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Despite Riley's attempts to help, the scientists start performing tests on Oz. Spike shows up at Giles' place and offers to lead Buffy and the gang into The Initiative. Riley sneaks in, gives Oz some clothes and tries to help him escape. On the way out, they get caught. Colonel McNamara lectures Riley about betraying The Initiative on so many levels and how he will be court-martialed.

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Despite Riley's attempts to help, the scientists start performing tests on Oz. Spike shows up at Giles' place and offers to lead Buffy and the gang into The Initiative. Riley sneaks in, gives Oz some clothes and tries to help him escape. On the way out, they get caught. Colonel McNamara [=McNamara=] lectures Riley about betraying The Initiative on so many levels and how he will be court-martialed.

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Oz returns, completely in control of his werewolf nature and ready to get back together with Willow. Adam approaches Spike with an interesting proposition.

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\n\n\nWillow and Tara talk about Tara getting a cat as a pet. At the Scooby Gang meeting, Buffy explains that there is little going on, but as usual, Giles knows that means trouble. As the meeting ends, Oz returns, completely shows up in control of his the doorway, shocking everyone into silence. Oz arranges to talk with Willow later, and after Oz leaves, Tara also leaves the incredibly uncomfortable situation.

Buffy and Riley talk about how bad Willow and Oz's break-up really was, and Buffy accidentally mentions that Oz is a werewolf. Buffy goes off on him when he negatively comments on Willow dating a
werewolf nature (he says that Willow seems smarter than to date a dangerous guy, unknowingly drawing a parallel between Willow and ready Oz and Buffy and Angel).

Oz takes Willow for a walk outside during a full moon, showing her that he's not in werewolf mode. While in Tibet, with the help of herbs, charms, chanting, and meditation, he's learned to control the wolf inside. Oz wants
to get back together with Willow. Willow, but she is reluctant. Graham Miller patrols with a team and they are all attacked by a four-legged demon, closely resembling a werewolf. Willow and Oz talk all night about their lives while they were apart. Tara comes by while Willow is away, and upon having Oz answer the door she gets nervous and leaves.

Buffy wakes up at Riley's but she's very distant from him. They talk about the night before in the graveyard and Riley's reaction to Oz, then Riley leaves after hearing news about Graham getting hurt. Willow shocks Buffy with the news about Oz being able to control the wolf. Buffy is even more shocked as Willow subtly explains that her relationship with Tara is now serious and that complicates things with Oz.
Adam approaches goes to Spike for his help in exchange for getting the chip out of Spike's head.

Willow tells Tara that she and Oz only talked the night before, and then they hug. Oz and Tara have a confrontation and after smelling Willow on Tara, Oz concludes that the two are romantically involved. He loses control, and starts to change into a werewolf. Werewolf Oz chases Tara into a classroom, and then Riley and The Initiative commandos take Oz away. The gang meets up and makes a plan to free Oz. Oz is kept caged at The Initiative and just as Riley is about to shoot him dead, he changes back into his human form.

Despite Riley's attempts to help, the scientists start performing tests on Oz. Spike shows up at Giles' place and offers to lead Buffy and the gang into The Initiative. Riley sneaks in, gives Oz some clothes and tries to help him escape. On the way out, they get caught. Colonel McNamara lectures Riley about betraying The Initiative on so many levels and how he will be court-martialed.

Dressed as commandos and scientists, Spike and the gang sneak into The Initiative through a back door. Adam secretly helps them by running operations through a computer and helping them shut down the power for most of the city.

Holding the Colonel hostage, Buffy gets Riley and Oz free, Riley leaving The Initiative for good. Now that his life is in danger, Riley camps out underground
with an interesting proposition.
Buffy at his side. He confesses that he was wrong about Oz, and then Buffy volunteers to tell him about her past, and hopes that it won't destroy their relationship. In Oz's van, Willow and Oz say their sad goodbyes and then Oz leaves town again to escape The Initiative and Willow, who unintentionally is the cause of him turning into a werewolf.

Willow goes to Tara's, bringing her a candle. Tara tells Willow that she should be with the person she loves, and Willow replies that she is. Tara blows out the candle.
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->'''Oz:''' ''"It was stupid to think that you'd just be... Waiting."''
->'''Willow:''' ''"I was waiting. I feel like some part of me will always be waiting for you. Like if I'm old and blue-haired, and I turn the corner in Istanbul and there you are, I won't be surprised. Because... You're with me, you know?"''

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!!Tropes in this episode:



* [[BlackEyesOfEvil Black]] [[GreenEyedMonster Eyed Monster]]: Oz thinks he's in control of his wolf side, but Willow can still bring it out in him.



* TheBusCameBack: Oz

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* TheBusCameBack: OzOz, briefly. He thinks he's ready to stay, but events prove otherwise.



-->'''Riley:''' Buffy, if I leave now I can't ever come back. ''(Buffy gives him a "Well, duh?" look)'' I just wanted to hear that out loud.

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-->'''Riley:''' Buffy, if I leave now I can't ever come back. ''(Buffy ''[Buffy gives him a "Well, duh?" look)'' look]'' I just wanted to hear that out loud.



* ComingOutStory: Although there's a FantasticAesop twist in that many of the standard plot points are applied to Oz (as a werewolf) rather than Willow (as a "coming out" lesbian).
* ChekhovsGunman: One of the hairy hell-hound-like demons that appear during this episode will show up again in "Primeval".

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* ComingOutStory: Although there's a FantasticAesop twist twist, in that many of the standard plot points are applied to Oz (as a werewolf) rather than Willow (as a "coming out" lesbian).
* ChekhovsGunman: One of the hairy hell-hound-like demons that appear during this episode will show up again in "Primeval"."[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E21Primeval Primeval]]".



* DressingAsTheEnemy: To infiltrate the Initiative, Buffy and Willow wear the LabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine, while Xander and Spike wear army greens.

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* DressingAsTheEnemy: To infiltrate the Initiative, Buffy and Willow wear the LabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine, LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine, while Xander and Spike wear army greens.



* EnemyMine

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* EnemyMineEnemyMine: Adam proposes an alliance with Spike.



* FantasticRacism
* {{Foreshadowing}}

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* FantasticRacism
FantasticRacism: Riley still sees all demons and monsters as subhuman, regardless of their individual personalities, and reacts badly to the idea of Willow dating a werewolf, even though Oz is only monstrous three nights per month. Having [[FantasticAesop learned his lesson]] by the end of the episode, Buffy decides he's ready to learn more about Angel.
* {{Foreshadowing}}{{Foreshadowing}}:



* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "It's extra flamey."
** Willow says she's a dog person, [[ClosetKey but has no objection to Tara introducing her to pussy...um, pussycats]].

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
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"It's extra flamey."
** Willow says she's a dog person, [[ClosetKey but has no objection to Tara introducing her to pussy... um, pussycats]].



* HellBentForLeather: Buffy wears the Green Leather Pants Of Relationship Issues, [[ClothingSwitch which we saw Willow wearing]] in the last Oz episode, "Wild At Heart".

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* GreenEyedMonster: Subbing BlackEyesOfEvil for green; Oz thinks he's in control of his wolf side, but Willow can still bring it out in him.
* HellBentForLeather: Buffy wears the Green Leather Pants Of of Relationship Issues, [[ClothingSwitch which we saw Willow wearing]] in the last Oz episode, "Wild At Heart"."[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E6WildAtHeart Wild at Heart]]".



* HollywoodHacking / SwissCheeseSecurity: Subverted; Adam is actually doing all the work for them.

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* HollywoodHacking / SwissCheeseSecurity: Subverted; HollywoodHacking: The Initiative network appears to have SwissCheeseSecurity, but Adam is actually doing all the work for them.



-->'''Buffy:''' Stay back or [[WilliamTelling I'll do a]] [[WilliamSBurroughs William Burroughs]] on your leader here! ''(everyone looks blank)''
-->'''Xander:''' You'll...bore him to death with free prose?

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-->'''Buffy:''' Stay back or [[WilliamTelling I'll do a]] [[WilliamSBurroughs [[Creator/WilliamSBurroughs William Burroughs]] on your leader here! ''(everyone ''[everyone looks blank)''
blank]''
-->'''Xander:''' You'll... bore him to death with free prose?



* IllKillYou

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* IllKillYouIllKillYou: Colonel [=McNamara=] makes sure to threaten Riley for his mutiny.



-->'''Riley:''' No sir, I'm an [[IronicEcho anarchist]]. ''([[TalkToTheFist punches [=McNamara=]]])''
* ItsALongStory: Played straight re Oz's adventures since leaving.

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-->'''Riley:''' No sir, I'm an [[IronicEcho anarchist]]. ''([[TalkToTheFist ''[[[TalkToTheFist punches [=McNamara=]]])''
[=McNamara=]]]]''
* ItsALongStory: Played straight re regarding Oz's adventures since leaving.



* LaymansTerms / RuleOfThree: Willow translating Scooby Speak for Tara. When Buffy says her "kill-count is way down", that means that there's less bad-guy activity. [[ItsQuietTooQuiet When that happens, it means something extra evil is brewing.]] And when Riley says the Initiative has demons coming out of their ears, that's a metaphor.

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* LaymansTerms / RuleOfThree: LaymansTerms: Willow translating Scooby Speak for Tara. When Buffy says her "kill-count is way down", that means that there's less bad-guy activity. [[ItsQuietTooQuiet When that happens, it means something extra evil is brewing.]] [[RuleOfThree And when when]] Riley says the Initiative has demons coming out of their ears, that's a metaphor.



* {{Look What I Can Do Now}}: Oz gains near-total mastery over his werewolf side by the time he returns, able to stand directly under a full moon without transforming.

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* LongBusTrip: Oz, having discovered that the wolf is not in as much control as he thought (and that Willow has moved on), leaves again, never to return (except in a dream sequence in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E22Restless Restless]]").
* {{Look What I Can Do Now}}: Oz gains near-total mastery over his werewolf side by the time he returns, able to stand directly under a full moon without transforming. [[GreenEyedMonster Jealousy can still send him over the edge]], though.



-->'''Tara:''' No, I-I understand. [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy You have to be with the person you l-love.]]
-->'''Willow:''' (smiles) I am.
* MixAndMatchMan

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-->'''Tara:''' No, I-I I--I understand. [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy You have to be with the person you l-love.]]
-->'''Willow:''' (smiles) ''[smiles]'' I am.
* MixAndMatchManMixAndMatchMan: Lampshaded re. Adam.



* TheMole: Spike for Adam
* MonsterOfTheAesop: Oz

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* TheMole: Spike Spike, for Adam
Adam.
* MonsterOfTheAesop: OzOz provides a convenient metaphor for the GayAesop; Buffy realizes that [[DoubleAesop Riley's difficulty isn't so different from her own]].



-->'''Buffy:''' Well, there you go, I mean, you know, you have to - you have to follow your heart, Will. And that's what's important, Will.

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-->'''Buffy:''' Well, there you go, I mean, you know, you have to - you to--you have to follow your heart, Will. And that's what's important, Will.



-->'''Buffy:''' ''(with false cheer)'' Like what, Will?

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-->'''Buffy:''' ''(with ''[with false cheer)'' cheer]'' Like what, Will?



* ObliviousMockery: Riley starts talking about how Willow seems too smart to be into dangerous guys, and how weird it is a girl would date someone who might eat her -- Post-Bangel Buffy does not respond well.

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* ObliviousMockery: Riley starts talking about how Willow seems too smart to be into dangerous guys, and how weird it is a girl would date someone who might eat her -- Post-Bangel her--post-Angel Buffy does not respond well.



* OhWait
-->"Wouldn't it be great if one of us were dating a man on the inside, someone with connections...oh, wait!"
* PermissionToSpeakFreely: Averted; [=McNamara=] wakes it clear he's not interested in any explanation Riley might have for freeing a HST from confinement.

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* OhWait
-->"Wouldn't
OhWait: Xander [[StatingTheSimpleSolution States the Simple Solution]].
-->'''Xander:''' Wouldn't
it be great if one of us were dating a man on the inside, someone with connections...connections... oh, wait!"
wait!
* PermissionToSpeakFreely: Averted; Asked and denied; [=McNamara=] wakes makes it clear he's not interested in any explanation Riley might have for freeing a an HST from confinement.



* [[PoorCommunicationKills Poor Communication Leads To Your Lesbian Lover Being Attacked By A Werewolf]]
* PunchPunchPunchUhOh:

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* [[PoorCommunicationKills Poor Communication Leads To Your Lesbian Lover Being Attacked By A Werewolf]]
PoorCommunicationKills: In an entire night of talking, Willow doesn't mention Tara to Oz at all. When he realizes their relationship, [[GreenEyedMonster it goes poorly]].
* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: Spike's initial reaction to Adam's intrusion is violence. NoSell.



-->'''Spike:''' Do you? Let's go, then. ''(punch)'' Ow.

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-->'''Spike:''' Do you? Let's go, then. ''(punch)'' ''[punch]'' Ow.



* RelationshipReveal
* RevealingHug: Oz/Willow (showing Oz's {{UST}}) and Willow/Tara (showing Tara's DullEyesOfUnhappiness). For a RuleOfThrees, the third hug as Oz and Willow depart is the genuine mutual article.

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* RelationshipReveal
RelationshipReveal: Willow admits her feelings towards Tara to Buffy. Oz finds out on his own.
* RevealingHug: Oz/Willow (showing Oz's {{UST}}) and Willow/Tara (showing Tara's DullEyesOfUnhappiness). For a RuleOfThrees, the RuleOfThree, the third hug as hug, between Oz and Willow depart before Oz departs, is the genuine mutual article.



* SexyShirtSwitch: Played straight when Buffy wakes up wearing Riley's shirt, [[ChekhovsGun then used as a plot point]] when Oz [[BerserkButton realises Tara is Willow's lover]] when he sees her wearing Willow's sweater.

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* SexyShirtSwitch: Played straight when Buffy wakes up wearing Riley's shirt, [[ChekhovsGun then used as a plot point]] when Oz [[BerserkButton realises realizes Tara is Willow's lover]] when he sees her wearing Willow's sweater.



-->"I feel like some part of me will always be waiting for you. Like if I'm old and blue-haired, and I turn the corner in Istanbul and there you are, I won't be surprised. Because... you're with me, you know?"

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-->"I -->'''Willow:''' I feel like some part of me will always be waiting for you. Like if I'm old and blue-haired, and I turn the corner in Istanbul and there you are, I won't be surprised. Because... you're with me, you know?"know?



* StrappedToAnOperatingTable / ElectricTorture: Oz being experimented on by the Initiative scientists.

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* StrappedToAnOperatingTable / ElectricTorture: StrappedToAnOperatingTable: Oz being is experimented on upon (including ElectricTorture) by the Initiative scientists.



* TheStoic / TerseTalker: After months of being away, Oz greets everyone with a "Hey."
* TheyWouldCutYouUp

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* TheStoic / TerseTalker: TheStoic: After months of being away, Oz greets everyone with a [[TerseTalker "Hey."
"]]
* TheyWouldCutYouUpTheyWouldCutYouUp: They try; the Scoobies get there first.



-->[Willow does DramaticSitDown]

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-->[Willow -->''[Willow does DramaticSitDown]a DramaticSitDown]''



* TroubledFetalPosition: Oz in his cell after being experimented on by the Initiative. Tara is in a similar position as she waits in her darkened dorm, assuming that Willow won't come back to her.

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* TroubledFetalPosition: Oz in his cell ''sans'' clothes after being experimented on by the Initiative. Tara is in a similar position as she waits in her darkened dorm, assuming that Willow won't come back to her.



* WalkingTheEarth: Oz seeking his inner cool.
* WalkInChimeIn: Spike, as befits a vampire. He walks in to the Scoobies meeting (as YourDoorWasOpen) to say he's got a way of infiltrating covertly.

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* WalkingTheEarth: Oz seeking his inner cool.
cool. He spent the most time in [[TheShangriLa Tibet]]. At the end of the episode, [[LongBusTrip he begins another journey]].
* WalkInChimeIn: Spike, as befits a vampire. He walks in to the Scoobies meeting (as YourDoorWasOpen) to say he's got a way of infiltrating the Initiative covertly.



* ZippingUpTheBodybag: Oz is tranked and bagged by the Initiative, [[BodybagTrick so he can be smuggled out of the dorm]].

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* ZippingUpTheBodybag: Oz is tranked and bagged by the Initiative, [[BodybagTrick so he can be smuggled out of the dorm]].dorm]].
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* ZippingUpTheBodybag: Oz is tranked and bagged by the Initiative, [[BodybagTrick so he can be smuggled out of the dorm]]. Given the high emotions of the commandos after one of their own has been killed, this has UnfortunateImplications.

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* ZippingUpTheBodybag: Oz is tranked and bagged by the Initiative, [[BodybagTrick so he can be smuggled out of the dorm]]. Given the high emotions of the commandos after one of their own has been killed, this has UnfortunateImplications.
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-->'''Anya:'''So that's good, right? I mean, they probably haven't had time to eviscerate him yet.

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-->'''Anya:'''So -->'''Anya:''' So that's good, right? I mean, they probably haven't had time to eviscerate him yet.



-->'''Xander:''' An, you can help by making this a quiet time.

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-->'''Xander:''' An, Anya, you can help by making this a quiet time.
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* TokenEvilTeammate: Spike, who this time actually is helping the Scoobies out of the evilness of his heart.
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* ZippingUpTheBodybag: Oz is tranked and bagged by the Initiative. Given the high emotions of the commandos after one of their own has been killed, this has UnfortunateImplications.

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* ZippingUpTheBodybag: Oz is tranked and bagged by the Initiative.Initiative, [[BodybagTrick so he can be smuggled out of the dorm]]. Given the high emotions of the commandos after one of their own has been killed, this has UnfortunateImplications.
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* DoubleAesop: Buffy doesn't understand Riley's alarm at the idea of Willow dating someone who turns into a monster at the full moon. Then she gets thrown by the idea of Willow dating another girl.

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* DoubleAesop: Buffy doesn't understand Riley's alarm at the idea of Willow dating someone who turns into a monster at the full moon. [[GayAesop Then she gets thrown by the idea of Willow dating another girl.]]

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* AntiClimaxCut: Willow invites Tara to a Scooby meeting, saying it's probably [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed just your garden-variety disaster]]. Cut to Buffy saying she's got zippo.

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* AntiClimaxCut: Willow invites Tara to a Scooby meeting, saying it's probably [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed just your garden-variety disaster]]. Cut to Buffy [[ItsQuietTooQuiet saying she's got zippo.zippo]].

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* AllWitchesHaveCats: Subverted; Tara suggests she and Willow get themselves a cat. Willow assumes she means a {{familiar}}, but Tara just wants a pet.

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* AllWitchesHaveCats: Subverted; Tara suggests she and Willow get themselves a cat. Willow assumes she means a {{familiar}}, but [[KindheartedCatLover Tara just wants a pet.pet]].
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Getting Crap Past The Radar Oz smelling Tara.

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** Oz turns around, having [[TheNoseKnows sme]][[LastSecondWordSwap ... uh, heard]] Willow. Instead, he finds Tara.
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* VerbalBackspace: Willow assures Oz that she wasn't ''literally'' cursing his name.

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* VerbalBackspace: Willow assures Oz that she wasn't ''literally'' [[WickedWitch cursing his name.name]].
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* VerbalBackspace: Willow assures Oz that she wasn't ''literally'' cursing his name.
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* BrainComputerInterface: Adam does some HollywoodHacking with a cable plugged into his head.
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* AntiClimaxCut: Willow invites Tara to a Scooby meeting, saying it's probably [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed just your garden-variety disaster]]. Cut to Buffy saying she hasn't killed anything.

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* AntiClimaxCut: Willow invites Tara to a Scooby meeting, saying it's probably [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed just your garden-variety disaster]]. Cut to Buffy saying she hasn't killed anything.she's got zippo.
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* AntiClimaxCut: Willow invites Tara to a Scooby meeting, saying it's probably [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed just your garden-variety disaster]]. Cut to Buffy saying, "Zippo."

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* AntiClimaxCut: Willow invites Tara to a Scooby meeting, saying it's probably [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed just your garden-variety disaster]]. Cut to Buffy saying, "Zippo."saying she hasn't killed anything.
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** The Initiative is capturing large numbers of demons, despite there being less demons prowling around in general.

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** The Initiative is capturing large numbers of demons, despite there being less demons prowling around in general. Buffy and Riley take down a demon and Buffy [[PlayAlongPrisoner complains about how easy that was]].
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Colonel [=McNamara=] tells Riley he's lost the plot since meeting the Slayer, and if he wants to save his career he must help take down the Scooby Gang.
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* AllWitchesHaveCats: Tara suggests she and Willow get themselves a cat. Willow naturally assumes she means a {{familiar}}, but Tara just wants a pet.

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* AllWitchesHaveCats: Subverted; Tara suggests she and Willow get themselves a cat. Willow naturally assumes she means a {{familiar}}, but Tara just wants a pet.

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* WalkInChimeIn: Spike, as befits a vampire. He walks in to the Scoobies meeting (as YourDoorWasOpen) to say he's got a way of infiltrating covertly.



* YourDoorWasOpen: Played straight when Spike enters Giles' house, and subverted when he pretends the door to the Initiative base is unlocked (actually Adam has opened it electronically).
-->"For a nasty town like Sunnydale, nobody seems to mind their locks."
* ZippingUpTheBodybag: Oz is tranked and bagged by the Initiative.

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* YourDoorWasOpen: Played straight when Spike enters Giles' house, and subverted when he pretends the door to the Initiative base is unlocked (actually Adam has opened it electronically).
-->"For
electronically). He notes that, "For a nasty town like Sunnydale, nobody seems to mind their locks."
-->'''Giles:''' How did you get in?
-->'''Spike:''' Door was unlocked. You might wanna watch that, Rupert. Someone dangerous could get in.
-->'''Buffy:''' Or someone formerly dangerous and currently annoying.
* ZippingUpTheBodybag: Oz is tranked and bagged by the Initiative. Given the high emotions of the commandos after one of their own has been killed, this has UnfortunateImplications.

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* [[BlackEyesOfEvil Black]] [[GreenEyedMonster Eyed Monster]]

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* [[BlackEyesOfEvil Black]] [[GreenEyedMonster Eyed Monster]]Monster]]: Oz thinks he's in control of his wolf side, but Willow can still bring it out in him.



* ChairmanOfTheBrawl: Trapped in a lecture room with a werewolf, Tara throws a chair at Oz, which appears to knock him out, but he turns out to have been hit by an Initiative TranquilizerDart instead.



* PermissionToSpeakFreely: Averted; [=McNamara=] wakes it clear he's not interested in any explanation Riley might have for freeing a HST from confinement.



* {{Ragtag Bunch of Misfits}}: The Scoobies are referred to as "[[YouRebelScum anarchists]]" and "a band of freaks" by [=McNamara=].



* {{Ragtag Bunch of Misfits}}: The Scoobies are referred to as "[[YouRebelScum anarchists]]" and "a band of freaks" by [=McNamara=].



* TheyWouldCutYouUp
-->'''Willow:''' Tara said they took him right before she found me.
-->'''Anya:'''So that's good, right? I mean, they probably haven't had time to eviscerate him yet.
-->[Willow does DramaticSitDown]
-->'''Xander:''' An, you can help by making this a quiet time.



-->"For a nasty town like Sunnydale, nobody seems to mind their locks."

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-->"For a nasty town like Sunnydale, nobody seems to mind their locks.""
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* DressingAsTheEnemy: Buffy gets back into her LabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine and Spike dresses up like "an evil olive" (army greens).

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* DressingAsTheEnemy: To infiltrate the Initiative, Buffy gets back into her LabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine and Willow wear the LabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine, while Xander and Spike dresses up wear army greens.
-->'''Buffy:''' I've mentioned how much I'm gonna kill you if this is a scam, right?
-->'''Spike:''' Look, would I wear this if I wasn't on the up-and-up?
-->'''Willow:''' You do sorta look
like "an an evil olive" (army greens).olive.



* HollywoodHacking: Subverted; Adam is actually doing all the work for them.

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* HollywoodHacking: HollywoodHacking / SwissCheeseSecurity: Subverted; Adam is actually doing all the work for them.



* ItsPersonal: Assuming Oz is the demon who killed Willis, Riley doesn't bother waiting for DNA confirmation and is about to put a bullet in Oz when he transforms back.



* RevealingHug: Oz/Willow (showing Oz's {{UST}}) and Willow/Tara (showing Tara's DullEyesOfUnhappiness). For a RuleOfThrees, the third hug as Oz and Willow depart is the genuine mutual article.



* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: Oz being experimented on by the Initiative scientists.

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* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: StrappedToAnOperatingTable / ElectricTorture: Oz being experimented on by the Initiative scientists.



* TroubledFetalPosition: Oz in his cell after being experimented on by the Initiative.

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* MyInstinctsAreShowing: Oz attacking Tara makes sense per his wolf side, where he'd fight a rival for mating rights.
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** Willow says she's a dog person, but has no objection to Tara introducing her to pussy...um, pussycats.

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* TroubledFetalPosition: Oz in his cell after being experimented on by the Initiative.
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* SmashToBlack: Tara blowing out the candle kills all the other lights and starts the credits rolling.
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** Willow says she's a dog person, but has no objection to Tara introducing her to pussy...um, pussycats.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}
** The Initiative is capturing large numbers of demons, despite there being less demons prowling around in general.
** Buffy wakes up wearing Riley's shirt, as a prelude to Tara wearing Willow's shirt, tipping off Oz they're having a relationship.



* TheNoseKnows: Oz still has his wolf nose, mistaking Tara for Willow when she walks up behind him because she has Willow's SignatureScent on her.



* OhWait:

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* OhWait:OhWait



-->I feel like some part of me will always be waiting for you. Like if I'm old and blue-haired, and I turn the corner in Istanbul and there you are, I won't be surprised. Because... you're with me, you know?

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-->I -->"I feel like some part of me will always be waiting for you. Like if I'm old and blue-haired, and I turn the corner in Istanbul and there you are, I won't be surprised. Because... you're with me, you know?know?"



* SuperSenses / TheNoseKnows: Oz still has his wolf nose, mistaking Tara for Willow when she walks up behind him because she has Willow's SignatureScent on her.



-->For a nasty town like Sunnydale, nobody seems to mind their locks.

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-->For -->"For a nasty town like Sunnydale, nobody seems to mind their locks."
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-->'''Buffy:''' You realized that Willow was in a... less than conventional relationship, and it gave you momentary [[BuffySpeak wiggins]]... it happens.

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-->'''Buffy:''' You realized that Willow was in a... less than conventional relationship, and it gave you momentary [[BuffySpeak wiggins]]... it wiggins]]. It happens.

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