History Recap / BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E16Doppelgangland

Vampire Willow goes to the Bronze, where she lays out Percy and shows her vampire face to Xander and Buffy. Two vampires sent by the Mayor attack her, but she turns them to her side. Buffy and Xander tell Giles that Willow has been killed and turned vampiric, but the genuine Willow appears in the door, cuing a round of hysterics.

** Giles tells Anya not to try any tricks, but Anya says she doesn't need any. "When I get my powers back you will all grovel before me." Willow and VampWillow give an eye-roll in stereo.

Anya gets Willow to do a spell which will allow her to reclaim her power necklace. Instead, it summons Vampire Willow from "The Wish"

* IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow: Faith just got promoted to a new apartment, courtesy of her boss. He says she's not going to live in that "fleabag hotel" any longer. "There are immoral liaisons going on there."

* CallOnMe: The plan is for Willow to go into the Bronze alone and try to defuse the situation, but if things get out of hand, to scream for Buffy and co. Once she's busted, Alphonse says he should have sniffed Willow out as a human earlier. "A human?", Willow scoffs. "Oh yeah? Could a human do ''this''?" She screams. Anya and Alphonse exchange looks and patronize her that [[CrowningMomentOfFunny yes, humans can do that]].

* DialogueReversal: Wishverse Willow purrs, "I'm not supposed to talk to strangers. The one in charge, Alphonse, quips, "Then we won't talk," and they rush her.

* EvilerThanThou: Wishverse Willow 'recruiting' Alphonse and co. into her new gang.

* GeneHuntInterrogationTechnique: Wishverse Willow asks Alphonse who he works for, but he says he's not telling her anything. Still holding him in an armlock, Willow [[SickeningCrunch bend one of his fingers backward until it snaps]]. He spills that they work for the Mayor. Uh oh, I'm afraid that answer will cost you another finger. She asks again, "Who do you work for?" Alphonse is starting to get the picture: "[[IFightForTheStrongestSide You]]."

* MirrorMatch

* NamelessNarrative: The Mayor's enforcer is never referred to by name, but is credited as "Alphonse."

* OffhandBackhand

* OneDialogueTwoConversations: As Willow (n vampire guise) strides into the Bronze, Anya and Alphonse look at her expectantly. Anya asks where Willow is. She tells Anya not to question her, and goes on that Willow bothered her. "She's so weak and accommodating. She's always letting people walk all over her, and then she gets cranky with her friends for no reason! I just couldn't let her live."

* PreAssKickingOneLiner: Two of the Mayor's henchvamps accost Wishverse Willow, mistaking her for the human one. But after a little vamp-fu, she's got them both on the ground, with Alphonse in an armlock.

* VictoryIsBoring: Willow tries to free the hostages by telling Alphonse and Anya that she doesn't feel like killing right now, as it wouldn't be enough of a challenge. Nice try, Will.

-->'''Alphonse:''' With all due respect, Boss, the fun would be the eating.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous
* YouRemindMeOfX

* BrainBleach: Buffy asserting that Willow and her doppelganger looked were exactly alike, except for Willow "not being a dominatrix...as far as we know." Willow rolls her eyes. "Oh right. Me & Oz play Mistress Of Pain every night." Giles furrows his brow. Buffy and Xander look {{squick}}ed.
-->'''Xander:''' Did anyone else just go to a scary visual place?

* SpannerInTheWorks

* MercyLead

* MistakenIdentity

* MuggedForDisguise

** * TroubleEntendre: Cordy is still yapping about Xander to her captive audience. Noticing Willow's blank stare, she asks if she's got something on her neck. Willow smiles. "[[TroubleEntendre Not yet]]." Cordy worriedly checks for a pimple.

-->'''Willow:''' I-I-it would be like shooting fish in a barrel. Where's the fun?

* WeNeedADistraction: Willow subtly (as in, not subtle a all) taking her "minions" one-by-one and asking them to go check the perimeter (where they'll be pounced on by Buffy and co.)

* CallOnMe: The plan is for Willow to go into the Bronze alone and try to defuse the situation, but if things get out of hand, to scream for Buffy and co. Once she's busted, Alfonse says he should have sniffed Willow out as a human earlier. "A human?", Willow scoffs. "Oh yeah? Could a human do ''this''?" She screams. Anya and Alfonse exchange looks and patronize her that [[CrowningMomentOfFunny yes, humans can do that]].

* DialogueReversal: Wishverse Willow purrs, "I'm not supposed to talk to strangers. The one in charge, Alfonse, quips, "[[DialogueReversal Then we won't talk]]," and they rush her.

* EvilerThanThou: Wishverse Willow 'recruiting' Alfonse and co. into her new gang.

* GeneHuntInterrogationTechnique: Wishverse Willow asks Alfonse who he works for, but he says he's not telling her anything. Still holding him in an armlock, Willow [[SickeningCrunch bend one of his fingers backward until it snaps]]. He spills that they work for the Mayor. Uh oh, I'm afraid that answer will cost you another finger. She asks again, "Who do you work for?" Alfonse is starting to get the picture: "You."

* NoSympathy

* OneDialogueTwoConversations: As Willow (n vampire guise) strides into the Bronze, Anya and Alfonse look at her expectantly. Anya asks where Willow is. She tells Anya not to question her, and goes on that Willow bothered her. "She's so weak and accommodating. She's always letting people walk all over her, and then she gets cranky with her friends for no reason! I just couldn't let her live."

* PreAssKickingOneLiner: Two of the Mayor's henchvamps accost Wishverse Willow, mistaking her for the human one. But after a little vamp-fu, she's got them both on the ground, with Alfonse in an armlock.

* VictoryIsBoring: Willow tries to free the hostages by telling Alfonse and Anya that she doesn't feel like killing right now, as it wouldn't be enough of a challenge. Nice try, Will.

* WeNeedADistraction

* WithAllDueRespect

* AnAesop

* BadGuysPlayPool

* BetweenMyLegs

* BuffySpeak

* CallOnMe

* DoubleVision

* EvilerThanThou

* GeneHuntInterrogationTechnique: Wishverse Willow asks Alfonse who he works for, but he says he's not telling her anything. Still holding him in an armlock, Willow [[SickeningCrunch breaks one of his fingers]]. He spills that they work for the Mayor. Uh oh, I'm afraid that answer will cost you another finger. She asks again, "Who do you work for?" Alfonse is starting to get the picture: "You."

* ImprovisedWeapon

* IronicEcho

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers

* PinkMeansFeminine

* SweaterGirl: Wishverse Willow distastefully eyeing Willow's pink sweater.

* CallBack: Snyder emphasizes that the school can't afford a losing year in basketball, especially after the previous year's "debacle with the swim team."

-->'''WishverseWillow:''' Bitch. [collapses]

* HypocriticalHumor: Buffy compliments Willow on her [[{{MindOverMatter floating pencil trick]], and Willow says emotional control is the key to it. Faith's name comes up, and Buffy apologizes for talking about her so much. Willow says it doesn't bother her, but Buffy directs her attention to the pencil, which is now spinning like a buzzsaw. It finally lodges itself in a nearby tree.

* InSpiteOfANail: In the Wishverse, VampWillow rematerializes and looks pleased, but Oz runs her into the wooden protrusion again.

-->"I'm the one that called her reliable! She must have gone out and gotten attacked, which she never would have done [[WhatDoYoMeanItsNotHeinous if I hadn't have called her reliable!]]"

* MakeAnExampleOfThem: Wishverse Willow slinks over to a female hostage who's sitting alone, and asks her name. It's Sandy. Willow takes Sandy by the hand ("[[FalseReassurance You don't have to be afraid...]][[TroubleEntendre just to please me."), and announces to the humans that if they're good, the vamps will make them "young, and strong" forever. She licks Sandy's neck, then warns that if they're ''not'' good -- she vamps out and bites Sandy.

* RantInducingSlight: Buffy and Xander happen upon Willow outside, and Xander asks Willow if she remembered to tape a show for him, which she did. "See, I told you.", Buffy declares. "Old Reliable." This hits a raw nerve, and Xander proceeds to [[DiggingYourselfDeeper dig himself deeper]] by clarifying what she meant:
-->'''Xander:''' She just means, you know, the geyser! You're like a geyser of fun that goes off at regular intervals.
-->'''Willow:''' That's Old Faithful.
-->'''Xander:''' Isn't that the dog, that the guy had to shoot--?
-->'''Willow''' [seething] That's ''OldYeller''.
-->'''Buffy:''' Xander, [[StopHelpingMe I beg you not to help me.]]

* StopHelpingMe
* {{Subtext}}

!!Tropes

* LaserGuidedKarma / CurseCutShort

* PreAssKickingOneLiner: Two of the Mayor's henchvamps accost Wishverse Willow, mistaking her for the human one. She purrs, "I'm not supposed to talk to strangers. The one in charge, Alfonse, quips, "[[DialogueReversal Then we won't talk]].", and they rush her. But after a little vamp-fu, she's got them both on the ground, with Alfonse in an armlock.

[[caption-width-right:323:[-The image that [[LauncherOfAThousandShips launched a thousand ships]]-]. ]]

* AndImTheQueenOfSheba

* ChekhovsBoomerang

* MostDefinitelyNotAVillain: Willow switched clothes with Vamp Willow.

* OneDialogueTwoConversations

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial

* TroubleEntendre

* SequelEpisode: To "The Wish".

** SickeningCrunch

-->'''Willow: Working on it.

* BecauseImGoodAtIt

* BrainBleach

-->'''Giles:''' [flummoxed] Well, uh, something, something, um, very strange is happening.

* FalseReassurance / MakeAnExampleOfThem

-->"It's really great that you guys missed me. Say, you didn't [[CrowningMomentOfFunny all happen to do a bunch of drugs, did ya?]]"

-->"I'm the one that called her reliable! She must have gone out and gotten attacked, which she never would have done [[WhatDoYoMeanItNotHeinous if I hadn't have called her reliable!]]"

* LetsSplitUpGang

* MagicalComputer / HollywoodHacking:

* SweaterGirl
-->'''Vamp Willow''': (looking at Willow) "Well look at me. I'm all fuzzy".

* VillainTeamUp

* BigShutUp

* CaptainObvious

* ComicallyMissingThePoint

* AndCallHimGeorge

* AttendingYourOwnFuneral

* TheGlomp: When Buffy, Xander and Giles saw that Willow's not a vampire.
-->"It's really great that you missed me. Say, you didn't all just do a bunch of drugs, did you?"

* OfCorsetsSexy: Vamp Willow

->''"It's horrible! That's me as a vampire? I'm so evil and skanky. And I think I kinda gay".''

* FailedAttemptAtDrama

* GeneHuntInterrogationTechnique

* HalfTruth

* PercussiveTherapy

* PreAssKickingOneLiner
** DialogueReversal
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom / NeckLift

* ScareEmStraight

* SequelEpisode: To "The Wish"

* BrainsAndBrawn

* CallBack

* ComfortFood / WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome

* GotVolunteered

* HypocriticalHumor

* IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow

* LiteralMinded

* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad

* RantInducingSlight

* {{Foreshadowing}}: See above. Also the implication of "kinda gay" Willow.
* EvilCounterpart: vampire Willow

* Foreshadowing: Willow's shift in sexuality.

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment

* DoubleTake

* DramaticIrony
* {{Foreshadowing}}

** TheTriple

* OhMyGods

* SmashCut

* RantInducingSlight:

-->'''Vamp Willow''': (looking at Willow) "Well look at me. I'm all fuzzy".

->''"It's horrible! That's me as a vampire? I'm so evil and skanky. And I think I kinda gay".''