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{{quote| ''Six years as a side man, now I get to be The Slayer.''}}
{{quote|''Six years as a side man, now I get to be The Slayer.''}}


Willow sets out to kill Jonathan and Andrew...and anyone else who gets in her way. Spike continues with The Trials.
Willow sets out to kill Jonathan and Andrew...and anyone else who gets in her way. Spike continues with The Trials.
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* [[Audible Sharpness]]: Andrew's sword makes a ''shinng!'' sound when he holds it under Xander's throat, despite not being drawn from a scabbard.
* [[Audible Sharpness]]: Andrew's sword makes a ''shinng!'' sound when he holds it under Xander's throat, despite not being drawn from a scabbard.
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: Willow's [[Villain Teleportation]] vs. Anya's.
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: Willow's [[Villain Teleportation]] vs. Anya's.
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' She could be there already.<br />
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' She could be there already.
'''Anya:''' No. She couldn't, a witch at her level. She can only go airborne. It's a thing. More flashy, impresses the locals, but it does take longer.<br />
'''Anya:''' No. She couldn't, a witch at her level. She can only go airborne. It's a thing. More flashy, impresses the locals, but it does take longer.
'''Xander:''' Longer than what?<br />
'''Xander:''' Longer than what?
'''Anya:''' Teleporting. ''(she vanishes)'' }}
'''Anya:''' Teleporting. ''(she vanishes)'' }}
* [[Bad Vibrations]]: In a policeman's coffee cup before Dark!Willow materialises.
* [[Bad Vibrations]]: In a policeman's coffee cup before Dark!Willow materialises.
* [[Dead Guy on Display]]: Dawn enters Rack's room to find his corpse floating in mid-air.
* [[Dead Guy on Display]]: Dawn enters Rack's room to find his corpse floating in mid-air.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]] / [[Took a Level In Badass]]
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]] / [[Took a Level In Badass]]
{{quote| '''Jonathan:''' I still can't believe that was Willow. I mean, I've known her almost as long as you guys. Willow was ... you know. She packed her own lunches and wore floods and was always... just Willow.<br />
{{quote|'''Jonathan:''' I still can't believe that was Willow. I mean, I've known her almost as long as you guys. Willow was ... you know. She packed her own lunches and wore floods and was always... just Willow.
''Both Buffy and Xander look pensive. Suddenly the entire car shakes violently. Dark!Willow is standing on top of a tractor-trailer, controlling it with her magic so it rams into their car.''<br />
''Both Buffy and Xander look pensive. Suddenly the entire car shakes violently. Dark!Willow is standing on top of a tractor-trailer, controlling it with her magic so it rams into their car.''
'''Jonathan:''' Geez it!<br />
'''Jonathan:''' Geez it!
'''Andrew:''' What was that?<br />
'''Andrew:''' What was that?
'''Xander:''' [[Ironic Echo|Just Willow.]] }}
'''Xander:''' [[Ironic Echo|Just Willow.]] }}
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: {{spoiler|Giles}}
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: {{spoiler|Giles}}
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* [[Compelling Voice]]: Dark!Willow tells a police officer to take a nap. He immediately collapses unconscious.
* [[Compelling Voice]]: Dark!Willow tells a police officer to take a nap. He immediately collapses unconscious.
* [[False Reassurance]]: Willow tells Buffy she wasn't planning to hurt Dawn (no, just turn her back into a ball of energy). Also this scene.
* [[False Reassurance]]: Willow tells Buffy she wasn't planning to hurt Dawn (no, just turn her back into a ball of energy). Also this scene.
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' I don't want to hurt you. (gets [[Punched Across the Room]])<br />
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' I don't want to hurt you. (gets [[Punched Across the Room]])
'''Dark!Willow:''' Not a problem.<br />
'''Dark!Willow:''' Not a problem.
'''Buffy:''' (getting up again) I said I didn't ''want'' to. (backhands Dark!Willow) Didn't say I wouldn't. }}
'''Buffy:''' (getting up again) I said I didn't ''want'' to. (backhands Dark!Willow) Didn't say I wouldn't. }}
* [[Final Boss]]: Dark!Willow
* [[Final Boss]]: Dark!Willow
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* [[Hand Blast]]
* [[Hand Blast]]
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: To Buffy
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: To Buffy
{{quote| '''Dark!Willow:''' "Please! ''This'' is your pitch? You hate it here as much as I do! I'm just more honest about it. You're trying to sell me on the world? The one where you lie to your friends when you're not trying to kill them. You screw a vampire just to feel. And insane asylums are just the comfy alternative. This world? Buffy, it's me. I know you were happier when you were in the ground. The only time you were ever at peace in your whole life is when you were dead."}}
{{quote|'''Dark!Willow:''' "Please! ''This'' is your pitch? You hate it here as much as I do! I'm just more honest about it. You're trying to sell me on the world? The one where you lie to your friends when you're not trying to kill them. You screw a vampire just to feel. And insane asylums are just the comfy alternative. This world? Buffy, it's me. I know you were happier when you were in the ground. The only time you were ever at peace in your whole life is when you were dead."}}
* [[Hesitation Equals Dishonesty]]: How Willow can tell Buffy doesn't believe her own words.
* [[Hesitation Equals Dishonesty]]: How Willow can tell Buffy doesn't believe her own words.
* [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]]: Buffy tries this on Dark!Willow. It doesn't work.
* [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]]: Buffy tries this on Dark!Willow. It doesn't work.
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' Willow, I know what you want to do, but you have to listen to me. The forces inside you are incredibly powerful. They're strong ... but you're stronger. You have to remember you're still Willow.<br />
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' Willow, I know what you want to do, but you have to listen to me. The forces inside you are incredibly powerful. They're strong ... but you're stronger. You have to remember you're still Willow.
'''Willow:''' Let me tell you something about Willow. She's a loser. And she always has been. People picked on Willow in junior high school, high school, up until college. With her stupid mousy ways. And now? Willow's a junkie. }}
'''Willow:''' Let me tell you something about Willow. She's a loser. And she always has been. People picked on Willow in junior high school, high school, up until college. With her stupid mousy ways. And now? Willow's a junkie. }}
* [[Involuntary Battle to the Death]] / [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: Spike vs. The Walking Action Figure with [[Kill It with Fire|Flaming Fists]]
* [[Involuntary Battle to the Death]] / [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: Spike vs. The Walking Action Figure with [[Kill It with Fire|Flaming Fists]]
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* [[Kick the Dog]]: When Dawn tries to talk Willow out of killing Andrew and Jonathan, Willow threatens to make her cease existing, saying Dawn does nothing but whine. Willow just about does this when Buffy stops her. [[Moral Event Horizon|Yeah it's also that trope.]]
* [[Kick the Dog]]: When Dawn tries to talk Willow out of killing Andrew and Jonathan, Willow threatens to make her cease existing, saying Dawn does nothing but whine. Willow just about does this when Buffy stops her. [[Moral Event Horizon|Yeah it's also that trope.]]
* [[Meaningful Echo]]: For Season 7.
* [[Meaningful Echo]]: For Season 7.
{{quote| '''Dark!Willow:''' I get it now. The Slayer thing really isn't about the violence. It's about the power.}}
{{quote|'''Dark!Willow:''' I get it now. The Slayer thing really isn't about the violence. It's about the power.}}
** Buffy telling Willow "I don't want to hurt you. Doesn't mean that I won't." is similar to what Spike tells Drusilla in "Becoming, Part II".
** Buffy telling Willow "I don't want to hurt you. Doesn't mean that I won't." is similar to what Spike tells Drusilla in "Becoming, Part II".
* [[Mexican Standoff]]: With swords.
* [[Mexican Standoff]]: With swords.
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: Regardless of whether Warren deserved his fate, the Scoobies agree the other members of the Trio don't deserve death. For audience, the moment when Dark!Willow [[Kick the Dog|threatens Dawn]].
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: Regardless of whether Warren deserved his fate, the Scoobies agree the other members of the Trio don't deserve death. For audience, the moment when Dark!Willow [[Kick the Dog|threatens Dawn]].
* [[Neck Lift]]: Dark!Willow to Anya when she finds her doing the protection spell.
* [[Neck Lift]]: Dark!Willow to Anya when she finds her doing the protection spell.
{{quote| "You can't block my spells if you can't chant."}}
{{quote|"You can't block my spells if you can't chant."}}
* [[The Nicknamer]]: Spike calls the cave demon "O Great Mysterious One". Willow calls Buffy "Buzzkill" and "Superbitch". Andrew calls Jonathan "Jerk-a-thon".
* [[The Nicknamer]]: Spike calls the cave demon "O Great Mysterious One". Willow calls Buffy "Buzzkill" and "Superbitch". Andrew calls Jonathan "Jerk-a-thon".
* [[Offscreen Teleportation]]: Dawn runs away from Dark!Willow only to find Dark!Willow standing between her and the door.
* [[Offscreen Teleportation]]: Dawn runs away from Dark!Willow only to find Dark!Willow standing between her and the door.
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* [[Take That Scrappy]]: Dark!Willow taunts Dawn over her constant whining, and says it would be better for everyone if she turned her back into a ball of green energy.
* [[Take That Scrappy]]: Dark!Willow taunts Dawn over her constant whining, and says it would be better for everyone if she turned her back into a ball of green energy.
* [[Tastes Like Strawberries]]: Clem warns Dawn of Rack's liking for young human girls, but she isn't in the mood to listen. Fortunately Dark!Willow gets there first.
* [[Tastes Like Strawberries]]: Clem warns Dawn of Rack's liking for young human girls, but she isn't in the mood to listen. Fortunately Dark!Willow gets there first.
{{quote| '''Rack:''' Look at you now, all growed up. So full of dark juice. And you still taste like strawberries. Only now...you're ripe. }}
{{quote|'''Rack:''' Look at you now, all growed up. So full of dark juice. And you still taste like strawberries. Only now...you're ripe. }}
* [[Telepathy]]
* [[Telepathy]]
{{quote| '''Dawn:''' Willow ... please, just listen to me.<br />
{{quote|'''Dawn:''' Willow ... please, just listen to me.
'''Willow:''' You don't have to talk. Just think real loud. I can hear you. }}
'''Willow:''' You don't have to talk. Just think real loud. I can hear you. }}
* [[Teleportation Sickness]]: Buffy and Dawn collapse after Willow teleports them to the Magic Shop.
* [[Teleportation Sickness]]: Buffy and Dawn collapse after Willow teleports them to the Magic Shop.
* [[Tempting Fate]] / [[Badass Boast]]
* [[Tempting Fate]] / [[Badass Boast]]
{{quote| '''Dark!Willow:''' There's no one in the world with the power to stop me now.<br />
{{quote|'''Dark!Willow:''' There's no one in the world with the power to stop me now.
{{spoiler|'''Giles:'''}} I'd like to test that theory. }}
{{spoiler|'''Giles:'''}} I'd like to test that theory. }}
* [[Third Person Person]]: Tellingly, Dark!Willow switches back to first person when she [[The Power of Love|mentions Tara]].
* [[Third Person Person]]: Tellingly, Dark!Willow switches back to first person when she [[The Power of Love|mentions Tara]].
* [[Vomit Discretion Shot]]
* [[Vomit Discretion Shot]]
{{quote| '''Xander:''' I think I'm gonna be sick.<br />
{{quote|'''Xander:''' I think I'm gonna be sick.
'''Anya:''' Again?<br />
'''Anya:''' Again?
'''Xander:''' I know, it's just ... [[Flaying Alive|what happened back there]], the sounds of it. The smell. }}
'''Xander:''' I know, it's just ... [[Flaying Alive|what happened back there]], the sounds of it. The smell. }}
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?|What Happened To The Loose-Skinned Demon?]]: The last we see of Clem is him waiting in Rack's foyer while Dawn went in to see Rack. Presumably Buffy told him to take a hike when she turned up to save Dawn.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?|What Happened To The Loose-Skinned Demon?]]: The last we see of Clem is him waiting in Rack's foyer while Dawn went in to see Rack. Presumably Buffy told him to take a hike when she turned up to save Dawn.
* [[You Need to Get Laid]]: Andrew tries to give a [[Reason You Suck Speech]] to Xander and Anya, but fills it with so many ''[[Star Wars]]'' references that it practically becomes a [[Nerdgasm]]:
* [[You Need to Get Laid]]: Andrew tries to give a [[Reason You Suck Speech]] to Xander and Anya, but fills it with so many ''[[Star Wars]]'' references that it practically becomes a [[Nerdgasm]]:
{{quote| '''Xander:''' You've never had any tiny bit of sex, have you?
{{quote|'''Xander:''' You've never had any tiny bit of sex, have you?
}}
}}


Revision as of 23:20, 7 August 2014

Six years as a side man, now I get to be The Slayer.

Willow sets out to kill Jonathan and Andrew...and anyone else who gets in her way. Spike continues with The Trials.

Buffy: She could be there already.
Anya: No. She couldn't, a witch at her level. She can only go airborne. It's a thing. More flashy, impresses the locals, but it does take longer.
Xander: Longer than what?
Anya: Teleporting. (she vanishes)

Jonathan: I still can't believe that was Willow. I mean, I've known her almost as long as you guys. Willow was ... you know. She packed her own lunches and wore floods and was always... just Willow.
Both Buffy and Xander look pensive. Suddenly the entire car shakes violently. Dark!Willow is standing on top of a tractor-trailer, controlling it with her magic so it rams into their car.
Jonathan: Geez it!
Andrew: What was that?
Xander: Just Willow.

Buffy: I don't want to hurt you. (gets Punched Across the Room)
Dark!Willow: Not a problem.
Buffy: (getting up again) I said I didn't want to. (backhands Dark!Willow) Didn't say I wouldn't.

Dark!Willow: "Please! This is your pitch? You hate it here as much as I do! I'm just more honest about it. You're trying to sell me on the world? The one where you lie to your friends when you're not trying to kill them. You screw a vampire just to feel. And insane asylums are just the comfy alternative. This world? Buffy, it's me. I know you were happier when you were in the ground. The only time you were ever at peace in your whole life is when you were dead."

Buffy: Willow, I know what you want to do, but you have to listen to me. The forces inside you are incredibly powerful. They're strong ... but you're stronger. You have to remember you're still Willow.
Willow: Let me tell you something about Willow. She's a loser. And she always has been. People picked on Willow in junior high school, high school, up until college. With her stupid mousy ways. And now? Willow's a junkie.

Dark!Willow: I get it now. The Slayer thing really isn't about the violence. It's about the power.

    • Buffy telling Willow "I don't want to hurt you. Doesn't mean that I won't." is similar to what Spike tells Drusilla in "Becoming, Part II".
  • Mexican Standoff: With swords.
  • Moral Event Horizon: Regardless of whether Warren deserved his fate, the Scoobies agree the other members of the Trio don't deserve death. For audience, the moment when Dark!Willow threatens Dawn.
  • Neck Lift: Dark!Willow to Anya when she finds her doing the protection spell.

"You can't block my spells if you can't chant."

Rack: Look at you now, all growed up. So full of dark juice. And you still taste like strawberries. Only now...you're ripe.

Dawn: Willow ... please, just listen to me.
Willow: You don't have to talk. Just think real loud. I can hear you.

Dark!Willow: There's no one in the world with the power to stop me now.
Giles: I'd like to test that theory.

Xander: I think I'm gonna be sick.
Anya: Again?
Xander: I know, it's just ... what happened back there, the sounds of it. The smell.

Xander: You've never had any tiny bit of sex, have you?

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