History Recap / BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E11Gone

* IncrediblyLamePun / GagEcho: "I told you -- stop trying to see me."

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: SarahMichelleGellar had requested her hair be cut shorter.

* PerplexingPlurals: "We are your arch-nemesises...ses."

* MistakenForGay

-->'''Buffy''': [[BuffySpeak Oh! Oh, it's not a, a gay thing, you know, I mean, well... she's gay, but, but we don't ... gay.]] NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat.

** The last time Buffy had short hair was she came back from her summer vacation in "When She Was Bad". On that occasion she was also feeling bad about herself due to unresolved trauma after coming BackFromTheDead.

* BlatantLies: Spike turns up at Buffy's house because he's "taking a stroll" -- in daylight. Buffy says she doesn't know where Spike's lighter is -- it's actually in the pocket of her jeans. Xander catches Spike doing 'naked push-ups' in bed. There's also a BrickJoke from S5 when Spike tried to hide his {{Stalker with a Crush}} obsession with a LameComeback; "I never liked you anyway, and you have stupid hair." Now we see that's not true as Spike gushes over Buffy's [[HairOfGold goldilocks]] (Buffy responds by getting a bobcut).

* AccidentalPervert: Xander cops a feel of Buffy's invisible breasts.

* PowerPerversionPotential: The Trio plan to use their invisible ray to spy on a bikini wax. When Buffy turns invisible, she sneaks into Spike's crypt, throws him against the wall and rips off his shirt before announcing who she is.

* IdiotBall: Xander completely buys Spike's story about doing nude push-ups in bed, despite Buffy audibly squealing as he demonstrates. Maybe it could work if he didn't know Buffy was invisible, but since he does, it just comes off as him being as much in denial as a random Sunnydale citizen.

** The last time Buffy had short hair was she came back from her summer vacation in "When She Was Bad". On that occasion she was also feeling back about herself due to unresolved trauma after coming BackFromTheDead.

* ShoutOut: To ''TheShining''. "All work and no play make Doris a dull girl."

-->'''Spike:''' I love this hair; the way it flips around when you-- (Buffy goes to hit him with a spatula; he grabs her wrist) Ah-ah-ah! This flapjack's not ready to be flipped.

* InterruptedIntimacy: Xander does this twice -- and fails to realise what's happening both times.

* BadassAdorable / RunningGag: The female Scoobies all love Buffy's new haircut.

* InvisibleJerkass: Buffy plays practical jokes on random people, makes a social worker who was only doing her job look insane, and acts irresponsible to an extent that even Spike calls her on it.

* FailedAttemptAtDrama: Invisible Warren warns Invisible Buffy that his men are all around her. Willow butts in that she thinks there's only three of them.
-->'''Invisible Warren:''' More than enough to cause some serious carnage, right guys? ... Guys? ''Guys!'' (pan to a video game that's apparently playing itself)\\
'''Invisible Jonathan:''' Kick! Use the kick!\\
'''Invisible Andrew:''' I tried that, he keeps blocking it with his drunken monkey fist!\\
'''Invisible Buffy:''' Ooh, scary video carnage.
* FantasticDrug: Candles are like bongs to a witch. And to think we thought Willow and Tara were just having rampant lesbian sex during their spellcasting sessions.
* FlashbackEcho: Buffy finds Spike's lighter behind the sofa and has an instant flashback to having sex with him.
* {{Foreshadowing}}
** Ms Kroger questions whether an 'unemployed' young woman can properly support Dawn. Buffy will get a job in the next episode.
** Warren makes his first attempt to kill Buffy. It won't be the last.
* FriendlyTickleTorture: Invisible Buffy tickles Spike and gnaws on his earlobe while he's talking to Xander. As Xander has already walked in on him doing '[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar naked pushups]]' in bed, Spike twitching and giggling for no apparent reason convinces Xander that Spike [[YouNeedToGetLaid needs to get a girlfriend pronto]].

* RememberTheNewGuy: Spoofed -- As Willow turns the Trio visible again, Buffy is surprised to see Jonathan, Warren, and... "Who are you?" Andrew says he's the guy who sent the flying monkeys to attack the school play. [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall As that episode never happened Buffy and Willow still don't remember him]] until they're told he's Tucker Well's brother.

* WhatTheHelloHero: Dawn gives Buffy the cold shoulder, given that Buffy's lack of supervision is as much at fault for her broken arm as Willow's addiction.

** Also Buffy gasping when Spike puts his (off-camera) hand down the front of her jeans.

** Willow asks where Buffy is. Cut to Spike in his crypt, about to be pounced on by an invisible Buffy.

* CallBack: References to [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS1E11OutOfMindOutOfSight Marcie the invisible girl]], and Buffy whistling the "Going Through the Motions" song from the MusicalEpisode.

* BlatantLies: Spike turns up at Buffy's house because he's "taking a stroll" -- in daylight. Buffy says she doesn't know where Spike's lighter is -- it's actually in the pocket of her jeans. Xander catches Spike doing 'naked push-ups' in bed. There's also a BrickJoke from S5 when Spike tried to hide his {{Stalker with a Crush}} obsession with a LameComeback; "I never liked you anyway, and you have stupid hair." Now we see that's not true as Spike gushes over Buffy's long locks (Buffy responds by getting a bobcut).

* ImportantHaircut: After Spike gushes over her golden locks, Buffy tries to regain some control of her life by cutting her hair -- SmashCut to Buffy in a hair salon because she made a mess of things. Also subverted in that her new look marks no change in her life or behaviour -- she quickly ends up in Spike's arms for round two, and her life continues to suck.