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* LampshadeHanging: While helping Willow with a spell, Anya asks for advance warning if it's gonna "get all sexy". It's like she watched all those DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything moments with Willow and Tara back in season four.

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* LampshadeHanging: While helping Willow with a spell, Anya asks for advance warning if it's gonna "get all sexy". It's like she watched all those DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything moments with Willow and Tara back in season four.



* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Anya asks if her spell-casting session with Willow will "get all sexy", a wink at how 'casting spells' was used as a GettingCrapPastTheRadar way of portraying Willow and Tara's lesbian relationship in Season 4.
* LotusPosition / HoldingHands

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Anya asks if her spell-casting session with Willow will "get all sexy", a wink at how 'casting spells' was used as a GettingCrapPastTheRadar way of portraying Willow and Tara's lesbian relationship in Season 4.
* LotusPosition / HoldingHandsHoldingHands: [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship Buffy and Willow]].



* MotionlessMakeover: Dawn is paralyzed by a demon. Anya has fun posing her. When they have to run off to save the day, leaving Dawn sitting on the couch with her arm extended, Buffy comes back momentarily to stick a remote in Dawn's hand.

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* MotionlessMakeover: Dawn is paralyzed by a demon.Gnarl. Anya has fun posing her. When they have to run off to save the day, day leaving Dawn sitting on the couch with her arm extended, Buffy comes back momentarily to stick a remote in Dawn's hand.



-->'''Dawn:''' I guess so... (looks down to see cut across belly)

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-->'''Dawn:''' I guess so... (looks down to see cut across her belly)



* NowYouTellMe
-->'''Buffy:''' It says the paralysis is permanent.
-->'''Paralysed!Dawn:''' Sht!
-->'''Buffy:''' No. Oh, wait. My bad. Um, permanent until the creature dies. Sorry.



-->They don't want you. (singing) Lock you in, nice white skin... (talking) And if they do return, where will they find you? Inside me, you'll already be.



-->'''Spike:''' There's a cave in it. Look. (pushes the bush aside) I'm insane. What's his excuse?

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-->'''Spike:''' There's a cave in it. Look. (pushes the bush aside) aside to show a cave) I'm insane. What's his excuse?



* TalkativeLoon: Subverted as Spike actually figures out what's happening before the Scoobies do.

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* TalkativeLoon: Subverted as Spike actually Crazed!Spike figures out what's happening before the Scoobies do.



-->'''Xander:''' I saved the world with talking from my mouth. My ''mouth'' saved the world.

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-->'''Xander:''' I -->"I saved the world with talking from my mouth. My ''mouth'' saved the world."



* VerbalBackspace
-->'''Buffy:''' It says the paralysis is permanent.
-->'''Dawn:''' Sht!
-->'''Buffy:''' No. Oh, wait. My bad. Um, permanent until the creature dies. Sorry.



-->'''Willow:''' I wanna help any way I can with that. I-I feel really responsible.

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-->'''Willow:''' I wanna help any way I can with that. I-I I feel really responsible.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Buffy sharing her strength with Willow forshadows the events of "Chosen" [[spoiler:where Willow cast a spell enabling Buffy to share her Slayer power with every Potential in the world.]]

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Buffy sharing her strength with Willow forshadows foreshadows the events of "Chosen" [[spoiler:where Willow cast casts a spell enabling Buffy to share her Slayer power powers with every Potential in the world.]]


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* WhatTheHellHero
-->'''Willow:''' I wanna help any way I can with that. I-I feel really responsible.
-->'''Anya:''' You feel really responsible? You ''are'' really responsible!

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** Anya asks if her spell-casting session with Willow will "get all sexy", a wink at how 'casting spells' was used as a GettingCrapPastTheRadar way of portraying Willow and Tara's lesbian relationship in Season 4.


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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Anya asks if her spell-casting session with Willow will "get all sexy", a wink at how 'casting spells' was used as a GettingCrapPastTheRadar way of portraying Willow and Tara's lesbian relationship in Season 4.
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* AndIMustScream: Gnarl paralyses his victims, then skins them alive and eats their flesh.

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* AndIMustScream: Gnarl paralyses his victims, then skins them alive and [[ImAHumanitarian eats their flesh.flesh]].
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-->'''Anya:''' Come in, enjoy my personal space.

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* HomoeroticSubtext: Buffy and Willow holding hands on the bed? Willow and Anya doing spells together?
-->'''Anya:''' It did get a little sexy, didn't it?



* LesYay: Buffy and Willow holding hands on the bed? Willow and Anya doing spells together?
-->'''Anya:''' It did get a little sexy, didn't it?
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Buffy sharing her strength with Willow forshadows the events of "Chosen".

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Buffy sharing her strength with Willow forshadows the events of "Chosen"."Chosen" [[spoiler:where Willow cast a spell enabling Buffy to share her Slayer power with every Potential in the world.]]

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* WrongGenreSavvy: Dawn thinks she's in ''{{CSI}}''.
-->'''Dawn:''' We can develop a database of tooth impressions and demon skin samples, and [[AllWomenLoveShoes I could wear high heels more often]].
-->'''Buffy:''' Wow, that was so close to being empowered.
-->'''Dawn:''' Everybody loves a slender ankle.


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* WrongGenreSavvy: Dawn thinks she's in ''{{CSI}}''.
-->'''Dawn:''' We can develop a database of tooth impressions and demon skin samples, and [[AllWomenLoveShoes I could wear high heels more often]].
-->'''Buffy:''' Wow, that was so close to being empowered.
-->'''Dawn:''' Everybody loves a slender ankle.
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* AllWomenLoveShoes
-->'''Dawn:''' We can develop a database of tooth impressions and demon skin samples, and I could wear high heels more often.

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* AllWomenLoveShoes
WrongGenreSavvy: Dawn thinks she's in ''{{CSI}}''.
-->'''Dawn:''' We can develop a database of tooth impressions and demon skin samples, and [[AllWomenLoveShoes I could wear high heels more often.often]].
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The Scooby Gang finds flayed corpses and believe it may have been done by Willow, who has just returned from England. Unknown to all concerned, Willow has become invisible to her friends, and vice versa.

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The Scooby Gang finds flayed corpses and believe it may have been done by Willow, who has just returned from England. Unknown to all concerned, Willow has and the Scoobies have become invisible to her friends, and vice versa.
each other.
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* MotionlessMakeover: Dawn is paralyzed by a demon. Anya has fun posing her. When they have to run off to save the day, leaving Dawn sitting on the couch with her arm extended, Buffy comes back momentarily to stick a remote in Dawn's hand.
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* EurekaMoment
-->'''Spike:''' Everyone's talking to me! Nobody's [[InvisibilityCloak talking to each other]].
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** Dawn does research on the "Demons, Demons, Demons" website seen on ''{{Angel}}''.

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** Dawn does research on the "Demons, Demons, Demons" website seen on ''{{Angel}}''.''Series/{{Angel}}''.
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* LampshadeHanging: While helping Willow with a spell, Anya asks for advance warning if it's gonna "get all sexy". It's like she watched all those DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything moments with Willow and Tara back in season four.

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The gang finds flayed corpses and believe it may have been done by Willow, who has just returned from England.

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The gang Scooby Gang finds flayed corpses and believe it may have been done by Willow, who has just returned from England.
England. Unknown to all concerned, Willow has become invisible to her friends, and vice versa.



* TalkativeLoon: Subverted

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* TalkativeLoon: SubvertedSubverted as Spike actually figures out what's happening before the Scoobies do.



* TwoScenesOneDialogue / SwitchingPOV: Willow and Buffy are unable to see each other throughout most of the episode. In the school basement, Buffy confronts Spike. Suffering from a slight case of crazy at the time, Spike carries on what seems to be a disjointed dialogue with Buffy, at times speaking randomly and out of turn. Minutes later, the scene shifts to Willow asking questions in the exact same room, with Spike repeating the exact same responses as before, only now the "blanks" from the audience's point of view are filled in.
** Not exactly. We see Willow's version first, and we can assume from the dialog that Spike is also speaking to the First at the time. Then we cut to Buffy's version.

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* TwoScenesOneDialogue / SwitchingPOV: Willow and Buffy are unable goes down to the Sunnydale High basement to see each other throughout most of the episode. In the school basement, Buffy confronts Spike. Suffering from a slight case of crazy at the time, Spike carries on what seems to be a disjointed dialogue with Buffy, Willow, at times speaking randomly and out of turn. to an invisible person who we assume is the First. Minutes later, the scene shifts to Willow Buffy (who can't see Willow) asking questions in the exact same room, with Spike repeating the exact same responses as before, only now the "blanks" from the audience's point of view are filled in.
** Not exactly. We see Willow's version first, and we can assume from the dialog that Spike is also speaking to the First at the time. Then we cut to Buffy's version.
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* NightmareFetishist: Dawn

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* NightmareFetishist: DawnThey'll make a Watcher of Dawn yet.
-->'''Dawn:''' OK, so I looked up demons that skin their victims and demons that flay their victims 'cause, you know, same thing. There's a ton of prospects. Anything else gone? Uh, eyeballs, toenails or viscera? That's guts.
-->'''Buffy:''' She knows about viscera. Makes you proud.



* PowerPerversionPotential: The main baddie for this episode is the Gnarl, who secretes a paralyzing poison, [[spoiler: allowing them to feed on their living victim's skin]]. Dawn gets hit with it, setting up [[http://dcfstories.com/stories/btvs_dawn_summers_frozen_in_time.html this NC-17 fanfic]].

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* PowerPerversionPotential: The main baddie for this episode is the Gnarl, who secretes a paralyzing poison, [[spoiler: allowing them to feed on their living victim's skin]]. implications of Dawn gets getting hit with it, setting up by the paralysing agent has 'inspired' certain FanFic writers, as seen in [[http://dcfstories.com/stories/btvs_dawn_summers_frozen_in_time.html this NC-17 fanfic]].

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The gang finds flayed corpses and believe it may have been done by Willow who has just returned from England.

* FiveFiveFive: Buffy's address book.

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The gang finds flayed corpses and believe it may have been done by Willow Willow, who has just returned from England.

* FiveFiveFive: Buffy's address book. Willow is saddened to see she's not listed.



-->'''Dawn:''' We can develop a database of tooth impressions and demon skin samples and I could wear high heels more often.

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-->'''Dawn:''' We can develop a database of tooth impressions and demon skin samples samples, and I could wear high heels more often.



** Xander suggests asking questions re the demon at [[BadGuyBar Willy's]].

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** Willow avoids mentioning bunnies around Anya, who has a phobia about them.
** Xander suggests asking questions re about the demon at [[BadGuyBar Willy's]].



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Buffy sharing her strength with Willow.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Buffy sharing her strength with Willow.Willow forshadows the events of "Chosen".



* ImmuneToBullets

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* ImmuneToBulletsImmuneToBullets: Willow's magic is no good against Gnarl.



* LaserGuidedKarma: Willow helpless like Warren was, unable to stop her skin from being stripped from her.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Willow helpless like Warren was, unable to stop her the skin from being stripped from her.



* LesYay: Willow and Anya doing spells together? Buffy and Willow holding hands on the bed?

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* LesYay: Buffy and Willow holding hands on the bed? Willow and Anya doing spells together? Buffy and Willow holding hands on the bed?

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* ImmuneToBullets
-->"Gnarl loves spells. He keeps them as pets. They love him, and they leave him alone."



* InvisibleToNormals: Only demons Spike and Anya can see Willow, implying she regards herself as NotSoDifferent.

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* InvisibleToNormals: Only demons Spike and Anya (and Gnarl) can see Willow, implying she regards herself as NotSoDifferent.
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** Xander suggests asking questions re the demon at [[BadGuyBar Willy's]].
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* MonsterOfTheWeek
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** Dawn does research on the same demon information website seen on ''{{Angel}}''.

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** Dawn does research on the same demon information "Demons, Demons, Demons" website seen on ''{{Angel}}''.
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* StealthInsult / IResembleThatRemark

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The gang finds flayed corpses and believe it may have been done by Willow who had just returned from England.

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The gang finds flayed corpses and believe it may have been done by Willow who had has just returned from England.



-->'''Dawn:''' We can develop a database of tooth impressions and demon skin samples and I could wear high heels more often.
-->'''Buffy:''' Wow, that was so close to being empowered.
-->'''Dawn:''' Everybody loves a slender ankle.



* EvilLaugh
* EyeScream

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* EvilLaugh
EvilLaugh / ThirdPersonPerson: Gnarl
* EyeScreamEyeScream: Buffy kills Gnarl by gouging out his eyes with her thumbs.



* InvisibleToNormals / NotSoDifferent: Only demons Spike and Anya can see Willow.

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* InvisibleToNormals / NotSoDifferent: InvisibleToNormals: Only demons Spike and Anya can see Willow.Willow, implying she regards herself as NotSoDifferent.



* LaserGuidedKarma

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* LaserGuidedKarmaLaserGuidedKarma: Willow helpless like Warren was, unable to stop her skin from being stripped from her.



* MobileMaze

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* MobileMazeMobileMaze: The basement of Sunnydale High.



-->'''Buffy:''' Dawn! Are you OK?
-->'''Dawn:''' I guess so... (looks down to see cut across belly)
* NeverMyFault / PoorCommunicationKills: Lampshaded by Dawn, who points out that everyone is blaming themselves for what Willow has done. "When are people going to ask for help when they need it?"



* PoorCommunicationKills: Lampshaded by Dawn.



* RhymesOnADime

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* RhymesOnADimeRhymesOnADime: Gnarl



** [[spoiler: and may have accidentally summoned the Gnarl the same way because she felt Giles and the Coven weren't punishing her the way she deserved for flaying Warren]]

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** [[spoiler: and [[spoiler:And may have accidentally summoned the Gnarl the same way because she felt Giles and the Coven weren't punishing her the way she deserved for flaying Warren]]
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* TwoScenesOneDialogue: Willow and Buffy are unable to see each other throughout most of the episode. In the school basement, Buffy confronts Spike. Suffering from a slight case of crazy at the time, Spike carries on what seems to be a disjointed dialogue with Buffy, at times speaking randomly and out of turn. Minutes later, the scene shifts to Willow asking questions in the exact same room, with Spike repeating the exact same responses as before, only now the "blanks" from the audience's point of view are filled in.

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* TwoScenesOneDialogue: TwoScenesOneDialogue / SwitchingPOV: Willow and Buffy are unable to see each other throughout most of the episode. In the school basement, Buffy confronts Spike. Suffering from a slight case of crazy at the time, Spike carries on what seems to be a disjointed dialogue with Buffy, at times speaking randomly and out of turn. Minutes later, the scene shifts to Willow asking questions in the exact same room, with Spike repeating the exact same responses as before, only now the "blanks" from the audience's point of view are filled in.
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--->'''Buffy:''' It says the paralysis is permanent.

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--->'''Buffy:''' -->'''Buffy:''' It says the paralysis is permanent.



--->'''Buffy:''' No. Oh, wait. My bad. Um, permanent until the creature dies. Sorry.

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--->'''Buffy:''' -->'''Buffy:''' No. Oh, wait. My bad. Um, permanent until the creature dies. Sorry.

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* [[spoiler: YourMindMakesItReal / SelfInflictedHell: Willow accidentally makes herself and the Scoobies invisible to each other simply by convincing herself that she couldn't face them after what she did]]

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* [[spoiler: YourMindMakesItReal VerbalBackspace
--->'''Buffy:''' It says the paralysis is permanent.
-->'''Dawn:''' Sht!
--->'''Buffy:''' No. Oh, wait. My bad. Um, permanent until the creature dies. Sorry.
* [[spoiler:YourMindMakesItReal
/ SelfInflictedHell: Willow accidentally makes herself and the Scoobies invisible to each other simply by convincing herself that she couldn't face them after what she did]]
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* IJustWantToHaveFriends

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* IJustWantToHaveFriendsIJustWantToHaveFriends: Anya and Willow both.
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* IJustWantToHaveFriends
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* AllWomenLoveShoes

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