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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The famous 'performance anxiety' scene.
** This also develops into a {{CMoF}} when Willow plays along, comforting Spike, inviting him to "try again in half an hour" and assuring him she isn't any less terrified. [[spoiler:And then hitting him with the lamp.]]
* {{Does Not Know Her Own Strength}}: Buffy snaps the handle off a yoghurt machine.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The famous 'performance anxiety' scene.
** This also develops into a {{CMoF}} when
scene. Willow plays along, comforting Spike, inviting him to "try again in half an hour" and assuring him she isn't any less terrified. [[spoiler:And then hitting him with the lamp.]]
* {{Does Not Know Her Own Strength}}: DoesNotKnowHerOwnStrength: Buffy snaps the handle off a yoghurt machine.



* {{Gory Discretion Shot}}: The sliding door drops a moment before an Initiative mook stakes the vampire escaping with Spike.

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* {{Gory Discretion Shot}}: GoryDiscretionShot: The sliding door drops a moment before an Initiative mook stakes the vampire escaping with Spike.



* {{If You Ever Do Anything To Hurt Her}}: [[BewareTheNiceOnes Willow]] re: Riley putting the moves on Buffy.

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* {{If You Ever Do Anything To Hurt Her}}: IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: [[BewareTheNiceOnes Willow]] re: Riley putting the moves on Buffy.



* YouAreNumberSix: Spike is Hostile 17.

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* YouAreNumberSix: Spike is Hostile 17.17.
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* LoveEpiphany: Riley doesn't realise he fancies Buffy until he [[AssholeVictim punches Parker]] for making a crude remark about her. His friends tell him [[EveryoneCanSeeIt that they've always known]].



* ObliviousToLove: Riley doesn't realise he fancies Buffy until he punches Parker for making a crude remark about her. His friends tell him [[EveryoneCanSeeIt that they've always known]].
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** This also develops into a {{CMoF}} when Willow plays along, comforting Spike, inviting him to "try again in half an hour" and assuring him she isn't any less terrified. [[spoiler:And then hitting him with the lamp.]]
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* CatFight: [[NonActionGuy Xander]] comes across [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Vampire]] [[DumbBlonde Harmony]] and, after initial threats start fighting with a bitchslap and continuing into shin kicking, name calling, and hair pulling. It finally ends in a stalemate and an [[LetUsNeverSpeakofThisAgain agreement never to mention it to anyone]].

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* CatFight: [[NonActionGuy Xander]] comes across [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Vampire]] [[DumbBlonde Harmony]] and, after initial boastful threats start fighting fighting...with a bitchslap and continuing into shin kicking, name calling, and hair pulling. It finally ends in a stalemate and an [[LetUsNeverSpeakofThisAgain agreement never to mention it to anyone]].

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* CatFight: [[NonActionGuy Xander]] comes across [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Vampire]] [[DumbBlonde Harmony]] and, after initial threats start fighting with a bitchslap and continuing into shin kicking, name calling, and hair pulling. It finally ends in a stalemate and an [[LetUsNeverSpeakofThisAgain agreement never to mention it to anyone]].
-->'''Xander:''' Harmony, it's been great catching up. Really, I'm just gonna pick up the tattered shreds of my dignity and go home.



* {{Let Us Never Speak of This Again}}: Realising they're only embarrassing themselves, Harmony and Xander agree to stop {{Catfight}}ing and go their separate ways.
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* {{Let Us Never Speak of This Again}}: Realising they're only embarrassing themselves, Harmony and Xander agree to give up and go their separate ways.

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* {{Let Us Never Speak of This Again}}: Realising they're only embarrassing themselves, Harmony and Xander agree to give up stop {{Catfight}}ing and go their separate ways.
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* BlessedAreTheCheesemakers: Willow reveals to Riley that Buffy likes cheese, when he eventually gets her to help courting.

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* DescriptionCut
-->'''Spike:''' I don't care how brilliant she (Buffy) is!
-->'''Buffy:''' ''(struggling with a ballpoint)'' Stupid pen.



* GilliganCut
-->'''Spike:''' I don't care how brilliant she (Buffy) is!
-->'''Buffy:''' Stupid pen.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Willow
-->"Keep eye contact. Funny is good, but don't be glib. And remember, if you hurt her, I will beat you to death with a shovel. A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend. Have fun!"


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* {{If You Ever Do Anything To Hurt Her}}: [[BewareTheNiceOnes Willow]] re: Riley putting the moves on Buffy.
-->'''Willow''': Have fun! And remember, if you hurt her, I'll beat you to death with a shovel.
-->'''Riley''': [''pulls questioning face'']
-->'''Willow''': [''matter-of-fact-ly''] A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend.

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* DoesntKnowHerOwnStrength: Buffy snaps the handle off a yoghurt machine.

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* DoesntKnowHerOwnStrength: {{Does Not Know Her Own Strength}}: Buffy snaps the handle off a yoghurt machine.

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* [[VerbThis Contain This!]]



* {{Let Us Never Speak of This Again}}: After realising they're only embarrassing themselves, Harmony and Xander agree to give up and go their separate ways.

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* {{Let Us Never Speak of This Again}}: After realising Realising they're only embarrassing themselves, Harmony and Xander agree to give up and go their separate ways.



* RestrainingBolt

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* RestrainingBoltRestrainingBolt: Spike has a chip in his head that causes him pain if he attacks any living creature.



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* BaitAndSwitch: The Spike attacks Willow scene was deliberately set up to make it appear Willow had been killed.

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* BaitAndSwitch: The Spike 'Spike attacks Willow Willow' scene was deliberately set up to make it appear Willow had been killed.
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* TheReveal: Riley, Forrest and Professor Walsh all work for the Initiative.

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* TheReveal: Riley, Forrest Forrest, Graham and Professor Walsh all work for the Initiative.
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* BaitAndSwitch: The Spike attacks Willow scene was deliberately set up to make it appear Willow had been killed.

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* ElaborateUndergroundBase: With the standard secret elevator.

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* ElaborateUndergroundBase: With the standard secret elevator.elevator and filmed in the real-life former secret govt location, Skunk Works.



* ShoutOut: ''ThePrisoner''

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* ShoutOut: ''ThePrisoner''''ThePrisoner'' (including a large white ball in the huge hanger).
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* CasualKink
-->'''Harmony:''' Let's leave the Slayer alone. She's just going to slap you around. I can do that.
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-->"If you hurt her, I will hit you with a shovel. A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend."

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-->"If -->"Keep eye contact. Funny is good, but don't be glib. And remember, if you hurt her, I will hit beat you to death with a shovel. A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend." Have fun!"
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* {{Gory Discretion Shot}}: The sliding door drops a moment before an Initiative mook stakes the vampire escaping with Spike.
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* RestrainingBolt
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* ShoutOut: ''ThePrisoner''
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* DoesntKnowHerOwnStrength: Buffy snaps the handle off an ice cream machine.

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* DoesntKnowHerOwnStrength: Buffy snaps the handle off an ice cream a yoghurt machine.
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* AntiClimaxCut
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* NotBigEnoughForTheTwoOfUs: Buffy is told that Spike has returned to Sunnydale and fumes, "Doesn't he know this is ''my'' town?"

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* AntiClimaxCut



* TheReveal: Riley and Co work for the Initiative.

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* TheReveal: Riley Riley, Forrest and Co Professor Walsh all work for the Initiative.
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* SmokeOut: An accidental version; Riley shoots a fire extinguisher wielded by Spike, filling the corridor with CO2 gas.

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* SmokeOut: An accidental version; Riley shoots a fire extinguisher wielded by Spike, filling the corridor with CO2 [=CO2=] gas.
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* SoundDissonance: Dramatic music plays during Xander and Harmony's slo-mo slap-fight.

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* SoundDissonance: SoundtrackDissonance: Dramatic music plays during Xander and Harmony's slo-mo slap-fight.

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* IndyHatRoll

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* IndyHatRollIndyHatRoll: Spike escaping from the Initiative.
* {{Let Us Never Speak of This Again}}: After realising they're only embarrassing themselves, Harmony and Xander agree to give up and go their separate ways.



* ObliviousToLove / EveryoneCanSeeIt: Riley doesn't realise he fancies Buffy until he punches Parker for making a crude remark about her. His friends tell him that they've always known.

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* ObliviousToLove / EveryoneCanSeeIt: ObliviousToLove: Riley doesn't realise he fancies Buffy until he punches Parker for making a crude remark about her. His friends tell him [[EveryoneCanSeeIt that they've always known.known]].



* ThisNeverHappened: After realising they're only embarrassing themselves, Harmony and Xander agree to give up and go home.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Willow
-->"If you hurt her, I will hit you with a shovel. A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend."
* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's]] FlarePistol



* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The famous 'performance anxiety' scene.
* DoesntKnowHerOwnStrength: Buffy snaps the handle off an ice cream machine.
* ElaborateUndergroundBase: With the standard secret elevator.
* GilliganCut
-->'''Spike:''' I don't care how brilliant she (Buffy) is!
-->'''Buffy:''' Stupid pen.



* IndyHatRoll



* [[VerbThis Contain This!]]

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* ObliviousToLove / EveryoneCanSeeIt: Riley doesn't realise he fancies Buffy until he punches Parker for making a crude remark about her. His friends tell him that they've always known.
* TheReveal: Riley and Co work for the Initiative.
* SmokeOut: An accidental version; Riley shoots a fire extinguisher wielded by Spike, filling the corridor with CO2 gas.
* SoundDissonance: Dramatic music plays during Xander and Harmony's slo-mo slap-fight.
* ThisNeverHappened: After realising they're only embarrassing themselves, Harmony and Xander agree to give up and go home.
* VampireInvitation: A depressed Willow says, "Come in" without asking who's at the door.
* [[VerbThis Contain This!]]This!]]
* YouAreNumberSix: Spike is Hostile 17.
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* GovernmentConspiracy: The Initiative

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