Buffy the Vampire Slayer

WRECKED

The Good;
The waking up scene is a classic. Love the sight of Buffy in her nightie (same one she wore for Dracula?) surrounded by crosses and garlic trying to ward off Spike's advances.

The Bad;
The anti-addiction metaphor is laid on a little thick

Best line;
Amy (proffering bag of grass like substance) "It's not what you think, it's sage"
Buffy "That was what I thought it was"

Jeez!;
The drug stuff is nasty as is poor Dawn getting beaten up by the demon.

Kinky dinky;
The magic interchange between Rack, Amy and Willow has obvious erotic undertones. Spike says that having sex with a Slayer is even better than killing one (because THAT's what every girl wants to hear in the morning). Spike seems actually quite pleased with Buffys description of their sex as the most 'peverse, degrading experience of my life'. Buffy says only one vamp ever got her hot, assuming she means Angel what about Dracula?
15 year old Dawn says that her burger was like a "Meat-party in her mouth"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Joss is right he really does just write porn. Here Spike does force the kiss on a struggling Buffy and she succumbs, Victorian heroine style. Spike says he's done being Buffy's whipping boy, he might just be using that expression or is he talking literally? Her him or him her? Spike steals Buffy's panties for the second time. Love Amy's revealing strapless top. Spike says someone should teach Buffy to use candles in foreplay. Willow wears cheese in her bra which would probably work for Marge Simpson.

Guantanamo Bay;
Buffy threatens Amy

Scoobies to the ER;
Dawn breaks her arm

Apocalypses; 6

Scoobies in bondage:
Buffy: 8
Giles: 4
Cordy: 5
Will: 3
Jenny: 1
Angel: 4
Oz: 1
Faith: 3
Joyce: 1
Wes: 1
Xander; 1
Dawn; 3

Scoobies knocked out: Willow in the crash
Buffy: 17
Giles: 12
Cordy: 6
Xander: 11
Will: 7
Jenny: 2
Angel: 6
Oz: 3
Faith: 1
Joyce: 3
Wes: 1
Anya;3
Dawn; 2

Kills: 1 demon Willow
Buffy: 103 vamps, 41 demons, 6 monsters, 3 humans, 1 werewolf, 1 spirit warrior & a robot
Giles: 8 vamps, 2 demon, 1 human, 1 god.
Cordy: 3 vamps, a demon
Will: 6 vamps + 2 demon +1 fawn.
Angel: 3 vamps, 1 demon, 1 human
Oz: 3 vamps, 1 zombie
Faith: 16 vamps, 5 demons, 3 humans
Xander: 6 vamps, 2 zombies, 1 a demon,
Anya: 1 vamp and 1 a demon
Riley; 18 vamps + 7 demons
Spike; 8 vamps and 2 demon
Buffybot; 2 vamps
Tara; 1 demon
Dawn; 1 vamp

Scoobies go evil:
Giles: 1
Cordy: 1
Will: 2
Jenny: 1
Angel: 1
Oz: 1
Joyce: 1
Xander: 4
Anya; 1
Dawn; 1

Alternate scoobies:
Buffy: 7
Giles: 4
Cordy: 1
Will: 3
Jenny: 2
Angel: 3
Oz: 2
Joyce: 2
Xander: 4
Tara; 1
Dawn;1
Spike; 1

Recurring characters killed: 10
Jesse, Flutie, Jenny, Kendra, Larry, Snyder, Professor Walsh, Forrest, McNamara, Joyce

Sunnydale deaths;
93

Total number of scoobies:
Xander, Willow, Buffy, Anya, Spike,

Xander demon magnet: 5(6?)
Preying Mantis Lady, Inca Mummy Girl, Drusilla, VampWillow, Anya (arguably Buffy & Faith with their demon essences?), Dracula?

Scoobies shot:
Giles: 2
Angel: 3
Oz: 4
Riley; 1

Notches on Scooby bedpost: It's possible you could count the interchange between Rack and Willow as sex but it's not explicit so no
Giles: 2; Joyce & Olivia, possibly Jenny and 3xDraccy babes?
Cordy: 1?
Buffy: 4 confirmed; Angel, Parker, Riley, Spike. 1 possible, Dracula(?)
Angel: 1;Buffy
Joyce: 1;Giles, 2 possible, Ted and Dracula(?)
Oz: 3; Groupie, Willow & Verucca
Faith:2 ;Xander, Riley
Xander: 2; Faith, Anya
Willow: 2;Oz and Tara
Riley; 3; Buffy, Sandy and unnamed vampwhore
Spike; 1 Buffy

Spike; good or bad?
Spike gloats at Buffy's discomfort and shows no remorse for his killing of the previous Slayers. But he does go to rescue Dawn (again!)

Dawn in peril; 8 and how!

Dawn the bashful virgin; 6 even she knows her 'meat party' metaphor is a bit too kinky

Questions and observations;
Rack is of course played by the same guy who played Kralik in 'Helpless', along with Brian Thompson as Luke and The Judge Buffy continues Xena's tradition of blatantly using the same actor to play completely different characters (Karl Urban plays 4 different characters in the course of 6 seasons, 2 semi-regulars). The scene with Willow hugging Tara's clothes makes me go awwwww every time, right up there with Dawn snuggling the Buffybot or Buffy and Joyce on the couch at the finale of Innocence. Some great acting from Alysson Hannigan.
Dawn says that Buffy always goes to the refrigerator after patrol, bearing out Faith's assertion that slaying makes you hungry and horny.
Marks out of 10; 7/10, good enough ep but hard to watch if you're a Willow fan

Wrecked-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 sorcerer named Rack whose particular brand of magick quickly has Willow hooked. Later, Willow and Dawn decide to go out for a movie, but will Willow be able to keep Dawn safe, or has her addiction gone to far?

Ehw! Like I said, "Smashed" and "Wrecked" are two back-to-back episodes that are hard to mentallydigest. They're dark and relentless in showing how selfish, flawed the characters can be. "Smashed" is more successful in retrospect and in a good way for the most part while "Wrecked" seems like supernatural PSAcommercialon drugs. Willow's arc up to this point has been pretty amazing to watch. Her descent into magic abuse was really a fascinating take on a metaphor for drug abuse, but this episode kinda hits us over the head with that message. For one, the scene where Buffy catches Amy stealing sage from Willow's room like some crack addict pretty laughable. Amy been back for what, a day and to she this sudden transformation from her is pretty jarring. Rack, the obviously the metaphorical drug dealer, actually has enough of a menace to him to be a great villain here, but he's ultimately waste, used as plot device to get Willow all drugged up. The trippy, dream-like sequences don't help either. The demon that spawns from her "highness" never makes any sense either, unless the writers were trying to say "using drugs excessively, leads to your demons coming". Which I'm sure they were but it's just poorly done. Willow's characterization doesn't make sense at all, her sessions will Rank never really show her becoming more powerful and gaining something from her experiences there. She goes there once, has a cliched breakdown in the shower and animates Tara's clothes to find comfort. One thing we've seen from Willow is that she does magic to gain something from it, like Buffy's life or her making things right with Tara. Rank seems like more of an inconvenience and Willow's interest in him is never clear or makes sense. What would have been great if we saw Willow wanting Rank to teach her how to become more powerful by giving her new spells to use or something other than floating her up in the air and making her look "stoned"! The only real weight to this story is the final moments where after Willow kills the demon with her powers and she realizes how much damaged she's done. I have to admit, Alyson Hannigan's performance was nothing sort of remarkable, she raises the bar even when the script doesn't and the moment Willow is slapped by Dawn, she finally lets go of what she's been feeling. I also loved the bedroom scene at the end where we finally get some insight on why Willow's so obsessed with magic. Willow's insecurity and fears about being just another girl fuel her need to be something greater and after a rather weak episode, this was beautiful finish that gave the episode some depth in the end. And with that, Willow finally quits her magic abuse....but for how long?

After their disastrous sexual encounter, Buffy once again pretends there is nothing between her and Spike the morning after. I got to say the writers are clearly trying to make Buffy delusional as it's hard to believe after she forced herself on him that he is the one who is wrong here. Also, this episode starts thegratuitousSpike nudity this season. Either James Masters is fearless or there was something in his contract? Either way, there's certainly a cable TV feel this season with the heavy focus on sex, nudity, drug use, death, violence etc. The high school days seem so much more innocent after this season, doesn't it! I did love the scene of when Buffy finds Spike naked when wanting his help finding Dawn. The way she turns away as he changes is hilarious reverse of the almost exact same moment in "Into The Woods", when she's naked and Spike is forced to look away as she changes. Spike also makes a point when Buffy tries to push him away completely from her life. It's too late for all that. Not only has Spike become apart of the group, but they havephysically gotten close. For her to push him away, especially when her sister's life is at stake shows that Buffy is mentally not in the right state of mind. She is still not admitting to what she feels for Spike, it may not be love, but it's obvious she finds comfort in him and until she admits that, she'll continue to sink deeper this season. Overall, "Wrecked"is a bit too contrived and heavy-handed for my liking. A pretty average outing for the writers.

Buffy has sex. Bad Things happen. You'd think she'd have learned by now. This time, instead of it being Angelus or Poophead Parker rejecting her, she rebuffs Spike - calling their liaison "perverse and degrading….a freakshow". Once again Spike makes it easy for her to leave, telling her: "I always knew the only thing better than killing a slayer was f[ucking one]". We see Spike's clingy aggressive tendencies as the only way Buffy can get him to let her go is by punching him in the face. Spike is determined to make her see things his way: first he kissed her, then he slept with her - he thinks she is starting to come round to his point of view, refusing to see that she is never going to turn to the dark side (they already did that Slayer Gone Bad thing in S3), never going to stay in during the day, never become Drusilla #2. Buffy isn't "hot for vampires", she loved Angel before she knew that he was immortal, and Spike, as she says, is "convenient". He's the very epitome of the booty call boy. She's only hot for this vamp because she can allow herself to use and abuse a soulless dead thing as she couldn't a human being – even if it does mean that she is full of regret and shame in the cold light of day.



Meanwhile, in the other Smashed Part Two storyline, we find out that drugs are bad, m'kay? as Willow goes through withdrawal, druggy trips with mystical highs and hellish lows, friends stealing her stash, breakdown and finally, cold turkey – all in one episode! But when she returns home after a night on the magicks to find that the only sensible Scooby is looking after Dawn, she still doesn't understand Tara's 'tude - she is quick to explain Amy's presence as being magically, rather than hormonally, induced. Tara disapproves and leaves and the burnt breakfast pancakes she made for Dawn symbolise Willow's magic burn out and Buffy's burning, um, groinal area (she sits down very carefully). Unable to do a simple curtain closing spell, Willow allows herself to be taken along to Rack's Crack Shack and finds out what Zachary Kralik has been up to since Buffy killed him in Helpless. Learning how to manipulate innocent witches seems to be the main thing. And Willow is still innocent, apologising for "vibing" at Rack and offering to help him with his computer problems. "You taste like strawberries," he tells her as he searches her power, setting up a sex-for-drugs metaphor. Exactly what power does Willow get from Rack? Perhaps this is to show that dealers get more from their relationships with junkies than vice versa - also shown by the dependence of the strung-out people waiting outside. As they've now moved on to the harder drugs, Willow has a terrible comedown after her psycho-trip, crying in the shower and magically inflating Tara's Under Your Spell dress (the last time the two were happy) to cuddle with. Willow still only wants Tara. She tries to make it up to Dawn for staying out all night by taking her to the movies, but after a while she is bored and edgy, and goes back to Rack's, leaving Dawn in the waiting room whilst she goes to shoot up and then drives under the influence as they try to escape the red demon (the bad trip, the comedown, the consequences) that Willow has inadvertently summoned during her trip.



Willow almost kills Dawn but eventually saves her by frying the demon before collapsing in hysteria. She is finally facing up to what she's done. Interestingly, although the gang has always forgiven each other before, it takes Willow sobbing "I screwed up…I can't stop - I've tried and I can't. I need help" to get Buffy, who has coldly told her to stay away from Dawn, to come to her aid. Buffy, who has told off Anya and Xander for being "judgy" about Willow is certainly judgemental herself, perhaps because she is feeling guilty about her out of control behaviour which left Dawn alone all night, especially as she has already tried to palm off her parenting responsibilities onto other people. Maybe she also feels bad about previously ignoring Willow's problems, only relating Xander's concerns about Willow to her own situation. Maybe she's still mad about the last times Willow went overboard with magic in Something Blue and Tabula Rasa.



Later, she softens towards Willow as the (ex)-witch comes to terms with her problems: "I thought I had it under control," as well as admitting her over-use of magic is why Tara left. She even gets to the root of her trouble – self-esteem: "If you could be plain old Willow or Super Willow, who would you be?" She doesn't want to be the girl kidnapped by vampires or running away from demons. She wants to be able to deal with these things as Buffy does.



Buffy should be able to understand this; she may complain about being the Slayer but during the times she's lost her powers, she doesn't like it at all. Instead, as in her conversation with Anya and Xander, she sees Willow's pain as being all about Buffy. Willow says: "I was out of my mind. I did things, I can't even…it won't happen again I promise". And Buffy replies: "I think it's right to give it up no matter how good it feels." Because Willow has got to the heart of her issues, she can give up magicks (until Ep 20 at least), but because Buffy thinks her problem is Spike Sex rather than the cause of it – her depression and loneliness, she will find detoxing more difficult. Instead of sitting in her room with a cross and garlic (does that even work?), she could be analysing her relationship with Spike: why does she 'reward' him with sex when he is violent rather than when he is tender? (and he can be tender, see how he gently leads an injured Dawn away). Is it because if she responded to his gentleness, there would then be a chance for a relationship, even love? This is not what she wants, she only desires distraction from her troubles. She tells Spike: "I want you out of my life, my work, my home". He replies: "You invited me in already". This may be a double entendre, but it's true, Spike is very much in her. She can't give him up just yet.

The episode wrecked was excelently plotted because it shows how buffy doesn't want spike but somehow she always goes back to him. This is shown with the crypt scene because she could have gone to amy because she knew about it but instead she went to spike. Once again a trully great episode.

probably one of the most pivotal of the whole series. It is so hard to watch because i can not stand spike with or without Buffy but seeing buffy sink this low was hard to watch. Also Willow was horrible to Dawn the way she left her for who knows how long sitting in that place. But this was the beginning of her healing process because she finally realizes that she has a problem. I also felt so bad for Tara seeing Willow with Amy hearing about the night of Magic. This episode really shows that Life is a big Bad.

This episode was just as bad a smashed or maybe even worse! It was almost like nothing happened and I actually felt bad for Dawn.



The beginning was nice with Tara and Dawn waking up on the couch together with the cartoons. I loved that it took them both a minute to realize that no one else was there. Tara was so cute with the "I just closed my eyes for a minute." I loved that Tara started to make Dawn pancakes. The scenes with Tara and Dawn were the cutest and probably the only ones worth watching in this episode.



Spike and Buffy were so.... It was so grrr.... seeing them together in the beginning was indescribable. Buffy freaking out about the building being down and then she was back to insulting Spike and it was so freaking annoying. And then they were making out again and Spike was being an irritable a$$ again and it was so lame.



Amy and Willow were completely out of control. Willow going to see Rack with Willow showed out of control she really was. It was different though that she was the reason for the demon. Willow getting Dawn hurt with all of this was insane. I did like Buffy hugging Willow and trying to help her while indirectly mentioning what was going on with her and Spike. And Amy trying to steal Willow's magic supplies was insane. It was interesting to see Buffy catch her though.



This was not a good episode of Buffy; not even close to it.

This is probably the worst episode of Buffy I ever watched.

Nothing important happens, we've got increasingly lame Spike

spewing lame one liners (for the record I adored Spike before season 6), and we've got even lamer allegories through out the episode about drugs, aka magic = drugs, like this was some educational video for forth graders and not Buffy.

This show should have stopped after season 5, it would be perfect if it did, but alas we ve got ourselves two (unnecessary) extra seasons with only few gems (eg. Once more, with feeling) making it worth a while.



All in all, really bad episode of my beloved show.

I really love this episode. Most hate seeing willow get high off majic and cause a demon to come and attack her and dawn. It also delt with buffy and spike and their "relationship". Most just saw this episode as depressing and thinking Willow and Buffy weren't so great anymore. It might be the case, but for what the episode is showing as far as people losing themselves, it does this very well. I can connect to the emotions and the part where willow is crying on the ground saying she's sorry, that makes me cry too. That's the greatest thing about this show, the writers were never afraid to go to dark areas and do it really well, so to that I give this episode a 10.

Wrecked was a perfect episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I really enjoyed this episode because we got to see more magic, and Willows journey takes a turn to the dark side. Unfortunately she takes Dawn with her and trouble follows. The trippy magic scenes were cool, and scary! I thought it was interesting that the demon which attacked Dawn and Willow was the same one from Willows Trippy experience claiming she summoned him. This means that she was actually doing magics on her journey and the astral projections were perhaps real. Great story, great acting, great cinematography, great directing. This episode sets up the rest of the season. I can't wait to watch what happens next!!!!!

Another emotional episode of Bufty! Willow's really been going through the motions this season her magical addiction plot is rather scary and downright downbeat. Her and Amy visiting Rack was done to great effect and Willow putting Dawn in danger was well written.



Its unusual to see sweet old Alyson Hannigan behaving badly. We're used to seeing her do good things and help buffy but this time she's going off the deep end. She would never put Dawn in danger.



Other moments - Dawn slapping Willow, Jeff Kober making a fine return to Buffy, Amy talking drug talk, Willow getting high and Alyson Hannigans emotional plea to Buffy at the end. Great Stuff!

Wrecked is not well-liked in the Buffy-community and, of course, the episode is not among the greatest. Still, it has some features that seem outstanding to me. One scene especially that people tend to hate is one which I love: when Willow goes to Rack and gets so high on the magic that she is flying around. I find that scene strangely sexy, and in a way it gives the equation of sex and magic, which has been played upon for several seasons, another twist. Magic has been an instrument of consolation and power for Willow all along, and in this scene we get a glimpse into the very real high which is connected to it.

willow's high on magic. after turning back amy from being a rat she just can't seem to control using magic. she even got dawn hurt by crashing a car w/ her for escaping a demon she conjured, a result of her power boost from a supplier named racks. the opening scene is just a continuation of what happened w/ buffy & spike from the previous episode when they finally slept together. the scene in the end w/ willow breaking down saying how sorry she was & decided to stop using magic at the same time confessing that being a witch is what made her special. and the ending she was sleeping trembling ...

This is one of my all-time favs, and yes, I\\\'m admittedly a Willow freak, but there are other good things here too.



This is another episode that doesn\\\'t have a particular \\\"demon of the week,\\\" the common formula for the first few seasons. It does have a little demon action, but it focuses more on forwarding the characters.



It picks up on the morning after for many characters - let\\\'s start with Buffy and Spike. It\\\'s the morning after they first consumate their... whatever it is they have, and Buffy is even more confused, if possible. Spike is just Spike, I guess.



Dawn and Tara wake up, the morning after their fun bonding night of late-night TV. They\\\'re pretty much just worried that no one is at home.



Willow\\\'s morning after is pretty much a magic hangover, as she and Amy have been out all night living it up, playing magic pool and forcing caged jackass guys to girate awkwardly in gold bikinis (see: previous ep, smashed).



Amy introduces Willow to a shady magic dealer named Rack, who takes dear Will as his new muse. For a girl who was already skirting the edges of restraint with magic, this overwhelming sense of power becomes an instant necessity.



The episode leads up to Dawn and Willow\\\'s plans to see a movies, but Willow needs a quick dose of magic from Rack, so she takes Dawn to seamy place and basically abandons her in the lobby for hours. When Willow reappears, she all magic-wasted and ends up getting herself and Dawn in some major trouble, i.e. run-in with a demon, \\\"drunk\\\" magic driving in a stolen car, crashing the stolen car, and, being passed out from magic-high/car accident impact, leaving Dawn to fend for herself against the demon.



Of course, Dawn is never really alone; Buffy shows up to save her, although it is Willow who comes to and internally combusts the demon. The climactic scene is beautiful and heartbreaking, as Willow must finally face the facts. She can\\\'t deny her complete loss of control anymore; she\\\'s hurt people she loved, almost killed Dawn, and Buffy isn\\\'t quick to forgive a person who crosses her sister (see: Glory). Alyson is so raw and natural, but she navigates the scene perfectly. She\\\'s such a talent, and this is a prime example.



Bottom Line: Watch this ep because Alyson Hannigan rocks.

Wrecked



This is the most underrated episode ever. I think it's because people don't get it. it's beautiful. totally. Willow's struggles with Magic and I love the way they made drugs into magic. her hurt. she can't stop and Rack gives her more and she summons a demon and brings Dawn into danger. then she realised she's doing wrong and Buffy is mad at her. at the end she tells Buffy she's quitting cause it's only hurting and Buffy also needs to stop with the thing she had for Spike. beautiful and very misunderstood episode.



cut to Tara and Dawn waking up. there's cartoons on the tv but Tara is scared cause nobody woke them up. they go to the rooms and see that there is nobody there. not Buffy nor Willow. cut to Buffy waking up with Spike and she realised what she did with Spike 'oh, oh my god'



the credits start



cut to Buffy wanting to leave but he wants her to stay and he's stuck. he tries to seduce her and they kiss again but she pulls him back. she says he was just convenient. and he says that he isn't her whipping boy anymore and he says she just likes vampires but she says she doesn't like him and if he tells anyone she will kill him and then he tries to touch her but she hits him and goes away. cut to the kitchen and then Willow and Amy come back. Tara begins to act shy again but Willow says Amy was the rat. Amy said everything that she did with Willow and what Willow did and Tara goes away upset ignoring Willow. then Buffy comes back home. she was bettering all night she says and then she's tired. Willow didn't know that Buffy wasn't coming home. they need some sleep and Amy goes to her father and they leave Dawn all alone.



cut to Willow going to her room and she tries to close the curtains but can't so she walks and close it herself and then goes to sleep. cut to the magic shop and they can't find anything so Anya is planning the wedding. then comes Buffy and she sees it. they are worried about Willow as well cause now she's hanging out with a witch that does the same stuff but they say it's not her fault and she has reasons and people learn from their mistakes. cut to Amy and Willow walking. Willow says she lost her magic but Amy tells her to go to a warlock who will give her a lot of magic that won't stop and it will take her to lots of places. Willow asks if it's dangerous and Amy asks if that would stop her.



cut to Amy and Willow going to a weird place and they enter. there goes the sorcerer Rack out and he says Willow and Amy are next. they go inside and he says that Willow has to give a little to take a little and he touches her and then he says she taste like strawberries and then she's starts to get high. cut to Rock playing with them. Willow's on the roof and she sees everything like she's high and the a monster and she falls on the ground and goes a lot of places and ends up home and then she takes a shower and she's hurt. cut to Willow in her bedroom and she makes a person out of clothes to comfort herself.



cut to Willow going to Dawn and she wants to go and watch a movie and Dawn made something gross and she wants to go with Willow and they’re also going to eat. cut to Buffy getting home and she hears something and goes upstairs and finds Amy. she's stealing some magic stuff and Buffy tells her to put it back and asks about Willow and she says that Willow is at Rack's and she’s worse than her. it's i a place that moves downtown. cut to Willow and Dawn walking and going to the movies. Dawn says it was nice with Tara and that she's really hurt and then Willow says she needs to make a quick stop first and they arrive to a place and then they go into it and Dawn asks why it's hidden but Willow says she doesn't know. Dawn doesn't wanna lose the movies and Willow says it doesn't matter if they miss the trailers.



cut to Dawn waiting and other people arrive. cut to Rack and making Willow more addicted. she comes to a place where she's floating and then there comes a monster out with a girl and Willow screams. cut to Buffy waking up Spike and he thinks she wants more but she says she needs to find Willow and Dawn and that they're at a place with a Rack's guy and Spike knows him and only things like him can feel out where that place is and then he stands up naked and she doesn't wanna look. cut to Dawn waiting and then Willow comes out and her eyes are black and she goes with Dawn but it's to late for the movie and Dawn wanna go home but Willow says they're gonna have fun and everything's fine and a demo is right behind them.



cut to Spike and Buffy finding it and Spike says she has to stop asking or else he won't sense it and she thinks he's putting it out but he says he doesn't and she says his charms made her be disgusted with herself. she wants him out but he says she can't cause she needs him like now with searching for Dawn. cut to Dawn and Willow and Dawn really wants to go but then the demon is waiting for them and he says that Willow summoned her and he scratched Dawn's face and Willow says to leave her out of it but he doesn't and Dawn hits him and runs away with Willow. cut to Willow opening a car and she does with Dawn but she's having fun and while Dawn screams they crash into a place.



cut to Dawn getting out the car and the demon attacks her and she screams and Spike and Buffy hear it. it throws Dawn away and she's hurt but Buffy attacks it and it's strong and throws her away and then the demon suddenly starts to burn from inside and then Buffy sees Willow and she's all weird. then Buffy hears Dawn crying and she goes to her. and grabs her and she's gonna go with Spike and then Willow comes and says she's very sorry and Dawn slaps her and they leave her while Willow falls on the ground crying. Spike and Dawn leave but Buffy goes back and makes her stand up. Willow says she can't stop and she needs help and starts to cry on Buffy's shoulders and continuous crying.



cut to home. Buffy joins Willow and says Dawn is sleeping. she doesn't understand how Willow could have done that. Willow says she was out of her mind and did stuff. it started before Tara left and it's why Tara left. before that she was just an ordinary Willow and that's why it made her feel special but if it does stuff like this she has to stop. and she won't miss the nosebleeds and headaches. Buffy is glad Willow is gonna stop and even if it makes her feel better it isn't and Buffy also realised about Spike. cut to Willow trying to sleep and she feels all the magic and problems. then cut to Buffy in her room with garlic.



Black Out

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Best episode quotes:



Buffy: When ... When did the building fall down?

Spike: I don't know. Must have been sometime between the first time and the, uh...

Buffy: Oh. Oh my god



Buffy: Shoe, need my shoe.

Spike: What's the hurry, luv?

Buffy: The hurry is I left Dawn all night. And don't call me love.

Spike: You didn't seem to take issue with that last night. Or with any of the other little nasties we whispered.

Buffy: Can we not? Talk?

Spike: I just don't see why you have to run off so quick. Thought we could-

Buffy: Not gonna happen. Last night was the end of this freak show.

Spike: Don't say that.

Buffy: What did you think was gonna happen? What, we're gonna read the newspaper together, play footsie under the rubble?

Spike: Not exactly what I had in mind.

Buffy: Stop!

Spike: Make me.

Buffy: No! No! No, no, I-I have to-

Spike: Stay. I'm stuck here. Sun's up. I knew. I knew the only thing better than killing a slayer would be f-

Buffy: What?! Is that what this is about? Doing a slayer?

Spike: Well, I wouldn't throw stones, pet. You seem to be quite the groupie yourself.

Buffy: Shut up.

Spike: I'm just sayin' ... vampires get you hot.

Buffy: A vampire got me hot. One. But he's gone. You're just... You're just convenient.

Spike: So, what now? You go back to treating me like dirt till the next time you get an itch you can't scratch?, forget it. Last night changed things. I'm done being your whipping boy.

Buffy: Nothing's changed. It was a mistake.

Spike: Bollocks! It was a bloody revelation. You can act as high and mighty as you like ... but I know where you live now, Slayer. I've tasted it.

Buffy: Get a grip. Like you're god's gift.

Spike: Hardly. Wouldn't be nearly as interesting, would it?

Buffy: No! Let me go!

Spike: I may be dirt ... but you're the one who likes to roll in it, Slayer. You never had it so good as me. Never.

Buffy: Uhh, you're bent.

Spike: Yeah, and it made you scream, didn't it?

Buffy: I swear to god, if you tell anyone about last night, I will kill you.

Spike: Right. You're gonna want these, too.



Willow: Hey.

Tara: Hey. I just ... B-Buffy didn't come home last night ... either, so...

Willow: Uh, hey, uh ... this is Amy. Amy, Tara, Tara, Amy.

Amy: How you doin'?

Tara: Fine, I ... I'd b-better g-get going.

Willow: Amy! Amy the rat? Sorry.

Amy: No, that's fair. I was a rat.

Tara: When...

Amy: Last night. It's nuts, everything's different. I mean ... the Bronze, for one thing. And Willow! She's a freaking amazing witch now. I couldn't even keep up with her last night.

Willow: Amy.

Amy: No, it's true! I mean, I can do some transmography, but she is messing with dimensions and everything, it was awesome! This blowhard dude, first she made his mouth disappear? Thank god. And then- I'm talking too much. Sorry. It's just been ... you know ... me and a bag of pellets for the last few years, so...

Tara: No, it's, it's fine. It's just, um, I, I re-really need to go.

Willow: Tara, uh, you left some stuff upstairs, it's in-

Tara: I'll get them later.

Willow: Tara!



Xander: All these demons are starting to look alike. You got reptiles ... reptiles with horns ... reptiles with gills. And I'm still finding nothing of the 'steal a diamond, freeze a guy' variety. Ahn, would you hand me that one next to you? Great, we're not even married yet and already you've stopped listening to me. Anya!

Anya: I'm sorry, but this is pointless! We've been researching forever, and we're not even close to finding out who robbed that museum.

Buffy: What's up?

Xander: Anya has a theory. She thinks that Martha Stewart froze that guy.

Anya: Don't be ridiculous. Martha Stewart isn't a demon. She's a witch.

Xander: Please, she- Really?

Anya: Of course. Nobody could do that much decoupage without calling on the powers of darkness.

Buffy: Guys, while this is fascinating, we still have work to do.

Anya: I know I do! I can't decide whether to put my bridesmaids in cocktail dresses ... or the traditional burlap with blood larva.

Xander: The traditional what?

Anya: Well, I was a demon for a thousand years, you don't expect me to turn my back on all the ways of my people.

Buffy: Uh, can I weigh in on this whole me wearing larva-

Anya/Xander: No.

Anya: At least I'm not asking you to perform the groom's rite of self-flagellation.

Buffy: Uh, guys! There's something out there?

Xander: There is. And as much as I hate to admit that my ... bizarre bride-to-be has a point ... we're gettin' nowhere here, Buff. Maybe it's time to try something new. You know? Hit the streets, get Spike on it.

Buffy: No! No, no Spike. And no hit the streets, we, we, we stay put, you know? Away from distractions. We'll figure this out.

Anya: What about Willow, can't she do something?

Buffy: Maybe. But she's home sleeping.

Xander: Sleeping? She sick?

Buffy: No, she was out late. With Amy.

Anya: And I'm bizarre. At least I didn't dump you to hang out with an ex-rat.

Buffy: No, it's not like that, you know, she's just ... helping Amy through a transition.

Xander: And making herself a playmate to do magic with. Someone who won't monitor her like Tara.

Buffy: No, Willow's a grownup. You know, maybe she doesn't need to be monitored. You know, she's going through something, but we're not her. I mean ... m-maybe she has reasons for acting this way. And, so what if she crossed a line? You know, we all do stuff. Stupid stuff. But, then we learn. And, and we learn, and, and we don't do it again. Okay, so, you know, who are we to get all judgey?

Xander: Not judgey, Buff. Just, observey.

Anya: Yeah, all we're saying is, she's acting different. You know, she's not herself.



Amy: So what do you wanna do? It's gonna be hard to top last night.

Willow: Yeah, I don't know if I can. I felt awful today, and I couldn't do magic. Took me all day to get my powers back. I think we should just take it easy.

Amy: I have a better idea.

Willow: What?

Amy: I know this guy ... and he knows spells that last for days. And the burnout factor is like, nothing.

Willow: Really? He's a warlock?

Amy: I guess. Look, I am not kidding you. This guy ... will blow your mind. He will take you to places that you can't even imagine.

Willow: Is it dangerous?

Amy: Would that stop you?



Amy: Thanks, Rack, for taking us. (puts her jacket down) I know it's been a while. You'll never believe-

Rack: You were a rat.

Amy: How did you know?

Rack: I hope that taught you not to mess with spells you can't handle. You should leave that in the hands of a professional. Oh. This one's givin' off vibes.

Willow: I don't mean to ... vibe at you, I, if it's in a negative way.

Rack: No, no, I-I mean you ... have power, girl, it's just coming off you in waves.

Willow: Not so much. I mean, I-I can do stuff, but, I get tapped out quick, and I've used practically every spell I know.

Rack: And what do you want me to do about that?

Willow: I-I don't know, I, I thought- (looks back at Amy) Amy said-

Rack: Amy said. Amy said I could help you. But did Amy say how you could help me?

Willow: No, I-I have some money, a-a bit-

Rack: Not money.

Willow: Well, I could help you with your computer, I'm really handy-

Rack: Just relax, I'm not gonna hurt you. You gotta give a little to get a little, right?

Amy: It's okay. It's over fast.

Rack: That's right. I'm just gonna take a little tour. You taste ... like strawberries.



Dawn: Ow, ow! Ow.

Willow: Or you could do it the hard way.

Dawn: Spatulas are for wimps. I'm making peanut-butter-and-banana quesadillas. You want?

Willow: No thanks. I'm, uh, more in water mode.

Dawn: Ow. Ow. Ow. You sure? It's my own brand-new invention.

Willow: I'm sure. No, my ... tummy's feeling kinda rumbly.

Dawn: Your loss. Very delicious. Buffy called. She said she was going straight from the Magic Box to do some patrolling.

Willow: Oh, did she need help?

Dawn: No, she was just calling to check in. For like the tenth time today. I think she's feeling all Joan Crawford 'cause of the other night.

Willow: Yeah, about that, I'm ... I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have assumed Buffy would be here.

Dawn: Right. Assume would make you an ass out of me. Heh, um, or, uh, something. Anyway, please, it's cool. I mean, it's not like I even needed Tara to stay over. I'm so totally fine on my own. But, you are gonna be around tonight, right?

Willow: Right, totally! Uh, we can do something if you want. A movie maybe?

Dawn: Really? But I thought you weren't feeling so good.

Willow: Well ... nothing a little Dawnie time won't fix. If you feel like baggin' the peanut butter, I'll even buy you dinner.

Dawn: Thank god! Remind me never to invent that again. Yecch.

Willow: Great, this'll be great. I'll just grab the paper and see what's playing.

Dawn: I'll leave a note for Buffy on the refrigerator. That's the first place she goes after patrolling. She's such a pig after she kills things.



Willow: So, uh, the burger was good? You liked it?

Dawn: Are you kidding? It was like a meat party in my mouth. Okay, now I'm just a kid, and even I know that came out wrong. Uh, it was good. But you should have had something.

Willow: I will. I'll eat. I'm ... saving myself for popcorn. The other day, you had fun?

Dawn: Mm, what other day? Give me a Mon or a Fri here, something to work with.

Willow: The other day with Tara.

Dawn: Oh! Uh, yeah. I-I mean, it was, it was nice. Uh, but it wasn't a laugh riot. She's sad and everything.

Willow: Did she say something?

Dawn: Uh, not exactly. I can just tell, by the way she was acting.

Willow: Oh.



Buffy: God, do you sleep through anything? I was like yelling, and nothing.

Spike: I'm a bit knackered. Had a long night. Someone should teach you how to use candles in foreplay, luv.

Buffy: Get dressed. Dawn's missing.

Spike: Again? Ever think about a Lojack for the girl? What's the story?

Buffy: She went out with Willow.

Spike: Willow? That's kind of a sorry excuse to come by. If you want the touch all you need to do is-

Buffy: Spike. Willow's into something. Okay, her and Dawn have been missing for hours. There, there's some guy named Rack.

Spike: Rack?

Buffy: Yeah, he's, uh, some sort of-

Spike: I know who he is, he deals in magic. Black stuff, dangerous.

Buffy: I've been all over downtown and I can't find his place.

Spike: Because he cloaks it. You can't feel it unless you're into the big bad - a witch or a vampire or-

Buffy: So let's go!

Spike: Oh, that's right. Hide your blushing eyes.



Willow: So, what do you wanna do, cutie?

Dawn: It's late. I just wanna go home.

Willow: Uch! No way! I said we were gonna have fun, and we're gonna have fun.

Dawn: I'm serious, I think we should just get out of here.

Willow: ' I think we should just get out of here.' Come on, Dawnie, it's grownup time, do you wanna play with the grownups or not?

Dawn: Why are you acting this way?

Willow: Oh, don't get all weird on me, we're fine. Everything's fine.



Buffy: Anything?

Spike: Not yet. I might pick up on it if you stop asking me about every two seconds.

Buffy: Spike, if you're dragging this out...

Spike: What, so I can linger near your precious self? Get a grip.

Buffy: Like you've never drawn things out before.

Spike: Maybe, but we've been through this, haven't we? Things have changed.

Buffy: Will you quit that? The only thing that's different is that I'm disgusted with myself. That's the power of your charms. Last night ... was the most perverse ... degrading experience of my life.

Spike: Yeah. Me too.

Buffy: That might be how you get off, but it's not my style.

Spike: No, it's your calling. Gave me a run for my money, Slayer. Now, I admit it. You've had me by the short hairs. I love you. You know it. But I got my rocks back. You felt something last night.

Buffy: Not love.

Spike: Not yet. But I'm in your system now. You're gonna crave me, like I crave blood. And the next time you come crawling, if you don't stop being such a bitch, maybe I will bite you.

Buffy: That, that's it! I want you out of my life! Out of my work, out of my home-

Spike: Too late for that. You invited me in already. And as for your work, you need me. Like tonight.

Buffy: I'll find Dawn myself.

Spike: You really gonna put your little sis in danger just to spite me?



Dawn: Willow. I'm serious. I'm going home.

Willow: Uch, then go! God, I thought we were gonna hang.

Dawn: Well, you're not coming with me?

Willow: Well, I don't know. Maybe I could just, uh, pop you back!

Dawn: With magic?



Willow: Dawn? Oh god, there's blood. (Dawn crying)

Buffy: Okay, we need to get her to a doctor.

Willow: Is she okay? Is she okay?

Buffy: Back off, Will, I got her.

Buffy, Dawn, and Spike begin walking. Willow watches anxiously.

Willow: No, Dawnie!

Buffy: I mean it, stay away from her!

Willow: Dawnie! Dawnie, I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry, it was an accident! I didn't see, I'm so, so sorry. Dawnie! Dawnie, don't! Dawnie, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I'm sorry! I'm sorry...

Buffy: Get up.

Willow: I screwed it up, everything, Tara...

Buffy: Yeah, you know what, you did screw up, okay? You could have killed her! You almost did!

Willow: I know! I know! I can't stop, Buffy! I tried and I can't.

Buffy: You can.

Willow: I can't! I can't, I ju ... god, I need help. Please! Please help me, please. Please.



Willow: Is she okay?

Buffy: She's sleeping. The E.R. doc gave her something for the pain, it knocked her out.

Willow: But she's gonna be all right?

Buffy: It's a fracture. You know, it's gonna take some time.

Willow: God, I'm ... sorry. I'm so...

Buffy: I just don't understand. I don't understand why you'd go to see somebody like Rack, and I certainly don't understand why you'd drag Dawn into it.

Willow: I don't know. The magic, I ... I thought I had it under control, and then ... I didn't.

Buffy: Because of Tara?

Willow: No. It started before she left. It's why she left.

Buffy: Seemed like things were going so well.

Willow: It was. But I mean ... if you could be ... you know, plain old Willow or super Willow, who would you be? I guess you don't actually have an option on the whole super thing.

Buffy: Will, there's nothing wrong with you. You don't need magic to be special.

Willow: Don't I? I mean, Buffy, who was I? Just ... some girl. Tara didn't even know that girl.

Buffy: You are more than some girl. And Tara wants you to stop. She loves you.

Willow: We don't know that.

Buffy: I know that. I promise you.

Willow: I just ... it took me away from myself, I was ... free.

Buffy: I get that. More than you- But it's wrong. People get hurt.

Willow: If something had happened to Dawn tonight ... something worse...

Buffy: I know.

Willow: No, I don't think you do. I-I ... I was out of my mind, I ... I did things I can't even... It won't happen again, I promise. No more spells. I'm finished.

Buffy: Good. I think it's right. To give it up. No matter how good it feels.

Willow: It's not worth it. Not if it messes with the people I love. The magic wasn't all great. I won't miss the nosebleeds and the headaches and stuff.

Buffy: There you go.

Willow: Or ... keeping stinky yak cheese in my bra. (Buffy frowns) Don't ask.

Buffy: Now I don't have to.

Willow: 'Cause it's over.

Buffy: Exactly. It's over.



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Story: 10

Acting: 10

Writing: 10

Picture: 10

Gripping: 10

My Rank: 10

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Total: 10