Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S4/E02 Living Conditions

Buffy suspects her annoying roommate Kathy is a demon.

"Giles, I-I just talked to Buffy and, yeah, I think she's feeling a little... insane. No, n-not bitchy crazy, more like homicidal maniac crazy. So I told her to come to you. Kay?"
 * Ax Crazy: Willow is talking to Giles on the phone.

"Boring... boring... bill... bill... What's with the motorbike and scooter magazine? You're not having one of those mid-life things, are you? 'Cause I'm still going 'ick' from the last time you tried to recapture your youth."
 * Bill, Bill, Junk, Bill: Buffy sorting through Giles' mail.

"Kathy: (finding her book has gum underneath it) Ewww! Who left their gum here? Buffy: Gum gnome? Kathy: It wasn't me! It had to be somebody, Buffy! Buffy: (Swallows the gum she had been chewing.) I don't know."
 * Blatant Lies

"Xander: Why couldn't Giles have shackles like any self respecting bachelor?"
 * Cassandra Truth
 * Casual Kink: Xander realises Buffy has freed herself from the ropes.

"Buffy: ...so then Kathy's like, 'It's share time.' And I'm like, 'Oh yeah? Share this!' (She punches at the air) Oz: So, either you hit her, or you did your wacky mime routine for her. Buffy: Well, I didn't do either, actually. But she deserves it, don't you think? Oz: Nobody deserves a mime, Buffy."
 * Chekhov's Gunman: Buffy meets Parker ("The Harsh Light of Day"). Oz and Veruca notice each other in passing ("Wild at Heart").
 * Death Glare
 * Destination Defenestration: Well Buffy did prefer the window open.
 * Dramatic Unmask: "I knew it! I knew it!"
 * Everyone Hates Mimes

"Buffy: So then after the scorpion, the demon opened my mouth and sucked some kind of weird light out of me. A-and the worst part? I wake up and there's Kathy, staring at me like I'm some kind of freak. Oz: Well, actually, the worst part, I'd have to go with the demon poring the blood down your throat."
 * Evil Eyeshadow: Buffy takes on her Wishverse look as she starts losing her soul.
 * Eyedscreen
 * Foreshadowing: Parker chatting up Kathy.
 * Hypocritical Humor: Buffy talking about how easy going she is now Kathy is gone, only to Death Glare when Roommate!Willow starts eating her sandwich.
 * Inescapable Net: Buffy goes round to see Giles, only for a net to fall from the ceiling and trap her so the Scoobies can tie her up.
 * In the Hood
 * Jabba Table Manners: To annoy Kathy, Buffy scoffs down a carton of milk until it starts flowing down her chin.
 * The Last of These Is Not Like the Others: Buffy is describing her Nightmare Sequence.

"Kathy: Just log every [phone] call you make in here and that way when the bill comes it won't be a problem. I figure, 'Stitch in time...' Buffy: '...catches the worm.'"
 * Last-Second Word Swap: Willow does this thinking Buffy is about to blurt out to Kathy that she was attacked by a demon. It turns out Buffy has already come up with a mugger cover story (Willow's suggestion of a bear not being very plausible).
 * Life Energy: Or Soul Sucking, in this case.
 * Mixed Metaphor

"(Whap) All you had to do was (Whap) write (Whap) down (Whap) your (Whap) calls!"
 * Monster Roommate: Literally.
 * Must Have Caffeine: Buffy's excuse for going Slaying in the middle of the night.
 * Not Herself
 * One Dialogue, Two Conversations: The exposition scene swaps between Giles talking to the Scoobies and Kathy fighting/expositioning with Buffy.
 * Passive Aggressive Combat
 * Percussive Therapy: Buffy breaks a park bench while venting about Kathy. Oz agrees the bench looked shifty.
 * Punctuated Pounding: Kathy is hitting Buffy across the face with the telephone handset.

"Taparrich: There you are. Do you have any idea how much trouble you're in, young lady? Kathy: I'm 3000 years old! When are you going to stop treating me like I'm 900?"
 * Put Their Heads Together: Buffy does this to Xander and Oz.
 * Power Hair: Another sign Buffy's Not Herself.
 * Really 3000 Years Old: Kathy's demon dad turns up.

"Xander: Buffy, this hurts me more than it hurts you. Buffy: Not yet, but it will. Xander: Don't say that. ] Oh, PLEASE don't say that."
 * Scary Scorpions: In Buffy's dream.
 * Serious Business
 * Slow Motion Drop: Kathy cutting her toenails! Kathy getting tomato juice on Buffy's sweater!
 * Spell My Name with a "The": Xander describes Buffy as "The Buffinator".
 * Stock Quotes: Xander and Oz are tying Buffy up.


 * You Fight Like a Cow: Kathy vs. Buffy