History Recap / BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E7FoolForLove

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** Similarly, "School Hard" also established Spike had killed two Slayers in the last century before coming to Sunnydale (and one of these slayings was during the Boxer Rebellion). Both confrontations are finally dramatized here (and with the former also revealing Xin Rong was responsible for Spike's distinct eyebrow scar).

* InterplayOfSexAndViolence: Spike has sex with Dru after killing Xin Rong; when Buffy expresses disgust that he "got off on it," Spike replies, "Well, yeah. I suppose you're telling me you don't?" Buffy's lack of a response suggests he's right on the money, as hinted at by Faith in season 3, shown via her BattleCouple relationship with Riley in season 4, and season 6 will go on to show just how much this trope also applies to Buffy with Spike himself.

* OutOfCharacterMoment: When Riley is prowling the cemetery for vampires while Buffy is injured, he brings along Willow, Xander, and Anya, who instead of using their long experience to help him, chatter, crunch on chips loudly, don't take cover, and generally act like stupid muggle amateurs. Even though Willow and Xander at least not only saved the slayer's ass numerous times and dealt with vampires for five years, but actually once ''hunted them without Buffy for an entire summer'', with a 60% success rate. They never had and never would act like that again, and presumably were only played that way to make Riley, who many fans consider TheScrappy, look good. Alternatively, it made Riley look overly militarized, as opposed to the generally more laid-back Scoobies.

* InterplayOfSexAndViolence: Spike has sex with Dru after killing Xin Rong; when Buffy expresses disgust that he "got off on it," Spike replies, "Well, yeah. I suppose you're telling me you don't?" Buffy's lack of a response suggests he's right on the money, and season 6 will go on to show just how much this trope also applies to Buffy.

* ADayInTheLimelight: A good majority of the episode is Spike talking to Buffy about the slayer/vampire relationship and flashbacks of his life story, including how he killed his two Slayers.

* PowerWalk OutOfTheInferno: Spike, Drusilla, Angelus and Darla during the Boxer Rebellion.

* InterplayOfSexAndViolence: Spike has sex with Dru after killing Xin Rong; when Buffy expresses disgust that he "got off on it," Spike replies, "Well, yeah. I suppose you're telling me you don't?]]" Buffy's lack of a response suggests he's right on the money, and season 6 will go on to show just how much this trope also applies to Buffy.

* EmbarrassingNickname: "William the Bloody" actually referred to Spike's bloody awful poetry.

* SimpleStaff: Spike breaks off a pole in the subway train and [[ImprovisedWeapon uses it as a quarterstaff]].

* DoubleEntendre: In the dialogue between Buffy and Spike outside the Bronze, with Spike's desire to 'dance' (fight to the death) also [[FoeYay merging in Spike's mind with a desire to have sex with her]].

* HitMeDammit: "Hit me. Come on. One good swing. [[FoeYay You know you want to.]]"

* CrossOver: In a way, with the ''Series/{{Angel}}'' episode "[[{{Recap/AngelS02E07Darla}} Darla]]," which aired right afteward on the same night and shows some of the same events from the POV of the other members of the Whirlwind.

* CrossOver: With the ''Series/{{Angel}}'' episode "[[{{Recap/AngelS02E07Darla}} Darla]]," which shows events from the POV of the other members of the Whirlwind.

-->'''Darla:''' ''[sing song]'' I think our boys are going to fight!\\
'''Drusilla:''' ''[[[GuyOnGuyIsHot equally excited]]]'' The King of Cups is expecting a picnic, but this is not his birthday!\\

* InterplayOfSexAndViolence: Spike has sex with Dru after killing Xin Rong; when Buffy expresses disgust that he "got off on it," Spike replies, "Well, yeah. [[NotSoDifferent I suppose you're telling me you don't?]]" Buffy's lack of a response suggests he's right on the money, and season 6 will go on to show just how much this trope also applies to Buffy.

** "Death is your art." In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E9TheWish The Wish]]" the Master said, "There are those who say that [[NotSoDifferent death is our art]]."

* VampireBitesSuck / KissOfTheVampire: William reacts with pain to Drusilla's bite, then moans in pleasure as his legs give out beneath him, as Drusilla began masturbating him prior to biting him.

* FatalFlaw: Every Slayer has a death wish.

* DramaticIrony: One of the gentlemen joking about how he would prefer to have railroad spikes shoved through his skull than reading William's poetry, unbeknownst to the fact that torture via that very thing was one of the things Spike was initially known for back in season 2.

* FinalRequest:
-->'''Chinese Slayer:''' ''[subtitles]'' Tell my mother I am sorry.\\
'''Spike:''' Sorry luv, I don't speak Chinese.

* FamousLastWords
-->'''Chinese Slayer:''' ''[subtitles]'' Tell my mother I am sorry.\\
'''Spike:''' Sorry luv, I don't speak Chinese.