History Recap / BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E8Pangs

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Harmony kicking out Spike
-->'''Harmony:''' I'm strong and I'm beautiful and I don't need you to complete me. ''[pulls out stake]'' And you're mean!

>'''Spike:''' But, baby, this is where I belong. \\

* MagicalNativeAmerican: Buffy faces a Native American vengeance spirit who can shapeshift, and summon ghostly Native American warriors. Arguably this is an {{aver|tedTrope}}sion / {{subver|tedTrope}}sion / {{deconstruction}}. Magic is hardly limited to Native Americans in the Buffyverse, and this trope is sort of examined--Willow feels sympathetic to the spirit since it's avenging legitimate wrongs, while everyone else points out that, you know, it's still a ''murderous vengeance spirit'' that kills people and [[{{Squick}} gave Xander magical syphilis]]. They wind up destroying it at the end.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Giles realises that Hus is targeting authority figures, and sends the Scoobies to warn the Dean. Angel, however, points out that Hus is a warrior, so will target the strongest warrior among his enemies. Which of course means Buffy.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Referring to the Chumash, Spike says "You [i.e. white Americans] exterminated his race." This is technically incorrect, as there are still several thousand Chumash living in and around the California area today.

* BaitAndSwitch: The episode opens with a handsome youth (clearly our VictimOfTheWeek) walking fearfully through EnchantedForest, then jumping in fear as he comes face to face with... the Slayer! [[MookHorrorShow Turns out he's a vampire.]]

* BaitAndSwitch: The episode opens with a handsome youth (clearly our VictimOfTheWeek) walking fearfully through TheLostWoods, then jumping in fear as he comes face to face with... the Slayer! [[MookHorrorShow Turns out he's a vampire.]]

* RantInducingSlight: Angel says he needs to stay away from Buffy for her own good, causing Willow to start ranting about Oz until Angel brings her back on track.

* JerkassHasAPoint: The MonsterOfTheWeek is a Native American ghost who's killing white people the same way bounty hunters killed his people as revenge. Willow is reluctant to act because she feels really guilty about what the colonists did and everybody else is trying to convince her that they do have to fight him because he's killing innocent people. It's Spike of all people that finally gets through to her. He points out that the Europeans invaded with better weapons, killed the natives and took their land, which the whole ''point'' of conquering new territories. Humans have been doing it for as long as they have been around ("It's what Caesar did, and he's not going around saying, "I came, I conquered, I felt really bad about it"). He then goes on to say that the Team is ''not'' going to be able to save anybody if they keep their PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad attitude up, and the ghost '''''does not care''''' if they feel bad for the gruesome actions of their ancestors -- it's pissed off and wants them all dead. When Willow then suggests that they could talk to the ghost, he asks her what she could possibly say to make him feel better about white people exterminating his tribe, destroying any and all argument against fighting the ghost. This is especially poigant because Giles made those exact same points earlier.

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad:

-->'''Buffy:''' It's plenty uncommon for me to freeze up during a fight. I mean, I had the guy, I was ready for the take-down, and I stopped. And "Native American".

-->'''Giles:''' Oh, right. Yes, yes. Um, always behind on the terms. Still trying not to refer to you lot as "bloody colonials".

-> '''Willow:''' ''"If we could just talk to him--"''
-> '''Spike:''' ''"You ''exterminated his race''. What could you possibly say that would make him feel better?"''

* AndThisIsFor: Xander [[WeNeedADistraction throwing things at bear Hus]]. "That's for giving me syphilis!"
* AnnoyingArrows: Buffy gets an arrow through her arm, and Spike gets turned into an arrow pin-cushion (fortunately none of them hit his heart). Justified for Spike, since he's a vampire and wounds like that are non-fatal as long as they don't hit his heart. There is an amusing crossbow error, as Buffy shoots a bolt at the Native American ghost outside the window, who just casually bends aside as the bolt sails '''veeery''' slowly out into the night.

* BaitAndSwitch[=/=]MookHorrorShow: The episode opens with a handsome youth (clearly our VictimOfTheWeek) walking fearfully through TheLostWoods, then jumping in fear as he comes face to face with... the Slayer! He turns out to be a vampire.
%%* BearHug: Happens literally!

-->'''Spike:''' A BEAR! YOU MADE A BEAR!\\

* BulletDodge: We see an amusing crossbow error, as Buffy shoots a bolt at the Native American ghost outside the window, who just casually bends aside as the bolt sails veeery slowly out into the night.
** That appears to be an actual SlowMotion shot.

** He constantly demands blood, which of course everyone also ignores until the following episode. Buffy says he can have some gravy instead. "That has blood in it. I think."

* NoSympathy: Buffy opens the door to find a pallid and smouldering Spike, huddled under a blanket and [[MustBeInvited pleading for an invitation]] before he burns up in the sun. When she refuses, Spike hurls himself at the door, and everyone smirks as he just bounces off the threshold. [[EnemyMine Spike only gets in when he reveals he has information on the Initiative.]]

* PlotArmor: Spike takes several arrows to the torso during the stand-off with the Chumash warriors all of which conveniently miss his heart.

-->'''Buffy:''' It's plenty uncommon for me to freeze up during a fight. I mean, I had the guy, I was ready for the take-down, and I stopped. And Native American.

-->'''Giles:''' Oh, right. Yes, yes. Um, always behind on the terms. Still trying not to refer to you lot as "bloody colonials."

* RequiredSpinoffCrossOver: After these events, Buffy visits Los Angeles to express her annoyance to Series/{{Angel}} personally in the TearJerker episode "[[Recap/AngelS01E08IWillRememberYou I Will Remember You]]".

** Willow knocks on Giles's door, then Anya (supporting Xander). The third time Buffy answers the door, it's Spike.

* BearHug: Happens literally!

-->'''Willow:''' The coroner's office said she was missing an ear. So I'm thinking, Maybe we're looking for a witch. There's some great spells that work much better with an ear in the mix.
-->'''Buffy:''' [[NightmareFetishist That's one fun little hobby you've got there]], Will.
-->'''Willow:''' Or... Or maybe an ear-harvesting demon that--it's, like, [[InsaneTrollLogic building another demon completely out of ears]]. Or... Ooh! [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud Thought!]] We're just assuming someone else cut off the ear. What if it was self-inflicted, like Creator/VincentVanGogh?
-->'''Buffy:''' So... [[TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch she brutally stabbed herself, dumped the body, then cut off her own ear?]]

-->'''Harmony:''' Get out!
-->'''Spike:''' But, baby, this is where I belong.
-->'''Harmony:''' ''[pointing]'' Out. I mean it. I've been doing a lot of reading, and I'm in control of my own power now, so we're through.

* HotMenAtWork: Anya watching Xander dig.

-->'''Spike''': Help me. ''[Buffy shoves him back into the sun and he starts sizzling]'' What part of "Help me" did you not understand?!
-->'''Buffy''': The part where I ''help'' you.

-->'''Spike:''' Look, I'm safe. I can't bite anyone. Willow, tell 'em what I did.
-->'''Willow:''' You said you were gonna kill me, then Buffy.
-->'''Spike:''' Yes, bad, but let's skip that part...

-->'''Spike:''' I just can't stand all this namby-pamby boohooing about the bloody Indians!
-->'''Willow:''' Uh, the correct term is--
-->'''Spike:''' You won! Alright? You came in, and you killed them, and you took their land! It's what conquering nations do! It's what Caesar did, and he's not going around saying "I came, I conquered, ''[whiny]'' I feel really bad about it!" The history of the world isn't people making friends. You had better weapons and you massacred them. End of story.

-->'''Riley:''' ... and I know what you're thinking. It's like I grew up in a [[AmericanGothicCouple Grant Wood painting]].
-->'''Buffy:''' Exactly. [[PopCulturalOsmosisFailure If I knew who that was.]]
-->'''Riley:''' Just a guy who painted stuff that looked like where I grew up.

* WarmBloodbagsAreEverywhere: Much to Spike's frustration.