In the scene where Anya informs Xander that he's reading a D&D manual, Xander checks the so-called manual revealing that it is in fact a standard hard-cover book with a jacket around it. The glitch here will be obvious to anyone who has played the game: no hardcover D&D manuals through the various editions have ever had a jacket, and they were much thinner, and a little wider and taller the book Xander was reading. The book is actually the novel Dragons of a Fallen Sun by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
While Buffy and Amy are watching the news report about the museum robbery, behind the reporter you can see someone wheel out an ambulance gurney, presumably holding the injured guard. However, when Buffy goes to the museum, she arrives in time to see the man removed from the building.
In the fight scene between Buffy and Spike, right before they start fighting in the old house, you can see that Buffy punches the left side of Spike's face with her right hand, but then the scene cuts to show Spike flying up in the air as if she had used an uppercut punch.
When Xander is reading the newspaper in the Magic Box around the line 'It said they used hairdryers.', when the camera pans on the newspaper, it looks like it comes straight from a SAT reading section guide. Or like it is a story you have to read and answer questions to on a test. It also repeats itself.
The concept of the chip recognizing Buffy as not human is a big stretch. It's one thing to have a chip controlling Spike according to Spike's belief that a creature is human or demon, but altogether much more implausible that the chip actually detects on its own whether a creature Spike is about to harm is human or demon. Of course this should also apply at the very start of the episode when he attacks the muggers believing them to be demons.
When Amy ratted herself in "Gingerbread," she certainly didn't seem to be abusing the power that she had, except if you count her tricking a teacher to believe she turned in her homework ("Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"), which just seems like a trick any high schooler would use if they had magic at their disposal. However, when Amy comes back in this episode, she is a magic addict. It seems like a highly unlikely character shift. And, it is unlikely that third season Willow would have hung out with that kind of a person if Amy was an addict at that time.
How come when Amy came back her hair was a different color and it was a lot longer. If it grew while she was a rat it should have been longer than it was.
Andrew claims to have seen every episode of Doctor Who, but the BBC purged their archives sometime in the 70s and about 100 early episodes of Doctor Who were destroyed, and Andrew clearly isn't old enough to have seen them prior to the purge. It may be that Andrew has seen all existing episodes, or that he has some mystical or technological source for the purged episodes.
It's very little but on minute 43 Jonathan goes with the device to Spike's head and you can see the reflection from Spike's skin for a split second.
Willow: I know. Xander engaged. I couldn't believe it either.
Amy: It's so weird. So, what's she like?
Willow: Thousand year old, capitalist ex-demon with rabbit phobia.
Amy: Well, that's so his type.
Xander: (about Spike) So what did Captain Peroxide want?
Xander: Tara thinks Willow is doing too much magic. And she's not the only one. Buffy: I know. But I think she'll be fine. You know, it's Willow, she of the level head. Anya: Well, those are the ones you have to watch out for the most. Responsible types. Buffy: Right. She might go crazy and start alphabetizing everything.
Warren (referring to the frozen museum guard): He'll be fine. Yeah, he'll defrost in a couple of days. No harm, no foul. Andrew: Won't he tell on us? Warren: And say what? "Two guys and a mime took me out with their freeze ray"?
Spike: (after he hit Buffy) Guess what I just found out. Looks like I'm not as toothless as you thought, sweetheart. Buffy: How? Spike: Don't you get it? Don't you see? You came back wrong.
Xander: Aha! I got it! Here's our villain, right here! (points to a book) What? Anya: That's a D&D manual, sweetie. Xander: No, but it could- (looks at the book cover) Oh. Anya: Let's face it, we're not gonna find this thing because it doesn't exist. There's no such thing as a frost monster who eats diamonds. Buffy: Well, maybe he doesn't eat them. You know, maybe he just ... thinks they're pretty.
Amy: The whole school?... By a giant snake thing? (Willow nods) Still adjusting. Hey Buffy. Buffy: Hey, how've you been? Amy: Rat. You? Buffy: Dead. Amy: Oh.
Buffy: Spike, when I kissed you, you know I was thinking about Giles, right? Spike: You know, I always wondered about you two. Buffy: What? (makes a face) Oh, gross, Spike!
Buffy: Your job is to kill the Slayer, and all you can do is follow me around making moon eyes! Spike: I'm in love with you. Buffy: You're in love with pain!
Xander: It seems like we've been through every book. Anya: Yeah, even the ones that weren't so boring you wanted to kill yourself. Xander: We have those?
Spike: I love you Buffy!
Tara: Good god, that's a lot of shake. I mean, I know, part of our... big... movie and milkshake fun day, but... good god, that's a lot of shake.
In the original pitch for the script, Drew Z. Greenberg had the two guys in the Bronze magically kiss each other after they gay bash Willow. Joss Whedon changed this because he didn't like the idea of homosexuality being used as punishment, as something bad.
On the commentary it is said that the most controversial part of this episode wasn't the sex scene but rather Spike seeking out someone to kill immediately after thinking that his chip didn't work. The writer says that it was written with Spike being forced to talk himself into the killing to explain his conflicting character.
The band Virgil performs "Vermilllion Borders" and "Here" at the Bronze, later Halo Friendlies perform "Run Away" at the Bronze as well.
This particular episode was the focus of a FCC investigation, for indecency, by a watchdog group. Fortunately, the FCC deemed the episode as not being indecent at all.
LOOK HARD: Just before Amy turns off the TV to tell Buffy about people being frozen (the security guard at the museum), you can hear a commercial she was watching, for the Doublemeat Palace, which we find out about 3 episodes later.
There was an extra part to the sex scene between Buffy and Spike after they fall through the floor. This was apparently censored but many websites have it available to download (e.g. www.buffy.nu).
When Spike knocks Buffy down he notices that his chip didn't zap him, but he immediately pretended it did. He did not tip his hand so Buffy still thinks his chip works and is not after him allowing him to run amok.
When Amy asks to have something to eat, but wants anything but cheese, it is of course a joke about her being a rat, but may also be because Elizabeth Anne Allen is allergic to cheese.
Willow tells Amy that Larry had died, presumably in the attack by the Mayor in the season 3 finale 'Graduation Day'. While we actually do see him getting hurt in the episode, many fans speculated that he may have survived and were awaiting his return. Alas, it will not come.
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 depicted as passionate, tender experiences.
Spike: You can play holodeck later. This is a reference to Star Trek. The holodeck was introduced on Star Trek: The Next Generation as recreation for the crew and as an occasional plot device. The holodeck would create realistic and dynamic holographic environments.
Spike: Examine my chip or else Mr Fett here is the first to die. Boba Fett is a bounty hunter from the Star Wars film series.
Spike: Help me out here Spock. I don't speak loser. Yet another reference to Star Trek, this time to the Vulcan, Spock, played by Leonard Nimoy in the original Star Trek series.
Anya: Thats a D&D manual sweetie. Anya notices Xander is trying to find the diamond thieves by researching a manual from the game Dungeons and Dragons.
Visual: The part of this episode revolving around the freezing of a guard and the stealing of a diamond, though probably unintentional, bears a slight resemblance to the movie "Batman and Robin," in which Mr. Freeze steals diamonds to power his freeze rays.
Guy #2: (to Willow) Well, nobody asked you... Ellen.
Ellen DeGeneres is one of the most popular lesbians in Hollywood. She came out on her show Ellen in April 1997. The guy called Willow 'Ellen' because he realized she was gay.
Buffy: Way to go with the keen observingness, Jessica Fletcher
Jessica Fletcher was the main character in Murder, She Wrote, a tv series about a murder mystery author who solved mysteries on her spare time.
Andrew: I've seen every episode of Doctor Who... but not Red Dwarf, 'cause... Doctor Who is a classic British sci-fi series that began in 1963 and became a cult favorite around the world. The series follows the eccentric Doctor and his companions on their travels through time and space in the Tardis. Ten actors have played the role of the Doctor including Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker and most recently David Tennant. A new series began airing in the UK in 2005 and Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) has appeared in the second season of this show.
Red Dwarf is another cult British sci-fi series created in 1988 which follows the adventures of last human alive Dave Lister, hologram Arnold Rimmer, service mechanoid Kryten, an evolved feline named Cat and a computer named Holly as they attempt to return to Earth after being stuck three million years into deep space.
Amy: ...and did you hear about Tom and Nicole?!
Amy is referring to Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, the Hollywood 'perfect couple' who both have starred in many films, and together in Days of Thunder, Far and Away and Eyes Wide Shut. The couple were married in 1990 and announced their separation in early 2001 and were officially divorced in August 2001.
S 7 : Ep 22
Aired 5/20/03 (43:43)
S 7 : Ep 21
Aired 5/13/03 (42:39)
S 7 : Ep 20
Aired 5/6/03 (42:40)
S 7 : Ep 19
Aired 4/29/03 (42:41)
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