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* BigBrotherBully: Tara noticeable flinches when Donnie threatens to beat her down.
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* BigBrotherBully: Tara noticeable noticeably flinches when Donnie threatens to beat her down.
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** Willow suggests using the demon locate spell to find Glory, even though it didn't work last time they used it--because Tara sabotaged the spell, for reasons we now discover.
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** Willow suggests using the demon locate demon-locating spell to find Glory, even though it didn't work last time they used it--because Tara sabotaged the spell, for reasons which we now discover.know was because her family lied to her and told her she was part demon. Ironically, if they ''had'' done the spell, it wouldn't have shown anything where Tara was.
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** All the Scoobies are there to defend Tara - except Riley. His time on the show is running out.
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* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: Buffy and Xander reaize that they don't know much about Tara other than her being nice.
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* FriendshipMoment: The whole gang gets one towards Tara: "We are her blood kin, who are you?!" "We're family".
** [[AndZoidberg Except Spike]]
* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: Buffy and Xanderreaize realize that they don't know much about Tara other than her being nice.
** [[AndZoidberg Except Spike]]
* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: Buffy and Xander
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* OnceUponATime: Tara tells a story of a stray kitten who was placed with a [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits bunch of other strange animals]] in the pound and eventually [[TrueCompanions adopted by a nice family]].
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* OnceUponATime: Tara tells a story of a stray kitten who was placed with a [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits bunch of other strange animals]] in the pound and eventually [[TrueCompanions adopted by a nice family]].family.
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* RightBehindMeRightBehindMe:
* WasItAllALie
-->'''Willow:''' Tara... look at me. I, I trusted you more than anyone in my life. Was all that just a lie?
-->'''Willow:''' Tara... look at me. I, I trusted you more than anyone in my life. Was all that just a lie?
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* WasItAllALie
-->'''Willow:''' Tara... look at me. I, I trusted you more than anyone in my life. Was all that just a lie?
-->'''Willow:''' Tara... look at me. I, I trusted you more than anyone in my life. Was all that just a lie?
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** Glory ambushes the first Lei-Ach demon in the hospital locker room. But wait, wasn't Ben just in there changing? Didn't he hear everything? Wear did he go?
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** Glory ambushes the first Lei-Ach demon in the hospital locker room. But wait, wasn't Ben just in there changing? Didn't he hear everything? Wear Where did he go?
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** Glory ambushes the first Lei-Ach demon in the hospital locker room. But wait, wasn't Ben just in there changing? Didn't he hear everything? Wear did he go?
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* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: Buffy and Xander reaize that they don't know much about Tara other than her being nice.
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* AdultFear: Imagine that you grew up in an abusive family, who said that you would become evil unless you stayed at home forever. Despite the gaslighting, you run away, but somehow they find you on your birthday.
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* FalseReassurance: Beth at first seems to be the only family member that knows why Tara left. She "reassures" her that her right place is at home, to help her out with the housework.
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* {{Gaslighting}}: Tara was told all her life that she had demon blood and that it would manifest as a curse. This turned her into the ShrinkingViolet that we saw from the start. Even so, some part of her realized this wasn't right and ran away, going to college. When she realizes that her family lied to her, she stands tall and tells her father, brother and cousin to leave.
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* TomatoInTheMirror: Inverted; Tara spent her whole life thinking she was a demon and ran away from her family as soon as she could go to college. Spike reveals that she is human through and through, meaning she's no tomato.
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** Considering how hard and cold Spike's face goes as he says it, he might not actually approve
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Written & Directed by Creator/JossWhedon
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* {{Tuckerization}}: The jars behind the counter at the Magic Box contain ingredients named after the cast and crew. There’s [[Creator/AnthonyHead Tony's Heads]], [[Creator/CharismaCarpenter Charisma Charms]] and [[Creator/DavidBoreanaz Boreanaz Beads]].
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* HateSink: The [=McClay=] family, consisting of Tara's father and brother, are an allegory for homophobic families and abuse against their gay children, using Tara's magic as a substitute. The Maclay's claim to have Tara's best interests in heart and want to take her back home, revealing to have emotionally manipulated her with the lies that she is a demon waiting to awake. It's revealed that this is a lie the men of the family spread to the women to control them and treat them as slaves. When Tara's brother threatens to beat her down, Buffy and her friends stand up for Tara to her family and expose their lie. While Tara's cousin, Beth, seems sympathetic, she sees Tara as a "selfish bitch" for wanting to live a free life, angrily asking if she's "happy now" when the lie is exposed.
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* AbusiveParents: More like Abusive ''Family''. As part of Tara's family's misogynistic tyranny of the women of the clan, they told her she was half-demon her entire life and that if she ever left them for too long, she'd turn into a monster. Her father doesn't even need to raise her voice to terrify Tara, her cousin is a vicious bitch and her brother explicitly threatens to beat her up if she doesn't come with them.
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* BigBrotherBully: Tara noticeable flinches when Donnie threatens to beat her down.
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* {{Bookends}}: Tara's "insect reflection" joke. At the beginning of the episode, she tells it and nobody gets it; at the end of the episode she explains it to Anya.
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* {{Bookends}}: BookEnds: Tara's "insect reflection" joke. At the beginning of the episode, she tells it and nobody gets it; at the end of the episode she explains it to Anya.
* CurbStompBattle: Buffy finishes a close fight by literally curb-stomping a demon.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: For Tara.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: For Tara.The episode establishes Tara's backstory and fleshes out her relationship with the rest of the cast.
* FantasticRacism: Tara's family harbors an incredible hatred for magic-users and raised her to believe that she was part demon on her dead witch mother's side.
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* GoThroughMe: The whole gang does this to protect Tara from her abusive family. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Except Spike.]]
--->'''Spike:''' I don't care what happens.
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* GoThroughMe: The Just about the whole gang cast (except Spike) does this to protect for Tara from when her emotionally abusive family. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Except Spike.]]
--->'''Spike:''' I don't care what happens.family shows up. That said, when Tara's father tries to order her to leave Spike voluntarily steps in to prove that she isn't a demon by punching her in the face.
--->'''Spike:''' I don't care what happens.
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* StrawMisogynist: Tara's father reveals that demon blood runs through it on the female side so all female members of the family must stay home to avoid revealing the curse. Though by the end of the episode, everyone discovers that this is just a lie to make sure the women stay subservient.
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per Trope Repair Shop, Jerkass Facade is being cut in favor of Hidden Heart Of Gold / Jerk With A Heart Of Gold.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: When all the Scoobies close ranks to protect Tara, Spike states he doesn't care what happens either way. And yet, as soon as he thinks he's figured out what's going on, he immediately steps forward to test his theory.
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* JerkassFacade: When all the Scoobies close ranks to protect Tara, Spike states he doesn't care what happens either way. And yet, as soon as he thinks he's figured out what's going on, he immediately steps forward to test his theory. Initially Buffy appears angry at what Tara did, but that's just to set up the trope slightly above.
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* DarkMagicalGirl: Tara is definitely one of these and here's the list: family issues leading to isolation and insecurity? Check. Being a friendly fellow magical girl? Check and bonus points for starting a relationship with her. Believing herself to be evil/demonic/etc. but overcoming this with ThePowerOfFriendship? Check!
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* DarkMagicalGirl: Tara is definitely one of these and here's the list: family issues leading to isolation and insecurity? Check. Being with a friendly fellow magical girl? Check and bonus points for starting a relationship with her. Believing herself to be evil/demonic/etc. but overcoming this with ThePowerOfFriendship? Check!
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-->'''Tara:''' You hit me!\\
'''Willow:''' ''[excited]'' [[ThatCameOutWrong And it hurt!]] Him!
'''Willow:''' ''[excited]'' [[ThatCameOutWrong And it hurt!]] Him!
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-->'''Tara:''' You He hit me!\\
my nose!\\
'''Willow:''' ''[excited]'' [[ThatCameOutWrong And it hurt!]]Him!Uh, him, I mean!
'''Willow:''' ''[excited]'' [[ThatCameOutWrong And it hurt!]]
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'''Spike:''' I don't care what happens.
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-->'''Buffy:''' If you want Tara, you'll have to go through all of us.\\
'''Spike:''' Except me.\\
'''Xander:''' Except Spike.\\
'''Spike:''' Except me.\\
'''Xander:''' Except Spike.\\
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** And Spike a third time, when he claims that he doesn't care what happens to Tara, only to put himself through a good bit of pain when he bops her on the nose to prove that she's a full human.
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** And Spike a third time, again, when he claims that he doesn't care what happens to Tara, only to put himself through a good bit of pain when he bops her on the nose to prove that she's a full human.
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** Spike again when he says he likes Tara's family, [[EvenEvilHasStandards clearly disgusted at what they did.]]
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* WhamLine: One that doubles for Buffy as a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}.
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* WhamLine: One that doubles for Buffy as a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}.Buffy.
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** Spike towards Tara's father and his [[AcceptableTargets Fred Phelps]] method of parenting.
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** Spike towards Tara's father and his [[AcceptableTargets Fred Phelps]] horrible method of parenting.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: You'll be surprised Beth is played by none other than Creator/AmyAdams.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Giles invokes this when Xander and Buffy are debating what to get Tara for a birthday present.
-->'''Giles''': You're in a magic shop and you can't think what Tara would like? I believe you are both profoundly stupid.
-->'''Giles''': You're in a magic shop and you can't think what Tara would like? I believe you are both profoundly stupid.
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-->'''Willow:''' Tara ... look at me. I, I trusted you more than anyone in my life. Was all that just a lie?
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-->'''Willow:''' Tara ...Tara... look at me. I, I trusted you more than anyone in my life. Was all that just a lie?
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* BadassNormal: We are reminded that Xander and Giles are both this, especially in comparison to a couple of abusive bullies who ''think'' they're tough. Donnie would have broken something trying to beat Tara down even if Buffy wasn't there.
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* BadassNormal: We are reminded that Xander and Giles are both this, especially in comparison to a couple of abusive bullies who ''think'' they're tough. Donnie would have broken something trying to beat Tara down even if Buffy wasn't there.
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* BadassBoast: Donnie tries and fails. Xander's rebuttal succeeds.
-->'''Donnie''': Tara, if you don't get in that car, I swear by God I will beat you down.
-->'''Xander''': And I swear by your full and manly beard, you're gonna break something trying.
-->'''Donnie''': Tara, if you don't get in that car, I swear by God I will beat you down.
-->'''Xander''': And I swear by your full and manly beard, you're gonna break something trying.
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* BadassNormal: We are reminded that Xander and Giles are both this, especially in comparison to a couple of abusive bullies who ''think'' they're tough. Donnie would have broken something trying to beat Tara down even if Buffy wasn't there.
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* WickedWitch: The Scoobies give Tara cliched presents like [[FlyingBroomstick broomsticks]] and {{crystal ball}}s.
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* WickedWitch: The Scoobies give Tara gets some rather cliched presents like for her birthday, including a {{crystal ball}} from Giles. Dawn's present is a [[FlyingBroomstick broomsticks]] and {{crystal ball}}s.broom]] with a bow on it, but Dawn's barely-concealed mirth indicates that it's a joke gift.
