Consequences

Season 3, Episode 15, Aired

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When Faith refuses to face up to the consequences of her actions, Buffy tries to get help from Giles and Angel. When Xander goes to confront Faith alone, however, he may be biting off more than he can chew.
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  • Powerful but not much fun to watch

    6.0
    "Fair"
    By joxerlives, Jan 19, 2012
    Consequences

    The Good;
    Hugely powerful ep, the dream sequence, Angel reaching out to Faith, the fight at the docks, the shock ending, as powerful as Buffy has ever been.

    The Bad;
    It's truly heartrending to watch Faith's fall from grace. One question though, where does Wes get his thugs from? They'd have been rather useful in the past.
    Best line;
    Buffy; "Cordelia is a friend"
    Cordy; "Let's not exaggerate"

    Character death;
    Bye-bye Mr Trick, who didn't follow his own advice about getting an Uzi.

    Tied up;
    Angel in chains and Faith chained up twice. Buffy entangled at the dockside

    Knocked out;
    Faith, Angel, Wes and possibly Xander

    Women good/men bad;
    Not this time

    Jeez!;
    Horrible to watch both Buffy and Xander almost strangled

    Kinky dinky;
    Faith and Xander forget the safety word (a BDSM term). Faith tries eroto-asphyxia and refers to Xander as her boy toy (just a minor point but how gorgeous does she look at this point, like she's off to the ball or something?). Buffy in her dream sequence indulges in some wet T-shirt action. First meeting of Wes and Cordy (historic although neither realise it). Faith refers to Cordy as jail-bait suggesting she is under 18.

    Calling Captain Subtext;
    Willow sobbing in the toilets (how many of us did that in high school?) that Xander has lost his virginity to Faith rather than her. Buffy states that the guys Faith sleeps with are a 'big joke to her', implying that she's not that into guys? Buffy starts to make the effort to be more friendly to Will, you could say she's choosing her femme girlfriend over her butch?

    Guantanamo Bay;
    The Watcher's council once again show their ruthless side. Although the Mayor controls the police his influence seems to be not total.

    Scoobies to the ER;
    Xander must have some fingermarks on his neck with Buffy and Angel also bearing some bumps as does Wes

    Where's Dawn?
    Must be used to cops at the Summer's house by now? Joyce seems to wait up for Buffy to come home

    Questions and observations;
    Good ep but hard to watch, it's all so sad. We do however now start the run of the final eps of season 3 which set the standard for TV generally. Faith seems to feel genuine regret for what she's done but can't come to terms with it. She doesn't go evil right away, she saves Buffy, she could have just snapped Xander's neck but she doesn't. She's happy that the Mayor and deputy Mayor were dirty, alleviates her guilt. Apparently Slayers have killed before and the council takes them back for rehabilitation. But really they don't have much alternative, up until now there's only one Slayer. Does the Mayor want rid of the Slayers or not? Who's going to control the supernatural threat for him otherwise? To judge by the way the SDPD go straight to the Slayers and talk about wooden weapons the Slayers are an open secret in SD.
    Terrible commentary, directors commentaries always seem to want to talk about camera speeds and lenses. More writers and actors please!
    Marks out of 10, 6/10 powerful but not that much fun to watch
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  • Consequences

    10
    "Perfect"
    By TrueTvWatcher, Oct 15, 2010
    Consequences, a pivotal episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's third season was phenomenal! This episode had lots of action, dramatic plot twists, and of course consequences. Picking up where the last episode left off, Buffy is left with a giant feeling of remorse and like she needs to do something about what happened. Faith however takes the other road and doesn't seem to care too much about it and is just as happy to move on. This episode centers around trying save Faith from herself, and this episode is where she makes the conscous decision to turn to the dark side. This episode was captivating, and character driven. The end shocking conslusion that will surprise!!!moreless

  • Season 3, Episode 15.

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By Wanted23, Apr 27, 2009
    Faith refuses to live up to what she did and tells Giles that Buffy is the person who killed the deputy mayor. Police end up questioning Buffy and Faith about what happened that night.

    I really liked this episode. I don't think there were really any kills in this episode. The episode isn't over yet. I liked the scene with Xander and Faith though. Faith is pretty hot. I liked that sexy Angel saved Xander and tied up Faith. Not a bad episode at all. I really liked that it focused on Buffy and Faith's personal lives. Buffy has also been looking good lately. I liked when Buffy and Faith were spying in City Hall. VERY interesting episode.moreless

  • I can admit I was a fan from the start. I got lost somewhere in the middle but I watched the rest. I like so many others really liked Buffy and her Slayer buddies. This was a really great show that should of been on maybe afew more seasons. Drama indeed.moreless

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By kingtazzy, Aug 28, 2008
    This episode and the following ones paint a picture of Faith not careing about anything but herself or the key word is power. She acts all high and mighty. She acts like she is on top of the food chain. Only to be fooled at the very end. When I first saw this episode and the one before I couldnt believe the drama. I liked how the tables were turned on her when everyone else saw through the lies. Faith always had issues with control and power. Its amazing how Tv magic lets her get away with just about anything. I believe after this show was at its end there should of been a spin off. I would of watched it. With all these talks of tv movies hitting the big screen maybe we can all look into a Buffy movie someday.)moreless

  • Faith needs help.

    9.3
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    By addict666, Jul 31, 2008
    This episode shows more of Faith as she spirals out of control from her killings. The thing that annoys me the most about this episode is how Buffy reacts to Faith, I feel that how she is treating her is just making the situation worse and she doesn't seem to understand that Faith is just putting up a wall so that she won't have to face what she has done. I think she should of handled this whole thing more carefully and I think she showed some of her own selfishness in her interactions with Faith where she thinking more about the impact it had on herself then what it would do to Faith. I really love the scene when Xander is trying to convince Giles, Buffy and Willow that he can convince Faith. Giles and Buffy's delayed reactions are hilarious and Willow already getting it and then crying in the bathroom is really sad and I feel bad for her, because Xander keeps pushing himself off the pedestal that she seems to think he belongs on. Her reaction is really sweet and shows how this is kind of the final straw in any lingering feelings that she might have for him. Then Angel trying to comfort Faith shows how similar their struggle is and their connection carries on later in Angel as they becomes friends. Wesley's destruction of the plan shows how naive he truly is.moreless
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    • The detective who is questioning the witness at the scene of the crime says, "You heard the man scream at about what time last night?" But Allan didn't scream once between when Faith stabbed him and when he died.

    • When Buffy is going through the top drawer of the file cabinet and sees that there are no papers in the files, she alludes to Faith that there's something odd with the files. Faith, who is standing several feet away, almost directly in front of the file cabinet says "so his papers are gone". But from the angle she was at, she would have been lucky to be able to see the tabs on the files, and couldn't possibly have seen that there was nothing in them. While it's a strong possibility, it's hardly the only conclusion she could have made.

    • Angel chains up Faith to the same fixture that Buffy tied Angel to at the beginning of the season. It must have been fixed and reinforced in the time since, considering Angel tore it down and escaped in the episode "Beauty and the Beasts."

    • Wesley says "By the order of the Watcher's Council of Britain", but Britain broke down after the Roman Empire, so if they were modernizing the name (which they would probably have done as the English language evolved) he should have said Great Britain, the United Kingdom, or England. Of course, we know the Watcher's Council is at least 1200 years old, so it's entirely possible that it has been in existence since the time of Britain and that his usage is correct. There's also the possibility that they're using the colloquial form of the word "Britain", but that seems unlikely from what we've seen of the Watcher's Council.

    • When boxes falls on Buffy at the harbor scene she becomes stuck and tries to free herself at this point she is lying down on her back and Faith is being attacked by a group of vampires. In the next shot however you see Buffy sitting up in the background watching Faith fight. The next shot shows Buffy lying on the ground trying to free herself again.

    • When Wesley takes Angel's manacles off Faith and puts his own handcuffs on her, watch closely and you can see that one of the cuffs falls off her wrist and Eliza quickly covers it with her hand.

    • The day after Finch's murder in "Bad Girls", Buffy went to Faith's (in bright daylight and a clean outfit). This episode begins with Buffy in her pajamas, waking up from a nightmare; then she goes to school. Presumably this means that it is at least the second day since the murder. But the detective questioning the witness at the scene of the crime says, "You heard the man scream at about what time last night?" Later that night, Buffy says to Faith, "Less than 24 hours ago, you killed a man."

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    • Faith: I missed the mark last night and I'm sorry about the guy. I really am! But it happens! Anyway, how many people do you think we've saved by now, thousands? And didn't you stop the world from ending? Because in my book, that puts you and me in the plus column. Buffy: We help people! It doesn't mean we can do whatever we want. Faith: Why not? The guy I offed was no Gandhi. I mean, we just saw he was mixed up in dirty dealings. Buffy: Maybe, but what if he was coming to us for help? Faith: What if he was? You're still not seeing the big picture here, B. Something made us different. We're warriors. We're built to kill. Buffy: To kill demons! But it does not mean that we get to pass judgment on people like we're better than everybody else! Faith: We are better! That's right, better. People need us to survive. In the balance, nobody's gonna cry over some random bystander who got caught in the crossfire. Buffy: I am. Faith: Well, that's your loss.

    • Angel: Faith, you have a choice. You've tasted something few ever do. I mean, to kill without remorse is to feel like a god. Faith: Right now, all I feel is a cramp in my wrist, so let me go! Angel: But you're not a god. You're not much more than a child. Going down this path will ruin you. You can't imagine the price for true evil. Faith: Yeah? I hope evil takes MasterCard.

    • Angel: Hmm. But I know what it's like to take a life. To feel a future, a world of possibilities, snuffed out by your own hand. I know the power in it. The exhilaration. It was like a drug for me. Faith: Yeah? Sounds like you need some help. A professional maybe.

    • Willow: But, see, it's that exact thing that's just ticking me off! It's this whole "Slayers only" attitude. I mean, since when wouldn't I understand? You used to talk to me about everything. It's like all of a sudden I'm not cool enough for you because I can't kill things with my bare hands. (Buffy bursts into tears) Oh, Buffy. Don't cry. I'm sorry. I was too hard on you. Sometimes I unleash. I don't know my own strength. It's bad. I'm bad. I'm a bad, bad, bad person.

    • Faith: Finally decided to tie me up, huh? I always knew you weren't really a one-Slayer guy. Angel: Sorry about the chains. It's not that I don't trust you, it's... Actually, it is that I don't trust you.

    • Stein: Somebody stabbed this guy through the heart. Strange thing is, the weapon, it was made out of wood. Any of this mean anything to you? Faith: Yeah. That whoever did it wasn't hip to the Bronze Age.

    • Wesley: My. She's... cheeky, isn't she? Faith: First word, "jail," second word, "bait."

    • Cordelia: Check out Giles, the next generation. What's your deal? Wesley: Uh, I, uh, well... I'm, uh... Faith: New Watcher. Cordelia: Oh. Wesley: Does everybody know about you? Buffy: She's a friend. Cordelia: Let's not exaggerate.

    • Faith: You sent your boy to kill me. Mayor: That's right, I did. Faith: He's dust. Mayor: I thought he might be, what with you standing here and all. Faith: I guess that means you have a job opening.

    • Angel: You and me, Faith, we're a lot alike. Time was, I thought humans existed just to hurt each other. But then I came here. And I found out that there are other types of people. People who genuinely wanted to do right. And they make mistakes. And they fall down. You know, but they keep caring. Keep trying. If you can trust us, Faith, this can all change. You don't have to disappear into the darkness.

    • Buffy: (about Faith) So you guys talked? Xander: Not extensively. Buffy: Then how would you... Oh. Giles: Oh! (They look at Willow) Willow: I don't need to say oh, I got it before. They slept together.

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    • The song that plays as Willow cries in the bathroom is called "Wish We Never Met " by Kathleen Wilhoite.

    • Faith calls Cordelia "jailbait," but actually she may not be; she could easily be 18. She failed her driver's test in "The Witch," and got her license sometime between then and "Prophecy Girl."

    • In the original storyline for this episode (the beginning of the wrap-up to the season) Wesley was supposed to have been killed by Faith when she escapes from the Council's custody.

    • Seth Green (Oz) does not appear in this episode.

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    • Angel: You wanna go the long way around, hey, I can do that. I'm not getting any older. It's a play on the cliche "Hurry up! I'm not getting any younger." Angel is, of course, not getting any older.

    • Buffy: Less than twenty-four hours ago, you killed a man. And now it's all Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah?
      "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" is a song from Disney's famous "Songs of the South" movie. Traditionally, it is a song attributed to being happy and care-free.

    • Faith: Safety words are for wusses.
      Safety words are used in sexual play, like dominance and submission, where a person wants to be able to object "in character" to the action but still have a way out. Normally if the safety word is spoken the role playing stops.

    • Faith: The guy I offed was no Ghandi.
      A rather convoluted reference. Faith invokes the name of Ghandi, a noted pacificist but she's probably meaning good guy. While the deputy mayor may have been involved in some unsavory business there's really no evidence that he was violent.

    • Faith: So the Mayor of Sunnydale is a Black Hat.
      Faith identifies the Mayor as a bad guy using the terminology from old movie westerns. For some reason it become standard practice to have the bad guys wear black hats and the good guys white hats.

    • Faith: Uh, first word: jail; second word: bait.
      Faith teases Wesley about his attraction to Cordelia by referring to her as jail bait. The term is used to refer to an attractive girl under the age of 18. In most states if a man over the age of 21 has sex with a girl under the age of 18 he can be jailed for statutory rape.

    • Cordelia: Check out Giles: The Next Generation.
      Probably a play on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Wesley first appears to Cordelia as merely a younger version of Giles.

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