History Recap / BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E18DirtyGirls

* CasualKink / WhipItGood: Faith has a frank discussion of her kinky sex life with Spike.

* {{Dominatrix}}: Faith has tendencies in this direction. She doesn't mind playing games with the boys "as long as they know who's on top."

* EmergingFromTheShadows: Faith, and Buffy!First.

When told that Shannon has come to from her injuries, In the Summers' home, Faith sneaks down into the basement for a cigarette and a moment away from the "wannabees" who, in her opinion, have had entirely too much coffee. Faith finds Spike in the basement, and they discuss their common dangerous pasts, as well as various sexual proclivities. Faith reminds him of their previous conversation, which had occurred when she was in Buffy's body. Spike acknowledges that she had made quite an impression at the time. He informs Faith of his relationship with Buffy, which greatly surprises her. Buffy comes downstairs and becomes visibly jealous to find them lounging on Spike's bed.

Buffy quickly leaves for the hospital. Shannon relates her experiences with Caleb. She tells Buffy of Caleb's message: He has something of Buffy's. Later at the house, Buffy tries to motivate the terrified Potentials to accompany her when she attacks Caleb (who, meanwhile, is re-enacting scenes of his past murders with the First Evil). Buffy, alone, is confident in her plan; Giles, Spike, her friends, and the Potentials all question her decision. Buffy and Faith, on a recon mission, follow a Bringer through the woods. They discuss Faith's intentions and her recent experiences with Angel before locating Caleb's stronghold in the old winery Shadow Valley Vineyards.

* DownerEnding: Two potentials are dead, several more are injured and Xander just lost an eye. Though for Caleb, it's a happy one.

* TheDevilIsALoser: Caleb refers to Satan as a "little man" (at least, [[UltimateEvil compared to his boss]]).

* PoorCommunicationKills: Lampshaded by Faith, who points out that it would have been nice if someone had bothered to inform her that the BigBad was trying to wipe out the Slayer line ''before'' someone tried to murder her in prison.

* FanserviceFauxFight: Xander is wakened from a dream of scantily clad Potential Slayers having a pillow fight, to the reality of the girls in frumpy pyjamas and bathrobes, complaining about a clogged toilet.

* DownerEnding: Many potentials are dead and Xander just lost an eye. Though for Caleb, it's a happy one.

* AbsenteeActor: Anya, though she did appear in a briefing scene that got cut.

* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Parodied when Xander has a dream of all the teenage Potentials having a pillow fight in sexy lingerie... and is then woken up by Rona, wearing modest sleepwear and no make-up, complaining that the toilet's blocked again.

* ImpaledPalm: Xander shoots a bringer through the hand with a crossbow.

* KilledOffForReal: A RedShirt named in the script as Dianne has her neck snapped by Caleb. Also Molly, stabbed by Caleb.

'''Girl 2:''' I've never been [[HoYay with her]] [[GirlOnGirlIsHot in front of a man]] before.\\

* WhamEpisode: Faith arrives in Sunnydale to help Buffy, and Caleb stabs Xander's eye out.

* RealityEnsues: Xander wakes up from a dream to find that sharing a house with dozens of attractive young women isn't as much fun as his fantasies would have him believe.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Xander wakes up from an EroticDream and tells the girls he has a [[RagingStiffie leg cramp]].

* BlatantLies / GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Xander wakes up from an EroticDream and tells the girls he has a [[RagingStiffie leg cramp]].

* DownerEnding: Though for Caleb, it's a happy one.

* OutOfCharacterMoment: A really painful example — Faith returns to Sunnydale and sees Spike (in full vamp mode) chasing after what appears to be a helpless woman. When Faith tries to stop him, Buffy defends Spike, and it's apparent that this is all a set-up for Faith to wonder if she suddenly became the good Slayer and Buffy became the evil one. After some resolution dialogue, Faith finds out that the woman is actually a vampire running from Spike.

** Faith borrowing Buffy's stake to dust a vampire happened when they first met in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E4FaithHopeAndTrick Faith, Hope and Trick]]". Also "Dirty Girls" to the episode "Bad Girls" where the rift between Buffy and Faith first started.

* AbsenteeActor: Anya

* CurbStompBattle: Caleb thrashes the Potentials and the Scooby Gang.

* EyeScream: Caleb gouges out Xander's left eye.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Everyone has some whack fantasy. Scratch the surface of the most crunchy granola dude? Naughty nurses and horny cheerleaders." Cue the comics where ex-cheerleader Buffy fantasizes of a UsefulNotes/{{b|DSM}}ondage [[ThreeWaySex threesome with Angel and Spike]] while dressed in a NaughtyNurseOutfit.

* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Xander dreams of having a threesome with Caridad and Colleen.

* HeManWomanHater: In a FeministFantasy series -- clearly Caleb isn't smart.

* ShipTease: Faith/Spike, meant as {{foreshadowing}} for a possible ''Faith'' spin-off series.

* BadHabits

** Faith borrowing Buffy's stake to dust a vampire happened when they first met in "Faith, Hope and Trick". Also "Dirty Girls" to the episode "Bad Girls" where the rift between Buffy and Faith first started.
** Caleb reveals that he's the one who blew up the Watcher's Council.
** Faith killed a vulcanologist who'd inadvertently stumbled across a vulnerability of the Mayor in "Graduation Day, Part I".

** The Scoobies suggest that Caleb could be trying to lure Buffy away from the others so they can be killed, a reference to Angelus using the same trick in "Becoming, Part I".
** Faith mentions a famous event in "Who Are You?" where she sexually-taunted Spike [[GrandTheftMe while in Buffy's body]].

* IronicEcho: When Wood sacks Buffy from her job at the school because she no longer serves a useful purpose there, he adds with a touch of bitterness, "The mission is what matters."
** Caleb repeats Dawn's comment re Xander in "Potential" before gouging out his eye.

Faith returns to Sunnydale and a new agent of the First sends Buffy a message.

* TakeThat: Faith says that prison could have been worse, then remembers that the last movie she watched there was ''Film/{{Glitter}}''. Cue VerbalBackspace as she claims it was as bad as it got.

* PlayingAgainstType: Caleb.

* ProductionPosse: Creator/NathanFillion makes the jump from the defunct ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' to the mothership.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Fans of ''Series/TheOC'' will recognize Summer Roberts aka Actor/RachelBilson in Xander's fantasy.

* TakeThat: Faith says that prison could have been worse, then remembers that the last movie she watched there was ''Glitter''. Cue VerbalBackspace as she claims it was as bad as it got.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/JossWhedon originally planned to kill Xander, so that the First would appear as him from then on, but decided the rest of the characters would have insufficient grieving time.

-->'''Faith:''' Luckily you still punch like you used to.

** Caleb really does have something that belongs to Buffy. [[spoiler:The Slayer scythe.]]

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/NathanFillion as Caleb.

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[[caption-width-right:350:"You're the one who sees everything, aren't you? Well, let's see what we can't do about that."]]

* [[spoiler:EyeScream: Caleb gouges out Xander's left eye.]]

** [[spoiler:Caleb repeats Dawn's comment re Xander in "Potential" before gouging out his eye.]]
-->"You're the one who sees everything, aren't you? Well, let's see what we can't do about that."

* KilledOffForReal: A RedShirt named in the script as Dianne has her neck snapped by Caleb.
** [[spoiler: Molly, stabbed by Caleb]]

* RetroactiveRecognition: Fans of ''Series/TheOC'' will recognize Summer Roberts aka Creator/RachelBilson in Xander's fantasy.

* SacrificialLamb / DiesWideOpen: Poor [[spoiler: Molly]].

* DidTheyOrDidntThey: Faith and Spike [[SmokingHotSex sitting on the bed smoking]] caused fans to speculate that Buffy had caught them post-coitus. {{Jossed}} in the comic series when Faith complains she's meant to be a slut when everyone but her has slept with Spike.

* CallBack: Faith borrowing Buffy's stake to dust a vampire happened when they first met in "Faith, Hope and Trick". Also "Dirty Girls" to the episode "Bad Girls" where the rift between Buffy and Faith first started.

* ContinuityNod
** Caleb reveals that he's the one who blew up the Watcher's Council.
** Faith killed a vulcanologist who'd inadvertently stumbled across a vulnerability of the Mayor in "Graduation Day, Part I".
** The assassination attempt on Faith's life by a fellow prisoner happened in "[[Recap/AngelS04E13Salvage Salvage]]". Faith took a trip inside Angel's mind in "[[Recap/AngelS04E15Orpheus Orpheus]]".
** The Scoobies suggest that Caleb could be trying to lure Buffy away from the others so they can be killed, a reference to Angelus using the same trick in "Becoming, Part I".
** Faith mentions a famous event in "Who Are You?" where she sexually-taunted Spike [[GrandTheftMe while in Buffy's body]].
** Faith has trouble believing that Buffy would engage in naughty sex games. Spike replies, "Oh you HAVE been away." One suspects that Ensouled!Spike has ''some'' fond memories of Season 6.

* PlayingAgainstType: NathanFillion as Caleb.