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101. Bargaining
gs: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles) Franc Ross (Razor) Amber Benson (Tara)
Several months have passed since Buffy sacrificed herself to save Dawn, her
friends and the world. The Slayerettes are doing their best to keep the demon
population down and Willow has repaired the Buffybot so the world remains unaware
of the Slayers death. Unfortunately a vamp discovers the truth and escapes to
tell his friends.
With no Slayer to watch, Giles makes preparations to return to England and leaves
Anya in charge of the magic shop.
Willow, Tara, Anya and Xander secretly perform a powerful spell at Buffy's gravesite
to resurrect the Slayer, but the spell is interfered with by a group of demon
bikers and the Slayerettes flee, not knowing if the spell worked or not.
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102. Bargaining (2)
gs: Franc Ross (Razor) Amber Benson (Tara)
The Scooby Gang run from Buffy's gravesite and her resurrection goes unnoticed.
When she does get back above ground, she is confused and disoriented and wanders
around looking at the carnage caused by the demon gang.
The demons damage the Buffybot badly and notice the real Buffy wandering around.
They chase her and she eventually runs into the Slayerettes, who realise that
she has been traumatised by having to dig out of her own grave.
When the demons arrive for a final fight, Buffy, still very confused, returns
to her Slayer ways and defeats them all; but runs away from her friends after.
The Buffybot stays "alive" long enough to tell Dawn of the real Buffy's
return. Dawn finds Buffy at Glory's tower, and she wants to jump off again.
As the tower begins to collapse Dawn manages to coax Buffy down and they land
just as the tower crumbles around them.
Buffy and Dawn hug, but the Slayer is still not herself.
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103. Afterlife
gs: Amber Benson (Tara)
The first repercussions of the resurrection spell has the Scoobies battling
with a demon ghost and Buffy realizes she was happier with the peace of the
afterlife but cannot bring herself to tell her friends. She finds a sympathetic
ear in someone else who knows a little about an afterlife: Spike.
NOTE: In this episode Buffy reveals that she thinks she was in heaven and her friends tore her out of a place where she was happy. She tells Spike that she thinks hell is where she is now and she just wanted to stay where she was because she knew that everyone she cared about was ok.
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104. Flooded
gs: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles) Danny Strong (Jonathan) Adam Busch (Warren)
Tom Lenk (Andrew) Todd Stashwick (M'Fashnick Demon) Amber Benson (Tara)
With Joyce gone, Buffy finds herself trying to contend with burst pipes and
home-improvement loans. She seeks out the advice of a just-returned Giles who
expresses his concern over Willow's attitude toward brining Buffy back. While
trying to get a loan, Buffy's meeting is crashed by a demon, dispatched by a
trio of bored, twentysomething would-be sorcerers who want to cause mischief
(and to hypnotise Buffy and make her their love slave).
The demon makes its way to the Slayers home and Buffy begs him not to break
anything, and winds up drowning him in a pool of water formed by her plumbing
leak.
NOTE: The trio who want to take over Sunnydale include Jonathan (who was a much rescued bystander in the early seasons and was featured in season 4's Superstar) and Warren who built himself a robot girlfriend in season 5's I Was Made to Love You and also built the BuffyBot.
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105. Life Serial
gs: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles) Danny Strong (Jonathan) Adam Busch (Warren)
Tom Lenk (Andrew) Amber Benson (Tara)
As Buffy tries to 'normalise' her new life as a parent and return to college
and attempt numerous jobs, she again comes up against the Troika, a group of
would-be sorcerors, who test the Slayer by casting spells on her which make
her experience time distortions, magically appearing demons and a strange "Groundhog
Day" time loop.
NOTE: Buffy gets drunk without the series preaching "alcohol is bad". That makes her the third main character to achieve this (after Giles and Spike). She also got drunk in the season 4 episode "Beer Bad", and we all remember the consequences there.
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106. All The Way
gs: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles) John O'Leary (Kaltenbach) Kavan Reece
(Justin) Amber Tamblyn (Janice) Dave Power (Zach) Amber Benson (Tara)
Dawn lies to Buffy and spends Halloween night joyriding and partying with her
friend Janice and two older boys. She develops a crush on one of the boys, Justin,
and recieves her first real kiss. When the boys reveal themselves to be vampires
Dawn stakes Justin and is devastated.
Buffy decides Dawn needs a serious grown-up talk but she hands the task over
to Giles, who is not at all happy about the way Buffy is depending on him so
much.
Meanwhile, after Willow and Tara have a fight about Willow's abuse of magic,
Willow casts a spell on Tara to make her forget the fight.
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107. Once More, With Feeling
gs: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles) Hinton Battle (Sweet) Amber Benson (Tara)
A mysterious force causes everyone in Sunnydale to reveal all of their innermost
thoughts and feelings in song. Buffy tells the gang the truth about where she
was when she was dead and they are devastated, none more than Willow. Tara sings
a love song to Willow professing all her love, but does Willow feel the same
way? Dawn confesses that she has been stealing, and finally, Giles decides to
return to England for good.
NOTE: The episode's original score and lyrics were written by "Buffy"
creator Joss Whedon.
Sarah Michelle Gellar was about to have someone else sing her songs and she
was going to sing in the background, until she heard her voice and thought it
was pretty good, so they kept her in.
The premiere airing of this episode runs 8 minutes longer than normal.
The trio of street-sweepers that Giles and company walk past appear to be performing
the dance of the Chimney-Sweeps from Mary Poppins.
The "Mustard Man" was played by Co-Executive Producer David Fury.
The "Parking Ticket Woman" was played by Executive Producer Marti
Noxon
At the end of Buffy's "Something to Sing About" song, Dawn tells Buffy
"The hardest thing in this world is to live in it." Buffy said the
same thing to Dawn at the end of "The Gift"
In Marti Noxon's parking ticket song, the last line she sings, which can barely
be heard, is "Hey, I'm not wearing underwear."
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108. Tabula Rasa
gs: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles) Raymond O'Connor (Teeth) Amber Benson
(Tara)
After the gang finds out about Buffy's true afterlife, Willow does a spell
to make her forget that she was actually in heaven. Unfortunately the spell
goes awry and the gang all wake up with amnesia, forgetting everything about
their lives including the existence of vampires and the Slayer.
Because of their British accents, Giles and Spike think they are father and
son, Giles and Anya think they are engaged, Willow and "Alex" think
they are dating, and due to the absence of ID, Buffy names herself Joan.
At episodes end when they get their memories back the gang goes through some
changes, with Tara breaking up with Willow and Giles finally leaving Sunnydale
behind forever.
NOTE: At one point during the memory lapse, Willow tells Dawn "I think
I'm kinda gay." Willow said the same thing about the Vampire Willow in
episode 'Doppelgangland'.
The suit Spike wears for most of the episode is quite reminiscent of the one
he wore in Xander's dream in the season 4 finale 'Restless'. During the same
dream, Giles said he thought of Spike as a son, and during the memory lapse
Spike comes to the conclusion that Giles and him are father and son.
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109. Smashed
gs: Danny Strong (Jonathan) Adam Busch (Warren) Tom Lenk (Andrew) Elizabeth
Anne Allen (Amy) Amber Benson (Tara)
After breaking up with Tara, Willow sucessfully de-rats Amy and the two witches
begin hanging out and having fun with magick.
Meanwhile, Spike notices that his chip doesn't kick in when he hits Buffy but
it only works with her, leading him to believe that she is not entirely human
anymore.
NOTE: This is the first episode featuring raunchy sex; all previous sexual
encounters (Buffy and Angel in 'Surprise'; Willow and Oz in 'Graduation Day',
Buffy and Parker in 'The Harsh Light of Day'; Buffy and Riley in 'Where the
Wild Things Are') are all decpited as passionate, tender experiences.
The previous titles for this episode were: 'Asylum' and 'Killing Chronos'.
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110. Wrecked
gs: Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy) Jeff Kober (Rack) Amber Benson (Tara)
When they finally return home from their nights out, Buffy is ashamed of having
slept with Spike and Willow is exhausted from casting spells all night. Amy
takes Willow to a warlock who's brand of magick quickly has Willow hooked.
While looking after Dawn, Willow decides to get another quick fix and leaves
the warlock's place looking very high and not at all in control of herself.
To escape a demon Willow and Dawn steal a car but Willow seems it better to
drive using magick, not her hands, resulting in them crashing.
Willow breaks down and seems truly sorry for what she has done, but her actions
further enrage Buffy who is now convinced that Willow is completely out of control
and may need to get help.
NOTE: Willow actually made up her mind to quit magic, but is she for real?
The Warner Bros. cartoon clip Tara and Dawn wake up to is from Ding Dog Daddy
(1942) Directed by Friz Freling.
None of the characters seem to notice Anya's sudden change in hair color
The previous title for this episode was 'Venoms'.
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111. Gone
gs: Danny Strong (Jonathan) Tom Lenk (Andrew) Adam Busch (Warren) Susan Ruttan
(Doris Kroeger)
The Geek Trio have built an invisibility ray and try it out on Buffy, who takes
advantage of her new situation by paying Spike a visit and messing with (deserving)
people. Xander confronts Willow, discovers Spike in the middle of something
with an Invisible Buffy, and spends some quality time bickering with his fiance.
In a fit of rage after meeting a social worker about Dawn, Buffy takes her anger
out on her hair, which later requires some professional assistance and ends
up much shorter. Willow uses a *tiny* bit of magic, but stops herself before
the magic serves its purpose or she gets caught, and she still feels guilty.
Buffy finally discovers the supervillains and their evil plans.
NOTE: Previous Titles: 'The Future is Now' and 'Amnesiac'
It took nearly a month to wrap up this episode, due to the ongoing aspects of
Invisibility.
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112. DoubleMeat Palace
Buffy gets a job in a fast food resturant, and when co-workers start ending
up in pieces, the mystery behind the meat comes into question.
Willow works on staying clear of magic, but Amy gives her an unwanted gift and
Willow is forced to make a big decision. Buffy tries to ignore the temptation
that is Spike, but fails. A little sexual taunting and innuendo turns into much
more.
A vengeance demon friend of Anya's visits and Anya's life as a demon and her
relationship with Xander is questioned and reconsidered by the soon-to-be-wed
couple.
NOTE: Previous titles for this episode were: 'Hunter' and 'The Weak, The Strong'.
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113. Dead Things
With the gang coming to terms with Spike and Buffy's unnatural affection for
each other, the death of someone close takes it's toll on them. Meanwhile, the
reality of Buffy's resurrection finally catches up with Willow.
NOTE: Previous title(s) was: "21"
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114. Older and Far Away
Buffy's birthday episode. Pain, mayhem, alcohol, family drama--like
she could ever have an non-crazy birthday.
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