History Recap / BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E14BadGirls

-->"Look, I know this new guy's a dork, but... Well I have nothing to follow that. He's pretty much just a dork."

* CountingToThree: Faith [[LeeroyJenkins charges in on "one".]] When she claims that it's impossible to plan these things, Buffy gripes that counting to three isn't a plan, it's ''Series/SesameStreet''.

* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: Faith is dancing with Buffy in the Bronze to the music of Chinese Burn by "Curve". The lyrics foreshadows Faith going to the dark side in the service of the [[BigBad Mayor]].

* RealityEnsues: Before Wesley was assigned to be Buffy and Faith's Watcher, his only encounters with vampires were brief and, in his own words, "under controlled circumstances," arrogantly declaring himself to be capable in the field. Needless to say, when he gets in a ''real'' fight later on, he turns out to be completely useless and Giles has to save him.

* DescriptionCut: Wesley checks his watch and says that according to his "mission scenario" his Slayer will be back in one minute. Cut to Buffy and Faith surrounded by sword-wielding vampires.

* BaitAndSwitchComment: Buffy tries to convince Faith to play along with their new Watcher.
-->"Look, I know this new guy's a dork, but... Well I have nothing to follow that. He's pretty much just a dork."

-->'''Giles:''' If you want to criticize my methods, fine. But you can keep your snide remarks to yourself. And while you're at it, don't criticize my methods!

* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: Faith is dancing with Buffy in the Bronze to the music of Chinese Burn by "Curve". The lyrics foreshadows Faith going to the dark side in the service of the [[BigBad Mayor]].
-->She'll break a promise as a matter of course / Because she thinks it's fun to have no remorse / She gets what she wants and then walks away / And she doesn't give a fuck what you might say / Because the rage it burns like Chinese torture / She's just someone's favourite daughter / Spoilt and ugly as she willingly slaughters / Friends and enemies they're all the same.

** While looting the sporting goods store Faith takes an interest in a compound longbow while Buffy likes a wall display of knives. [[spoiler:In "Graduation Day, Part One" Faith will use the longbow to shoot Angel while Buffy uses a knife on Faith.]]

-->--'''Faith Lehane'''

* FallingChandelierOfDoomp[=/=]ElectrifiedBathtub[=/=]BenevolentArchitecture: Buffy pulls a light fixture down on Balthazar's head.

* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge

* BehindTheBlack: Giles calls Wesley's attention to the Eliminati glaring through the window at them, but Wesley was facing towards that window a second before.

* FallingChandelierOfDoom / ElectrifiedBathtub / BenevolentArchitecture: Buffy pulls a light fixture down on Balthazar's head.

* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: El Eliminati

* VillainBall: El Eliminati were a notorious vampire duelist cult that dwindled after an increase in anti-vampire activity "and a lot of pointless dueling".

* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: Some of the lyrics for "Chinese Burn" by Curve, the song playing for the Buffy/Faith dance.
-->''She'll break a promise as a matter of course / Because she thinks it's fun to have no remorse / She gets what she wants and then walks away / And she doesn't give a fuck what you might say''
** Also {{foreshadowing}} for Faith [[spoiler:becoming TheDragon for the Mayor.]]
-->''Because the rage it burns like Chinese torture / She's just someone's favourite daughter / Spoilt and ugly as she willingly slaughters / Friends and enemies they're all the same''

* TheGlomp: Buffy, revved up after [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence staking vampires and dancing with Faith]], leaps into Angel's arms and wraps her legs around him.

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers: Faith's philosophy.

* SuperWindowJump: Buffy and Faith use this as a weapon by crashing into a vampire nest in broad daylight, setting one vampire on fire and causing the rest to flee in panic.

* AccidentalMurder / SelfOffense: Deputy Mayor Finch suddenly appears while Buffy and Faith are fighting El Eliminati vampires. Buffy only realises he's human a second before Faith stakes him.

* BadBoss / BlofeldPloy: When one of his mooks interrupts his ranting with excuses on why his amulet has been taken by the Slayers, Balthazar floats him over with his telekinetic powers and breaks his neck. He then menacingly calls Vincent (who actually lost the amulet) over to him, but gives him the task of killing the Mayor instead.

* ByNoIMeanYes

* ComebackTomorrow

* {{Defiant to the End}}: A bound Wesley and Giles are brought before Balthazar.

* DirtyCoward / MilesGloriosus: He's faced ''two'' vampires (under controlled conditions), but Wesley quickly spills his guts when threatened with KneeCapping. In the subsequent fight he's completely ineffectual and Giles has to save his ass.

* FlowerInHerHair / PinkMeansFeminine: Buffy when she's still dressing as Good Girl, as opposed to bad girl Faith in her see-through shirt and levi jacket. Buffy soon ditches it for a black BadassLongcoat when embracing her inner Slayer.

* InadvertentEntranceCue

* IronicEcho

* JustFriends

* NiceJobBreakingItHero

* SelfOffense: PlayedForDrama rather than laughs.

* TakeMeInstead[=/=]WalkInChimeIn

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Faith was originally going to kill herself by the end of this episode, but it was decided to further her character.

* BlatantLies

* CallBack: "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS1E12ProphecyGirl I hate it when they drown me]]." That incident also lead to Buffy acting out in an irresponsible fashion in "When She Was Bad". It also serves as {{foreshadowing}} to Buffy's dream in the next episode.

* MookChivalry

* MayDecemberRomance: Angel isn't happy about the men Buffy was dancing with. She dismisses them casually as "just boys. I like you."

* ChekhovsGun / {{Foreshadowing}}: While looting the sporting goods store Faith takes an interest in a compound longbow while Buffy likes a wall display of knives. [[spoiler:In "Graduation Day, Part One" Faith will use the longbow to shoot Angel while Buffy uses a knife on Faith.]]