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* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Averted -- Buffy runs to save Spike, but he's already got the situation under control, and Buffy isn't even needed to save Wood.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Averted -- Buffy runs to save Spike, but he's already got the situation under control, and Buffy isn't even needed to save Wood.
* [[But for Me It Was Tuesday]]: A subversion where the murdered family member actually ''isn't'' just another victim.
* [[But for Me It Was Tuesday]]: A subversion where the murdered family member actually ''isn't'' just another victim.
{{quote| '''Robin Wood:''' Oh, I know more about you than you think, Spike. See, I've been searching for you for a very, very long time. Ever since you killed my mother.<br />
{{quote|'''Robin Wood:''' Oh, I know more about you than you think, Spike. See, I've been searching for you for a very, very long time. Ever since you killed my mother.
'''Spike:''' I've killed a lot of people's mothers.<br />
'''Spike:''' I've killed a lot of people's mothers.
'''Robin Wood:''' Yeah. You'd remember mine. She was a Slayer. }}
'''Robin Wood:''' Yeah. You'd remember mine. She was a Slayer. }}
* [[Call Back]]: To "Helpless" (Giles betraying Buffy), and "The Gift" (Giles being willing to kill people that Buffy isn't, for the greater good).
* [[Call Back]]: To "Helpless" (Giles betraying Buffy), and "The Gift" (Giles being willing to kill people that Buffy isn't, for the greater good).
* [[Casual Danger Dialogue]]: Buffy and Robert the vampire.
* [[Casual Danger Dialogue]]: Buffy and Robert the vampire.
* [[Continuity Cavalcade]] / [[It's a Long Story]]: Buffy and Giles attempt to explain Spike's various [[Restraining Bolt|Restraining Bolts]] to newcomer Robin Wood.
* [[Continuity Cavalcade]] / [[It's a Long Story]]: Buffy and Giles attempt to explain Spike's various [[Restraining Bolt|Restraining Bolts]] to newcomer Robin Wood.
{{quote| '''Giles:''' Well, uh, it's a ... long story.<br />
{{quote|'''Giles:''' Well, uh, it's a ... long story.
'''Buffy:''' The military put a chip in Spike's head so he couldn't hurt anyone.<br />
'''Buffy:''' The military put a chip in Spike's head so he couldn't hurt anyone.
'''Giles:''' And that would be the abridged version.<br />
'''Giles:''' And that would be the abridged version.
'''Buffy:''' But he wouldn't hurt anyone anymore because he has a soul now.<br />
'''Buffy:''' But he wouldn't hurt anyone anymore because he has a soul now.
'''Giles:''' Unless the First triggers him again.<br />
'''Giles:''' Unless the First triggers him again.
'''Robin:''' Triggers the chip?<br />
'''Robin:''' Triggers the chip?
'''Buffy:''' No, the trigger's a post-hypnotic thing. The First put it in his head. It was ... made him ... He was killing again.<br />
'''Buffy:''' No, the trigger's a post-hypnotic thing. The First put it in his head. It was ... made him ... He was killing again.
'''Robin:''' So, he has a trigger, a soul, and a chip?<br />
'''Robin:''' So, he has a trigger, a soul, and a chip?
'''Giles:''' Not anymore!<br />
'''Giles:''' Not anymore!
'''Buffy:''' It was killing him, Giles!<br />
'''Buffy:''' It was killing him, Giles!
'''Robin:''' The trigger?<br />
'''Robin:''' The trigger?
'''Buffy:''' No, the chip. The trigger's not active anymore.<br />
'''Buffy:''' No, the chip. The trigger's not active anymore.
'''Robin:''' Because the military gave him a soul? }}
'''Robin:''' Because the military gave him a soul? }}
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Spike's [[Foe Yay|attraction to Nikki Wood]], which he mentioned to Buffy in "Fool for Love". Spike also twirls his shovel in the alley fight, as he did when pole-fighting Nikki Wood on the subway train.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Spike's [[Foe Yay|attraction to Nikki Wood]], which he mentioned to Buffy in "Fool for Love". Spike also twirls his shovel in the alley fight, as he did when pole-fighting Nikki Wood on the subway train.
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** Spike calling Dawn "niblet" and expressing concern for her refers to their [[Morality Pet]] relationship in Season 5.
** Spike calling Dawn "niblet" and expressing concern for her refers to their [[Morality Pet]] relationship in Season 5.
* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Drusilla can't understand why Spike wants to bring his mother with them as they rampage across Europe.
* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Drusilla can't understand why Spike wants to bring his mother with them as they rampage across Europe.
{{quote| '''Drusilla:''' To eat, you mean?}}
{{quote|'''Drusilla:''' To eat, you mean?}}
** Buffy is fighting with a vampire called Richard while arguing with Giles.
** Buffy is fighting with a vampire called Richard while arguing with Giles.
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' I'm in the fight of my life here!<br />
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' I'm in the fight of my life here!
'''Vampire:''' (pleased) Really?<br />
'''Vampire:''' (pleased) Really?
'''Buffy:''' Not you, Richard. }}
'''Buffy:''' Not you, Richard. }}
* [[Conveniently Timed Attack From Behind]] / [[Improvised Weapon]] / [[Off With His Head]]: Spike saving Wood in the alley.
* [[Conveniently-Timed Attack From Behind]] / [[Improvised Weapon]] / [[Off with His Head]]: Spike saving Wood in the alley.
* [[Crossover]]: Willow receives a call from someone called Fred and tells Buffy she has to go to Los Angeles. She shows up in the ''[[Angel]]'' episode "[[Angel (TV)/Recap/S04 E15 Orpheus|Orpheus]]", where the Fang Gang use her magic skills to restore Angel's soul. Willow is vague as to her reasons for leaving, indicating that Buffy is being kept in the dark about the return of Angelus.
* [[Crossover]]: Willow receives a call from someone called Fred and tells Buffy she has to go to Los Angeles. She shows up in the ''[[Angel]]'' episode "[[Angel/Recap/S04/E15 Orpheus|Orpheus]]", where the Fang Gang use her magic skills to restore Angel's soul. Willow is vague as to her reasons for leaving, indicating that Buffy is being kept in the dark about the return of Angelus.
* [[Cruel to Be Kind]]
* [[Cruel to Be Kind]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
{{quote| '''Spike:''' "All the rubbish people keep sticking in my head, there's a wonder there's any room for my brain." <br />
{{quote|'''Spike:''' "All the rubbish people keep sticking in my head, there's a wonder there's any room for my brain."
'''Giles:''' "I don't think it takes up that much room, do you?" }}
'''Giles:''' "I don't think it takes up that much room, do you?" }}
* [[Description Cut]]: Buffy saying Dawn is tough, to Dawn wincing as Willow patches her up.
* [[Description Cut]]: Buffy saying Dawn is tough, to Dawn wincing as Willow patches her up.
* [[Distant Prologue]] / [[Battle in The Rain]]
* [[Distant Prologue]] / [[Battle in the Rain]]
* [[Downer Ending]]: "You've taught me everything I need to know."
* [[Downer Ending]]: "You've taught me everything I need to know."
* [[Dying As Yourself]]
* [[Dying as Yourself]]
* [[Epiphany Therapy]]: Spike gets better re his mom, and even comes to an acceptance re the Spuffy relationship.
* [[Epiphany Therapy]]: Spike gets better re his mom, and even comes to an acceptance re the Spuffy relationship.
* [[Eye Scream]]
* [[Eye Scream]]
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* [[Incurable Cough of Death]] / [[Blood From the Mouth]]
* [[Incurable Cough of Death]] / [[Blood From the Mouth]]
* [[I Work Alone]]: Lampshaded by Spike re Slayers.
* [[I Work Alone]]: Lampshaded by Spike re Slayers.
* [[Last Second Word Swap]]
* [[Last-Second Word Swap]]
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' ''(to Giles)'' It was boring, old, and English. Just like you...ul. Yul Brenner. A British Yul Brenner.}}
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' ''(to Giles)'' It was boring, old, and English. Just like you...ul. Yul Brenner. A British Yul Brenner.}}
* [[Macho Masochism]]: Wood squeezing his stake until his hand bleeds after Spike saves his life.
* [[Macho Masochism]]: Wood squeezing his stake until his hand bleeds after Spike saves his life.
* [[Meaningful Echo]]: "The mission is what matters."
* [[Meaningful Echo]]: "The mission is what matters."
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* [[Momma's Boy]]
* [[Momma's Boy]]
* [[My Friends and Zoidberg]]
* [[My Friends and Zoidberg]]
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' Have you seen me with those girls? The way I treated my friends, and my family, and Andrew.}}
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' Have you seen me with those girls? The way I treated my friends, and my family, and Andrew.}}
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Buffy's split with Wood and Giles culminates in their lack of support in "Empty Places".
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Buffy's split with Wood and Giles culminates in their lack of support in "Empty Places".
* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: Wood cures Spike, and Giles forces Buffy to act like a General.
* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: Wood cures Spike, and Giles forces Buffy to act like a General.
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* [[Poisonous Friend]]
* [[Poisonous Friend]]
* [[Power Fist]]
* [[Power Fist]]
* [[Punctuated for Emphasis]]: "I-AM-CALM!"
* [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!]]: "I-AM-CALM!"
* [[Room Full of Crazy]]: A subtle version of this trope in the Room Full of Crosses built by Wood to trap Spike, hinting at his obsession with revenge.
* [[Room Full of Crazy]]: A subtle version of this trope in the Room Full of Crosses built by Wood to trap Spike, hinting at his obsession with revenge.
* [[Rousing Speech]]
* [[Rousing Speech]]
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Latest revision as of 20:29, 28 December 2014


Spike explores his past for the way the First is controlling him, and Principal Wood seeks his chance to kill Spike to avenge his mother's death.

Robin Wood: Oh, I know more about you than you think, Spike. See, I've been searching for you for a very, very long time. Ever since you killed my mother.
Spike: I've killed a lot of people's mothers.
Robin Wood: Yeah. You'd remember mine. She was a Slayer.

Giles: Well, uh, it's a ... long story.
Buffy: The military put a chip in Spike's head so he couldn't hurt anyone.
Giles: And that would be the abridged version.
Buffy: But he wouldn't hurt anyone anymore because he has a soul now.
Giles: Unless the First triggers him again.
Robin: Triggers the chip?
Buffy: No, the trigger's a post-hypnotic thing. The First put it in his head. It was ... made him ... He was killing again.
Robin: So, he has a trigger, a soul, and a chip?
Giles: Not anymore!
Buffy: It was killing him, Giles!
Robin: The trigger?
Buffy: No, the chip. The trigger's not active anymore.
Robin: Because the military gave him a soul?

  • Continuity Nod: Spike's attraction to Nikki Wood, which he mentioned to Buffy in "Fool for Love". Spike also twirls his shovel in the alley fight, as he did when pole-fighting Nikki Wood on the subway train.
    • Spike refers to his mother as "glowing" and reads her (bad) poetry he's dedicated to Cecily ("Fool for Love").
    • Giles mentioned how Buffy wasn't willing to sacrifice Dawn to save the world ("The Gift") and Angel deciding to leave Buffy for her own good ("The Prom").
    • Xander gripes about the chains not being there a week earlier.
    • Giles complaining about there being computers rather than books in the library harks back to his Season 2 arguments with computer teacher Jenny Calender.
    • Spike calling Dawn "niblet" and expressing concern for her refers to their Morality Pet relationship in Season 5.
  • Comically Missing the Point: Drusilla can't understand why Spike wants to bring his mother with them as they rampage across Europe.

Drusilla: To eat, you mean?

    • Buffy is fighting with a vampire called Richard while arguing with Giles.

Buffy: I'm in the fight of my life here!
Vampire: (pleased) Really?
Buffy: Not you, Richard.

Spike: "All the rubbish people keep sticking in my head, there's a wonder there's any room for my brain."
Giles: "I don't think it takes up that much room, do you?"

Buffy: (to Giles) It was boring, old, and English. Just like you...ul. Yul Brenner. A British Yul Brenner.

Buffy: Have you seen me with those girls? The way I treated my friends, and my family, and Andrew.

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