PREVIOUSLY ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.
THIS DARK SPELL I HOLD IN MY WORTHLESS HAND...
IS OUR GIFT TO YOU, GLORIFICUS.
PLEASE. CALL ME GLORY.
WHAT IF SHE'S SOMETHING ELSE ALTOGETHER?
- SOMETHING NEW, YOU MEAN. - SOMETHING OLD.
SO OLD IT PREDATES THE WRITTEN WORD.
LADY, WHATEVER YOU ARE, PLEASE. I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS.
[ Shouting ]
THE KEY IS ENERGY. MY BRETHREN SENT IT TO YOU.
DAWN.
SHE HAS NO IDEA. NO.
SHE THINKS SHE'S MY KID SISTER.
I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF HER.
YOUR MOTHER HAS LOW-GRADE GLIOMA.
IT'S A BRAIN TUMOR.
LISTEN, YOU TWO, I KNOW THIS CREAM SPINACH IS PRETTY DELICIOUS,
BUT I PROMISE I WON'T BE OFFENDED IF YOU GO OUT FOR SOME REAL FOOD.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THIS IS THE GOOD LIFE:
RELAXING IN BED WHILE PEOPLE BRING YOU FOOD ON TRAYS.
I LIKE THE JELL-O. HELP YOURSELF.
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT FOOD THAT MOVES BY ITSELF THAT GIVES ME THE HEEBIE-JEEBIES.
IT'S GOOD AND WIGGLY. THIS GIRL AT SCHOOL TOLD ME...
THAT GELATIN IS MADE FROM GROUND-UP COW'S FEET...
AND THAT IF YOU EAT JELL-O, THERE'S SOME COW OUT THERE LIMPIN' WITH NO FEET.
BUT I TOLD HER I'M SURE THEY KILL IT BEFORE THEY TAKE OFF THEIR FEET.
RIGHT?
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO INSISTED ON TEACHING HER TO TALK.
OH, HELLO, DR. KRIEGEL.
YOU KNOW MY GIRLS-- BUFFY AND DAWN. YES, OF COURSE.
YOU TWO ARE BECOMING PART OF THE REGULAR CREW AROUND HERE. JUST KEEPING HER COMPANY.
GOOD. JUST BE CAREFUL YOU DON'T WEAR HER OUT.
OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT. I WOKE UP EXHAUSTED.
THERE'S REALLY NO MORE EXHAUSTED TO GET.
WELL, MAYBE SOME GOOD NEWS WILL HELP.
THE BLOOD WORK'S COME BACK FROM THE LAB, AND EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE.
SO WE'VE SCHEDULED YOUR SURGERY FOR DAY AFTER TOMORROW AT 10:00 IN THE MORNING.
HOW'S THAT SOUND TO YOU?
OH, WELL, I THINK THEY HAD ME SCHEDULED FOR VOLLEYBALL,
BUT I CAN WORK AROUND IT.
ALL RIGHT, THEN. JOYCE, YOU TAKE CARE.
MAKE SURE AND GET SOME GOOD SOLID REST.
AND I MEAN THAT.
OH, THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.
I DON'T THINK I CAN STAND TO STAY HERE ANOTHER TWO DAYS JUST WAITING.
WAITING? GIVE ME A BREAK. WE'VE GOT TONS TO DO.
WE HAVE SOAP OPERAS TO WATCH AND TRASHY MAGAZINES TO READ.
AN ADJUSTABLE BED TO FIDDLE WITH.
THAT ALONE WILL KEEP ME BUSY FOR FOUR HOURS OR SO.
I REALLY DON'T NEED YOU TO STAY HERE, BUFFY.
- I KNOW YOU'VE GOT PATROLLING TO DO. - NOT TONIGHT.
TONIGHT I HAVE MOM-TAKING-CARE-OF TO DO.
BESIDES, RILEY'S FILLING IN FOR ME WITH THE OTHERS.
I'M SURE THEY HAVE EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL.
AH!
- HEY! HUMAN CHEST! HUMAN CHEST! - SORRY.
OH, MY GOD. WHAT A ROUGH NIGHT.
I DUSTED TWO OF 'EM! YEA ON ME!
THAT WAS PRETTY COOL, EXCEPT THE PART WHERE I WAS ALL TERRIFIED,
AND NOW MY KNEES ARE ALL DIZZY.
WHOA. NOT SO MUCH A BIG SUCCESS NIGHT FOR ME,
BUT I THINK I SHOULD GET POINTS JUST FOR SHOWING UP,
UNLIKE SOME RILEY FINN WHO SHALL REMAIN UNNAMED.
YES, THAT WAS DISAPPOINTING. THINGS WOULD'VE BEEN EASIER IF HE'D BEEN HERE.
OH, PIFFLE! WHO NEEDS HIM WHEN I'M DUSTIN' TWO AT A TI--
WHOOPS. MAYBE IT WOULD'VE BEEN GOOD IF HE HAD SHOWED UP.
PERHAPS HE FORGOT.
[ Slurping ]
CARE PACKAGE! SPECIAL DELIVERY FOR THE SUMMERS GIRLS.
NOW, LET'S SEE WHAT I HAVE IN THIS SACK OF MINE.
I FEEL JUST LIKE SANTA CLAUS, EXCEPT THINNER AND YOUNGER...
AND FEMALE AND, WELL, JEWISH.
THIS IS AN EXTRA SPECIAL GIFT FOR YOUR MOM THAT I KNOW SHE'LL NEED--
A BEER HAT!
SEE? IT'S GOT CUP HOLDERS AND A STRAW THAT GOES DIRECTLY INTO YOUR MOUTH,
AND YOU CAN FILL IT WITH OTHER STUFF THAN BEER.
AND SOMEHOW, WHEN I WAS IN THE STORE, THIS SEEMED LIKE THE MOST IMPORTANT IDEA,
AND NOW THERE'S THE WHOLE PART WHERE I'M CRAZY.
IT'S PERFECT. THANK YOU, WILLOW. YOU'RE VERY SWEET.
NOW, LET'S SEE, WHO'S NEXT? DAWN, I BELIEVE I HAVE SOMETHING IN HERE FOR YOU.
- HEADACHE? - JUST A LITTLE ONE.
BIGGISH LITTLE ONE.
I'M FINE.
GO ON. WHAT ELSE IS IN THAT SACK OF GOODIES, WILLOW?
ALL RIGHT. DAWN, TO KEEP YOU BUSY--
- SPELLS! THANK YOU, WILLOW. - YOU GOT HER A BOOK ON SPELLS?
THE GIRL WHO CAN BREAK THINGS BY JUST LOOKING AT THEM...
NOW HAS A BOOK TO TEACH HER TO BREAK THINGS BY LOOKING AT THEM?
IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY HAVE SPELLS IN IT. JUST HISTORY AND ANECDOTES.
STUFF LIKE THAT. OH, BUFFY, I HAVE THIS FOR YOU.
HOMEWORK?
I DON'T BELIEVE IN TINY JEWISH SANTA ANYMORE.
AND A YO-YO. THANK YOU.
THE BOOK IS JUST IN CASE YOU GET A CHANCE TO LOOK IT OVER.
WE'RE DOING WORLD WAR I NOW. THE LAST EXAM WAS REALLY PRETTY EASY.
JUST UNDERLYING CAUSES AND TRENCH FOOT.
SO IT SHOULD BE NO HASSLE TO MAKE IT UP.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I'M GONNA TAKE THAT EXAM.
I'D RIP IT IN HALF AND STICK IT IN BED WITH ME!
MOM?
YOU KNOW, I THINK I'M GONNA TAKE A LITTLE REST NOW.
OKAY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT OUTSIDE IF YOU NEED US.
WHAT WAS SHE TALKING ABOUT? I MEAN, THAT WAS WEIRD.
SHE'S GONNA BE FINE.
IT'S OKAY. I'M SORRY. THE DOCTOR SPOKE TO ME,
AND, UH, I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU.
UM, THE-- THE THING THAT'S PRESSING ON HER BRAIN,
SOMETIMES IT MIGHT MAKE HER SAY WEIRD THINGS.
DOES SHE KNOW SHE'S SAYING THEM?
NOT REALLY. IT'S SORT OF LIKE A FLASH, YOU KNOW.
BUT YOU SAW HER TWO SECONDS AFTERWARDS. SHE WAS NORMAL.
AND AFTER THE OPERATION, NO MORE PRESSING.
SHE'LL BE ALL NORMAL ALL THE TIME.
IS THAT RIGHT? HEY, SANTA DOESN'T LIE.
EXCUSE ME.
CAREFUL. THE FACTS SAY A PICNIC IS IN ORDER.
WHAT IS THAT THING?
TH-THERE'S NO DATA. THERE'S NO PICTURES ON THIS ONE. THERE!
WHAT IS THE DATA? THERE'S NO ONE IN THERE.
BUFFY.
COME ON, HONEY. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
CAN WE GO HOME? HOME?
HOME, HOME, HOME.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?
IS IT LIKE MOM, A THING IN HIS HEAD?
I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK IT'S DIFFERENT. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I GUESS I MISSED THAT. WAS HE BOTHERING YOU?
HEY, BEN. THIS IS MY FRIEND WILLOW.
HI. HI.
YEAH, THE CRAZY MAN WAS A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, CRAZY, BUT IT'S OKAY.
ARE THEY REALLY GONNA SEND HIM HOME?
DON'T GET ME STARTED. THE MENTAL WARD'S BOOKED BEYOND CAPACITY,
LITERALLY NOWHERE TO PUT THEM,
SO THE ONES WITH FAMILIES, THEY'RE LETTING 'EM GO HOME.
LIKE HIS FAMILY'S GONNA BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF HIM.
HE HAS TO HAVE SOMEONE WATCH HIM 24-7.
WHAT WAS HE SAYING TO YOU?
OH, HE WAS JUST... BABBLING.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S WEIRD?
JAPANESE COMMERCIALS ARE WEIRD.
YES. AND ALSO...
YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE STARS WE'RE LOOKING AT...
DON'T EVEN EXIST ANYMORE.
IN THE TIME THAT IT TAKES FOR THEIR LIGHT TO REACH US,
THEY'VE DIED, EXPLODED.
POOF.
WERE, UM, WERE THINGS ROUGH AT THE HOSPITAL?
YOU KNOW, I USED TO LOVE TO LOOK UP AT THEM WHEN I WAS LITTLE.
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO MAKE YOU FEEL ALL INSIGNIFICANT,
BUT THEY MADE ME FEEL LIKE...
LIKE I WAS IN SPACE.
PART OF THE STARS.
THERE'S CANIS MINOR...
AND CASSIOPEIA.
AND THE BIG PINEAPPLE.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE I REMEMBER THAT ONE. OH, IT'S A MAJOR ONE.
SEE THOSE THREE BRIGHT STARS RIGHT OVER THERE?
- YEAH. - AND SEE THOSE STARS ALONG THERE?
THAT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE PINEAPPLE.
IT'S BIG. HENCE THE NAME.
THE REAL ONES NEVER MADE SENSE TO ME. I SORT OF HAVE MY OWN.
TEACH ME.
SEE THOSE STARS OVER THERE?
"SHORT MAN LOOKING UNCOMFORTABLE."
"MOOSE GETTING A SPONGE BATH."
HMM.
"LITTLE PILE O' CRACKERS."
THAT WAS A BIT OF A STRETCH.
YOU DO IT. WHAT WOULD YOU CALL...
THAT ONE? HMM.
I SEE...
A HUGE FLAMING METEOR ABOUT TO CRASH INTO SOMETHING.
[ Rocks Falling ]
I KNOW WHAT I SAID. I SAID--
I SAID I WON'T GO AWAY FAR.
A PERSON NEEDS TO RESPECT A MAN. A MAN SAYS...
THAT... THE FACTS SAYS...
HE'S GOT TO GO TAKE A WALK TO GET SOME FRESH AIR...
AND FIND SOME FRESH SPACES.
AND-- AND HE NEEDS TO WALK-- AND SOME... SPACE!
AND NEEDS TO WALK TO GET-- TO GET WHERE HE'S GOING.
[ Chattering, Indistinct ]
THIS THING DOESN'T WORK. IT ISN'T WORKING.
I'M SURE THEY HEARD YOU.
I BET IT'S NOT EVEN HOOKED UP TO ANYTHING.
JUST LIKE THE PUSH BUTTONS AT THE CROSSWALK THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO MAKE THE SIGNAL CHANGE.
I'M SURE SOMEONE'S-- WAIT. THE PUSH BUTTONS AREN'T HOOKED UP TO ANYTHING?
OH, TELL HIM, BUFFY. TELL HIM, OKAY?
LOOK, DR. KRIEGEL, WE WANNA GO HOME.
WELL, OF COURSE. YOU CAN COME BACK AND VISIT YOUR MOTHER FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
NO. WE. I MEAN ALL OF US.
- MY MOM TOO. - OH. WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE FIRST THING I'D RECOMMEND.
[ Joyce ] I CAN'T.
I CAN'T STAY HERE WAITING FOR TWO DAYS FOR THIS OPERATION.
I JUST CAN'T. IT MAKES MY HEAD HURT TO BE HERE. CAN'T YOU TELL THAT?
- JOYCE, THERE'S NO REASON TO GET UPSET. - NO REASON TO GET UPSET?
OH, RIGHT. SORRY. I MUST JUST THINK THERE IS 'CAUSE OF MY BRAIN TUMOR!
HERE, DAWN. WHY DON'T YOU GET SOMETHING FROM THE MACHINE?
I'M SORRY I SAID THAT.
I'M JUST SO TIRED. I KNOW.
LISTEN, DOCTOR, I DON'T SEE WHY WE CAN'T TAKE HER HOME, YOU KNOW, JUST UNTIL--
I MEAN, WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER FOR HER...
TO REST SOMEPLACE WHERE SHE FELT SAFE AND COMFORTABLE?
EVEN IF IT WOULD MEAN SOME WORK FOR YOU, TAKING CARE OF HER?
- OH, THANK GOD. - I'LL DO IT. ANYTHING.
THERE ARE MEDICATIONS TO ADMINISTER.
I'D HAVE TO GO OVER THOSE WITH YOU. AND I'D NEED FOR YOU TO CHECK HER VITALS.
WATCH HER PRETTY CLOSELY. I'M AFRAID YOU WON'T GET A LOT OF SLEEP.
I'M NOT MUCH OF A SLEEP PERSON ANYWAY.
- CAN WE GO NOW? LET'S GO NOW. - OH, HOLD ON A MINUTE.
LET ME GET ALL THE MEDICATIONS AND ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DO EVERYTHING.
SHE'S RIGHT. LET'S DO THIS RIGHT.
WE DON'T WANT TO FORGET ANYTHING.
EVERYONE STAY CLOSE.
I'M GLAD YOU CALLED ME IN ON THIS. GLAD YOU ANSWERED.
OH, YEAH. SORRY ABOUT LAST TIME.
HEARD I MISSED OUT ON SOME FUN.
OH, YEAH. FUN WAS HAD. ALSO FROLIC, MERRIMENT AND NEAR-DEATH HIJINKS.
LOOK. THERE IT IS.
[ Willow ] WOW. WE HAVE METEORITE.
IS IT HOT? 'CAUSE, UH, IF THERE'S RADIATION,
YOU COULD, LIKE, GO ALL STERILE.
NO, IT'S NOT HOT. IT'S WARM.
AND BROKEN.
AND SORT OF-- HOLLOW.
YEAH.
SO, UH, WE'RE ALL THINKIN' THE SAME THING, RIGHT?
FESTIVE PIÑATA? DELICIOUS CANDY?
SOMETHING EVIL CRASHED TO EARTH IN THIS...
AND THEN BROKE OUT AND SLITHERED AWAY TO DO BADNESS.
IN ALL FAIRNESS, I DON'T THINK WE KNOW ABOUT THE SLITHERED PART.
OH, NO. I'M SURE IT FRISKED ABOUT LIKE A FLUFFY LAMB.
LET'S LOOK AROUND. MAYBE WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE IT WENT.
IT WENT HERE.
- NO PULSE. - YEP.
THE SPACE LAMB GOT HIM.
- I DON'T SEE ANY MARKS ON HIM. - I-I KNOW HIM.
HE WAS AT THE HOSPITAL. A MENTAL PATIENT.
THEY RELEASED HIM TODAY.
RILEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M NOT SURE. THERE'S SOMETHING--
[ All Groaning ]
THAT MIGHT BE TOXIC. DON'T TOUCH IT.
OH, YEAH. TOUCHING IT WAS MY FIRST IMPULSE.
LUCKILY, I'VE MOVED ON TO MY SECOND,
WHICH INVOLVES DRY HEAVING AND RUNNING LIKE HELL.
- OH, MAN, DOES THAT SMELL. - SO WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
[ Willow ] WE CAN'T CALL BUFFY.
I WANT TO CALL BUFFY.
YOU CAN'T. SHE'S GOT LIFE STUFF THAT HAS TO COME FIRST.
SO-- SO WE'LL JUST FIGURE THIS OUT OURSELVES.
WE'RE EXPERIENCED. YES.
'CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ALWAYS DEALING WITH CREATURES FROM OUTER SPACE,
EXCEPT THAT WE DON'T EVER DO THAT.
THIS IS DEFINITELY NEW TERRITORY.
PERHAPS WE SHOULD EXPLORE A BIT MORE, HEAD INTO THE WOODS A BIT.
- WHO VOTES RESEARCH? - RESEARCH!
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD CALL. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SOME OTHER CASES LIKE THIS.
I'M GONNA STAY HERE, EXAMINE THE BODY SOME MORE...
LOOK AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
YEAH. DON'T DO ANYTHING HUNTERLY.
NO. I'M JUST NOT GREAT AT RESEARCH, WHICH I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE FIGURED OUT.
I LIKE ME A GOOD CRIME SCENE.
GIVE US A CALL IF YOU NEED HELP? BELIEVE ME,
SOMETHIN' JUMPS OUT AT ME IN THE DARK, YOU'LL HEAR ME EVEN WITHOUT THE PHONE.
CALL ME IF YOU LEARN ANYTHING.
YOU GOT IT. I DON'T WANT TO BE THE ONE THAT FINDS THE BODIES ANYMORE.
[ Dialing, Line Ringing ]
I NEED TO SPEAK TO THE MAN AT THE DESK. THIS IS AG--
THIS IS RILEY FINN.
YOU HAVE AN AGENT MILLER-- GRAHAM MILLER. HE'LL TELL YOU WHO--
YES. EMERGENCY FREQUENCY.
COLD. COLD.
WAIT. YOU CAN'T GO.
DON'T YOU BE THAT KIND OF BARN OWL!
PLEASE! PLEASE DON'T GO. PLEASE.
PLEASE DON'T GO. [ Sobbing ]
PLEASE. PLEASE DON'T--
[ Scurrying ]
I CAN'T SEE YOU. I CAN'T SEE YOU. I CAN'T SEE YOU.
[ Man Screaming ]
[ Screeching ]
WELL, I GUESS WE'RE ALL SET THEN.
YOU'VE GOT MY HOME PHONE NUMBER, MY PAGER NUMBER.
AND HERE. THESE ARE THE MEDICATIONS I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT.
THE SEDATIVE AND SO FORTH. PAINKILLERS.
RIGHT. NO PROBLEM.
NOW, IF THIS IS GONNA BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU,
WE CAN MAKE YOUR MOM PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE HERE.
NO. NO, NO. I GOT THIS. AND WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE--
YOU LOOK JUST LIKE YOUR FATHER WHEN HE CRIES.
AND WHAT DO YOU THINK HE WAS BEGGING FOR?
I TOLD YOU SHE'S BEEN-- I KNOW. JOYCE?
JOYCE. WE'RE ALL DONE HERE.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE YOUR GIRLS HOME NOW?
YES. YES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. I'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
OH, LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
[ Buffy ] HERE WE GO.
OH, IT'S NICE TO BE HOME. DO YOU WANT TO GO INTO BED, MOM?
OH! BUFFY, NO. THAT LIGHT, IT'S TOO BRIGHT.
IT'S TOO BRIGHT. IT'S TOO BRIGHT. OH, OKAY, OKAY.
BUFFY, IT HURTS, IT HURTS. IT HURTS MY EYES.
IT'S OFF. IT'S OFF. WHY DON'T YOU SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS IN THE LIVING ROOM,
AND I WILL TAKE YOU UPSTAIRS, AND WE'LL SHUT OFF ALL THE LIGHTS UP THERE, OKAY?
COME ON.
YOU FINN? YEAH.
MAJOR ELLIS. I'M IN CHARGE OF THIS OP. WHAT'S THE SITUATION?
JUST THE ONE CIVILIAN CASUALTY? THAT I KNOW OF. THIS WAY.
FOUND A STIFF IN THE WOODS AND CALLED US IN?
DON'T YOU USUALLY CALL YOUR GIRLFRIEND FOR THIS KIND OF THING?
I WOULDN'T TOUCH THAT STUFF IN HIS MOUTH IF I WERE YOU.
TOXIC? NO. JUST MESSY.
GUY SEEMED TO HAVE SIMPLY CHOKED ON THE STUFF.
NEAR AS I CAN TELL, IT'S SOME KIND OF PROTEIN ALKALOID.
DOES THIS FIT THE PROFILE OF ANY SUB-T YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH?
IT'S NOT SUBTERRESTRIAL, MAJOR. EXTRATERRESTRIAL.
IT CAME OUT OF THAT.
MILLER, SET THE TRACKERS FOR A PROTEIN SIGNATURE.
YES, SIR.
NO GOOD, MAJOR. THIS ALKALOID'S BREAKIN' DOWN AT AN ACCELERATED RATE.
IT'S DISSOLVING TOO FAST TO TRACK.
YOU GOT A BETTER IDEA? THING CAME FROM SPACE.
GOTTA BE SOME TRACE RADIATION.
WE HAVE GEIGER COUNTERS IN THE PACKS.
SHOULDN'T BE TOO MUCH BACKGROUND GAMMA NOISE OUT HERE.
BREAK 'EM OUT.
[ TV: Laughter ]
[ Clattering ]
MOM? [ Clattering ]
OH, MY-- OH. [ Coughs ]
- MOM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? - I'M MAKING BREAKFAST.
YOU SHOULDN'T EAT ANY MORE. YOU'RE DISGUSTINGLY FAT.
OH, BUFFY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
YOU JUST NEED SOME REST.
WE'LL PUT YOU BACK TO BED.
OKAY. THERE YOU GO.
THAT WILL HELP YOU SLEEP.
COME ON. GET YOU ALL TUCKED INTO BED.
DON'T TOUCH ME!
YOU-- YOU THING.
- MOM, PLEASE. - GET AWAY FROM ME.
- YOU'RE NOTHING. YOU'RE A SHADOW. - MOM.
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE OR HOW YOU GOT HERE. - MOM, IT'S DAWN.
DAWN, HONEY, WHAT'S WRONG?
SHE'S JUST TIRED. WE ALL ARE. COME ON.
GO TO SLEEP. I'LL CHECK IN ON YOU IN A LITTLE BIT.
SHE HATES ME.
NO.
SHE CALLED ME A THING.
SHE LOVES YOU, OKAY? SHE'S NOT HERSELF.
I TOLD YOU WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID ABOUT THE TUMOR.
NO, NOT JUST MOM.
PEOPLE. THEY KEEP SAYING WEIRD STUFF ABOUT ME.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE MAN IN THE HOSPITAL?
HE CALLED ME A THING TOO.
AND THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE. A WEIRD GUY OUTSIDE THE MAGIC SHOP.
HE SAID I DIDN'T BELONG.
HE SAID I WASN'T REAL.
WHY DOES EVERYBODY KEEP DOING THAT?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME? NOTHING. IT'S NOT YOU.
I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS IN PEOPLE'S BRAINS WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.
IT'S-- IT'S LIKE A SHORT CIRCUIT,
AND IT MAKES THEM FEEL LIKE NOTHING'S REAL EXCEPT FOR THEM.
THAT'S ALL IT IS.
LOOK, IT IS NOT YOU, OKAY?
AND IF ANYONE SAYS ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO YOU AGAIN,
DON'T LISTEN, EVEN IF IT'S MOM.
I HATE IT.
I KNOW.
JUST DON'T LISTEN.
LOOK AT HOW TEENY MERCURY IS COMPARED TO, LIKE, SATURN.
WHEREAS IN CONTRAST, THE CARS OF THE SAME NAME--
XANDER, PLEASE, WE HAVE WORK TO DO HERE.
I STILL DON'T GET WHY WE HAD TO COME HERE...
TO GET INFO ABOUT A KILLER SNOT MONSTER.
BECAUSE IT'S A KILLER SNOT MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE.
I DID NOT SAY THAT.
DEMONS ENTER OUR WORLD IN ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
THIS ONE CAME FROM ABOVE.
AND THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY'S ASTRONOMY SECTION IS THE HOME OF "ABOVENESS." GOT IT.
HEY, DIGGIN' THE STUDY MATERIAL TOO.
WE'VE BEEN SCOURING ALL THE INTERNATIONAL PERIODICALS...
FOR ANY OTHER METEORITE LANDINGS IN THE LAST WEEK.
BIG ZIPPO.
THEN IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE WORLD IS NOT BEING INVADED.
- I'M PRETTY PLEASED ABOUT THAT. - [ Willow ] UH, GUYS?
I'VE GOT SOME STUFF.
THE MOST RECENT METEORIC ANOMALY WAS THE TUNGUSKA BLAST IN RUSSIA IN 1917.
SOME WITNESSES CLAIMED THE METEOR WAS HOLLOW. HMM.
MAYBE WITH A CHEWY DEMON CENTER, LIKE OURS.
HOW FAR BACK DOES THIS LIST OF ANOMALIES GO? PRETTY FAR.
BACK TO THE QUELLER IMPACT IN THE 12th CENTURY.
- THE WHAT? - QUELLER. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY CALL IT THAT.
IT DIDN'T HIT A PLACE CALLED QUELLER OR ANYTHING.
IT LANDED JUST OUTSIDE OF REYKJAVIK IN ICELAND.
WAIT. I JUST SAW--
QUELLER. QUELL--
AH. HERE. HERE.
"PRIMITIVE PEOPLE USED TO BELIEVE THAT THE MOON WAS A CAUSE OF INSANITY.
"SOMETIMES THEY WOULD PRAY TO THE MOON TO SEND A SPECIAL METEOR...
"TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE MOON HAD CAUSED.
THESE METEORS WERE EXPECTED TO QUELL... THE MADMEN."
THE MAN IN THE WOODS-- HE WAS A MENTAL PATIENT.
AND HE GOT PRETTY WELL QUELLED.
OKAY, I'M LOOKING IN HISTORY RIGHT NOW.
IT SAYS IN THE MIDDLE AGES, THERE WERE THESE SWEEPING PLAGUES OF MADNESS.
PEOPLE WERE LOSING THEIR MARBLES EVERYWHERE,
BUT THEN IT WOULD SUDDENLY SUBSIDE.
AND THESE DATES LOOK PRETTY CLOSE.
LIKE MAYBE IT HAPPENED AFTER EACH ONE OF THE METEOR EVENTS.
AS IF SOMETHING EMERGED FROM THE METEORS...
AND QUELLED THE MADMEN.
METEOR GO BOOM, CRAZY GUY GOES BYE-BYE.
XANDER'S LITTLE BOOK MADE IT SOUND LIKE...
THIS QUELLER THING HAD TO BE SUMMONED, SO...
WHO SUMMONED IT? [ Xander ] WHO ELSE?
MY MONEY'S ON GLORY, OUR RESIDENT BEASTIE SUMMONER.
WE SHOULD CALL BUFFY. EXCEPT WE CAN'T CALL BUFFY. CAN WE?
NO, BUT WE'D BETTER CALL RILEY.
A QUELLER DEMON? [ Willow ] YEAH. THAT'S OUR PERP.
IT'S SORT OF A SCAVENGER THAT CAN BE SUMMONED TO KILL--
CRAZY PEOPLE. YEAH. HOW'D YOU KNOW?
'CAUSE I'VE GOT FIVE CORPSES HERE AT THE MENTAL WARD AT SUNNYDALE MEMORIAL.
YOU'RE AT THE HOSPITAL? LISTEN, RILEY, I--
I SAW BUFFY'S MOM EARLIER, AND SHE WAS ACTING KINDA... WACKY.
INSANE WACKY, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
IT'S OKAY. JOYCE WAS RELEASED EARLIER TODAY.
THAT INTERN, UM, BEN, TOLD ME. THEY'RE SAFE AT HOME.
OH, GOOD. AND THE THING, THE QUELLER, IS IT STILL THERE?
WE-- I THINK I'VE GOT IT CORNERED IN THE AIR DUCTS.
LOOK, WILLOW, KEEP AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
CALL ME IF YOU FIND OUT HOW I CAN KILL THIS THING.
WELL, OKAY, BUT SHOULDN'T WE COME HELP?
[ Dial Tone ] OKAY.
I WISH THAT SOMEONE HAD BOTHERED TO TELL ME THAT THERE WOULD BE TENNIS BEING PLAYED.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW.
THOSE EYES.
THOSE EYES, THEY'RE LIKE GASOLINE PUDDLES.
TELL ME. TELL ME BECAUSE I NEED TO KNOW WHY.
WHY ARE YOU STARING AT ME LIKE THAT?
Joyce ] HAT ARE YOU ASKING ME? OU ARE ASKING ME, AREN'T YOU?
IS THIS A TEST? AND IF THIS COUNTS ON THE FINAL GRADE,
I NEED TO KNOW NOW.
OKAY, THERE ARE TEACHERS AND THEY PUT THIS IN THE SYLLABUS,
BUT THEY DO NOT STARE DOWN AT YOU.
THEY DO NOT CLING. THEY DO NOT LOOK DOWN ON YOU.
YOU KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE NICE,
AND THEY GIVE YOU PRESENTS, EVEN WHEN YOU ARE BAD.
♪ [ Spanish ]
[ Sobbing ]
DOES SOMEONE KNOW YOU'RE HERE? BECAUSE THEY SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU THAT AT THE GATE.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.
I NEED TO REST NOW.
I DON'T LIKE THE WAY YOU'RE STARING AT ME.
DID THEY TELL YOU THAT AT THE GATE?
STOP STARING AT ME! I DON'T LIKE IT!
[ Softly ] PLEASE?
[ Beeping ]
THE TRAIL STOPS HERE, EDGE OF THE PARKING LOT.
IT STOPS? A CAR.
IT HITCHED A RIDE, PROBABLY UNDERNEATH.
SO MUCH FOR CONTAINMENT. SO SOME POOR MENTAL PATIENT CHECKS OUT OF HERE TODAY,
DRIVES AWAY WITH THIS THING,
TOOK IT RIGHT TO ITS OWN HOME.
CHECKED OUT TODAY.
GET ME A LIST OF ALL PATIENTS DISCHARGED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
NO. I KNOW WHERE IT'S GOIN'. WE'VE GOTTA MOVE. NOW!
I'M GONNA CLOSE MY EYES, AND WHEN I OPEN THEM, YOU ARE GOING TO GO AWAY.
[ Screeching ] [ Screaming ]
GET OFF ME!
[ Gasps ]
OH! OH...
- [ Screeching ] - [ Screaming ]
BUFFY!
[ Water Running ] [ Sobbing ]
BUFFY!
- WHAT? WHAT IS IT? - THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE, BUFFY. IT'S AFTER MOM.
YOU GUYS STAY IN HERE. DON'T LEAVE THIS ROOM.
IT'S OKAY, MY BABY. IT'S OKAY.
SPIKE? YEAH.
LISTEN, UH, DID YOU HEAR A NOISE?
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE?
RIGHT, THEN. CAUGHT ME.
YOUR BASEMENT'S FULL OF JUNK, AND ME BEING IN NEED OF, UH, JUNK--
- YOU WERE STEALING? - WELL, YEAH. CAN'T EXACTLY WORK THE COUNTER AT BURGER BARN.
WAIT. ARE THOSE PICTURES OF ME?
[ Screaming ]
BUFFY.
[ Squealing ]
[ Squealing Stops ]
[ Grunts ]
COVER THE ROOM! WE'RE IN! FAN OUT!
- CHECK THE BACK! - CLEAR!
YOU OKAY? WE'RE CLEAR!
YOU JUST MISSED A REAL NICE TIME.
IT'S GONE. I KILLED IT.
OH, GOD. IT'S GONE? YOU PROMISE?
I PROMISE.
EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S STRANGE. A BODY MIGHT ASK WHAT EXACTLY IT IS YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING.
HE MIGHT ASK WHAT ALL THIS WAS MEANT TO ACCOMPLISH...
BECAUSE TO A HUMBLE POSTULANT, IT LOOKS LIKE CHAOS,
LIKE UNNECESSARY ATTENTION DRAWN WHERE IT OUGHT NOT TO BE.
GET OUT.
SIR.
SIR, FORGIVE ME. I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND. WHY SUMMON THE QUELLER?
WHAT DO YOU THINK? BECAUSE I'M CLEANING UP GLORY'S MESS,
JUST LIKE I'VE DONE MY WHOLE DAMN LIFE.
[ Engine Starts ]
BUFFY, UH, I WANNA ASK YOU SOMETHING,
AND IF I'M-- IF I'M BEING CRAZY, YOU JUST TELL ME, OKAY?
YOU GOT IT.
THE OTHER DAY--
WELL, ACTUALLY, I'M NOT SURE WHEN.
THE DAYS SEEM TO ALL BLEED TOGETHER.
IT'S NOT IMPORTANT. NO, I GUESS IT ISN'T.
I DO KNOW I WAS PRETTY OUT OF IT,
AND I HAD...
NOT-- NOT A DREAM EXACTLY.
MORE LIKE I HAD THIS KNOWLEDGE.
IT JUST CAME TO ME LIKE TRUTH, YOU KNOW?
EVEN THOUGH IT DIDN'T SEEM POSSIBLE,
EVEN THOUGH I SHOULDN'T THINK SUCH THINGS.
WHAT?
THAT DAWN--
SHE'S NOT MINE, IS SHE?
NO.
SHE'S--
SHE DOES BELONG TO US THOUGH.
YES, SHE DOES.
AND SHE'S IMPORTANT TO THE WORLD. PRECIOUS.
AS PRECIOUS AS YOU ARE TO ME.
THEN WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF HER.
BUFFY, PROMISE ME. IF ANYTHING HAPPENS,
IF I DON'T COME THROUGH THIS-- MOM--
NO. LISTEN TO ME. NO MATTER WHAT SHE IS,
SHE STILL FEELS LIKE MY DAUGHTER.
I HAVE TO KNOW THAT YOU'LL TAKE CARE OF HER,
THAT YOU'LL KEEP HER SAFE,
THAT YOU'LL LOVE HER LIKE I LOVE YOU.
I PROMISE. GOOD.
OH.
MY SWEET, BRAVE BUFFY.
WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU?
GRR! ARRGH!