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{{quote|'''Calvin''': Well, Hobbes, I guess there's a moral to all this.~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Calvin''': Well, Hobbes, I guess there's a moral to all this.

'''Hobbes''': What's that?~~ ~~

'''Hobbes''': What's that?

'''Calvin''': "[[Snowlems|Snow goons]] are bad news."

'''Hobbes''': ''That'' lesson [[Lampshade Hanging|certainly ought to be inapplicable elsewhere in life]].

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** The magic-as-drug plotline, where "overuse" of magic was suddenly revealed to cause addictive behavior, came complete with a "magic pusher" and after-school special-esque behavior by Willow. This was rather jolting to many fans, as during the prior two seasons, Wicca/magic was used as a metaphor for Willow and Tara's love and their sexual relationship. In fact, it continued to be used to refer to their relationship with Tara's song, ''I'm Under Your Spell'' when Willow was already showing signs of magical "dependance." The reprise of the song later in the episode is probably the moment it flips, when Tara realises just how under Willow's spell she actually is.

** Riley voluntarily "donating blood" to vampires riffed off of drug use and illicit prostitution, despite no prior suggestion that people found vampire-bites anything but terrifying and painful.

{{quote| '''Riley''': This isn't your fault. It's mine. I feel like hell for what I've put you through. (Buffy still doesn't look at him) It's just... (sighs) these girls-~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Riley''': This isn't your fault. It's mine. I feel like hell for what I've put you through. (Buffy still doesn't look at him) It's just... (sighs) these girls-

'''Buffy''': Vampires. Killers.~~ ~~

'''Buffy''': Vampires. Killers.

'''Riley''': They made me feel something, Buffy. Something I didn't even know I was missing until-~~ ~~

'''Riley''': They made me feel something, Buffy. Something I didn't even know I was missing until-

'''Buffy''': I can't. I can't hear this. ~~ ~~

'''Buffy''': I can't. I can't hear this.

'''Riley''': You ''need'' to hear this. ~~ ~~

'''Riley''': You ''need'' to hear this.

'''Buffy''': Fine. Fine! Tell me about your whores! Tell me what on earth they were giving you that I can't.~~ ~~

'''Buffy''': Fine. Fine! Tell me about your whores! Tell me what on earth they were giving you that I can't.

'''Riley''': They needed me.~~ ~~

'''Riley''': They needed me.

'''Buffy''': They needed your money. It wasn't about you.~~ ~~

'''Buffy''': They needed your money. It wasn't about you.

'''Riley''': (walks closer to her) No. On some basic level it ''was'' about me. My blood, my body. (sighs) When they bit me ... it was beyond passion. They wanted to devour me, all of me. }}

:: It may be worth mentioning that Riley was in a very dark place at the time, displaying overtly self-destructive tendencies verging on a death wish, and that people paying others to inflict pain on them is definitely not without real world precedent. Moreover, the [[Kiss of the Vampire]] trope ''had'' been used before -- Buffy being bitten by Angel and William (Spike) by Drusilla were both portrayed as painful at first, then pleasurable.

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== Theater ==

* Stage example: ''The Gingerbread House''. From the New York Times review:

{{quote| The moral of "The Gingerbread House" would appear to be that retailing your children to strangers will not bring satisfaction. [[And That's Terrible|Glad that's been cleared up]].}}

{{quote|The moral of "The Gingerbread House" would appear to be that retailing your children to strangers will not bring satisfaction. [[And That's Terrible|Glad that's been cleared up]].}}