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** Anya claims to have snuck into Spike's room to have sex with him, then gets into the role so much she's disappointed when Spike turns her down. "Soulless!Spike would have had me upside down and halfway to Happyland by now."

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** Anya claims to have snuck into Spike's room to have sex with him, then gets into the role so much she's disappointed when Spike turns her down. "Soulless!Spike would have had me upside down and halfway to Happyland by now.""
* VillainsNeverLie: Discussed.
-->'''Anya:''' I used to tell the truth all the time when I was evil.
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* SunnydaleSyndrome: For the first time we see it in action -- Spike is fighting the female vampire on the catwalk, while Aimee Bell plays for the crowd down below. Spike stakes the vampire and throws her into the crowd where she explodes in a cloud of dust. There's StunnedSilence from a dance-floorful of onlookers for a moment, then Aimee Bell just takes up singing where she left off. Later Aimee is seen walking out of the Bronze griping, "I hate playing vampire towns."

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* SunnydaleSyndrome: For the first time we see it in action -- Spike is fighting the female vampire on the catwalk, while Aimee Bell Mann plays for the crowd down below. Spike stakes the vampire and throws her into the crowd where she explodes in a cloud of dust. There's StunnedSilence from a dance-floorful of onlookers for a moment, then Aimee Bell Mann just takes up singing where she left off. Later Aimee is seen walking out of the Bronze griping, "I hate playing vampire towns."
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* GeographicFlexibility: Sunnydale now has more nightclubs than just the Bronze (and a lot more extras than we've ever seen before).

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* GeographicFlexibility: Sunnydale now has more nightclubs than just the Bronze (and a lot more extras than we've ever seen before).outside of a campus).
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* DoubleVision: Ensouled!Spike vs. First!William the Bloody.
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->''"There's something playing with us. All of us."''


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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: The girl Spike takes into the alley certainly does.
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* VampiresAreSexGods: Or maybe Billy Idol lookalike's are -- either way Sallow-but-Sexy!Spike has no trouble getting a different girl to walk off with him every night.

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* VampiresAreSexGods: Or maybe Billy Idol lookalike's are -- either way Sallow-but-Sexy!Spike has no trouble getting a different girl to walk off with him every night.night.
** Anya claims to have snuck into Spike's room to have sex with him, then gets into the role so much she's disappointed when Spike turns her down. "Soulless!Spike would have had me upside down and halfway to Happyland by now."

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* DreamMelody

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* DreamMelodyDreamMelody / TriggerPhrase: The English folk song "Early One Morning".



* GreenEyedMonster: Spike accuses Buffy of this when she gets on his case about going out at night and chatting up women.

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* GreenEyedMonster: Spike accuses Buffy of this when she gets on his case about going out at night and chatting up women. The HeIsNotMyBoyfriend scene implies he might not be entirely wrong.



** In "Selfless" Spike told Fantasy!Buffy that he could never ask for her help. Here he does ask Buffy for help, and gets it.

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** In "Selfless" Spike told Fantasy!Buffy that he could never ask for her help. Here he does ask asks the real Buffy for help, and gets it.



* ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful: Buffy walks to the head of the line to talk to the nightclub bouncer, who tells her she can go right in. TruthInTelevision though, as any nightclub would encourage attractive single women to visit, in order to bring in the guys.
* SheatheYourSword: When Spike starts talking to an invisible presence in the basement, Buffy tosses aside her stake, realising the BigBad is behind it all.

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* ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful: Buffy walks to the head of the line to talk to the nightclub bouncer, who tells her she can go right in. TruthInTelevision though, as any nightclub would will encourage attractive single women to visit, enter, in order to bring in the guys.
* SheatheYourSword: When Spike starts talking to an invisible presence in the basement, basement (the First in Spike's form), Buffy tosses aside her stake, realising the BigBad is behind it all.



* TriggerPhrase: The English folk song "Early One Morning"
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* BaitAndSwitch: Buffy appears to interrupt Spike's business with the girl in the alley. [[spoiler:It turns out to be the First in Buffy's form, inciting Spike to attack the girl.]]

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* BaitAndSwitch: Buffy appears to interrupt Spike's business with the girl in the alley. [[spoiler:It turns out to be the First in Buffy's form, inciting Spike to attack the girl.her.]]
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* ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful: Buffy walks to the head of the line to talk to the nightclub bouncer, who tells her she can go right in. TruthInTelevision though, as any nightclub would encourage attractive single women to visit, in order to bring in the guys.
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* CelebrityStar: Aimee Mann
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* PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou
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* SunnydaleSyndrome: For the first time we see it in action -- Spike is fighting the female vampire on the catwalk, while Aimee Bell plays for the crowd down below. Spike stakes the vampire and throws her into the crowd, where she explodes in a cloud of dust. There's StunnedSilence from a dance-floorful of onlookers for a moment, then Aimee Bell just takes up singing where she left off. Later Aimee is seen walking out of the Bronze griping, "I hate playing vampire towns."

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* SunnydaleSyndrome: For the first time we see it in action -- Spike is fighting the female vampire on the catwalk, while Aimee Bell plays for the crowd down below. Spike stakes the vampire and throws her into the crowd, crowd where she explodes in a cloud of dust. There's StunnedSilence from a dance-floorful of onlookers for a moment, then Aimee Bell just takes up singing where she left off. Later Aimee is seen walking out of the Bronze griping, "I hate playing vampire towns."

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-->'''Spike:''' As daft a notion as "Soulful Spike the Killer" is, it is nothing compared to the idea that another girl could mean anything to me. This chip, they did to me. I couldn't help it. But the soul, I got on my own, for you. So, yeah. I go and pass the time... with someone. But that's all it is is time, 'cause -- God, help me, Buffy -- it's still all about you.



-->'''Spike:''' (in "Sleeper") So, yeah. I go and pass the time...with someone. But that's all it is is time, 'cause—God, help me, Buffy -- it's still all about you.
** In "Selfless" Spike told Fantasy!Buffy that he could never ask for her help. Here he does ask Buffy for help.

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-->'''Spike:''' (in "Sleeper") So, yeah. I go and pass the time...with someone. But that's all it is is time, 'cause—God, God, help me, Buffy -- it's still all about you.
** In "Selfless" Spike told Fantasy!Buffy that he could never ask for her help. Here he does ask Buffy for help.help, and gets it.



* SunnydaleSyndrome: For the first time we see it in action.

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* SunnydaleSyndrome: For the first time we see it in action. action -- Spike is fighting the female vampire on the catwalk, while Aimee Bell plays for the crowd down below. Spike stakes the vampire and throws her into the crowd, where she explodes in a cloud of dust. There's StunnedSilence from a dance-floorful of onlookers for a moment, then Aimee Bell just takes up singing where she left off. Later Aimee is seen walking out of the Bronze griping, "I hate playing vampire towns."

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* AnAxeToGrind: The Bringer sneaking up behind Giles. His axe has AudibleSharpness even though it's just swinging through air.

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* AnAxeToGrind: The Bringer sneaking up behind Giles.Bringer. His axe has AudibleSharpness even though it's just swinging through air.



* BaitAndSwitch: Buffy appears to interrupt Spike's business with the girl in the alley. [[spoiler:It turns out to be the First inciting Spike to attack her.]]

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* BaitAndSwitch: Buffy appears to interrupt Spike's business with the girl in the alley. [[spoiler:It turns out to be the First in Buffy's form, inciting Spike to attack her.the girl.]]



** Anya later tries to pass off her stake this way, after claiming she's snuck into Spike's bedroom to have sex with him.

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** Anya later tries to pass off her stake this way, after After claiming she's snuck into Spike's bedroom to have sex with him.him, Anya tries to pass off her stake this way.



* {{Cliffhanger}} / SmashCut

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* {{Cliffhanger}} / SmashCutSmashCut: [[spoiler:The episode ends on a Bringer sneaking up behind Giles and swinging an axe at his neck.]]



* {{Foreshadowing}}: The mysterious hooded assassins are shown to be targeting Watchers and their potential Slayers-in-training. Giles is tasked by a dying Robson with gathering the Potentials. Buffy takes Spike into her home.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The mysterious hooded assassins are shown to be targeting Watchers and their potential Slayers-in-training. Giles is tasked by a dying Robson with gathering the these Potentials. Buffy takes Spike into her home.home, marking the beginning of their season-long reconciliation and healing.



* GlassesPull: Giles does the Glasses Pull of Grief on finding Robson. HesBack!

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* GlassesPull: Giles does the Glasses Pull of Grief on finding Robson. HesBack!



-->'''Buffy:''' (lower lip quivers, then...) No, I-I just... I need to find him, as soon as possible.

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-->'''Buffy:''' (lower lip quivers, then...) quivers) No, I-I just... I need to find him, as soon as possible.



* InadvertentEntranceCue: And the Oscar goes to...

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* InadvertentEntranceCue: And Xander suggests that Spike might be faking the whole having-a-soul thing. Buffy says that if he's faking the Oscar goes to...cue awkward silence as Spike walks through the door.



** In "Selfless" Spike told Fantasy!Buffy that he could never ask for her help. Here he does ask Buffy for help, marking the beginning of their long reconciliation and healing.
* OhCrap / RiseFromYourGrave

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** In "Selfless" Spike told Fantasy!Buffy that he could never ask for her help. Here he does ask Buffy for help, marking the beginning of their long reconciliation and healing.
help.
* OhCrap / RiseFromYourGraveRiseFromYourGrave: Buffy is struggling with a vamped-out Spike when the bodies he buried start bursting out of the ground as vampires.



* ShirtlessScene: Bedroom!Spike; in fact the bedsheet is [[EatingTheEyeCandy barely above the groin at one stage]].

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* ShirtlessScene: Bedroom!Spike; in fact the bedsheet is [[EatingTheEyeCandy [[FemaleGaze barely above the groin at one stage]].



* VampiresAreSexGods: Or maybe Billy Idol lookalike's are; either way Sallow-but-Sexy!Spike has no trouble getting a different girl to walk off with him every night.

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* VampiresAreSexGods: Or maybe Billy Idol lookalike's are; are -- either way Sallow-but-Sexy!Spike has no trouble getting a different girl to walk off with him every night.

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* SlipIntoSomethingMoreComfortable / GameFace

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* SlipIntoSomethingMoreComfortable / GameFaceSlipIntoSomethingMoreComfortable: A woman starts hitting on Spike at the Bronze, despite his strong non-verbal signals that he's not interested. She says, "Maybe I'd better slip into something more comfortable" and morphs into GameFace.
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* GreenEyedMonster: Spike acccuses Buffy of this when she gets on his case about going out at night and chatting up women.

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* GreenEyedMonster: Spike acccuses accuses Buffy of this when she gets on his case about going out at night and chatting up women.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The mysterious hooded assassins are shown to be targeting Watcher's and their potential Slayers-in-training. Giles is tasked by a dying Robson with gathering the Potentials. Buffy takes Spike into her home.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The mysterious hooded assassins are shown to be targeting Watcher's Watchers and their potential Slayers-in-training. Giles is tasked by a dying Robson with gathering the Potentials. Buffy takes Spike into her home.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The mysterious hooded assassins are shown to be targeting the Watcher's Council. Giles is tasked by a dying Robson with gathering the Potentials. Buffy takes Spike into her home.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The mysterious hooded assassins are shown to be targeting the Watcher's Council. and their potential Slayers-in-training. Giles is tasked by a dying Robson with gathering the Potentials. Buffy takes Spike into her home.



* GetItOverWith

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* GetItOverWithGetItOverWith: After realising that he's started killing again, Spike tells Buffy to stake him and make it quick.



* GreenEyedMonster: Spike accuses Buffy of this -- he strikes a nerve.

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* GreenEyedMonster: Spike accuses acccuses Buffy of this -- he strikes a nerve.when she gets on his case about going out at night and chatting up women.



* InTheBack

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* InTheBackInTheBack: Robson



* ShirtlessScene: Bedroom!Spike; in fact the bedsheet is barely above the groin at one stage.

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* ShirtlessScene: Bedroom!Spike; in fact the bedsheet is [[EatingTheEyeCandy barely above the groin at one stage.stage]].

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* InadvertentEntranceCue

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* InadvertentEntranceCueInadvertentEntranceCue: And the Oscar goes to...
* InTheBack

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* BuffySpeak: Xander says that Spike is a creature of the night, so "he's probably out creaturing."
* CallBack: In "Selfless" Spike told Fantasy!Buffy that he could never ask for her help. Here he does ask Buffy for help.

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* BuffySpeak: Xander says that Spike is a creature of the night, so "he's probably he's "probably out creaturing."
* CallBack: In "Selfless" Spike told Fantasy!Buffy that he could never ask for her help. Here he does ask Buffy for help.
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** In "Selfless" Spike told Fantasy!Buffy that he could never ask for her help. Here he does ask Buffy for help, marking the beginning of their long reconciliation and healing.
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* VampiresAreSexGods: Or maybe Billy Idol lookalike's are; either way Sallow-But-Sexy!Spike has no trouble getting a different girl to walk off with him every night.

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* VampiresAreSexGods: Or maybe Billy Idol lookalike's are; either way Sallow-But-Sexy!Spike Sallow-but-Sexy!Spike has no trouble getting a different girl to walk off with him every night.
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* VampiresAreSexGods: Or maybe Billy Idol lookalike's are. Either way Sallow-But-Sexy!Spike has no trouble getting a different girl to walk off with him every night.

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* VampiresAreSexGods: Or maybe Billy Idol lookalike's are. Either are; either way Sallow-But-Sexy!Spike has no trouble getting a different girl to walk off with him every night.
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* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: "Pavlov's Bell" in an episode involving conditioned response.

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* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: Aimee Mann singing "Pavlov's Bell" in an episode involving conditioned response.Pavlovian conditioning.
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* DreamMelody
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** The significance of

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** The significance of "Early One Morning" as Spike's TriggerPhrase will be shown in "Lies My Parents Told Me".

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* ContinuityNod: In "Fool for Love" when Spike tells Buffy his BackStory, he's seen in a flashback to 1977 in a hairstyle and attire similar to Billy Idol, several years before Idol's fame.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: The mysterious hooded assassins are shown to be targeting the Watcher's Council. Giles is tasked by a dying Robson with gathering the Potentials.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The mysterious hooded assassins are shown to be targeting the Watcher's Council. Giles is tasked by a dying Robson with gathering the Potentials. Buffy takes Spike into her home.
** The significance of
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* AnswerCut: Buffy asking who can watch Spike while Xander is out to Anya complaining about having been roped in to do so.

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* AnswerCut: Buffy asking who can watch Spike while Xander is out out, to Anya complaining about having been roped in to do so.

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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial

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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenialSuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Spike catches Anya snooping through his room while trying to find proof that Spike has been killing people. Anya tries to cover up by seducing him.
-->Why else would I be here? I mean, it's not like I'm snooping around looking for proof that you're some sort of wacked-out serial killer.
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* ShirtlessScene: Bedroom!Spike

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* ShirtlessScene: Bedroom!SpikeBedroom!Spike; in fact the bedsheet is barely above the groin at one stage.
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* DoubleEntendre: When Anya objects to being left alone with Spike, Xander mutters that she didn't mind being alone with him before.

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* DoubleEntendre: When Anya objects to being left alone with Spike, Xander mutters that she didn't mind [[SexForSolace being alone with him before.before]].

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