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* Regarding the use of "Early One Morning" as Spike's trigger: the song is pretty much a genderflipped version of his relationship with Buffy.
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* Regarding the use of "Early One Morning" as Spike's trigger: the song is pretty much a genderflipped version of his season 6 relationship with Buffy.
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** Cordy was like the kind of spoiled high school girl Buffy was before she became the Slayer, and Spike was a lot like the kind of vicious vampire Angel had been before his soul.
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** Cordy was like the kind of spoiled high school girl Buffy was before she became the Slayer, and Spike was a lot like the kind of vicious vampire Angel had been before his soul. soul--and in fact, it's later revealed Angelus had a direct hand in Spike's own brand of cruelty.
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* Angel Lampshades how apparently ridiculously easy it was for Spike to get over being re-souled, moping in a basement for a while, while he had to endure centuries and he still isn't actually over it; but in his rant he actually explains it all too easily. Spike ''asked'' for his soul back, and for a very good reason too, while Angel had it forced on him as punishment for being, well, Angelus. Spike was already starting his HeelFaceTurn by the time he went to get his soul, whereas Angelus was a monster up until his soul was forcefed into him. At one point, Spike loses his soul and ''doesn't'' turn evil when it happens, because he accepted it willingly; Angel has never actually fully embraced having a soul, which is what is causing most of the SplitPersonalityTakeover. There's also the slightly FridgeHorror implication that Angel ''wants to be evil'', unlike Spike who, despite being an asshole, started to actively want to do good. Angel wants to be free from his guilt, which is why the Angelus personality still exists since Angel thinks being Angelus is the same as being free, unlike Spike. And whenever there's any plan that may involve him being soulless, he never really tells anyone to take him out if he becomes Angelus, whereas Spike said he wants Buffy to stake him if he does lose his soul and risk becoming what he was.
** It's also important to note that Spike actually had a goal when he got his soul. He had a Slayer and her little sister that he wanted to protect, even if they hated him now, and it was concrete enough to give him direction. It's not that it hurt him any less to be suddenly dog-piled by guilt from a century of evil, it's that he actually had something to work towards and threw himself into achieving it rather than listlessly wallowing in self-hatred.
* Many have suggested that the fact that Spike isn't outwardly remorseful is bad, but if you really think about it, his actions make a lot of sense with who he is as a person. While soulless, he was always one for blunt truths and hated when people lied to make themselves feel better. In his eyes, what's an apology? An request for forgiveness, which he has absolutely ''zero'' expectation for. It's not that he lacks remorse, it's that he keeps that remorse firmly internalized and channels it towards action instead of using self-flagellation or grovelling as a method to cope. This is also why he initially tries to keep the very fact that he even ''has'' a soul a secret; he ''knows'' it will change the way at the very least Buffy views him. It's a far more profound show of remorse that he doesn't want to be seen as anything other than the soulless monster they know him as, than it would have been if he'd gotten on his knees and pleaded his deepest apologies. It's his way of taking responsibility--even if he is no longer that person, even if it was his soullessness that made him evil rather than him as a person, people were hurt and he accepts how those actions have coloured him in their eyes.
** It's also important to note that Spike actually had a goal when he got his soul. He had a Slayer and her little sister that he wanted to protect, even if they hated him now, and it was concrete enough to give him direction. It's not that it hurt him any less to be suddenly dog-piled by guilt from a century of evil, it's that he actually had something to work towards and threw himself into achieving it rather than listlessly wallowing in self-hatred.
* Many have suggested that the fact that Spike isn't outwardly remorseful is bad, but if you really think about it, his actions make a lot of sense with who he is as a person. While soulless, he was always one for blunt truths and hated when people lied to make themselves feel better. In his eyes, what's an apology? An request for forgiveness, which he has absolutely ''zero'' expectation for. It's not that he lacks remorse, it's that he keeps that remorse firmly internalized and channels it towards action instead of using self-flagellation or grovelling as a method to cope. This is also why he initially tries to keep the very fact that he even ''has'' a soul a secret; he ''knows'' it will change the way at the very least Buffy views him. It's a far more profound show of remorse that he doesn't want to be seen as anything other than the soulless monster they know him as, than it would have been if he'd gotten on his knees and pleaded his deepest apologies. It's his way of taking responsibility--even if he is no longer that person, even if it was his soullessness that made him evil rather than him as a person, people were hurt and he accepts how those actions have coloured him in their eyes.
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* Angel Lampshades how apparently ridiculously easy it was for Spike to get over being re-souled, moping in a basement for a while, while he had to endure centuries and he still isn't actually over it; but in his rant he actually explains it all too easily. Spike ''asked'' for his soul back, and for a very good reason too, while Angel had it forced on him as punishment for being, well, Angelus. Spike was already starting his HeelFaceTurn by the time he went to get his soul, whereas Angelus was a monster up until his soul was forcefed into him. At one point, Spike loses his soul and ''doesn't'' turn evil when it happens, because he accepted it willingly; Angel has never actually fully embraced having a soul, which is what is causing most of the SplitPersonalityTakeover. There's also the slightly FridgeHorror implication that Angel ''wants to be evil'', unlike Spike who, despite being an asshole, started to actively want to do good. Angel wants to be free from his guilt, which is why the Angelus personality still exists since Angel thinks being Angelus is the same as being free, unlike Spike. And whenever there's any plan that may involve him being soulless, he never really tells anyone to take him out if he becomes Angelus, whereas Spike said he wants Buffy to stake him if he does lose his soul and rather than risk becoming what he was.
** It's also important to note that Spike actually had a goal when he got his soul. He had a Slayer and her little sister that he wanted to protect, even if they hated him now, and it was concrete enough to give him direction. It's not that it hurt him any less to be suddenly dog-piled by guilt from a century of evil, it's that he actually had something to work towards and threw himself into achieving it rather than listlessly wallowing in self-hatred. Though it took him much longer to find it, having direction in watching over Buffy likewise pulled Angel out of the "eating rats in a gutter" stage in his coping with a soul.
** That, and William was just plain a better person than Liam. Part of Angelus' cruelty is the result of Liam's original {{Jerkass}} personality being twisted to its darkest extreme. Spike's cruelty, on the other hand, comes purely from the demon and the inverse is true; Soulless!Spike's ''good side'' is derived from William's loyalty and romantic sensibilities. Ensouled!Spike has the comfort of knowing that though ''he'' was a monster, the monster was not ''him''. Angel doesn't have that comfort and partially blames his original human persona for how bad Angelus is.
*** This also explains why what happened with Spike's mother is something so deeply traumatizing to him even a century later. Spike attempted to save his sickly mother because he loved her, but it turned her into a monster and then he had to kill her. This is an action that specifically tracks back to William, and thus Spike feels a profound guilt for it after he regains his soul.
* Many have suggested that the fact that Spike isn't outwardly remorseful is bad, but if you really think about it, his actions make a lot of sense with who he is as a person. While soulless, he was always one for blunt truths and hated when people lied to make themselves feel better. In his eyes, what's an apology?An A request for forgiveness, which he makes bluntly clear in [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E2BeneathYou "Beneath You"]], he has absolutely ''zero'' expectation for. It's not that he lacks remorse, it's that he keeps that remorse firmly internalized and channels it towards action instead of using self-flagellation or grovelling as a method to cope. This is also why he initially tries to keep the very fact that he even ''has'' a soul a secret; he ''knows'' it will change the way at the very least Buffy views him. It's a far more profound show of remorse that he doesn't want to be seen as anything other than the soulless monster they know him as, than then it would have been if he'd gotten on his knees and pleaded his deepest apologies. It's his way of taking responsibility--even if he is no longer that person, even if it was his soullessness that made him evil rather than him as a person, people were hurt and he accepts how those actions have coloured him in their eyes.
** It's also important to note that Spike actually had a goal when he got his soul. He had a Slayer and her little sister that he wanted to protect, even if they hated him now, and it was concrete enough to give him direction. It's not that it hurt him any less to be suddenly dog-piled by guilt from a century of evil, it's that he actually had something to work towards and threw himself into achieving it rather than listlessly wallowing in self-hatred. Though it took him much longer to find it, having direction in watching over Buffy likewise pulled Angel out of the "eating rats in a gutter" stage in his coping with a soul.
** That, and William was just plain a better person than Liam. Part of Angelus' cruelty is the result of Liam's original {{Jerkass}} personality being twisted to its darkest extreme. Spike's cruelty, on the other hand, comes purely from the demon and the inverse is true; Soulless!Spike's ''good side'' is derived from William's loyalty and romantic sensibilities. Ensouled!Spike has the comfort of knowing that though ''he'' was a monster, the monster was not ''him''. Angel doesn't have that comfort and partially blames his original human persona for how bad Angelus is.
*** This also explains why what happened with Spike's mother is something so deeply traumatizing to him even a century later. Spike attempted to save his sickly mother because he loved her, but it turned her into a monster and then he had to kill her. This is an action that specifically tracks back to William, and thus Spike feels a profound guilt for it after he regains his soul.
* Many have suggested that the fact that Spike isn't outwardly remorseful is bad, but if you really think about it, his actions make a lot of sense with who he is as a person. While soulless, he was always one for blunt truths and hated when people lied to make themselves feel better. In his eyes, what's an apology?
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* The reason Dawn rather spontaneously developed an OddFriendship with Spike of all people actually makes a ton of sense. In season 5, Dawn rightfully complains about her mother and the Scoobies always coddling and condescending to her. Spike, being evil and having no particular reason to treat her any differently than he would anyone else, was basically the ''only'' adult in her life treating her like his equal and not talking down to her.
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* The reason Dawn rather spontaneously developed an OddFriendship with Spike of all people actually makes a ton of sense. In season 5, Dawn rightfully complains about her mother and the Scoobies always coddling and condescending to her. Spike, being evil and having no particular reason to treat her any differently than he would anyone else, was basically the ''only'' adult in her life treating her like his equal and not talking down to her. On a more Meta level, it also seems the DracoInLeatherPants effect was working on her, as she points to him wearing leather and having cool hair as part of the reason she likes him.
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*** Magic in this series follows the ''exact words'' rule. If the person who cursed Angel died from any method other than having his/her head chopped off, then the spell would not lift. We saw this very clearly with the whole ''no weapon forged can kill me'' thing. In fact, even back in the days when people were executed by having their heads chopped off, the actual likelihood of dying in such a way is small due to the fact that [[RealityIsUnrealistic it's actually a lot harder to fully behead someone than Hollywood would have you believe. Those tasked with such were paid very handsomely due to the skill required.]]
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Moving from Death Of A Salesman.
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* The play ''Theatre/DeathOfASalesman'' features prominently during Willow's dream in the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "Restless". Although the interpretation of the play is far from sane (Buffy in a Theatre/{{Chicago}} outfit, Riley as a cowboy and Harmony dressed as a dairy maid), it makes sense that a play about a TragicDream features in a dream sequence. The "cowboy" motif verges on a RuleOfSymbolism as this figure also stands out as a symbol of EagleLand feature 1, the dream Willy Loman pursues. In one production, [[SelfmadeMan Ben Loman]] proudly wore a cowboy hat.
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** In all likelihood, Magic has an upper limit on it's "Rules", "minor" spellwork might hold out, but spells intended to have longer lasting effects, such as sealing spells may last, or at least weaken over a long period of time, being that if seals deactivated upon the casters death, the world would be a much more hellish place than it already is, owing to the amount of SealedEvilInACan the franchise seems to employ, case and point, Angel, he was cursed with a soul, and the soul stayed in for 100 years at least, the original caster was probably long dead.
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*** This could also explain why Xander actually does end up coming around on Spike in the comics, but never ''really'' does on Angel; Spike ''chose'' his soul, thus even if he lost it, would be much less dangerous and malicious than Angel would be.
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* Why does Spike go by the EmbarrassingNickname of "William The Bloody" given to him by his mocking peers back when he was human? Aside from it [[NamesToRunAwayFromVeryFast actually sounding pretty badass out of context]], his ''actual'' mortal surname is "Pratt", which is pronounced the same as the English term "prat". It would be basically the equivalent of being named "William Idiot" back in England, so of ''course'' he goes for the cooler-sounding name whose context died alongside those human peers of his ([[FromNobodyToNightmare who he probably also killed]]).
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* Why Both the show and comics seem to indicate that Spike's mortal surname is not commonly known (Both Giles' tomes in season 2 and the government in season 11 know him as "William The Bloody"), so why does Spike go by the EmbarrassingNickname of "William The Bloody" given to him by his mocking peers back when he was human? Aside from it [[NamesToRunAwayFromVeryFast actually sounding pretty badass out of context]], his ''actual'' mortal surname is "Pratt", which is pronounced the same as the English term "prat". It would be basically the equivalent of being named "William Idiot" back in England, so of ''course'' he goes for the cooler-sounding name whose context died alongside those human peers of his ([[FromNobodyToNightmare who he probably also killed]]).
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* Buffyverse is one of the few vampire-centric pieces of Urban Fantasy to avert the FurAgainstFang vampire/werewolf rivalry, despite featuring both as prominent characters in seasons 2 and 3. However, when considering the in-universe lore for both, it actually makes sense. Vampires are shunned and considered demon half-breeds by other demons for being demons walking around in human bodies. Werewolves, given that they are also human-turned-part-demonic, are likely viewed pretty much the same by the demon community. Vamps and werewolves probably [[ASharedSuffering relate too much to each other]] to have a rivalry.
* In the ending scene of "Something Blue", Buffy declares she's "over the whole [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys bad boy]] thing". Later seasons will prove her very, ''very'' wrong in that regard. However, when she says it, you'll notice she's still wearing her [[ExpositoryHairstyleChange crimped hair]] that she always has when she's NotHerself despite it being a new day and her getting a wardrobe change... [[{{Foreshadowing}} almost as if she was lying to herself when she said it]].
* In the ending scene of "Something Blue", Buffy declares she's "over the whole [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys bad boy]] thing". Later seasons will prove her very, ''very'' wrong in that regard. However, when she says it, you'll notice she's still wearing her [[ExpositoryHairstyleChange crimped hair]] that she always has when she's NotHerself despite it being a new day and her getting a wardrobe change... [[{{Foreshadowing}} almost as if she was lying to herself when she said it]].
** This is also a common historical myth; while legal marriage age ''was'' generally much younger than in modern times, for the most part people married people of within a reasonable age-gap of themselves.
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* In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E17LiesMyParentsToldMe Lies My Parents Told Me]]", we can very clearly see William's mother [[DyingAsYourself regain her human persona]] upon being staked and crumbling to ash. This is horrifying for two reasons; 1) it implies that the demon leaves the vampire/the the soul returns to the vampire just in time to feel themselves die 2) season 2 shows us it takes a bit before the vampire remembers the demon's memories upon regaining their soul, meaning William's mother likely only remembered being turned and then being murdered by her own son, having no real idea what caused him to take such an action.
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* In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E17LiesMyParentsToldMe Lies My Parents Told Me]]", we can very clearly see William's mother [[DyingAsYourself regain her human persona]] upon being staked and crumbling to ash. This is horrifying for two reasons; 1) it implies that the demon leaves the vampire/the the soul returns to the vampire just in time to feel themselves die die, which casts a dark cloud over ''every'' vampire staking in the show 2) season 2 shows us it takes a bit before the vampire remembers the demon's memories upon regaining their soul, meaning William's mother likely only remembered being turned and then being murdered by her own son, having no real idea what caused him to take such an action.
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* When we first meet Whistler, Angel's good demon guide, we find out that Angel has been watching Buffy since she was at her old high school in Los Angeles, an unrevealed amount of time after he regained his soul. Later in a heartfelt moment, he confesses that he loved her from the first moment he saw her, which he explains was back in Los Angeles right before she obtained her powers. Buffy is very moved by this. The {{Squick}} comes in when you realize that Angel, who has been an grown adult for 200 years, "falls for" a fourteen-year old girl. She was still in high school, and he was [[OlderThanDirt older than her country of birth]]. Or pretty damn close... and also a vampire. With no breath. Or a heartbeat, and so is cold, and you know, a dead body... In the words put in a pseudo-buffy-bashing fic... "Three Words, Buff. Cold. Dead. Seed.".... Excuse me, I need to barf.
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* When In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E21BecomingPart1 Becoming Part 1]]", when we first meet Whistler, Angel's good demon guide, we find out that Angel has been watching Buffy since she was at her old high school in Los Angeles, an unrevealed amount of time after he regained his soul. Later in a heartfelt moment, he confesses that he loved her from the first moment he saw her, which he explains was back in Los Angeles right before she obtained her powers. Buffy is very moved by this. The {{Squick}} comes in when you realize that Angel, who has been an grown adult for 200 years, "falls for" a fourteen-year old girl. She was still in high school, and he was [[OlderThanDirt older than her country of birth]]. Or pretty damn close... and also a vampire. With no breath. Or a heartbeat, and so is cold, and you know, a dead body... In the words put in a pseudo-buffy-bashing fic... fic..."Three Words, Buff. Cold. Dead. Seed.".... Excuse me, I need to barf.
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** They seem to play up the Squick angle by having 1996 Buffy sucking on a lollipop very Lolita-style.
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** They seem to play up the Squick angle by having 1996 Buffy sucking on a lollipop very Lolita-style.Literature/{{Lolita}}-style.
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* Then there's the Willow/Tara scene from Once More, With Feeling. It took me a long time to realize it, but then I realized Willow basically magically roofied and then raped her girlfriend--and this was ''after'' Tara had been mindraped horrifically by Glory. No ''wonder'' Tara was horrified when she found out.
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* Then there's the Willow/Tara scene from "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E7OnceMoreWithFeeling Once More, With Feeling.Feeling]]". It took me a long time to realize it, but then I realized Willow basically magically roofied and then raped her girlfriend--and this was ''after'' Tara had been mindraped horrifically by Glory. No ''wonder'' Tara was horrified when she found out.
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* In one episode, Spike was able to hit Tara to prove that she wasn't a demon. This indicates that the chip technology can't work (or at least Spike assumes it can't work) on whether Spike knows a person is human or not. How exactly is the Initiative able to develop a technology capable of determining if someone is human or not even if that person appears completely human? They were shown to be able to track certain demons but they never seemed to have a handy "demon detector" (when tracking Spike they had to use his lack of body heat to detect him). And why didn't the technology get implanted in other demons (when Adam freed the demons the Initiative captured, you didn't see many of them standing around unable to kill humans)? Maybe the chip actually uses a vampire's own senses to detect if someone's human (as in many cases vampires could tell someone else was a vampire before they revealed their vampire face). These senses could trigger unconsciously rather than just consciously (thus allowing the chip to detect vampirism even when the vampire didn't consciously realise). If it worked on the ability to detect whether someone was human (and hence potential prey) this would explain why Spike was still able to kill demons. It also explains why he was able to throw punches at Buffy when he knew they wouldn't hit her since he wasn't in "hunter mode".
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* In one episode, "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E6Family Family]]", Spike was able to hit Tara to prove that she wasn't a demon. This indicates that the chip technology can't work (or at least Spike assumes it can't work) on whether Spike knows a person is human or not. How exactly is the Initiative able to develop a technology capable of determining if someone is human or not even if that person appears completely human? They were shown to be able to track certain demons but they never seemed to have a handy "demon detector" (when tracking Spike they had to use his lack of body heat to detect him). And why didn't the technology get implanted in other demons (when Adam freed the demons the Initiative captured, you didn't see many of them standing around unable to kill humans)? Maybe the chip actually uses a vampire's own senses to detect if someone's human (as in many cases vampires could tell someone else was a vampire before they revealed their vampire face). These senses could trigger unconsciously rather than just consciously (thus allowing the chip to detect vampirism even when the vampire didn't consciously realise). If it worked on the ability to detect whether someone was human (and hence potential prey) this would explain why Spike was still able to kill demons. It also explains why he was able to throw punches at Buffy when he knew they wouldn't hit her since he wasn't in "hunter mode".
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** [[WordOfGod Word of God]] says that this is exactly what happened; Warren was clinically dead for a few seconds before Amy managed to bring him back. This is proven when the Seed of Wonder is destroyed: without magic, there was no spell to keep him together and he crumpled in a pile of gore and bones.
* At first Dawn’s wish to be a Potential Slayer in season 7 seems a bit contradictory with her earlier “I just want to be normal” attitude. However, it makes a lot more sense if you consider how the season started. When the season started, Buffy was training Dawn to fight alongside her and accepting her as part of the gang and an ally, even though she had no special abilities. That once the Potentials were introduced, the idea was abandoned and Buffy was only interested in training them, once again treating Dawn more as a little sister. In effect, after reaching the point where she was able to be part of the fight and to belong (which effectively was the “normal” grown-up thing in the world she was raised in) the goal posts had been moved and the only way to get back was to become a Potential herself.
* At first Dawn’s wish to be a Potential Slayer in season 7 seems a bit contradictory with her earlier “I just want to be normal” attitude. However, it makes a lot more sense if you consider how the season started. When the season started, Buffy was training Dawn to fight alongside her and accepting her as part of the gang and an ally, even though she had no special abilities. That once the Potentials were introduced, the idea was abandoned and Buffy was only interested in training them, once again treating Dawn more as a little sister. In effect, after reaching the point where she was able to be part of the fight and to belong (which effectively was the “normal” grown-up thing in the world she was raised in) the goal posts had been moved and the only way to get back was to become a Potential herself.
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** [[WordOfGod Word of God]] WordOfGod says that this is exactly what happened; Warren was clinically dead for a few seconds before Amy managed to bring him back. This is proven when the Seed of Wonder is destroyed: without magic, there was no spell to keep him together and he crumpled in a pile of gore and bones.
* At first Dawn’s wish to be a Potential Slayer inseason 7 "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E12Potential Potential]]" seems a bit contradictory with her earlier “I just want to be normal” "IJustWantToBeNormal" attitude. However, it makes a lot more sense if you consider how the season started. When the season started, Buffy was training Dawn to fight alongside her and accepting her as part of the gang and an ally, even though she had no special abilities. That once the Potentials were introduced, the idea was abandoned and Buffy was only interested in training them, once again treating Dawn more as a little sister. In effect, after reaching the point where she was able to be part of the fight and to belong (which effectively was the “normal” "normal" grown-up thing in the world she was raised in) the goal posts had been moved and the only way to get back was to become a Potential herself.
* At first Dawn’s wish to be a Potential Slayer in
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* Jonathan's musical performance at the Bronze in [[[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E17Superstar}} Superstar]] is an example of NonSingingVoice (with Brad Kane doing the singing for Danny Strong). This makes a certain amount of sense in-universe: The performance isn't supposed to be what Jonathan's singing voice actually sounds like, just what he ''wants'' it to sound like.
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* Jonathan's musical performance at the Bronze in [[[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E17Superstar}} Superstar]] is an example of NonSingingVoice (with Brad Kane doing the singing for Danny Strong).Creator/DannyStrong). This makes a certain amount of sense in-universe: The performance isn't supposed to be what Jonathan's singing voice actually sounds like, just what he ''wants'' it to sound like.
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* Angel outright admits in "Destiny" that Spike is actually a stronger fighter than him. You wouldn't imagine so, as Angelus is double his age and was defined by his sadism, thus you'd think he'd have been in more fights and developed the stronger skills. However, Spike actually indirectly explains how this is the case in "Fool For Love"; he points out that Angelus only ever fought when he knew he could win, which obviously wouldn't facilitate too much skill development. It's likely he only ''really'' started putting in effort into his fighting skills after he became a demon-hunter, which would have meant he largely began working at them seriously in the late 90's. Spike, on the other hand, spent the entirety of his century-long vampiric life not only developing those skills, but pushing his limits.
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* Angel outright admits in "Destiny" "[[Recap/AngelS05E08Destiny Destiny]]" that Spike is actually a stronger fighter than him. You wouldn't imagine so, as Angelus is double his age and was defined by his sadism, thus you'd think he'd have been in more fights and developed the stronger skills. However, Spike actually indirectly explains how this is the case in "Fool "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E7FoolForLove Fool For Love"; Love]]"; he points out that Angelus only ever fought when he knew he could win, which obviously wouldn't facilitate too much skill development. It's likely he only ''really'' started putting in effort into his fighting skills after he became a demon-hunter, which would have meant he largely began working at them seriously in the late 90's. Spike, on the other hand, spent the entirety of his century-long vampiric life not only developing those skills, but pushing his limits.
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* As shown in "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E16TheBody}} The Body]]", Anya's been a demon so long that she doesn't really understand death any more. She doesn't understand why Joyce died, and why she's no longer with them. Now think of all the men that she's killed. Hell, she basically caused the Russian Revolution. Anya's probably just realizing how many people she's killed and maimed over the years, and how many families and lives that she's destroyed. It's touched upon a bit in the season 7 episode "Selfless", but still, she's killed so many people and is only just realizing now what death really is.
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* As shown in "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E16TheBody}} The Body]]", Anya's been a demon so long that she doesn't really understand death any more. She doesn't understand why Joyce died, and why she's no longer with them. Now think of all the men that she's killed. Hell, she basically caused the Russian Revolution. Anya's probably just realizing how many people she's killed and maimed over the years, and how many families and lives that she's destroyed. It's touched upon a bit in the season 7 episode "Selfless", "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E5Selfless Selfless]]", but still, she's killed so many people and is only just realizing now what death really is.
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* The beginning of Season 6 starts with Buffy fighting her way out of her own grave. The catatonic stumbling around makes a lot more sense when you recall the episode earlier that delves into the characters' deepest fears. The first on touched upon for Buffy? BEING BURIED ALIVE.
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* The beginning of Season 6 "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E2BargainingPart2 Bargaining Part 2]]" starts with Buffy fighting her way out of her own grave. The catatonic stumbling around makes a lot more sense when you recall the episode earlier that "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS1E10Nightmares Nightmares]]", delves into the characters' deepest fears. The first on touched upon for Buffy? BEING BURIED ALIVE.
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* Early in season 1, Cordelia makes what seems like a shallow, flippant remark about how their teacher dying made her cry so hard that she lost more weight than when she dieted. But fastforward several seasons to their prom night, where the point is made that they have the lowest fatality rate of any graduating year. People die at all ages in Sunnydale- Cordelia and the other teens who grew up in Sunnydale would have been losing people left and right throughout their lives. They're used to people dying, so much so that it's easier to joke about how mourning is better than dieting than to constantly grieve.
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* Early in season 1, Cordelia makes what seems like a shallow, flippant remark about how their teacher dying made her cry so hard that she lost more weight than when she dieted. But fastforward several seasons to their prom night, where the point is made that they have the lowest fatality rate of any graduating year. People die at all ages in Sunnydale- Sunnydale - Cordelia and the other teens who grew up in Sunnydale would have been losing people left and right throughout their lives. They're used to people dying, so much so that it's easier to joke about how mourning is better than dieting than to constantly grieve.
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* In ''"Lies My Parents Told Me"'', we can very clearly see William's mother [[DyingAsYourself regain her human persona]] upon being staked and crumbling to ash. This is horrifying for two reasons; 1) it implies that the demon leaves the vampire/the the soul returns to the vampire just in time to feel themselves die 2) season 2 shows us it takes a bit before the vampire remembers the demon's memories upon regaining their soul, meaning William's mother likely only remembered being turned and then being murdered by her own son, having no real idea what caused him to take such an action.
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* In ''"Lies "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E17LiesMyParentsToldMe Lies My Parents Told Me"'', Me]]", we can very clearly see William's mother [[DyingAsYourself regain her human persona]] upon being staked and crumbling to ash. This is horrifying for two reasons; 1) it implies that the demon leaves the vampire/the the soul returns to the vampire just in time to feel themselves die 2) season 2 shows us it takes a bit before the vampire remembers the demon's memories upon regaining their soul, meaning William's mother likely only remembered being turned and then being murdered by her own son, having no real idea what caused him to take such an action.
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* Willow visits Tara's grave for the first time in season 7. She was immediately whisked away to England following her rampage as Dark Willow, meaning she was out of the country when Tara was buried. That Willow never got to say goodbye to her before she died due to the suddenness and instantaneousness of her death was bad enough, but the fact that Willow ''also'' never got to have a proper send off for her or attend the funeral is just ''so much worse''.
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* Willow visits Tara's grave for the first time in season 7."[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E4Help Help]]". She was immediately whisked away to England following her rampage as Dark Willow, meaning she was out of the country when Tara was buried. That Willow never got to say goodbye to her before she died due to the suddenness and instantaneousness of her death was bad enough, but the fact that Willow ''also'' never got to have a proper send off for her or attend the funeral is just ''so much worse''.
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** Perhaps Joyce got very quiet because that was the moment she ''realized'' what sort of relationship Willow and Tara had?
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* When he first became a vampire, Liam renamed himself 'Angelus' because his little sister mistook him for a resurrected angel (right before he ''slaughtered'' her and the rest of their family). However, the Angelus itself is also an important Catholic devotion, traditionally recited three times a day.
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* Angel Lampshades how apparently ridiculously easy it was for Spike to get over being re-souled, moping in a basement for a while, while he had to endure centuries and he still isn't actually over it, but in his rant he actually explains it all too easily, Spike ''asked'' for his soul back, and for a very good reason too, Angel on the other hand had it forced on him as punishment for being, well, Angelus, along with the fact that Spike was already starting his HeelFaceTurn by the time he went to get his soul, whereas Angelus was a monster up until his soul was forcefed into him, it is also why, at one point, Spike loses his soul and doesn't turn evil when it happens, because he accepted it willingly, Angel has never actually fully embraced having a soul, which is what is causing most of the SplitPersonalityTakeover, along with the slightly FridgeHorror implication that Angel ''wants to be evil'', unlike Spike who despite being an asshole, start to actively want to do good, Angel wants to be free from his guilt, which is why the Angelus personality still exists, Angel thinks being Angelus is the same as being free, as unlike Spike any plan that may involve him being soulless, he never really tells anyone to take him out if he becomes Angelus, whereas Spike said he wants Buffy to stake him if he does lose his soul and risk becoming what he was.
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* Angel Lampshades how apparently ridiculously easy it was for Spike to get over being re-souled, moping in a basement for a while, while he had to endure centuries and he still isn't actually over it, it; but in his rant he actually explains it all too easily, easily. Spike ''asked'' for his soul back, and for a very good reason too, while Angel on the other hand had it forced on him as punishment for being, well, Angelus, along with the fact that Angelus. Spike was already starting his HeelFaceTurn by the time he went to get his soul, whereas Angelus was a monster up until his soul was forcefed into him, it is also why, at him. At one point, Spike loses his soul and doesn't ''doesn't'' turn evil when it happens, because he accepted it willingly, willingly; Angel has never actually fully embraced having a soul, which is what is causing most of the SplitPersonalityTakeover, along with SplitPersonalityTakeover. There's also the slightly FridgeHorror implication that Angel ''wants to be evil'', unlike Spike who who, despite being an asshole, start started to actively want to do good, good. Angel wants to be free from his guilt, which is why the Angelus personality still exists, exists since Angel thinks being Angelus is the same as being free, as unlike Spike Spike. And whenever there's any plan that may involve him being soulless, he never really tells anyone to take him out if he becomes Angelus, whereas Spike said he wants Buffy to stake him if he does lose his soul and risk becoming what he was.
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* Many have suggested that the fact that Spike isn't outwardly remorseful is bad, but if you really think about it, his actions make a lot of sense with who he is as a person. While soulless, he was always one for blunt truths and hated when people lied to make themselves feel better. In his eyes, what's an apology? An ask for forgiveness, which he has absolutely ''zero'' expectation for. It's not that he lacks remorse, it's that he keeps that remorse firmly internalized and channels it towards action instead of using self-flagellation or grovelling as a method to cope. This is also why he initially tries to keep the very fact that he even ''has'' a soul a secret; he ''knows'' it will change the way at the very least Buffy views him. It's far more profound show of remorse that he doesn't want to be seen as anything other than the soulless monster they know him as then it would have been if he'd gotten on his knees and plead his deepest apologies. It's his way of taking responsibility--even if he is no longer that person, even if it was his soullessness that made him evil rather than him as a person, people were hurt and he accepts how those actions have coloured him in their eyes.
* Why does Spike go by the EmbarrassingNickname of "William The Bloody" given to him by his mocking peers back when he was human? Aside from it [[NamesToRunAwayFromVeryFast actually sounding pretty badass out of context]], his ''actual'' mortal surname is "Pratt", which is pronounced the same as the english term "prat". It would be basically the equivalent of being named "William Idiot" back in England, so of ''course'' he goes for the cooler-sounding name whose context died alongside those human peers of his ([[FromNobodyToNightmare who he probably also killed]]).
* Why does Spike go by the EmbarrassingNickname of "William The Bloody" given to him by his mocking peers back when he was human? Aside from it [[NamesToRunAwayFromVeryFast actually sounding pretty badass out of context]], his ''actual'' mortal surname is "Pratt", which is pronounced the same as the english term "prat". It would be basically the equivalent of being named "William Idiot" back in England, so of ''course'' he goes for the cooler-sounding name whose context died alongside those human peers of his ([[FromNobodyToNightmare who he probably also killed]]).
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* Many have suggested that the fact that Spike isn't outwardly remorseful is bad, but if you really think about it, his actions make a lot of sense with who he is as a person. While soulless, he was always one for blunt truths and hated when people lied to make themselves feel better. In his eyes, what's an apology? An ask request for forgiveness, which he has absolutely ''zero'' expectation for. It's not that he lacks remorse, it's that he keeps that remorse firmly internalized and channels it towards action instead of using self-flagellation or grovelling as a method to cope. This is also why he initially tries to keep the very fact that he even ''has'' a soul a secret; he ''knows'' it will change the way at the very least Buffy views him. It's a far more profound show of remorse that he doesn't want to be seen as anything other than the soulless monster they know him as then as, than it would have been if he'd gotten on his knees and plead pleaded his deepest apologies. It's his way of taking responsibility--even if he is no longer that person, even if it was his soullessness that made him evil rather than him as a person, people were hurt and he accepts how those actions have coloured him in their eyes.
* Why does Spike go by the EmbarrassingNickname of "William The Bloody" given to him by his mocking peers back when he was human? Aside from it [[NamesToRunAwayFromVeryFast actually sounding pretty badass out of context]], his ''actual'' mortal surname is "Pratt", which is pronounced the same as theenglish English term "prat". It would be basically the equivalent of being named "William Idiot" back in England, so of ''course'' he goes for the cooler-sounding name whose context died alongside those human peers of his ([[FromNobodyToNightmare who he probably also killed]]).
* Why does Spike go by the EmbarrassingNickname of "William The Bloody" given to him by his mocking peers back when he was human? Aside from it [[NamesToRunAwayFromVeryFast actually sounding pretty badass out of context]], his ''actual'' mortal surname is "Pratt", which is pronounced the same as the
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* Spike is particularly infamous for his gradual BadassDecay that follows him throughout the show, but if you think about it, the BadassDecay makes sense and directly lines up with his character. When is he at his most badass? When he's at his un-chipped, physical peak, has Drusilla all to himself and Angelus isn't there to steal his thunder. From there, his unlife only spirals downwards. Angelus shows up, steals his mantle as BigBad and starts sleeping with Dru; then Dru dumps him; then he gets chipped and forced to work with the good guys; then he falls in love with the Slayer who largely detests him. The decay is at its worst when he's trapped between the good and bad guys, accepted in neither world and largely isolated from ''everyone''. He starts to arguably gain his badass back in season 7 and the comics, where his relationship with Buffy improves immensely and he gains real friends within the Scoobies. Spike is an extremely emotional character who's defined by his emotional bonds, he built his badass persona but can only maintain it when he has the direction and modivation to do so. In season 2, that direction was Drusilla and the pursuit of hedonistic evil. In the comics, it's Buffy, the Scoobies and the pursuit of being a better person.
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* Spike is particularly infamous for his gradual BadassDecay that follows him throughout the show, but if you think about it, the BadassDecay makes sense and directly lines up with his character. When is he at his most badass? When he's at his un-chipped, physical peak, has Drusilla all to himself and Angelus isn't there to steal his thunder. From there, his unlife only spirals downwards. Angelus shows up, steals his mantle as BigBad and starts sleeping with Dru; then Dru dumps him; then he gets chipped and forced to work with the good guys; then he falls in love with the Slayer who largely detests him. The decay is at its worst when he's trapped between the good and bad guys, accepted in neither world and largely isolated from ''everyone''. He starts to arguably gain his badass back in season 7 and the comics, where his relationship with Buffy improves immensely and he gains real friends within the Scoobies. Spike is an extremely emotional character who's defined by his emotional bonds, he built his badass persona but can only maintain it when he has the direction and modivation motivation to do so. In season 2, that direction was Drusilla and the pursuit of hedonistic evil. In the comics, it's Buffy, the Scoobies and the pursuit of being a better person.
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* Angel outright admits in "Destiny" that Spike is actually a stronger fighter than him. You wouldn't imagine so, as Angelus is double his age and was defined by his sadism, thus you'd think he'd have been in more fights and developed the stronger skills. However, Spike actually indirectly explains how this is the case in "Fool For Love"; he points out that Angelus only ever fought when he knew he could win, which obviously wouldn't facilitate too much skill development. It's likely he only ''really'' started putting in effort into his fighting skills after he became a demon-hunter, which would have meant he largely began working at them in the late 90's. Spike, on the other hand, spent the entirety of his century-long vampiric life not only developing those skills, but pushing his limits.
* The reason Dawn rather spontaniously developed an OddFriendship with Spike of all people actually makes a ton of sense. In season 5, Dawn rightfully complains about her mother and the Scoobies always coddling and condescending to her. Spike, being evil and having no particular reason to treat her any differently than he would anyone else, was basically the ''only'' adult in her life treating her like his equal and not talking down to her.
* The reason Dawn rather spontaniously developed an OddFriendship with Spike of all people actually makes a ton of sense. In season 5, Dawn rightfully complains about her mother and the Scoobies always coddling and condescending to her. Spike, being evil and having no particular reason to treat her any differently than he would anyone else, was basically the ''only'' adult in her life treating her like his equal and not talking down to her.
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* Angel outright admits in "Destiny" that Spike is actually a stronger fighter than him. You wouldn't imagine so, as Angelus is double his age and was defined by his sadism, thus you'd think he'd have been in more fights and developed the stronger skills. However, Spike actually indirectly explains how this is the case in "Fool For Love"; he points out that Angelus only ever fought when he knew he could win, which obviously wouldn't facilitate too much skill development. It's likely he only ''really'' started putting in effort into his fighting skills after he became a demon-hunter, which would have meant he largely began working at them seriously in the late 90's. Spike, on the other hand, spent the entirety of his century-long vampiric life not only developing those skills, but pushing his limits.
* The reason Dawn ratherspontaniously spontaneously developed an OddFriendship with Spike of all people actually makes a ton of sense. In season 5, Dawn rightfully complains about her mother and the Scoobies always coddling and condescending to her. Spike, being evil and having no particular reason to treat her any differently than he would anyone else, was basically the ''only'' adult in her life treating her like his equal and not talking down to her.
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* A likely unintentional but rather brilliant piece of foreshadowing in "Something Blue"; Giles is surprised when Spike, under the influence of a love spell, freely offers help in alleviating Giles' blindness. At that point, he was still an enemy of theirs who they literally had to ''tie down'' to keep him from running off. The spell wasn't making him a good person either, it only made him love Buffy, yet he was going out of his way to be helpful to her friends. It very cleanly parallels the path of his later redemption arc, in which he will begin to do good deeds with his own free will simply out of love for Buffy.
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** More horror on the topic of vampires memories; Spike had to relive the trauma of his mother's siring, betrayal and death all over again upon gaining his soul--it would have been one of the first memories he'd get from the demon, in fact. No wonder the scar was raw enough for the First to exploit it for the hypnotic trigger.
* Willow visits Tara's grave for the first time in season 7. She was immediately whisked away to England following her rampage as Dark Willow, meaning she was out of the country when Tara was buried. That Willow never got to say goodbye to her before she died due to the suddenness and instantaneousness of her death was bad enough, but the fact that Willow ''also'' never got to have a proper send off for her or attend the funeral is just ''so much worse''.
* Willow visits Tara's grave for the first time in season 7. She was immediately whisked away to England following her rampage as Dark Willow, meaning she was out of the country when Tara was buried. That Willow never got to say goodbye to her before she died due to the suddenness and instantaneousness of her death was bad enough, but the fact that Willow ''also'' never got to have a proper send off for her or attend the funeral is just ''so much worse''.
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* Season 6 was, by far, DarkerAndEdgier than any that came before it. The season opened with Buffy at the weakest she'd ever been, and the BigBad wasn't a vampire, a demon, or a god, but a trio of all-too-human nerds who shouldn't have been able to do so much damage to the Scooby Gang. And by the end, Willow had completely lost her shit as a result of their actions, threatening to do far more damage than the Trio ever could have done. Now when did season 6 air? From October 2001 to May 2002... in other words, in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, just as America was brought low not by the Great Power enemy it was expecting, but by nineteen guys with box-cutters, and was well on the road to TheWarOnTerror and all that came with it. Even if the season premiere was written beforehand, Season 6 of ''Buffy'' wound up becoming a [[PostNineElevenTerrorismMovie Post 9/11 Terrorism Show]].
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* Season 6 was, by far, DarkerAndEdgier than any that came before it. The season opened with Buffy at the weakest she'd ever been, and the BigBad wasn't a vampire, a demon, or a god, but a trio of all-too-human nerds who shouldn't have been able to do so much damage to the Scooby Gang. And by the end, Willow had completely lost her shit as a result of their actions, threatening to do far more damage than the Trio ever could have done. Now when did season 6 air? From October 2001 to May 2002... in other words, in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, just as America was brought low not by the Great Power enemy it was expecting, but by nineteen guys with box-cutters, and was well on the road to TheWarOnTerror UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror and all that came with it. Even if the season premiere was written beforehand, Season 6 of ''Buffy'' wound up becoming a [[PostNineElevenTerrorismMovie Post 9/11 Terrorism Show]].
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* The reason Dawn rather spontaniously developed an OddFriendship with Spike of all people actually makes a ton of sense. In season 5, Dawn rightfully complains about her mother and the Scoobies always coddling and condescending to her. Spike, being evil and having no particular reason to treat her any differently than he would anyone else, was basically the ''only'' adult in her life treating her like his equal and not talking down to her.
** For that matter, his OddFriendship with Joyce suddenly begins to make sense in season 7; Spike was a MommasBoy in life, [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas which stayed with him upon transforming into a vampire]], ''of course'' he gravitated toward Joyce's strong TeamMom energy.
** For that matter, his OddFriendship with Joyce suddenly begins to make sense in season 7; Spike was a MommasBoy in life, [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas which stayed with him upon transforming into a vampire]], ''of course'' he gravitated toward Joyce's strong TeamMom energy.
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** Season 10 echoes this sentiment, as Buffy outright admits "Innocence" has left scars on her when it comes to mornings after. When she sleeps with Spike for the first time since he got his soul, she asks him basically first thing if he's gone evil now. While she ''tries'' to phrase it as a joke, she makes a point of getting a direct assurance from him that that's ''not'' the case before dropping the subject. It seems that sleeping with her ensouled vampire boyfriend for the first time dug up some trauma and sparked some irrational fear that she couldn't shake off on her own.
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** It honestly explains a lot; why Clem was basically the only demon in Sunnydale who was friends with Spike--the others outright threw him out of Willy's for being a traitor and helping the Slayer. Spike is highly emotional and dramatic all around, but in season 6 and 7, he'd basically have been a walking ''buffet'' to a demon who feeds on emotions. It also explains why he would take the risk of going to Buffy's birthday party despite being an uninvited demon; double the emotions, which are likely to be elevated even further by Spike's simple presence there.
** Dawn also makes a comment about Clem liking Xander in season 7. Xander is TheHeart of the Scoobies, and often their emotional core.
** Dawn also makes a comment about Clem liking Xander in season 7. Xander is TheHeart of the Scoobies, and often their emotional core.
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* Angel outright admits in "Destiny" that Spike is actually a stronger fighter than him. You wouldn't imagine so, as Angelus is double his age and was defined by his sadism, thus you'd think he'd have been in more fights and developed the stronger skills. However, Spike actually indirectly explains how this is the case in "Fool For Love"; he points out that Angelus only ever fought when he knew he could win, which obviously wouldn't facilitate too much skill development. It's likely he only ''really'' started putting in effort into his fighting skills after he became a demon-hunter, which would have meant he largely began working at them in the late 90's. Spike, on the other hand, spent the entirety of his century-long vampiric life not only developing those skills, but pushing his limits.
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* In the comics, Harmony becomes famous and the voice of a movement of "reformed" vampires who don't kill once TheMasquerade is blown open. But how is that possible, given their depiction as AlwaysChaoticEvil? Well, in life, Harmony was an AlphaBitch who revelled in the attention of her classmates. Spike shows us that even soulless vampires are perfectly capable of being "good" if it's personally motivating enough, so in Harmony's case, she's being "good" in order to maintain her worldwide fame and influence. Season 10 outright shows us that she doesn't actually ''care'' about loss of human life, she just knows it's bad PR.
* Spike is particularly infamous for his gradual BadassDecay that follows him throughout the show, but if you think about it, the BadassDecay makes sense and directly lines up with his character. When is he at his most badass? When he's at his un-chipped, physical peak, has Drusilla all to himself and Angelus isn't there to steal his thunder. From there, his unlife only spirals downwards. Angelus shows up, steals his mantle as BigBad and starts sleeping with Dru; then Dru dumps him; then he gets chipped and forced to work with the good guys; then he falls in love with the Slayer who largely detests him. The decay is at its worst when he's trapped between the good and bad guys, accepted in neither world and largely isolated from ''everyone''. He starts to arguably gain his badass back in season 7 and the comics, where his relationship with Buffy improves immensely and he gains real friends within the Scoobies. Spike is an extremely emotional character who's defined by his emotional bonds, he built his badass persona but can only maintain it when he has the direction and modivation to do so. In season 2, that direction was Drusilla and the pursuit of hedonistic evil. In the comics, it's Buffy, the Scoobies and the pursuit of being a better person.
* Spike is particularly infamous for his gradual BadassDecay that follows him throughout the show, but if you think about it, the BadassDecay makes sense and directly lines up with his character. When is he at his most badass? When he's at his un-chipped, physical peak, has Drusilla all to himself and Angelus isn't there to steal his thunder. From there, his unlife only spirals downwards. Angelus shows up, steals his mantle as BigBad and starts sleeping with Dru; then Dru dumps him; then he gets chipped and forced to work with the good guys; then he falls in love with the Slayer who largely detests him. The decay is at its worst when he's trapped between the good and bad guys, accepted in neither world and largely isolated from ''everyone''. He starts to arguably gain his badass back in season 7 and the comics, where his relationship with Buffy improves immensely and he gains real friends within the Scoobies. Spike is an extremely emotional character who's defined by his emotional bonds, he built his badass persona but can only maintain it when he has the direction and modivation to do so. In season 2, that direction was Drusilla and the pursuit of hedonistic evil. In the comics, it's Buffy, the Scoobies and the pursuit of being a better person.
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* Why does Spike go by the EmbarrassingNickname of "William The Bloody" given to him by his mocking peers back when he was human? Aside from it [[NamesToRunAwayFromVeryFast actually sounding pretty badass out of context]], his ''actual'' mortal surname is "Pratt", which is pronounced the same as the english term "prat". It would be basically the equivalent of being named "William Idiot" back in England, so of ''course'' he goes for the cooler-sounding name whose context died alongside those human peers of his ([[FromNobodyToNightmare who he probably also killed]]).
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* In ''"Lies My Parents Told Me"'', we can very clearly see William's mother [[DyingAsYourself regain her human persona]] upon being staked and crumbling to ash. This is horrifying for two reasons; 1) it implies that the demon leaves the vampire/the the soul returns to the vampire just in time to feel themselves die 2) season 2 shows us it takes a bit before the vampire remembers the demon's memories upon regaining their soul, meaning William's mother likely only remembered being turned and then being murdered by her own son, having no real idea what caused him to take such an action.
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** Do we know for certain TheMaster looks like that all the time? Yes, obviously he does for the show's screentime, but it's not impossible he opted to simply be GameFace all the time. He doesn't seem to share Darla, Dru, Angel or Spike's vanity...
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** Perhaps Joyce got very quiet because that was the moment she ''realized'' what sort of relationship Willow and Tara had?
* In season 6, upon seeing Buffy's bloodied knuckles, Spike is quickly able to surmise that she'd clawed her way through her coffin as he's a vampire and thus had to do the same thing when he was turned. However, in ''"Lies My Parents Told Me"'', William's mother expresses that she's been worried sick about him for disappearing for a few days--meaning she wasn't aware he'd been killed, and thus held no funeral. Even back in the 1880's, the authorities would have at least ''tried'' to identify bodies found before burying them namelessly, so it seems far-fetched that William would have been buried before either rising or being identified first. Vampires clearly don't require burial in order to rise, as we've seen several rise while in morgues and funerals, and even Spike's mother herself seems to have been simply left in the house to rise. As such, Drusilla/Angelus/Darla have no reason to bury him and on the contrary, it's easier for them not to bother. So how exactly could he have ended up clawing his way out of a coffin?
* In season 6, upon seeing Buffy's bloodied knuckles, Spike is quickly able to surmise that she'd clawed her way through her coffin as he's a vampire and thus had to do the same thing when he was turned. However, in ''"Lies My Parents Told Me"'', William's mother expresses that she's been worried sick about him for disappearing for a few days--meaning she wasn't aware he'd been killed, and thus held no funeral. Even back in the 1880's, the authorities would have at least ''tried'' to identify bodies found before burying them namelessly, so it seems far-fetched that William would have been buried before either rising or being identified first. Vampires clearly don't require burial in order to rise, as we've seen several rise while in morgues and funerals, and even Spike's mother herself seems to have been simply left in the house to rise. As such, Drusilla/Angelus/Darla have no reason to bury him and on the contrary, it's easier for them not to bother. So how exactly could he have ended up clawing his way out of a coffin?
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** Perhaps Joyce got very quiet because that was the moment she ''realized'' what sort of relationship Willow and Tara had?
* In season 6, upon seeing Buffy's bloodied knuckles, Spike is quickly able to surmise that she'd clawed her way through her coffin as he's a vampire and thus had to do the same thing when he was turned. However, in ''"Lies My Parents Told Me"'', William's mother expresses that she's been worried sick about him for disappearing for a few days--meaning she wasn't aware he'd been killed, and thus held no funeral. Even back in the 1880's, the authorities would have at least ''tried'' to identify bodies found before burying them namelessly, so it seems far-fetched that William would have been buried before either rising or being identified first. Vampires clearly don't require burial in order to rise, as we've seen several rise while in morgues and funerals, and even Spike's mother herself seems to have been simply left in the house to rise. As such, Drusilla/Angelus/Darla have no reason to bury him and on the contrary, it's easier for them not to bother. So how exactly could he have ended up clawing his way out of a coffin?had?
* In season 6, upon seeing Buffy's bloodied knuckles, Spike is quickly able to surmise that she'd clawed her way through her coffin as he's a vampire and thus had to do the same thing when he was turned. However, in ''"Lies My Parents Told Me"'', William's mother expresses that she's been worried sick about him for disappearing for a few days--meaning she wasn't aware he'd been killed, and thus held no funeral. Even back in the 1880's, the authorities would have at least ''tried'' to identify bodies found before burying them namelessly, so it seems far-fetched that William would have been buried before either rising or being identified first. Vampires clearly don't require burial in order to rise, as we've seen several rise while in morgues and funerals, and even Spike's mother herself seems to have been simply left in the house to rise. As such, Drusilla/Angelus/Darla have no reason to bury him and on the contrary, it's easier for them not to bother. So how exactly could he have ended up clawing his way out of a coffin?
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* Say, did [[spoiler:Tara]]'s family ever find out about her death? Would they even care, given what we saw of them?
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* Angel Lampshades how apparently ridiculously easy it was for Spike to get over being re-souled, moping in a basement for a while, while he had to endure centuries and he still isn't actually over it, but in his rant he actually explains it all too easily, Spike ''asked'' for his soul back, and for a very good reason too, Angel on the other hand had it forced on him as punishment for being, well, Angelus, along with the fact that Spike was already starting his HeelFaceTurn by the time he went to get his soul, whereas Angelus was a monster up until his soul was forcefed into him, it is also why, at one point, Spike loses his soul and doesn't turn evil when it happens, because he accepted it willingly, Angel has never actually fully embraced having a soul, which is what is causing most of the SplitPersonalityTakeover, along with the slightly FridgeHorror implication that Angel ''wants to be evil'', unlike Spike who despite being an asshole, start to actively want to do good, Angel wants to be free from his guilt, which is why the Angelus personality still exists, Angel thinks being Angelus is the same as being free, as unlike Spike any plan that may involve him being souless, he never really tells anyone to take him out if he becomes Angelus, whereas Spike said he wants Buffy to stake him if he does lose his soul and risk becoming what he was.
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* Angel Lampshades how apparently ridiculously easy it was for Spike to get over being re-souled, moping in a basement for a while, while he had to endure centuries and he still isn't actually over it, but in his rant he actually explains it all too easily, Spike ''asked'' for his soul back, and for a very good reason too, Angel on the other hand had it forced on him as punishment for being, well, Angelus, along with the fact that Spike was already starting his HeelFaceTurn by the time he went to get his soul, whereas Angelus was a monster up until his soul was forcefed into him, it is also why, at one point, Spike loses his soul and doesn't turn evil when it happens, because he accepted it willingly, Angel has never actually fully embraced having a soul, which is what is causing most of the SplitPersonalityTakeover, along with the slightly FridgeHorror implication that Angel ''wants to be evil'', unlike Spike who despite being an asshole, start to actively want to do good, Angel wants to be free from his guilt, which is why the Angelus personality still exists, Angel thinks being Angelus is the same as being free, as unlike Spike any plan that may involve him being souless, soulless, he never really tells anyone to take him out if he becomes Angelus, whereas Spike said he wants Buffy to stake him if he does lose his soul and risk becoming what he was.
** It's also important to note that Spike actually had a goal when he got his soul. He had a Slayer and her little sister that he wanted to protect, even if they hated him now, and it was concrete enough to give him direction. It's not that it hurt him any less to be suddenly dog-piled by guilt from a century of evil, it's that he actually had something to work towards and threw himself into achieving it rather than listlessly wallowing in self-hatred.
* Many have suggested that the fact that Spike isn't outwardly remorseful is bad, but if you really think about it, his actions make a lot of sense with who he is as a person. While soulless, he was always one for blunt truths and hated when people lied to make themselves feel better. In his eyes, what's an apology? An ask for forgiveness, which he has absolutely ''zero'' expectation for. It's not that he lacks remorse, it's that he keeps that remorse firmly internalized and channels it towards action instead of using self-flagellation or grovelling as a method to cope. This is also why he initially tries to keep the very fact that he even ''has'' a soul a secret; he ''knows'' it will change the way at the very least Buffy views him. It's far more profound show of remorse that he doesn't want to be seen as anything other than the soulless monster they know him as then it would have been if he'd gotten on his knees and plead his deepest apologies. It's his way of taking responsibility--even if he is no longer that person, even if it was his soullessness that made him evil rather than him as a person, people were hurt and he accepts how those actions have coloured him in their eyes.
** It's also important to note that Spike actually had a goal when he got his soul. He had a Slayer and her little sister that he wanted to protect, even if they hated him now, and it was concrete enough to give him direction. It's not that it hurt him any less to be suddenly dog-piled by guilt from a century of evil, it's that he actually had something to work towards and threw himself into achieving it rather than listlessly wallowing in self-hatred.
* Many have suggested that the fact that Spike isn't outwardly remorseful is bad, but if you really think about it, his actions make a lot of sense with who he is as a person. While soulless, he was always one for blunt truths and hated when people lied to make themselves feel better. In his eyes, what's an apology? An ask for forgiveness, which he has absolutely ''zero'' expectation for. It's not that he lacks remorse, it's that he keeps that remorse firmly internalized and channels it towards action instead of using self-flagellation or grovelling as a method to cope. This is also why he initially tries to keep the very fact that he even ''has'' a soul a secret; he ''knows'' it will change the way at the very least Buffy views him. It's far more profound show of remorse that he doesn't want to be seen as anything other than the soulless monster they know him as then it would have been if he'd gotten on his knees and plead his deepest apologies. It's his way of taking responsibility--even if he is no longer that person, even if it was his soullessness that made him evil rather than him as a person, people were hurt and he accepts how those actions have coloured him in their eyes.
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** Perhaps Joyce got very quiet because that was the moment she ''realized'' what sort of relationship Willow and Tara had?had?
* In season 6, upon seeing Buffy's bloodied knuckles, Spike is quickly able to surmise that she'd clawed her way through her coffin as he's a vampire and thus had to do the same thing when he was turned. However, in ''"Lies My Parents Told Me"'', William's mother expresses that she's been worried sick about him for disappearing for a few days--meaning she wasn't aware he'd been killed, and thus held no funeral. Even back in the 1880's, the authorities would have at least ''tried'' to identify bodies found before burying them namelessly, so it seems far-fetched that William would have been buried before either rising or being identified first. Vampires clearly don't require burial in order to rise, as we've seen several rise while in morgues and funerals, and even Spike's mother herself seems to have been simply left in the house to rise. As such, Drusilla/Angelus/Darla have no reason to bury him and on the contrary, it's easier for them not to bother. So how exactly could he have ended up clawing his way out of a coffin?
* In season 6, upon seeing Buffy's bloodied knuckles, Spike is quickly able to surmise that she'd clawed her way through her coffin as he's a vampire and thus had to do the same thing when he was turned. However, in ''"Lies My Parents Told Me"'', William's mother expresses that she's been worried sick about him for disappearing for a few days--meaning she wasn't aware he'd been killed, and thus held no funeral. Even back in the 1880's, the authorities would have at least ''tried'' to identify bodies found before burying them namelessly, so it seems far-fetched that William would have been buried before either rising or being identified first. Vampires clearly don't require burial in order to rise, as we've seen several rise while in morgues and funerals, and even Spike's mother herself seems to have been simply left in the house to rise. As such, Drusilla/Angelus/Darla have no reason to bury him and on the contrary, it's easier for them not to bother. So how exactly could he have ended up clawing his way out of a coffin?
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* "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E8Halloween "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E6Halloween Halloween]]". Many kids are dressed as monsters. And they're turned into monsters and proceed to attack that nice old la... oh. Which leads to --
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* In "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS1E3TheWitch}} The Witch]]2 all the way back in season 1, Giles mentions that removing a witch's head undoes all the spells they've cast. So if someone were to decapitate Willow, Buffy would die.
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* In "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS1E3TheWitch}} The Witch]]2 Witch]]" all the way back in season 1, Giles mentions that removing a witch's head undoes all the spells they've cast. So if someone were to decapitate Willow, Buffy would die.
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* The Halloween episode."[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E8Halloween Halloween]]". Many kids are dressed as monsters. And they're turned into monsters and proceed to attack that nice old la... oh. Which leads to --
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* "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E19Earshot Earshot]]": How the hell was Jonathan planning to commit suicide without killing anybody else (thus ruling out suicide-by-cop) with a ''high-powered rifle?!''
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* "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E19Earshot "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E18Earshot Earshot]]": How the hell was Jonathan planning to commit suicide without killing anybody else (thus ruling out suicide-by-cop) with a ''high-powered rifle?!''
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** There is a valid evolutionary reason for vampires to ''not'' create massive armies and overwhelm humankind. Too many vampires means more competition for food; overwhelming humankind would mean starvation. Although most vamps in the series aren't all that analytical, natural selection could have worked this out thousands of years ago -- any vampire tribe that overwhelmed its host population would end up extinct, and the ones that survived would be the ones whose instincts or social mores prompted them to be more judicious about who they turned. Alternately, any vamp who gets too enthusiastic about turning others might find that one of the smarter vamps in the community says "hang on, you're creating too much competition" and takes them out.
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* Xander is widely acknowledged as the "dumb one" in the gang. While he comes off as BookDumb, he doesn't really act dumb, more often than not he's the OnlySaneMan. He does regularly grab the IdiotBall, but no more than any of his friends. He figured out how to kill the Judge, he talked [[TheDreaded Angelus]] into backing down, he demonstrated the ability to do math in his head, and he's very good at his day job as a carpenter. Despite the fact that he doesn't act any dumber than anyone else, his grades are bad, his SAT score was abysmal, and in the episode "The Harsh Light of Day" he couldn't figure out Giles's system for organizing his books even though Giles was just alphabetizing them. All of this strongly indicates that Xander has dyslexia, or some other type of learning disability. What makes this FridgeHorror is the fact that no one ever suggested it despite all the rather obvious signs. Not his [[AlcoholicParent parents]], not his teachers ([[DeanBitterman Snyder]] once went out of his way to call Xander a useless waste), even his friends who genuinely cared about him occasionally delighted in mocking him for being dumb. Tragically, this would be TruthInTelevision for many perfectly normal to highly intelligent people who never realized their potential because the world wrote them off as just plain stupid.
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* Angel Lampshades how apparently ridiculously easy it was for Spike to get over being re-souled, moping in a basement for a while, while he had to endure centuries and he still isn't actually over it, but in his rant he actually explains it all too easily, Spike ''asked'' for his soul back, and for a very good reason too, Angel on the other hand had it forced on him as punishment for being, well, Angelus, along with the fact that Spike was already starting his HeelFaceTurn by the time he went to get his soul, whereas Angelus was a monster up until his soul was forcefed into him, it is also why, at one point, Spike loses his soul and doesn't turn evil when it happens, because he accepted it willingly, Angel has never actually fully embraced having a soul, which is what is causing most of the SplitPersonalityTakeover, along with the slightly FridgeHorror implication that Angel ''wants to be evil'', unlike Spike who despite being an asshole, start to actively want to do good, Angel wants to be free from his guilt, which is why the Angelus personality still exists, Angel thinks being Agelus is the same as being free, as unlike Spike any plan that may involve him being souless, he never really tells anyone to take him out if he becomes Angelus, whereas Spike said he wants Buffy to stake him if he does lose his soul and risk becoming what he was.
* Willow is pretty adamant that she's a Lesbian, and thus not interested in guys at all. At one point she jokes at Xander's wedding that this is the only thing keeping her off of him when she [[SharpDressedMan sees him in a Tuxedo]]. Of course, her claims at lesbianism do kind of ignore her previous severe crush on Xander, not to mention her entire relationship with Oz which spanned a couple of years. Given that neither of those relationships worked out for a couple of reasons, it makes a certain kind of sense that Willow decided to commit wholesale to her new relationship with Tara (and later Kennedy) by rejecting even the possibility of being attracted to men. Which might just be a slightly unhealthy coping mechanism that her friends are willing to roll with to support her. Certainly none of them have much to gain at this point by trying to argue with her about it.
* Willow is pretty adamant that she's a Lesbian, and thus not interested in guys at all. At one point she jokes at Xander's wedding that this is the only thing keeping her off of him when she [[SharpDressedMan sees him in a Tuxedo]]. Of course, her claims at lesbianism do kind of ignore her previous severe crush on Xander, not to mention her entire relationship with Oz which spanned a couple of years. Given that neither of those relationships worked out for a couple of reasons, it makes a certain kind of sense that Willow decided to commit wholesale to her new relationship with Tara (and later Kennedy) by rejecting even the possibility of being attracted to men. Which might just be a slightly unhealthy coping mechanism that her friends are willing to roll with to support her. Certainly none of them have much to gain at this point by trying to argue with her about it.
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* Angel Lampshades how apparently ridiculously easy it was for Spike to get over being re-souled, moping in a basement for a while, while he had to endure centuries and he still isn't actually over it, but in his rant he actually explains it all too easily, Spike ''asked'' for his soul back, and for a very good reason too, Angel on the other hand had it forced on him as punishment for being, well, Angelus, along with the fact that Spike was already starting his HeelFaceTurn by the time he went to get his soul, whereas Angelus was a monster up until his soul was forcefed into him, it is also why, at one point, Spike loses his soul and doesn't turn evil when it happens, because he accepted it willingly, Angel has never actually fully embraced having a soul, which is what is causing most of the SplitPersonalityTakeover, along with the slightly FridgeHorror implication that Angel ''wants to be evil'', unlike Spike who despite being an asshole, start to actively want to do good, Angel wants to be free from his guilt, which is why the Angelus personality still exists, Angel thinks being Agelus Angelus is the same as being free, as unlike Spike any plan that may involve him being souless, he never really tells anyone to take him out if he becomes Angelus, whereas Spike said he wants Buffy to stake him if he does lose his soul and risk becoming what he was.
* Willow is pretty adamant that she's a Lesbian, and thus not interested in guys at all. At one point she jokes at Xander's wedding that this is the only thing keeping her off of him when she [[SharpDressedMan sees him in a Tuxedo]]. Of course, her claims at lesbianism do kind of ignore her previous severe crush on Xander, not to mention her entire relationship with Oz which spanned a couple of years. Given that neither of those relationships worked out for a couple of reasons, it makes a certain kind of sense that Willow decided to commit wholesale to her new relationship with Tara (and later Kennedy) by rejecting even the possibility of being attracted to men. Which might just be a slightly unhealthy coping mechanism that her friends are willing to roll with to support her. Certainly none of them have much to gain at this point by trying to argue with her about it.
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* In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E2RealMe Real Me]]" Dawn mentions an incident when she told her mother that she wanted Willow and Tara to teach her some of the things they do together (resulting in Joyce becoming very quiet and sending her upstairs). It's an amusing joke where Dawn is referring to magic but the audience can smirk knowing Joyce may not have interpreted it that way. However, in the previous episode Joyce had told Willow and Tara how when they get older they'd understand how sometimes you feel like giving up on men altogether, in a way which suggested a complete lack of awareness of their relationship. Unless for some reason when Dawn was brought into existence one of the changes to everyone's memories was to change Joyce's awareness of Willow and Tara's relationship, then she probably did think Dawn meant magic.
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* In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E2RealMe Real Me]]" Dawn mentions an incident when she told her mother that she wanted Willow and Tara to teach her some of the things they do together (resulting in Joyce becoming very quiet and sending her upstairs). It's an amusing joke where Dawn is referring to magic but the audience can smirk knowing Joyce may not have interpreted it that way. However, in the previous episode Joyce had told Willow and Tara how when they get older they'd understand how sometimes you feel like giving up on men altogether, in a way which suggested a complete lack of awareness of their relationship. Unless for some reason when Dawn was brought into existence one of the changes to everyone's memories was to change Joyce's awareness of Willow and Tara's relationship, then she probably did think Dawn meant magic.magic.
** Perhaps Joyce got very quiet because that was the moment she ''realized'' what sort of relationship Willow and Tara had?
** Perhaps Joyce got very quiet because that was the moment she ''realized'' what sort of relationship Willow and Tara had?
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** Possibly the value of safety in numbers - if you can take your individual car, you can split apart from a group, which makes you a far more tempting target - we regularly see vamps preying on individuals, but in groups, there's a greater chance that you're not going to be an appealing target because there are too many people around.
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** Possibly the value of safety in numbers - if you can take your individual car, you can split apart from a group, which makes you a far more tempting target - we regularly see vamps preying on individuals, but in groups, there's a greater chance that you're not going to be an appealing target because there are too many people around.around.
* In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E2RealMe Real Me]]" Dawn mentions an incident when she told her mother that she wanted Willow and Tara to teach her some of the things they do together (resulting in Joyce becoming very quiet and sending her upstairs). It's an amusing joke where Dawn is referring to magic but the audience can smirk knowing Joyce may not have interpreted it that way. However, in the previous episode Joyce had told Willow and Tara how when they get older they'd understand how sometimes you feel like giving up on men altogether, in a way which suggested a complete lack of awareness of their relationship. Unless for some reason when Dawn was brought into existence one of the changes to everyone's memories was to change Joyce's awareness of Willow and Tara's relationship, then she probably did think Dawn meant magic.
* In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E2RealMe Real Me]]" Dawn mentions an incident when she told her mother that she wanted Willow and Tara to teach her some of the things they do together (resulting in Joyce becoming very quiet and sending her upstairs). It's an amusing joke where Dawn is referring to magic but the audience can smirk knowing Joyce may not have interpreted it that way. However, in the previous episode Joyce had told Willow and Tara how when they get older they'd understand how sometimes you feel like giving up on men altogether, in a way which suggested a complete lack of awareness of their relationship. Unless for some reason when Dawn was brought into existence one of the changes to everyone's memories was to change Joyce's awareness of Willow and Tara's relationship, then she probably did think Dawn meant magic.
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* Willow is pretty adamant that she's a Lesbian, and thus not interested in guys at all. At one point she jokes at Xander's wedding that this is the only thing keeping her off of him when she [[SharpDressedMan sees him in a Tuxedo]]. Of course, her claims at lesbianism do kind of ignore her previous severe crush on Xander, not to mention her entire relationship with Oz which spanned a couple of years. Given that neither of those relationships worked out for a couple of reasons, it makes a certain kind of sense that Willow decided to commit wholesale to her new relationship with Tara (and later Kennedy) by rejecting even the possibility of being attracted to men. Which might just be a slightly unhealthy coping mechanism that her friends are willing to roll with to support her. Certainly none of them have much to gain at this point by trying to argue with her about it.
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* In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E9TheWish The Wish]]," a custodial worker tells Cordelia that she should know 'students aren't allowed to drive their cars to school.' How does this make ''any'' sense as a school policy in a universe where vampires have taken over the town?? This is even underscored in the episode, as the only reason vamp!Willow and vamp!Xander are even able to attack Cordelia is because it took her so long to walk home that the sun set before she got there.
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* In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E9TheWish The Wish]]," a custodial worker tells Cordelia that she should know 'students aren't allowed to drive their cars to school.' How does this make ''any'' sense as a school policy in a universe where vampires have taken over the town?? This is even underscored in the episode, as the only reason vamp!Willow and vamp!Xander are even able to attack Cordelia is because it took her so long to walk home that the sun set before she got there.there.
** Possibly the value of safety in numbers - if you can take your individual car, you can split apart from a group, which makes you a far more tempting target - we regularly see vamps preying on individuals, but in groups, there's a greater chance that you're not going to be an appealing target because there are too many people around.
** Possibly the value of safety in numbers - if you can take your individual car, you can split apart from a group, which makes you a far more tempting target - we regularly see vamps preying on individuals, but in groups, there's a greater chance that you're not going to be an appealing target because there are too many people around.
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* Angel Lampshades how apparently ridiculously easy it was for Spike to get over being re-souled, moping in a basement for a while, while he had to endure centuries and he still isn't actually over it, but in his rant he actually explains it all too easily, Spike ''asked'' for his soul back, and for a very good reason too, Angel on the other hand had it forced on him as punishment for being, well, Angelus, along with the fact that Spike was already starting his HeelFaceTurn by the time he went to get his soul, whereas Angelus was a monster up until his soul was forcefed into him, it is also why, at one point, Spike loses his soul and doesn't turn evil when it happens, because he accepted it willingly, Angel has never actually fully embraced having a soul, which is what is causing most of the SplitPersonalityTakeover, along with the slightly FridgeHorror implication that Angel ''wants to be evil'', unlike Spike who despite being an asshole, start to actively want to do good, Angel wants to be free from his guilt, which is why the Angelus personality still exists, Angel thinks being Agelus is the same as being free, as unlike Spike any plan that may involve him being souless, he never really tells anyone to take him out if he becomes Angelus, whereas Spike said he wants Buffy to stake him if he does lose his soul and risk becoming what he was.
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* Jonathan's musical performance at the Bronze in [[[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E17Superstar}} Superstar]] is an example of NonSingingVoice (with Brad Kane doing the singing for Danny Strong). This makes a certain amount of sense in-universe: The performance isn't supposed to be what Jonathan's singing voice actually sounds like, just what he ''wants'' it to sound like.
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* Early in season 1, Cordelia makes what seems like a shallow, flippant remark about how their teacher dying made her cry so hard that she lost more weight than when she dieted. But fastforward several seasons to their prom night, where the point is made that they have the lowest fatality rate of any graduating year. People die at all ages in Sunnydale- Cordelia and the other teens who grew up in Sunnydale would have been losing people left and right throughout their lives. They're used to people dying, so much so that it's easier to joke about how mourning is better than dieting than to constantly grieve.
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* In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E9TheWish The Wish]]," a custodial worker tells Cordelia that she should know 'students aren't allowed to drive their cars to school.' How does this make ''any'' sense as a school policy in a universe where vampires have taken over the town?? This is even underscored in the episode, as the only reason vamp!Willow and vamp!Xander are even able to attack Cordelia is because it took her so long to walk home that the sun set before she got there.
* Early in season 1, Cordelia makes what seems like a shallow, flippant remark about how their teacher dying made her cry so hard that she lost more weight than when she dieted. But fastforward several seasons to their prom night, where the point is made that they have the lowest fatality rate of any graduating year. People die at all ages in Sunnydale- Cordelia and the other teens who grew up in Sunnydale would have been losing people left and right throughout their lives. They're used to people dying, so much so that it's easier to joke about how mourning is better than dieting than to constantly grieve.
* Early in season 1, Cordelia makes what seems like a shallow, flippant remark about how their teacher dying made her cry so hard that she lost more weight than when she dieted. But fastforward several seasons to their prom night, where the point is made that they have the lowest fatality rate of any graduating year. People die at all ages in Sunnydale- Cordelia and the other teens who grew up in Sunnydale would have been losing people left and right throughout their lives. They're used to people dying, so much so that it's easier to joke about how mourning is better than dieting than to constantly grieve.
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* In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E9TheWish The Wish]]," a custodial worker tells Cordelia that she should know 'students aren't allowed to drive their cars to school.' How does this make ''any'' sense as a school policy in a universe where vampires have taken over the town?? This is even underscored in the episode, as the only reason vamp!Willow and vamp!Xander are even able to attack Cordelia is because it took her so long to walk home that the sun set before she got there.
* Early in season 1, Cordelia makes what seems like a shallow, flippant remark about how their teacher dying made her cry so hard that she lost more weight than when she dieted. But fastforward several seasons to their prom night, where the point is made that they have the lowest fatality rate of any graduating year. People die at all ages in Sunnydale- Cordelia and the other teens who grew up in Sunnydale would have been losing people left and right throughout their lives. They're used to people dying, so much so that it's easier to joke about how mourning is better than dieting than to constantly grieve.there.
* Early in season 1, Cordelia makes what seems like a shallow, flippant remark about how their teacher dying made her cry so hard that she lost more weight than when she dieted. But fastforward several seasons to their prom night, where the point is made that they have the lowest fatality rate of any graduating year. People die at all ages in Sunnydale- Cordelia and the other teens who grew up in Sunnydale would have been losing people left and right throughout their lives. They're used to people dying, so much so that it's easier to joke about how mourning is better than dieting than to constantly grieve.
