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* YouCanBarelyStand: Angel tells Riley this during their stand-off. Riley replies that his trigger finger feels okay. An incredulous Angel cannot believe that Buffy actually sleeps with him.
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* Blooper: As Riley barges into Buffy's dorm room while she is talking to Angel, the door can be seen swinging shut behind him. The camera angle changes and the door is seen swinging shut a second time.
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* Blooper: {{Blooper}}: As Riley barges into Buffy's dorm room while she is talking to Angel, the door can be seen swinging shut behind him. The camera angle changes and the door is seen swinging shut a second time.
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* Blooper: As Riley barges into Buffy's dorm room while she is talking to Angel, the door can be seen swinging shut behind him. The camera angle changes and the door is seen swinging shut a second time.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
-->'''Xander''': Maybe that all changes when I'm off doin' sit-ups in Fort Dix!
-->'''Giles''': (quite drunk) Fort Dix? [begins to giggle hysterically]
-->'''Xander''': Maybe that all changes when I'm off doin' sit-ups in Fort Dix!
-->'''Giles''': (quite drunk) Fort Dix? [begins to giggle hysterically]
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-->'''Xander''': Maybe that all changes when I'm off doin' sit-upsGettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in Fort Dix!
-->'''Giles''': (quite drunk) Fort Dix? [beginsthe future, please check the trope page to giggle hysterically]make sure your example fits the current definition.
-->'''Xander''': Maybe that all changes when I'm off doin' sit-ups
-->'''Giles''': (quite drunk) Fort Dix? [begins
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* ThoughtTheyKnewAlready: Assuming Buffy had already told him as such, Xander casually tells Riley full details on Buffy's relationship with Angel, including his CurseEscapeClause and how sleeping with Buffy turned him evil. It's only once he finishes the story that Xander realizes Buffy left those parts out.
-->'''Xander''': She... kind of left that part out, huh?\\
'''Riley''': Yeah, she did. That explains a lot of things that... I wish weren't explained.
-->'''Xander''': She... kind of left that part out, huh?\\
'''Riley''': Yeah, she did. That explains a lot of things that... I wish weren't explained.
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Everyone meets at Giles's house, and Buffy intends to go back to the cave believing that Adam wouldn't have been there for no reason. As Giles gets more drunk and more bitter about the fact that Buffy doesn't need him anymore, Buffy declares she's going to the cave alone. Both Willow and Xander (with Spike's words ringing in their minds) take exception at this; Xander believing that Buffy only needs him around for menial takes and accuses her of this. Buffy defends herself, and gets angry at Xander for telling Riley the full details about her relationship with Angel. Tara and Anya, feeling very uncomfortable as the quarrel quickly descends into a huge argument, sneak into the bathroom and hide. Soon personal feelings start to come up, as Willow makes her dislike of Xander and Anya's relationship vocal (particularly, the fact she and Xander are hardly apart) and accuses Buffy of not taking her seriously and being uneasy with her since discovering Tara was her girlfriend. Xander begins to argue that Buffy and Willow forgot about him when they went off to college... Then realizes what Willow has just said and is shocked (with a "bloody hell" coming from Giles who has gone upstairs).
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Everyone meets at Giles's house, and Buffy intends to go back to the cave believing that Adam wouldn't have been there for no reason. As Giles gets more drunk and more bitter about the fact that Buffy doesn't need him anymore, Buffy declares she's going to the cave alone. Both Willow and Xander (with Spike's words ringing in their minds) take exception at this; Xander believing that Buffy only needs him around for menial takes tasks and accuses her of this. Buffy defends herself, and gets angry at Xander for telling Riley the full details about her relationship with Angel. Tara and Anya, feeling very uncomfortable as the quarrel quickly descends into a huge argument, sneak into the bathroom and hide. Soon personal feelings start to come up, as Willow makes her dislike of Xander and Anya's relationship vocal (particularly, the fact she and Xander are hardly apart) and accuses Buffy of not taking her seriously and being uneasy with her since discovering Tara was her girlfriend. Xander begins to argue that Buffy and Willow forgot about him when they went off to college... Then realizes what Willow has just said and is shocked (with a "bloody hell" coming from Giles who has gone upstairs).
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Spike shows that he knows what ThePowerOfFriendship ''is''...but also shows that he doesn't understand it yet. He identifies Buffy's friends as strong assets...but is absurdly confident that ''he of all people'' can cause a permanent falling out between Buffy and the Scoobies on the eve before their big fight with Adam. Spike's sowing of discord causes a semi-dramatic quarrel that angers the Scoobies for all of a half episode. Then they rally about, and unleash epic ass-kicking. Friends fight, but friends apologize and make up too. Adam, being evil, is also waayyyy too eager to imagine that a squabble will be enough to cause a serious rift between the Slayer and her friends.
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* BatmanGambit: Spike uses this to good effect. Knowing the personalities and temperament of each character, he casually plants information with each of them to turn them on each other. He does it in a way that's particularly ingenious: he relies on their own expectations of him to lead the characters into "discovering" the false rumors for themselves... so that each of them thinks it was their own idea.
** YMMV on whether it counts as "ingenious" - the fight lasted less than an episode, and directly led them to the idea which helped them destroy Adam. If it was a Batman Gambit, it wasn't a very good one.
** YMMV on whether it counts as "ingenious" - the fight lasted less than an episode, and directly led them to the idea which helped them destroy Adam. If it was a Batman Gambit, it wasn't a very good one.
* CeilingCling: One of the demons in an Initiative cell; his equivalent of "climbing the walls."
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* CuteKitten: Miss Kitty Fantastico
-->'''Willow:''' I keep thinking, okay, that's the cutest thing ever, and then she does something cuter and completely resets the whole scale.
* CeilingCling: One of the demons in an Initiative cell; his equivalent of "climbing the walls."
-->'''Willow:''' I keep thinking, okay, that's the cutest thing ever, and then she does something cuter and completely resets the whole scale.
* CeilingCling: One of the demons in an Initiative cell; his equivalent of "climbing the walls."
* CuteKitten: Miss Kitty Fantastico.
-->'''Willow:''' I keep thinking, okay, that's the cutest thing ever, and then she does something cuter and completely resets the whole scale.
-->'''Willow:''' I keep thinking, okay, that's the cutest thing ever, and then she does something cuter and completely resets the whole scale.
* FeudEpisode: Invoked by Spike between Giles and the PowerTrio, though it doesn't take much episode.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
-->'''Xander''': Maybe that all changes when I'm off doin' sit-ups in Fort Dix!
-->'''Giles''': (quite drunk) Fort Dix? [begins to giggle hysterically]
-->'''Xander''': Maybe that all changes when I'm off doin' sit-ups in Fort Dix!
-->'''Giles''': (quite drunk) Fort Dix? [begins to giggle hysterically]
* GrievousBottleyHarm: Riley hits Angel with a bottle during their fight.
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* YokoOhNo: Discussed InUniverse. Apparently, even the soulless can tell Yoko wasn't really to blame.
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* YokoOhNo: Discussed InUniverse. Apparently, even The Yoko, in this case, is an actively malicious one — Spike, who can see a conflict brewing among the soulless can tell Yoko Scoobies and pushes just the right buttons to set it off. Notably, Spike himself notes to Adam during the episode that Yoko, for all she got blamed, didn't break up the Beatles, but rather internal strife; similarly, he wasn't really the cause of the Scoobies' breakup, just the catalyst that (deliberately) brought their grievances into plain view. This example, however, is a subversion — while the Scoobies do have a vicious argument and falling out thanks largely to blame.Spike's prodding when tempers have cooled a bit they're savvy enough to realise that Spike's been manipulating them, approach either other more calmly about their recent tensions and mend bridges.
** In that same arc, Forrest views Buffy as the Yoko (with the Beatles represented by the Initiative).
** In that same arc, Forrest views Buffy as the Yoko (with the Beatles represented by the Initiative).
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'''Spike:''' I didn't see what they were going on about. Person wants to be a witch, that's their business.
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'''Spike:''' I didn't see don't know what they were going on about. Person wants to be a witch, that's their business.
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Riley hears that there is trouble on the streets through his radio and goes to check it out. He finds that it is Angel fighting off the commandos, and Riley refuses to let Angel go see Buffy. The two have a brutal fight, of which Angel is clearly the victor. Since the fight is personal for both combatants, no punches are pulled. Angel, who normally refrains from using his superior physical strength against a human and still stinging from Buffy's recent comments in LA, holds nothing back in the fight. Similarly, Riley, having just learned what makes Angel lose his soul, uses every weapon (literally) on him. During the fight, Riley uses his tazer, a bottle, and his baton on Angel.
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Riley hears that there is trouble on the streets through his radio and goes to check it out. He finds that it is Angel fighting off the commandos, and Riley refuses to let Angel go see Buffy. The two have a brutal fight, of which Angel is clearly the victor. Since the fight is personal for both combatants, no punches are pulled. Angel, who normally refrains from using his superior physical strength against a human and human, is still stinging from Buffy's recent comments in LA, LA and holds nothing back in the fight. Similarly, Riley, having just learned what makes Angel lose his soul, uses every weapon (literally) on him. During the fight, Riley uses him - his tazer, a bottle, and his baton on Angel.
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* DescriptionCut: Buffy storms out on her friends, declaring that she's going to get the help of someone she trusts. [[spoiler:Cut to Riley meeting with Adam.]]
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* DescriptionCut: Buffy storms out on her friends, declaring that she's going to get the help of someone she trusts. [[spoiler:Cut Cut to Riley meeting with Adam.]]
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* TensionBreakingLaughter: Angel comes to town to apologize to Buffy after their falling out in "Sanctuary." Instead, he ends up in a fight with Riley and the Initiative before getting to her. When Buffy asks what he was trying to do, he replies "I was trying to make things better", and after a minute, both crack up.
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* TensionBreakingLaughter: TensionCuttingLaughter: Angel comes to town to apologize to Buffy after their falling out in "Sanctuary." Instead, he ends up in a fight with Riley and the Initiative before getting to her. When Buffy asks what he was trying to do, he replies "I was trying to make things better", and after a minute, both crack up.
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* TensionBreakingLaughter: Angel comes to town to apologize to Buffy after their falling out in "Sanctuary." Instead, he ends up in a fight with Riley and the Initiative before getting to her. When Buffy asks what he was trying to do, he replies "I was trying to make things better", and after a minute, both crack up.
-->'''Angel''': Well, It's... going pretty good, don't you think?\\
'''Buffy''': Swell.
-->'''Angel''': Well, It's... going pretty good, don't you think?\\
'''Buffy''': Swell.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The entire mess between Riley and Angel is kick-started because Xander, not realizing Buffy didn't already tell him herself, tells him everything... including his CurseEscapeClause and how it was sleeping with Buffy that turned him evil.
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* AwesomeByAnalysis: Spike deduces, from subtle hints how Willow and Tara act around each other, that they're a couple, and immediately figures out what to say to spark maximum discomfort and discord between them and the rest of the gang.
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* BluntYes:
-->'''Buffy''': Are you drunk?!
-->'''Giles''': I should think so, yes.
-->'''Buffy''': Are you drunk?!
-->'''Giles''': I should think so, yes.
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* HeelRealization: A downplayed case; when Angel apologises to Buffy for how they left things the last time they saw each other, Buffy acknowledges that it wasn't entirely his fault, and that she had no right to barge back into his life and throw her weight around making moral judgements.
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* HeelRealization: A downplayed case; when When Angel apologises to Buffy for how they left things the last time they saw each other, Buffy acknowledges that it wasn't entirely his fault, and that she had no right to barge back into his life and throw her weight around making moral judgements.judgements (particularly given that her own motives were less than pure to begin with).
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* HeelRealization: A downplayed case; when Angel apologises to Buffy for how they left things the last time they saw each other, Buffy acknowledges that it wasn't entirely his fault, and that she had no right to barge back into his life and throw her weight around making moral judgements.
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* TheDogBitesBack: A more subtle example; after a season of being treated like a neutered ButtMonkey by the Scooby Gang, Spike gets his revenge by exploiting the tensions that have arisen between all of them throughout the season to drive a wedge between them.
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** Angel tears up a four man Initiative patrol, then Riley Finn, despite being tasered--which merely forces him into GameFace, turning the mostly even fight into a CurbStompBattle.
** Adam absorbs several kicks from Buffy and a taser blast from Forrest... and thanks him.
** Angel tears up a four man Initiative patrol, then Riley Finn, despite being tasered--which merely forces him into GameFace, turning the mostly even fight into a CurbStompBattle.
** Adam absorbs several kicks from Buffy and a taser blast from Forrest... and thanks him.
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* WhatWereYouThinking: Buffy to Angel, regarding why he came back after how they left things in LA. Angel's response is that he's JustTryingToHelp.
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* WhatWereYouThinking: Buffy to Angel, regarding why he came back after how they left things in LA. Angel's response is that he's JustTryingToHelp.
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* YourDoorWasOpen. [[RunningGag Again.]]
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* YourDoorWasOpen. YourDoorWasOpen: [[RunningGag Again.]]
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'''Angel:''' [[JustTryingToHelp I was trying to make things better.]]\\\\
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* PopCulturedBadass: Adam likes the [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] song "Helter Skelter". Spike responds dryly, "What as surprise," as that means he shares musical taste with UsefulNotes/CharlesManson, another charismatic figure who hoped to start an apocalyptic race war.
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* PopCulturedBadass: Adam likes the [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] song "Helter Skelter". Spike responds dryly, "What as a surprise," as that means he shares musical taste with UsefulNotes/CharlesManson, another charismatic figure who hoped to start an apocalyptic race war.
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Colonel McNamara talks with Mr. Ward about plans for The Initiative, getting Riley back and dealing with Buffy. Spike tells Adam that Buffy is going to be a difficult challenge to defeat and he shouldn't underestimate her. Spike talks about killing two Slayers and not being able to kill Buffy, especially because of the chip now in his head. The two plan to separate Buffy from her friends.
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Colonel McNamara [=McNamara=] talks with Mr. Ward about plans for The Initiative, getting Riley back and dealing with Buffy. Spike tells Adam that Buffy is going to be a difficult challenge to defeat and he shouldn't underestimate her. Spike talks about killing two Slayers and not being able to kill Buffy, especially because of the chip now in his head. The two plan to separate Buffy from her friends.
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Spike sides with Adam and uses a "Divide & Conquer" strategy on the Scoobies. Angel drops by to apologize to Buffy, only to get into a fight with Riley.
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Colonel McNamara talks with Mr. Ward about plans for The Initiative, getting Riley back and dealing with Buffy. Spike sides tells Adam that Buffy is going to be a difficult challenge to defeat and he shouldn't underestimate her. Spike talks about killing two Slayers and not being able to kill Buffy, especially because of the chip now in his head. The two plan to separate Buffy from her friends.
Still upset about Angel, Buffy returns from L.A. to her empty dorm room. Xander brings Riley some rather colorful clothes to wear, and they talk about their mutual distaste for Angel. Not realizing that he didn't know, Xander accidentally tells Riley about how pure happiness with Buffy is the trigger that removed Angel's curse.
Giles is singing Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird", when Spike surprises him by showing up in his apartment. Spike talks with Giles about files inside The Initiative that he might be able to get for a very large price. Spike tells Giles that Buffy doesn't respect her former Watcher anymore, and that upsets Giles.
Willow and Tara play with their new kitten while planning their class schedule for next year. They also talk about future housing plans, but Willow hasn't talked with Buffy yet and isn't sure what she wants to do now that things have changed so much.
Riley goes to Buffy in the funny clown pants Xander gave him to wear. Using a radio, he's tapped into The Initiative and is making sure he's aware of everything going on with the operation. She mentions that Angel upset her, but she doesn't want to talk about it and Riley leaves. Xander and Anya bring Spike fatigues to wear and among them is a gun, which Spike is amused to find and is apparently ready to shoot Xander only for the chip to go off as soon as he aims it. Xander is amused that Spike can't even aim weapons anymore, especially considering the gun is fake. Recovering, Spike continues to tear apart the Scooby Gang by making Xander feel unwanted by convincing him that the rest of the gang doesn't feel he's useful.
Buffy goes patrolling and runs into Forrest, who is also looking for Adam. They argue as they go into a cave and find Adam. The three of them fight, Adam skewers Forrest anduses Buffy makes a "Divide & Conquer" strategy run for it. Limping, she falls and slides down a hill, hitting her head on a rock. Pretending to have sneaked into The Initiative and retrieved some disks with information, Spike charges into Giles' place. Giles continues to get drunk while Willow tries to decrypt the disks. Spike notices Willow and Tara's behaviour towards each other and, realizing they're in a relationship, decides to use it and talks to Willow about her new 'Wicca' interests and how Buffy and Xander don't seem to support it. Willow thinks that means that their friends aren't accepting their romantic relationship.
Riley hears that there is trouble on theScoobies. streets through his radio and goes to check it out. He finds that it is Angel drops fighting off the commandos, and Riley refuses to let Angel go see Buffy. The two have a brutal fight, of which Angel is clearly the victor. Since the fight is personal for both combatants, no punches are pulled. Angel, who normally refrains from using his superior physical strength against a human and still stinging from Buffy's recent comments in LA, holds nothing back in the fight. Similarly, Riley, having just learned what makes Angel lose his soul, uses every weapon (literally) on him. During the fight, Riley uses his tazer, a bottle, and his baton on Angel.
The fight violently ends when Riley, having momentarily stunned Angel with his taser, is lifted by Angel and thrown into several trash cans. Angel then picks him up again and throws him once again into the side of a building. Finally, both run off when a military truck comes down the street. Buffy returns toapologize her dorm room and Angel shows up. As Angel tries to talk to Buffy, Riley barges in and points a gun at Angel. Angel taunts Riley and the two come to blows again. Buffy separates them and wants to talk to Angel alone. Riley refuses to leave the room, so Buffy and Angel depart to the hallway, though not before Angel taunts Riley with a superior smirk.
Buffy goes off on Angel and then they laugh when Angel confesses he came to make up. Angel admits that he had no right to talk to Buffy like he had before, and explains that he had been attacked by the Initiative soldiers and Riley only waded into the middle of it and immediately accused him. Accepting, Buffy also admits that Angel was not entirely wrong; the two are no longer a part of the other's worlds, and she had no right toget barge in on his. Having concluded his business, Angel leaves, stating that he doesn't like Riley, and Buffy thanks him, amused and grateful towards his jealousy.
Spike reports back to Adam, happy to have split up the Scooby Gang. Riley is worried that Buffy has reunited with Angel, and confesses that he already knows about how Angel can lose his soul, which set him off. They profess their love to each other and then Buffy brings him bad news. She tells him that Forrest is dead and he leaves quickly.
Everyone meets at Giles's house, and Buffy intends to go back to the cave believing that Adam wouldn't have been there for no reason. As Giles gets more drunk and more bitter about the fact that Buffy doesn't need him anymore, Buffy declares she's going to the cave alone. Both Willow and Xander (with Spike's words ringing in their minds) take exception at this; Xander believing that Buffy only needs him around for menial takes and accuses her of this. Buffy defends herself, and gets angry at Xander for telling Riley the full details about her relationship with Angel. Tara and Anya, feeling very uncomfortable as the quarrel quickly descends into afight huge argument, sneak into the bathroom and hide. Soon personal feelings start to come up, as Willow makes her dislike of Xander and Anya's relationship vocal (particularly, the fact she and Xander are hardly apart) and accuses Buffy of not taking her seriously and being uneasy with Riley.
her since discovering Tara was her girlfriend. Xander begins to argue that Buffy and Willow forgot about him when they went off to college... Then realizes what Willow has just said and is shocked (with a "bloody hell" coming from Giles who has gone upstairs).
By now, Buffy has had enough of her supposed friends attacking her, and angrily asks how they could possibly help her? Xander and Willow are stunned into silence by these hurtful words, and Buffy declares she's on her own and can see why the prophecies never mention a Chosen One having friends. As she leaves, she tells everyone she's going to someone she can count on.
In Adam's lair, Riley shows up as an expected guest.
Still upset about Angel, Buffy returns from L.A. to her empty dorm room. Xander brings Riley some rather colorful clothes to wear, and they talk about their mutual distaste for Angel. Not realizing that he didn't know, Xander accidentally tells Riley about how pure happiness with Buffy is the trigger that removed Angel's curse.
Giles is singing Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird", when Spike surprises him by showing up in his apartment. Spike talks with Giles about files inside The Initiative that he might be able to get for a very large price. Spike tells Giles that Buffy doesn't respect her former Watcher anymore, and that upsets Giles.
Willow and Tara play with their new kitten while planning their class schedule for next year. They also talk about future housing plans, but Willow hasn't talked with Buffy yet and isn't sure what she wants to do now that things have changed so much.
Riley goes to Buffy in the funny clown pants Xander gave him to wear. Using a radio, he's tapped into The Initiative and is making sure he's aware of everything going on with the operation. She mentions that Angel upset her, but she doesn't want to talk about it and Riley leaves. Xander and Anya bring Spike fatigues to wear and among them is a gun, which Spike is amused to find and is apparently ready to shoot Xander only for the chip to go off as soon as he aims it. Xander is amused that Spike can't even aim weapons anymore, especially considering the gun is fake. Recovering, Spike continues to tear apart the Scooby Gang by making Xander feel unwanted by convincing him that the rest of the gang doesn't feel he's useful.
Buffy goes patrolling and runs into Forrest, who is also looking for Adam. They argue as they go into a cave and find Adam. The three of them fight, Adam skewers Forrest and
Riley hears that there is trouble on the
The fight violently ends when Riley, having momentarily stunned Angel with his taser, is lifted by Angel and thrown into several trash cans. Angel then picks him up again and throws him once again into the side of a building. Finally, both run off when a military truck comes down the street. Buffy returns to
Buffy goes off on Angel and then they laugh when Angel confesses he came to make up. Angel admits that he had no right to talk to Buffy like he had before, and explains that he had been attacked by the Initiative soldiers and Riley only waded into the middle of it and immediately accused him. Accepting, Buffy also admits that Angel was not entirely wrong; the two are no longer a part of the other's worlds, and she had no right to
Spike reports back to Adam, happy to have split up the Scooby Gang. Riley is worried that Buffy has reunited with Angel, and confesses that he already knows about how Angel can lose his soul, which set him off. They profess their love to each other and then Buffy brings him bad news. She tells him that Forrest is dead and he leaves quickly.
Everyone meets at Giles's house, and Buffy intends to go back to the cave believing that Adam wouldn't have been there for no reason. As Giles gets more drunk and more bitter about the fact that Buffy doesn't need him anymore, Buffy declares she's going to the cave alone. Both Willow and Xander (with Spike's words ringing in their minds) take exception at this; Xander believing that Buffy only needs him around for menial takes and accuses her of this. Buffy defends herself, and gets angry at Xander for telling Riley the full details about her relationship with Angel. Tara and Anya, feeling very uncomfortable as the quarrel quickly descends into a
By now, Buffy has had enough of her supposed friends attacking her, and angrily asks how they could possibly help her? Xander and Willow are stunned into silence by these hurtful words, and Buffy declares she's on her own and can see why the prophecies never mention a Chosen One having friends. As she leaves, she tells everyone she's going to someone she can count on.
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-->'''Willow:''' And besides, when is there any "us two?" two"? You two are the two who are the two!
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