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* MoralEventHorizon: Spike's AttemptedRape of Buffy is seen as this by numerous fans both in and out of universe, as it even leads Spike to have a HeelRealization.

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* MoralEventHorizon: Spike's AttemptedRape of Buffy is seen as this by numerous fans people both in and out of universe, as it even leads Spike to have a HeelRealization.
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* MoralEventHorizon: Spike's AttemptedRape of Buffy is seen as this by numerous fans both in and out of universe, as it even leads Spike to have a HeelRealization.
** If Warren hadn't crossed this before with his murder of Katrina, his murder of Tara absolutely cements him as one of the most genuinely loathsome villains in the series.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The show ''finally'' regains one of its key relationships, one of the few positive gay relationships on TV at the time... and because Joss Whedon doesn't know how to advance a plot without someone dying, it comes to a screeching halt as soon as it began.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The show ''finally'' regains one of its key relationships, one of the few positive gay relationships on TV at the time... and because Joss Whedon doesn't know barely knows how to advance a plot without someone dying, it comes to a screeching halt as soon as it began.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The show ''finally'' regains one of its key relationships, one of the few positive gay relationships on TV at the time... and because Joss Whedon doesn't know how to advance a plot without someone dying, it comes to a screeching halt as soon as it began.
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* SpoiledByTheFormat: A rather impressive inversion. Thought Tara was finally safe because she has a spot in the opening credits now? Nope, Creator/JossWhedon was waiting since season 1 to use that trick.
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* SpoiledByTheFormat: A rather impressive inversion. Thought Tara was finally safe because she has a spot in the opening credits now? Nope, Joss was waiting since season 1 to use that trick.

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* SpoiledByTheFormat: A rather impressive inversion. Thought Tara was finally safe because she has a spot in the opening credits now? Nope, Joss Creator/JossWhedon was waiting since season 1 to use that trick.
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* GutPunch: For sheer emotional value, Tara's death was the most brutal kill Creator/JossWhedon ever had.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E11Gone Gone]]"), and he wasn't operating with normal human morality to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate morality without a working compass. That, and his genuine surprise when he's kicked away suggests that he'd never actually intended to attack Buffy and believed she was doing yet more of their SlapSlapKiss routine and didn't realize she was serious until it was nearly too late. Others combine the two, saying that it's an absolutely horrible act that Spike needs to redeem himself for while also acknowledging that the fact that Spike realizes that means he's not irredeemable.

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E11Gone Gone]]"), and he wasn't operating with normal human morality to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate morality without a working compass. That, and his genuine surprise when he's kicked away suggests that he'd never actually intended to attack Buffy and believed she was doing yet more of their SlapSlapKiss routine and didn't realize routine, not realizing she was serious until it was nearly too late. Others combine the two, saying that it's an absolutely horrible act that Spike needs to redeem himself for while also acknowledging that the fact that Spike realizes that means he's not irredeemable.

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E11Gone Gone]]"), and he wasn't operating from a full moral deck to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate without a working compass. Others combine the two, saying that it's an absolutely horrible act that Spike needs to redeem himself for while also acknowledging that the fact that Spike realizes that means he's not irredeemable.

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E11Gone Gone]]"), and he wasn't operating from a full moral deck with normal human morality to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate morality without a working compass.compass. That, and his genuine surprise when he's kicked away suggests that he'd never actually intended to attack Buffy and believed she was doing yet more of their SlapSlapKiss routine and didn't realize she was serious until it was nearly too late. Others combine the two, saying that it's an absolutely horrible act that Spike needs to redeem himself for while also acknowledging that the fact that Spike realizes that means he's not irredeemable.
** That said, most agree that the show would have been better off using just about ''anything else'' to be the turning-point in Spike deciding to seek out a soul.
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* GutPunch: For sheer emotional value, Tara's death was the most brutal kill Creator/JossWhedon ever had.
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* GutPunch: For sheer emotional value, Tara's death was the most brutal kill Creator/JossWhedon ever had.
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* GutPunch: For sheer emotional value, Tara's death was the most brutal kill Creator/JossWhedon ever had.

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* AbandonShipping: Many abandoned the Spike/Buffy ship after this episode.



* TearJerker: For sheer emotional value, this episode features the most brutal kill Joss Whedon ever had.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E11Gone Gone]]"), and he wasn't operating from a full moral deck to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate without a working compass.

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E11Gone Gone]]"), and he wasn't operating from a full moral deck to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate without a working compass. Others combine the two, saying that it's an absolutely horrible act that Spike needs to redeem himself for while also acknowledging that the fact that Spike realizes that means he's not irredeemable.
* SpoiledByTheFormat: A rather impressive inversion. Thought Tara was finally safe because she has a spot in the opening credits now? Nope, Joss was waiting since season 1 to use that trick.
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* TearJerker: For sheer emotional value, this episode features the most brutal kill Joss Whedon ever had.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayereS6E11Gone Gone]]"), and he wasn't operating from a full moral deck to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate without a working compass.

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayereS6E11Gone "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E11Gone Gone]]"), and he wasn't operating from a full moral deck to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate without a working compass.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayereS6E19Gone Gone]]"), and he wasn't operating from a full moral deck to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate without a working compass.

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayereS6E19Gone "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayereS6E11Gone Gone]]"), and he wasn't operating from a full moral deck to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate without a working compass.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see episode ''Gone''), and he wasn't operating from a full moral deck to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate without a working compass.
* TearJerker: For sheer emotional value, this episode features the most brutal kill Joss Whedon ever had.

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see episode ''Gone''), "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayereS6E19Gone Gone]]"), and he wasn't operating from a full moral deck to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate without a working compass.
* TearJerker: For sheer emotional value, this episode features the most brutal kill Joss Whedon ever had.----
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* TearJerker: For sheer emotional value, this episode features [[spoiler: one of the most brutal kills Joss Whedon's ever had]].

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* TearJerker: For sheer emotional value, this episode features [[spoiler: one of the most brutal kills kill Joss Whedon's Whedon ever had]].had.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see episode ''Gone''), and he wasn't operating from a full moral deck to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate without a working compass.

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see episode ''Gone''), and he wasn't operating from a full moral deck to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate without a working compass.compass.
* TearJerker: For sheer emotional value, this episode features [[spoiler: one of the most brutal kills Joss Whedon's ever had]].
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors[[hottip:*:Not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see episode ''Gone''), and he wasn't operating from a full moral deck to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate without a working compass]].

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors[[hottip:*:Not factors not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see episode ''Gone''), and he wasn't operating from a full moral deck to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate without a working compass]].compass.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Spike's behavior. A lot of people call it his MoralEventHorizon, and he certainly saw it that way himself (hence his immediate search for [[OurSoulsAreDifferent redemption]]); others would grant him a GetOutOfJailFreeCard due to contextual factors[[hottip:*:Not least of which is that some people feel that Buffy practically trained him not to take 'no' for an answer in their relationship (she certainly didn't herself, see episode ''Gone''), and he wasn't operating from a full moral deck to begin with... they've as much as said that the soul acts as the conscience and those without it, no matter how good they might like to be, are trying to navigate without a working compass]].

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