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* [[Neck Lift]]: April to Katrina.
* [[Neck Lift]]: April to Katrina.
* [[No Guy Wants an Amazon]]
* [[No Guy Wants an Amazon]]
* [[The Not Secret]]
* [[The Not-Secret]]
{{quote| '''Warren:''' Uh, there's something you need to know about her.<br />
{{quote| '''Warren:''' Uh, there's something you need to know about her.<br />
'''Buffy:''' I know.<br />
'''Buffy:''' I know.<br />
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'''Warren:''' She's a robot.<br />
'''Warren:''' She's a robot.<br />
'''Buffy:''' Uh-huh. }}
'''Buffy:''' Uh-huh. }}
* [[Operation Jealousy]]: Spike chats up April to make Buffy jealous.
* [[Operation: Jealousy]]: Spike chats up April to make Buffy jealous.
* [[Papa Bear]]: Giles lets out his Ripper menace to warn off Spike.
* [[Papa Bear]]: Giles lets out his Ripper menace to warn off Spike.
{{quote| '''Giles:''' ([[Tranquil Fury|softly]]) We are not your friends. We are not your way to Buffy. There is no way to Buffy."}}
{{quote| '''Giles:''' ([[Tranquil Fury|softly]]) We are not your friends. We are not your way to Buffy. There is no way to Buffy."}}
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* [[Pygmalion Plot]]: Averted; Warren thought he'd fall in love with his creation, but she turned out to be boring as opposed to his real life unpredictable girlfriend.
* [[Pygmalion Plot]]: Averted; Warren thought he'd fall in love with his creation, but she turned out to be boring as opposed to his real life unpredictable girlfriend.
* [[Reveal Shot]]: Buffy appears to be pounding a punching bag, but it turns out to be Xander in a huge padded suit.
* [[Reveal Shot]]: Buffy appears to be pounding a punching bag, but it turns out to be Xander in a huge padded suit.
* [[Ridiculously Human Robots]]: Subverted in that the Scoobies realise quite quickly that she's a robot.
* [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]]: Subverted in that the Scoobies realise quite quickly that she's a robot.
* [[Robo Cam]]: With drop-down menus showing Fetishes 1-3 and Positions 1-6.
* [[Robo Cam]]: With drop-down menus showing Fetishes 1-3 and Positions 1-6.
* [[Sex Bot]]: April
* [[Sex Bot]]: April
* [[Soft Glass]]: Averted; Spike gets some cuts on his face after getting thrown through the window.
* [[Soft Glass]]: Averted; Spike gets some cuts on his face after getting thrown through the window.
* [[Super-Powered Robot Meter Maids]]: April is programmed with great strength and a combat mode. Given that Warren is portrayed as something of a nerd in Season 6, it's possible he made April that way simply because [[Ridiculously Human Robots]] ''always'' [[Rule of Cool|have these abilities in TV and movies]].
* [[Super-Powered Robot Meter Maids]]: April is programmed with great strength and a combat mode. Given that Warren is portrayed as something of a nerd in Season 6, it's possible he made April that way simply because [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]] ''always'' [[Rule of Cool|have these abilities in TV and movies]].
* [[Taking the Bullet]] / [[I Know Kung Fu]]: Some of the actions programmed into April's combat mode.
* [[Taking the Bullet]] / [[I Know Kung Fu]]: Some of the actions programmed into April's combat mode.
* [[Too Much Information]]: Joyce telling Buffy about her date.
* [[Too Much Information]]: Joyce telling Buffy about her date.

Revision as of 09:31, 26 January 2014

 Driver: What do you expect to find here in Sunnydale?

April: True love.

A Robot Girl is wandering around town looking for her maker.

First appearance of Warren.

 Buffy: She devoted everything to making this one person happy. And then it was like, with him gone, there was just ... no reason for her to exist any more. [snip] I mean, look at me obsessing about being with someone. It's like ... I don't need a guy right now. I need me. I need to get comfortable being alone with Buffy.

Xander: Well, I'll say this, she's a pretty cool person to be alone with.

Buffy: (smiles) Thank you

 Buffy: Maybe I could change. I could work harder. I could spend less time slaying, I could laugh at his jokes; I mean, men like that, right, the, the joke-laughing-at?

Xander: Or maybe you could just be Buffy, he'll see your amazing heart, and he'll fall in love with you.

  • Buxom Is Better: April, obviously (she got self-proclaimed "breast girl" Willow's attention anyway).
  • Call Back: Warren attended Sunnydale High. When Buffy shows up at his door and asks "Do you know who I am?" he knows shit just got real.
  • Casual Kink: Averted; only Xander seems to appreciate the idea of a Sex Bot.
    • "She growls? You made her so she growls?"
  • Chekhov's Gunman: Warren returns as a Big Bad in Season 6.
  • Death Glare: Buffy running into Spike at the Bronze.

 Spike: Oh dear. If looks could stake.

 Anya: Xander got hypnotized by the strange girl. I am remaining calm, however.

  • Downer Ending: Buffy comes home to find her mother dead.
  • Everything's Better With Spinning: Buffy and Dawn make their mother spin around in her dress. Repeatedly.
  • Foreshadowing: Warren just appears an inconsiderate jerk until he sicks his malfunctioning robot onto Buffy, hinting at the amoral nature that leads to him crossing the Moral Event Horizon the following year.
    • Also, April's last words "Things are always darkest before..." is a nice nod to the upcoming season finale.
  • Friendship Moment: Between Xander and Buffy.
  • Hug and Comment: Xander gives his Beautiful All Along speech to Buffy which earns him a hug -- unfortunately Xander is strapped into a huge padded suit which makes him totally immobile, causing him to moan, "Great, today's the day you chose to hug me."
  • Hypocritical Humor: Anya commenting on April's Spock Speak.
  • Foe Yay: Glory finds Buffy has refused Ben's offer of a date.

 She turned us down?

 Buffy: Okay. We'll track down Warren tomorrow. Tonight I better go rescue Giles. He's been watching Dawn while my mom's out on her date, and I have a feeling there's only so much he can take.

Tara: Oh, Giles and Dawnie? I bet they ended up having a blast. *cut*

Giles: Dear god, Buffy, there's only so much I can take.

 Warren: Uh, there's something you need to know about her.

Buffy: I know.

Warren: No, wait, this is important.

Buffy: Believe me, I, I worked it out.

Warren: No, this is something, uh, that you can't possibly know.

Buffy folds her arms and nods to him to continue. Zoom in dramatically on Warren taking a deep breath.

Warren: She's a robot.

Buffy: Uh-huh.

 Giles: (softly) We are not your friends. We are not your way to Buffy. There is no way to Buffy."

 TARA: She practically had 'Genuine Molded Plastic' stamped on her ass.

(Everyone gives her very odd looks)

TARA: Just ... tryin' a little spicy talk.

 Joyce: Oh dear. I left my bra in his car.

Buffy: MOTHER!

    • Unfortunately, Jane Espenson notes in her commentary that the joke is ruined by Joyce wearing a strapless dress.
  • Trauma Swing
  • Waif Fu: Buffy is tired of getting beat up by strong girls who aren't her.
  • Window Pain: Fortunately Buffy now has a carpenter on hand, with the Xander Man.
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