1 00:00:01,855 --> 00:00:05,688 THE CURSE. IF ANGEL ACHIEVED TRUE HAPPINESS, EVEN JUST A MOMENT OF-- 2 00:00:07,229 --> 00:00:08,479 AAH! 3 00:00:08,479 --> 00:00:09,980 HE WOULD LOSE HIS SOUL. 4 00:00:09,980 --> 00:00:12,146 PREVIOUSLY ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: 5 00:00:13,521 --> 00:00:16,146 THIS IS IT-- THE CURSE. 6 00:00:16,146 --> 00:00:18,104 - WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? - I MAY BE ABLE TO WORK THIS. 7 00:00:18,104 --> 00:00:21,980 Buffy: WILLOW CURED HIM, AND SOMEHOW HE CAME BACK. 8 00:00:21,980 --> 00:00:24,646 HE MUST HAVE KNOWN IT WAS WRONG, OR HE WOULDN'T HAVE HIDDEN IT FROM ALL OF US. 9 00:00:24,646 --> 00:00:27,271 - I JUST WANTED TO WAIT. - FOR ANGEL TO GO PSYCHO AGAIN... 10 00:00:27,271 --> 00:00:29,521 THE NEXT TIME YOU GIVE HIM A HAPPY? 11 00:00:52,729 --> 00:00:55,396 ♪ ALL IS CALM ♪ 12 00:00:55,396 --> 00:00:58,771 ♪ ALL IS BRIGHT ♪ 13 00:00:58,771 --> 00:01:02,229 ♪ ROUND YON VIRGIN ♪ 14 00:01:02,229 --> 00:01:05,688 - ♪ MOTHER AND CHILD ♪ - WATCH IT, SON. 15 00:01:08,855 --> 00:01:10,646 DANIEL. 16 00:01:10,646 --> 00:01:12,563 WHERE WERE YOU GOING? 17 00:01:12,563 --> 00:01:13,855 YOU-- YOU'RE NOT HUMAN. 18 00:01:13,855 --> 00:01:15,604 NOT OF LATE, NO. 19 00:01:15,604 --> 00:01:17,229 WH--WHAT DO YOU WANT? 20 00:01:17,229 --> 00:01:18,729 WELL, IT HAPPENS THAT I'M HUNGRY, DANIEL, 21 00:01:18,729 --> 00:01:20,729 AND SEEING AS THAT YOU'RE SOMEWHAT IN ME DEBT-- 22 00:01:20,729 --> 00:01:21,771 PLEASE, I CAN'T. 23 00:01:21,771 --> 00:01:23,104 A MAN PLAYING AT CARDS 24 00:01:23,104 --> 00:01:24,896 SHOULD HAVE A NATURAL INTELLIGENCE 25 00:01:24,896 --> 00:01:28,938 OR A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY, AND YOU'RE SADLY LACKING IN BOTH. 26 00:01:32,021 --> 00:01:34,646 SO I TAKE ME WINNINGS ME OWN WAY. 27 00:01:34,646 --> 00:01:36,021 THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD. 28 00:01:36,021 --> 00:01:37,646 I SHALL NOT WANT. 29 00:01:37,646 --> 00:01:39,771 HE MAKETH ME TO LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES-- 30 00:01:39,771 --> 00:01:42,980 DANIEL, BE OF GOOD CHEER. 31 00:01:42,980 --> 00:01:44,229 IT'S CHRISTMAS. 32 00:01:48,062 --> 00:01:49,855 [GASPING] 33 00:01:51,938 --> 00:01:55,312 IT'S GONNA BE SUNNY AND WARM WITH TEMPERATURES CONTINUING 34 00:01:55,312 --> 00:01:58,146 IN THE HIGH 70s THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. 35 00:01:58,146 --> 00:02:02,855 ♪ REMEMBER CHRIST OUR SAVIOR WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY ♪ 36 00:02:02,855 --> 00:02:05,438 ♪ TO SAVE US ALL FROM SATAN'S POWER ♪ 37 00:02:05,438 --> 00:02:07,271 - ♪ WHEN WE HAD GONE ASTRAY ♪ - MERRY CHRISTMAS. 38 00:02:07,271 --> 00:02:11,312 ♪ OH, TIDINGS OF COMFORT AND JOY ♪ 39 00:02:11,312 --> 00:02:13,021 HI. 40 00:02:13,021 --> 00:02:15,021 ANGEL. 41 00:02:18,646 --> 00:02:20,563 SO, ARE YOU SHOPPING? 42 00:02:20,563 --> 00:02:23,021 YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT SHOPPING. 43 00:02:23,021 --> 00:02:24,896 I COULDN'T SLEEP. 44 00:02:24,896 --> 00:02:29,771 VAMPIRES PROBABLY NOT THAT BIG ON CHRISTMAS, NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT. 45 00:02:29,771 --> 00:02:31,312 NOT AS A RULE. 46 00:02:33,938 --> 00:02:35,980 BUT YOU'RE GOOD? 47 00:02:37,938 --> 00:02:39,646 I--I'M ALL RIGHT. YOU? 48 00:02:39,646 --> 00:02:41,021 YEAH. 49 00:02:41,021 --> 00:02:43,229 YEAH, I'M GOOD. 50 00:02:43,229 --> 00:02:47,354 I WAS JUST GETTING SOME CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR THE GANG. 51 00:02:47,354 --> 00:02:51,062 UM, I'D BETTER GO BEFORE THE MAGIC STORE CLOSES. 52 00:02:55,396 --> 00:02:56,855 ANGEL? 53 00:03:00,062 --> 00:03:01,813 WHAT IS IT? 54 00:03:09,187 --> 00:03:11,688 [THEME MUSIC PLAYING] 55 00:04:05,688 --> 00:04:08,230 AND THEN HE JUST BAILED. 56 00:04:08,230 --> 00:04:09,813 HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. HE JUST TOOK OFF. 57 00:04:09,813 --> 00:04:11,187 IT WAS SO WEIRD. 58 00:04:11,187 --> 00:04:13,230 ANGEL? WEIRD? 59 00:04:13,230 --> 00:04:14,896 WHAT ARE THE ODDS? 60 00:04:14,896 --> 00:04:16,438 DO YOU THINK SOMETHING'S WRONG? 61 00:04:16,438 --> 00:04:19,230 MAYBE YOU SHOULD TELL GILES. 62 00:04:19,230 --> 00:04:22,104 NO. I DON'T WANNA BUG GILES. 63 00:04:22,104 --> 00:04:25,271 HE'S STILL KINDA TWITCHY WHEN IT COMES TO THE SUBJECT OF ANGEL. 64 00:04:25,271 --> 00:04:28,604 WELL, IT MUST BE THAT WHOLE "ANGEL KILLED HIS GIRLFRIEND AND TORTURED HER" THING. 65 00:04:28,604 --> 00:04:31,271 GILES IS PRETTY PETTY WHEN IT COMES TO STUFF LIKE THAT. 66 00:04:31,271 --> 00:04:33,855 XANDER, ENOUGH, OKAY? 67 00:04:33,855 --> 00:04:37,062 MAYBE ANGEL JUST HAS THE HOLIDAY BLUES. 68 00:04:37,062 --> 00:04:40,646 EVERYBODY GETS THEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE ALONE. 69 00:04:40,646 --> 00:04:43,062 IT'S JUST SO FRUSTRATING. 70 00:04:43,062 --> 00:04:47,021 I'M TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND STAY AWAY FROM HIM 71 00:04:47,021 --> 00:04:51,146 AND GET OVER IT, AND THEN BOOM, THERE HE IS. 72 00:04:51,146 --> 00:04:55,396 I JUST WANT A NICE, QUIET CHRISTMAS VACATION. 73 00:04:55,396 --> 00:04:58,604 Xander: SO, YOU DOING ANYTHING SPECIAL? 74 00:04:58,604 --> 00:05:01,604 Buffy: TREE. NOG. ROAST BEAST. 75 00:05:01,604 --> 00:05:03,104 JUST ME AND MOM 76 00:05:03,104 --> 00:05:04,354 AND HOPEFULLY AN EXCESS OF GIFTS. 77 00:05:04,354 --> 00:05:06,062 WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR CHRISTMAS? 78 00:05:06,062 --> 00:05:08,104 BEING JEWISH. REMEMBER, PEOPLE? 79 00:05:08,104 --> 00:05:10,438 NOT EVERYBODY WORSHIPS SANTA. 80 00:05:10,438 --> 00:05:12,771 I JUST MEANT FOR VACATION. 81 00:05:12,771 --> 00:05:14,354 NOTHING FUN. 82 00:05:14,354 --> 00:05:20,062 OZ AND I HAD PLANNED-- BUT I GUESS THAT'S OFF. 83 00:05:20,062 --> 00:05:21,438 WELL, I'LL BE ENJOYING 84 00:05:21,438 --> 00:05:23,479 MY ANNUAL CHRISTMAS EVE CAMP-OUT. 85 00:05:23,479 --> 00:05:25,646 SEE, I TAKE MY SLEEPING BAG OUTSIDE 86 00:05:25,646 --> 00:05:27,354 AND I GO TO SLEEP ON THE GRASS. 87 00:05:27,354 --> 00:05:29,230 Buffy: SOUNDS FUN. 88 00:05:29,230 --> 00:05:30,062 YEAH, I LIKE TO LOOK AT THE STARS, YOU KNOW? 89 00:05:30,062 --> 00:05:31,438 FEEL THE WHOLE NATURE VIBE. 90 00:05:31,438 --> 00:05:33,396 I THOUGHT YOU SLEPT OUTSIDE 91 00:05:33,396 --> 00:05:36,104 TO AVOID YOUR FAMILY'S DRUNKEN CHRISTMAS FIGHTS. 92 00:05:36,104 --> 00:05:39,104 YES, AND THAT WAS A CONFIDENCE I WAS HOPING 93 00:05:39,104 --> 00:05:41,104 YOU WOULD SHARE WITH EVERYONE. 94 00:05:41,104 --> 00:05:45,187 WELL, I'LL BE IN ASPEN SKIING, 95 00:05:45,187 --> 00:05:46,604 WITH ACTUAL SNOW. 96 00:05:46,604 --> 00:05:48,479 I HEAR THAT HELPS. 97 00:05:48,479 --> 00:05:51,104 IT MUST BE A DRAG TO BE STUCK HERE IN SWEATYDALE, 98 00:05:51,104 --> 00:05:52,938 BUT I'M THINKING OF YOU. 99 00:05:52,938 --> 00:05:55,312 OK, I'M NOT. 100 00:05:55,312 --> 00:05:58,896 SHE CERTAINLY HAS REVERTED TO FORM. 101 00:05:58,896 --> 00:06:00,396 IT'S NOT HER FAULT. 102 00:06:00,396 --> 00:06:03,146 AFTER WHAT HAPPENED, WE GOTTA CUT HER SOME SLACK. 103 00:06:03,146 --> 00:06:05,062 THAT'S THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. 104 00:06:05,062 --> 00:06:07,188 HELLO, STILL JEWISH. 105 00:06:07,188 --> 00:06:09,354 CHANUKAH SPIRIT, I BELIEVE THAT WAS? 106 00:06:09,354 --> 00:06:13,187 ANYWAY, FORGIVENESS IS PRETTY MUCH A BIG THEME WITH ME THIS YEAR 107 00:06:13,187 --> 00:06:15,187 'CAUSE OF THE-- 108 00:06:20,271 --> 00:06:21,396 HEY. 109 00:06:21,396 --> 00:06:23,896 HEY. 110 00:06:23,896 --> 00:06:27,354 OK. THE THING IS... 111 00:06:29,438 --> 00:06:32,771 SEEING YOU WITH XANDER, IT WAS... 112 00:06:34,896 --> 00:06:37,104 I'VE NEVER FELT THAT WAY BEFORE 113 00:06:37,104 --> 00:06:40,104 WHEN IT WASN'T A FULL MOON, 114 00:06:40,104 --> 00:06:43,604 BUT I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE A HISTORY. 115 00:06:43,604 --> 00:06:46,396 BUT IT'S A HISTORY THAT'S IN THE PAST. 116 00:06:46,396 --> 00:06:50,563 WELL, I--I GUESS MOST HISTORY IS IN THE PAST. 117 00:06:50,563 --> 00:06:52,688 BUT IT'S OVER. 118 00:06:52,688 --> 00:06:54,229 WELL, I DON'T KNOW. 119 00:06:54,229 --> 00:06:59,187 I DON'T KNOW THAT IT EVER WILL BE BETWEEN YOU TWO. 120 00:06:59,187 --> 00:07:02,230 OZ, PLEASE BELIEVE ME. 121 00:07:02,230 --> 00:07:03,896 THIS IS WHAT I DO KNOW. 122 00:07:05,771 --> 00:07:07,312 I MISS YOU... 123 00:07:09,646 --> 00:07:11,187 LIKE, EVERY SECOND. 124 00:07:12,729 --> 00:07:18,021 IT'S LIKE I LOST AN ARM OR WORSE, A TORSO. 125 00:07:20,438 --> 00:07:26,688 SO, I THINK I'D BE WILLING TO GIVE IT A SHOT. 126 00:07:31,271 --> 00:07:32,938 REALLY? 127 00:07:36,938 --> 00:07:38,271 YEAH. 128 00:07:43,813 --> 00:07:47,604 DO YOU WANT US TO-- TO HUG NOW? 129 00:07:49,229 --> 00:07:51,479 YEAH, I'M GOOD FOR THAT. 130 00:08:13,396 --> 00:08:16,354 DO YOU WANNA GET ONE WITH SNOW ON IT? 131 00:08:16,354 --> 00:08:17,688 IT'D BE VERY CHRISTMASY. 132 00:08:17,688 --> 00:08:20,604 I THINK THOSE ARE JUST FOR DISPLAY. 133 00:08:20,604 --> 00:08:23,438 OH. YOU KNOW, HONEY, I WAS THINKING 134 00:08:23,438 --> 00:08:27,396 MAYBE WE SHOULD INVITE FAITH TO SPEND CHRISTMAS EVE WITH US. 135 00:08:27,396 --> 00:08:29,021 I DON'T KNOW. 136 00:08:29,021 --> 00:08:33,187 FAITH AND I DON'T REALLY HANG OUT 137 00:08:33,187 --> 00:08:36,604 OR TALK OR MAKE EYE CONTACT LATELY. 138 00:08:36,604 --> 00:08:39,396 DO YOU REALLY WANNA LET HER SPEND CHRISTMAS EVE 139 00:08:39,396 --> 00:08:42,479 ALL BY HERSELF IN THAT DINGY LITTLE MOTEL ROOM? 140 00:08:42,479 --> 00:08:46,146 YOU'RE STILL NUMBER ONE WITH A GUILT TRIP, MOM. 141 00:08:46,146 --> 00:08:47,312 I TRY. 142 00:08:47,312 --> 00:08:49,230 I'LL ASK HER. 143 00:08:49,230 --> 00:08:51,771 YOU'RE A DOLL. 144 00:08:51,771 --> 00:08:53,354 WHAT ABOUT GILES? HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY FAM-- 145 00:08:53,354 --> 00:08:55,354 NO, I'M SURE HE'S FINE. 146 00:08:55,354 --> 00:08:57,813 WE COULD AT LEAST ASK HIM. 147 00:08:57,813 --> 00:09:00,438 HE DOESN'T WANNA SPEND CHRISTMAS EVE WITH A BUNCH OF GIRLS. 148 00:09:00,438 --> 00:09:01,479 LET'S SPLIT UP. 149 00:09:30,312 --> 00:09:32,312 BUNCH OF THEM UP AND DIED ON US. 150 00:09:32,312 --> 00:09:33,855 DON'T KNOW WHY. 151 00:09:33,855 --> 00:09:37,521 IF YOU WANT ONE, I CAN MAKE YOU A HELL OF A DEAL. 152 00:09:37,521 --> 00:09:39,312 NO, THANK YOU. 153 00:09:39,312 --> 00:09:41,312 Joyce: OH, HONEY, THIS ONE'S PERFECT. 154 00:09:44,646 --> 00:09:47,646 [MEN CHANTING] 155 00:09:56,688 --> 00:09:59,229 [GASPING] 156 00:10:07,646 --> 00:10:09,312 - [KNOCK AT DOOR] - TV: MERRY CHRISTMAS-- - YEAH? 157 00:10:09,312 --> 00:10:12,312 HAPPY NEW YEAR-- 158 00:10:12,312 --> 00:10:13,938 - HEY, WHAT'S UP? - MAN ON TV: GOD BLESS US. 159 00:10:13,938 --> 00:10:16,187 WORK, DAMN IT! 160 00:10:16,187 --> 00:10:17,604 HEY. 161 00:10:19,354 --> 00:10:21,021 WHAT'S GOING ON? 162 00:10:21,021 --> 00:10:23,229 SCARY MONSTERS? 163 00:10:23,229 --> 00:10:24,604 NO. 164 00:10:28,312 --> 00:10:31,062 WE'RE HAVING CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER AT MY HOUSE, 165 00:10:31,062 --> 00:10:34,271 AND I THOUGHT THAT IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE PLANS-- 166 00:10:34,271 --> 00:10:36,688 YOUR MOM SENT YOU DOWN, HUH? 167 00:10:36,688 --> 00:10:38,396 NO. 168 00:10:38,396 --> 00:10:40,980 WELL, THANKS, BUT I GOT PLANS. 169 00:10:40,980 --> 00:10:44,438 THERE'S THIS BIG PARTY I'VE BEEN INVITED TO. 170 00:10:44,438 --> 00:10:46,146 IT SHOULD BE A BLAST. 171 00:10:46,146 --> 00:10:47,980 OK, COOL. 172 00:10:47,980 --> 00:10:52,855 BUT IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, THE OFFER-- 173 00:10:52,855 --> 00:10:54,604 THAT'S NICE OF YOU. THANKS. 174 00:10:54,604 --> 00:10:57,813 BUT I GOT--I GOT THAT BIG PARTY 175 00:10:57,813 --> 00:11:00,229 THAT I'VE BEEN INVITED TO, SO... 176 00:11:06,230 --> 00:11:08,521 I LIKE THE LIGHTS. 177 00:11:08,521 --> 00:11:10,396 YEAH. WELL, 'TIS THE SEASON, 178 00:11:10,396 --> 00:11:13,438 WHATEVER THAT MEANS. 179 00:11:16,354 --> 00:11:19,229 [KNOCKING] 180 00:11:19,229 --> 00:11:20,438 JUST A MINUTE. 181 00:11:27,980 --> 00:11:29,688 HELLO. 182 00:11:29,688 --> 00:11:31,021 UM... 183 00:11:31,021 --> 00:11:33,479 I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU. 184 00:11:37,479 --> 00:11:39,563 SORRY. COMING FROM YOU 185 00:11:39,563 --> 00:11:41,980 THAT PHRASE STRIKES ME AS RATHER FUNNY. 186 00:11:41,980 --> 00:11:43,479 SORRY TO BOTHER ME. 187 00:11:43,479 --> 00:11:44,438 I NEED YOUR HELP. 188 00:11:44,438 --> 00:11:46,646 AND THE FUNNY KEEPS ON COMING. 189 00:11:46,646 --> 00:11:50,438 I UNDERSTAND. I HAVE NO RIGHT TO ASK FOR IT, 190 00:11:50,438 --> 00:11:51,855 BUT THERE'S NO ONE ELSE. 191 00:11:53,563 --> 00:11:55,521 ALL RIGHT. 192 00:12:01,229 --> 00:12:04,396 I--I CAN'T COME IN UNLESS YOU INVITE ME. 193 00:12:04,396 --> 00:12:07,354 I'M AWARE OF THAT. 194 00:12:09,354 --> 00:12:11,479 COME IN. 195 00:12:18,771 --> 00:12:20,521 I'VE BEEN SEEING... 196 00:12:20,521 --> 00:12:23,521 I'VE HAD--I'VE HAD DREAMS LATELY 197 00:12:23,521 --> 00:12:26,062 ABOUT THE PAST. 198 00:12:26,062 --> 00:12:29,521 IT'S LIKE I'M LIVING IT AGAIN. 199 00:12:29,521 --> 00:12:31,021 IT'S SO VIVID, I... 200 00:12:31,021 --> 00:12:32,521 I NEED TO KNOW. 201 00:12:32,521 --> 00:12:35,855 I NEED TO KNOW WHY I'M HERE. 202 00:12:35,855 --> 00:12:38,646 HERE...BACK ON EARTH? 203 00:12:38,646 --> 00:12:41,646 I SHOULD BE IN A DEMON DIMENSION 204 00:12:41,646 --> 00:12:43,479 SUFFERING AN ETERNITY OF TORTURE. 205 00:12:43,479 --> 00:12:45,438 I DON'T FEEL PARTICULARLY INCLINED TO ARGUE WITH THAT. 206 00:12:45,438 --> 00:12:46,896 BUT I'M NOT. 207 00:12:46,896 --> 00:12:49,104 I WAS FREED, 208 00:12:49,104 --> 00:12:51,479 AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY. 209 00:12:51,479 --> 00:12:53,563 KNOWING WHY YOU WERE BACK WOULD GIVE YOU PEACE OF MIND? 210 00:12:53,563 --> 00:12:55,563 IT MIGHT. 211 00:12:55,563 --> 00:12:57,980 YOU THINK THAT'S SOMETHING YOU OUGHT TO HAVE? 212 00:12:57,980 --> 00:13:00,521 BECAUSE, SIR, TO BE BLUNT, 213 00:13:00,521 --> 00:13:03,938 THE LAST TIME YOU BECAME COMPLACENT ABOUT YOUR EXISTENCE 214 00:13:03,938 --> 00:13:05,729 TURNED OUT RATHER BADLY. 215 00:13:09,521 --> 00:13:10,438 WHAT? 216 00:13:10,438 --> 00:13:11,521 THERE. 217 00:13:13,438 --> 00:13:15,146 DON'T YOU SEE HER? 218 00:13:15,146 --> 00:13:16,479 WHO? 219 00:13:22,479 --> 00:13:23,938 I CAN'T! 220 00:13:54,813 --> 00:13:58,312 SIR, PLEASE, I SHOULD RETURN TO THE PARTY. 221 00:13:58,312 --> 00:13:59,855 MARGARET, MARGARET, THERE'S NO HURRY. 222 00:13:59,855 --> 00:14:01,396 MISTRESS WILL BE WONDERING-- 223 00:14:01,396 --> 00:14:04,187 SHH. THE MISTRESS WILL BE WONDERING HOW TO GET 224 00:14:04,187 --> 00:14:05,729 THE GOOD REVEREND CHALMERS INTO BED 225 00:14:05,729 --> 00:14:08,813 AND WILL NOT NOTICE THE ABSENCE OF CANAPéS. 226 00:14:08,813 --> 00:14:10,229 STAY WITH ME. 227 00:14:10,229 --> 00:14:12,438 SIR, PEOPLE MIGHT TALK. 228 00:14:12,438 --> 00:14:15,229 I'LL BE PUT OUT IN THE STREETS. 229 00:14:15,229 --> 00:14:18,062 MY LITTLE BOY WOULD... 230 00:14:18,062 --> 00:14:19,938 I CAN'T LOSE THIS JOB. 231 00:14:19,938 --> 00:14:23,187 THEN YOU BEST KEEP QUIET. 232 00:14:23,187 --> 00:14:24,521 YOU'RE HURTING ME. 233 00:14:24,521 --> 00:14:26,938 CRY OUT. CALL FOR HELP. 234 00:14:26,938 --> 00:14:29,688 I'M SURE MISTRESS WILL BELIEVE YOUR BEHAVIOR BEYOND REPROACH. 235 00:14:29,688 --> 00:14:30,604 PLEASE. 236 00:14:30,604 --> 00:14:33,479 COME, MAKE A SCENE, HUH? 237 00:14:33,479 --> 00:14:35,062 SHALL I? 238 00:14:36,771 --> 00:14:38,813 NO. 239 00:14:38,813 --> 00:14:41,229 NO, NO. 240 00:14:42,563 --> 00:14:45,479 WE'LL BE AS QUIET AS MICE. 241 00:14:51,604 --> 00:14:52,896 NO MATTER WHAT. 242 00:14:52,896 --> 00:14:54,521 SIR! 243 00:14:54,521 --> 00:14:55,938 MY SON! 244 00:14:57,604 --> 00:15:00,354 HE'LL MAKE A FINE DESSERT. 245 00:15:06,021 --> 00:15:07,479 [GASPS] 246 00:15:31,230 --> 00:15:33,021 TROUBLE SLEEPING? 247 00:15:34,396 --> 00:15:36,312 YOU'RE NOT HERE. 248 00:15:36,312 --> 00:15:38,312 I'M ALWAYS HERE. 249 00:15:40,104 --> 00:15:42,146 LEAVE ME ALONE. 250 00:15:42,146 --> 00:15:46,396 I CAN'T. YOU WON'T LET ME. 251 00:15:49,354 --> 00:15:50,855 WHAT DO YOU WANT? 252 00:15:50,855 --> 00:15:55,062 I WANT TO DIE IN BED SURROUNDED BY FAT GRANDCHILDREN, 253 00:15:55,062 --> 00:15:57,271 BUT GUESS THAT'S OFF THE MENU. 254 00:15:57,271 --> 00:15:58,563 I'M SORRY. 255 00:15:58,563 --> 00:15:59,896 YOU'RE SORRY? 256 00:15:59,896 --> 00:16:01,604 FOR ME? 257 00:16:01,604 --> 00:16:03,646 DON'T BOTHER. I'M DEAD. 258 00:16:03,646 --> 00:16:04,729 I'M OVER IT. 259 00:16:06,187 --> 00:16:09,521 IF YOU WANNA FEEL SORRY FOR SOMEONE, 260 00:16:09,521 --> 00:16:11,563 YOU SHOULD FEEL SORRY FOR YOURSELF. 261 00:16:11,563 --> 00:16:13,771 OH, BUT I GUESS YOU'VE ALREADY GOT THAT COVERED. 262 00:16:13,771 --> 00:16:17,771 I AM SORRY... FOR WHAT I'VE DONE. 263 00:16:17,771 --> 00:16:21,271 WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY TO YOU? 264 00:16:24,729 --> 00:16:27,438 I DON'T WANNA MAKE YOU FEEL BAD. 265 00:16:29,688 --> 00:16:32,230 I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU WHO YOU ARE. 266 00:16:32,230 --> 00:16:34,771 YOU HAD A DREAM ABOUT ANGEL. 267 00:16:34,771 --> 00:16:35,729 I WAS IN ANGEL'S DREAM. 268 00:16:35,729 --> 00:16:37,230 I'M NOT SURE-- 269 00:16:37,230 --> 00:16:38,604 GILES, THERE WAS STUFF IN THIS DREAM 270 00:16:38,604 --> 00:16:40,938 THAT I COULDN'T POSSIBLY KNOW ABOUT. 271 00:16:40,938 --> 00:16:42,479 IT WAS ANGEL'S PAST. 272 00:16:42,479 --> 00:16:45,646 HE WAS DREAMING IT, AND SOMEHOW I GOT SUCKED IN. 273 00:16:45,646 --> 00:16:48,521 THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH HIM. 274 00:16:51,688 --> 00:16:55,146 I KNOW. I'VE SEEN HIM. 275 00:16:55,146 --> 00:16:58,771 HE WANTED TO KNOW WHY HE WAS BACK. 276 00:16:58,771 --> 00:17:03,229 IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO FIND THAT OUT? 277 00:17:03,229 --> 00:17:05,646 POSSIBLY. I'VE BEEN LOOKING. 278 00:17:05,646 --> 00:17:08,521 WELL, LET ME LOOK, TOO. 279 00:17:08,521 --> 00:17:10,354 I'M NOT SEEING HIM ANYMORE. 280 00:17:10,354 --> 00:17:12,271 I'M TRYING TO PUT ALL THIS BEHIND ME, 281 00:17:12,271 --> 00:17:14,813 AND I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO 282 00:17:14,813 --> 00:17:19,479 AS LONG AS WE'RE BOTH DOING GUEST SPOTS IN EACH OTHER'S DREAMS. 283 00:17:21,563 --> 00:17:23,021 SO WE'LL HELP HIM? 284 00:17:24,563 --> 00:17:25,646 YES. 285 00:17:27,021 --> 00:17:28,771 WHERE DO WE START? 286 00:17:31,688 --> 00:17:34,604 LOOK, I'M AWARE I HAVEN'T BEEN THE MOSTEST BEST FRIEND TO YOU 287 00:17:34,604 --> 00:17:36,688 WHEN IT COMES TO THE WHOLE ANGEL THING. 288 00:17:36,688 --> 00:17:40,312 AND I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE I FINALLY GOT THE CHANUKAH SPIRIT. 289 00:17:40,312 --> 00:17:44,771 WELL, WE START, NOT SURPRISINGLY, WITH RESEARCH. 290 00:17:46,771 --> 00:17:50,771 XANDER, THE BLACK CHRONICLES. 291 00:17:50,771 --> 00:17:53,855 AND, BUFFY, THE DIARY OF LUCIOUS TEMPLE. 292 00:17:53,855 --> 00:17:56,646 AN ACOLYTE OF ACATHLA, EXPERT ON DEMONS. 293 00:17:56,646 --> 00:17:59,396 YOU CAN SKIP THE PASSAGES ON HIS GARDEN 294 00:17:59,396 --> 00:18:02,104 UNLESS YOU'RE KEEN ON GROWING HEARTIER BEETS. 295 00:18:02,104 --> 00:18:04,312 ARE YOU SURE THIS IS HOW 296 00:18:04,312 --> 00:18:05,813 YOU WANNA SPEND YOUR CHRISTMAS VACATION? 297 00:18:05,813 --> 00:18:07,688 YEAH, THIS IS ACTUALLY THE MOST EXCITING THING 298 00:18:07,688 --> 00:18:09,229 I'VE GOT PLANNED. 299 00:18:09,229 --> 00:18:10,604 WHO ELSE CAN CLAIM THAT PATHETIC A SOCIAL LIFE? 300 00:18:10,604 --> 00:18:13,188 HEY, GUYS. WHAT ARE WE DOING? 301 00:18:28,729 --> 00:18:31,312 HE'S GONNA COME OVER ON CHRISTMAS EVE 302 00:18:31,312 --> 00:18:33,771 'CAUSE MY PARENTS ARE OUT OF TOWN. 303 00:18:33,771 --> 00:18:35,396 WE'RE GONNA WATCH VIDEOS. 304 00:18:35,396 --> 00:18:37,312 THAT'S GOOD, RIGHT? 305 00:18:37,312 --> 00:18:39,271 YOU GUYS ARE BACK. 306 00:18:39,271 --> 00:18:41,354 IT'S GOOD. 307 00:18:41,354 --> 00:18:46,312 IT'S PERFECT, IN AN AWKWARD, UNCOMFORTABLE SORT OF WAY. 308 00:18:47,646 --> 00:18:51,230 I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE OZ TRUST ME. 309 00:18:51,230 --> 00:18:53,646 XANDER HAS A PIECE OF YOU 310 00:18:53,646 --> 00:18:56,771 THAT OZ JUST CAN'T TOUCH. 311 00:18:56,771 --> 00:19:01,146 I GUESS NOW IT'S JUST ABOUT SHOWING OZ THAT HE COMES FIRST. 312 00:19:01,146 --> 00:19:03,021 I GUESS. 313 00:19:04,396 --> 00:19:05,479 THANKS. 314 00:19:06,813 --> 00:19:08,604 HEY, HE LIKES BEETS. 315 00:19:08,604 --> 00:19:10,688 I READ THAT ONE ALREADY. 316 00:19:10,688 --> 00:19:12,729 WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY CLOSER. 317 00:19:16,104 --> 00:19:18,146 THE THING I REMEMBER MOST 318 00:19:18,146 --> 00:19:21,729 WAS THINKING HOW ARTFUL IT WAS. 319 00:19:21,729 --> 00:19:25,646 IN THE DARK, THEY LOOKED JUST LIKE THEY WERE SLEEPING. 320 00:19:25,646 --> 00:19:29,938 IT WASN'T UNTIL I BENT DOWN AND KISSED THEM GOOD NIGHT 321 00:19:29,938 --> 00:19:33,021 THAT I FELT HOW COLD THEY WERE. 322 00:19:33,021 --> 00:19:38,354 YOU GRABBED ME, AND I THOUGHT, WHO WOULD GO TO SO MUCH TROUBLE 323 00:19:38,354 --> 00:19:40,771 TO ARRANGE THEM LIKE THAT? 324 00:19:42,438 --> 00:19:44,688 BUT YOU SEE, 325 00:19:44,688 --> 00:19:47,729 THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT THAN OTHER BEASTS. 326 00:19:47,729 --> 00:19:53,229 THEY KILL TO FEED, BUT YOU TOOK MORE KINDS OF PLEASURE IN IT 327 00:19:53,229 --> 00:19:56,229 THAN ANY CREATURE THAT WALKS OR CRAWLS. 328 00:19:56,229 --> 00:19:57,813 OH, GOD. 329 00:19:57,813 --> 00:20:00,771 YEAH, CRY OUT. 330 00:20:00,771 --> 00:20:02,271 MAKE A SCENE. 331 00:20:02,271 --> 00:20:04,729 I WAS TO BE MARRIED THAT WEEK, 332 00:20:04,729 --> 00:20:07,855 BUT THEN, AS I RECALL, YOU KNEW THAT. 333 00:20:07,855 --> 00:20:08,771 IT WASN'T ME. 334 00:20:08,771 --> 00:20:10,229 IT WASN'T YOU? 335 00:20:10,229 --> 00:20:12,604 A DEMON ISN'T A MAN. I WAS A MAN ONCE. 336 00:20:12,604 --> 00:20:15,980 OH, YES, AND WHAT A MAN YOU WERE. 337 00:20:15,980 --> 00:20:18,312 [SINGING] 338 00:20:21,229 --> 00:20:22,771 A DRUNKEN, WHORING LAYABOUT, 339 00:20:22,771 --> 00:20:27,271 AND A TERRIBLE DISAPPOINTMENT TO YOUR PARENTS. 340 00:20:27,271 --> 00:20:29,354 I WAS YOUNG. 341 00:20:29,354 --> 00:20:31,855 I NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO-- 342 00:20:31,855 --> 00:20:33,855 TO DIE OF SYPHILIS? 343 00:20:33,855 --> 00:20:35,938 YOU WERE A WORTHLESS BEING 344 00:20:35,938 --> 00:20:37,855 BEFORE YOU WERE EVER A MONSTER. 345 00:20:37,855 --> 00:20:38,938 STOP IT! 346 00:20:38,938 --> 00:20:39,938 STOP. 347 00:20:39,938 --> 00:20:41,855 [SOBBING] 348 00:20:41,855 --> 00:20:44,354 I DON'T WANNA HURT YOU, ANGEL, 349 00:20:44,354 --> 00:20:46,271 BUT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND. 350 00:20:47,354 --> 00:20:48,855 CRUELTY'S THE ONLY THING 351 00:20:48,855 --> 00:20:51,813 YOU EVER HAD A TRUE TALENT FOR. 352 00:20:51,813 --> 00:20:53,104 THAT'S NOT TRUE. 353 00:20:53,104 --> 00:20:55,104 SHH. REST. 354 00:20:57,062 --> 00:20:58,479 REST. 355 00:21:02,855 --> 00:21:05,354 YOU MISTAKE IT FOR A CURSE, ANGEL, 356 00:21:05,354 --> 00:21:06,855 BUT IT'S NOT. 357 00:21:09,604 --> 00:21:11,396 IT'S YOUR DESTINY. 358 00:21:14,354 --> 00:21:16,229 I'LL SHOW YOU. 359 00:21:17,771 --> 00:21:19,396 I'LL SHOW YOU. 360 00:23:10,312 --> 00:23:12,230 YOU WANT HER? 361 00:23:12,230 --> 00:23:13,230 NO. 362 00:23:13,230 --> 00:23:14,855 TAKE HER. 363 00:23:14,855 --> 00:23:16,896 TAKE WHAT YOU WANT. 364 00:23:16,896 --> 00:23:21,230 POUR ALL THAT FRUSTRATION AND ALL THAT GUILT INTO HER, 365 00:23:21,230 --> 00:23:22,938 AND YOU'LL BE FREE. 366 00:23:22,938 --> 00:23:24,062 NO. 367 00:23:26,146 --> 00:23:29,938 YOU CAN'T LIVE FOR ETERNITY WITH ALL THAT PAIN. 368 00:23:29,938 --> 00:23:31,855 THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE. 369 00:23:31,855 --> 00:23:34,938 THIS IS WHY WE BROUGHT YOU BACK. 370 00:23:34,938 --> 00:23:36,146 TAKE HER. 371 00:23:38,312 --> 00:23:40,146 AND THEN YOU'LL BE READY... 372 00:23:40,146 --> 00:23:42,271 TO KILL HER. 373 00:23:51,438 --> 00:23:53,187 HERE, BUFFY. 374 00:23:53,187 --> 00:23:55,104 TAKE A LOOK. 375 00:23:56,146 --> 00:23:58,479 THESE LETTERS CONTAIN REFERENCES 376 00:23:58,479 --> 00:24:01,146 TO AN ANCIENT POWER KNOWN AS THE FIRST. 377 00:24:01,146 --> 00:24:02,354 FIRST WHAT? 378 00:24:02,354 --> 00:24:04,230 EVIL. ABSOLUTE EVIL, 379 00:24:04,230 --> 00:24:06,396 OLDER THAN MAN, THAN DEMONS. 380 00:24:06,396 --> 00:24:09,312 IT COULD HAVE HAD THE POWER TO BRING ANGEL BACK. 381 00:24:09,312 --> 00:24:13,938 THESE GUYS--I SAW THEM IN MY DREAM. 382 00:24:13,938 --> 00:24:15,521 I FELL ASLEEP UP THERE. 383 00:24:15,521 --> 00:24:18,312 YOU HAD ANOTHER DREAM WITH ANGEL? 384 00:24:18,312 --> 00:24:19,855 WHAT HAPPENED? 385 00:24:21,271 --> 00:24:23,896 OH, WE DON'T NEED TO GET SIDETRACKED. 386 00:24:23,896 --> 00:24:25,855 WHO ARE THESE GUYS? 387 00:24:25,855 --> 00:24:27,396 WELL, THEY'RE KNOWN AS THE-- 388 00:24:27,396 --> 00:24:30,980 AS THE BRINGERS OR HARBINGERS. 389 00:24:30,980 --> 00:24:33,229 THEY'RE HIGH PRIESTS OF THE FIRST. 390 00:24:33,229 --> 00:24:35,229 THEY--THEY CAN CONJURE SPIRIT MANIFESTATIONS 391 00:24:35,229 --> 00:24:36,396 AND SET THEM ON PEOPLE 392 00:24:36,396 --> 00:24:37,896 TO INFLUENCE THEM, HAUNT THEM. 393 00:24:37,896 --> 00:24:40,563 THESE ARE THE GUYS WORKING THE MOJO ON ANGEL? 394 00:24:40,563 --> 00:24:42,021 Xander: WE GOTTA STOP THEM. 395 00:24:42,021 --> 00:24:45,354 Y--YOU CAN'T FIGHT THE FIRST, BUFFY. 396 00:24:45,354 --> 00:24:46,771 IT'S NOT A PHYSICAL BEING. 397 00:24:46,771 --> 00:24:48,771 WELL, I--I CAN FIGHT THESE PRIEST GUYS. 398 00:24:48,771 --> 00:24:49,938 IF WE CAN FIND 'EM. 399 00:24:57,104 --> 00:24:59,146 Willy: HEY. 400 00:24:59,146 --> 00:25:00,855 IT'S THE SLAYER. 401 00:25:00,855 --> 00:25:02,604 WHAT BRINGS THE SLAYER DOWN HERE? 402 00:25:02,604 --> 00:25:05,104 [LOW GROWLING] 403 00:25:05,104 --> 00:25:08,646 HEY, WILLY, HOW YOU BEEN? 404 00:25:08,646 --> 00:25:12,896 KEEPING OUT OF TROUBLE, AS GOD IS MY WITNESS. 405 00:25:12,896 --> 00:25:16,230 SO, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? 406 00:25:16,230 --> 00:25:17,521 COUPLE OF DRINKS? 407 00:25:17,521 --> 00:25:20,521 YEAH. LET ME GET A DOUBLE SHOT OF-- 408 00:25:20,521 --> 00:25:22,021 OF INFORMATION, PAL. 409 00:25:22,021 --> 00:25:24,230 3 PRIESTS. THEY CALL THEMSELVES-- 410 00:25:24,230 --> 00:25:25,230 THE BRINGERS. 411 00:25:25,230 --> 00:25:27,354 BRINGERS, HARBINGERS. 412 00:25:27,354 --> 00:25:29,771 THEY HAVE A "NO EYES" KIND OF LOOK. 413 00:25:29,771 --> 00:25:30,938 DOESN'T RING A BELL. 414 00:25:30,938 --> 00:25:33,896 HOW ABOUT I RING THAT BELL FOR YOU? 415 00:25:33,896 --> 00:25:35,396 DOES THE THREATENING COME NOW? 416 00:25:35,396 --> 00:25:37,062 MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T HELP. 417 00:25:37,062 --> 00:25:39,062 THEY WOULD'VE COME TO TOWN RECENTLY. 418 00:25:39,062 --> 00:25:40,855 THEY'D BE HOLED UP SOMEWHERE 419 00:25:40,855 --> 00:25:42,813 SUMMONING THE SPIRIT OF THE FIRST. 420 00:25:46,271 --> 00:25:50,980 WELL, I HEARD A FEW THINGS, YOU KNOW, FROM THE UNDERGROUND. 421 00:25:50,980 --> 00:25:53,062 THE UNDERGROUND? 422 00:25:53,062 --> 00:25:55,229 YEAH, YOU KNOW. FROM THINGS THAT LIVE UNDER THE GROUND. 423 00:25:55,229 --> 00:25:58,312 APPARENTLY THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MIGRATION OUT OF SUNNYDALE 424 00:25:58,312 --> 00:26:00,855 FROM THE LOWER INHABITANTS. SOMETHING'S SCARING THEM OFF, 425 00:26:00,855 --> 00:26:02,771 AND THESE ARE THINGS THAT AREN'T EASILY SCARED. 426 00:26:02,771 --> 00:26:05,188 COULD BE YOUR PRIEST GUYS ARE UNDERGROUND. 427 00:26:05,188 --> 00:26:06,104 UNDERGROUND WHERE? 428 00:26:06,104 --> 00:26:08,230 I DO NOT KNOW. 429 00:26:09,771 --> 00:26:10,855 OK. 430 00:26:10,855 --> 00:26:11,855 THANKS. 431 00:26:11,855 --> 00:26:13,771 SEE YOU AROUND. 432 00:26:13,771 --> 00:26:16,230 HEY. YOU DID GREAT, BY THE WAY. 433 00:26:16,230 --> 00:26:18,062 I WAS VERY INTIMIDATED BY YOU. 434 00:26:18,062 --> 00:26:20,062 REALLY? 435 00:26:20,062 --> 00:26:21,146 THANKS. 436 00:26:21,146 --> 00:26:22,229 LET'S GO. 437 00:26:22,229 --> 00:26:25,230 HEY, KID? 438 00:26:25,230 --> 00:26:27,230 MERRY CHRISTMAS. 439 00:26:36,729 --> 00:26:37,771 MAN, IS IT HOT. 440 00:26:37,771 --> 00:26:40,354 IT WAS SO NICE AND COOL IN THERE. 441 00:26:40,354 --> 00:26:43,604 YEAH, A NICE COOL WASTE OF TIME. 442 00:26:43,604 --> 00:26:44,938 WE KNOW UNDERGROUND. THAT'S A START. 443 00:26:44,938 --> 00:26:46,146 SURE, IN A TOWN 444 00:26:46,146 --> 00:26:48,646 WITH 14 MILLION SQUARE MILES OF SEWER. 445 00:26:48,646 --> 00:26:51,146 PLUS A LOT OF NATURAL CAVE FORMATIONS 446 00:26:51,146 --> 00:26:52,771 AND A GATEWAY TO HELL. 447 00:26:52,771 --> 00:26:55,062 YEAH, THIS DOES RESEMBLE SQUARE ONE. 448 00:26:55,062 --> 00:26:57,062 I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. 449 00:26:57,062 --> 00:26:59,187 I THINK RIGHT NOW THE BEST PLAN IS 450 00:26:59,187 --> 00:27:02,188 TO DECK THE HALLS WITH BOUGHS OF HOLLY. 451 00:27:02,188 --> 00:27:04,312 LOOK, WE'LL FIND THE BAD GUYS 452 00:27:04,312 --> 00:27:06,438 SOONER OR LATER. 453 00:27:13,062 --> 00:27:14,062 WILLOW? 454 00:27:16,479 --> 00:27:17,729 I GOT VIDEOS. 455 00:27:17,729 --> 00:27:19,187 HI. 456 00:27:20,396 --> 00:27:24,271 WHY DON'T YOU COME S--SIT DOWN? 457 00:27:36,479 --> 00:27:38,938 ♪ I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY THAT ♪ 458 00:27:41,062 --> 00:27:46,146 ♪ TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU, BABY ♪ 459 00:27:46,146 --> 00:27:48,479 YOU EVER HAVE THAT DREAM WHERE YOU'RE IN A PLAY, 460 00:27:48,479 --> 00:27:51,438 AND IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE PLAY, AND YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR LINES, 461 00:27:51,438 --> 00:27:53,771 AND YOU KIND OF DON'T KNOW THE PLOT? 462 00:27:53,771 --> 00:27:56,312 WELL, WE'RE ALONE, 463 00:27:56,312 --> 00:27:59,104 AND WE'RE TOGETHER. 464 00:27:59,104 --> 00:28:02,104 I--I JUST WANTED IT TO BE SPECIAL. 465 00:28:02,104 --> 00:28:04,563 HOW SPECIAL ARE WE TALKING? 466 00:28:04,563 --> 00:28:07,813 WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALONE, 467 00:28:07,813 --> 00:28:12,438 AND WE'RE BOTH MATURE YOUNGER PEOPLE, 468 00:28:12,438 --> 00:28:16,855 AND--AND SO WE--WE COULD... 469 00:28:16,855 --> 00:28:21,104 I--I'M READY TO...W--WITH YOU. 470 00:28:21,104 --> 00:28:23,312 WE COULD DO THAT THING. 471 00:28:26,271 --> 00:28:28,729 ♪ I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE ♪ 472 00:28:28,729 --> 00:28:30,187 WHERE ARE YOU GOING? 473 00:28:30,187 --> 00:28:33,396 NO, I'M NOT GOING. JUST A DRAMATIC GESTURE. 474 00:28:33,396 --> 00:28:36,187 THAT'S--THAT'S PRETTY SPECIAL. 475 00:28:38,187 --> 00:28:43,187 OZ, I--I WANNA BE WITH YOU FIRST. 476 00:28:43,187 --> 00:28:45,187 I THINK WE SHOULD SIT DOWN AGAIN. 477 00:28:49,771 --> 00:28:51,021 OZ? 478 00:28:52,896 --> 00:28:54,521 I'M READY. 479 00:28:59,521 --> 00:29:03,188 OK. WELL, DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY... 480 00:29:04,187 --> 00:29:07,396 BUT...I'M NOT. 481 00:29:08,855 --> 00:29:12,187 ARE YOU SCARED, 'CAUSE I THOUGHT YOU HAD-- 482 00:29:12,187 --> 00:29:16,187 I HAVE, BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT. 483 00:29:16,187 --> 00:29:19,104 I MEAN, YOU LOOK GREAT, YOU KNOW. 484 00:29:19,104 --> 00:29:22,521 AND--AND YOU GOT THE BARRY WORKING FOR YOU, 485 00:29:22,521 --> 00:29:24,813 AND IT'S ALL... 486 00:29:24,813 --> 00:29:26,104 GOOD. 487 00:29:26,104 --> 00:29:29,771 BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS... 488 00:29:31,563 --> 00:29:33,813 I WANT IT TO BE BECAUSE WE BOTH 489 00:29:33,813 --> 00:29:37,229 NEED IT TOO FOR THE SAME REASON. 490 00:29:37,229 --> 00:29:40,813 YOU DON'T HAVE TO PROVE ANYTHING TO ME. 491 00:29:40,813 --> 00:29:44,312 I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW. 492 00:29:44,312 --> 00:29:46,021 I KNOW. 493 00:29:46,021 --> 00:29:48,271 I GET THE MESSAGE. 494 00:29:56,438 --> 00:30:01,813 [FESTIVE MUSIC PLAYING] 495 00:30:01,813 --> 00:30:03,229 THERE WE GO. 496 00:30:03,229 --> 00:30:05,604 NOTHING LIKE A ROARING FIRE 497 00:30:05,604 --> 00:30:07,312 TO KEEP AWAY THE BLISTERING HEAT. 498 00:30:07,312 --> 00:30:09,688 OH, COME ON. IT'S LOVELY. 499 00:30:09,688 --> 00:30:13,146 MAYBE I SHOULD TURN THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. 500 00:30:16,688 --> 00:30:18,855 SO, ANGEL'S ON TOP AGAIN? 501 00:30:18,855 --> 00:30:20,104 WHAT? 502 00:30:20,104 --> 00:30:21,980 ANGEL OR STAR? 503 00:30:21,980 --> 00:30:24,521 OH, UH... 504 00:30:24,521 --> 00:30:26,104 STAR. 505 00:30:26,104 --> 00:30:27,563 STAR. 506 00:30:27,563 --> 00:30:29,187 [DOORBELL RINGS] 507 00:30:36,312 --> 00:30:37,980 HEY. 508 00:30:39,104 --> 00:30:40,187 HI. 509 00:30:41,354 --> 00:30:44,062 UH, LOOKED LIKE THAT WHOLE PARTY THING 510 00:30:44,062 --> 00:30:46,104 WAS GONNA BE KIND OF A DRAG. 511 00:30:47,604 --> 00:30:51,229 I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING... 512 00:30:51,229 --> 00:30:52,938 YOU KNOW. 513 00:30:54,521 --> 00:30:56,438 I'M GLAD YOU CAME. 514 00:30:58,771 --> 00:31:00,396 UH...HERE. 515 00:31:00,396 --> 00:31:02,438 WHY DON'T YOU COME IN 516 00:31:02,438 --> 00:31:05,187 FROM THE ENTIRE LACK OF COLD? 517 00:31:05,187 --> 00:31:06,729 MM. 518 00:31:06,729 --> 00:31:09,312 UH, THAT ONE IS FOR YOUR MOM. 519 00:31:09,312 --> 00:31:10,646 THEY'RE PRETTY CRAPPY. 520 00:31:10,646 --> 00:31:12,229 FAITH, YOU MADE IT. 521 00:31:13,312 --> 00:31:15,729 OH, THAT IS SO THOUGHTFUL. 522 00:31:15,729 --> 00:31:17,396 THEY'RE CRAPPY. 523 00:31:17,396 --> 00:31:19,896 YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA GO UPSTAIRS AND GET YOUR GIFTS. 524 00:31:19,896 --> 00:31:21,021 EXCUSE ME. 525 00:31:21,021 --> 00:31:22,980 UH, WOULD YOU LIKE SOME NOG? 526 00:31:22,980 --> 00:31:24,646 OK, MOM, DON'T TOUCH YOURS, THOUGH, 527 00:31:24,646 --> 00:31:26,813 'CAUSE THEN YOU'RE GONNA KNOW WHAT IT IS. 528 00:31:30,896 --> 00:31:32,396 ANGEL. 529 00:31:33,396 --> 00:31:35,187 HUH... 530 00:31:35,187 --> 00:31:37,104 BUFFY. 531 00:31:37,104 --> 00:31:39,312 WHAT IS IT? 532 00:31:39,312 --> 00:31:41,396 UH... 533 00:31:41,396 --> 00:31:43,229 [AGITATED BREATHING] I GOTTA--I-- 534 00:31:44,563 --> 00:31:47,479 LOOK, I, UH, I HAD TO SEE YOU, UM... 535 00:31:50,396 --> 00:31:52,479 I DON'T KNOW, I... 536 00:31:53,771 --> 00:31:55,813 YOU SHOULDN'T BE... 537 00:31:55,813 --> 00:31:57,896 JUST TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON. 538 00:31:59,980 --> 00:32:03,230 SHE WANTS YOU TO TOUCH HER. 539 00:32:03,230 --> 00:32:05,312 WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? 540 00:32:05,312 --> 00:32:08,104 YOU HAVE TO STAY AWAY FROM ME. 541 00:32:08,104 --> 00:32:11,396 YOU CAME TO SEE ME TO TELL ME THAT I CAN'T SEE YOU? 542 00:32:15,230 --> 00:32:18,438 ANGEL, SOMETHING IS DOING THIS TO YOU. 543 00:32:20,896 --> 00:32:23,438 YOU JUST HAVE TO CONTROL IT, OK? 544 00:32:23,438 --> 00:32:25,479 I--I KNOW THAT YOU'RE CONFUSED. 545 00:32:25,479 --> 00:32:27,771 I THINK YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S CONFUSED. 546 00:32:27,771 --> 00:32:29,563 I THINK YOU NEED TO-- 547 00:32:29,563 --> 00:32:32,479 SHE WANTS YOU TO TASTE HER. 548 00:32:32,479 --> 00:32:34,938 THINK OF THE PEACE. 549 00:32:34,938 --> 00:32:38,187 YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO SEE US AGAIN. 550 00:32:38,187 --> 00:32:39,479 ANGEL, HOW CAN I HELP YOU? 551 00:32:39,479 --> 00:32:40,563 LEAVE ME ALONE! 552 00:32:43,187 --> 00:32:45,855 I JUST NEED YOU TO STAY WITH MOM IN CASE HE COMES BACK. 553 00:32:45,855 --> 00:32:47,479 YEAH, I'LL PLAY WATCHDOG. 554 00:32:47,479 --> 00:32:48,855 I DON'T REALLY GET IT, THOUGH. 555 00:32:48,855 --> 00:32:50,354 I'LL EXPLAIN LATER. 556 00:32:50,354 --> 00:32:51,729 EVERYTHING. I PROMISE. 557 00:32:51,729 --> 00:32:53,438 WATCH YOUR BACK. 558 00:32:53,438 --> 00:32:55,980 GILES, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. 559 00:32:55,980 --> 00:32:57,062 SOON. NOW. 560 00:32:57,062 --> 00:32:58,980 I'M STILL NOT SURE WHAT. 561 00:32:58,980 --> 00:33:01,230 FIND ME THESE PRIEST GUYS. 562 00:33:01,230 --> 00:33:03,354 FIND ME SOMETHING I CAN PUMMEL. 563 00:33:03,354 --> 00:33:04,354 LET'S NOT LOSE OUR HEADS. 564 00:33:04,354 --> 00:33:06,354 GILES, HE'S SLIPPING. 565 00:33:10,855 --> 00:33:13,146 I THINK WE'RE LOSING HIM. 566 00:33:13,146 --> 00:33:14,688 LOOK... 567 00:33:14,688 --> 00:33:17,396 YOU REALIZE IF HE... 568 00:33:17,396 --> 00:33:19,479 TRULY BECOMES A DANGER, 569 00:33:19,479 --> 00:33:21,604 YOU MAY HAVE TO KILL HIM. 570 00:33:21,604 --> 00:33:22,938 AGAIN. 571 00:33:25,104 --> 00:33:27,104 CAN YOU DO THAT? 572 00:33:28,396 --> 00:33:29,688 I CAN'T DO IT. 573 00:33:29,688 --> 00:33:31,396 YOU HAVE TO DO IT. 574 00:33:31,396 --> 00:33:32,771 WHAT ELSE ARE YOU GOOD FOR? 575 00:33:32,771 --> 00:33:33,938 GET AWAY FROM ME. 576 00:33:33,938 --> 00:33:37,688 COULDN'T YOU JUST... FEEL HER? 577 00:33:37,688 --> 00:33:40,688 COULDN'T YOU ALMOST SMELL HER SKIN? 578 00:33:42,438 --> 00:33:45,771 YOU NEVER WERE A FIGHTER, ANGEL. DON'T START TRYING NOW. 579 00:33:47,938 --> 00:33:49,521 SOONER OR LATER YOU WILL DRINK HER. 580 00:33:51,479 --> 00:33:53,229 I'LL NEVER HURT HER. 581 00:33:53,229 --> 00:33:55,479 YOU WERE BORN TO HURT HER. HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING? 582 00:33:55,479 --> 00:33:57,229 AS LONG AS YOU ARE ALIVE-- 583 00:33:57,229 --> 00:33:59,271 THEN I'LL DIE. 584 00:34:00,771 --> 00:34:03,104 YOU DON'T HAVE THE STRENGTH TO KILL YOURSELF. 585 00:34:03,104 --> 00:34:04,521 I DON'T NEED STRENGTH. 586 00:34:07,438 --> 00:34:10,271 I JUST NEED THE SUN TO RISE. 587 00:34:14,438 --> 00:34:17,146 YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE. THIS ISN'T THE PLAN. 588 00:34:23,729 --> 00:34:25,896 BUT IT'LL DO. 589 00:34:31,896 --> 00:34:34,813 "A CHILD SHALL BE BORN OF MAN AND GOAT 590 00:34:34,813 --> 00:34:36,396 "AND HAVE 2 HEADS, 591 00:34:36,396 --> 00:34:39,479 AND THE FIRST SHALL SPEAK ONLY IN RIDDLES--" 592 00:34:39,479 --> 00:34:42,646 NO WONDER YOU LIKE THIS STUFF. IT'S LIKE READING THE SUN. 593 00:34:42,646 --> 00:34:43,980 YES. AH. 594 00:34:43,980 --> 00:34:45,521 PRIESTS? 595 00:34:45,521 --> 00:34:47,187 UM...YES, BUT, UH, 596 00:34:47,187 --> 00:34:48,312 MORE POSTURING, I'M AFRAID. 597 00:34:48,312 --> 00:34:50,521 "FOR THEY ARE THE HARBINGERS OF DEATH. 598 00:34:50,521 --> 00:34:53,229 "NOTHING SHALL GROW ABOVE OR BELOW THEM. 599 00:34:53,229 --> 00:34:55,396 NO SEED SHALL FLOWER, NEITHER IN MAN NOR..." 600 00:34:55,396 --> 00:34:59,229 THEY REBELS AND THEY'LL NEVER EVER BE ANY GOOD. 601 00:34:59,229 --> 00:35:00,688 NOTHING SPECIFIC ABOUT THEIR HAUNTS. 602 00:35:00,688 --> 00:35:01,813 LET ME SEE THAT. 603 00:35:04,896 --> 00:35:07,229 "THE HARBINGERS OF DEATH. 604 00:35:07,229 --> 00:35:11,229 NOTHING SHALL GROW ABOVE OR BELOW." 605 00:35:13,229 --> 00:35:14,729 WHAT? 606 00:35:39,479 --> 00:35:41,146 [GRUNTS] 607 00:36:16,271 --> 00:36:18,729 ALL RIGHT, 10 MORE MINUTES OF CHANTING 608 00:36:18,729 --> 00:36:21,271 AND THEN YOU GUYS HAVE TO GO TO BED. 609 00:36:23,271 --> 00:36:24,688 UHH! 610 00:36:24,688 --> 00:36:26,271 UHH! 611 00:36:29,521 --> 00:36:32,271 HMM. I'M IMPRESSED. 612 00:36:34,688 --> 00:36:37,062 YOU WON'T GET ANGEL. 613 00:36:37,062 --> 00:36:38,146 HMM. 614 00:36:38,146 --> 00:36:39,938 YOU THINK YOU CAN FIGHT ME? 615 00:36:39,938 --> 00:36:42,604 I'M NOT A DEMON, LITTLE GIRL. 616 00:36:42,604 --> 00:36:45,354 I AM SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN CONCEIVE. 617 00:36:45,354 --> 00:36:47,729 THE FIRST EVIL. 618 00:36:47,729 --> 00:36:49,896 BEYOND SIN, 619 00:36:49,896 --> 00:36:52,563 BEYOND DEATH. 620 00:36:52,563 --> 00:36:56,563 I AM THE THING THE DARKNESS FEARS. 621 00:36:56,563 --> 00:37:01,021 YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME, BUT I AM EVERYWHERE. 622 00:37:01,021 --> 00:37:02,396 EVERY BEING, 623 00:37:02,396 --> 00:37:04,271 EVERY THOUGHT, 624 00:37:04,271 --> 00:37:06,062 EVERY DROP OF HATE. 625 00:37:06,062 --> 00:37:07,688 ALL RIGHT, I GET IT. YOU'RE EVIL. 626 00:37:07,688 --> 00:37:10,438 DO WE HAVE TO CHAT ABOUT IT ALL DAY? 627 00:37:10,438 --> 00:37:13,479 ANGEL WILL BE DEAD BY SUNRISE. 628 00:37:13,479 --> 00:37:15,271 YOUR CHRISTMAS... 629 00:37:15,271 --> 00:37:17,438 WILL BE HIS WAKE. 630 00:37:17,438 --> 00:37:20,104 NO. 631 00:37:20,104 --> 00:37:22,521 YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH. 632 00:37:22,521 --> 00:37:24,146 LET ME GUESS. 633 00:37:24,146 --> 00:37:25,938 IS IT...EVIL? 634 00:37:29,271 --> 00:37:31,771 DEAD BY SUNRISE! 635 00:37:31,771 --> 00:37:33,187 ANGEL! 636 00:37:52,229 --> 00:37:53,438 OH. 637 00:37:59,312 --> 00:38:00,312 ANGEL. 638 00:38:04,604 --> 00:38:08,521 I BET HALF THE KIDS DOWN THERE ARE ALREADY AWAKE. 639 00:38:08,521 --> 00:38:10,521 LYING IN THEIR BEDS... 640 00:38:10,521 --> 00:38:12,396 SNEAKING DOWNSTAIRS... 641 00:38:13,396 --> 00:38:15,021 WAITING FOR DAY. 642 00:38:15,021 --> 00:38:16,021 ANGEL, PLEASE. 643 00:38:16,021 --> 00:38:18,563 I NEED YOU TO GET INSIDE. 644 00:38:18,563 --> 00:38:20,354 THERE'S ONLY A FEW MINUTES LEFT. 645 00:38:20,354 --> 00:38:21,813 I KNOW. 646 00:38:21,813 --> 00:38:25,312 I CAN SMELL THE SUNRISE LONG BEFORE IT COMES. 647 00:38:25,312 --> 00:38:27,521 I DON'T HAVE TIME TO EXPLAIN THIS. YOU JUST HAVE TO TRUST ME. 648 00:38:27,521 --> 00:38:29,021 THAT THING THAT WAS HAUNTING YOU-- 649 00:38:29,021 --> 00:38:31,312 IT WASN'T HAUNTING ME. 650 00:38:31,312 --> 00:38:33,312 IT WAS SHOWING ME. 651 00:38:33,312 --> 00:38:34,688 SHOWING YOU? 652 00:38:34,688 --> 00:38:36,354 WHAT I AM. WERE. 653 00:38:36,354 --> 00:38:37,855 AND EVER SHALL BE. 654 00:38:37,855 --> 00:38:40,855 I WANTED TO KNOW WHY I WAS BACK. 655 00:38:40,855 --> 00:38:42,438 NOW I DO. 656 00:38:42,438 --> 00:38:44,729 YOU DON'T KNOW. 657 00:38:44,729 --> 00:38:47,479 SOME GREAT EVIL TAKES CREDIT FOR BRINGING YOU BACK 658 00:38:47,479 --> 00:38:48,813 AND YOU BUY IT? 659 00:38:48,813 --> 00:38:50,146 YOU JUST GIVE UP? 660 00:38:50,146 --> 00:38:51,521 I CAN'T DO IT AGAIN, BUFFY. 661 00:38:51,521 --> 00:38:52,896 I CAN'T BECOME A KILLER. 662 00:38:52,896 --> 00:38:54,230 THEN FIGHT IT. 663 00:38:54,230 --> 00:38:55,062 IT'S TOO HARD. 664 00:38:55,062 --> 00:38:56,396 MM-MMM. 665 00:38:56,396 --> 00:38:58,021 ANGEL, PLEASE, YOU HAVE TO GET INSIDE. 666 00:38:58,021 --> 00:38:59,312 IT TOLD ME TO KILL YOU. 667 00:38:59,312 --> 00:39:01,521 YOU WERE IN THE DREAM. YOU KNOW. 668 00:39:01,521 --> 00:39:04,062 IT TOLD ME TO LOSE MY SOUL IN YOU AND BECOME A MONSTER AGAIN. 669 00:39:04,062 --> 00:39:06,604 I KNOW WHAT IT TOLD YOU. WHAT DOES IT MATTER? 670 00:39:06,604 --> 00:39:07,729 BECAUSE I WANTED TO! 671 00:39:07,729 --> 00:39:10,813 BECAUSE I WANT YOU SO BADLY. 672 00:39:10,813 --> 00:39:12,813 I WANT TO TAKE COMFORT IN YOU, 673 00:39:12,813 --> 00:39:14,896 AND I KNOW IT'LL COST ME MY SOUL, 674 00:39:14,896 --> 00:39:17,396 AND A PART OF ME DOESN'T CARE. 675 00:39:20,813 --> 00:39:22,312 LOOK, I'M WEAK. 676 00:39:22,312 --> 00:39:24,396 I'VE NEVER BEEN ANYTHING ELSE. 677 00:39:24,396 --> 00:39:28,396 IT'S NOT THE DEMON IN ME THAT NEEDS KILLING, BUFFY. 678 00:39:28,396 --> 00:39:30,021 IT'S THE MAN. 679 00:39:30,021 --> 00:39:31,521 YOU'RE WEAK. 680 00:39:31,521 --> 00:39:33,354 EVERYBODY IS. 681 00:39:33,354 --> 00:39:35,230 EVERYBODY FAILS. 682 00:39:35,230 --> 00:39:37,104 MAYBE THIS EVIL DID BRING YOU BACK, 683 00:39:37,104 --> 00:39:39,771 BUT IF IT DID, IT'S BECAUSE IT NEEDS YOU. 684 00:39:39,771 --> 00:39:42,438 AND THAT MEANS THAT YOU CAN HURT IT. 685 00:39:42,438 --> 00:39:46,021 ANGEL, YOU HAVE THE POWER TO DO REAL GOOD, 686 00:39:46,021 --> 00:39:47,563 TO MAKE AMENDS. 687 00:39:47,563 --> 00:39:51,271 BUT IF YOU DIE NOW, THEN ALL THAT YOU EVER WERE 688 00:39:51,271 --> 00:39:52,938 WAS A MONSTER. 689 00:39:54,938 --> 00:39:58,230 ANGEL, PLEASE, THE SUN IS COMING UP. 690 00:39:58,230 --> 00:39:59,187 I WON'T. JUST GO. 691 00:39:59,187 --> 00:40:00,521 YOU THINK THIS IS SIMPLE? 692 00:40:00,521 --> 00:40:02,230 YOU THINK THERE'S AN EASY ANSWER? 693 00:40:02,230 --> 00:40:04,229 YOU CAN NEVER UNDERSTAND WHAT I'VE DONE. 694 00:40:04,229 --> 00:40:05,646 NOW GO. 695 00:40:05,646 --> 00:40:07,146 YOU ARE NOT STAYING HERE. I WON'T LET YOU! 696 00:40:07,146 --> 00:40:09,104 LEAVE! 697 00:40:10,187 --> 00:40:11,563 OH, MY GOD. 698 00:40:13,104 --> 00:40:15,146 NO! NO! 699 00:40:15,146 --> 00:40:18,479 AM I A THING WORTH SAVING, HUH? 700 00:40:18,479 --> 00:40:20,396 AM I A RIGHTEOUS MAN? 701 00:40:21,396 --> 00:40:24,688 THE WORLD WANTS ME GONE. 702 00:40:26,563 --> 00:40:28,396 WHAT ABOUT ME? 703 00:40:29,563 --> 00:40:31,813 I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. 704 00:40:34,062 --> 00:40:37,229 AND I TRIED TO MAKE YOU GO AWAY. 705 00:40:38,604 --> 00:40:42,104 I KILLED YOU AND IT DIDN'T HELP. 706 00:40:43,062 --> 00:40:45,563 AND I HATE IT! 707 00:40:45,563 --> 00:40:49,146 I HATE THAT IT'S SO HARD... 708 00:40:49,146 --> 00:40:53,646 AND THAT YOU CAN HURT ME SO MUCH. 709 00:40:55,813 --> 00:40:58,563 I KNOW EVERYTHING THAT YOU DID, 710 00:40:58,563 --> 00:41:00,563 BECAUSE YOU DID IT TO ME. 711 00:41:01,688 --> 00:41:03,146 OH, GOD. 712 00:41:03,146 --> 00:41:06,229 I WISH THAT I WISHED YOU DEAD. 713 00:41:07,813 --> 00:41:10,896 I DON'T. 714 00:41:10,896 --> 00:41:12,855 I CAN'T. 715 00:41:20,021 --> 00:41:22,646 BUFFY, PLEASE. 716 00:41:25,312 --> 00:41:26,688 JUST THIS ONCE... 717 00:41:28,938 --> 00:41:31,312 LET ME BE STRONG. 718 00:41:31,312 --> 00:41:33,688 STRONG IS FIGHTING. 719 00:41:33,688 --> 00:41:35,229 IT'S HARD, 720 00:41:35,229 --> 00:41:36,646 AND IT'S PAINFUL, 721 00:41:36,646 --> 00:41:38,146 AND IT'S EVERY DAY. 722 00:41:38,146 --> 00:41:40,646 IT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. 723 00:41:40,646 --> 00:41:42,896 AND WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER. 724 00:41:44,980 --> 00:41:47,646 BUT IF YOU'RE TOO MUCH OF A COWARD FOR THAT, 725 00:41:47,646 --> 00:41:49,354 THEN BURN. 726 00:41:49,354 --> 00:41:52,438 IF I CAN'T CONVINCE YOU THAT YOU BELONG IN THIS WORLD, 727 00:41:52,438 --> 00:41:55,688 THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN. 728 00:41:55,688 --> 00:41:58,813 BUT DO NOT EXPECT ME TO WATCH. 729 00:41:58,813 --> 00:42:01,604 AND DON'T EXPECT ME TO MOURN FOR YOU, BECAUSE-- 730 00:43:38,604 --> 00:43:40,896 TV weatherman: AND WHILE MOST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 731 00:43:40,896 --> 00:43:42,896 IS ENJOYING A BALMY CHRISTMAS, 732 00:43:42,896 --> 00:43:45,896 AN EXTREME COLD FRONT HAS SPRUNG UP OUT OF NOWHERE 733 00:43:45,896 --> 00:43:48,980 AROUND SUNNYDALE, WHERE THEY ARE REPORTING HEAVY SNOWFALL 734 00:43:48,980 --> 00:43:51,062 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN, WELL, EVER. 735 00:43:51,062 --> 00:43:54,146 SUNNYDALE RESIDENTS SHOULDN'T EXPECT TO SEE THE SUN AT ALL TODAY. 736 00:43:54,146 --> 00:43:55,980 THAT COLD FRONT ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE. 737 00:43:55,980 --> 00:43:58,021 WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE HIGH 30s, 738 00:43:58,021 --> 00:43:59,813 MEANS YOU BETTER BUNDLE UP 739 00:43:59,813 --> 00:44:01,230 IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO GO OUTSIDE 740 00:44:01,230 --> 00:44:02,938 AND ENJOY THE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER. 741 00:44:47,396 --> 00:44:50,771 [ROCK MUSIC PLAYING] 742 00:45:17,396 --> 00:45:18,771 GRR. 743 00:45:18,771 --> 00:45:19,896 ARGH.