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* CheapCostume: The episode features a gang of (literal) vampire wannabes, all of whom dress to emulate movie vampires. While some of the teens are fairly convincing, about half are sporting cheap Halloween getups. Confronted with the gang's ringleader (who is wearing a blue polyester cape and ruffled cravat), Buffy quips, "My God--could you ''have'' a dorkier outfit?" Also subverted, rather humorously, in the ''same'' episode: as Angel enters a Goth club, he scoffs that the clubgoing teens are completely ignorant of how real vampires dress; almost immediately, he comes face-to-face with a young man dressed identically to himself!
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* HomeVersionSoundtrackReplacement: The original airing included a song by Music/TheSistersOfMercy which was removed for subsequent reairings and the home versions. The exact reason has never been made clear, it's been suggested that it was either a licensing issue or the band objecting to the use of their music.
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* SawStarWars27Times: Ford lip-syncing along with Jack Palance.
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* SawStarWars27Times: Ford lip-syncing along with Jack Palance.Creator/JackPalance.
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** The movie playing at the Sunset Club was Dan Curtis' 1973 television adaption of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'', starring Jack Palance.
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** The movie playing at the Sunset Club was Dan Curtis' 1973 television adaption of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'', starring Jack Palance.Creator/JackPalance.
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* BlackAndGrayMorality
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* BlackAndGrayMoralityBlackAndGrayMorality:
* CrowbarCombatant: Ford's weapon of choice..
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* CrowbarCombatant: Ford.
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* DoYouTrustMe
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* DoYouTrustMeDoYouTrustMe:
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* {{Hoist by His Own Petard}}: Spike and his gang get trapped in the bomb shelter, so he can't chase after Buffy and the others.
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* {{Hoist by His Own Petard}}: HoistByHisOwnPetard: Spike and his gang get trapped in the bomb shelter, so he can't chase after Buffy and the others.
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* NervesOfSteel: Ford doesn't seem so tough until he finds himself trapped in the club and facing some steep odds.
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* NervesOfSteel: SecretlyDying has given Ford some balls. He doesn't seem so tough until he finds himself trapped in the club and facing some steep odds.show fear of Spike, which is either bravery or deep, deep stupidity.
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* ShutUpKirk: Buffy tells Ford that becoming a vampire isn't what he thinks it is, that [[MonsterFromBeyondTheVeil the real him will die and a demon will possess his corpse]], but Ford tells her he doesn't care, since he's already dying from brain cancer and has nothing to lose either way.
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* YourDaysAreNumbered: During his MotiveRant, Ford reveals his brain cancer, and he has, at best, six months left to live.
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* ChekhovsGun: On his way into the club, Ford walks by a guy doing some welding.
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* ChekhovsGun: ChekhovsGun:
** On his way into the club, Ford walks by a guy doing some welding.
** On his way into the club, Ford walks by a guy doing some welding.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Chanterelle encounters Buffy again in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E1Anne Anne]]", and becomes a minor character in the ''Series/{{Angel}}'' spin-off and comic series.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Drusilla: "What will your mummy sing when they find your body?"
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* ThereAreNoCoincidences: It is a pretty big coincidence, Ford knowing that Buffy's the Slayer and then "moving" to Sunnydale.
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* ThereAreNoCoincidences: It is a pretty big coincidence, Ford knowing that Buffy's the Slayer and then "moving" to Sunnydale.
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* HonorBeforeReason: Buffy refuses to kill Ford, who betrayed her, until after he becomes a vampire.
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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: While Buffy is sympathetic to Ford's plight when he reveals his brain cancer, she still points out that [[ImmortalityImmorality he's willing to sacrifice innocents to Spike]] [[VampireVannabe in order to become a vampire]], and ''nothing'' will make that okay.
-->'''Buffy''': Isn't this exactly how you imagined it? You tell me how you've suffered and I feel sorry for you. Well, I ''do'' feel sorry for you, and if those vampires come in here and start feeding, [[IllKillYou I'll]] ''[[IllKillYou kill you myself!]]''
-->'''Buffy''': Isn't this exactly how you imagined it? You tell me how you've suffered and I feel sorry for you. Well, I ''do'' feel sorry for you, and if those vampires come in here and start feeding, [[IllKillYou I'll]] ''[[IllKillYou kill you myself!]]''
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
--> '''Buffy''': Ford wouldn't even give me the time of day.
--> '''Ford''': Well, I was a manly sixth-grader. I couldn't bother with someone that young.
--> '''Buffy''': It was terrible. I moped over you for months. Sitting in my room, listening to that Divinyls song "I Touch Myself." *everyone looks at her* Of course, I had no idea what it was about!
--> '''Buffy''': Ford wouldn't even give me the time of day.
--> '''Ford''': Well, I was a manly sixth-grader. I couldn't bother with someone that young.
--> '''Buffy''': It was terrible. I moped over you for months. Sitting in my room, listening to that Divinyls song "I Touch Myself." *everyone looks at her* Of course, I had no idea what it was about!
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* ImmortalityImmorality: Ford wants to become a vampire so badly that he's willing to face off with the Slayer ''and'' Spike's entire gang. Now that's what I'd call serious dedication to one's career goals.
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* ImmortalityImmorality: Ford wants is dying from a "nest" of brain tumors, and thus makes a deal with Spike to become hand Buffy over to him, as well as the {{Vampire Vannabe}}s in the Sunset Club, in exchange for being turned into a vampire so badly and becoming immortal. While Buffy is sympathetic to his plight, she states outright that he's willing Ford's motivations and desperation to face off with the Slayer ''and'' Spike's entire gang. Now that's what I'd call serious dedication to one's career goals.live do ''not'' excuse his actions.
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* CurbStompBattle: Time between Vamp!Ford rising from the grave and Buffy dusting him = a whopping six seconds.
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* CurbStompBattle: Time between Vamp!Ford vampire Ford rising from the grave and Buffy dusting him = a whopping six seconds.
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* GoodIsNotSoft: Buffy has no problem with leaving Ford to die and later killing Vampire!Ford.
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* GoodIsNotSoft: Buffy has no problem with leaving Ford to die and later killing Vampire!Ford.vampire Ford.
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* BrokenPedestal: The vampire wannabes believe vampires to be gentle and misunderstood creatures. Needless to say, when Spike and his men attack and nearly kill them, they discover how monstrous vampires are the hard way.
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* ExactWords: The lost boy telling Dru that he's not supposed to talk to people. Dru starts to snarl that she's not a person, but Angel spoils her hunt.
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* ExactWords: ExactWords:
** The lost boy telling Dru that he's not supposed to talk to people. Dru starts to snarl that she's not a person, but Angel spoils her hunt.
** Ford makes a deal with Spike to turn Buffy over to him in exchange for being turned into a vampire. When Buffy ultimately escapes, Ford points out to Spike that even if Buffy got away, he still technically fulfilled his end of the bargain by delivering her to him; Spike agrees and turns him.
** The lost boy telling Dru that he's not supposed to talk to people. Dru starts to snarl that she's not a person, but Angel spoils her hunt.
** Ford makes a deal with Spike to turn Buffy over to him in exchange for being turned into a vampire. When Buffy ultimately escapes, Ford points out to Spike that even if Buffy got away, he still technically fulfilled his end of the bargain by delivering her to him; Spike agrees and turns him.
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* MurderByInaction: When Buffy beats Spike and saves the teens, she locks an unconscious Ford in the club with the vampires.
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* TooDumbToLive: Billy Ford. Want to cure your cancer? All you have to do is ask some nice vampires to turn you into a vampire in exchange for giving them the Slayer. Nothing wrong with this plan AT ALL. Somewhat justified in that he was dying anyway and had nothing to lose, but his plan was flawed and ultimately he ended up staked.
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* NeckLift / PerpSweating: Buffy starts to tell Ford that vamps are kind of picky about who they sire -- then realizes that Ford meant to offer her up in exchange. None to happy with that she hoists him by the throat and shoves him against the wall.
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* NeckLift / PerpSweating: NeckLift[=/=]PerpSweating: Buffy starts to tell Ford that vamps are kind of picky about who they sire -- then realizes that Ford meant to offer her up in exchange. None to happy with that she hoists him by the throat and shoves him against the wall.
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* RewatchBonus:
** You can see Beljoxa's Eye on a mural behind Billy and Buffy. Beljoxa's Eye plays a pivotal role in season seven's "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E11Showtime}} Showtime]]".
** How much the Buffyverse would have changed if Drusilla had simply taken Angel's advice here. Angel wouldn't have lost his soul in "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E14Innocence}} Innocence]]", and might not have departed for L.A. the following year. Spike ended up having to help Buffy kill Angelus in "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E22BecomingPart2}} Becoming, Part 2]]" which caused Drusilla to dump him; That event led to Spike's entire personal transformation and turgid affair with Buffy. Drusilla later turned up on ''Series/{{Angel}}'' to sire Darla as a vampire again, thus leading to Darla's one-night stand with Angel and culminating in Connor's birth. Phew.
** You can see Beljoxa's Eye on a mural behind Billy and Buffy. Beljoxa's Eye plays a pivotal role in season seven's "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E11Showtime}} Showtime]]".
** How much the Buffyverse would have changed if Drusilla had simply taken Angel's advice here. Angel wouldn't have lost his soul in "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E14Innocence}} Innocence]]", and might not have departed for L.A. the following year. Spike ended up having to help Buffy kill Angelus in "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E22BecomingPart2}} Becoming, Part 2]]" which caused Drusilla to dump him; That event led to Spike's entire personal transformation and turgid affair with Buffy. Drusilla later turned up on ''Series/{{Angel}}'' to sire Darla as a vampire again, thus leading to Darla's one-night stand with Angel and culminating in Connor's birth. Phew.
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** He's still [[TheSociopath totally self-absorbed, callous about other peoples' feelings and wishes, feels no guilt at all about lying,]] and he's perfectly willing to sacrifice half a dozen other teenagers (and his old "best friend" Buffy) to get what he wants. That's pretty much the textbook definition of "evil" when not talking about the supernatural.
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** It's entirely possible that he developed psychopathy because of the specific part of his brain that was affected by the cancer. In fact, that [[FridgeBrilliance would explain why Buffy never noticed before that there was something seriously wrong with her friend, whom she'd known half her life.]]
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** The movie playing at the Sunset Club was Dan Curtis' 1973 television adaption of Bram Stoker's ''{{Dracula}}'', starring Jack Palance.
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** The movie playing at the Sunset Club was Dan Curtis' 1973 television adaption of Bram Stoker's ''{{Dracula}}'', ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'', starring Jack Palance. Palance.
* ShutUpHannibal: Ford is going to hand Buffy and a bunch of innocent people over to Spike in exchange for being made a vampire. He gives Buffy a long speech about how he's dying and in pain. Buffy listens, and tells him she feels sorry for him... but if he goes through with it, she'll kill him herself. Commence ass-kicking.
* ShutUpHannibal: Ford is going to hand Buffy and a bunch of innocent people over to Spike in exchange for being made a vampire. He gives Buffy a long speech about how he's dying and in pain. Buffy listens, and tells him she feels sorry for him... but if he goes through with it, she'll kill him herself. Commence ass-kicking.
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* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Diego seems to be aiming for "ManOfWealthAndTaste", hence the [[BowtiesAreCool bowtie]], frilled shirt, and cape which looks borrowed from a failed [=LARPer=].
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* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Diego seems to be aiming for "ManOfWealthAndTaste", hence the [[BowtiesAreCool bowtie]], bowtie, frilled shirt, and cape which looks borrowed from a failed [=LARPer=].
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* AllThereInTheManual: The script refers to the blonde vampire as "Julia".
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* AllThereInTheManual: AllThereInTheScript: The script refers to the blonde vampire as "Julia".
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* ItNeverGetsAnyEasier
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* ItNeverGetsAnyEasierItNeverGetsAnyEasier:
-->'''Buffy:''' Does it ever get easy?
-->'''Giles:''' You mean life?
-->'''Buffy:''' Yeah? Does it get easy?
-->'''Giles:''' What do you want me to say?
-->'''Buffy:''' [[TitleDrop Lie to me.]]
-->'''Giles:''' Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
-->'''Buffy:''' Liar.
-->'''Buffy:''' Does it ever get easy?
-->'''Giles:''' You mean life?
-->'''Buffy:''' Yeah? Does it get easy?
-->'''Giles:''' What do you want me to say?
-->'''Buffy:''' [[TitleDrop Lie to me.]]
-->'''Giles:''' Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
-->'''Buffy:''' Liar.
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* OrbitalShotOrbitalShot: When Ford is inviting Buffy to come into his trap.
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* ShoutOut: Ford's line "die young and stay pretty" is a reference to the line "live fast, die young and leave a beautiful corpse" from Humphrey Bogart's 1949 film Knock on Any Door. James Dean also quoted the line in an interview shortly before his death.
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** Ford's line "die young and stay pretty" is a reference to the line "live fast, die young and leave a beautiful corpse" fromHumphrey Bogart's Creator/HumphreyBogart's 1949 film Knock ''Knock on Any Door. James Dean Door''. Creator/JamesDean also quoted the line in an interview shortly before his death.
** Ford's line "die young and stay pretty" is a reference to the line "live fast, die young and leave a beautiful corpse" from
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* YourVampiresSuckYourVampiresSuck: Angel grouses at moderate length about the kids' misapprehensions about vampires, noting in particular "Do they really think we dress like that?" ...Only to have one of the groupies push past him wearing his exact outfit.
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* DeathOfAChild: Averted. It looks like Drusilla is about to chow down on a young boy, but Angel shows up in time to rescue him.
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* {{Facepalm}}: Xander sitting next to Cordy in class, wearing with an expression that's somewhere between "If I look into your ear real hard, I can see the 'for rent' space in your brain" and "[[MarieAntoinette Decapitation]] would look real good on ''you'' right about now."
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* {{Facepalm}}: Xander sitting next to Cordy in class, wearing with an expression that's somewhere between "If I look into your ear real hard, I can see the 'for rent' space in your brain" and "[[MarieAntoinette "[[UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette Decapitation]] would look real good on ''you'' right about now."
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*AllThereInTheManual: The script refers to the blonde vampire as "Julia".
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Ford
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* BlondesAreEvil: Julia, who is freed by Ford and steals a book from the library for Spike.
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* GreenEyedMonster: All over the place; Ford incites jealousy in Xander and Angel. Xander is alarmed on hearing Angel was in Willow's bedroom. Spike isn't happy that Drusilla met with Angel, while the female henchvamp appears to be jealous of Spike/Dru.
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* GreenEyedMonster: All over the place; Ford incites jealousy in Xander and Angel. Xander is alarmed on hearing Angel was in Willow's bedroom. Neither Spike isn't nor Buffy are happy that Drusilla met with Angel, while the female henchvamp appears to be jealous of Spike/Dru.
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* CurbStompBattle: Time between Vamp!Ford rising from the grave and Buffy dusting him = a whopping six seconds.
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"As in '[[VampireVannabe Vampires, yay]]'?"''
--> -- '''Xander''' and '''Willow'''
"As in '[[VampireVannabe Vampires, yay]]'?"''
--> -- '''Xander''' and '''Willow'''
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"As in '[[VampireVannabe Vampires, yay]]'?"''
--> -- '''Xander''' and '''Willow'''
-->--'''Angel'''
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*BackFromTheDead: In the epilogue Ford rises from the grave, a vampire just like he desired. Buffy quickly dusts him.
