Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S1/E03 The Witch: Difference between revisions

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Buffy tries out to be a cheerleader only to find one of them is using magic to get rid of the competition. First appearance of recurring character Amy.

== Tropes ==

* [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders]]: Except Giles.

'''Willow:''' You were pretending that seeing scantily clad girls in revealing postures was a spiritual experience.<br />

'''Xander:''' Who said I was pretending? }}

* [[All Men Are Perverts]]: Assuming a witch might get out books on witchcraft, the Scoobies look up the library computer.

'''Xander:''' Oh, well, uh, I-I guess it ''is'' what you think. }}

* [[An Axe to Grind]]

* {{spoiler|[[Grand Theft Me]]: Catherine, to her daughter Amy so she can relive her [[Glory Days]].}}

* [[Heroic Self-Deprecation]]

* [[Impairment Shot]]: Cordelia's vision as she slowly goes blind.

'''Xander:''' ([[Putting a Hand Over Her Mouth]]) Wise choice indeed! }}

* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: Catherine wanted to relive her glory days so {{spoiler|she steals her own daughter's body. When the spell is reversed, she tries to blast Buffy with a magic spell but it gets deflected back at her and she disappears. The Scoobies don't know what happened to her but we find out that Catherine is now stuck in her old cheerleading trophy i.e "reliving her glory day".}}

* [[Mirrors Reflect Everything]]: Giles uses a lab mirror to [[Hoist By Her Own Petard|deflect Catherine's spell back at her]].

* [[Nightmare Fetishist]]

* [[Not Herself]]: Xander realises something is wrong with Cordelia because she hasn't insulted him all day. {{spoiler|Buffy twigs to the [[Grand Theft Me]] when she sees Amy's 'mother' is eating chocolate cookies.}}

* [[Not So Dire]]

'''Buffy:''' (wearing a cheerleader outfit) You don't like the color? }}

* [[Oblivious to Love]] / [[Oblivious Mockery]] / [[Meaningful Echo]]: Xander asks Willow (unaware that she's pining for him) for advise on asking out Buffy.

'''Buffy:''' Any other guy who'd give me a bracelet, they'd wanna date me. }}

* [[Papa Wolf]]: Our first occasion of [[Not So Stoic|Giles getting angry]] over someone harming Buffy.

* [[Scare Chord]]: Cordelia confronting Amy in the locker room.

* [[Shaped Like Itself]]: Buffy describes Xander thus.

* [[Spontaneous Human Combustion]]: Amber

* [[Technicolor Toxin]]: The expected bubbling green cauldron.

* [[Tempting Fate]]

* [[Voodoo Doll]]: Done with Barbie dolls.

* [[Vain Sorceress]]

 

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