I WAS THINKING OF ASKING OUT BUFFY.
I'VE NEVER COURTED ANYONE LIKE BUFFY BEFORE.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER MET ANYONE LIKE BUFFY BEFORE.
UH, BUFFY--
[ Giles ] PREVIOUSLY ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.
BIG BAD IS BACK, AND THIS TIME--
- [ Electrical Surging ] - [ Grunts ]
THE SLAYER-- SET ME UP TOO!
[ Klaxon Blaring ]
- SITUATION? - GENTLEMEN, SUIT UP. WE HAVE A CODE RED.
HOSTILE 17 HAS ESCAPED.
FAIL TO RECAPTURE IT, AND EVERYTHING WE WORKED FOR--
- THE INITIATIVE ITSELF-- COULD END TONIGHT. - NOBODY'S FAILING ON MY WATCH.
MY IMPLANT? THE IMPLANT WORKS. HOSTILE 17 CAN'T HARM...
ANY LIVING CREATURE IN ANY WAY WITHOUT INTENSE NEUROLOGICAL PAIN.
YOU'RE A LITTLE PECULIAR.
I CAN LIVE WITH THAT.
[ Rustling ]
OH!
LOOKING FOR ME?
HOLY--WHAT DO YOU WANT?
UHH! HEY!
LOOK WHO'S HOME.
SLAYER.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM?
THINGS WERE GREAT BEFORE YOU CAME.
AND THEY SAY ONE PERSON CAN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
[ Dean Guerrero ] OF ALL THE DUTIES OF A DEAN,
ONE OF THE MOST PLEASANT IS TO SEE A COLLEAGUE REALIZE A DREAM.
LADIES, GENTLEMEN, STUDENTS,
I PRESENT TO YOU PROFESSOR GERHARDT
OF THE ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
WHEN I FIRST REALIZED
WE WERE OUTGROWING OUR CURRENT CULTURAL CENTER,
I WAS CONCERNED.
THEN I REALIZED
IT WAS LIKE SEEING ONE'S CHILD GROW UP
AND MOVE ON TO BETTER THINGS.
IN THIS CASE,
A SPACIOUS NEW FACILITY TO BE BUILT ON THIS SITE...
LOOK AT HIM.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING SO MASCULINE?
YOU MEAN GUERRERO OR HIS WIFE?
I THINK SHE MEANS...
OH. VERY MANLY.
NOT AT ALL VILLAGE PEOPLE.
SO MUCH SEXIER THAN THE OUTFIT FROM HIS LAST JOB.
OH, I MISS THE FREE HOT DOGS ON STICKS.
I'M IMAGINING HAVING SEX WITH HIM RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT'S WHY IT'S APPROPRIATE
THAT THE GROUND-BREAKING FOR THE UC SUNNYDALE CULTURAL PARTNERSHIP CENTER
IS TAKING PLACE SO SOON BEFORE THANKSGIVING.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE MELTING POT IS ABOUT--
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ALL CULTURES,
MAKING OUR CULTURE STRONGER.
WHAT A LOAD OF HORSE HOOEY.
WE HAVE A COUNTERPOINT?
YEAH. THANKSGIVING ISN'T ABOUT BLENDING OF 2 CULTURES.
IT'S ABOUT ONE CULTURE WIPING OUT ANOTHER.
AND THEN THEY MAKE ANIMATED SPECIALS
ABOUT THE PART WHERE, WITH THE MAIZE AND THE BIG, BIG BELT BUCKLES.
THEY DON'T SHOW YOU THE NEXT SCENE,
WHERE ALL THE BISON DIE
AND SQUANTO TAKES A MUSKET BALL IN THE STOMACH.
OKAY. NOW, FOR SOME OF THAT, YOU WERE CHANNELING YOUR MOTHER?
WELL, YEAH, SORT OF.
THAT'S WHY SHE DOESN'T CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING OR COLUMBUS DAY--
YOU KNOW, THE DESTRUCTION OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.
I KNOW IT SOUNDS A LITTLE OVERWROUGHT,
BUT REALLY, SHE'S...SHE'S RIGHT.
YEAH. I GUESS I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT THAT WAY.
WITH MOM AT AUNT DARLENE'S THIS YEAR,
I'M NOT GETTING A THANKSGIVING.
MAYBE IT'S JUST AS WELL.
WELL, I THINK THAT'S A SHAME.
I LOVE A RITUAL SACRIFICE.
IT'S NOT REALLY A ONE OF THOSE.
TO COMMEMORATE A PAST EVENT,
YOU KILL AND EAT AN ANIMAL.
IT'S A RITUAL SACRIFICE, WITH PIE.
...AND THUS, A SYMBOLIC BEGINNING.
WHAT'S SHE DOING?
XANDER SAID HE WAS GOING TO DIG.
I WANT TO SEE XANDER DIG.
THAT PART'S JUST CEREMONIAL.
WELL, IT BITES.
SHE'S NOT RIPPLING AT ALL.
OH. LOOK, THERE HE GOES.
[ Sigh ]
LOOK AT HIM.
VERY...DIGGY.
SOON HE'LL BE SWEATING.
I'M IMAGINING HAVING SEX WITH HIM AGAIN.
IMAGINARY XANDER IS QUITE THE MACHINE.
UHH!
[ Man ] WHAT HAPPENED?
OW.
[ Man ] HEY, BUDDY! YOU ALL RIGHT?
[ Man ] HEY, DON'T MOVE!
I'M OKAY!
I'M, UH... I'M OKAY!
[ Man ] ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GET YOU SOME HELP.
WHERE AM I OKAY?
WHILE THEY WERE PULLING XANDER OUT,
I HEARD A COUPLE OF THE ANTHRO PROFESSORS TALKING ABOUT IT.
MAN, WERE THEY EXCITED.
IT'S THE OLD SUNNYDALE MISSION,
WHICH EVERYONE THOUGHT WAS LOST.
HUH?
IS THERE SOMETHING OUT THERE?
HMM? OH. NO.
I'M SORRY. A LOST MISSION.
I MEAN, A HAIRBRUSH I CAN UNDERSTAND.
AND BY THE WAY,
I WILL FIND THAT AND GET THAT BACK TO YOU.
BUT HOW DO YOU LOSE A MISSION?
HUGE EARTHQUAKE IN 1812.
EVERYONE JUST ASSUMED THE MISSION WAS LEVELED.
INSTEAD, THEY BUILT RIGHT OVER IT.
IT'S LIKE WHAT HAPPENED IN THE THIRTIES
WITH THAT CHURCH THE MASTER WAS IN.
DOESN'T IT MAKE YOU WONDER WHAT ELSE IS THERE,
LIKE, RIGHT UNDER OUR FEET?
MOSTLY, I'VE JUST FOUND SEWERS FULL OF DEMONS.
OH, RIGHT.
[ Whooping And Hollering ]
MAN, IT'S CRAZY OUT THERE.
MM-HMM. POST-MIDTERM FRENZY.
AND THE HOLIDAY. EVERYONE'S GOING HOME.
IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF LUCKY MOMS
ARE GONNA BE GETTING BRIMMING BASKETS OF DIRTY LAUNDRY.
IT'S SO NOT FAIR.
I MEAN, THEY ALL GET A FAMILY HOLIDAY
JUST BECAUSE THEY CAN GO HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES.
HMM, IT'S A TURVY-TOPSY WORLD.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I SHOULD HAVE MY OWN THANKSGIVING.
I CAN COOK THE MEAL, JUST LIKE MY MOM DOES.
HAVE ALL YOU GUYS OVER.
IT'LL BE GREAT.
BUFFY, EARLIER YOU AGREED WITH ME ABOUT THANKSGIVING.
IT'S A SHAM. IT'S ALL ABOUT DEATH.
IT IS A SHAM,
BUT IT'S A SHAM WITH YAMS.
IT'S A YAM SHAM.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA JOKEY-RHYME YOUR WAY OUT OF THIS ONE.
I KNOW... BUT I WANT IT.
IT'S LIKE PROFESSOR WALSH
WAS SAYING ABOUT SENSE MEMORY.
I SMELL A ROASTING TURKEY,
AND I'M 8 YEARS OLD.
I LIKED HAVING THAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
EVERYTHING'S DIFFERENT NOW.
WELL, I SUPPOSE THERE COULD BE SLIGHT YAMS.
I MEAN, WE COULD DEFINITELY USE A LITTLE COMFORT FOOD.
I BET GILES DOESN'T HAVE ANY PLANS.
AND XANDER ALWAYS TRIES TO AVOID ALL OF HIS FAMILY GATHERINGS.
OOH. WE COULD NOT INVITE ANYA.
I DON'T KNOW.
SHE AND XANDER SEEM PRETTY TIGHT LATELY.
GRUMBLE GRUMBLE.
LOOK, PILGRIMS ASIDE,
ISN'T THAT THE WHOLE POINT OF THANKSGIVING--
EVERYBODY HAS A PLACE TO GO?
MAN, I'M BEAT.
WE'LL DO ONE MORE SWEEP, THEN CASH IT IN.
I GOTTA PACK TONIGHT. YOU GOT A FLIGHT?
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
PROFESSOR WALSH WANTS ME HERE FOR THE DEBRIEFING.
THAT'S A PRETTY SHORT THANKSGIVING.
HEY, WITH A HOSTILE ON THE LOOSE,
WE'RE LUCKY TO BE GOING HOME AT ALL.
IT'S NEUTERED. THE IMPLANT WORKS GREAT.
HE CAN'T HURT A SINGLE LIVING THING.
AS LONG AS HE KNOWS ABOUT THE INITIATIVE,
HE'S A THREAT.
WE DO THIS THE PROFESSOR'S WAY.
[ Coughs, Whispers ] MAMA'S BOY.
THAT'S A NASTY COUGH.
YOU MIGHT NEED TO SPEND THE WEEKEND IN QUARANTINE.
OH, NO. I'M DONE COUGHING.
I JUST DON'T WANT ANYONE GETTING SICK.
XANDER, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DIGGING.
I WENT TO WATCH YOU DIGGING,
AND YOU WEREN'T THERE DOING IT.
I'M GOING NOW.
JUST...KINDA TOUGH GETTING GOING TODAY.
YOUR HEAD IS MOIST.
OH! YOU'RE SICK.
WELL, YOU CAN'T GO TO WORK.
UH.
OH. ANYA?
YOU'RE PASTY AND WET AND DISGUSTING.
THEY CAN DIG WITHOUT YOU.
[ Sickly Moan ]
LOOK--
I DON'T REALLY FEEL THAT BAD.
I INFLICTED A LOT OF PUTREFYING DISEASES ON MEN
WHEN I WAS AN AVENGING DEMON,
AND YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE GETTING ALL OF THEM.
OKAY.
I'LL STAY.
BUT YOU SHOULD GO.
YOU COULD CATCH IT.
WE'LL DIE TOGETHER.
IT'S ROMANTIC.
LET ME GET YOUR TROUSERS OFF.
YOU'RE A STRANGE GIRLFRIEND.
I'M A GIRLFRIEND?
UH...THERE'S A CHANCE I'M DELIRIOUS.
AH, YES.
WELL, WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S MAKING YOU SICK,
SO FAR, I LIKE IT.
IT'S A VERY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GO DOWN THERE MYSELF.
IT'S JUST...WELL,
IT MEANS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START LOOKING FOR A NEW LOCATION.
NO, IT'S REALLY UP TO THE DEAN.
I JUST HOPE THIS DOESN'T COST US ANOTHER YEAR.
OKAY. TALK TO YOU LATER.
I'LL NEVER GET USED TO THIS.
ONE DAY, SHE'S AT THE FRIENDSHIP CEREMONY.
THE NEXT DAY, SHE'S ON THE NEWS.
THE CORONER'S OFFICE SAID SHE WAS MISSING AN EAR.
SO I'M THINKING,
MAYBE WE'RE LOOKING FOR A WITCH.
THERE'S SOME GREAT SPELLS
THAT WORK MUCH BETTER WITH AN EAR IN THE MIX.
THAT'S ONE FUN LITTLE HOBBY
YOU'VE GOT THERE, WIL.
OR...OR MAYBE AN EAR-HARVESTING DEMON
THAT--IT'S, LIKE, BUILDING ANOTHER DEMON
COMPLETELY OUT OF EARS.
OR...OOH. THOUGHT.
WE'RE JUST ASSUMING SOMEONE ELSE CUT OFF THE EAR.
WHAT IF IT WAS SELF-INFLICTED,
LIKE VAN GOGH?
SO...SHE BRUTALLY STABBED HERSELF,
DUMPED THE BODY,
THEN CUT OFF HER OWN EAR?
NO. SHE CUT OFF HER EAR, THEN KILLED HERSELF,
THEN DUMPED THE BODY--
I'M REALLY OFF MY GAME, AREN'T I?
YEAH.
WAIT. SOMETHING'S MISSING FROM THIS CASE.
"EARLY 1800 CHUMASH KNIFE."
THERE'S A PICTURE.
WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE?
PRETTY DARN SCARY.
IT WAS MORE LIKE A RIOT THAN A RALPH'S.
I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO USE SLAYER MOVES ON THIS ONE WOMAN
WHO WAS COMPLETELY HOARDING THE PUMPKIN PIE FILLING.
AND AT SOME POINT,
YOU ARE GOING TO TELL ME ABOUT THE MURDER?
OH, RIGHT.
THE KNIFE WAS SOME SORT OF INDIAN ARTIFACT.
CHUMASH, I THINK.
THAT'S ALL WE GOT.
OH, CHUMASH INDIANS.
THEY WERE INDIGENOUS TO THIS WHOLE AREA.
THAT'S INTERESTING.
THEN, OF COURSE,
THE MURDER WEAPON MIGHT HAVE JUST BEEN A CONVENIENT CHOICE.
UH-UH. THERE WAS A BIG OL' SCISSORS LYING RIGHT THERE.
THAT KNIFE WAS PICKED FOR A REASON.
DO YOU EVEN OWN A TURKEY PAN?
TELL ME AGAIN WHY WE'RE NOT DOING THIS AT YOUR HOUSE.
GILES, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET BY IN AMERICAN SOCIETY,
THEN YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FOLLOW OUR TRADITIONS.
YOU'RE THE PATRIARCH.
YOU HAVE TO HOST THE FESTIVITIES,
OR IT'S ALL MEANINGLESS.
AND THIS IS IN NO WAY AN ELABORATE SCHEME
TO STICK ME WITH THE CLEANUP?
HOW ABOUT THAT CEREMONIAL KNIFE, HUH?
PRETTY JUICY PIECE OF CLUEAGE, DON'T YOU THINK?
YES, ALL RIGHT.
I'LL LOOK INTO THE CHUMASH CONNECTION
AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY RITUAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE EAR REMOVAL.
THANK YOU.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH. UH...
I STILL NEED TO PICK UP A FEW THINGS,
SO I'LL CHECK IN.
AND KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF THE FOOD.
OH, I'LL TRY AND RESTRAIN MYSELF
FROM EATING UNCOOKED POTATOES AND CRANBERRIES.
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
SHE SOUNDS GOOD.
KIND OF INTENSE ABOUT THIS THANKSGIVING THING.
I THINK PERHAPS SHE'S A LITTLE LONELY,
BUT I MEANT ABOUT THE MURDER.
WHATEVER KILLED THE WOMAN IN THE MUSEUM,
THAT'S PROBABLY THE DANGER.
YEAH, WELL, THIS DANGER,
YOUR FRIEND HAS SOME OMINOUS VISION ABOUT BUFFY.
IT'S ALL TERRIBLY VAGUE.
I MEAN, THERE ARE OTHER THINGS HAPPENING ON THIS CAMPUS.
WELL, MAYBE I'M WRONG, BUT I GOTTA TRY SOMETHING.
I CAN'T JUST KEEP WATCHING.
I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE WATCHING OUT FOR HER,
BUT I FEEL I SHOULD REMIND YOU THAT SHE'S NOT HELPLESS
AND IT'S NOT YOUR JOB TO KEEP HER SAFE.
IT'S NOT YOURS ANYMORE, EITHER.
ARE YOU GOING TO WALK AWAY?
ALL RIGHT.
BUT I FEEL WE SHOULD TELL HER.
I DON'T LIKE KEEPING THIS SECRET.
NO. IF SHE KNEW I WAS HERE,
IT WOULD DISTRACT HER.
IT COULD GET HER HURT.
I DON'T WANT TO GET IN THE WAY.
UM, I'M ASSUMING THAT THERE'S SOME CONNECTION TO THE OLD MISSION.
SOMETHING IS ANGRY ABOUT BEING DISTURBED.
OR MAYBE IT WAS TRAPPED THERE,
AND NOW IT'S RELEASED.
SOMETHING THAT HAS A FONDNESS FOR ANCIENT WEAPONS.
YOU KNOW FATHER GABRIEL?
NO.
HE KNOWS THE HISTORY OF THIS PLACE PRETTY WELL.
HIS FAMILY DATES BACK TO MISSION TIMES.
HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FILL IN SOME BLANKS.
OKAY. WELL, I'LL SEE ABOUT CONTACTING HIM.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
TO WATCH HER.
IT'S NOT FAIR.
YOU KNOW THAT'S WHAT SHE'D SAY.
YOU CAN SEE HER, BUT SHE CAN'T SEE YOU?
BELIEVE ME, I'M NOT GETTING THE GOOD HALF OF THIS DEAL.
TO BE ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN AT WHAT I CAN'T...
WELL, I'D FORGOTTEN HOW BAD IT FEELS.
[ Muffled Groans ]
BUT YOU HAVE WHIPPED CREAM.
I SAW IT IN GILES'S FRIDGE.
BUT THAT'S WHIPPED CREAM IN A CANISTER.
LOOK, IT'S ONLY RIGHT IF YOU WHIP IT YOURSELF.
HEY, AND THEN LATER, WE CAN CHURN OUR OWN BUTTER
AND MAKE SWEATERS OUT OF SHEEP.
OKAY. IT'S THE LAST THING. I PROMISE.
BESIDES, I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
WITH THAT PRIEST THAT GILES CALLED ABOUT.
HE THINKS HE MIGHT HAVE SOME INFORMATION.
[ Riley ] BUFFY?
HEY, BUFFY.
RILEY. WHERE'D YOU COME FROM?
I DIDN'T SEE YOU AT ALL.
OH, JUST ACROSS THE STREET...
AND A COUPLE OF BLOCKS DOWN.
HEY, WILLOW.
HI.
WELL, I'M JUST GONNA LET YOU TWO...
LOOK, THEY'RE SELLING COFFEE IN THE COFFEE SHOP.
YUM.
OH! ANGEL--
[ Muffled ] EVIL! YOU'RE ALL EVIL AGAIN.
I'M NOT EVIL. I'M HERE TO HELP BUFFY.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
MY FRIEND HAD A VISION. BUFFY'S IN DANGER.
SO TELL HER. HELP HER.
IF SHE SEES ME, IT'LL BE WORSE.
SEE, I DON'T GET THAT.
ALL THIS "LEAVING FOR HER OWN GOOD" GARBAGE.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
YOU CAN'T JUST GIVE UP BECAUSE THERE'S OBSTACLES.
WHAT KIND--
WILLOW.
SORRY. MY STUFF.
YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT HER.
IF THERE WAS ANY WAY...
YEAH. I KNOW.
IT'S JUST...EVERYTHING'S DIFFERENT NOW.
HEY, IS CORDELIA REALLY WORKING FOR YOU?
'CAUSE THAT'S GOTTA BE A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE.
OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU COULD'VE HIRED.
WILLOW, I'M HERE TO PROTECT BUFFY.
I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF TIME FOR PERSONAL STUFF.
RIGHT. WELL, HOW CAN I HELP?
WELL, IF YOU CAN JUST TELL ME...
WHO'S THAT GUY?
IT'LL BE JUST LIKE IT WAS WHEN I WAS A KID.
ONLY WITHOUT ME BUILDING A FORT
OUT OF MY MASHED POTATOES.
SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
IT WILL BE.
UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE PLANS...
YOU SHOULD COME.
I'M A GREAT COOK... IN THEORY.
I'VE EATEN A LOT.
THAT SOUNDS SO GREAT,
BUT I'M OUTTA HERE TONIGHT.
I CAUGHT A LAST-MINUTE FLIGHT BACK TO IOWA.
IOWA.
THAT'S ONE OF THE ONES IN THE MIDDLE, RIGHT?
MY FOLKS ARE THERE.
WE ALWAYS DO THANKSGIVING AT MY GRANDPARENTS' HOUSE.
A LITTLE FARM OUTSIDE HUXLEY.
SOUNDS NICE.
IT IS.
AFTER DINNER, WE ALL GO FOR A WALK
DOWN BY THE RIVER WITH THE DOGS.
THERE'S TREES AND...
AND I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
IT'S LIKE I GREW UP IN A GRANT WOOD PAINTING.
EXACTLY. IF I KNEW WHO THAT WAS.
JUST A GUY WHO PAINTED STUFF THAT LOOKED LIKE WHERE I GREW UP.
WELL, HAVE FUN AT THE HOMESTEAD.
ALWAYS DO.
WHAT'S THE LINE?
HOME'S THE PLACE THAT, WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO THERE...
THEY HAVE TO TAKE YOU IN.
GET OUT.
BUT, BABY, THIS IS WHERE I BELONG.
OUT. I MEAN IT.
I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF READING,
AND I'M IN CONTROL OF MY OWN POWER NOW,
SO WE'RE THROUGH.
YOU DON'T MEAN THAT.
YES, I DO.
I...I DO.
I MEAN IT A LOT.
SEE?
I KNEW YOU'D END UP WELCOMING ME BACK
WITH OPEN...ARMS.
NO. I'M POWERFUL,
AND I'M BEAUTIFUL,
AND I DON'T NEED YOU TO COMPLETE ME.
AND YOU'RE MEAN.
YOU HAD THAT IN OUR BED?
DO YOU KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THAT IS?
LET'S FIND OUT.
YOU WOULDN'T DO IT.
YOU DID IT TO ME, REMEMBER?
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO. JUST--
WHAT?
CAN I HAVE SOMEONE TO EAT?
FATHER GABRIEL?
FATHER?
ARE YOU OUT HERE?
GOD.
YOU CAN'T STOP ME.
YOU'RE VERY WRONG ABOUT THAT.
YAUGH!
I AM VENGEANCE.
I AM MY PEOPLE'S CRY.
THEY CALL FOR HUS,
FOR THE AVENGING SPIRIT TO CARVE OUT JUSTICE.
THEY TELL YOU TO START AN EAR COLLECTION?
YOU SLAUGHTERED MY PEOPLE.
NOW YOU KILL THEIR SPIRIT.
THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR YOU.
IT'S CLEAR WE'RE DEALING WITH A SPIRIT OF SOME KIND.
IT'S VERY COMMON FOR INDIAN SPIRITS
TO CHANGE TO ANIMAL FORM.
IT'S PLENTY UNCOMMON FOR ME TO FREEZE UP DURING A FIGHT.
I MEAN, I HAD THE GUY,
I WAS READY FOR THE TAKE-DOWN, AND I STOPPED.
AND NATIVE AMERICAN.
SORRY?
WE DON'T SAY "INDIAN."
OH, RIGHT. YES, YES.
UM, ALWAYS BEHIND ON THE TERMS.
STILL TRYING NOT TO REFER TO YOU LOT
AS "BLOODY COLONIALS."
AND THE THING IS,
I LIKE MY EVIL LIKE I LIKE MY MEN--
EVIL.
YOU KNOW, "STRAIGHT UP, BLACK HAT,
"TIED TO THE TRAIN TRACKS,
SOON MY ELECTRO-RAY WILL DESTROY METROPOLIS" BAD.
NOT ALL MIXED UP WITH GUILT
AND THE DESTRUCTION OF AN INDIGENOUS CULTURE.
THIS SPIRIT WARRIOR-- HUS, YOU CALLED HIM--
HAS KILLED INNOCENT PEOPLE.
OKAY. YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE NEED TO BOIL THOSE AND PUT THEM THROUGH THE RICER.
I DON'T THINK I HAVE A RICER.
YOU DON'T HAVE A RICER?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
HOW COULD SOMEONE NOT HAVE A RICER?
WELL, DO YOU HAVE ONE AT HOME?
I DON'T KNOW. WHAT'S A RICER?
WE'LL MASH THEM WITH FORKS,
MUCH LIKE THE PILGRIMS MUST HAVE.
DID YOU CATCH THE PART ABOUT THE INNOCENT PEOPLE?
YES. OKAY? AND I DO WANT TO STOP HIM.
I'D JUST LIKE TO FIND A NON-SLAYEE WAY TO DO IT.
[ Knocking On Door ]
HEY.
PEAS?
PEAS.
THESE ARE FROZEN.
WHAT'S ALL THAT?
ATROCITIES.
I GOT THE FULL POOP ON THE CHUMASH INDIANS
AND OUR FABULOUS BURIED MISSION.
YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO GET FRESH ONES.
ATROCITIES?
PEAS. THEY COME IN LITTLE PODS.
YOU WERE GOING TO SHELL THEM.
I DIDN'T HAVE TIME.
I WAS BUSY READING ABOUT THE CHUMASH WAR.
THE CHUMASH WERE PEACEFUL.
OH, THEY WERE PEACEFUL, ALL RIGHT.
THEY WERE FLUFFY INDIGENOUS KITTENS, TILL WE CAME ALONG.
THEY'RE GONNA BE MUSHY.
THEY WON'T BE MUSHY.
I LIKE MUSHY PEAS.
YOU'RE THE REASON
WE HAD TO HAVE PILGRIMS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
SO WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CHUMASH?
HOW ABOUT IMPRISONMENT, FORCED LABOR,
HERDED LIKE ANIMALS INTO A MISSION
FULL OF BAD EUROPEAN DISEASES.
BOY.
CULTURAL PARTNERSHIP CENTER REALLY DIDN'T STRESS ANY OF THAT STUFF.
NOT EVEN A DIORAMA.
AND IT GETS BETTER.
THE FEW CHUMASH WHO TRIED TO REBEL WERE HANGED.
AND WHEN A GROUP WAS ACCUSED OF STEALING CATTLE,
THEY WERE KILLED--
MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN.
AND FOR PROOF TO BRING BACK TO THEIR ACCUSERS...
THEY CUT OFF THEIR EARS?
SO HUS WASN'T KIDDING ABOUT THE RIGHTFUL VENGEANCE ROUTINE.
HE'S RECREATING ALL THE WRONGS DONE TO HIS PEOPLE.
AND IT'S UP TO US TO STOP HIM.
YES, BUT AFTER DINNER, RIGHT?
ARE YOU SURE WE SHOULDN'T BE HELPING HIM?
NO, I THINK PERHAPS WE WON'T HELP THE ANGRY SPIRIT
WITH HIS RAPE AND PILLAGE AND MURDER.
WELL, OKAY, NO, BUT WE SHOULD BE HELPING HIM REDRESS HIS WRONGS.
BRING THE ATROCITIES TO LIGHT.
IF THE HISTORY BOOKS ARE FULL OF THEM, I'D SAY THEY ALREADY ARE.
GIVING HIS LAND BACK.
IT'S NOT EXACTLY OURS TO GIVE.
I DON'T THINK YOU WANNA HELP.
I THINK YOU JUST WANNA SLAY THE DEMON, THEN GO--
♪ LA LA LA ♪
AND I THINK YOUR SYMPATHY FOR HIS PLIGHT HAS BLINDED YOU
TO CERTAIN URGENT FACTS.
WE HAVE TO STOP THIS THING.
OKAY, UNFEELING GUY.
WILLOW, THAT'S NOT FAIR.
I HAVE TO BASTE.
WILLOW, I--
I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE BUFFY HERSELF
MAY BE IN PARTICULAR DANGER FROM THIS MENACE.
YOU MEAN...
ANGEL? I SAW HIM, TOO.
THAT'S NOT TERRIBLY STEALTHY OF HIM.
I THINK HE'S LOST HIS EDGE.
BUT BUFFY DOESN'T KNOW.
OH, NO, NOT A PEEP.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD, BUT THIS IS WHY I THINK
WE SHOULD ALL KEEP A LEVEL HEAD IN THIS.
AND I HAPPEN TO THINK MINE IS THE LEVEL HEAD,
AND YOURS IS THE ONE THINGS WOULD ROLL OFF OF.
[ Knock On Door ]
HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
XANDER.
YOU LOOK LIKE DEATH.
ARE YOU OKAY?
YOU DIDN'T BRING ROLLS?
THE DOCTOR COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS UP WITH ME.
HE SAID I HAD A LOT OF SYMPTOMS THAT DIDN'T CONNECT.
I THINK THEY DO CONNECT.
WHAT, TO THIS CHUMASH SPIRIT VENGEANCE GUY?
DIDN'T YOU SAY THE CHUMASH GOT ALL DISEASED
WHEN THEY WERE ALL HOLED UP IN THE MISSION?
YEAH. THIS HAS A BETTER ACCOUNT OF EVERYTHING. IT LISTS THE VARIOUS--
VARIOUS? AS IN...
WELL, THE IMPORTANT THING IS NOT TO PANIC.
YOU JUST RECITED THE MYSTICAL PANIC-CAUSING INCANTATION,
SO LITTLE HOPE THERE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE VARIOUS.
WELL, THEY DID SUFFER FROM MALARIA, SOME SMALLPOX--
I WAS GONNA SAY SMALLPOX.
YOU KNOW, SYPHILIS, BUT BASICALLY--
SYPHILIS?
WELL, BUT THIS IS PROBABLY MYSTICAL,
AND IT'LL ALL GO AWAY AS SOON AS--
AS SOON AS WHAT?
WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
WELL, MAYBE I CAN FIND SOMETHING.
LET'S GIVE HIM SOME LAND.
I'M SURE THAT'LL CLEAR EVERYTHING RIGHT UP.
SARCASM ACCOMPLISHES NOTHING, GILES.
IT'S SORT OF AN END IN ITSELF.
CAN WE COME ROCKETING BACK TO THE PART
ABOUT ME AND MY NEW SYPHILIS?
IT'LL MAKE YOU BLIND AND INSANE, BUT IT WON'T KILL YOU.
THE SMALLPOX WILL.
MAYBE THERE'S A WICCAN SPELL THAT CAN CURE IT.
SOMETHING REGULAR MEDICINE DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT.
OOH, THERE WAS A POTION.
SAGE, SALT...ONION?
THAT'S THE STUFFING.
OH, GOD.
UH, YOU'RE GONNA GET VESICLES AND PUSTULES. THEY HAVE PICTURES.
I HATE THIS GUY.
HE'S JUST DOING WHAT WAS DONE TO HIM.
I DIDN'T GIVE HIM SYPHILIS.
NO, BUT YOU FREED HIS SPIRIT,
AND AFTER A CENTURY OF UNREST,
HE SAW YOU AS ONE OF HIS OPPRESSORS.
WHAT, SO HE RISES UP AND INFECTS THE FIRST GUY HE SEES?
THAT'S NO FAIR.
LIKE YOU'VE NEVER WOKEN UP CRANKY?
BUT WHY THE OTHERS? WHY THEM PARTICULARLY?
SO WE TAKE THIS GUY OUT.
BUFFY, IT IS FOR TO BE SLAYING SOMETIME SOON, YEAH?
THAT'S SORT OF THE QUESTION BEFORE THE COURT.
QUESTION?
THERE ARE 2 SIDES TO IT.
TO SLAYING HIM?
THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM SYPHILIS VOTES YEA.
IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE.
HE'S A VENGEANCE DEMON.
YOU DON'T TALK TO VENGEANCE DEMONS.
YOU KILL THEM.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU FELT THAT WAY.
WHAT?
ANYWAY, HE'S A SPIRIT, NOT A DEMON.
YES, AND WE'VE NEVER FACED THIS SORT OF SPIRIT BEFORE.
WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL KILL IT.
AGAIN WITH THE KILLING.
FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING. OR BIND IT OR WHATEVER.
YES, WILLOW, WE ALL APPRECIATE YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
SOMETIMES VENGEANCE IS JUSTIFIED.
YOU KNOW THAT I DIDN'T MEAN YOU.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE APPRECIATES THE TRUTH OF THE SITUATION.
OH, I THINK WE DO.
THIS IS NO GOOD!
IT NEEDS MORE CONDENSED MILK.
BUFFY, XANDER'S IN REAL DANGER.
ARE YOU SURE THE SOLUTION IS PIE?
OVER BICKERING AND CONFUSION, I'LL TAKE PIE.
WE WILL FIND A SOLUTION.
AND WE WILL HAVE A NICE DINNER, OKAY? BOTH. END OF STORY.
I'M HAVING THANKSGIVING, AND IT'LL BE PERFECT.
HUS WON'T STOP.
VENGEANCE IS NEVER SATED, BUFFY. HATRED IS A CYCLE.
ALL HE WILL DO IS KILL.
[ Knock On Door ]
HELP ME. OHH!
WHAT PART OF "HELP ME" DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?
THE PART WHERE I HELP YOU.
COME ON, I'M PARBOILING OUT HERE.
WANT ME TO HELP MAKE IT QUICKER?
INVITE ME IN.
NO. FAIRLY UNLIKELY.
OH, DAMN IT!
[ Coughs ] LOOK, I'M SAFE.
I CAN'T BITE ANYONE. WILLOW, TELL 'EM WHAT I DID.
YOU SAID YOU WERE GONNA KILL ME, THEN BUFFY.
YES, BAD, BUT LET'S SKIP THAT PART
AND GET TO THE PART WHERE I COULDN'T BITE YOU.
IT'S TRUE.
HE HAD TROUBLE PERFORMING.
YEAH, WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE DONE ME FOR GOOD.
UM...
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
I'M SAYING THAT SPIKE HAD A LITTLE TRIP TO THE VET
AND NOW HE DOESN'T CHASE THE OTHER PUPPIES ANYMORE.
I CAN'T BITE ANYTHING. I CAN'T EVEN HIT PEOPLE.
SO YOU HAVEN'T MURDERED ANYBODY LATELY?
LET'S BE BEST PALS.
I'VE GOT INFORMATION.
ABOUT THE SOLDIER BOYS YOU WERE FIGHTING.
GOT THE INSIDE SCOOP.
COME ON, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO BE AFRAID OF?
FIRST PEOPLE WHO DWELL IN MISHUPASHUP,
HEAR ME AND DESCEND.
WALK WITH ME UPON ITIASHUP AGAIN.
HEAR ME ALSO, NUNASHUSH.
SPIRITS FROM BELOW...
CREATURES OF THE NIGHT...
TAKE HUMAN FORM AND JOIN THE BATTLE.
BRING ME MY REVENGE.
GRRR. BLOODY HELL, WOMAN.
YOU'RE CUTTIN' OFF MY CIRCULATION.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CIRCULATION.
WELL, IT PINCHES.
GET USED TO IT. I HAVE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT.
I CAME TO YOU IN FRIENDSHIP.
WELL, ALL RIGHT, SEETHING HATRED,
BUT I'VE GOT USEFUL INFORMATION,
AND I FEEL I'M BEING MISTREATED.
SO TELL ME EVERYTHING YOU KNOW.
I'M TOO HUNGRY TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING.
THEN SIT.
UH, HOW MUCH BUTTER GOES IN WITH THESE?
ABOUT HALF A STICK AND A QUARTER CUP OF BRANDY.
YOU DO HAVE BRANDY, DON'T YOU?
WHAT? OH, YES. UM, ON THE BOOKCASE.
I WOULDN'T SAY NO TO A BRANDY.
WHAT'S WRONG?
THE VICTIMS. APART FROM XANDER,
HUS HAS TARGETED AUTHORITY FIGURES.
FATHER GABRIEL, THE CURATOR OF THE CULTURAL CENTER.
WHO ELSE FITS THIS PATTERN?
JUST A SMALL BRANDY.
THE DEAN. DEAN GUERRERO. HE'S THE KING OF US,
AND HE WAS AT THE CEREMONY.
LIKELY CANDIDATE. WE SHOULD WARN HIM.
WIL, ANYTHING IN THOSE BOOKS
ABOUT HOW TO STOP A NATIVE AMERICAN SPIRIT GUY?
SOME NICE, NON-JUDGMENTAL WAY TO, YOU KNOW, KILL HIM?
I'M NOT GONNA HELP YOU KILL HIM. I'M NOT ON BOARD.
WHAT CHOICE DO WE HAVE?
BUFFY, THIS ISN'T A WESTERN. WE'RE NOT AT FORT...GILES
WITH THE CAVALRY COMING TO SAVE US.
IT'S ONE LONELY GUY.
OPPRESSED WARRIOR GUY WHO'S JUST TRYING TO...
KILL A LOT OF PEOPLE?
I DIDN'T SAY HE WAS RIGHT.
WIL, YOU KNOW HOW BAD I FEEL ABOUT THIS.
IT'S EATING ME UP--
1/4 CUP OF BRANDY AND LET IT SIMMER--
BUT EVEN THOUGH IT'S HARD, WE HAVE TO END THIS.
YES, HE'S BEEN WRONGED,
AND I PERSONALLY WOULD BE READY TO APOLOGIZE--
OH, SOMEONE PUT A STAKE IN ME.
YOU GOT A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS IN HERE.
I JUST CAN'T TAKE ALL THIS MAMBY-PAMBY BOO-HOOING
ABOUT THE BLOODY INDIANS.
UH, THE PREFERRED TERM--
YOU WON. ALL RIGHT?
YOU CAME IN AND YOU KILLED THEM, AND YOU TOOK THEIR LAND.
THAT'S WHAT CONQUERING NATIONS DO.
IT'S WHAT CAESAR DID, AND HE'S NOT GOING AROUND SAYING,
"I CAME, I CONQUERED, I FELT REALLY BAD ABOUT IT."
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD ISN'T PEOPLE MAKING FRIENDS.
YOU HAD BETTER WEAPONS, AND YOU MASSACRED THEM. END OF STORY.
WELL, I THINK THE SPANIARDS ACTUALLY DID A LOT OF--
NOT THAT I DON'T LIKE SPANIARDS.
LISTEN TO YOU.
HOW YOU GONNA FIGHT ANYONE WITH THAT ATTITUDE?
WE DON'T WANNA FIGHT ANYONE.
I JUST WANNA HAVE THANKSGIVING.
HEH HEH. YEAH...GOOD LUCK.
IF WE COULD TALK TO HIM--
YOU EXTERMINATED HIS RACE.
WHAT COULD YOU POSSIBLY SAY
THAT WOULD MAKE HIM FEEL BETTER?
IT'S KILL OR BE KILLED HERE. TAKE YOUR BLOODY PICK.
MAYBE IT'S THE SYPHILIS TALKING, BUT...
SOME OF THAT MADE SENSE.
I MADE THESE POINTS EARLIER, BUT FINE, NO ONE LISTENS TO ME.
FINE, OKAY? BUT SOMEONE STILL HAS TO GO WARN THE DEAN.
I'LL GO. I NEED THE AIR.
NOT ALONE.
I'LL GO.
ME, TOO.
SURE YOU'RE UP TO IT?
OH, LEAVE THAT ONE.
HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S READY TO DROP ANY MINUTE,
AND I THINK I CAN EAT SOMEONE IF HE'S ALREADY DEAD.
I'M UP TO IT.
I'LL KEEP ON LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION.
YEAH. GUYS, THE DEAN'S HOUSE IS UP PAST THE GYM.
AND HURRY-- DINNER'S IN AN HOUR!
HEY, WHEN DO I GET FED?
LATER. I HOPE THE OTHERS ARE OKAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO VAMPIRES WHO DON'T GET TO FEED?
I ALWAYS WONDERED THAT. GILES, PLATES.
LIVING SKELETONS, MATE.
LIKE FAMINE PICTURES FROM THOSE DUSTY COUNTRIES,
ONLY NOT HALF AS FUNNY.
YOU CAN HAVE GRAVY. THAT HAS BLOOD IN IT, RIGHT?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE HAS BLOOD IN IT? BLOOD.
DO I HAVE TO GAG YOU?
BECAUSE I AM NOT GONNA LISTEN TO YOU WHINE
ALL THE WAY THROUGH MY DINNER.
IT'S GONNA BE A NICE, QUIET, CIVILIZED--
YOU. LISTEN, MAYBE I WASN'T CLEAR BEFORE
ABOUT HOW TERRIBLE WE ALL FEEL.
'CAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO HELP.
WHAT'S GOING ON?!
IT ISN'T WORKING.
UH, YOU CAN HAVE CASINOS NOW.
GET DOWN!
WHAT ABOUT ME? YOU GONNA LEAVE ME HERE LIKE THIS?
HEY! WATCH THE HEART!
WELL, THAT WAS A WASTE OF TIME.
I THINK HE THOUGHT WE WERE CRAZY.
MAYBE IF ANYA HADN'T OPENED THE CONVERSATION WITH,
"EVERYBODY GOT BOTH EARS?"
I LIKED HIS WIFE. SHE GAVE ME PIE.
SO WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
WE COULD STAY HERE AND STAND WATCH,
OR I JUST DON'T--
WILLOW.
ANGEL?
SO THIS IS ANGEL.
HE'S LARGE AND GLOWERY, ISN'T HE?
HE'S EVIL AGAIN.
I'M NOT EVIL AGAIN. WHY DOES EVERYONE THINK THAT?
ANGEL'S HERE TO PROTECT BUFFY.
I HAVEN'T BEEN EVIL FOR A LONG TIME.
SHE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW HE'S HERE.
ANGEL, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING NEW?
YEAH. ALL THE CHUMASH WEAPONS
ARE MISSING FROM THE CULTURAL CENTER.
SOMETHING'S UP. WHERE'S BUFFY?
STILL AT GILES'S. SHE SENT US TO CHECK ON DEAN GUERRERO.
WHY THE DEAN?
WE THINK HE'S GOING AFTER SOMEONE IN CHARGE. A LEADER?
HE'S A WARRIOR. TO A WARRIOR, THE LEADER MEANS THE STRONGEST FIGHTER.
BUFFY.
HE'S FORMED A RAIDING PARTY.
WE GOTTA GET OVER THERE.
I'LL CALL HER. YOU GET BACK FAST.
HERE. YOU GUYS CAN RIDE.
[ Ring ]
H-HELLO? YES.
YES, W-W-WE'RE WELL AWARE OF THAT.
WE-WE'RE UNDER SIEGE NOW, ACTUALLY.
THANK YOU.
WHO WAS THAT?
A...SOMEONE. UH, WE NEED A PLAN.
YES. LET'S TALK ABOUT IT SOME MORE.
WHERE'S YOUR WEAPONS CHEST?
OVER THERE.
OHH!
BUFFY!
REMEMBER THAT CONQUERING NATION THING?
FORGET IT. APOLOGIZE.
SHUT UP, SPIKE.
FINE, I'LL DO IT MYSELF. HEY, SORRY.
SORRY ABOUT THAT, CHIEF.
HOW MANY?
UH, THE LEADER UPSTAIRS.
TWO BY THE LIVING ROOM WINDOWS.
UH, ONE THROUGH THE WINDOW BY THE DOOR.
IT'S TOO MANY.
WE NEED HELP.
OKAY, ONE...
TWO...
THREE.
[ Hus ] STOP THEM!
ENOUGH!
OW! BLOODY HELL!
OHH!
GILES, THESE GUYS-- THEY DON'T DIE.
BUSY OVER HERE.
HEY!
WHY...WON'T...YOU...DIE?!
WHAT'S HE LIKE WHEN HE IS EVIL?
HELP THE OTHERS!
YOUR KNIFE CAN KILL YOU.
A BEAR!
YOU MADE A BEAR!
I DIDN'T MEAN TO.
UNDO IT! UNDO IT!
HEY, GENTLE BEN, OVER HERE.
THAT'S FOR GIVING ME SYPHILIS.
WHAT HAPPENED? DID WE WIN?
I FEEL LOUSY.
TURKEY CAME OUT RATHER SPLENDIDLY.
OH, IT WAS YUMMY.
IT'S JUST...DID YOU SEE ME?
TWO SECONDS OF CONFLICT WITH AN INDIGENOUS PERSON,
AND I TURNED INTO GENERAL CUSTER.
VIOLENCE DOES THAT. INSTINCT TAKES OVER.
YEAH, THAT'S THE FUN.
NOBODY ASKED YOU.
OH, LAY OFF. YOU ALL HAD A FINE MEAL.
BUT ME...AN ENTIRE SIEGE.
YOU'D THINK ONE OF YOU WOULD BLEED A LITTLE.
GOOD WORK, BUFFY... ON BOTH COUNTS.
THANKS.
WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD BE VERY PLEASED.
WASN'T EXACTLY A PERFECT THANKSGIVING.
I DON'T KNOW. SEEMED KINDA RIGHT TO ME.
A BUNCH OF ANTICIPATION, A BIG FIGHT,
AND NOW WE'RE ALL SLEEPY.
AND WE DID ALL SURVIVE.
I GUESS THAT MUCH IS TRUE.
FIRST THANKSGIVING ON MY OWN, AND WE ALL GOT THROUGH IT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK MY SYPHILIS IS CLEARING RIGHT UP.
AND THEY SAY ROMANCE IS DEAD.
OR MAYBE THEY JUST WISH IT.
WELL, MAYBE WE STARTED A NEW TRADITION THIS YEAR.
MAYBE NOT. BUT AT LEAST WE ALL WORKED TOGETHER.
IT WAS LIKE OLD TIMES.
YEAH, ESPECIALLY WITH ANGEL BEING HERE AND EVERYTHING.
[ Xander ] OOPS...
[ Silverware Clinks ]
GRR! ARRGH!