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* ASharedSuffering: Xander ends up playing pool with Spike of all people, griping over the women in his life.
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* MyTelevisionHatesMe: Buffy notes that the only college class that fits into her schedule is Central American Geopolitics. Given that Riley is down there, she isn't interested.
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* MagicMisfire
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* SelectiveOblivious: Buffy re her break-up with Riley. "According to everyone who isn't me, it was kind of gradual."

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* SelectiveOblivious: SelectiveObliviousness: Buffy re her break-up with Riley. "According to everyone who isn't me, it was kind of gradual."
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* LapPillow: Inverted with Dawn providing comfort to Buffy by resting in her lap and letting Buffy stroke her hair.
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* SelectiveOblivious: Buffy re her break-up with Riley. "According to everyone who isn't me, it was kind of gradual."
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Xander and Tara beat a retreat rather than get caught up in Willow and Anya's squabbling.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Giles decides to take an early flight, then Xander and Tara beat a retreat rather than get caught up in Willow and Anya's squabbling.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Giles seeks the help of the Watcher's Council for information about Glory. This sets up the events of "Checkpoint".
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* ImaginaryLoveTriangle
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* TrickDialogue: Spike (holding a gift-wrapped box of chocolates) appears to be apologizing to Buffy for his part in the Riley affair. [[RevealShot It turns out]] he's rehearsing his lines with the [[SurrogateSoliloquy shop dummy he'd dressed up as Buffy]]. Eventually Spike loses his temper over Buffy's imaginary rejection and hits the dummy over the head with the box, only to calmly put things back in order and start again.

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* TrickDialogue: TrickDialogue / TantrumThrowing: Spike (holding a gift-wrapped box of chocolates) appears to be apologizing to Buffy for his part in the Riley affair. [[RevealShot It turns out]] he's rehearsing his lines with the [[SurrogateSoliloquy shop dummy he'd dressed up as Buffy]]. Eventually Spike loses his temper over Buffy's imaginary rejection and hits the dummy over the head with the box, only to calmly put things back in order and start again.
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* ForgottenSuperweapon: Olaf's hammer is later revealed to make the wielder so powerful they can take on a god, but he never uses it as more than just a big hammer powered by his own strength.
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* NotEvenBotheringWithAnExcuse: Spike didn't help fight because he was "paralyzed with not caring very much".
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-->'''Spike:''' (To Xander) What do you think, the hospital?

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-->'''Spike:''' (To (conversationally, to Xander) What do you think, the hospital?
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* StartOfDarkness - This is the first time we see Willow [[TookALevelInJerkass abuse magic just because she can]].

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* StartOfDarkness - StartOfDarkness: This is the first time we see Willow [[TookALevelInJerkass abuse magic just because she can]].
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* TrickDialogue: Spike (holding a [[EverythingsBetterWithChocolate gift-wrapped box of chocolates]]) appears to be apologizing to Buffy for his part in the Riley affair. [[RevealShot It turns out]] he's rehearsing his lines with the [[SurrogateSoliloquy shop dummy he'd dressed up as Buffy]]. Eventually Spike loses his temper over Buffy's imaginary rejection and hits the dummy over the head with the box, only to calmly put things back in order and start again.

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* TrickDialogue: Spike (holding a [[EverythingsBetterWithChocolate gift-wrapped box of chocolates]]) chocolates) appears to be apologizing to Buffy for his part in the Riley affair. [[RevealShot It turns out]] he's rehearsing his lines with the [[SurrogateSoliloquy shop dummy he'd dressed up as Buffy]]. Eventually Spike loses his temper over Buffy's imaginary rejection and hits the dummy over the head with the box, only to calmly put things back in order and start again.
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* {{Get Thee to a Nunnery}}: For a moment it appears Buffy is coping with her man problems this way, then she appears and stakes a vampire who's about to eat the young blonde-haired nun. After staking the vampire...
-->'''Buffy:''' So, um, a-about being a nun... ''(They begin to walk along together)'' You know, um, with the whole ... abjuring the company of men ... you know, how's that working for you? The... abjuring.


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* TakingTheVeil: [[BaitAndSwitch For a moment it appears]] Buffy is coping with her boyfriend problems this way, then she appears and stakes a vampire who's about to eat the young blonde-haired nun. Afterwards...
-->'''Buffy:''' So, um, a-about being a nun... ''(They begin to walk along together)'' You know, um, with the whole ... abjuring the company of men ... you know, how's that working for you? The... [[BuffySpeak abjuring]].
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* MadeOfIron: No serious injuries are made to Xander when he receives several hits on his head by a ''hammer''. Administered by a ''troll''.
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* BerserkButton: Also a [[TenderTears Buffy Burst Into Tears Button]] -- any suggestion that Xander and Anya might break up like Buffy and Riley did.

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* BerserkButton: Also a [[TenderTears an InelegantBlubbering Button for Buffy Burst Into Tears Button]] -- any suggestion that Xander and Anya might break up like Buffy and Riley did.
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-->'''Anya:''' It's possible that he's in the Land of Perpetual Wednesday ... or the Crazy Melty Land ... or, you know, the [[RunningGag World Without Shrimp]].

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-->'''Anya:''' It's possible that he's in the Land of Perpetual Wednesday ... or the [[AcidTripDimension Crazy Melty Land ...Land]] ... or, you know, the [[RunningGag World Without Shrimp]].

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* PetTheDog: Hoping to impress Buffy, Spike gives first aid to injured people at the Bronze without feeding from them. Buffy is incredulous that he "[[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency wants credit for not feeding on disaster victims]]" and storms off, causing Spike to exclaim, "[[EvilCannotComprehendGood What does it take?]]"


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* WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency: Hoping to impress Buffy, Spike gives first aid to injured people at the Bronze without feeding from them. Buffy is incredulous that he "wants credit for not feeding on disaster victims" and storms off, causing Spike to exclaim, "[[EvilCannotComprehendGood What does it take?]]"
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* LoveTriangle: Well not really. [[TheFourLoves Depends on what kind of love you mean.]]

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* LoveTriangle: Well Well, [[NonIndicativeName not really. really]]. Depends on [[TheFourLoves Depends on what kind of love you mean.]]
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* LoveTriangle: Well not really. [[TheFourLoves Depends on what kind of love you mean.]]
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* PetTheDog: Hoping to impress Buffy, Spike gives first aid to injured people at the Bronze without feeding from them. Buffy is incredulous that he "wants credit for not feeding on disaster victims" and storms off, causing Spike to exclaim, "[[EvilCannotComprehendGood What does it take?]]"

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* PetTheDog: Hoping to impress Buffy, Spike gives first aid to injured people at the Bronze without feeding from them. Buffy is incredulous that he "wants "[[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency wants credit for not feeding on disaster victims" victims]]" and storms off, causing Spike to exclaim, "[[EvilCannotComprehendGood What does it take?]]"

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Willow and Anya are fighting over Xander's affection. They accidentally summon a troll.

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Willow and Anya are While fighting over Xander's affection. They affection, Willow and Anya accidentally summon a troll.


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*StartOfDarkness - This is the first time we see Willow [[TookALevelInJerkass abuse magic just because she can]].
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* LastMinuteWordSwap: As Willow and Anya are fighting, Xander walks into the Magic shop and says, "Hey, look my two favorite girls [notices Tara]...''three'' favorite girls."

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* LastMinuteWordSwap: LastSecondWordSwap: As Willow and Anya are fighting, Xander walks into the Magic shop and says, "Hey, look my two favorite girls [notices Tara]...''three'' favorite girls."
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* LastMinuteWordSwap: As Willow and Anya are fighting, Xander walks into the Magic shop and says, "Hey, look my two favorite girls [notices Tara]...''three'' favorite girls."
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* AlternateUniverse: Anya sends Olaf off to one, but can't be sure which.
-->'''Anya:''' It's possible that he's in the Land of Perpetual Wednesday ... or the Crazy Melty Land ... or, you know, the [[RunningGag World Without Shrimp]].

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-->'''Olaf:''' [[YourCheatingHeart IT WAS ONLY ONE WENCH]]. I HAD HAD A [[TheAlcoholic GREAT DEAL OF MEAD]]. NEXT THING I KNOW, [[DisproportionateRetribution I'M A TROLL!]] OH, YOU SHALL PAY FOR THIS ANYANKA!

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-->'''Olaf:''' [[YourCheatingHeart IT WAS ONLY ONE WENCH]]. I HAD HAD A [[TheAlcoholic [[TheNeedForMead GREAT DEAL OF MEAD]]. NEXT THING I KNOW, [[DisproportionateRetribution I'M A TROLL!]] OH, YOU SHALL PAY FOR THIS ANYANKA!
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* WomanScorned: Olaf turns out to be Anya's ex, whom she turned into a troll after he cheated on her, thereby getting her job as a vengeance demon. The full story is shown in Season 7's "Selfless".

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* WomanScorned: Olaf turns out to be Anya's ex, whom she turned into a troll after he cheated on her, thereby getting her job as a vengeance demon. The full story is shown in Season 7's "Selfless"."[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E5Selfless Selfless]]".

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