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* [[The Bus Came Back]]: Oz |
* [[The Bus Came Back]]: Oz |
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* [[Captain Obvious]]: Riley is busted out of his cell were he's awaiting court martial. |
* [[Captain Obvious]]: Riley is busted out of his cell were he's awaiting court martial. |
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{{quote|'''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.}} |
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* [[Colonel Badass]]: Colonel McNamara |
* [[Colonel Badass]]: Colonel McNamara |
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* [[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). |
* [[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). |
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* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: One of the hairy hell-hound-like demons that appear during this episode will show up again in "Primeval". |
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: One of the hairy hell-hound-like demons that appear during this episode will show up again in "Primeval". |
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* [[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. |
* [[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. |
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{{quote|'''Buffy:''' You realized that Willow was in a... less than conventional relationship, and it gave you momentary [[Buffy-Speak|wiggins]]... it happens. }} |
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* [[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. |
* [[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. |
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* [[Dressing as the Enemy]]: Buffy gets back into her white lab coat and Spike dresses up like "an evil olive" (army greens). |
* [[Dressing as the Enemy]]: Buffy gets back into her white lab coat and Spike dresses up like "an evil olive" (army greens). |
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* [[Enemy Mine]] |
* [[Enemy Mine]] |
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{{quote|'''Adam:''' Come. You're going to help me with my problem. |
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'''Spike:''' Why? |
'''Spike:''' Why? |
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'''Adam:''' Because I am going to help you with yours. }} |
'''Adam:''' Because I am going to help you with yours. }} |
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* [[Exact Words]]: Willow confirms to Oz that she isn't seeing another guy. |
* [[Exact Words]]: Willow confirms to Oz that she isn't seeing another guy. |
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* [[Hollywood Hacking]]: Subverted; Adam is actually doing all the work for them. |
* [[Hollywood Hacking]]: Subverted; Adam is actually doing all the work for them. |
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* [[Human Shield]]: Buffy holds a crossbow to Colonel McNamara's head. |
* [[Human Shield]]: Buffy holds a crossbow to Colonel McNamara's head. |
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{{quote|'''Buffy:''' Stay back or I'll do a [[William Telling|William Burroughs]] on your leader here! ''(everyone looks blank)'' <br /> |
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'''Xander:''' You'll...bore him to death with free prose? }} |
'''Xander:''' You'll...bore him to death with free prose? }} |
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* [[I Just Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: Tara, though it has [[Shrinking Violet|more to do with her lack of self-confidence]]. |
* [[I Just Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: Tara, though it has [[Shrinking Violet|more to do with her lack of self-confidence]]. |
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* [[I'll Kill You!]] |
* [[I'll Kill You!]] |
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{{quote|'''McNamara:''' You're a dead man. |
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'''Riley:''' No sir, I'm an [[Ironic Echo|anarchist]]. }} |
'''Riley:''' No sir, I'm an [[Ironic Echo|anarchist]]. }} |
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* [[Layman's 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. |
* [[Layman's 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. |
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{{quote|'''Tara:''' I got that, thanks. |
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'''Willow:''' I'm overhelping, aren't I? }} |
'''Willow:''' I'm overhelping, aren't I? }} |
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* [[Love Confession]]: Tara thinks that Willow has decided to go back to Oz. |
* [[Love Confession]]: Tara thinks that Willow has decided to go back to Oz. |
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{{quote|'''Tara:''' No, I-I understand. You have to be with the person you l-love. |
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'''Willow:''' (smiles) I am. }} |
'''Willow:''' (smiles) I am. }} |
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* [[Mix-and-Match Man]] |
* [[Mix-and-Match Man]] |
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{{quote|'''Spike:''' So you help me and you get this chip out of my head? |
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'''Adam:''' Scout's honor. |
'''Adam:''' Scout's honor. |
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'''Spike:''' You were a boy scout? |
'''Spike:''' You were a boy scout? |
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'''Adam:''' Parts of me. }} |
'''Adam:''' Parts of me. }} |
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* [[Modesty Bedsheet]]: Averted by having Buffy [[Sexy Shirt Switch|wear Riley's shirt]] in bed. |
* [[Modesty Bedsheet]]: Averted by having Buffy [[Sexy Shirt Switch|wear Riley's shirt]] in bed. |
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* [[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." |
* [[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." |
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* [[No Time to Explain]]: Buffy is breaking Riley out of the brig. |
* [[No Time to Explain]]: Buffy is breaking Riley out of the brig. |
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{{quote|'''Riley:''' How'd you get in? |
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'''Buffy:''' Talk later. Stealthy escape now. }} |
'''Buffy:''' Talk later. Stealthy escape now. }} |
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* [[Not That There's Anything Wrong with That]]: Buffy is visibly nervous when her [[Heterosexual Life Partner]] suddenly comes out as a lesbian. |
* [[Not That There's Anything Wrong with That]]: Buffy is visibly nervous when her [[Heterosexual Life Partner]] suddenly comes out as a lesbian. |
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{{quote|'''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. |
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'''Willow:''' Why do you keep saying my name like that? |
'''Willow:''' Why do you keep saying my name like that? |
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'''Buffy:''' ''(with false cheer)'' Like what, Will? |
'''Buffy:''' ''(with false cheer)'' Like what, Will? |
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'''Willow:''' Are you freaked? }} |
'''Willow:''' Are you freaked? }} |
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* [[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. |
* [[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. |
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* [[Sexy Shirt Switch]]: Played straight when Buffy wakes up wearing Riley's shirt, then used as a plot point when Oz [[Berserk Button|realises Tara is Willow's lover]] when he sees her wearing Willow's sweater. |
* [[Sexy Shirt Switch]]: Played straight when Buffy wakes up wearing Riley's shirt, then used as a plot point when Oz [[Berserk Button|realises Tara is Willow's lover]] when he sees her wearing Willow's sweater. |
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* [[Ship Sinking]]: Averted. Even if there are [[No Bisexuals]] in the Whedonverse, Willow makes it clear she will always love Oz. |
* [[Ship Sinking]]: Averted. Even if there are [[No Bisexuals]] in the Whedonverse, Willow makes it clear she will always love Oz. |
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{{quote|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?}} |
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* [[Strapped to An Operating Table]]: Oz being experimented on by the Initiative scientists. |
* [[Strapped to An Operating Table]]: Oz being experimented on by the Initiative scientists. |
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* [[Shamgri La]]: Oz learned to control his wolf side in Tibet. |
* [[Shamgri La]]: Oz learned to control his wolf side in Tibet. |
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* [[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. |
* [[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. |
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* [[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). |
* [[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). |
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{{quote|For a nasty town like Sunnydale, nobody seems to mind their locks. |
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