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* ChekhovsGag: [[AmbiguouslyGay Andrew]] isn't happy over HoldingHands for a spell incantation, causing Warren to say, "You know what homophobia ''really'' says about you?"



* [[HehHehYouSaidX Heh Heh You Said Magic Bone]]
* HoldingHands

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* [[HehHehYouSaidX Heh Heh You Said Magic Bone]]
HehHehYouSaidX: Warren and Andrew break out into sniggers every time Warren mentions his magic bone.
* HoldingHandsHumiliationConga



* ImagineTheAudienceNaked: Inverted with Anya who suggests Buffy deal with her anxiety by imagining herself naked.



* NotSoDifferent: Spike suggests Buffy engage in a little PerpSweating to find out who's hassling her.
-->'''Buffy:''' Not my kind of fun.
-->'''Spike:''' Yeah it is. And your life's gonna get a lot less confusing when you figure that out. [snip] You're not a schoolgirl. You're not a shop girl. You're a creature of the darkness. Like me.
* PerpSweating: Drunk!Buffy loudly demands to know which demon she has to [[ComicallyMissingThePoint kill for information]].



** Drunk!Buffy loudly demanding to know which demon she has to [[ComicallyMissingThePoint kill for information]].

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** Drunk!Buffy loudly demanding to in the BarGuyBar
-->'''Spike:''' (quietly) These lowlifes
know which demon she has everything happens in this town.\\
BUFFY: Oh, good. These are the lowlifes!\\
''(Demons all turn
to [[ComicallyMissingThePoint kill for information]].look at her)''\\
'''Spike:''' Fine. A little louder.


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* TantrumThrowing: Buffy stuck in the Magic Shop loop.

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* BigRedDevil: Johnathan uses a spell to disguise himself as one to fake out Buffy. [[CurbStompBattle He goes down in one hit,]] spouts something about returning to his home dimension to die, then [[SmokeOut drops a smoke bomb and runs.]] It only works because Buffy is drunk off her ass.

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* BarBrawl: Averted; Spike tries to get Buffy's help when the demons start ganging up on him, but she just upends the basket of kittens and walks out while everyone's trying to catch the 'money'.
* BigRedDevil: Johnathan uses a spell to disguise himself as one to fake out Buffy. [[CurbStompBattle He goes down in one hit,]] [[LargeHam spouts something about returning to his home dimension to die, die]], then [[SmokeOut drops a smoke bomb and runs.]] It only works because Buffy is drunk off her ass.



* CurseCutShort: Buffy gets out a "What the f__" before a SmashCut.

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* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike
* CurseCutShort: Buffy gets out a "What the f__" before a SmashCut. Averted when she actually says "Crap" to celebrate UPN's looser restrictions on swearing.



* EvilHand: It is from Buffy's perspective.



* HypocriticalHumor: Plenty from the Trio. Also Buffy downing an entire bottle and delivering a long insult to Spike concluding with, "Also, I think you're drunk!"

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* HypocriticalHumor: Plenty from the Trio. ("It's like she's completely without focus. (pause) Should we check the other channels for free cable porn?") Also Buffy downing an entire bottle and delivering a long insult tirade to Spike concluding with, "Also, I think you're drunk!"



* ItWasThereISwear: The monsters that attack Buffy in the construction site.

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* ItWasThereISwear: The monsters that attack Buffy in the construction site.site turn into gloop and vanish.



** Drunk!Buffy loudly demanding to know which demon she has to beat up for information.
* SpiesInAVan

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** Drunk!Buffy loudly demanding to know which demon she has to beat up [[ComicallyMissingThePoint kill for information.
information]].
* SpiesInAVanSpiesInAVan / VanInBlack
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* ImprovisedWeapon: Buffy kills a demon by shoving its head in a scissor lift and yanking out the hydraulic cable, causing it to retract on the demon's head.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Giles' worried look when Buffy says, "This makes me feel safe. Knowing you're always gonna be here." [[spoiler:Giles leaves at the end of "Tabula Rasa" because he realises Buffy is too dependent on him.]]
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* TheUnreveal

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* TheUnrevealTheUnreveal: Buffy won't say what happened between her and Angel.
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* TheUnreveal
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* BigRedDevil: Johnathan uses a spell to disguise himself as one to fake out Buffy. [[CurbStompBattle He goes down in one hit,]] spouts something about returning to his home dimension, then [[SmokeOut drops a smoke bomb and runs.]] It only works because Buffy is drunk off her ass.

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* BigRedDevil: Johnathan uses a spell to disguise himself as one to fake out Buffy. [[CurbStompBattle He goes down in one hit,]] spouts something about returning to his home dimension, dimension to die, then [[SmokeOut drops a smoke bomb and runs.]] It only works because Buffy is drunk off her ass.

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* HighlyVisibleNinja: The Trio's 'surveillance' verges on this at times, with Andrew painting the Death Star on the side of the VanInBlack and a horn that plays the ''StarWars'' theme.


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* SoMuchForStealth: The Trio's black van has the Death Star painted on the side; later Andrew accidentally leans on the horn, which plays the StarWars theme. Needless to say this gets Buffy's attention.
** Drunk!Buffy loudly demanding to know which demon she has to beat up for information.
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* BigRedDevil: Johnathan uses a spell to disguise himself as one to fake out Buffy. [[CurbStompBattle He goes down in one hit,]] spouts something about returning to his home dimension, then [[SmokeOut drops a smoke bomb and runs.]] It only works because Buffy is drunk off her ass.
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* HoldingHands
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* TemptingFate: Each act begins with Buffy saying "This is gonna be great" as she prepares for her next new job.

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* TemptingFate: Each act begins with Buffy saying "This is gonna be great" as she prepares for her next new job.job.
* WalkOnTheWildSideEpisode

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* CurseCutShort: Buffy gets out a "What the f__" before the scene changes.

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* CurseCutShort: Buffy gets out a "What the f__" before the scene changes.a SmashCut.
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* TastesLikeFeet: Buffy has a "bleeh!" reaction every time she downs a shot. [[DrowningMySorrows It doesn't stop her.]]

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* TastesLikeFeet: Buffy has a "bleeh!" reaction every time she downs a shot. [[DrowningMySorrows It doesn't stop her.]]]]
* TemptingFate: Each act begins with Buffy saying "This is gonna be great" as she prepares for her next new job.
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* SpiesInAVan
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* BigRedButton: Every destruct mechanism has one.

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* BigRedButton: Every destruct mechanism has one.The GenreSavvy Trio naturally have one for their Destruct Mechanism.
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* GlassesPull: Giles' CharacterTic finally becomes too much; Buffy crushes his glasses underfoot. [[GroundhogDayLoop Several times.]]

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* GlassesPull: Giles' CharacterTic finally becomes too much; much and Buffy crushes his glasses underfoot. [[GroundhogDayLoop Several times.]]
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* SpySpeak: The GenreSavvy Trio know this is the way to speak while shadowing someone.

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* SpySpeak: The GenreSavvy Trio know this is the way to speak while shadowing someone.someone.
* TastesLikeFeet: Buffy has a "bleeh!" reaction every time she downs a shot. [[DrowningMySorrows It doesn't stop her.]]
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* InVinoVeritas: Buffy does some great snarking while drunk, but lets slip a telltale comment that she hoped Spike would "sort out her life".

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* InVinoVeritas: Buffy does some great snarking while drunk, but lets slip a telltale comment that she hoped Spike would "sort out her life".is the only person she can stand to be around.

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* DescriptionCut: From Buffy's lack of focus to the Trio talking about how focused she must be.



* GilliganCut: From Buffy's lack of focus to the Trio talking about how focused she must be.

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* CurseCutShort: Buffy gets out a "What the f__" before time jump-cuts.

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* CurseCutShort: Buffy gets out a "What the f__" before time jump-cuts.the scene changes.
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* GlassesPull: Giles' tic finally becomes too much for Buffy and he crushes his glasses underfoot. [[GroundhogDayLoop Several times.]]

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* GlassesPull: Giles' tic CharacterTic finally becomes too much for much; Buffy and he crushes his glasses underfoot. [[GroundhogDayLoop Several times.]]
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* ItWasThereISwear: The monsters that attack Buffy in the construction sight.

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* ItWasThereISwear: The monsters that attack Buffy in the construction sight.site.
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* IfYourSoEvilEatThisKitten: Why the demons are using them for money.

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* IfYourSoEvilEatThisKitten: IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: Why the demons are using them for money.
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* IfYourSoEvilEatThisKitten: Why the demons are using them for money.
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* TheDarkSide: Spoofed with the BadGuyBar with demons out the back gambling over kittens.

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* TheDarkSide: Spoofed with the BadGuyBar BadGuyBar, with demons out the back gambling over kittens.
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* CurseCutShot: Buffy gets out a "What the f__" before time jump-cuts.

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* CurseCutShot: CurseCutShort: Buffy gets out a "What the f__" before time jump-cuts.

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* BigRedButton: Every destruct mechanism has one.
* BlatantLies: The demons cheating at poker.



* TheDarkSide: Spoofed with the BadGuyBar being a group of demons gambling over kittens.

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* CurseCutShot: Buffy gets out a "What the f__" before time jump-cuts.
* TheDarkSide: Spoofed with the BadGuyBar being a group of with demons out the back gambling over kittens.kittens.
* DopeSlap: Timothy Dalton is ''not'' the greatest Bond actor!
* DrowningMySorrows: Buffy after her very bad day.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar
* GilliganCut: From Buffy's lack of focus to the Trio talking about how focused she must be.
* GlassesPull: Giles' tic finally becomes too much for Buffy and he crushes his glasses underfoot. [[GroundhogDayLoop Several times.]]



* [[HehHehYouSaidX Heh Heh You Said Magic Bone]]
* HighlyVisibleNinja: The Trio's 'surveillance' verges on this at times, with Andrew painting the Death Star on the side of the VanInBlack and a horn that plays the ''StarWars'' theme.
* HypocriticalHumor: Plenty from the Trio. Also Buffy downing an entire bottle and delivering a long insult to Spike concluding with, "Also, I think you're drunk!"



* ItWasThereISwear: The monsters that attack Buffy in the construction sight.



* SmokeOut

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* SmokeOutSmokeOut
* SpySpeak: The GenreSavvy Trio know this is the way to speak while shadowing someone.

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* InVinoVeritas: Buffy does some great snarking while drunk, though one doubts she'd let slip that she hoped Spike would "sort out her life" when sober.

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* InVinoVeritas: Buffy does some great snarking while drunk, though one doubts she'd let but lets slip a telltale comment that she hoped Spike would "sort out her life" when sober.life".
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* TheSmokeOut

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* TheSmokeOutSmokeOut

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* TheDarkSide: Spoofed with the BadGuyBar being a group of demons gambling over kittens.



* ShoutOut: [[MontyPython "This mummy hand has ceased to be. It is an ex-mummy hand"]].

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* InVinoVeritas: Buffy does some great snarking while drunk, though one doubts she'd let slip that she hoped Spike would "sort out her life" when sober.
* ShoutOut: [[MontyPython "This mummy hand has ceased to be. It is an ex-mummy hand"]].hand"]].
* TheSmokeOut

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