History Recap / BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E15ThisYearsGirl

* FreudWasRight (InUniverse): Faith describes her dreams seriously, then adds with her tongue firmly in her cheek, "That, and some stuff about cigars and a tunnel."

Faith is approached by a demon that tries to give her a gift, but she kills him and runs off with the box. She breaks into a store to watch a video tape of the Mayor on one of the VCRs and then opens a box from him that contains a special gift.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: After the BodySwap, Faith stomps on the device so there's no chance of the spell being reversed.

* GenreBlindness: Xander and Giles come across Spike and ask him to keep an eye out for Faith.
-->'''Spike:''' Tell you what I'll do then. I'll head out, find this girl, tell her exactly where you are and then watch as she kills you. ''[off their looks]'' Can't any one of your damn little Scooby Club at least ''try'' to remember that I ''hate'' you all? Just because I can't do the damage myself doesn't stop me from aiming a loose cannon your way. And here I thought the evening would be dull.
-->'''Xander:''' Go ahead. You wouldn't even recognize her.
-->'''Spike:''' ''[from Xander's description]'' Dark hair, this tall, name of Faith, criminally insane. Like this girl already.
-->'''Xander:''' ''[to Giles]'' We're dumb.

After eight months in a coma, Faith wakes up to wreck Buffy's life.

->'''Buffy:''' It doesn't have to be like this, you know.
->'''Faith:''' Actually, I think it has to be exactly like this.

* DestinationDefenestration: A variation--Faith throws a French door closed, right into Buffy's path, making [[SoftGlass Buffy run through it]].

* ImprovisedWeapon: When fighting Buffy in Joyce's home, everything Faith can get her hands on, up to and including a door.

* AbandonedHospitalAwakening: Not a literal version of this trope, but the hospital wing Faith wakes up in has an ill-maintained look with flickering lights, unpainted walls, and no staff on duty at the time.

* BlackComedyRape: Xander makes light conversation about he and Faith having a relationship (a one night stand in "The Zeppo", before Faith's AttemptedRape and murder in "Consequences") though it's entirely in-character for Xander to make stupid jokes about things that make him nervous.
* BlackHelicopter: Bringing the Watchers Council's wet-work team.

* BreakThemByTalking: Faith does this on both of Summers' women; unfortunately, they're "ShutUpHannibal" types.
* BuffySpeak: Faith isn't exactly Low Profile Girl and, thanks to his injury, Riley is not Action Guy.

* CleavageWindow: Faith wears a dark jacket over a tight shirt, [[MostCommonSuperpower producing this effect]]. Lampshaded by Willow, who describes Faith as a walking "cleavage-y slut bomb".

** Buffy is nervous because of how Faith went after her last boyfriend, in "Graduation Day, Part One." However she can't tell Riley this, given her reluctance to bring up the subject of Angel.

** In the NightmareSequence Buffy wields the Jackal knife she used on Faith in "Graduation Day, Part One".
* Chekhov's CatchPhrase: Five-by-five. (It's a radio communication slang for "loud and clear". [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle Now you know.]])
* TheChick
-->'''Tara:''' You're like; 'cool monster fighter'.\\
'''Willow:''' Well, technically, Faith isn't a monster. And as far as fighting, I'd be lucky to [[SorryIFellOnYourFist bruise her fist with my face]].\\
'''Tara:''' (worried) Oh. Face punching. I'm not so good with the whole-- (throws cat-paw punches at the air in front of her)\\
'''Willow:''' [[NonverbalMiscommunication Swimming?]]
* ContinuityLockout (InUniverse): After the rest of the Scoobies have a lengthy, intensive discussion about Faith waking up and what she could be doing, Riley sheepishly asks "Who's Faith?"

* [[DeadGuyOnDisplay Dead Demon on Display]] / GuttedLikeAFish: The Scoobies find a demon that Adam has tied between two trees and eviscerated as part of his ongoing research into demon and human physiology.

-->'''Faith:''' Hi, Joyce. ([[AttackHello whack!]])
* DestinationDefenestration: A variation -- Faith throws open a French door right into Buffy's path, making [[SoftGlass Buffy run through it]].

* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Faith is trying on Joyce's lipstick.
-->"Now, normally, I wouldn't be going for something this dark. But I read in some magazine that eight months in a coma will damage a girl's natural skin tone. Good thing pale is in this year. Or was it last year?"

* [[FaceRevealingTurn Faith Revealing Turn]]: When Buffy first meets Faith on campus.
* {{Foreshadowing}} (for "Who Are You?")

** Xander telling Spike he wouldn't recognise Faith when he saw her.

** Buffy's plan to attack the Initiative is similar to what the Scoobies will do in "Primeval".
** The dream where Buffy and Faith make the bed is referenced in "Restless", and foretells [[spoiler:the arrival of Dawn]].

** Adam's 'research' into demon anatomy hints at his EvilPlan.

* FriendVersusLover / BrosBeforeHoes: The Initiative soldiers object to Riley leaving the hospital to see Buffy.

-->'''Spike:''' Tell you what I'll do then. I'll head out, find this girl, tell her exactly where you are and then watch as she kills you. (Off their looks) Can't any one of your damn little Scooby Club at least ''try'' to remember that I ''hate'' you all? Just because I can't do the damage myself doesn't stop me from aiming a loose cannon your way. And here I thought the evening be dull.

-->'''Spike:''' (from Xander's description) Dark hair, this tall, name of Faith, criminally insane. Like this girl already.
-->'''Xander:''' (to Giles) We're dumb.

* GodzillaThreshold: Buffy's character trait of a [[DoesNotLikeGuns distaste of firearms]] is averted in this episode; she [[BiggerStick really wants the blaster fixed]] to take out "The ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' without the bashful charms."

* HalfTruth: When filling in Riley about her past re Faith, Buffy decides to "edit out" the bits about [[FirstLove Angel]], realising its AnotherStoryForAnotherTime (i.e. in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E19NewMoonRising New Moon Rising]]").

* HellBentForLeather / EvilWearsBlack: The return of the Black Leather Pants of Evil! Notably, the Watcher's Council team are also wearing dark leather jackets.

* ImprovisedWeapon: When fighting Buffy in Joyce's home, everything Faith can get her hands on.

* ItsPersonal: Killing the Mayor, stabbing Faith in the guts, and being too self-involved to notice Faith was SlowlySlippingIntoEvil -- it's all Buffy's fault. To be fair the fandom is fairly evenly divided on just how much Buffy is to blame.

* KnifeNut: In the nightmares, Buffy wields the same blade she stabbed Faith with in "Graduation Day, Part One". At one point, Faith eyes a window display of lockblades.

'''Riley:''' I'm serious. Just knowing you were out there...that you cared.

* TheMole: Riley volunteers to be [[BuffySpeak Double Agent Guy]] to feed the Scoobies information on Adam. The nurse at the hospital turns out to be working for the Watchers' Council.
* MoodWhiplash: Dream!Faith is helping Buffy make the bed, looks down and realises Buffy has just shoved a knife into her gut.
* MookHorrorShow: While in a coma Faith has nightmares that resemble a SlasherMovie, in which she's an innocent girl being stalked by an {{implacable|Man}} [[KnifeNut knife-wielding]] Buffy. This does not improve her disposition [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge when she wakes up from said coma]].

* PreviouslyOn: A long one thanks to all the arc elements that have to be referenced -- Faith, her coma, the Mayor, Adam, Riley, Riley loves Buffy, Walsh sets up Buffy, Walsh gets killed, Riley gets wounded, etc.

* RedemptionInTheRain / SkywardScream: Dream!Faith after emerging from her grave.
* RightBehindMe
** Buffy is briefing the Scoobies, all set for StormingTheCastle to [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend rescue Riley]] from whatever evil MindControl the Initiative is performing on him, when Riley says behind her "Am I really worth all that?"
** Buffy is walking through the college campus saying to Willow that if she was Faith she'd "Get the hell out of Dodge [[BuffySpeak post-haste-y]]". A girl in front of her [[FaceRevealingTurn turns around]] and disagrees -- [[OhCrap it's Faith]].

* ShootTheMessenger: A demon turns up in a dark alley with a package for Faith "from a friend". Faith not being the friendly type, she {{Neck Snap}}s him and takes the package.

* StatingTheSimpleSolution

* SpiderSense: While Buffy and Faith are facing off, Willow tries sneaking up behind her -- without looking around Faith warns "Red" not to try anything or she'll lose an arm.

* TemptingFate
** Dream!Mayor tells Faith there's nothing that's going to spoil their time together. Buffy then appears and runs him through with her knife.

** Subverted when Faith tells Joyce that "Buffy is gonna come crashing through that door." GenreSavvy viewers expect Buffy do just that, but nothing happens. She does however come through the window a short time later.
* [[ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself This Is Something She's Got to Do Herself]]: Unwilling to trust the Initiative or the Watcher's Council, and knowing PoliceAreUseless against a psychotic chick with superpowers, Buffy decides to take on Faith herself (though Buffy doesn't give any thought to [[AndThenWhat what to do if she's not prepared to kill Faith]]). Unknown to her, the Council have already come on board.
* TitledAfterTheSong: "This Year's Girl" is an Elvis Costello song.
* TrespassingToTalk: Giles enters his home and finds the lights don't work. The leader of the Council operations team then turns on a desk lamp.
-->"Hello, Rupert."

* [[MultiPartEpisode Two-Part Episode]] / ToBeContinued

* WallGlower: Faith peeking in Giles' window at the Scooby Club within. Later she rants to Joyce; "Nobody cares, nobody remembers, especially not Buffy, fabulous superhero -- too busy climbing onto her new boytoy [[WeUsedToBeFriends to give a single thought to the people that matter]]."
* WhamLine / SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Faith repeatedly uses her CatchPhrase "five by five," which is later used as a cue that Faith and Buffy have switched bodies.
* WhatDoesThisButtonDo: Willow's suggested approach for repairing the taser blaster. Xander informs Willow that since they're fiddling with a 'Blaster', randomly hitting buttons is not high on his agenda. He then adds that if it were called the '[[ElectricInstantGratification Orgasminator]]', that would, in fact, be his desired approach.
* WhatTheHellHero: Plenty from Faith TheResenter.

'''Faith:''' What year?
* [[WhiteShirtOfDeath White Sheet of Death]]: Faith's blood drips on the white bedsheets in her dream.

* YouFightLikeACow: Naturally two Slayers find it impossible to bash each others heads in without snarking at each other in the process.

* PreviouslyOn: A long one thanks to all the arc elements that have to be referenced -- Faith, her coma, the Mayor, Adam, Riley, Riley loves Buffy, Walsh sets up Buffy, Walsh gets killed, Riley gets wounded, etc etc.

* HalfTruth: When filling in Riley about her past re Faith, Buffy decides to "edit out" the bits about [[FirstLove Angel]], realising its AnotherStoryForAnotherTime (i.e. in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E19NewMoonRising Bad Moon Rising]]").

* TheMole: Riley volunteers to be [[BuffySpeak Double Agent Guy]] to feed the Scoobies information on Adam. The nurse at the hospital turns out to be working for the Watcher's Council.

* {{Padding}}: The episode was nine minutes short, hence the Scoobies searching for Faith scenes.

* {{Blooper}}: While Buffy and Faith are falling down the stairs, a cameraman (and camera) can be seen to the left during the shot facing up the stairs.

* HalfTruth: When filling in Riley about her past re Faith, Buffy decides to "edit out" the bits about [[FirstLove Angel]], realising its AnotherStoryForAnotherTime ([[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E19NewMoonRising Bad Moon Rising]]).

* HalfTruth: When filling in Riley about her past re Faith, Buffy decides to "edit out" the bits about [[FirstLove Angel]], realising that ItsALongStory for [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E19NewMoonRising another time]].

* {{Foreshadowing}} ([[MultiPartEpisode Two-Part Episode]])

** [[spoiler:Buffy: "Going for the boyfriend again? That's tired." Faith: "Just something to remember me by once I've moved on."]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Xander and Giles come across Spike and ask him to keep an eye out for Faith.
-->'''Spike:''' Tell you what I'll do then. I'll head out, find this girl, tell her exactly where you are and then watch as she kills you. (Off their looks) Can't any one of your damn little Scooby Club at least ''try'' to remember that I ''hate'' you all? Just because I can't do the damage myself doesn't stop me from aiming a loose cannon your way. And here I thought the evening be dull.
-->'''Xander:''' Go ahead. You wouldn't even recognize her.
-->'''Spike:''' (from Xander's description) Dark hair, this tall, name of Faith, criminally insane. Like this girl already.
-->'''Xander:''' (to Giles) We're dumb.

* Blooper: While Buffy and Faith are falling down the stairs, a cameraman (and camera) can be seen to the left during the shot facing up the stairs.

* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Buffy kisses Riley's head, saying she's looking for [[BuffySpeak brainwashy]] chips. Faith later sees Buffy stroking his hair, tipping her off that Buffy has a new boyfriend.

* BreakingSpeech: Faith does this on both Summers' women; unfortunately they're ShutUpHannibal types.

* ButtMonkey: Xander [[HarmlessElectrocution electrocutes himself]] while examining the taser blaster. [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight Nobody takes any notice]].

** To "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E15Consequences Consequences.]]" Xander jokes about it now, but this may be because he's scared shitless of Faith.

* DreamingOfThingsToCome: [[spoiler:''Li'l sis coming'']].

* {{Foreshadowing}} (TwoPartEpisode)

** The dream where Buffy and Faith make the bed is referenced in "Restless", and foretells [[spoiler:the arrival of Dawn.]]

* {{MagiTek}}: The body-swapping device the Mayor had built for Faith.

* MookHorrorShow: While in a coma Faith has nightmares that resemble a SlasherMovie, in which she's an innocent girl being stalked by an [[ImplacableMan implacable]] [[KnifeNut knife-wielding]] Buffy. This does not improve her disposition [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge when she wakes up from said coma]].

** Buffy is briefing the Scoobies, all set for StormingTheCastle to [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlFriend rescue Riley]] from whatever evil MindControl the Initiative is performing on him, when Riley says behind her "Am I really worth all that?"

* ShoutOut: See WhatYearIsIt below; it's a nearly word for word copy of the {{Trope Codifier}} scene from ''Film/TheTerminator''.

* ThisIsSomethingShesGotToDoHerself: Unwilling to trust the Initiative or the Watcher's Council, and knowing PoliceAreUseless against a psychotic chick with superpowers, Buffy decides to take on Faith herself (though Buffy doesn't give any thought to [[AndThenWhat what to do if she's not prepared to kill Faith]]). Unknown to her, the Council have already come on board.

* TwoPartEpisode / ToBeContinued

** When Buffy says she's been searching for her, Faith points out she's been in the same place for eight months.

* WhatTheHellHero

* WallGlower: Faith peeking in Giles' window at the Scooby Club within.

* WallGlower: Faith peeking in Giles' window at the happy Scooby family within.

* HellBentForLeather / PaintItBlack: The return of the Black Leather Pants of Evil! Notably, the Watcher's Council team are also wearing dark leather jackets.

* ItsWhatIDo: A disillusioned Riley Finn feels at a loss over what to do with his life. "Give me an order. It's what I do, isn't it? Follow orders?" So Buffy orders him to stop tormenting himself. "ThatsAnOrder."

* ItsWhatIDo
-->'''Riley:''' ''(bitterly)'' Give me an order. It's what I do, isn't it? Follow orders?
** ThatsAnOrder: So Buffy orders him to relax.

** Buffy is unwilling to tell Riley why she's so nervous about Faith, being reluctant to reveal how she tried to kill her last boyfriend, given that she hasn't told him about Angel.