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{{quote|'''Xander''': I'd like to see you handle having an evil twin!
'''Willow''': [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S3 /E16 Doppelgangland|I handled it just fine.]] }}
 
A demon accidentally fires something into Xander which creates a Xander clone.
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'''Giles:''' Um, sort of more ... uh ... turned and swept out majestically. }}
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Scruffy!Xander
* [[Call Back]]: Willow, to the events of [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S3 /E16 Doppelgangland|Doppelgangland]], relating to the similarities and contrasts with the current episode.
{{quote|'''Willow:''' Xander. You already knew that he was taking over your life, and you didn't think of Anya until just now?
'''Xander:''' Hey, you wait until you have an evil twin. Let's see how you handle it. (Exits)
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* [[Continuity Cavalcade]]: Riley is helping Xander leave his parent's basement forever.
{{quote|'''Riley:''' Getting nostalgic?
'''Xander:''' I don't know. At first it's just a place, then you start to make memories, and ... then you're like, (pointing) [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S4 /E10 Hush|that's where Spike slept]], and (pointing) there, [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S4 E9/E09 Something Blue|that's where Anya and I drowned the Separvo demon]]. Oh! (points) and, and right there, [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S4 /E22 Restless|that's where I got my heart all ripped out]]. (shakes head) [[Creepy Basement|I really hate this place.]] }}
* [[Damned By Faint Praise]]
{{quote|'''Xander:''' But I never help. I get in trouble and Buffy saves me.
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* [[Did Not Do the Bloody Research]]: [[In-Universe]] -- Buffy assumes that "Toth" is British for "moron".
* [[Empathic Environment]]: It rains on Xander when he goes to get Buffy's help, only to find his other self has got their first and Buffy is fixing to kill him.
* [[Evil Twin]]: {{spoiler|SubertedSubverted}}
* [[Eyes Never Lie]]: Averted; Anya can't tell the difference between the two Xanders, despite Scruffy!Xander's plea.
* [[Get a Room]]: Xander opens a door in his new apartment to find Buffy and Riley making out. He tells them to go find a bedroom, then realises they're already in one.
* [[Hollywood Healing]]: Averted; Anya is still recovering from a dislocated shoulder, after being knocked down by Mort in the previous episode.
* [[Hypno Trinket]]: Xander notices his [[Evil Twin]] carries a shiny coin that appears to change everyone's attitude towards him.
* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]]: Toth is very strong, very durable, and the weapon he uses (a "ferula-gemina") is potentially very deadly. Fortunately for Buffy, he has very bad aim.
* [[Improvised Weapon]]: Giles rummages in a box for something to ward off Toth. He finds a rabbit's foot, then a wooden statue.
{{quote|'''Toth:''' That is a fertility god. (Giles looks at it in dismay) Feeble man, you are not going to distract me-- (Giles hits him with the statue)}}
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