pun: Willow yanks Warren's axe out of her back and says, "Axe -- not going to cut it."
  • Jumping Off the Slippery Slope

Buffy: Willow, if you do this, you let Warren destroy you too.
Xander: You said it yourself, Will -- the magic's too strong, there's no coming back from it.

Willow: I'm not coming back.

Willow: Run all night, Warren. I'll still find-- (Warren plants an axe in her back)

Warren: It - it was an accident, you know.
Willow: Oh. You mean, instead of killing my best friend you killed my girlfriend?
Warren: It wasn't personal, that's all.

Willow: Well this is.

Rack: If I were you, I'd be worried about the witch.
Warren: Witch? Which witch?

Willow: You never felt you had the power with her [Katrina]. Not until you killed her.
Warren: Women. You know, you're just like the rest of them. Mind games.
Willow: You get off on it. That's why you had a mad-on for the Slayer. She was your big O, wasn't she, Warren?

Jonathan: Face it, NO ONE cares enough to come for us.

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