History Recap / BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E16Doppelgangland

* SweaterGirl: Wishverse Willow distastefully eyeing Willow's [[PinkMeansFeminine pink sweater]].
-->'''Vamp Willow:''' Well look at me. I'm all ''fuzzy''.

--->'''Willow:''' It's horrible. That's me as a vampire? I'm so evil, and skanky... and [[HilariousInHindsight I think I'm kinda gay]].\\

* IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow: The Mayor surprises Faith with some new digs; a fancy penthouse apartment. He says she's not going to live in that "[[NoTellMotel fleabag hotel]]" any longer. "There are ''[[SexualEuphemism immoral liaisons]]'' going on there."
-->'''Faith:''' Yeah, [[EuphemismBuster plus all the screwing]].

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Yes, there really is a psychological test (of over 200 questions) where one of the questions is whether you ever wanted to be a florist. (The trick is not all of the questions are meant to be used in analysis - some are just there to make sure you're not answering randomly.)

'''Angel:''' Actually, that's not [[[Beat cue DeathGlare from Buffy]]] good point.

* {{Corpsing}}: Before Creator/AlysonHannigan was dating now-husband Creator/AlexisDenisof, she already had a huge crush on him. In the scene with Wishverse Willow, Cordelia and Wesley in the bathroom, Wesley waves around a bottle of holy water to ward Willow off. While he was taking it out, he made a noise like "tuhh" that made Alyson crack up for multiple takes.

* ChekhovsGunman: Sandy returns [[spoiler:as a vampire]] in Season 5, where she [[spoiler:gives Riley his first experience with being blood-sucked for the thrill]]. D'Hoffryn also appears in several future episodes.

** For [[spoiler:Dark Willow]] in Season 6:

* RantInducingSlight: Buffy and Xander happen upon Willow outside, and Xander asks Willow if she remembered to tape a show for him, which she did. "See, I told you.", Buffy declares, "[[TheReliableOne Old Reliable]]." This hits a raw nerve. Willow tells them that she's tired of being a doormat and "homework gal," and let's them know that maybe she'll change her look or cut class - something crazy. And she's eating this banana, lunchtime be damned! She storms off.

** WordOfGod and the shooting scripts say that the full version was "Aw, fine." ''Nobody'' believes that.

* MoralDissonance: After defeating an alternative Vamp Willow the gang actually return her unrestrained to her home universe. While she's instantly killed they had no way of knowing that that would be the case. For all they knew they were sending a vampire back to kill other innocents just because it looked like Willow.

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Percy claiming it's not his fault he's unmotivated: "I'm challenged."

* NoBisexuals: When Willow sees her DepravedBisexual doppelganger self, she says she thinks she's "kinda gay". Also, when Spike comments on it not being uncommon for vampires to be bisexual, he is met with a DeathGlare from Buffy.

'''Wilkins:''' ''(admonishingly)'' Now Faith, I don't find that sort of thing amusing. I'm a family man. ''(jovial)'' Now, [[MoodDissonance let's kill your little friend]].

The next day, Willow declines Buffy's suggestion of going to the Bronze that night and is telling her how she plans to avoid vice for the rest of her life when Percy, thoroughly intimidated by "Willow" strangling him earlier, shows up with all his work completed and hands her a teacher's apple before making a hasty retreat. Willow decides to take Buffy up on her offer after all.

* RantInducingSlight: Buffy and Xander happen upon Willow outside, and Xander asks Willow if she remembered to tape a show for him, which she did. "See, I told you.", Buffy declares. "[[TheReliableOne Old Reliable]]." This hits a raw nerve. Willow tells them that she's tired of being a doormat and "homework gal," and let's them know that maybe she'll change her look or cut class - something crazy! She storms off.

Principal Snyder browbeats Willow into tutoring basketball star Percy West. Percy makes it clear that his idea of "tutoring" is Willow doing his homework for him. Frustrated and unhappy with being "book girl", Willow snaps at her friends for taking her for granted and then agrees to assist Anya with a spell she claims is to retrieve a harmless necklace that was stolen from her mom's apartment. But rather than retrieving the magic amulet, Anya accidentally summons the vampire Willow from the [[BizarroUniverse alternate universe]] in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E9TheWish The Wish]]" and sets her loose in Sunnydale. Neither Anya nor Willow realizes the consequences of their spell.

Inside the Bronze, Anya calls out Willow as a human, despite Willow's "[[ImplausibleDeniability look at my outfit]]" defense. Buffy barges in and stakes the other vampires, then captures the returning doppelganger. Anya returns vampiric Willow to the Wishverse, where she is immediately killed. Before she dies, she mouths a very un-Willowish obscenity.

Anya unsuccessfully entreats D'Hoffryn to help return her amulet and, with it, her Vengeance Demon powers. When she's turned away, Anya vows to find someone else to help.

Principal Snyder browbeats Willow into tutoring basketball star Percy West. Percy makes it clear that his idea of "tutoring" is Willow doing his homework for him. Frustrated and unhappy with being "book girl", Willow snaps at her friends for taking her for granted and then agrees to assist Anya with her spell (which she claims is to retrieve a harmless necklace that was stolen from her mom's apartment). But rather than retrieving the magic amulet, Anya accidentally summons the vampire Willow from the [[BizarroUniverse alternate universe]] in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E9TheWish The Wish]]" and sets her loose in Sunnydale. Neither Anya nor Willow realizes the consequences of their spell.

* AllThereInTheScript: The Mayor's enforcer is never referred to by name, but is credited as "Alphonse."

* ChekhovsGunman: Sandy returns [[spoiler:as a vampire]] in Season 5. D'Hoffryn also appears in several future episodes.

** Cordy is still yapping about Xander to her captive audience. Noticing Willow's blank stare, she asks if she's got something on her neck. Willow: "[[TroubleEntendre Not yet.]]" Cordy worriedly checks for a zit.

The next day, Willow declines Buffy's suggestion of going to the Bronze that night and is telling her how she plans to avoid vice for the rest of her life when Percy, thoroughly intimidated by "Willow" strangling him earlier, shows up with all his work completed and hands her a teacher's apple before making a hasty retreat. Willow decides to take Buffy up on her suggestion after all.

The next day, Willow is telling Buffy how she plans to avoid vice for the rest of her life when Percy, thoroughly intimidated by "Willow" strangling him earlier, shows up with all his work completed and hands her a teacher's apple before making a hasty retreat. Willow decides to take Buffy up on her suggestion of going to the Bronze that night after all.

The next day, Percy, thoroughly intimidated by "Willow" strangling him earlier, shows up for tutoring with all his work completed.

Principal Snyder browbeats Willow into tutoring basketball star Percy West. Percy makes it clear that his idea of "tutoring" is Willow doing his homework for him. Frustrated and unhappy with being "book girl", Willow agrees to assist Anya with her spell. But rather than retrieving the magic amulet, Anya accidentally summons the vampire Willow from the [[BizarroUniverse alternate universe]] in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E9TheWish The Wish]]" and sets her loose in Sunnydale. Neither Anya nor Willow realizes the consequences of their spell.

* FishingForMooks: Willow not-so-subtly taking her "minions" aside one-by-one and asking them to go check the perimeter--where they'll be pounced on by Buffy & Co.

* ImpersonatingTheEvilTwin: Willow Rosenberg pretends to be Vampire Willow, with mixed results. She gets caught due to being insufficiently evil, which one supposes you could call an error in the impersonation. However, it initially works well, and has an effect on helping the Scoobies' strategy, because the Wishverse Willow's mooks don't know her much either and also are scared of her.

* TortureForFunAndInformation: Wishverse Willow asks Alphonse who he works for, but he says he's not telling her anything. Still holding him in an armlock, Willow [[{{Fingore}} bend one of his fingers]] backward [[SickeningCrunch until it snaps]]. He spills that they work for the Mayor. Uh oh, I'm afraid that answer will cost you another finger. [[RuleOfThree She asks again]], "Who do you work for?" Al is starting to get the picture: "[[IFightForTheStrongestSide You.]]"