History Recap / BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E18KilledByDeath

* StaringDownCthulhu: Xander stares down [[TheDreaded Angelus]] and ''dares'' him to try something. Angelus backs down.

-->"You're not going to yurk on me, are you?"

* CassandraTruth: The Scoobies are quietly (with the exception of [[AlphaBitch Cordelia]]) skeptical that Buffy did see something in the hospital, wondering if she is using this as a coping mechanism for her cousin dying.

--> '''Cordelia:''' Eww, what does this do?
--> '''Giles:''' It [[OrganTheft extracts vital organs]] to replenish its own mutating cells.
--> '''Cordelia:''' Wow! What does this one do?
--> '''Giles:''' It elongates its mouth to engulf its victim's head with its incisors.
--> '''Cordelia:''' Ouch! Wait, what does ''this'' one do?
--> '''Giles:''' ''(incredibly irritated)'' It asks ''endless'' questions of those with whom it's supposed to be working so that nothing is getting done!
--> '''Cordelia:''' Boy. There's a demon for everything!

-->'''Cordelia:''' Oh, right. Your obsession with protecting Buffy. Have I told you how attractive that's not?
-->'''Xander:''' Cordelia, someone's gotta watch her back.
-->'''Cordelia:''' Yeah, well, I've seen you watch her back.
-->'''Xander:''' What is that supposed to mean?
-->'''Cordelia:''' Well, I was using the phrase "watch her back" as a euphemism for looking at her butt. You know, sort of a pun.
-->'''Xander:''' Oh! Right. [beat] Hey!

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-->'''Intern''': What happened?
-->'''Willow''': The flu.
-->'''Xander''': She fell.
-->'''Cordy''': She fainted.
-->'''Xander''': The flu, fainted and fell. She's sick, make it better!

* ImprovisedWeapon: Willow throws Xander's jacket over Angelus' head, whereupon Xander grabs the blinded vampire and delivers some PercussiveTherapy of his own.

* TheCape: Buffy playing as a child. ComicBook/PowerGirl to the rescue!
** FridgeBrilliance: Buffy the [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E12Potential Potential Slayer]] has a subconscious urge to play the superhero. A blonde enhanced human one at that.

* NonIndicativeName: "Killed By Death" sounds like it would be a parody episode -- but it's played dead seriously. The title comes from a song title -- and also how the children describe being killed by the MonsterOfTheWeek.

** The Xander/Angelus confrontation lays the groundwork for Xander's attempt to ensure Angelus' demise with his lie to Buffy in "Becoming, Part II".

* IllKillYou: Xander can hardly make this threat to Angelus, but knows Buffy can, stating, "You're gonna die. And I'm gonna be there." He'll make two separate attempts to ensure this, in "Becoming" and "Revelations".

* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: Buffy is sick and ends up in hospital -- a place she hates since her cousin died in a hospital when they were children. While the MonsterOfTheWeek in the episode (which was also responsible for her cousin's death) is dealt with, Sunnydale General ends up playing a ''big'' role in Season Five -- not only does Buffy's mother Joyce end up with a brain tumor and spends a few episodes there, but we're also, at the same time, introduced to the character Ben Wilkinson, a young medical intern who serves as a possible {{Love Interest|s}} to Buffy and who turns out to be the mortal, human shell of Glory, the BigBad of Season Five -- Glory's plans, in turn, result in Buffy's death in the Season Five finale.

* {{Mundangerous}}: Buffy laid low by a virus -- [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness for the first and only time in the whole show.]]

--> '''Giles:''' ''(incredibly irritated)'' It asks endless questions of those with whom it's supposed to be working so that nothing is getting done.
--> '''Cordelia:''' Boy, there's a demon for everything!

* {{Expy}}: Der Kindestod is sometimes referred to as [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Der Krugerstod.]]

* ComfortFood: Buffy is disappointed that no-one brought her chocolate in hospital. Then she discovers that Willow did all her homework. "Chocolate means ''nothing'' to me!"