History Recap / BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E15AsYouWere

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

** For one thing; Sam and Riley's marriage makes no sense. Sam claims Riley "took a year" to get over Buffy, but the episode wouldn't have been taking place much later than just over a year since he left Sunnydale. Sam and Riley would have had fallen in love and gotten serious enough to get engaged then actually get married, all in a couple of months at most.

* WritersCannotDoMath: It took Riley a year to get over Buffy. It's been a year since Riley left. These are both mentioned in the episode.

The whole gang gathers to say goodbye to Sam and Riley. While Riley explains to Xander where and how his brief and unromantic wedding took place, Sam and Willow confirm that they have each other's e-mail addresses for future contact (although Willow still calls Sam a 'bitch' for Buffy's benefit). A helicopter arrives and carries the married couple off into the night. The next day, Buffy finds Spike at his crypt and although she doesn't care about his being the Doctor, she brings with her news he does not want to hear. Buffy tells Spike that although she has feelings for him, she can never love him; it would be wrong to keep using him the way she is, so it is over. Spike thinks that this is her usual routine of playing hard to get, but Buffy is serious and walks out with a final goodbye.

* {{BFG}}: Riley wields a [[CoolGuns/{{Shotguns}} USAS-12 shotgun]]. Though in a FridgeLogic moment he [[DoesntLikeGuns hands it to Buffy]] at the one time a full-auto shotgun would have come in useful.

* BrickJoke: Riley [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E11Gone loves Buffy's new haircut]]. Not so the burger smell.

* MundaneSolution: Buffy says the Suvolte demon is too fast to chase. DescriptionCut to them chasing after it in Riley's SUV.

'''Buffy:''' ''[appalle]'' You smelled the smell?

* CharacterShilling: The episode is basically one massive wank-fest for Riley, to the point where it's at the expense of logic. To prove what an amazing person he is, he's placed in a 'perfect' marriage and his wife at one point notes that it'd taken him a year to get over Buffy... despite that it's been only slightly over a year since he left Buffy and Sunnydale. He never has to apologize for his behaviour before leaving, all of the Scoobies fawn over him, and it's implied Buffy might have tried getting back together with him if he'd been single--despite their breakup making it very, very clear that they simply weren't suited for each other. By the end of the episode, he gets to sanctimoniously assure Buffy that her crappy life doesn't reflect poorly on her, then whisk off into the night without taking any responsibility at all for the horrible things he'd done before leaving.

** Buffy seems about to tell Riley that she tried to stop him leaving in "Into the Woods", but then changes it to say she just regrets things didn't work out between them.

* PoorCommunicationKills: The Suvolte Demon when Riley fails to tell Buffy they need the demon alive. He also fails to mention he's married, but as Buffy (who on [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E10IntoTheWoods their last encounter]] had been furious with him) was acting like the flirty, quirky girl he'd fallen in love with, his reluctance to drop that particular bombshell was understandable if not excusable.

* WriterOnBoard: Guns = Never useful. Riley brings one but he hands it to Buffy in a situation where it might have been useful.

-->"You're dead! You smell like it! How do you get to say I'm the one who's stinky?"

* FantasticRacism: Riley mentions that the Suvolte demon is unfortunately not extinct yet. It is never made clear whether this species is peaceful or not, though

-->'''Dawn:''' How's the soon-to-be newlyweds? Nervous?
-->'''Anya'''/'''Xander:''' '''NO!'''
-->''Dawn makes rapid exit...''

-->'''Anya:''' "Planning this marriage is like staging the invasion of Normandy."
-->'''Xander:''' "Without the laughs. We should have eloped."
-->'''Anya:''' "No. I've been through too much planning this wedding, and it is going to happen. It is going to be our perfect, perfect day if I have to kill every one of our guests and half this town to do it."

-->'''Sam:''' You got a safe house?
-->'''Buffy:''' I have a house. I think it's safe. [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E14OlderAndFarAway Sometimes you can't even leave]].

** "Tell me that you love me." Warren demanded the same from a [[SexSlave brainwashed Katrina]] in "Dead Things".
** "Girl just needs a little monster in her man." Spike said this to Riley in "Into the Woods".

* ModestyBedsheet: Justified for once -- Buffy is embarrassed when Riley bursts in on them, so she cowers behind the sheet while a smirking Spike doesn't hide his naked body.

-->'''Buffy:''' Nice wheels.
-->'''Riley:''' They came with the car.

-->'''Dawn:''' Some [[TheVamp vamp]] get rough with you?
-->'''Buffy:''' He's not getting any gentler.
-->'''Willow:''' He?
-->'''Buffy:''' They! Them...you know...vampires in a...general sense...
* SelectiveObliviousness
-->'''Riley:''' ''([[PistolWhipping butt-strokes Spike in the face]])'' Where are the eggs?
-->'''Buffy:''' The Doctor...it can't be Spike....
-->'''Spike:''' No need to defend me, luv.
-->'''Buffy:''' ''([[TalkToTheFist punches Spike in the face]])'' It can't be, [[ImStandingRightHere he's too incompetent]]. It's just Spike, Riley--
-->'''Riley:''' Right -- deadly, amoral, opportunistic...or had you forgotten?
* SexForSolace: "Being with you makes things simpler. For a little while."

-->'''Buffy:''' Tell me you love me.
-->'''Spike:''' [[AllLoveIsUnrequited I love you. You know I do.]]
-->'''Buffy:''' Tell me you want me.
-->'''Spike:''' [[LustObject I always want you.]] ''(smiling)'' In point of fact--
-->'''Buffy:''' Shut up. ''([[SexForSolace pulls him down onto the bed]])''

-->'''Spike:''' Over my dead body.
-->'''Riley:''' [[WalkingShirtlessScene I've seen enough of your dead body]] for one night, thanks.

-->'''Riley:''' You want me to say that I liked seeing you in bed with that idiot? Or that blinding orange is your very best color? Or that that burger smell is appealing?
-->'''Buffy:''' (appalled) You smelled the smell?

* VampiresAreSexGods: Spike's claim of five hours of sex; Really?

-->'''Buffy:''' Oh, why can't I get this [[EarWorm stupid jingle out of my head?]]
-->'''Vampire:''' (leaping out in front of her) Least of your problems now, [[MuggingTheMonster little girl]].

* WhamLine:
-->'''Riley:''' That's not why I'm here...Doctor.

-->'''Riley:''' Can't you make him shut up?
-->'''Buffy:''' Not so far.

* YouNeedABreathMint: Buffy is on the way home from her shift at a GreasySpoon when a vampire tries to eat her, only to back off because she smells terrible. Buffy naturally takes offense.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Buffy refuses to let Spike inside... the house.
-->'''Spike''': I can't go inside, so ... maybe the time is right ... for you to come outside.

Riley returns to enlist Buffy's aid in tracking down a demon black market dealer.

* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: Buffy gets pissed off when a vampire doesn't want to eat her.

* {{BFG}}: Riley wields a [[CoolGuns/{{Shotguns}} USAS-12 shotgun]]. Though in a FridgeLogic moment he [[DoesntLikeGuns hands it to Buffy]] at the one time a full-auto shotgun would have come in useful.

* {{The Easy Way or the Hard Way}}: Riley PerpSweating Spike. "We can do this the hard way, or the fatal way."

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:

* ShoutOut: Buffy makes a ''Star Trek'' reference by comparing the Suvolte demons to [[Recap/StarTrekS2E15TheTroubleWithTribbles Tribbles]], before explaining it away as a side-effect of dealing with the [[GeekReferencePool Trio]] for too long.

* WalkInChimeIn

* WhamLine

* YouTalkTooMuch: Spike

-->'''Buffy:''' Not so far.

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[[caption-width-right:350:"I gotta tell you, Buffy, I'm a little bit intimidated. I mean, patrolling with the real live Slayer, you're like ... Santa Claus, or Buddha, or something."]]

* PoorCommunicationKills the Suvolte Demon when Riley fails to tell Buffy they need the demon alive. He also fails to mention he's married, but as Buffy (who on [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E10IntoTheWoods their last encounter]] had been furious with him) was acting like the flirty, quirky girl he'd fallen in love with, his reluctance to drop that particular bombshell was understandable if not excusable.

* ButtMonkey: Spike gets slugged by both Riley and Buffy, his black market deal falls through, then his girlfriend blows up his lair and dumps him.

* DoggedNiceGuy: Riley could have legitimately killed Spike, and no doubt wanted to, but he won't do it unless Buffy agrees.

* HumiliationConga: Buffy's life is in a rut. Her old flame turns up and sees her wearing a silly hat. He turns out to be married. Then he catches her in bed with an evil bloodsucking fiend, who turns out to be the black marketeer they're looking for.

* IdiotBall: Spike not keeping the Suvolte eggs frozen.

%%%%%* FastRoping: A good opportunity for {{UST}}.

* ShoutOut: Buffy makes a Star Trek reference by comparing the Suvolte demons to Tribbles, before explaining it away as a side-effect of dealing with the [[GeekReferencePool Trio]] for too long.

%%%%%%%%%%Is this a villain ball or an idiot ball?
%%%%* VillainBall: Spike not keeping the Suvolte eggs frozen.

* BaitAndSwitch: Riley stakes spike, but it turns out its not a wooden stake but one made of synthetic material, which has no effect on a vampire.

* BattleCouple: Riley and [[GenderBlenderName Sam]]

* [[BoyMeetsGirl Boy Loses Girl]]

* DoggedNiceGuy: Riley could have legitimately killed Spike, and no doubt wanted to. But he won't do it unless Buffy agrees.

* FastRoping: A good opportunity for {{UST}}.

* HumiliationConga: Buffy's life is in a rut. Her old flame turns up and sees her wearing a silly hat. He turns out to be married. Then he catches her in bed with an evil bloodsucking fiend. Who turns out to be the black marketeer they're looking for.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Sam asks Willow to help out using magic, only to learn that Willow is a recovering addict.

* LetsSplitUpGang: Used as an excuse so Buffy can leave Sam to go and shag Spike.

* NeckSnap: Buffy killing the Suvolte demon.

* PuppyDogPout: Spike's reaction to Buffy refusing to let him into the house for sex.

* SuggestiveCollision: Happens twice to Buffy/Riley.

* SkewedPriorities: "My hat has a cow." "You smelled the smell?"

* {{Talk to the Fist}}: Buffy every time Spike pisses her off.

* StealthHiBye: Averted; Dawn asks if Riley is going to [[BuffySpeak split all secret-agenty]] like last time. Instead Riley and Sam are pulled up into a helicopter [[{{Narm}} while everyone waves goodbye]].
* VampiresAreSexGods: Five hours of sex? Really?
* VillainBall: Spike not keeping the Suvolte eggs frozen.

* WriterOnBoard: Guns = Never useful.