Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S4/E19 New Moon Rising

Oz returns, completely in control of his werewolf nature and ready to get back together with Willow. Adam approaches Spike with an interesting proposition.

"Riley: Buffy, if I leave now I can't ever come back. (Buffy gives him a "Well, duh?" look) I just wanted to hear that out loud."
 * All Witches Have Cats: Tara suggests she and Willow get themselves a cat. Willow naturally assumes she means a Familiar, but Tara just wants a pet.
 * Big Blackout: The Scoobies cut the power in the city grid to help their infiltration of the Initiative.
 * Beyond the Impossible: Oz went to Nepal to develop his inner cool.
 * Black Eyed Monster
 * Buffy Speak: Willow's "extra flame-y" candle.
 * The Bus Came Back: Oz
 * Captain Obvious: Riley is busted out of his cell were he's awaiting court martial.

"Buffy: You realized that Willow was in a... less than conventional relationship, and it gave you momentary wiggins... it happens."
 * Colonel Badass: Colonel McNamara
 * Coming Out Story: Although there's a Fantastic Aesop twist in that many of the standard plot points are applied to Oz (as a werewolf) rather than Willow (as a "coming out" lesbian).
 * Chekhov's Gunman: One of the hairy hell-hound-like demons that appear during this episode will show up again in "Primeval".
 * Double Aesop: Buffy doesn't understand Riley's alarm at the idea of Willow dating someone who turns into a monster at the full moon. Then she gets thrown by the idea of Willow dating another girl.

"Adam: Come. You're going to help me with my problem.
 * Dramatic Stutter: Tara does this a lot as she faces the prospect of losing her girlfriend. It becomes a problem when Riley darts Oz and Tara can't coherently explain who he is before they drag him away.
 * Dressing As the Enemy: Buffy gets back into her white lab coat and Spike dresses up like "an evil olive" (army greens).
 * Enemy Mine

Spike: Why?

Adam: Because I am going to help you with yours."

"Buffy: Stay back or I'll do a William Burroughs on your leader here! (everyone looks blank)
 * Exact Words: Willow confirms to Oz that she isn't seeing another guy.
 * Fantastic Racism
 * Girl On Girl Is Hot: Averted; Oz is furious when he finds out about Tara, though mainly because Willow has been lying by omission.
 * Hell Bent for Leather: Buffy wears the Green Leather Pants Of Relationship Issues.
 * Hollywood Hacking: Subverted; Adam is actually doing all the work for them.
 * Human Shield: Buffy holds a crossbow to Colonel McNamara's head.

Xander: You'll...bore him to death with free prose?"

"McNamara: You're a dead man.
 * I Just Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Tara, though it has more to do with her lack of self-confidence.
 * I'll Kill You

Riley: No sir, I'm an anarchist."

"Tara: I got that, thanks.
 * Laymans Terms / Rule of Three: Willow translating Scooby Speak for Tara. When Buffy says her "kill-count is way down", that means that there's less bad-guy activity. When that happens, it means something extra evil is brewing. And when Riley says the Initiative has demons coming out of their ears, that's a metaphor.

Willow: I'm overhelping, aren't I?"

"Tara: No, I-I understand. You have to be with the person you l-love.
 * Love Confession: Tara thinks that Willow has decided to go back to Oz.

Willow: (smiles) I am."

"Spike: So you help me and you get this chip out of my head?
 * Mix and Match Man

Adam: Scout's honor.

Spike: You were a boy scout?

Adam: Parts of me."

"Riley: How'd you get in?
 * Modesty Bedsheet: Averted by having Buffy wear Riley's shirt in bed.
 * The Mole: Spike for Adam
 * My Friends and Zoidberg: Tara actually does this to herself; upset that Willow's ex has turned up she leaves the Scooby meeting, telling her "You need to be with your friends."
 * No Time to Explain: Buffy is breaking Riley out of the brig.

Buffy: Talk later. Stealthy escape now."

"Buffy: Well, there you go, I mean, you know, you have to - you have to follow your heart, Will. And that's what's important, Will.
 * Not That There's Anything Wrong With That: Buffy is visibly nervous when her Heterosexual Life Partner suddenly comes out as a lesbian.

Willow: Why do you keep saying my name like that?

Buffy: (with false cheer) Like what, Will?

Willow: Are you freaked?"

"I feel like some part of me will always be waiting for you. Like if I'm old and blue-haired, and I turn the corner in Istanbul and there you are, I won't be surprised. Because... you're with me, you know?"
 * Oblivious Mockery: Riley starts talking about how Willow seems too smart to be into dangerous guys, and how weird it is a girl would date someone who might eat her -- Post-Bangel Buffy does not respond well.
 * Oh Crap: Spike is giving a Badass Boast while lying in his crypt when he opens his eyes and sees Adam towering over him.
 * The Paragon Always Rebels: Riley, who finally comes to terms with his loyalties and chooses Buffy.
 * Poor Communication Leads To Your Lesbian Lover Being Attacked By A Werewolf
 * Relationship Reveal
 * Saying Too Much: Colonel McNamara tells Buffy that Riley is in the brig, thinking she's come to rescue him instead of Oz.
 * Secret Path: Spike claims to know how to get into the Initiative, based on information he got from other demons who managed to escape.
 * Sexy Discretion Shot: Tara blowing out the candle.
 * Sexy Shirt Switch: Played straight when Buffy wakes up wearing Riley's shirt, then used as a plot point when Oz realises Tara is Willow's lover when he sees her wearing Willow's sweater.
 * Ship Sinking: Averted. Even if there are No Bisexuals in the Whedonverse, Willow makes it clear she will always love Oz.

"For a nasty town like Sunnydale, nobody seems to mind their locks."
 * Strapped to An Operating Table: Oz being experimented on by the Initiative scientists.
 * Shamgri La: Oz learned to control his wolf side in Tibet.
 * Super Senses: Oz still has his wolf nose, mistaking Tara for Willow when she walks up behind him because she has Willow's scent on her.
 * Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: The Scoobies are referred to as "anarchists" and "a band of freaks" by McNamara.
 * Walking the Earth: Oz seeking his inner cool.
 * We Need a Distraction: Buffy drops a stake when walking past a guard, then knees him when he bends down to pick it up for her.
 * Your Door Was Open: Played straight when Spike enters Giles' house, and subverted when he pretends the door to the Initiative base is unlocked (actually Adam has opened it electronically).