Line #91 Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E7Revelations


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4	->'''Buffy:''' How are you?
5	->'''Faith:''' Five by five.
6	->'''Buffy:''' I'll interpret that as good.
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8	Directed by Creator/JamesAContner
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10	Written by Creator/DouglasPetrie & Creator/JaneEspenson
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12	Gwendolyn Post shows up as Faith's new Watcher. She is British, strict, arrogant, and looks down on all the Scoobies and especially Giles. Despite this, Faith starts to like and trust her. She warns that the demon Lagos is in Sunnydale looking for the Glove of Myneghon, a powerful gauntlet which controls lightning.
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14	That night, Xander spies a very much alive Angel and Buffy sharing an ill-timed kiss. Xander snitches to the rest of the Scoobies about Angel's resurrection, and they stage an intervention for Buffy. Xander and Cordelia are firmly against the idea of Angel being back, still scared by the recent memory of Angelus' actions, while Willow (and by association, Oz) are less sure. Giles ultimately comes to Buffy's defense, but in private scolds her for keeping the secret and says that she has no respect for him or his job as a watcher.
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16	Xander then tells Faith about Angel, they agree that she should go to his mansion to kill him, as it's not clear whether or not Angel has his soul. Gwendolyn also shows up at the mansion and knocks Angel's lights out. When Buffy shows up, Post convinces Faith that Buffy and Angel are working together for the greater bad, and the two slayers erupt into a vicious fight.
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18	Gwendolyn Post takes this opportunity to retrieve the glove, revealing her true intentions all along. Buffy cuts off her hand, severing the glove and frying Gwendolyn. The Scoobies are still wary of Angel but trust Buffy's judgment. Buffy goes to Faith's apartment and tries to convince her that she's still on Faith's side. Faith, her face still bruised from Buffy's fist, announces. "I'm on ''my'' side." The Scoobies have just lost a member for good.
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20	!!Tropes
21	* AccidentalKiss:
22	-->'''Cordelia:''' What gives you the right to suck face with your demon lover again?\
23	'''Buffy:''' It was an accident.\
24	'''Xander:''' What, you just tripped and fell on his lips?
25	* AdventureDuo: Synchronised slaying. New Olympic category.
26	* AlmostKiss: Buffy and Angel get a bit too close for comfort [[HandsOnApproach during tai chi]].
27	-->'''Angel:''' What are we doing?
28	-->'''Buffy:''' Training. ''(quietly)'' And almost kissing.
29	* AnArmAndALeg: Buffy hurls a [[GlassWeapon shard of glass]] at Gwendoyln's upper arm, severing it (and the glove) from her body.
30	* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: Giles keeps his weapons in an unlocked cupboard in the book cage used to keep all kinds of demons prisoner.
31	* TheAtoner: Buffy goes out to kill the Lagos demon as "an olive branch for Giles".
32	* AttackHello: Upon arrival at Faith's crib, Gwen is greeted with a raised stake.
33	-->'''Gwendolyn:''' A word of advice? Vampires rarely knock. [[FailedASpotCheck Especially in daylight.]]
34	* AwesomeButImpractical: The Glove of Myneghon is extremely powerful, but it requires the user to [[CallingYourAttacks call their attacks]], fires quite slowly, and can't be removed without killing the user.
35	* BadGuysPlayPool: Following his argument with Buffy, we see Xander still fuming as he plays pool with himself. Faith strolls in, and the pair soon conspire to kill Angel.
36	* BaitAndSwitchComment: Willow is about to confess...that there's a demon coming up behind Buffy.
37	* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted; even with their accelerated healing, Buffy still has a black eye the next day while Faith has a swollen jaw.
38	* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional: The Scoobies think Buffy has lost the plot re Angel.
39	* BenevolentArchitecture: Inverted, to Buffy's chagrin. As it so happens, Gwendolyn dons the glove while standing directly beneath a skylight in Angel's house -- the skylight we've never seen before. This allows Gwen to summon lightning while indoors.
40	* BigWhat: Faith rasps, "What!" when Buffy blocks her attempt to stake Angel.
41	* BillBillJunkBill: Faith when describing her boyfriends: ''"Ronny: deadbeat; Steve: klepto; Kenny: drummer..."''
42	* BlatantLies:
43	** Buffy assures the Scoobies that she was going to tell them about Angel, which directly contradicts what she said to Angel in the previous episode.
44	** When Gwendolyn is revealed to have been expelled as a Watcher, Giles says with regards of the Council that "they swear there was a memo" informing about it. Nobody buys it.
45	%%* BloodlessCarnage
46	* BookDumb: Gwendolyn gives kudos to Faith's "Spartan" accommodations. When asked if she's heard of them, Faith snarks that they were "a buncha guys from Spart?"
47	* BuffySpeak:
48	** A lackadaisical Buffy announcing that she found the "magic mitten thingy." Echoed at the end of the episode, with Cordelia asking to make sure it's been destroyed. "No more glove thingy?"
49	** Willow piping up that she likes Angel again because he saved her "from a horrible flame-y death."
50	* CallBack
51	** Xander promised Angelus in "Killed By Death" that he's going to witness his death, and does his best to ensure this by using a Slayer as his surrogate, as in "Becoming, Part Two".
52	** The Scooby Gang gangs up on Buffy to give her a WhatTheHellHero, as in "Dead Man's Party". As on that occasion, there's more venting than fact-finding and problem solving. Also slightly modified in that unlike in the previous argument, Willow is the ignored voice of reason while Cordelia and Oz are more sharply critical (although Oz is gentle about it).
53	* CannotSpitItOut
54	** At the very end of the episode, Buffy turns to go, and Faith (having second thoughts) calls her name. Buffy hopefully turns around, but Faith, after a pause, says, "Nothing.".
55	** Willow finds herself unable to tell Buffy about her and Xander. She comes close, but they get interrupted by the demon right behind them. After it's killed and Buffy [[SoYouWereSaying asks what she was going to say]], Willow claims it was that she [[InfractionDistraction looked at her SAT booklet five minutes early]].
56	* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Angel's resurrection is revealed to the Scoobies at large.
57	* CaptainObvious: Inverted. Giles, flustered by Gwen's string of insults, asks her opinion on how to stop Lagos. "Well, if it's [[SarcasmMode not too radical a suggestion]]," she smirks, "I thought we might ''kill'' him."
58	* CleanCut: When Buffy hurls a [[GlassWeapon shard of glass]] at Gwendoyln's upper arm to sever it (and the glove) from her body, it does so with little difficulty.
59	* ClingyMacGuffin: The glove is one foreboding mamma-jamma. The opening is lined with teeth that, once worn, automatically clamp down and puncture the wearer's arm.
60	* ConflictKiller: Subverted; the fight against the treacherous Gwendolyn [[FireForgedFriends makes the Scooby Gang work together again]], Angel's help in the battle gives the proof needed of his HeelFaceTurn, and their knowledge of Buffy's history with Angel helps them understand and ultimately forgive her selfish actions. For Faith however, who is secretly insecure and lacks their common history, this episode plants the seeds of distrust that come to fruition in "Consequences".
61	* ConsummateLiar: Gwendolyn plays the role of bona fide Watcher very well, even shaming Giles with her attention to detail. She can tell whoppers on the fly, too: Buffy starts to explain to Faith what's going on, but Gwen interrupts to tell Faith not to trust Buffy because "she's blinded by love." Faith, who had already suspected this, sides with Gwen over her best friend.
62	* ContinuityNod:
63	** Cordelia asks if anyone has noticed anything unusual about Buffy. Xander says not really, what between killing zombies ("Dead Man's Party") and torching sewer monsters ("Band Candy").
64	** Xander's tirade at Buffy for keeping Angel's reemergence secret ends by his dumping Miss Calender's death in her lap ("Passion"). Soon afterward, Giles shames Buffy by recounting [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E22BecomingPart2 his torture]] at Angelus' hands.
65	* ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: Faith, who has a much bigger motive to fight Angel, quickly overpowers him and lays him flat. She raises a stake on high, but out of nowhere, Buffy steps in and blocks it.
66	* CouldSayItBut: Giles uses this to deliver a stinging reprimand: "I won't remind you that the fate of the world often lies with the Slayer. What would be the point? Nor shall I remind you that you've jeopardized the lives of all that you hold dear by harboring a known murderer."
67	* DatingCatwoman: Faith is curious to learn what it's like to "boink the undead", and is hurt by Buffy's reluctance to discuss Angel. In "Consequences" [[spoiler:Faith is able to [[BreakThemByTalking articulate quite well]] the DarkSide of Buffy's attraction for a vampire]].
68	* DeathCryEcho: After Gwendolyn is made toast via lightning, the teeth that clamped the glove down to her arm loudly unlock from her now-severed forearm, letting out a "Yeeeek."
69	* DescriptionCut: Following his dressing-down by Mrs. Post, Giles is geared up and ready to stop looking inept. "Care for a spot of training?" he asks Buffy. Cut to Buffy and Angel practicing tai chi at his house. We can surmise that Buffy isn't taking her duties as seriously as she used to.
70	* DestinationDefenestration: Buffy tackling Faith through a set of french doors. The broken glass [[ChekhovsGun becomes important in a minute]].
71	* DissonantSerenity: Giles sitting on a bench, taking notes and sipping tea while his Slayers fight vamps. What, no Sudoku? However, his blasé pose looks none too impressive when Gwendolyn suddenly shows up. Giles freezes in mid-sip, the styrofoam cup hanging incriminatingly at mouth level.
72	* DistaffCounterpart: Gwendolyn Post to Giles, a female British Watcher.
73	* DistinctionWithoutADifference: Buffy dropping in on the Scoobies and asking whether [[RightBehindMe her love life is the topic of discussion]]. "Well, raised but never discussed", chimes Oz.
74	* DivingSave: Buffy saves Faith, then Angel saves Willow from glove blasts.
75	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Buffy's resuming of her romance with Angel is explicitly played like an addiction; the Scoobies even throw together a [[StagingAnIntervention gathering in the library to talk her out of it]] while Willow insists on the use of "I" statements.
76	* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Faith, perfectly reasonably, is scared of Angel having the Glove of Myneghon, as he was last seen as Angelus. Scared of how many people he might kill she sets out to kill him, leading to the first (but by no means the last) confrontation against Buffy.
77	* DumbAndDrummer: Faith's list of loser ex-boyfriends goes "Ronnie: deadbeat. Steve: klepto. Kenny: [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking drummer]]."
78	* EaglelandOsmosis:
79	-->'''Gwendolyn Post:''' The fact is, there is talk in the council that you have become a bit too... [inhales sharply] [[NoTrueScotsman American]].\
80	'''Buffy:''' ''[[QuintessentialBritishGentleman Him?]]''\
81	'''Giles''': ''[[IAmVeryBritish Me?]]''
82	* EnvironmentalSymbolism:
83	** Not enough seating room at the Bronze. Oz is forced to squeeze in, sandwiching Willow and Xander between their unsuspecting mates.
84	** When Gwendolyn shoots down Giles ''again'', [[HighPressureEmotion a kettle starts whistling.]]
85	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: After the vampire dust settles, Buffy and Faith high-five each other and ask Giles what he thought of their performance. Giles, still lounging on a bench, lowers his coffee cup to respond, but a female voice cuts in: "Sloppy." Oh look, it's our new Watcher.
86	* EvilBrit: Gwendolyn, Faith's new British Watcher, turns out to have been only after the glove.
87	* EvilGloating: Gwen takes a moment to gloat about the power of her new weapon after acquiring it.
88	* EvilMentor: Gwendolyn, Faith's new Watcher, turns out to have been only after the glove.
89	* EvilCounterpart: Gwendolyn Post turns out to be one to Giles when she's revealed to have been actually expelled as a Watcher for misusing dark power and is now only for the glove.
90	* ExactEavesdropping: Xander spots Angel with Buffy at the worse possible time; the fact that [[NotHelpingYourCase she's macking with a vampire who turned evil after the last time they sex]] does not convince her friends that Buffy is acting responsibly.
91	* FailedASpotCheck: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] with Xander and Willow macking behind the library stacks. Giles, his back turned to them, calls their names and says he found the location of the glove. Panicked, Willow and Xander pull apart, and Willow asks how he found the glove's location. "I ''looked.''" His meaning plain, Willow looks chastened. The pair of them say they'll keep "researching", but Giles simply stomps off. It's unclear whether or not Giles knew what they were up to, but from the kids' perspective (which is what counts), it's a 99% certainty they were just busted. Tellingly, Giles has his glasses off at the time -- it's revealed in Season 6 that Giles does his trademark GlassesPull to avoid seeing what the Scoobies are up to, particularly regarding their sexual antics.
92	* FalseFriend: Gwendolyn cleverly insinuates herself into the Scoobies, while at the same time sowing seeds of mistrust among them.
93	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: How Gwendolyn is done. Buffy lets the glass fly, cutting Gwendolyn's glove off at the elbow. Ouch. Another bolt of lightning strikes through the skylight, and not having a target this time, hits a screaming Gwendolyn in the chest, immolating her.
94	* {{Fingore}}: Although it's not obvious, when Faith grabs Buffy in a headlock, she appears to break it by breaking one of Faith's fingers.
95	* {{Foreshadowing}}:
96	** Faith good-humoredly listing her string of deadbeat boyfriends to Buffy. She goes on that she only uses men for sex now, because "you can't trust guys." Xander discovers this personally in "The Zeppo" and [[spoiler: with near-fatal results]] in "Consequences".
97	** Also Faith saying that she has a problem with authority figures because they end up dead. This applies to both Gwen and her future [[spoiler: boss, the Mayor.]]
98	** Faith's mild (yet pointedly) hurt feelings when Buffy refuses to confide in her about Angel. Later, when Gwen goes off on Giles and his methods, she offhandedly refers to the "secret meetings" he holds. This is news to Faith. Gwen [[ManipulativeBastard innocuously]] mentions that only "Buffy and her friends" are invited. Somewhat dejectedly, Faith says, "[[SnubByOmission I guess that doesn't include me]]."
99	** Buffy guesses that Gwendolyn was never a Watcher at all. Giles explains that she used to be one, but became a [[RogueAgent rogue Watcher]] after she was kicked out for "misuses of dark power. They swear there was a memo." The ineptitude of the Watcher's Council will be made more clear in "Helpless".
100	** Xander appears to form a connection with Faith ("The Zeppo"), only to get violently tossed aside ("Consequences").
101	** Faith refusing to listen to Xander after they find Giles shows the impulsiveness that will lead to disaster in "Bad Girls".
102	** Buffy's lack of judgement regarding Angel causes Giles in Season 7 [[spoiler: to attempt to kill Spike, her next vampire LoveInterest, in the belief that Buffy isn't objective about the threat he poses.]]
103	* TheFreelanceShameSquad: Xander and Willow flailing in hysterics after they both reach for the same cup. In doing so, Xander knocks a tray of drinks out of the hand of the waitress standing behind them, which cues [[SarcasticClapping a round of applause]] for his graceful maneuver.
104	-->'''Xander:''' Thank you! We're here through Saturday! Enjoy the veal.
105	* GeographicFlexibility: Sunnydale has twelve cemeteries (actually, [[TownWithADarkSecret this makes a lot of sense]])
106	* GlovedFistOfDoom: Gwendolyn does the trademark upward thrusting motion with the glove upon wearing it.
107	* GoodCopBadCop: Buffy's intervention. Willow is the only good cop in an entire tribunal of bad cops.
108	-->'''Willow:''' Giles, [[invoked]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments no one's doing the "I" statements!]]
109	* GoodIsNotSoft: Faith shows she has the chops for this by being pretty decent and understanding, and being less concerned that Buffy lied to her and more concerned that Angelus might be back. And after seeing that Giles had been attacked and could die?
110	-->'''Faith:''' He's going to have a whole lot of company unless I do something permanent.
111	* GoingNative: Gwen claims the Watcher's Council thinks he's becoming too American. [[IAmVeryBritish Giles]] and Buffy can only respond with incredulity to this nefarious accusation.
112	* GreenEyedMonster: Buffy accuses Xander of wanting Angel dead due to jealousy. He replies that with the number of people Angel has killed, he doesn't ''need'' an excuse.
113	%%* GroinAttack: It's enough to make [[ShareTheMalePain a watching Willow wince.]]
114	* HalfTruth:
115	** Buffy putting the rumors to rest. "...I ''am'' seeing someone -- tonight in fact." That's Faith's cue to pop up from nowhere and [[HoYay put her arm around Buffy]]. How's that lampshade looking, Mr. Petrie?
116	** Xander gives Faith the bare minimum of details about the Buffy/Angel situation, just enough to set her in Slaying mode. When he finds Giles unconscious he realises something is wrong and tries to get Faith to wait, but by that stage she's not interested.
117	* HandsOnApproach: Angel and Buffy, and tai chi.
118	* [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: Buffy is still confused over what their exact relationship is, but insists this regarding Angel at the end of the episode.
119	* HeroTrackingFailure: When Gwen sees Faith darting around pillars, she starts zapping them in succession, but Faith is always one step ahead of her gunfire.
120	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: During their fight, Buffy [[GroinAttack gets a shot]] in that causes Lagos to double over, exposing the sheathed axe on his back. Thinking quickly, she draws the axe and [[OffWithHisHead decapitates him]].
121	* HomoeroticSubtext: The Scoobies ask Buffy if she's seeing someone. Buffy looks coy.
122	-->'''Buffy:''' I wouldn't use the word 'dating'...but I am going out with somebody. Tonight, as a matter of fact.\
123	'''Willow:''' Really? Who?\
124	''(Faith appears and squeezes in next to Buffy)''\
125	'''Faith:''' Yo, what's up? ''(nudges Buffy's shoulder)'' Hey, time to motorvate.\
126	'''Buffy:''' ''(puts her arm around Faith)'' Really, we're [[JustFriends just good friends]].
127	%%** "[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Synchronized slaying]]", indeed.
128	* HopeSpot: Faith looks like she's going to accept Buffy's attempt at reconciliation for a moment, but she doesn't.
129	* HumblePie: It's possible to lose count of how many times Post verbally bitch-slaps Giles in their first scene together. It has a hidden, insidious purpose, too: Giles begins to seriously doubt the Scoobies' work ethic and respect for his authority.
130	* {{Hypocrite}}: Xander calls Buffy out on her keeping Angel's return a secret when he's secretly cheating on Cordelia with Willow.
131	* IceQueen: Gwendolyn assumes the guise of this in order to intimidate Giles. However, just wait until [[EvilIsHammy she gets her mitts on the]]...well, mitt.
132	* IdiotBall: New character shows up and claims to be a Watcher. Giles does not contact the Council to verify her legitimacy.
133	* ImprovisedWeapon:
134	** Gwendolyn clobbering Giles with a wood totem.
135	** Later at the mansion, Gwendolyn whacks Angel over the head [[ShovelStrike with a shovel]], briefly knocking him out. As Gwendolyn is busy with the trunk containing the glove, a vamped-out Angel gets up and comments that hurt. Gwendolyn doesn't even bat an eye. She cheerfully replies that she intended to kill him, then cracks the shovel handle over her knee and tries to stake him with the pieces.
136	** Faith hurling a [[ChairmanOfTheBrawl patio chair]] at Buffy.
137	** Gwendolyn manages to break open the trunk and get the glove. She mutters, "Finally!" before whacking Willow across the face with the glove, sending her to the ground. This woman has a talent for hitting people with blunt objects.
138	** And lastly, Buffy slicing Gwen's arm off with a glass shuriken.
139	* InspectorJavert: When Xander and Faith find Giles unconscious at the library after Gwen's attack on him, Faith automatically jumps to conclusions and assumes that Angel was the culprit. Amazingly enough, Xander, who can't stand Angel and manipulated Faith into going after him to begin with, doubts that Angel did so.
140	* InsufferableGenius: Gwendolyn.
141	-->'''Buffy:''' Interesting lady. Can I kill her?
142	* KillItWithFire: Giles and Angel separately come to the conclusion to destroy the Glove by using an enchanted fire called Living Flame.
143	* LanguageOfMagic: Gwendolyn shouting "TAUO FREIM!" (Gaelic for "Be free") each time she fires electricity from the glove.
144	* LadyInAPowerSuit: In her entrance scene, Gwendolyn wears a black power suit.
145	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Buffy mentions "and it's another Tuesday night in Sunnydale" while talking to Angel at the mansion. ''Buffy'' aired on Tuesday nights on both Creator/TheWB (beginning with Season 2's "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E14Innocence Innocence]]") and Creator/{{UPN}}.
146	* LetsYouAndHimFight: Gwendolyn tricks Faith into fighting Angel. It was easy enough, after [[GreenEyedMonster Xander]] laid the ground work.
147	* LockedOutOfTheLoop:
148	** The Scooby gang neglects to include Faith in the intervention when they find out about Buffy hiding Angel. This winds up making her less trustful of them, and allows Gwendolyn Post to manipulate her into fighting Buffy.
149	** On the flip side, at the end of the episode, Giles reveals that Gwen Post was in fact a real Watcher, but had been fired from the Council position a few years before arriving in Sunnydale for abusing black magic; of course, they neglected to tell Giles a thing.
150	--->'''Giles''': They swear there was a memo.
151	* MagicalIncantation
152	** Angel recites the [[OminousLatinChanting usual Latin incantations]] while attempting to dispose of the glove.
153	** Once bonded with the glove, Gwendolyn recites a Gaelic chant which translates to, "Be mine, the power of Myhnegon!"
154	* ManipulativeBitch: Gwendolyn.
155	* MeleeATrois: Buffy coming to Angel's aid, unwittingly engaging Faith in the process, while Gwendolyn is scrambling to get the glove chest open.
156	* MidSeasonTwist: Faith finds someone to depend on, only to find that person a liar. This compounds her distrust of others. Gwendolyn Post also reinforced Faith's feeling of distance from the rest of the gang.
157	* MoodWhiplash: Xander is sneaking through the cemetery at night, bemoaning the fact that he was silly enough to do this alone because he was guilty about kissing Willow, when he suddenly sees Angel. Next moment Xander's creeping after him in deadly earnest with a stake in his hand.
158	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Buffy after kissing Angel.
159	-->'''Buffy:''' What am I doing? What are ''you'' doing?
160	* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: Gwendolyn says that the glove is believed to be buried in a tomb in Sunnydale, and suggests they search the town cemetery. Giles timidly informs her that there are ''twelve'' cemeteries within the city limits. Undaunted, Gwen declares that they're going to take them one at a time.
161	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Not just in this episode either, but Buffy's actions affect her relationship with Faith, and in later seasons Giles.
162	* NoBodyLeftBehind: A massive burst of electricity reduces Gwendolyn to ash.
163	* NoMeansYes: Xander starts massaging Willow's temples. Without moving or pushing him away Willow asks him to stop.
164	-->'''Xander:''' Right. ''(continues rubbing)'' Stop means no... ''(keeps rubbing)'' And no means no, so, um... ''(finally stops)'' stop.
165	-->''(Willow seizes Xander and starts snogging him passionately)''
166	* NoTrueScotsman: Gwen reports that the rest of the Council thinks Giles is too Americanized. Gwendolyn herself is British to the point of [[BritsLoveTea carrying her own tea leaves and pointedly throwing away the teabag Giles was about to steep for her]].
167	* NotHerself: The Scoobies note that lately, Buffy's been distracted and spending more time by herself.
168	* NotMeThisTime: Faith and Xander find Giles on the floor of the library, and Faith, assuming that Angel is responsible, takes it as more incentive to kill him. Well, it's still early yet: By the time Faith arrives at the mansion, Angel has easily disarmed Gwendolyn and thrown her against the wall. He leans over Gwen menacingly, eliciting both shock and outrage from her pupil. [[IllKillYou "I can't believe how much I'm gonna kill you."]]
169	* NotWhatItLooksLike
170	-->'''Buffy:''' It's not what you think.\
171	'''Xander:''' Hope not. Because I think you're harboring a vicious killer.
172	* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Xander and Willow react in opposite ways to Buffy's SecretRelationship with Angel. Xander is openly hostile, while Willow makes excuses and even asks Buffy if the secrecy made it more exciting.
173	* OffWithHisHead: Buffy decapitates Lagos with his own axe.
174	* PoorCommunicationKills:
175	** Buffy's failure to come clean about Angel's return nearly gets him killed.
176	** Giles has the strength to warn about destroying the glove, but apparently can’t manage to pass an additional warning about Gwendolyn. The paramedics wheel him away before Buffy can get details.
177	** For that matter, the Watcher's Council fails to inform Giles promptly about a [[RogueAgent rogue Watcher]], though according to him "they swear there was a memo."
178	* PowerFist: The lightning-shooting Glove of Myneghon.
179	* PowerHair: In her entrance scene, Gwendolyn wears her hair pulled up in a severe style.
180	* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: Faith catches Lagos searching a sarcophagus and [[TemptingFate says it's her lucky day]], only to find her SuperStrength punches have little impact. Lagos [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom tosses her against a tomb a couple of times]], then [[NotWorthKilling strides off to continue his search]].
181	* PreAsskickingOneLiner:
182	** Giles reveals to Gwendolyn that a living flame will destroy the glove. He says that the ritual to create the flame is complex, but that he has all the necessary materials. He turns to inspect his inventory. Gwen says, "Good show," and [[TheReveal conks him on the head with a statue]]. He looks at her, stunned. "Good show indeed." CONK.
183	** Repeated with Angel, who gets a shovel to the back of the head. "That's what I love about this town. Everyone's so helpful."
184	** Once Angel recovers, Gwen realizes her mistake. Snapping her shovel in half, she astutely points out, "I believe ''this'' is your poison."
185	** Gwendolyn holds the glove aloft, chanting in Gaelic. Thunder starts to rumble, and Faith asks what's going on. Gwen, [[SlasherSmile grinning madly]], turns to regard her. "Faith, a word of advice: [[GoodIsDumb You're an idiot]]."
186	** Gwendoyln [[EvilGloating finally makes her one mistake]], a little DrunkOnTheDarkSide allowing herself a moment to fawn over the glove. "[[NothingCanStopUsNow There's nothing you can do to me now.]] I have the glove, and with the glove comes power." Buffy, shard of glass in hand, appears in the doorway: "I'm getting that."
187	* PsychoElectro: The Glove allows Gwendolyn to call down and redirect lightning bolts. It can also call forth thunderstorms for this purpose.
188	* ShootTheDog: Xander gives a very limited version of recent events to Faith, knowing she'll be motivated to put Angel out of the picture forever. Regardless of how justified his lie to Buffy was in "Becoming, Part 2", Xander [[spoiler:seems to realise he crossed a line here, and reconciles with Buffy by offering his help re Angel]] in "Amends".
189	* ShovelStrike: Gwendolyn interrupts Angel at the mansion, claiming that Giles sent her to help with the ritual. With an air of suspicion, Angel tells her that that the glove is in the trunk. He turns away, and Gwen grabs a shovel and clocks him over the head.
190	* SmashCut:
191	** Buffy's 'night out' with Faith. Cut to a cemetery, where they're double-teaming some vampires, of course.
192	** With the glove now history, all's well that ends well... or so it seems. Buffy says she has one more bit of "damage control" to perform. Cut to an apologetic Buffy knocking on Faith's door.
193	* SmugSnake: Gwendolyn oozes this trope.
194	* SoYouWereSaying: Willow innocuously asks if having no-one know about Buffy and Angel's tryst made being with him sexier. Buffy says that there was too much pressure for her to enjoy it. Willow asks Buffy not to judge her, but right before she can spill the beans, Lagos pop up and attacks. Buffy slays him, then returns to their conversation. Willow's lost her nerve.
195	-->'''Buffy:''' Sorry about that. So, what were you saying?
196	-->'''Willow''': Oh. I... [[PokeThePoodle I opened my SAT book five minutes early]].
197	* SparingThemTheDirtyWork: After the revelation about Angel, Xander is playing pool alone. Faith chats him up and he spills the beans, and she decides to take a page from one of [[ShootTheDog Giles']] many books and kill Angel.
198	* TheSpartanWay: {{Invoked\|Trope}} by Gwendolyn. Seeing the impoverished conditions Faith lives under, Gwendolyn praises them as character-building like those of the ancient Spartan warriors, and claims [[SternTeacher her training will be harsh]] yet make Faith a better Slayer. It's just what Faith wants to hear.
199	* SpikesOfVillainy: The glove's opening is lined with spiked teeth that, once worn, automatically clamp down and puncture the wearer's arm.
200	* StandingBetweenTheEnemies: Xander tries to stop Faith and Buffy fighting, only to get thrown across the room by Faith.
201	* StockBritishPhrases: As if to emphasize that [[IAmVeryBritish she's somehow more British than Giles]], Gwendolyn uses a disproportionate amount of these. Played for laughs as Gwen mutters "Bugger!" while irritably whacking the padlocked chest with the blade of her shovel.
202	* AStormIsComing: A storm forms once Gwendolyn straps on the glove. As it turns out, the glove creates storms to use their lightning.
203	* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial:
204	** From Willow:
205	--->'''Willow:''' I think it's great when two people like two people and want to be close to them instead of anyone else.
206	** And later, combined with OrSoIHeard:
207	--->'''Willow:''' Keeping secrets is a lot of work! One could hypothetically imagine.
208	--->'''Buffy:''' You have no idea.
209	--->'''Willow:''' None whatsoever.
210	* TapOnTheHead: Angel is severely stunned by Faith, but does not lose consciousness. Nevertheless, he remains splayed out on the couch for a good three minutes before finally rejoining the fight. Xander stays down for even longer.
211	* TemptingFate:
212	** Gwen starts to broach the topic of Buffy, but Giles cuts her off at the pass (as it were), declaring that he's in full control of "(his) Slayer". In barges Xander, shouting, "Giles, we got a problem! It's Buffy!" Gwen gives a sardonic smirk. Poor Giles.
213	** Faith is delighted to find the demon they're searching for. "[[TheWorfEffect It's my lucky day!]]"
214	** At the start of the intervention Willow says, "Nobody's here to blame you, Buffy." The Scoobies spend the next five minutes doing exactly that.
215	** Gwen can't resist doing the NothingCanStopUsNow thing.
216	* TermsOfEndangerment: Faith is none too happy about Buffy siding with a vampire against her. "You're confused, Twinkie. Let me clear you up."
217	* TrainingFromHell: Gwendolyn warns she has some of this in store for Faith, but does so in such in a way that reassures Faith it's for her own benefit. Unfortunately, it's yet another ploy to demean the Scoobies and isolate Faith from them.
218	* TranquilFury:
219	** Giles calls a halt to the bickering, saying that Buffy's coverup of Angel's whereabouts, "however ill-advised, can be understood." He dismisses everybody, then disappears into his office. Unwisely, Buffy tails at his heels and start to thank him for bailing her out until Giles tells her to be quiet. He slowly turns, regards her with a burning intensity, and delivers the following:
220	--->'''Giles:''' [[CouldSayItBut I won't remind you]] that [[WhatTheHellHero the fate of the world often lies with the Slayer; what would be the point?]] [[CouldSayItBut Nor shall I remind you]] that [[ListOfTransgressions you've jeopardized the lives of all that you hold dear by harboring a known murderer. But sadly, I must remind you that Angel tortured me, for hours, for pleasure. You should have told me he was alive; you didn't. You have no respect for me, or the job I perform]]. ''[[[DisappointedInYou turns his back on her]]]''
221	** This also extends to Buffy and Willow when they find out that Xander successfully manipulated Faith into trying to kill Angel. Buffy looks about ready to rip his liver out when she presses him for information, and when she leaves, Willow just snaps at Xander to [[BigShutUp "shut up and help"]] gather information about the Glove.
222	* TreacherousAdvisor: Ms. Post, the dark magician who poses as Faith's new Watcher.
223	* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Post revealing that the Council wants her to "report on the ''entire'' situation here", including Giles. There's talk on the Council that he's becoming too... [shudder] ...[[FelonyMisdemeanor American]].
224	-->'''Giles:''' Me?
225	-->'''Buffy:''' ''Him''??
226	* {{Unconfession}}: Willow innocuously asks if having no-one know about Buffy and Angel's tryst made being with him sexier. Buffy says that there was too much pressure for her to enjoy it. Willow asks Buffy not to judge her, but right before she can spill the beans, Lagos pop up and attacks. Buffy slays him, then returns to their conversation. Willow's lost her nerve.
227	-->'''Buffy:''' Sorry about that. So, what were you saying?
228	-->'''Willow''': Oh. I... [[PokeThePoodle I opened my SAT book five minutes early]].
229	* UnfinishedUntestedUsedAnyway: Willow isn't sure she got the ingredients for the Living Flame right, and says they need to test it. [[OhCrap Xander then shows her a picture of what the Glove can do.]] They quickly throw the potion into a plastic bag and rush off.
230	* UseTheirOwnWeaponAgainstThem: Buffy kills the demon Lagos by decapitating him with his own axe.
231	* VillainBall: Gwen takes a moment to gloat about the power of her new weapon, allowing Buffy to get the jump on her.
232	* WalkInChimeIn: After the vampire dust settles, Buffy and Faith high-five each other and ask Giles what he thought of their performance. Giles, still lounging on a bench, lowers his coffee cup to respond, but a female voice cuts in: "Sloppy." Oh look, it's our new Watcher.
233	* WallOfWeapons:
234	-->'''Xander:''' Good old Sunnydale library. Fully equipped with reference books, file cards... ''(opens the cabinet doors)'' [[TheTriple and weapons]].
235	* WeNeedADistraction: Buffy asks Faith if she can draw Gwendolyn's fire. Faith puts a brave face on ("You bet I can.") and takes off running. Gwen sees Faith darting around pillars, and starts zapping them in succession.
236	* WhatTheHellHero: At the intervention the Scoobies get on Buffy for '''a)''' not telling them a potentially dangerous Angel has returned, '''b)''' flirting with the same behavior that caused him to turn evil, '''c)''' leaving Angel alone with a Weapon of Mass Electrocution, and '''d)''' not caring enough about her friends (particularly [[TheHandler Giles]]) to think they needed to be consulted on these matters.
237	* WickedCultured: Seeing as Gwendolyn is an ex-Watcher, it goes without saying.
238	* TheXOfY: The Glove of Myneghon.
239	* YouRemindMeOfX: An inanimate example. Buffy reaches over to examine the glove ("World's ugliest fashion accessory"), but Angel swats her hand away, saying that once it's on, it can never be taken off. "So, no touching.," she observes. "Kinda like us."

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