1 00:00:20,438 --> 00:00:21,938 GOT YA. 2 00:00:21,938 --> 00:00:23,771 RIGHT IN THE HEART. 3 00:00:23,771 --> 00:00:25,938 SATISFIED? 4 00:00:25,938 --> 00:00:28,646 I'M NOT SURE THAT'S THE WORD. 5 00:00:30,896 --> 00:00:34,646 OK. I DIDN'T MEAN SATISFIED LIKE-- 6 00:00:34,646 --> 00:00:36,646 NO, I--I WASN'T TRYING TO-- 7 00:00:36,646 --> 00:00:41,062 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT HAVING SATISFACTION IN THE PERSONAL SENSE. 8 00:00:41,062 --> 00:00:42,855 OF COURSE. 9 00:00:42,855 --> 00:00:45,146 I SHOULD GO. GILES IS... 10 00:00:45,146 --> 00:00:47,021 IS WAITING FOR YOU. 11 00:00:47,021 --> 00:00:47,938 I KNOW. 12 00:00:47,938 --> 00:00:50,938 THANKS. FOR THE WORKOUT. 13 00:00:50,938 --> 00:00:53,563 UM, AM I GOING TO SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND? 14 00:00:53,563 --> 00:00:55,938 YOU, UH, YOU PROBABLY HAVE PLANS. 15 00:00:55,938 --> 00:00:57,646 RIGHT, BIRTHDAY. 16 00:00:57,646 --> 00:01:00,604 UM...ACTUALLY, I DO HAVE A THING. 17 00:01:00,604 --> 00:01:03,646 A THING? A DATE? 18 00:01:03,646 --> 00:01:06,646 NICE ATTEMPT AT CASUAL. 19 00:01:06,646 --> 00:01:08,980 ACTUALLY, I DO HAVE A DATE. 20 00:01:08,980 --> 00:01:10,438 OLDER MAN. 21 00:01:10,438 --> 00:01:12,021 VERY HANDSOME. 22 00:01:12,021 --> 00:01:13,563 HE LIKES IT WHEN I CALL HIM DADDY. 23 00:01:13,563 --> 00:01:15,980 HUH, YOUR FATHER. 24 00:01:15,980 --> 00:01:17,521 IT IS YOUR FATHER, RIGHT? 25 00:01:18,646 --> 00:01:19,938 HE'S TAKING ME TO THE ICE SHOW. 26 00:01:19,938 --> 00:01:22,021 WHICH SHOULD BE BIG FUN. 27 00:01:22,021 --> 00:01:25,688 I COULD USE A LITTLE FUN. 28 00:01:25,688 --> 00:01:28,062 THIS ONE? 29 00:01:28,062 --> 00:01:29,563 AMETHYST. 30 00:01:29,563 --> 00:01:31,354 USED FOR? 31 00:01:31,354 --> 00:01:33,021 BREATH MINTS? 32 00:01:33,021 --> 00:01:38,187 CHARM BAGS, MONEY SPELLS, AND FOR CLEANSING ONE'S AURA. 33 00:01:38,187 --> 00:01:40,604 OK, SO HOW DO YOU KNOW IF ONE'S AURA'S DIRTY? 34 00:01:40,604 --> 00:01:43,354 SOMEBODY COME BY WITH A FINGER AND WRITE "WASH ME" ON IT? 35 00:01:43,354 --> 00:01:45,354 BUFFY, I'M AWARE OF YOUR DISTASTE 36 00:01:45,354 --> 00:01:46,896 FOR STUDYING VIBRATORY STONES, 37 00:01:46,896 --> 00:01:49,104 BUT SINCE IT IS PART OF YOUR TRAINING, 38 00:01:49,104 --> 00:01:52,229 I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR GLIB-FREE ATTENTION. 39 00:01:52,229 --> 00:01:56,104 SORRY. IT'S JUST WITH FAITH ON ONE OF HER UNANNOUNCED WALKABOUTS, 40 00:01:56,104 --> 00:01:57,855 I FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY SHOULD BE PATROLLING. 41 00:01:57,855 --> 00:02:00,062 FAITH IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROPER TRAINING, 42 00:02:00,062 --> 00:02:01,354 SO I MUST RELY ON YOU TO KEEP UP. 43 00:02:01,354 --> 00:02:02,729 I HATE BEING THE GOOD ONE. 44 00:02:02,729 --> 00:02:03,938 AND AS FOR PATROLLING, 45 00:02:03,938 --> 00:02:07,021 WELL, YOU'LL BE THERE SOON ENOUGH. 46 00:02:07,021 --> 00:02:08,604 WHY SO ANXIOUS? 47 00:02:08,604 --> 00:02:09,813 I GUESS IT... 48 00:02:09,813 --> 00:02:14,104 I JUST HAVE SOME ENERGY TO BURN. 49 00:02:14,104 --> 00:02:17,438 WELL, IN DUE TIME, BUT FOR THE PRESENT, 50 00:02:17,438 --> 00:02:21,062 IF IT'S NOT ENTIRELY BEYOND YOUR CAPABILITIES... 51 00:02:21,062 --> 00:02:23,062 TRY TO CONCENTRATE. 52 00:02:25,646 --> 00:02:27,563 [SIGHS] 53 00:02:32,980 --> 00:02:33,938 WOW, THAT WAS REALLY FUNNY-LOOKING. 54 00:02:33,938 --> 00:02:34,938 COULD YOU DO IT AGAIN? 55 00:02:34,938 --> 00:02:36,438 I'LL KILL YOU FOR THAT. 56 00:02:36,438 --> 00:02:38,271 FOR THAT? WHAT WERE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME FOR BEFORE? 57 00:02:42,980 --> 00:02:45,021 OK, SO HERE'S THE DEAL... 58 00:02:55,855 --> 00:02:57,021 NO! 59 00:02:58,729 --> 00:02:59,855 AAH. 60 00:03:03,230 --> 00:03:04,479 LET ME KNOW IF I'M NOT DOING THIS RIGHT. 61 00:04:34,521 --> 00:04:35,980 [CLATTERS] 62 00:04:35,980 --> 00:04:38,354 BIT EARLY IN THE DAY. 63 00:04:38,354 --> 00:04:40,896 GILES, SOMETHING'S WRONG. 64 00:04:40,896 --> 00:04:42,729 WRONG? 65 00:04:44,729 --> 00:04:45,896 AH. 66 00:04:45,896 --> 00:04:47,563 PERHAPS YOU SHOULDN'T... 67 00:04:49,146 --> 00:04:50,271 DO THAT ANYMORE. 68 00:04:50,271 --> 00:04:51,855 ON TOP OF THAT, I GOT A BAD CASE 69 00:04:51,855 --> 00:04:52,896 OF THE DIZZIES LAST NIGHT 70 00:04:52,896 --> 00:04:54,396 AND ALMOST LET A VAMP STAKE ME. 71 00:04:54,396 --> 00:04:56,980 WITH MY OWN STAKE! 72 00:04:58,896 --> 00:05:01,312 I'M WAY OFF MY GAME. 73 00:05:01,312 --> 00:05:02,813 MY GAME'S LEFT THE COUNTRY. 74 00:05:02,813 --> 00:05:04,438 IT'S IN CUERNAVACA. 75 00:05:04,438 --> 00:05:06,312 GILES, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? 76 00:05:06,312 --> 00:05:10,312 WELL, PERHAPS YOU'VE GOT A BAD FLU BUG OR SOMETHING. 77 00:05:10,312 --> 00:05:13,479 NO. NO, NOT SICK. I CAN'T GET SICK. 78 00:05:13,479 --> 00:05:15,896 MY DAD'S COMING TO TAKE ME TO THE ICE SHOW. 79 00:05:15,896 --> 00:05:18,729 WE DO IT EVERY YEAR FOR MY BIRTHDAY. 80 00:05:18,729 --> 00:05:21,062 IF I CANCEL, IT'S GOING TO BREAK HIS HEART. 81 00:05:21,062 --> 00:05:24,396 WELL, JUST TAKE IT EASY FOR 48 HOURS. YOU KNOW, 82 00:05:24,396 --> 00:05:27,187 FOREGO PATROLLING UNTIL YOU FEEL YOURSELF AGAIN. 83 00:05:28,062 --> 00:05:29,479 NO. 84 00:05:29,479 --> 00:05:33,021 NO, I JUST NEED TO SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME TRAINING. 85 00:05:33,021 --> 00:05:35,021 [CRASH] 86 00:05:35,021 --> 00:05:35,938 I'M GONE. 87 00:05:35,938 --> 00:05:37,062 THANK YOU. 88 00:05:37,062 --> 00:05:38,146 AN ICE SHOW? 89 00:05:38,146 --> 00:05:40,813 A SHOW PERFORMED ON ICE. 90 00:05:40,813 --> 00:05:42,604 AND HOW OLD ARE WE AGAIN? 91 00:05:42,604 --> 00:05:44,646 I WENT TO SNOOPY ON ICE WHEN I WAS LITTLE. 92 00:05:44,646 --> 00:05:45,980 MY DAD TOOK ME BACKSTAGE 93 00:05:45,980 --> 00:05:49,271 AND I GOT SO SCARED I THREW UP ON WOODSTOCK. 94 00:05:49,271 --> 00:05:51,479 LOOK, I KNOW YOU GUYS THINK IT'S JUST A BIG, DUMB, 95 00:05:51,479 --> 00:05:53,062 GIRLIE THING, BUT IT'S NOT. 96 00:05:53,062 --> 00:05:55,021 I MEAN, A LOT OF THOSE SKATERS ARE OLYMPIC MEDAL WINNERS. 97 00:05:55,021 --> 00:05:57,521 AND EVERY YEAR MY DAD BUYS ME COTTON CANDY 98 00:05:57,521 --> 00:05:59,896 AND ONE OF THOSE SOUVENIR PROGRAMS THAT HAS ALL THE PICTURES-- 99 00:05:59,896 --> 00:06:03,479 AND OK, IT'S A BIG, DUMB, GIRLIE THING, BUT I LOVE IT. 100 00:06:03,479 --> 00:06:05,230 IT'S NOT SO GIRLIE. 101 00:06:05,230 --> 00:06:07,896 ICE IS COOL. IT'S WATER, BUT IT'S NOT. 102 00:06:07,896 --> 00:06:11,396 I THINK IT'S SWEET YOU AND YOUR DAD HAVE A TRADITION. 103 00:06:11,396 --> 00:06:14,062 ESPECIALLY NOW THAT HE'S NOT AROUND SO MUCH. 104 00:06:14,062 --> 00:06:16,146 IXNAY ON THE CARAMEL CORN, THOUGH, 105 00:06:16,146 --> 00:06:17,438 IF YOU GO BACKSTAGE. 106 00:06:17,438 --> 00:06:19,021 WE'RE STILL TALKING PARTY, RIGHT? 107 00:06:19,021 --> 00:06:21,229 I MEAN, SOME OF US STILL LOVE TO RELISH CELEBRATING 108 00:06:21,229 --> 00:06:23,146 IN THE BIRTH OF THE BUFF. 109 00:06:23,146 --> 00:06:25,021 OH, NO, NO. I THINK IT MIGHT BE TIME 110 00:06:25,021 --> 00:06:26,938 TO PUT A MORATORIUM ON PARTIES IN MY HONOR. 111 00:06:26,938 --> 00:06:28,229 THEY TEND TO GO BADLY. 112 00:06:28,229 --> 00:06:30,146 MONSTERS CRASH. PEOPLE DIE. 113 00:06:30,146 --> 00:06:32,438 BUT 18 IS A BIG ONE, BUFFY. 114 00:06:32,438 --> 00:06:34,646 I MEAN, YOU CAN VOTE NOW. 115 00:06:34,646 --> 00:06:36,521 YOU CAN BE DRAFTED. 116 00:06:36,521 --> 00:06:39,271 YOU CAN VOTE NOT TO BE DRAFTED. 117 00:06:39,271 --> 00:06:42,604 I THINK I'LL CHOOSE TO CELEBRATE THIS ONE WITH QUIET REFLECTION. 118 00:06:42,604 --> 00:06:44,021 WHERE'S IT WRITTEN THAT QUIET REFLECTION 119 00:06:44,021 --> 00:06:47,062 CAN'T BE COMBINED WITH CAKE AND FUNNY HATS? 120 00:06:53,438 --> 00:06:55,729 [DOOR OPENS, CLOSES] 121 00:06:55,729 --> 00:06:57,771 BUFFY? 122 00:06:57,771 --> 00:06:58,855 PRESENT. 123 00:06:58,855 --> 00:07:01,230 OOH, PRESENT. 124 00:07:01,230 --> 00:07:03,855 UH, THEY'RE NOT. THEY'RE FROM YOUR FATHER. 125 00:07:03,855 --> 00:07:05,021 HIS, UH... 126 00:07:05,021 --> 00:07:07,146 QUARTERLY PROJECTIONS ARE UNRAVELING 127 00:07:07,146 --> 00:07:09,104 AND HE CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE OFF RIGHT NOW. 128 00:07:09,104 --> 00:07:11,187 HE PROMISES TO MAKE IT UP TO YOU. 129 00:07:11,187 --> 00:07:13,021 IT'S ALL RIGHT THERE IN THE LETTER. 130 00:07:15,104 --> 00:07:17,604 IF YOU WANT, I COULD ASK SOMEBODY 131 00:07:17,604 --> 00:07:19,312 TO COVER FOR ME AT THE GALLERY. 132 00:07:19,312 --> 00:07:21,813 I MEAN, IF YOU WANT ME TO TAKE YOU. 133 00:07:21,813 --> 00:07:22,896 NO. 134 00:07:22,896 --> 00:07:24,771 NO, IT'S NOT NECESSARY. 135 00:07:24,771 --> 00:07:26,855 I WAS JUST THINKING IT MIGHT BE NICE 136 00:07:26,855 --> 00:07:29,146 TO HAVE A QUIET BIRTHDAY. 137 00:07:58,062 --> 00:08:00,062 HOW MUCH LONGER, HOBSON? 138 00:08:00,062 --> 00:08:03,604 5, MAYBE 6 HOURS, SIR. 139 00:08:03,604 --> 00:08:04,688 ONCE YOU FINISH, 140 00:08:04,688 --> 00:08:07,062 YOU AND BLAIR CAN GET SOME REST. 141 00:08:07,062 --> 00:08:09,104 BUT SLEEP IN SHIFTS. 142 00:08:16,729 --> 00:08:20,646 WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE. 143 00:08:20,646 --> 00:08:23,604 THE SLAYER'S PREPARATION IS NEARLY COMPLETE. 144 00:08:24,938 --> 00:08:27,354 YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST CARTOON CHARACTERS. 145 00:08:27,354 --> 00:08:31,479 THEY DO PIECES FROM OPERAS AND BALLETS. 146 00:08:31,479 --> 00:08:36,146 BRIAN BOITANO DOING CARMEN IS A LIFE CHANGER. 147 00:08:36,146 --> 00:08:38,104 OH, HE DOESN'T ACTUALLY PLAY CARMEN, 148 00:08:38,104 --> 00:08:41,312 BUT A LOT OF SOPHISTICATED PEOPLE GO. 149 00:08:41,312 --> 00:08:46,312 YES, I THINK WE SHOULD START WITH THE GROUNDING CRYSTAL AGAIN. 150 00:08:46,312 --> 00:08:47,771 YOU KNOW, IT'S USUALLY SOMETHING 151 00:08:47,771 --> 00:08:50,938 THAT FAMILIES DO TOGETHER. 152 00:08:50,938 --> 00:08:53,187 NOW, LOOK VERY CAREFULLY FOR THE TINY FLAW AT ITS CORE. 153 00:08:53,187 --> 00:08:54,896 IF SOMEONE WERE FREE, 154 00:08:54,896 --> 00:08:56,229 THEY'D TAKE THEIR DAUGHTERS 155 00:08:56,229 --> 00:08:58,563 OR THEIR STUDENT... 156 00:08:58,563 --> 00:09:00,479 OR THEIR SLAYER. 157 00:09:00,479 --> 00:09:04,104 HMM? YES, BUT, BUFFY, I THINK WE SHOULD CONCENTRATE NOW. 158 00:09:04,104 --> 00:09:07,604 NOW, LOOK FOR THE FLAW AT ITS CENTER. 159 00:09:24,771 --> 00:09:26,146 BUFFY? 160 00:10:22,813 --> 00:10:25,855 OH, SORRY. DID I ZONE OUT ON YOU? 161 00:10:25,855 --> 00:10:28,312 IT'S JUST...I'M NURSING THAT FLU BUG. 162 00:10:28,312 --> 00:10:29,813 IT'S BEST TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. 163 00:10:29,813 --> 00:10:31,229 PERHAPS WE SHOULD... 164 00:10:31,229 --> 00:10:32,896 CALL IT A NIGHT. 165 00:10:32,896 --> 00:10:35,771 YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. 166 00:10:35,771 --> 00:10:38,187 THANKS. 167 00:10:42,938 --> 00:10:44,855 GOOD NIGHT. 168 00:10:53,438 --> 00:10:55,604 SO, HOW'S IT GOING WITH AMY THE RAT? 169 00:10:55,604 --> 00:10:57,813 GOOD. SHE LOVES HER NEW EXERCISE WHEEL. 170 00:10:57,813 --> 00:10:59,271 SHE RUNS AROUND, HER NOSE WIGGLES-- 171 00:10:59,271 --> 00:11:00,646 I--I MEANT, HOW'S IT GOING 172 00:11:00,646 --> 00:11:02,479 CHANGING HER BACK INTO A HUMAN BEING? 173 00:11:02,479 --> 00:11:03,229 OH. 174 00:11:03,229 --> 00:11:04,521 STILL WORKING ON IT. 175 00:11:04,521 --> 00:11:06,771 BUT I JUST GOT HER THE CUTEST LITTLE BELL-- 176 00:11:06,771 --> 00:11:08,104 YOU DON'T DO THAT TO ME! 177 00:11:08,104 --> 00:11:10,271 I WAITED FOR YOU AT THE BRONZE ALL NIGHT! 178 00:11:10,271 --> 00:11:12,104 AND THE BIG DEAL IS? 179 00:11:12,104 --> 00:11:15,604 YOU MADE ME LOOK LIKE SOME KIND OF DORK IN FRONT OF MY POSSE. 180 00:11:15,604 --> 00:11:18,938 FIRST OF ALL, POSSE? PASSé. 181 00:11:18,938 --> 00:11:21,604 SECOND OF ALL, ANYONE WITH A TEASPOON OF BRAINS 182 00:11:21,604 --> 00:11:23,604 KNOWS NOT TO TAKE MY FLIRTING SERIOUSLY. 183 00:11:23,604 --> 00:11:26,688 ESPECIALLY WITH MY EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. 184 00:11:26,688 --> 00:11:28,604 WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES? 185 00:11:28,604 --> 00:11:30,104 REBOUND! LOOK IT UP. 186 00:11:30,104 --> 00:11:31,312 HEY! 187 00:11:31,312 --> 00:11:32,646 I'M NOT THROUGH HERE. 188 00:11:32,646 --> 00:11:33,646 OH, I BEG TO DIFFER. 189 00:11:33,646 --> 00:11:34,646 UNH. 190 00:11:34,646 --> 00:11:35,729 [SCOFFS] 191 00:11:37,438 --> 00:11:38,813 WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? 192 00:11:38,813 --> 00:11:40,646 OW. 193 00:11:40,646 --> 00:11:42,771 THE CHICK STARTED IT. 194 00:11:43,813 --> 00:11:45,729 ARE YOU OK? 195 00:11:51,771 --> 00:11:54,896 OK, I JUST GOT SWATTED DOWN BY SOME NO-NECK 196 00:11:54,896 --> 00:11:56,771 AND RESCUED BY CORDELIA. 197 00:11:56,771 --> 00:11:58,146 WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING? 198 00:11:58,146 --> 00:11:59,688 I'M SURE IT'LL SORT ITSELF OUT. 199 00:11:59,688 --> 00:12:01,271 YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE BIG PICTURE HERE. 200 00:12:01,271 --> 00:12:03,688 I HAVE NO STRENGTH. 201 00:12:03,688 --> 00:12:06,604 I HAVE NO COORDINATION. 202 00:12:06,604 --> 00:12:08,688 I THROW KNIVES LIKE... 203 00:12:08,688 --> 00:12:10,062 A GIRL? 204 00:12:11,604 --> 00:12:14,230 LIKE I'M NOT THE SLAYER. 205 00:12:14,230 --> 00:12:17,438 LOOK, BUFFY, I ASSURE YOU... 206 00:12:17,438 --> 00:12:19,187 GIVEN TIME... 207 00:12:19,187 --> 00:12:20,771 WE'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM 208 00:12:20,771 --> 00:12:22,729 OF WHATEVER'S CAUSING THIS... 209 00:12:22,729 --> 00:12:23,813 ANOMALY. 210 00:12:23,813 --> 00:12:25,229 PROMISE ME. 211 00:12:25,229 --> 00:12:28,771 YES. I GIVE YOU MY WORD. 212 00:12:30,771 --> 00:12:32,688 YOU'RE HAVING DOUBTS. 213 00:12:32,688 --> 00:12:34,855 CRUCIAMENTUM IS NOT EASY 214 00:12:34,855 --> 00:12:36,938 FOR SLAYER OR WATCHER. 215 00:12:36,938 --> 00:12:39,980 BUT IT'S BEEN DONE THIS WAY FOR A DOZEN CENTURIES 216 00:12:39,980 --> 00:12:42,438 WHENEVER A SLAYER TURNS 18. 217 00:12:42,438 --> 00:12:44,771 IT'S A TIME-HONORED RITE OF PASSAGE. 218 00:12:44,771 --> 00:12:48,771 IT'S AN ARCHAIC EXERCISE IN CRUELTY. 219 00:12:48,771 --> 00:12:52,688 TO LOCK HER IN THIS TOMB... 220 00:12:52,688 --> 00:12:55,771 WEAKENED, DEFENSELESS. 221 00:12:55,771 --> 00:12:57,729 AND TO UNLEASH THAT ON HER. 222 00:13:02,646 --> 00:13:04,729 IF ANY ONE OF THE COUNCIL 223 00:13:04,729 --> 00:13:07,062 STILL HAD ACTUAL CONTACT WITH A SLAYER, THEY WOULD SEE, 224 00:13:07,062 --> 00:13:08,688 BUT I'M THE ONE IN THE THICK OF IT. 225 00:13:08,688 --> 00:13:10,896 WHICH IS WHY YOU'RE NOT QUALIFIED TO MAKE THIS DECISION. 226 00:13:10,896 --> 00:13:11,604 YOU'RE TOO CLOSE. 227 00:13:11,604 --> 00:13:13,230 THAT'S NOT TRUE. 228 00:13:13,230 --> 00:13:15,646 A SLAYER'S NOT JUST PHYSICAL PROWESS. 229 00:13:15,646 --> 00:13:18,729 SHE MUST HAVE CUNNING, IMAGINATION, 230 00:13:18,729 --> 00:13:22,729 A CONFIDENCE DERIVED FROM SELF-RELIANCE. 231 00:13:22,729 --> 00:13:24,855 AND BELIEVE ME, ONCE THIS IS ALL OVER, 232 00:13:24,855 --> 00:13:26,729 YOUR BUFFY WILL BE STRONGER FOR IT. 233 00:13:26,729 --> 00:13:29,104 OR SHE'LL BE DEAD FOR IT. 234 00:13:39,813 --> 00:13:41,521 RUPERT. 235 00:13:41,521 --> 00:13:43,855 IF THIS GIRL IS EVERYTHING YOU SAY, 236 00:13:43,855 --> 00:13:46,229 THEN YOU'VE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. 237 00:13:50,521 --> 00:13:53,729 UH, SIR, IF YOU CAN SPARE ME FOR A SHORT SPELL, 238 00:13:53,729 --> 00:13:54,771 I'LL NEED TO MAKE A RUN TO THE HARDWARE STORE. 239 00:13:54,771 --> 00:13:56,104 I JUST NEED SOME-- 240 00:13:56,104 --> 00:13:58,271 [SCREAMING] 241 00:13:58,271 --> 00:14:00,187 TAKE CARE OF IT. 242 00:14:01,688 --> 00:14:03,438 [SIGHS] 243 00:14:08,729 --> 00:14:12,271 [GROWLING] 244 00:14:20,855 --> 00:14:21,855 COME ON. COME ON. 245 00:14:32,729 --> 00:14:35,646 KRALIK. YOUR PILLS. 246 00:14:35,646 --> 00:14:36,896 OPEN YOUR MOUTH. 247 00:14:57,938 --> 00:14:58,938 THAT'S ENOUGH. 248 00:14:58,938 --> 00:15:00,771 CLOSE IT UP. 249 00:15:07,230 --> 00:15:11,021 AHA! A CURSE ON SLAYERS. 250 00:15:11,021 --> 00:15:13,813 OH, NO. WAIT. IT'S LAWYERS. 251 00:15:13,813 --> 00:15:16,312 YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE'RE ON THE WRONG TRACK 252 00:15:16,312 --> 00:15:18,729 WITH THE WHOLE SPELL, CURSE, AND WHAMMY THING. 253 00:15:18,729 --> 00:15:21,688 MAYBE WHAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR IS SOMETHING LIKE, 254 00:15:21,688 --> 00:15:23,146 UM...SLAYER KRYPTONITE. 255 00:15:23,146 --> 00:15:26,146 FAULTY METAPHOR. KRYPTONITE KILLS. 256 00:15:26,146 --> 00:15:27,896 YOU'RE ASSUMING I MEANT THE GREEN KRYPTONITE. 257 00:15:27,896 --> 00:15:30,104 I WAS REFERRING, OF COURSE, TO THE RED KRYPTONITE, 258 00:15:30,104 --> 00:15:31,438 WHICH DRAINS SUPERMAN OF HIS POWERS. 259 00:15:31,438 --> 00:15:33,104 WRONG. 260 00:15:33,104 --> 00:15:34,563 THE GOLD KRYPTONITE'S THE POWER-SUCKER. 261 00:15:34,563 --> 00:15:36,646 THE RED KRYPTONITE MUTATES SUPERMAN 262 00:15:36,646 --> 00:15:37,938 INTO SOME SORT OF WEIRD-- 263 00:15:37,938 --> 00:15:38,980 GUYS. 264 00:15:38,980 --> 00:15:41,688 REALITY. 265 00:15:42,729 --> 00:15:44,021 BUFFY. 266 00:15:44,021 --> 00:15:47,646 I KNOW YOU ARE DEFINITELY, WITHOUT A DOUBT, 267 00:15:47,646 --> 00:15:48,896 GOING TO GET YOUR POWERS BACK. 268 00:15:48,896 --> 00:15:51,229 THANKS, WIL. 269 00:15:51,229 --> 00:15:52,729 BUT WHAT IF YOU DON'T? 270 00:15:53,729 --> 00:15:57,312 OK, UH, 271 00:15:57,312 --> 00:16:01,146 IF I DON'T GET MY POWERS BACK, THEN I DON'T. 272 00:16:01,146 --> 00:16:03,813 I'LL DEAL. 273 00:16:03,813 --> 00:16:06,021 AND THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF GOOD SIDES TO IT. 274 00:16:06,021 --> 00:16:10,479 ACTUALLY, THIS COULD OPEN UP SO MANY-- 275 00:16:10,479 --> 00:16:11,855 DID YOU FIND ANYTHING? 276 00:16:11,855 --> 00:16:14,771 UH, NO. NOT YET. 277 00:16:27,021 --> 00:16:29,230 [SCREAMING] 278 00:16:32,229 --> 00:16:34,312 IT'S YOUR SHIFT. 279 00:16:45,021 --> 00:16:46,479 PILLS. 280 00:16:46,479 --> 00:16:48,521 YES. 281 00:16:58,521 --> 00:17:00,646 AAH! 282 00:17:03,438 --> 00:17:05,521 IT'S COMING! 283 00:17:05,521 --> 00:17:07,521 [GROANING] 284 00:17:14,229 --> 00:17:15,354 PILLS! 285 00:17:19,938 --> 00:17:22,021 [GROANING] 286 00:17:24,938 --> 00:17:26,604 TAKE THEM. 287 00:17:26,604 --> 00:17:27,896 PILLS! 288 00:17:27,896 --> 00:17:29,021 THEY'RE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. 289 00:17:29,021 --> 00:17:30,771 WHERE? 290 00:17:30,771 --> 00:17:32,021 HERE. 291 00:17:32,021 --> 00:17:35,813 I CAN'T SEE... CAN'T...REACH IT. 292 00:17:41,896 --> 00:17:43,438 OPEN YOUR EYES. 293 00:17:43,438 --> 00:17:45,104 UHH! 294 00:17:46,855 --> 00:17:48,896 [CHOKING] 295 00:17:48,896 --> 00:17:50,688 SHH. 296 00:17:50,688 --> 00:17:53,104 EVERYTHING'S OK NOW. 297 00:18:13,771 --> 00:18:15,187 THANK YOU. 298 00:18:15,187 --> 00:18:17,230 THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. 299 00:18:17,230 --> 00:18:18,396 YOU REALLY LIKE IT? 300 00:18:18,396 --> 00:18:21,354 OF COURSE I DO. 301 00:18:21,354 --> 00:18:25,563 IT'S SWEET AND THOUGHTFUL AND... 302 00:18:25,563 --> 00:18:28,312 FULL OF NEAT WORDS TO LEARN AND SAY 303 00:18:28,312 --> 00:18:31,438 LIKE "WILT" AND "HENCEFORTH." 304 00:18:31,438 --> 00:18:33,438 THEN WHY DID YOU SEEM MORE EXCITED LAST YEAR 305 00:18:33,438 --> 00:18:35,771 WHEN YOU GOT A SEVERED ARM IN A BOX? 306 00:18:35,771 --> 00:18:39,396 I'M SORRY. 307 00:18:39,396 --> 00:18:42,646 UH, IT'S JUST SUDDENLY THERE'S THIS CHANCE 308 00:18:42,646 --> 00:18:45,646 THAT MY CALLING'S A WRONG NUMBER, 309 00:18:45,646 --> 00:18:47,896 AND IT'S JUST FREAKING ME OUT A LITTLE. 310 00:18:47,896 --> 00:18:50,104 THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. 311 00:18:50,104 --> 00:18:52,062 ANGEL, WHAT IF I HAVE LOST MY POWER? 312 00:18:52,062 --> 00:18:54,062 YOU LIVED A LONG TIME WITHOUT IT. 313 00:18:54,062 --> 00:18:55,688 YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN. 314 00:18:55,688 --> 00:18:57,521 I GUESS. 315 00:18:58,604 --> 00:19:00,604 BUT WHAT IF I CAN'T? 316 00:19:00,604 --> 00:19:02,229 I'VE SEEN TOO MUCH. 317 00:19:02,229 --> 00:19:05,354 I KNOW WHAT GOES BUMP IN THE NIGHT. 318 00:19:05,354 --> 00:19:07,104 NOT BEING ABLE TO FIGHT IT-- 319 00:19:07,104 --> 00:19:09,062 WHAT IF I JUST HIDE UNDER MY BED, 320 00:19:09,062 --> 00:19:11,229 ALL SCARED AND HELPLESS? 321 00:19:11,229 --> 00:19:13,021 OR WHAT IF I JUST BECOME PATHETIC? 322 00:19:13,021 --> 00:19:15,021 HANGING OUT AT THE OLD SLAYER'S HOME, 323 00:19:15,021 --> 00:19:17,312 TALKING PEOPLE'S EARS OFF ABOUT MY GLORY DAYS, 324 00:19:17,312 --> 00:19:19,771 SHOWING THEM MR. POINTY, THE STAKE I HAD BRONZED. 325 00:19:19,771 --> 00:19:21,062 BUFFY. 326 00:19:21,062 --> 00:19:22,896 YOU COULD NEVER BE HELPLESS OR BORING, 327 00:19:22,896 --> 00:19:24,813 NOT EVEN IF YOU TRIED. 328 00:19:26,187 --> 00:19:28,271 DON'T BE SO SURE. 329 00:19:31,062 --> 00:19:35,146 BEFORE I WAS THE SLAYER, I WAS... 330 00:19:35,146 --> 00:19:39,146 WELL, I...DON'T WANT TO SAY SHALLOW, BUT... 331 00:19:39,146 --> 00:19:42,146 LET'S SAY A CERTAIN PERSON, WHO WILL REMAIN NAMELESS, 332 00:19:42,146 --> 00:19:44,146 WE'LL JUST CALL HER SPORDELIA, 333 00:19:44,146 --> 00:19:46,646 LOOKED LIKE A CLASSICAL PHILOSOPHER NEXT TO ME. 334 00:19:49,187 --> 00:19:51,729 ANGEL, IF I'M NOT THE SLAYER... 335 00:19:51,729 --> 00:19:53,104 WHAT DO I DO? 336 00:19:53,104 --> 00:19:55,563 WHAT DO I HAVE TO OFFER? 337 00:19:55,563 --> 00:19:58,146 WHY WOULD YOU LIKE ME? 338 00:19:59,271 --> 00:20:02,229 I SAW YOU BEFORE YOU BECAME THE SLAYER. 339 00:20:04,104 --> 00:20:05,271 WHAT? 340 00:20:05,271 --> 00:20:09,104 I WATCHED YOU, AND I SAW YOU CALLED. 341 00:20:10,604 --> 00:20:12,146 IT WAS A BRIGHT AFTERNOON 342 00:20:12,146 --> 00:20:14,604 OUT IN FRONT OF YOUR SCHOOL. 343 00:20:14,604 --> 00:20:17,563 YOU WALKED DOWN THE STEPS... 344 00:20:17,563 --> 00:20:19,604 AND... 345 00:20:19,604 --> 00:20:22,146 AND I LOVED YOU. 346 00:20:22,146 --> 00:20:24,229 WHY? 347 00:20:24,229 --> 00:20:27,771 'CAUSE I COULD SEE YOUR HEART. 348 00:20:32,146 --> 00:20:34,855 YOU HELD IT BEFORE YOU FOR EVERYONE TO SEE. 349 00:20:34,855 --> 00:20:38,771 AND I WORRIED THAT IT WOULD BE BRUISED OR TORN. 350 00:20:38,771 --> 00:20:40,354 AND MORE THAN ANYTHING IN MY LIFE 351 00:20:40,354 --> 00:20:44,062 I WANTED TO KEEP IT SAFE, 352 00:20:44,062 --> 00:20:46,813 TO WARM IT WITH MY OWN. 353 00:20:52,729 --> 00:20:54,688 THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. 354 00:20:57,688 --> 00:21:00,938 OR TAKEN LITERALLY, INCREDIBLY GROSS. 355 00:21:00,938 --> 00:21:04,229 I WAS JUST THINKING THAT, TOO. 356 00:21:06,146 --> 00:21:08,104 [HUMMING] 357 00:21:22,688 --> 00:21:24,688 OH, YOU'RE UP. 358 00:21:24,688 --> 00:21:26,229 I WAS AFRAID I DRAINED YOU TOO MUCH. 359 00:21:26,229 --> 00:21:28,312 I DO THAT SOMETIMES. 360 00:21:31,479 --> 00:21:33,896 EVER HAVE A TUNE YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD? 361 00:21:33,896 --> 00:21:38,438 IT KEEPS PLAYING OVER AND OVER AND OVER? 362 00:21:38,438 --> 00:21:39,771 DRIVES ME NUTS. 363 00:21:46,187 --> 00:21:47,563 AHH. 364 00:21:47,563 --> 00:21:49,354 THANK YOU. 365 00:21:50,354 --> 00:21:51,563 UHH. OHH. 366 00:21:51,563 --> 00:21:55,062 THAT...IS MUCH BETTER. 367 00:21:59,521 --> 00:22:00,521 MMM. 368 00:22:05,729 --> 00:22:07,229 IT'S A GAME, YOU KNOW. 369 00:22:07,229 --> 00:22:10,104 WE'RE NOT GOING TO PLAY BY THEIR RULES, BUT... 370 00:22:10,104 --> 00:22:12,479 THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE NOT GOING TO PLAY. 371 00:22:13,354 --> 00:22:14,646 MMM. 372 00:22:14,646 --> 00:22:16,479 WHY DON'T YOU CALL YOUR FRIEND IN? 373 00:22:16,479 --> 00:22:18,855 WE'LL... DISCUSS IT OVER DINNER. 374 00:22:31,896 --> 00:22:33,646 QUENTIN? 375 00:22:57,896 --> 00:22:59,896 HELLO? 376 00:23:02,187 --> 00:23:03,813 QUENTIN? 377 00:23:03,813 --> 00:23:05,813 HOB... 378 00:23:55,771 --> 00:23:57,771 OH! 379 00:24:08,396 --> 00:24:11,938 [MEN TALKING, LAUGHING] 380 00:24:20,021 --> 00:24:22,438 LET'S FIND OUT. 381 00:24:22,438 --> 00:24:24,104 HEY, SWEET GIRL. 382 00:24:24,104 --> 00:24:27,146 HOW MUCH FOR A LAP DANCE FOR ME AND MY BUDDY? 383 00:24:27,146 --> 00:24:28,771 YEAH. 384 00:24:37,146 --> 00:24:39,855 WALK ME HOME, ANGEL? NO, I'M FINE. 385 00:24:39,855 --> 00:24:42,312 I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. 386 00:24:42,312 --> 00:24:44,396 [HUMMING] 387 00:24:44,396 --> 00:24:47,563 HUMMERS. BIG TURNOFF. 388 00:24:48,771 --> 00:24:50,855 I LIKE GUYS THAT CAN REMEMBER THE LYRICS. 389 00:24:50,855 --> 00:24:51,938 AAH. 390 00:24:51,938 --> 00:24:53,479 YOU KNOW, I WISH I COULD, 391 00:24:53,479 --> 00:24:55,729 BUT MY MIND JUST ISN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE. 392 00:24:55,729 --> 00:24:57,104 LET ME GO. 393 00:24:57,104 --> 00:24:58,187 YOU DIDN'T SAY PLEASE. 394 00:24:58,187 --> 00:25:00,229 GET...OFF ME! 395 00:25:00,229 --> 00:25:02,146 SOMEBODY, PLEASE! 396 00:25:03,187 --> 00:25:05,146 AAH! HELP ME, PLEASE! 397 00:25:05,146 --> 00:25:06,855 SOMEBODY! 398 00:25:08,312 --> 00:25:11,146 SOMEBODY, PLEASE HELP ME! 399 00:25:31,813 --> 00:25:32,729 STOP! 400 00:25:32,729 --> 00:25:34,354 PLEASE, I NEED HELP! 401 00:25:34,354 --> 00:25:35,479 [HORN HONKS] 402 00:25:35,479 --> 00:25:36,980 [TIRES SCREECH] 403 00:25:36,980 --> 00:25:38,229 PLEASE, STOP! 404 00:25:39,146 --> 00:25:41,021 [HORN HONKS] 405 00:25:43,938 --> 00:25:44,855 [TIRES SCREECH] 406 00:25:44,855 --> 00:25:46,438 HURRY! 407 00:26:01,688 --> 00:26:04,479 WHEN I HIT HIM, IT FELT LIKE MY ARM WAS BROKEN, 408 00:26:04,479 --> 00:26:06,187 IT HURT SO MUCH. 409 00:26:07,354 --> 00:26:09,688 I CAN'T BE JUST A PERSON. 410 00:26:09,688 --> 00:26:13,062 I CAN'T BE HELPLESS LIKE THAT. 411 00:26:13,062 --> 00:26:15,187 GILES, PLEASE, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME. 412 00:26:23,271 --> 00:26:26,563 IT'S AN ORGANIC COMPOUND 413 00:26:26,563 --> 00:26:31,146 OF MUSCLE RELAXANTS AND ADRENAL SUPPRESSORS. 414 00:26:34,521 --> 00:26:37,604 THE EFFECT IS TEMPORARY. 415 00:26:37,604 --> 00:26:40,438 YOU'LL BE YOURSELF AGAIN IN A FEW DAYS. 416 00:26:43,479 --> 00:26:46,229 YOU... 417 00:26:47,646 --> 00:26:51,021 IT'S A TEST, BUFFY. 418 00:26:51,021 --> 00:26:54,396 IT'S GIVEN TO THE SLAYER ONCE SHE-- 419 00:26:54,396 --> 00:26:58,521 UH, IF SHE REACHES HER 18th BIRTHDAY. 420 00:26:58,521 --> 00:27:02,646 THE SLAYER IS DISABLED 421 00:27:02,646 --> 00:27:07,146 AND THEN ENTRAPPED WITH A VAMPIRE FOE WHOM SHE MUST DEFEAT 422 00:27:07,146 --> 00:27:08,521 IN ORDER TO PASS THE TEST. 423 00:27:11,062 --> 00:27:15,729 THE VAMPIRE YOU WERE TO FACE... HAS ESCAPED. 424 00:27:17,479 --> 00:27:20,771 HIS NAME IS ZACKARY KRALIK. 425 00:27:20,771 --> 00:27:25,688 AS A MORTAL, HE MURDERED AND TORTURED MORE THAN A DOZEN WOMEN 426 00:27:25,688 --> 00:27:29,646 BEFORE HE WAS COMMITTED TO AN ASYLUM FOR THE CRIMINALLY INSANE. 427 00:27:29,646 --> 00:27:31,229 WHEN A-- 428 00:27:32,438 --> 00:27:33,855 YOU BASTARD. 429 00:27:33,855 --> 00:27:37,271 ALL THIS TIME, YOU SAW WHAT IT WAS DOING TO ME. 430 00:27:37,271 --> 00:27:39,521 ALL THIS TIME, AND YOU DIDN'T SAY A WORD. 431 00:27:39,521 --> 00:27:41,438 I WANTED TO. 432 00:27:41,438 --> 00:27:43,230 LIAR. 433 00:27:43,230 --> 00:27:44,563 IN MATTERS OF TRADITION AND PROTOCOL, 434 00:27:44,563 --> 00:27:46,396 I MUST ANSWER TO THE COUNCIL. 435 00:27:46,396 --> 00:27:50,479 MY ROLE IN THIS... WAS VERY SPECIFIC. 436 00:27:50,479 --> 00:27:52,896 I WAS TO ADMINISTER THE INJECTIONS 437 00:27:52,896 --> 00:27:54,646 AND TO DIRECT YOU... 438 00:27:54,646 --> 00:27:56,646 TO THE OLD BOARDINGHOUSE ON PRESCOTT LANE. 439 00:27:56,646 --> 00:27:58,688 I CAN'T. I CAN'T HEAR THIS. 440 00:27:58,688 --> 00:28:00,021 BUFFY, PLEASE. 441 00:28:02,855 --> 00:28:06,438 WHO ARE YOU? 442 00:28:06,438 --> 00:28:08,646 HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME? 443 00:28:08,646 --> 00:28:10,188 I AM DEEPLY SORRY, BUFFY, 444 00:28:10,188 --> 00:28:11,396 AND YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND-- 445 00:28:11,396 --> 00:28:14,104 IF YOU TOUCH ME, I'LL KILL YOU. 446 00:28:16,229 --> 00:28:18,229 YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME. 447 00:28:18,229 --> 00:28:19,729 BECAUSE I'VE TOLD YOU THIS, 448 00:28:19,729 --> 00:28:21,855 THE TEST IS INVALIDATED. 449 00:28:21,855 --> 00:28:24,646 YOU WILL BE SAFE NOW. I PROMISE YOU. 450 00:28:24,646 --> 00:28:27,938 WHATEVER I HAVE TO DO TO DEAL WITH KRALIK 451 00:28:27,938 --> 00:28:29,438 AND TO WIN BACK YOUR TRUST-- 452 00:28:29,438 --> 00:28:31,396 YOU STUCK A NEEDLE IN ME. 453 00:28:31,396 --> 00:28:33,855 YOU POISONED ME. 454 00:28:36,271 --> 00:28:37,646 WHAT'S GOING ON? 455 00:28:38,563 --> 00:28:41,187 OH, GOD. IS THE WORLD ENDING? 456 00:28:41,187 --> 00:28:43,479 I HAVE TO RESEARCH A PAPER ON BOSNIA FOR TOMORROW, 457 00:28:43,479 --> 00:28:44,688 BUT IF THE WORLD'S ENDING, 458 00:28:44,688 --> 00:28:46,646 I'M NOT GOING TO BOTHER. 459 00:28:49,230 --> 00:28:50,563 YOU CAN'T WALK HOME ALONE, BUFFY. 460 00:28:50,563 --> 00:28:52,396 IT ISN'T SAFE. 461 00:28:55,104 --> 00:28:57,688 I DON'T KNOW YOU. 462 00:28:59,312 --> 00:29:01,271 DID SOMETHING TAKE HER MEMORY? 463 00:29:01,271 --> 00:29:02,646 HE'S GILES. 464 00:29:02,646 --> 00:29:05,229 GILES. 465 00:29:05,229 --> 00:29:07,479 HE HANGS OUT HERE A LOT. 466 00:29:09,187 --> 00:29:11,563 CORDELIA, COULD YOU PLEASE DRIVE ME HOME? 467 00:29:11,563 --> 00:29:14,230 OF COURSE. 468 00:29:15,729 --> 00:29:17,646 BUT IF THE WORLD DOESN'T END, 469 00:29:17,646 --> 00:29:19,771 I'M GOING TO NEED A NOTE. 470 00:29:24,855 --> 00:29:26,771 [CREAK] 471 00:29:41,646 --> 00:29:43,729 BUFFY? 472 00:29:50,187 --> 00:29:52,062 MOTHER. 473 00:30:41,771 --> 00:30:43,396 Kralik: MOTHER. 474 00:30:46,021 --> 00:30:48,438 MAY I CALL YOU MOTHER? 475 00:30:49,729 --> 00:30:51,896 MY OWN MOTHER 476 00:30:51,896 --> 00:30:54,396 WAS A PERSON WITH NO SELF-RESPECT OF HER OWN, 477 00:30:54,396 --> 00:30:56,855 SO SHE TRIED TO TAKE MINE. 478 00:30:58,729 --> 00:31:00,855 10 YEARS OLD, SHE HAD THE SCISSORS. 479 00:31:00,855 --> 00:31:03,646 YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT SHE TOOK WITH THOSE. 480 00:31:05,771 --> 00:31:07,187 BUT SHE'S DEAD TO ME NOW. 481 00:31:09,563 --> 00:31:12,729 MOSTLY [GIGGLES] BECAUSE I KILLED AND ATE HER, 482 00:31:12,729 --> 00:31:14,563 BUT ALSO BECAUSE I KNOW 483 00:31:14,563 --> 00:31:17,771 I WON'T BE ALONE MUCH LONGER. 484 00:31:17,771 --> 00:31:20,646 I'LL HAVE YOUR DAUGHTER. 485 00:31:20,646 --> 00:31:23,479 I WON'T KILL HER, I'LL JUST MAKE HER LIKE ME. 486 00:31:23,479 --> 00:31:26,729 DIFFERENT. 487 00:31:26,729 --> 00:31:28,604 SHE'LL GO TO SLEEP, 488 00:31:28,604 --> 00:31:30,688 AND WHEN SHE WAKES UP, 489 00:31:30,688 --> 00:31:35,146 YOUR FACE WILL BE THE FIRST THING SHE EATS. 490 00:31:37,729 --> 00:31:39,604 I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MOTHERS. 491 00:31:39,604 --> 00:31:41,479 I'M AWARE OF THAT. 492 00:33:20,855 --> 00:33:23,187 I WAS JUST TRYING TO REACH YOU. 493 00:33:23,187 --> 00:33:25,688 I WAS ON WATCH OVER BY THE BOARDINGHOUSE. 494 00:33:25,688 --> 00:33:27,688 THEN YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED. 495 00:33:27,688 --> 00:33:29,438 YES. 496 00:33:29,438 --> 00:33:32,229 HE'S KILLED HOBSON AND MADE BLAIR ONE OF HIS OWN. 497 00:33:32,229 --> 00:33:35,396 YOUR PERFECTLY CONTROLLED TEST 498 00:33:35,396 --> 00:33:37,771 SEEMS TO HAVE SPUN RATHER IMPRESSIVELY OUT OF CONTROL, 499 00:33:37,771 --> 00:33:39,396 DON'T YOU THINK? 500 00:33:42,604 --> 00:33:44,354 IT CHANGES NOTHING. 501 00:33:44,354 --> 00:33:45,896 WELL, THEN, ALLOW ME. 502 00:33:45,896 --> 00:33:48,855 I'VE TOLD BUFFY EVERYTHING. 503 00:33:49,813 --> 00:33:51,729 THAT IS IN DIRECT OPPOSITION 504 00:33:51,729 --> 00:33:53,312 TO THE COUNCIL'S ORDERS. 505 00:33:53,312 --> 00:33:55,771 YES. INTERESTINGLY, I DON'T GIVE A RAT'S ASS 506 00:33:55,771 --> 00:33:56,855 ABOUT THE COUNCIL'S ORDERS. 507 00:33:56,855 --> 00:33:58,855 THERE WILL BE NO TEST. 508 00:33:58,855 --> 00:34:00,604 THE TEST HAS ALREADY BEGUN. 509 00:34:00,604 --> 00:34:03,938 YOUR SLAYER ENTERED THE FIELD OF PLAY ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO. 510 00:34:03,938 --> 00:34:05,187 WHY? 511 00:34:05,187 --> 00:34:06,271 I DON'T KNOW. 512 00:34:06,271 --> 00:34:08,896 I RETURNED THERE JUST AS SHE ENTERED. 513 00:34:08,896 --> 00:34:10,312 GILES, WE HAVE NO BUSINESS-- 514 00:34:10,312 --> 00:34:12,771 THIS IS NOT BUSINESS. 515 00:34:38,938 --> 00:34:40,604 [STRAINING] 516 00:35:23,855 --> 00:35:27,646 Kralik: HIDE-AND-SEEK. 517 00:35:30,855 --> 00:35:32,938 HIDE-AND-SEEK. 518 00:35:46,688 --> 00:35:48,354 [GASPS] [GROWLS] 519 00:35:48,354 --> 00:35:51,146 WHY DID YOU COME TO THE DARK OF THE WOODS? 520 00:35:52,688 --> 00:35:55,980 TO BRING ALL THESE SWEETS TO GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE. 521 00:36:04,855 --> 00:36:07,271 [LAUGHS] 522 00:36:07,271 --> 00:36:08,479 [SIZZLING] OH--OH, NO, NO. 523 00:36:08,479 --> 00:36:10,230 JUST A LITTLE LOWER. RIGHT-- 524 00:36:10,230 --> 00:36:12,230 OH, YES. YES. 525 00:36:12,230 --> 00:36:14,021 OH. [GASPS] 526 00:36:14,021 --> 00:36:15,104 OHH. 527 00:36:16,104 --> 00:36:17,271 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 528 00:36:18,688 --> 00:36:20,230 AHH. 529 00:37:00,729 --> 00:37:02,646 OH. OH. NO. 530 00:37:58,021 --> 00:37:59,021 AAH! 531 00:37:59,021 --> 00:38:00,521 IF YOU STRAY FROM THE PATH, 532 00:38:00,521 --> 00:38:02,146 YOU WILL LOSE YOUR WAY. 533 00:38:04,230 --> 00:38:05,646 I WON'T TAKE IT ALL. 534 00:38:05,646 --> 00:38:07,396 I WON'T TAKE IT ALL. 535 00:38:07,396 --> 00:38:08,521 [STRAINS] 536 00:38:08,521 --> 00:38:11,688 AAH. AAH. AAH. 537 00:38:18,604 --> 00:38:20,062 AAH. 538 00:38:25,104 --> 00:38:27,312 NO! NO! NO! 539 00:38:37,187 --> 00:38:39,271 BUFFY? 540 00:38:41,271 --> 00:38:42,479 BUFFY, WE HAVE TO-- 541 00:38:42,479 --> 00:38:44,563 [POUNDING ON DOOR] 542 00:38:47,062 --> 00:38:50,146 WHERE ARE THEY? WHERE ARE THEY?! 543 00:39:05,062 --> 00:39:08,146 AHH. AHH. 544 00:39:08,146 --> 00:39:11,438 AHH. AHH. 545 00:39:13,104 --> 00:39:15,688 YOU DON'T SEEM TO 546 00:39:15,688 --> 00:39:18,521 UNDERSTAND YOUR PLACE IN ALL OF THIS. 547 00:39:18,521 --> 00:39:20,563 DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA-- 548 00:39:22,062 --> 00:39:23,896 OH, MY. 549 00:39:23,896 --> 00:39:26,146 WHAT HAVE YOU-- 550 00:39:26,146 --> 00:39:27,146 MY PILLS. 551 00:39:31,563 --> 00:39:33,187 [GROANS] 552 00:39:35,438 --> 00:39:38,187 NO. NO! 553 00:39:38,187 --> 00:39:39,729 IF I WAS AT FULL SLAYER POWER, 554 00:39:39,729 --> 00:39:41,855 I'D BE PUNNING RIGHT ABOUT NOW. 555 00:39:41,855 --> 00:39:44,521 NO! AAH! 556 00:39:44,521 --> 00:39:47,729 AAH! 557 00:39:53,104 --> 00:39:55,146 BUFFY, THANK GOD YOU'RE OK. 558 00:39:55,146 --> 00:39:56,938 OH, THAT MAN... 559 00:39:56,938 --> 00:39:59,021 [STRAINS] 560 00:39:59,021 --> 00:40:01,187 I CAN'T GET THESE. THEY'RE TOO TIGHT. 561 00:40:01,187 --> 00:40:03,146 CAN'T YOU JUST... 562 00:40:03,146 --> 00:40:05,271 NOT RIGHT NOW. 563 00:40:05,271 --> 00:40:08,146 MAYBE THERE'S SOME CLIPPERS AROUND. 564 00:40:08,146 --> 00:40:09,354 OH, BUFFY! 565 00:40:13,813 --> 00:40:15,896 AAH. 566 00:40:25,396 --> 00:40:27,980 Travers: CONGRATULATIONS, YOU PASSED. 567 00:40:29,396 --> 00:40:31,187 YOU EXHIBITED EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE 568 00:40:31,187 --> 00:40:34,146 AND CLEARHEADEDNESS IN BATTLE. 569 00:40:34,146 --> 00:40:36,229 THE COUNCIL IS VERY PLEASED. 570 00:40:36,229 --> 00:40:38,604 DO I GET A GOLD STAR? 571 00:40:38,604 --> 00:40:40,646 I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE UPSET-- 572 00:40:40,646 --> 00:40:43,312 YOU UNDERSTAND NOTHING. 573 00:40:43,312 --> 00:40:44,438 YOU SET THAT MONSTER LOOSE, 574 00:40:44,438 --> 00:40:46,479 AND HE CAME AFTER MY MOTHER. 575 00:40:46,479 --> 00:40:48,604 YOU THINK THE TEST WAS UNFAIR? 576 00:40:48,604 --> 00:40:50,187 I THINK YOU BETTER LEAVE TOWN 577 00:40:50,187 --> 00:40:52,396 BEFORE I GET MY STRENGTH BACK. 578 00:40:54,187 --> 00:40:55,646 WE'RE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF FAIR, 579 00:40:55,646 --> 00:40:57,771 MISS SUMMERS, WE'RE FIGHTING A WAR. 580 00:40:57,771 --> 00:40:59,187 YOU'RE WAGING A WAR. SHE'S FIGHTING IT. 581 00:40:59,187 --> 00:41:00,312 THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. 582 00:41:00,312 --> 00:41:02,271 MR. GILES, IF YOU DON'T MIND-- 583 00:41:02,271 --> 00:41:04,230 THE TEST IS DONE. WE'RE FINISHED. 584 00:41:04,230 --> 00:41:06,271 NOT QUITE. SHE PASSED. 585 00:41:06,271 --> 00:41:08,187 YOU DIDN'T. 586 00:41:08,187 --> 00:41:09,813 THE SLAYER IS NOT THE ONLY ONE 587 00:41:09,813 --> 00:41:12,271 WHO MUST PERFORM IN THIS SITUATION. 588 00:41:12,271 --> 00:41:15,354 I'VE RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL, AND THEY'VE AGREED 589 00:41:15,354 --> 00:41:18,438 THAT YOU BE RELIEVED OF YOUR DUTIES AS WATCHER IMMEDIATELY. 590 00:41:18,438 --> 00:41:19,813 YOU'RE FIRED. 591 00:41:21,646 --> 00:41:23,396 ON WHAT GROUNDS? 592 00:41:23,396 --> 00:41:25,688 YOUR AFFECTION FOR YOUR CHARGE 593 00:41:25,688 --> 00:41:27,062 HAS RENDERED YOU INCAPABLE 594 00:41:27,062 --> 00:41:29,396 OF CLEAR AND IMPARTIAL JUDGMENT. 595 00:41:29,396 --> 00:41:33,354 YOU HAVE A FATHER'S LOVE FOR THE CHILD, 596 00:41:33,354 --> 00:41:36,271 AND THAT IS USELESS TO THE CAUSE. 597 00:41:36,271 --> 00:41:38,271 IT WOULD BE BEST 598 00:41:38,271 --> 00:41:41,688 IF YOU HAD NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH THE SLAYER. 599 00:41:41,688 --> 00:41:43,521 I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. 600 00:41:43,521 --> 00:41:45,729 I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU WOULD ADHERE TO THAT. 601 00:41:45,729 --> 00:41:48,187 HOWEVER, IF YOU INTERFERE WITH THE NEW WATCHER 602 00:41:48,187 --> 00:41:51,146 OR COUNTERMAND HIS AUTHORITY IN ANY WAY, 603 00:41:51,146 --> 00:41:52,813 YOU WILL BE DEALT WITH. 604 00:41:52,813 --> 00:41:54,521 ARE WE CLEAR? 605 00:41:54,521 --> 00:41:56,396 WE'RE VERY CLEAR. 606 00:41:57,938 --> 00:42:00,187 CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. 607 00:42:02,146 --> 00:42:03,771 BITE ME. 608 00:42:04,771 --> 00:42:06,271 YES, 609 00:42:06,271 --> 00:42:07,604 WELL, 610 00:42:07,604 --> 00:42:09,813 COLORFUL GIRL. 611 00:43:00,521 --> 00:43:02,271 I CAN'T BELIEVE GILES WAS FIRED. 612 00:43:02,271 --> 00:43:04,187 HOW COULD GILES GET FIRED? 613 00:43:04,187 --> 00:43:06,604 SO, HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO KILL KRALIK? 614 00:43:06,604 --> 00:43:09,354 OH, SHE WAS VERY CLEVER. 615 00:43:09,354 --> 00:43:11,021 YOU GO AHEAD AND TELL IT, DEAR. 616 00:43:11,021 --> 00:43:12,187 YOU TELL IT BETTER. 617 00:43:12,187 --> 00:43:14,187 NOW--NOW WHEN YOU SAY FIRED, 618 00:43:14,187 --> 00:43:15,938 DO YOU MEAN FIRED? 619 00:43:15,938 --> 00:43:17,312 YOU'RE NOT CRUISING PAST THAT CONCEPT 620 00:43:17,312 --> 00:43:19,187 ANY TIME SOON, ARE YOU? 621 00:43:19,187 --> 00:43:21,438 WELL, IT'S JUST-- I MEAN, HE'S BEEN FIRED. 622 00:43:21,438 --> 00:43:22,813 HE'S--HE'S UNEMPLOYED. 623 00:43:22,813 --> 00:43:25,646 HE'S BETWEEN JOBS. 624 00:43:25,646 --> 00:43:27,479 GILES ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE, WIL. 625 00:43:27,479 --> 00:43:29,396 HE'S STILL LIBRARIAN. 626 00:43:29,396 --> 00:43:31,354 OK, BUT I'M WRITING AN ANGRY LETTER. 627 00:43:31,354 --> 00:43:33,062 YOU KNOW, NOTHING'S REALLY GOING TO CHANGE. 628 00:43:33,062 --> 00:43:34,604 THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT I KEPT UP 629 00:43:34,604 --> 00:43:36,021 MY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY TRADITION 630 00:43:36,021 --> 00:43:38,521 OF GUT-WRENCHING MISERY AND HORROR. 631 00:43:38,521 --> 00:43:40,229 BRIGHT SIDE TO EVERYTHING. 632 00:43:41,688 --> 00:43:44,855 JUST FEEL BETTER WHEN I GET MY STRENGTH BACK. 633 00:43:44,855 --> 00:43:47,479 GIVE YOU A HAND WITH THAT, LITTLE LADY? 634 00:43:49,479 --> 00:43:51,855 YOU'RE LOVING THIS FAR TOO MUCH. 635 00:43:51,855 --> 00:43:55,479 ADMIT IT. SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED A BIG STRONG MAN. 636 00:44:01,438 --> 00:44:03,521 Xander: UH, WIL, GIVE ME A HAND WITH THAT? 637 00:44:38,229 --> 00:44:40,312 GRR! ARGH!