1 00:00:01,396 --> 00:00:03,646 PREVIOUSLY ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. 2 00:00:05,271 --> 00:00:08,813 WHENEVER A SLAYER TURNS 18, IT'S A TIME-HONORED RITE OF PASSAGE. 3 00:00:08,813 --> 00:00:10,938 IT'S AN ARCHAIC EXERCISE IN CRUELTY. 4 00:00:10,938 --> 00:00:12,479 WE'RE FINISHED. NOT QUITE. 5 00:00:12,479 --> 00:00:14,521 SHE PASSED. YOU DIDN'T. 6 00:00:14,521 --> 00:00:19,104 I'VE RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL YOU BE RELIEVED OF YOUR DUTIES AS WATCHER IMMEDIATELY. 7 00:00:19,104 --> 00:00:20,396 YOU'RE FIRED. 8 00:00:20,396 --> 00:00:22,771 THE COUNCIL'S ORDERS ARE TO CONCENTRATE ON-- 9 00:00:22,771 --> 00:00:25,021 I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO BE TAKING ANY MORE ORDERS. 10 00:00:25,021 --> 00:00:28,938 WESLEY, GO BACK TO YOUR COUNCIL AND TELL THEM, UNTIL THE NEXT SLAYER COMES ALONG, 11 00:00:28,938 --> 00:00:30,563 I'M NOT WORKING FOR THEM ANYMORE. 12 00:00:30,563 --> 00:00:33,187 WHAT ABOUT THE KEY? THEY ALL OVER IT? 13 00:00:33,187 --> 00:00:35,729 - WELL, THEY'RE INTERESTED. - BUT THEY DIDN'T GUESS ABOUT DAWN, RIGHT? 14 00:00:35,729 --> 00:00:37,479 I MEAN, THEY DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S HER? 15 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:38,980 NO. 16 00:00:42,729 --> 00:00:45,062 [ Buffy ] HERE. I'LL GET THAT. SORRY. 17 00:00:45,062 --> 00:00:47,521 MOM'S STILL NOT 100%, 18 00:00:47,521 --> 00:00:49,771 AND I GUESS I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN TAKING UP THE SLACK. 19 00:00:49,771 --> 00:00:53,479 - NO, THE PLACE LOOKS FINE, BUFFY. - [ Tara ] YEAH, IT'S JUST US. 20 00:00:56,271 --> 00:00:58,896 THAT MUST'VE BELONGED TO, UH-- 21 00:00:58,896 --> 00:01:01,187 UM, AREN'T WE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A MEETING? 22 00:01:03,479 --> 00:01:05,771 UH, YES, YES. WE'RE HERE FOR A REASON. 23 00:01:05,771 --> 00:01:10,229 UM, I'VE HAD SOME RATHER-- UM, I'VE HAD SOME NEWS. 24 00:01:10,229 --> 00:01:12,771 IT SEEMS THAT THE COUNCIL OF WATCHERS... 25 00:01:12,771 --> 00:01:14,729 HAS FOUND SOME INFORMATION... 26 00:01:14,729 --> 00:01:16,855 THAT MAY HELP US OUT. 27 00:01:16,855 --> 00:01:18,896 ABOUT GLORY? PRESUMABLY. 28 00:01:18,896 --> 00:01:21,563 WE'LL FIND THAT OUT WHEN THEY ARRIVE. COULD BE VERY IMPORTANT. 29 00:01:21,563 --> 00:01:24,354 ARRIVE? THEY'RE COMING HERE? 30 00:01:24,354 --> 00:01:26,563 NOW? W-W-WHY DO THEY HAVE TO COME HERE? 31 00:01:26,563 --> 00:01:29,104 YEAH, DON'T THEY HAVE PHONES? 32 00:01:29,104 --> 00:01:31,229 [ British Accent ] 'ALLO, BUFFY. HERE'S SOME STUFF WE KNOW. PIP PIP. 33 00:01:31,229 --> 00:01:33,479 YEAH! PHONES. SEE, I'D LIKE THEM ON PHONES. 34 00:01:33,479 --> 00:01:36,354 WELL, WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT THEM COMING HERE? AREN'T THEY GOOD GUYS? 35 00:01:36,354 --> 00:01:39,354 I MEAN, WATCHERS. THAT'S JUST LIKE OTHER GILESES, RIGHT? 36 00:01:39,354 --> 00:01:41,604 YEAH! THEY'RE SCARY AND HORRIBLE! 37 00:01:41,604 --> 00:01:45,271 UM, WELL, THEY CAN APPEAR A BIT, WELL, 38 00:01:45,271 --> 00:01:48,479 UM, HARD-NOSED, BUT ESSENTIALLY THEIR AGENDA IS THE SAME AS OURS. 39 00:01:48,479 --> 00:01:51,146 THEY WANT TO SAVE THE WORLD AND KILL DEMONS. 40 00:01:51,146 --> 00:01:55,396 ILL THE CURRENT DEMONS, RIGHT? URRENT DEMONS. 41 00:01:55,396 --> 00:01:59,521 GILES, I DON'T WANT THEM TO COME HERE. I DON'T TRUST THEM. MAKE THEM NOT COME HERE. 42 00:01:59,521 --> 00:02:01,938 THEY'RE PROBABLY ALREADY ON THEIR WAY. 43 00:02:01,938 --> 00:02:05,479 OUR OLD FRIEND QUENTIN TRAVERS IS HEADING UP THE DELEGATION. 44 00:02:05,479 --> 00:02:07,771 THEY PUT ME THROUGH THAT TEST AND ALMOST KILLED ME. 45 00:02:07,771 --> 00:02:10,771 AND THEN WHEN I WAS FAITH, THEY ALMOST KILLED ME AGAIN. 46 00:02:10,771 --> 00:02:13,104 HONESTLY, I REALLY CAN'T HANDLE ALMOST BEING KILLED RIGHT NOW. 47 00:02:13,104 --> 00:02:16,062 I DON'T LIKE THE SOUND OF THIS. THEY DON'T SOUND... 48 00:02:16,062 --> 00:02:18,104 VERY EX-DEMON COMPATIBLE. 49 00:02:18,104 --> 00:02:20,146 ARE YOU SURE THEY'RE ENGLISH? 50 00:02:20,146 --> 00:02:22,229 I THOUGHT ENGLISH PEOPLE WERE, UH, GENTLER... 51 00:02:22,229 --> 00:02:24,312 THAN NORMAL PEOPLE. 52 00:02:24,312 --> 00:02:26,396 MAYBE IT WON'T BE SO BAD THIS TIME. 53 00:02:26,396 --> 00:02:28,896 I MEAN, BUFFY, THEY DID THINK YOU WERE FAITH LAST TIME. 54 00:02:28,896 --> 00:02:30,813 NOW THAT THEY KNOW YOU'RE JUST YOU, 55 00:02:30,813 --> 00:02:33,813 MAYBE THEY WON'T CARE ENOUGH TO KILL YOU. 56 00:02:33,813 --> 00:02:36,312 IT'S NOT JUST THAT. THEY'RE GOING TO SCREW EVERYTHING UP. 57 00:02:36,312 --> 00:02:39,729 IT'S A DELICATE TIME RIGHT NOW. I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF DAWN-- 58 00:02:39,729 --> 00:02:43,062 BUT THAT'S NOT NEW. YOU'VE ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF HER. 59 00:02:43,062 --> 00:02:46,396 RIGHT. RIGHT. I KNOW THAT. 60 00:02:46,396 --> 00:02:50,187 IT'S JUST, THERE'S GLORY, AND I DON'T NEED THE COUNCIL LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER... 61 00:02:50,187 --> 00:02:52,729 WHEN I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. 62 00:02:52,729 --> 00:02:54,896 [ Giles ] WELL, THAT'S PRECISELY WHY WE NEED TO TALK TO THEM. 63 00:02:54,896 --> 00:02:58,021 DAWN, HONEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP AT THIS HOUR? 64 00:02:58,021 --> 00:03:00,021 GO BACK TO BED. 65 00:03:00,021 --> 00:03:04,187 - I WAS JUST GETTING A SNACK. - DAWN? ARE YOU LISTENING? 66 00:03:04,187 --> 00:03:06,396 I CAN GET A SNACK IF I WANT TO. 67 00:03:08,146 --> 00:03:11,771 SHE WAS LISTENING. DOES IT MATTER? 68 00:03:11,771 --> 00:03:15,021 I MEAN, IS SHE REALLY GONNA SET THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BUZZING... 69 00:03:15,021 --> 00:03:17,230 WITH, "OOH, THERE'S A DELEGATION A-COMIN'." 70 00:03:17,230 --> 00:03:19,563 NO. I-I GUESS NOT. 71 00:03:19,563 --> 00:03:21,729 YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST, 72 00:03:21,729 --> 00:03:25,980 SOMETIMES WE SAY STUFF AND-- AND-- IT'S ALL GOOD. 73 00:03:25,980 --> 00:03:28,604 GILES, YOU WERE SAYING... SOMETHING? 74 00:03:28,604 --> 00:03:32,187 UM, JUST THAT IF THE COUNCIL KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT GLORY, 75 00:03:32,187 --> 00:03:35,187 HER AGENDA OR HER ORIGINS, 76 00:03:35,187 --> 00:03:37,813 THEN-- THEN MAYBE IT WILL HELP US... 77 00:03:37,813 --> 00:03:40,563 GET A GRIP ON WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. 78 00:03:40,563 --> 00:03:44,771 RIGHT NOW, I THINK WE'RE A BIT LOST. 79 00:03:52,104 --> 00:03:55,980 MISTRESS, AT LAST WE'VE FOUND ONE! 80 00:03:55,980 --> 00:03:59,521 OH, GOD! PLEASE DON'T HURT ME! I BEG OF YOU! 81 00:03:59,521 --> 00:04:01,604 IF YOU JUST LET ME GO, I SWEAR. I WON'T TELL ANYONE! 82 00:04:01,604 --> 00:04:05,271 - HELP HER! - WE'RE HERE FOR YOU, GREAT ONE. 83 00:04:05,271 --> 00:04:07,521 [ Moans ] 84 00:04:10,521 --> 00:04:13,479 - WHAT-- - DRINK. 85 00:04:13,479 --> 00:04:15,896 OH, WHAT IS THIS? 86 00:04:15,896 --> 00:04:18,896 WHAT THE-- WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINGS DOING TO ME? 87 00:04:18,896 --> 00:04:21,604 AAH! 88 00:04:26,021 --> 00:04:28,396 AHH! 89 00:04:33,229 --> 00:04:36,396 AH, VERY GOOD. DELICIOUS. 90 00:04:36,396 --> 00:04:40,396 NO. I'M GOOD. IT'S OKAY. 91 00:04:40,396 --> 00:04:42,521 UGH! 92 00:04:45,479 --> 00:04:47,688 I KNOW YOU'RE ALL ALWAYS LOOKIN' AT ME. 93 00:04:47,688 --> 00:04:52,438 I CAN TELL. ALWAYS TELL. I CAN SEE. 94 00:04:52,438 --> 00:04:54,563 MY HAT. 95 00:04:54,563 --> 00:04:59,146 MY HAT. WHERE IS MY HAT? [ Glory ] AHH! 96 00:04:59,146 --> 00:05:03,229 [ Chuckles ] TRY NOT CUTTING THINGS SO CLOSE NEXT TIME. 97 00:05:03,229 --> 00:05:05,896 - UNDERSTOOD? - YES. WE LIVE TO SERVE. 98 00:05:05,896 --> 00:05:09,062 AS ALWAYS. [ Glory ] COOL. 99 00:05:09,062 --> 00:05:11,396 TAKE THIS MESS OUT WITH THE REST OF THE TRASH. 100 00:05:12,771 --> 00:05:15,563 AND YOU... 101 00:05:15,563 --> 00:05:17,438 HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL ME? 102 00:05:17,438 --> 00:05:20,604 INDEED, GLORIFICUS. I'M WAITING. 103 00:05:20,604 --> 00:05:23,855 WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE SIGNS OF THE ALIGNMENT... 104 00:05:23,855 --> 00:05:26,604 ARE MOVING FASTER THAN EXPECTED. 105 00:05:26,604 --> 00:05:30,021 MEANING? IF YOU ARE TO USE THE KEY, 106 00:05:30,021 --> 00:05:33,021 YOU MUST ACT QUICKLY. 107 00:05:33,021 --> 00:05:35,604 FINE. 108 00:05:35,604 --> 00:05:37,479 I HAVE BEEN COOLING MY HEELS... 109 00:05:37,479 --> 00:05:40,396 IN THIS CRAPPY LITTLE TOWN LONG ENOUGH. 110 00:05:40,396 --> 00:05:43,688 SUNNYDALE'S GOT TOO MANY DEMONS... 111 00:05:43,688 --> 00:05:45,980 AND NOT ENOUGH RETAIL OUTLETS. 112 00:05:45,980 --> 00:05:48,229 ALL YOU NEED IS THE KEY. 113 00:05:48,229 --> 00:05:51,855 YES, AND I BET MOUSY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER HAS AN IDEA WHERE IT IS. 114 00:05:51,855 --> 00:05:54,062 IF I MAY REMIND YOUR EMINENCE, 115 00:05:54,062 --> 00:05:56,104 YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME. 116 00:05:56,104 --> 00:06:00,563 OH, BABY, IF THAT GIRL'S THE ONLY THING BETWEEN ME AND MY KEY, 117 00:06:00,563 --> 00:06:03,479 I DON'T NEED MUCH TIME. 118 00:07:01,188 --> 00:07:03,896 IF YOU'RE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS, MADAM, 119 00:07:03,896 --> 00:07:06,188 YOU NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL. 120 00:07:06,188 --> 00:07:08,229 MEASURE PRECISELY, AND PLEASE, DON'T STEP AHEAD. 121 00:07:08,229 --> 00:07:11,604 NO, HE'S QUITE RIGHT. 122 00:07:11,604 --> 00:07:14,146 YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING DANGEROUS, 123 00:07:14,146 --> 00:07:17,062 TURN THE WRONG PERSON INTO A BADGER. 124 00:07:17,062 --> 00:07:19,896 [ Chuckling ] QUENTIN. 125 00:07:19,896 --> 00:07:21,813 I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WERE HERE. 126 00:07:21,813 --> 00:07:23,938 WELL, EVIDENTLY. 127 00:07:25,062 --> 00:07:27,604 - IT'S BEEN A WHILE. - MMM. 128 00:07:27,604 --> 00:07:31,187 I SEE YOU'VE BROUGHT SOME OF OUR COLLEAGUES WITH YOU. 129 00:07:31,187 --> 00:07:33,146 WOULD YOU CARE TO INTRODUCE US? 130 00:07:33,146 --> 00:07:36,729 FIRST, I THOUGHT WE MIGHT CATCH UP. 131 00:07:36,729 --> 00:07:40,021 WELL, CERTAINLY, CERTAINLY. WELL, UM... 132 00:07:40,021 --> 00:07:42,771 THIS IS THE SHOP, OBVIOUSLY. 133 00:07:42,771 --> 00:07:46,271 IT'S BEEN A VERY INTERESTING TRANSITION INTO THE WORLD OF RETAIL. 134 00:07:46,271 --> 00:07:48,146 IN FACT, I THINK IT'S GOING RATHER WELL. 135 00:07:48,146 --> 00:07:50,146 I'LL GIVE YOU A GRAND TOUR, IF YOU LIKE. 136 00:07:50,146 --> 00:07:52,438 NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I THINK I CAN SEE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN UP TO. 137 00:07:54,354 --> 00:07:55,813 [ Giles ] YES, WELL, I--I, UH, DO... 138 00:07:55,813 --> 00:07:58,813 LIMIT MY TIME HERE, OBVIOUSLY. 139 00:07:58,813 --> 00:08:01,354 BUFFY AND I HAVE BEEN TRAINING A GREAT DEAL THESE DAYS. 140 00:08:01,354 --> 00:08:04,896 - THERE'S A BACK ROOM-- - OH, YES. I THOUGHT PERHAPS YOU WERE KEEPING THAT SPACE... 141 00:08:04,896 --> 00:08:07,271 FOR THE REALLY DANGEROUS ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE KEPT OUT... 142 00:08:07,271 --> 00:08:09,604 OF THE PUBLIC'S HANDS. 143 00:08:09,604 --> 00:08:12,563 OR MAYBE YOU DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT. 144 00:08:12,563 --> 00:08:14,813 I'M VERY CAREFUL. 145 00:08:14,813 --> 00:08:19,271 MOST OF THIS STUFF COULDN'T HARM ANYONE-- INCENSE, DIME-STORE TRINKETS. 146 00:08:19,271 --> 00:08:22,187 - BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS. - I'M SORRY. WHO ARE YOU? 147 00:08:22,187 --> 00:08:25,479 [ Woman ] THERE ARE SOME VERY POTENT ELEMENTS HERE-- FOCUSING CRYSTALS, 148 00:08:25,479 --> 00:08:29,396 RUNIC ARTIFACTS, AN AMULET OF COLDIS. 149 00:08:29,396 --> 00:08:31,479 ALSO THIS STATUE. 150 00:08:31,479 --> 00:08:35,521 ITS REMOVAL FROM BURMA IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE, AND WHEN TRIGGERED, 151 00:08:35,521 --> 00:08:37,813 HAS THE POWER TO MELT HUMAN EYEBALLS. 152 00:08:37,813 --> 00:08:41,479 IN THAT CASE, I SEVERELY UNDERPRICED IT. 153 00:08:41,479 --> 00:08:43,438 GILES, I'M SORRY, 154 00:08:43,438 --> 00:08:46,271 BUT THIS IS JUST FOR THE DURATION OF OUR STAY. 155 00:08:46,271 --> 00:08:48,521 I THINK YOU CAN SEE WHY. WHAT? 156 00:08:48,521 --> 00:08:51,604 WHAT-- WHAT-- WHAT IS JUST FOR THE DURATION? 157 00:08:51,604 --> 00:08:55,187 MAGIC BOX SHOPPERS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE. 158 00:08:55,187 --> 00:08:58,062 THE STORE IS, UH, CLOSING EARLY TODAY. 159 00:08:58,062 --> 00:09:01,188 TERRIBLY SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. 160 00:09:01,188 --> 00:09:04,187 HEY! GILES, WHAT ARE THEY DOING? 161 00:09:04,187 --> 00:09:07,354 CUSTOMERS! PLEASE BRING YOUR MONEY BACK! 162 00:09:07,354 --> 00:09:09,855 RIGHT THIS WAY. 163 00:09:09,855 --> 00:09:12,771 YOU KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO DO THIS BEFORE YOU EVEN SAW THE PLACE. 164 00:09:12,771 --> 00:09:17,188 I'M SORRY. IT'S JUST FOR THE DURATION OF THE COUNCIL'S REVIEW. 165 00:09:17,188 --> 00:09:19,604 COUNCIL? YOU'RE THE COUNCIL? 166 00:09:19,604 --> 00:09:23,604 WELCOME TO OUR STORE. WE'RE CLOSED NOW. I'LL BE IN THE BACK. 167 00:09:25,438 --> 00:09:28,479 WHAT REVIEW? QUENTIN, LET'S JUST STOP A MOMENT AND TALK ABOUT THIS. 168 00:09:28,479 --> 00:09:30,604 MISS, EXCUSE ME. YOU, UH, YOU WORK HERE? 169 00:09:30,604 --> 00:09:33,813 YES, I DO, 170 00:09:33,813 --> 00:09:36,604 EVER SINCE I MOVED HERE FROM SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA, 171 00:09:36,604 --> 00:09:38,855 WHERE I WAS RAISED BY BOTH A MOTHER AND A FATHER. 172 00:09:38,855 --> 00:09:42,187 ANYA, JUST GO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TALK TO HIM. 173 00:09:42,187 --> 00:09:44,146 SHE WORKS FOR ME. 174 00:09:44,146 --> 00:09:46,312 NOW, TELL ME ABOUT THIS REVIEW. 175 00:09:46,312 --> 00:09:48,104 NO ONE SAID ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT THIS. 176 00:09:48,104 --> 00:09:51,729 LET'S SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT IT OVER HERE. 177 00:10:01,229 --> 00:10:03,354 YOU ALL STAND AROUND AND LOOK SOMBER. 178 00:10:05,521 --> 00:10:07,688 GOOD JOB. 179 00:10:07,688 --> 00:10:11,479 YOU USED TO RESPECT US, GILES. YOU USED TO BE ONE OF US. 180 00:10:11,479 --> 00:10:15,771 YOU USED TO PAY ME. IF YOU RECALL, FIRING ME WAS NOT MY IDEA. 181 00:10:15,771 --> 00:10:18,187 TOUCHé. 182 00:10:18,187 --> 00:10:20,354 BUT YOU WERE ON THE INSIDE ONCE. 183 00:10:20,354 --> 00:10:24,354 YOU KNOW WHAT SORT OF RESOURCES WE COMMAND. 184 00:10:24,354 --> 00:10:28,396 WE'VE DISCOVERED INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CREATURE, YOUR GLORY. 185 00:10:28,396 --> 00:10:31,604 SOME OF IT IS CLEARLY VITAL, 186 00:10:31,604 --> 00:10:34,479 THE REST MERELY EXTREMELY DISTURBING. 187 00:10:36,187 --> 00:10:38,771 AND IT WON'T BE HANDED OVER UNTIL WE ARE CONVINCED... 188 00:10:38,771 --> 00:10:41,187 THAT YOU AND YOUR SLAYER ARE PREPARED FOR IT. 189 00:10:41,187 --> 00:10:43,312 THUS THE REVIEW. 190 00:10:43,312 --> 00:10:45,855 I'M NOT HAVING YOU PUT HER THROUGH ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR INSANE TESTS. 191 00:10:45,855 --> 00:10:50,021 IT'S NOT A TEST. IT'S A CHECK OF HER METHODS. 192 00:10:50,021 --> 00:10:52,354 WE NEED TO KNOW THAT THIS INFORMATION IS SAFE. 193 00:10:52,354 --> 00:10:54,896 YOU CAN TRUST HER. 194 00:10:56,563 --> 00:10:59,479 BUFFY'S COME VERY FAR RECENTLY. 195 00:10:59,479 --> 00:11:01,479 SHE'S ACQUIRED A REMARKABLE FOCUS. 196 00:11:01,479 --> 00:11:04,438 [ Yawning ] [ Man ] NOW, RASPUTIN WAS ASSOCIATED... 197 00:11:04,438 --> 00:11:07,312 WITH A CERTAIN OBSCURE RELIGIOUS SECT. 198 00:11:07,312 --> 00:11:10,187 THEY HELD THE TENET THAT IN ORDER TO BE FORGIVEN, 199 00:11:10,187 --> 00:11:12,104 ONE FIRST HAD TO SIN. 200 00:11:12,104 --> 00:11:14,146 RASPUTIN EMBRACED THIS DOCTRINE... 201 00:11:14,146 --> 00:11:17,521 AND PROCEEDED TO SIN IMPRESSIVELY AND REPEATEDLY. 202 00:11:17,521 --> 00:11:20,438 THE NOTION THAT HE WAS, IN FACT, EVIL, 203 00:11:20,438 --> 00:11:23,896 GAINED STRENGTH YEARS LATER, WHEN THE CONSPIRATORS WHO SET OUT TO KILL HIM... 204 00:11:23,896 --> 00:11:26,938 FOUND IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DO SO. 205 00:11:26,938 --> 00:11:29,396 - NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE? - I'M SORRY. THERE WAS A QUESTION? 206 00:11:30,938 --> 00:11:34,479 MISS SUMMERS, OF COURSE. 207 00:11:40,855 --> 00:11:44,646 I, UH-- ABOUT, YOU KNOW, KILLING HIM-- 208 00:11:44,646 --> 00:11:47,187 YOU KNOW, THEY POISONED HIM AND THEY BEAT HIM... 209 00:11:47,187 --> 00:11:51,354 AND THEY SHOT HIM AND HE DIDN'T DIE. 210 00:11:51,354 --> 00:11:55,187 UNTIL THEY ROLLED HIS BODY IN A CARPET AND DROWNED HIM IN A CANAL. 211 00:11:55,187 --> 00:11:58,354 BUT THERE ARE REPORTED SIGHTINGS OF HIM AS LATE AS THE 1930s, AREN'T THERE? 212 00:11:58,354 --> 00:12:00,688 I CAN ASSURE YOU, THERE IS NEAR-CONSENSUS... 213 00:12:00,688 --> 00:12:04,271 IN THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY REGARDING THE DEATH OF RASPUTIN. 214 00:12:04,271 --> 00:12:06,354 THERE'S ALSO NEAR-CONSENSUS ABOUT COLUMBUS, YOU KNOW, 215 00:12:06,354 --> 00:12:09,271 UNTIL SOMEONE ASKED THE VIKINGS WHAT THEY WERE UP TO IN THE 1400s, 216 00:12:09,271 --> 00:12:12,187 AND THEY'RE, LIKE, DISCOVERING THIS AMERICA-SHAPED CONTINENT. 217 00:12:12,187 --> 00:12:14,771 [ Students Snickering ] I JUST-- 218 00:12:14,771 --> 00:12:17,646 I'M ONLY SAYING, YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE INTERESTING... 219 00:12:17,646 --> 00:12:20,104 IF WE CAME AT IT... 220 00:12:20,104 --> 00:12:23,688 FROM, YOU KNOW, A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S ALL. 221 00:12:23,688 --> 00:12:27,062 WELL, I'M SORRY IF YOU FIND THESE FACTS SO BORING, MISS SUMMERS. 222 00:12:27,062 --> 00:12:29,729 MAYBE YOU'D PREFER I STEP ASIDE... 223 00:12:29,729 --> 00:12:31,563 SO THAT YOU CAN TEACH YOUR OWN COURSE-- 224 00:12:31,563 --> 00:12:34,771 SPECULATION 101, PERHAPS? [ Class Laughs ] 225 00:12:34,771 --> 00:12:37,938 INTRO TO FLIGHTS OF FANCY? 226 00:12:37,938 --> 00:12:41,104 I ONLY MEANT-- WHAT WAS IT YOU WERE GOING ON ABOUT LAST WEEK-- 227 00:12:41,104 --> 00:12:44,563 THE MYSTERIOUS SLEEPING PATTERNS OF THE PRUSSIAN GENERALS? 228 00:12:46,062 --> 00:12:48,729 NOW, SOME OF US ARE HERE TO LEARN. 229 00:12:48,729 --> 00:12:52,354 BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE'RE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. 230 00:12:52,354 --> 00:12:56,229 IT'S CALLED STUDYING HISTORY. 231 00:12:56,229 --> 00:13:00,646 YOU CAN SIT DOWN NOW. UNLESS YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO ADD, PROFESSOR? 232 00:13:04,229 --> 00:13:06,855 [ Buffy ] MISS SUMMERS! [ Grunts ] 233 00:13:06,855 --> 00:13:09,604 SOME OF US ARE HERE TO LEARN, PROFESSOR! 234 00:13:15,479 --> 00:13:17,771 [ Buffy Yelling ] 235 00:13:17,771 --> 00:13:20,146 MAYBE YOU WOULD LIKE TO TEACH YOUR OWN CLASS. 236 00:13:20,146 --> 00:13:22,521 - WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO? - OOH! 237 00:13:25,604 --> 00:13:27,479 HYAH! 238 00:13:33,855 --> 00:13:37,271 SPIKE, WHY DID YOU DO THAT? 239 00:13:37,271 --> 00:13:39,938 NOT FOR MONEY, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE THINKIN'. 240 00:13:39,938 --> 00:13:42,229 YOUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE'S PLENTY. 241 00:13:42,229 --> 00:13:44,312 I EXPECT I'LL BE GETTING THAT ANY MOMENT. 242 00:13:44,312 --> 00:13:46,855 GRATITUDE? FOR GETTING IN MY WAY? 243 00:13:46,855 --> 00:13:49,479 G-GETTING IN YOUR WAY? I SAVED YOU. 244 00:13:49,479 --> 00:13:51,813 I WAS REGROUPING. 245 00:13:51,813 --> 00:13:55,604 YOU WERE ABOUT TO BE REGROUPED INTO SEPARATE PILES. YOU NEEDED HELP. 246 00:13:55,604 --> 00:13:58,771 I DIDN'T NEED YOU. I NEVER NEED YOU, SPIKE. 247 00:14:00,396 --> 00:14:02,771 OH, I GET IT. 248 00:14:02,771 --> 00:14:05,062 YOU JUST DON'T LIKE WHO DID THE RESCUING, THAT'S ALL. 249 00:14:05,062 --> 00:14:07,646 WISHIN' I WAS YOUR BOYFRIEND WHAT'S HIS-- OH, WAIT. HE'S RUN OFF. 250 00:14:07,646 --> 00:14:10,521 YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T NEED A BOYFRIEND-- TO RESCUE ME OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON. 251 00:14:10,521 --> 00:14:12,855 DON'T NEED OR CAN'T KEEP? 252 00:14:12,855 --> 00:14:16,021 YOU KEEP MAKING NOTCHES IN THE HEADBOARD, BUT EVENTUALLY THEY GET OUT OF BED... 253 00:14:16,021 --> 00:14:18,187 AND RUN OFF, DON'T THEY? 254 00:14:18,187 --> 00:14:22,438 YOU'RE DISGUSTING. OH, ROUGH TALK. 255 00:14:22,438 --> 00:14:25,396 MAYBE THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM. MAYBE YOU PUSH THEM AWAY. 256 00:14:25,396 --> 00:14:28,021 OR IS IT THE OTHER? MAYBE YOU CLING TOO MUCH. 257 00:14:28,021 --> 00:14:30,563 OR MAYBE YOUR BEAUTY'S FADING, 258 00:14:30,563 --> 00:14:33,729 THE STRESS OF SLAYING AGING YOU PREMATURELY-- 259 00:14:33,729 --> 00:14:37,146 THINGS NOT AS HIGH, NOT AS FIRM. YOU KNOW WHAT, SPIKE? 260 00:14:37,146 --> 00:14:40,438 THE MORE I GET TO KNOW YOU, THE MORE I WISH I DIDN'T. 261 00:14:40,438 --> 00:14:42,980 OR MAYBE YOU JUST DON'T HOLD THEIR INTEREST. 262 00:14:49,896 --> 00:14:52,938 [ Woman Speaking Over P.A., Indistinct ] 263 00:14:55,563 --> 00:14:59,146 BEGGING PERMISSION TO SPEAK WITH YOU, SIR. 264 00:14:59,146 --> 00:15:01,229 DON'T TOUCH ME. YOU'RE CRUSTY. WHAT DO YOU WANT? 265 00:15:01,229 --> 00:15:03,938 OH, NOT ME. THE MAGNIFICENT GLORY. 266 00:15:03,938 --> 00:15:06,229 SHE WANTS. 267 00:15:06,229 --> 00:15:08,563 SHE WANTS MORE INFORMATION ON THE SLAYER. 268 00:15:08,563 --> 00:15:10,563 SHE KNOWS YOU KNOW HER. 269 00:15:10,563 --> 00:15:13,521 THE SLAYER? I DON'T KNOW ANY SLAYER. 270 00:15:13,521 --> 00:15:16,438 GET AWAY FROM ME. YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE. I BELIEVE YOU DO, SIR. 271 00:15:16,438 --> 00:15:20,021 SHE'S SHORT, SYMMETRICAL, HAIR ON TOP. BUFFY SOMETHING. 272 00:15:20,021 --> 00:15:22,646 BUFFY SUMMERS IS THE SLAYER? THAT'S THE ONE! 273 00:15:22,646 --> 00:15:24,855 VERY CLEVER OF YOU, SIR. 274 00:15:24,855 --> 00:15:27,896 THE SLAYER? HOW DOES GLORY KNOW THIS? 275 00:15:27,896 --> 00:15:30,354 I DON'T KNOW. I WAS NOT THERE. 276 00:15:30,354 --> 00:15:33,354 BUT THE BEAUTEOUS GLORY SAID FOR YOU TO TELL US PLEASE... 277 00:15:33,354 --> 00:15:37,938 WHERE HER DWELLING IS, WHO HER FRIENDS ARE. 278 00:15:37,938 --> 00:15:42,271 WHY? SO GLORY CAN FIND HER, DO SOMETHING TO HER? 279 00:15:42,271 --> 00:15:45,312 WHY WOULD I DO THAT? I DON'T KNOW, SIR. 280 00:15:45,312 --> 00:15:49,104 SHE JUST SAID TO TELL YOU TO DO IT. FOR HER. 281 00:15:49,104 --> 00:15:52,479 THAT WAS HER MESSAGE. 282 00:15:52,479 --> 00:15:55,938 WELL, I'VE GOT A MESSAGE FOR GLORY TOO. 283 00:15:55,938 --> 00:15:59,062 WE'RE BEEN DEVELOPING SORT OF A HYBRID FIGHTING STYLE. 284 00:15:59,062 --> 00:16:01,188 LET ME OUTLINE HER PROGRESS FOR YOU, 285 00:16:01,188 --> 00:16:04,062 AND I THINK YOU'LL SEE THAT YOUR REVIEW ISN'T STRICTLY NEEDED. 286 00:16:06,521 --> 00:16:10,855 [ Buffy ] BAD DAY. BAD, BAD-- [ Travers ] MISS SUMMERS. 287 00:16:12,062 --> 00:16:15,771 GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. 288 00:16:18,354 --> 00:16:23,438 - MR. TRAVERS. - GILES HAS JUST BEEN TELLING US OF YOUR TRAINING REGIMEN. 289 00:16:23,438 --> 00:16:26,229 PERHAPS YOU'LL FAVOR US WITH A DEMONSTRATION WHILE WE'RE HERE. 290 00:16:26,229 --> 00:16:29,938 - RIGHT NOW? - NO NEED TO RUSH YOU. 291 00:16:29,938 --> 00:16:32,229 THEY'RE STAYING A LITTLE LONGER THAN I'D ANTICIPATED. 292 00:16:32,229 --> 00:16:35,354 WE'VE ALREADY LAID OUT OUR PROJECT FOR MR. GILES. 293 00:16:35,354 --> 00:16:38,104 NIGEL. IT'S AN EXHAUSTIVE EXAMINATION... 294 00:16:38,104 --> 00:16:40,729 OF YOUR PROCEDURES AND ABILITIES. 295 00:16:40,729 --> 00:16:44,354 - WE'LL OBSERVE YOUR TRAINING, TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS. - TALK TO MY FRIENDS? 296 00:16:44,354 --> 00:16:48,146 YES. WE UNDERSTAND YOU'RE STILL TAKING CIVILIANS OUT ON YOUR PATROLS. 297 00:16:48,146 --> 00:16:50,396 OH, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. BUFFY. 298 00:16:50,396 --> 00:16:54,771 I CAN SENSE YOUR RESISTANCE. I DON'T BLAME YOU. 299 00:16:54,771 --> 00:16:57,021 BUT I THINK YOUR WATCHER HASN'T REMINDED YOU LATELY... 300 00:16:57,021 --> 00:17:00,396 OF THE RELATIVE STATUS OF THE PLAYERS IN OUR LITTLE GAME. 301 00:17:00,396 --> 00:17:04,521 THE COUNCIL FIGHTS EVIL. THE SLAYER IS THE INSTRUMENT BY WHICH WE FIGHT. 302 00:17:04,521 --> 00:17:07,479 THE COUNCIL REMAINS. THE SLAYERS CHANGE. 303 00:17:07,479 --> 00:17:09,563 BEEN THAT WAY FROM THE BEGINNING. 304 00:17:09,563 --> 00:17:12,104 THAT'S A VERY COMFORTING, BLOODLESS WAY OF LOOKING AT IT, ISN'T IT? 305 00:17:12,104 --> 00:17:14,604 GILES, LET ME TALK TO BUFFY, 306 00:17:14,604 --> 00:17:17,021 BECAUSE I THINK SHE'S UNDERSTANDING ME. 307 00:17:17,021 --> 00:17:22,271 GLORY IS STRONGER THAN YOU. SHE'S A MORE POWERFUL INSTRUMENT, IF YOU WILL. 308 00:17:22,271 --> 00:17:25,021 WE CAN HELP YOU. 309 00:17:25,021 --> 00:17:27,646 WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP. 310 00:17:27,646 --> 00:17:31,438 PASS THE REVIEW, AND WE GIVE IT TO YOU WITHOUT RESERVATION. 311 00:17:31,438 --> 00:17:34,938 FAIL THE REVIEW, EITHER THROUGH INCOMPETENCE... 312 00:17:34,938 --> 00:17:36,771 OR BY RESISTING OUR RECOMMENDATIONS-- 313 00:17:36,771 --> 00:17:38,855 RESISTING YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS? 314 00:17:38,855 --> 00:17:41,813 SHE FAILS IF WE DON'T DO WHATEVER YOU SAY. 315 00:17:41,813 --> 00:17:45,688 HOW MUCH UNDER YOUR THUMB DO YOU THINK WE ARE? HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT OUR HELP? 316 00:17:45,688 --> 00:17:47,813 SHE'S NOT YOUR BLOODY INSTRUMENT, AND YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DO ANY OF THIS! 317 00:17:47,813 --> 00:17:50,396 GILES! 318 00:17:54,021 --> 00:17:56,771 [ Travers ] I UNDERSTAND YOU THINK THIS IS UNFAIR, 319 00:17:56,771 --> 00:18:00,062 BUT THERE ARE FACTORS WHICH SHOULD MOTIVATE YOU TO GO ALONG WITH THE REVIEW. 320 00:18:00,062 --> 00:18:03,354 I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS, 321 00:18:03,354 --> 00:18:06,688 BUT OBVIOUSLY WE COULD SHUT THIS PLACE DOWN PERMANENTLY. 322 00:18:06,688 --> 00:18:09,104 YOU CAN'T DO THAT. YOU DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF POWER. 323 00:18:09,104 --> 00:18:11,688 OF COURSE WE DO, AND A GREAT DEAL MORE. 324 00:18:11,688 --> 00:18:13,729 IN FACT, IF YOU INSIST ON FIGHTING US, 325 00:18:13,729 --> 00:18:16,104 WE'LL ARRANGE TO HAVE MR. GILES DEPORTED WITHIN THE DAY. 326 00:18:16,104 --> 00:18:20,104 NEVER SET FOOT IN THIS COUNTRY AGAIN. 327 00:18:20,104 --> 00:18:25,104 NOW, PERHAPS YOU'RE USED TO IDLE THREATS AND SLOPPY DISCIPLINE, MISS SUMMERS, 328 00:18:25,104 --> 00:18:28,521 BUT YOU'RE DEALING WITH GROWN-UPS NOW. 329 00:18:28,521 --> 00:18:31,271 AM I MAKING MYSELF CLEAR? 330 00:18:45,521 --> 00:18:49,146 [ Glory ] JINX! 331 00:18:49,146 --> 00:18:51,021 HEY, WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH YOUR FACE? 332 00:18:51,021 --> 00:18:54,230 IT'S A MESSAGE FROM BEN. 333 00:18:54,230 --> 00:18:58,146 HE ISN'T GOING TO HELP. 334 00:18:58,146 --> 00:19:00,729 ISN'T GOING-- 335 00:19:00,729 --> 00:19:04,146 - ISN'T GOING TO HELP? - NO. 336 00:19:04,146 --> 00:19:06,813 ALL HE HAS TO DO IS TURN OVER THAT TINY, SQUIRMING SLAYER GIRL. 337 00:19:06,813 --> 00:19:09,229 I HAVE BUSINESS TO DO WITH HER. 338 00:19:09,229 --> 00:19:13,271 IF SHE KNOWS WHERE I CAN START LOOKING FOR MY KEY-- AH! 339 00:19:19,479 --> 00:19:21,855 WHY WON'T HE HELP? 340 00:19:21,855 --> 00:19:24,188 HE KNOWS HER. HE COULD GO TO HER. 341 00:19:24,188 --> 00:19:27,062 HE COULD TALK TO HER. 342 00:19:27,062 --> 00:19:29,104 HE COULD SEDUCE HER AND BANG THE KEY OUT OF HER! 343 00:19:29,104 --> 00:19:33,813 - HE IS QUITE ATTRACTIVE. - WELL, OF COURSE HE'S ATTRACTIVE, 344 00:19:33,813 --> 00:19:37,021 BUT HE DRIVES ME INSANE. 345 00:19:37,021 --> 00:19:40,479 - YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? - HE DRIVES YOU INSANE? 346 00:19:40,479 --> 00:19:44,479 YEAH! THAT'S IT, EXACTLY. 347 00:19:44,479 --> 00:19:46,354 OH-- 348 00:19:48,729 --> 00:19:52,021 MMM. SWEET, LUMPY MINION. 349 00:19:53,521 --> 00:19:55,813 YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT UNDERSTANDS. 350 00:19:57,855 --> 00:20:00,312 PROBABLY BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SUCKED YOUR BRAIN OUT YET. 351 00:20:02,896 --> 00:20:06,688 HE MAKES ME SO MAD. 352 00:20:06,688 --> 00:20:10,646 IF I COULD JUST... GET MY HANDS ON HIM. 353 00:20:10,646 --> 00:20:12,479 YOU KNOW? 354 00:20:12,479 --> 00:20:15,146 [ Huffs ] I'LL JUST FIND HER MYSELF. 355 00:20:15,146 --> 00:20:17,813 IT'S A POWER PLAY. THAT'S WHAT IT IS. 356 00:20:17,813 --> 00:20:20,354 IT'S ABOUT WHO HAS THE POWER. 357 00:20:20,354 --> 00:20:22,146 I'M GUESSING THEY DO. 358 00:20:22,146 --> 00:20:25,521 BIG POWER OUTAGE IN BUFFY COUNTY. 359 00:20:25,521 --> 00:20:28,688 I SHOULD HAVE SET YOU LOOSE ON THEM. THAT'S WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE. 360 00:20:28,688 --> 00:20:32,521 GILES, THAT TRAVERS GUY IS, LIKE, 60. I CAN'T HIT HIM. 361 00:20:33,938 --> 00:20:35,980 CAN I? 362 00:20:35,980 --> 00:20:39,021 I SUPPOSE NOT. BUT I COULD. 363 00:20:39,021 --> 00:20:40,980 I THINK I WILL. 364 00:20:44,938 --> 00:20:48,521 CAN THEY REALLY DO THE STUFF THEY THREATENED-- KICK YOU OUT OF THE COUNTRY? 365 00:20:48,521 --> 00:20:51,146 IN A HEARTBEAT. 366 00:20:51,146 --> 00:20:53,479 SEE, THE ROUGH STUFF, THEY'RE ALL RIGHT AT-- 367 00:20:53,479 --> 00:20:56,396 THEY'RE A BIT HAM-HANDED, BUT THEY GET IT DONE-- BUT THIS STUFF, 368 00:20:56,396 --> 00:21:01,187 THE BUREAUCRACY, THE PULLING OF POLITICAL STRINGS, 369 00:21:01,187 --> 00:21:03,062 THEY'RE THE BEST IN THE WORLD. 370 00:21:03,062 --> 00:21:06,479 THEY CAN KILL YOU WITH THE STRIKE OF A PEN, PONCY SODS. [ Glasses Snap ] 371 00:21:08,104 --> 00:21:10,896 AM I GONNA BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THIS REVIEW? 372 00:21:13,104 --> 00:21:15,604 WELL, I-- 373 00:21:15,604 --> 00:21:20,312 I SUPPOSE THEY'LL MAKE IT AS DIFFICULT AS THEY WANT TO. 374 00:21:20,312 --> 00:21:22,771 THE PHYSICAL STUFF COULD BE A BIT OF A CHALLENGE. 375 00:21:22,771 --> 00:21:25,813 THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT. 376 00:21:25,813 --> 00:21:28,104 IT'S THE OTHER STUFF. 377 00:21:28,104 --> 00:21:30,813 EXAMINING DECISIONS I'VE MADE. 378 00:21:30,813 --> 00:21:33,604 I MEAN, TWICE NOW I'VE BEEN WITHIN SLAYING DISTANCE OF GLORY, 379 00:21:33,604 --> 00:21:37,563 AND TWICE SHE'S KICKED MY ASS WITHOUT EVEN TENSING A MUSCLE. 380 00:21:37,563 --> 00:21:41,563 AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT SHE IS OR ANYTHING ABOUT HER... 381 00:21:41,563 --> 00:21:43,479 EXCEPT THAT SHE WANTS THE KEY, WHICH I HAVE, 382 00:21:43,479 --> 00:21:46,104 AND I CAN'T EVEN FIGURE OUT IF IT'S OKAY FOR ME TO TELL ANYONE THAT. 383 00:21:46,104 --> 00:21:48,104 BUFFY, NO ONE COULD HAVE DONE ANY BETTER THAN YOU. 384 00:21:48,104 --> 00:21:52,187 BUT NO ONE ELSE IS GONNA BE ASKED THE QUESTIONS THAT I CAN'T ANSWER. 385 00:21:52,187 --> 00:21:54,729 THEY'RE GONNA EXPECT ME TO-- 386 00:21:54,729 --> 00:21:56,896 TO BE LIKE A SLAYER AND KNOW STUFF, 387 00:21:56,896 --> 00:21:59,604 BUT I'M JUST ME, AND I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING, 388 00:21:59,604 --> 00:22:01,938 AND THEY'RE GONNA GO AWAY, AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA TELL ME HOW TO FIGHT GLORY, 389 00:22:01,938 --> 00:22:04,146 AND I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO PROTECT DAWN. 390 00:22:04,146 --> 00:22:06,688 BUFFY, CALM DOWN. 391 00:22:06,688 --> 00:22:09,563 THE SCANDAL HERE IS NOT ANYTHING YOU'VE DONE WRONG. 392 00:22:09,563 --> 00:22:12,771 IT'S THE WAY THEY'RE BEHAVING, HOLDING WHAT THEY KNOW HOSTAGE... 393 00:22:12,771 --> 00:22:17,104 WITH A GUN POINTED AT MY BLEEDING GREEN CARD, NO LESS. 394 00:22:17,104 --> 00:22:19,563 [ Sighs ] IT'S HUMILIATING. 395 00:22:21,354 --> 00:22:23,980 ALSO SMART. 396 00:22:23,980 --> 00:22:27,479 THEY PICKED THE PERFECT THING. I CAN'T LOSE YOU. 397 00:22:27,479 --> 00:22:30,521 THANK YOU. 398 00:22:31,980 --> 00:22:35,604 [ Sighs ] I GUESS I SHOULD BE GETTING READY. 399 00:22:35,604 --> 00:22:37,563 WHAT DO YOU THINK IT'LL BE LIKE? 400 00:22:37,563 --> 00:22:39,604 HOW DO YOU THINK THEY'LL START? 401 00:22:39,604 --> 00:22:42,104 ANYA CHRISTINA EMANUELLA JENKINS, 402 00:22:42,104 --> 00:22:44,980 20 YEARS OLD, BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, 403 00:22:44,980 --> 00:22:48,479 AND DON'T THINK THERE WEREN'T JOKES ABOUT THAT MY WHOLE LIFE, MISTER, 'CAUSE THERE WERE. 404 00:22:48,479 --> 00:22:50,896 "WHO'S OUR LITTLE PATRIOT?" THEY'D SAY, WHEN I WAS YOUNGER... 405 00:22:50,896 --> 00:22:53,438 AND, THEREFORE, SMALLER AND SHORTER THAN I AM NOW. 406 00:22:53,438 --> 00:22:58,688 SO, YOU SPELL IT A-N-Y-A, THEN? 407 00:22:58,688 --> 00:23:02,229 YES. FINE. 408 00:23:02,229 --> 00:23:04,438 NOW WE CAN GET TO THE QUESTIONS. 409 00:23:04,438 --> 00:23:06,563 QUESTIONS. GREAT. 410 00:23:06,563 --> 00:23:08,938 W-WE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS. 411 00:23:08,938 --> 00:23:11,646 WELL, I NEED TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE SLAYER... 412 00:23:11,646 --> 00:23:13,729 AND ABOUT THE BOTH OF YOU-- 413 00:23:13,729 --> 00:23:15,604 YOUR RELATIONSHIP, WHATEVER YOU CAN TELL ME. 414 00:23:15,604 --> 00:23:18,646 OUR-- OUR RELATIONSHIP? 415 00:23:18,646 --> 00:23:20,855 WE'RE FRIENDS. GOOD FRIENDS. 416 00:23:22,938 --> 00:23:26,271 GIRLFRIENDS, ACTUALLY. YES, WE'RE GIRLFRIENDS. 417 00:23:26,271 --> 00:23:29,729 WE'RE IN LOVE. WE'RE LOVERS. 418 00:23:29,729 --> 00:23:33,646 WE'RE LESBIAN, GAY-TYPE LOVERS. 419 00:23:33,646 --> 00:23:36,646 I MEANT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SLAYER. 420 00:23:36,646 --> 00:23:38,813 UM... 421 00:23:38,813 --> 00:23:41,021 JUST GOOD FRIENDS. 422 00:23:41,021 --> 00:23:44,146 [ Xander ] BEST FRIENDS-- WILLOW AND ME AND BUFFY. 423 00:23:44,146 --> 00:23:46,563 THE THREE OF US HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FROM THE BEGINNING. 424 00:23:46,563 --> 00:23:50,479 WE'VE ALWAYS GONE ON PATROLS AND DONE DEMON RESEARCH WITH HER AND EVERYTHING. 425 00:23:50,479 --> 00:23:53,855 HAVE YOU MASTERED ANY FIGHTING DISCIPLINES OVER THE YEARS? 426 00:23:53,855 --> 00:23:57,104 - NO. - SO, YOU HAVE NO SPECIAL SKILLS... 427 00:23:57,104 --> 00:24:00,604 OR POWERS OR KNOWLEDGE... 428 00:24:00,604 --> 00:24:04,354 THAT YOU BRING TO THE MIX, NEITHER OF YOU? 429 00:24:04,354 --> 00:24:07,354 JUST ENTHUSIASM FOR KILLING THE DEMONS. GO DEADNESS FOR THE DEMONS. 430 00:24:07,354 --> 00:24:10,146 I DON'T HAVE ANY POWERS, BUT I DO HELP. 431 00:24:10,146 --> 00:24:12,062 HOW? BE SPECIFIC. 432 00:24:12,062 --> 00:24:14,229 LAST YEAR, WILLOW, GILES AND ME... 433 00:24:14,229 --> 00:24:18,062 COMBINED OUR ESSENCE WITH BUFFY, WHICH ISN'T AS WEIRD AS IT SOUNDS. 434 00:24:18,062 --> 00:24:22,187 WE MERGED, AND I WAS THE HEART PART OF A SUPER-BUFFY. 435 00:24:22,187 --> 00:24:25,104 AGAIN, LET ME STRESS THE NOT-AS-WEIRD THING. 436 00:24:25,104 --> 00:24:27,312 I'M TOLD IT WAS ALL VERY PROFESSIONAL. 437 00:24:27,312 --> 00:24:29,938 ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE SLAYER... 438 00:24:29,938 --> 00:24:31,980 NEEDS THAT LEVEL OF HELP FROM YOU OFTEN? 439 00:24:31,980 --> 00:24:35,229 - NO, NO. SHE DOESN'T NEED HELP. - SHE'D BE FINE WITHOUT US. 440 00:24:35,229 --> 00:24:38,396 SOMETIMES SHE GOES OFF AND DOES STUFF WITHOUT EVEN TELLING US. 441 00:24:38,396 --> 00:24:41,312 NOT THAT SHE'S LIKE A WEIRD LONER OR ANYTHING. 442 00:24:41,312 --> 00:24:44,146 I'M NOT SURE WE'RE SAYING THIS RIGHT. 443 00:24:44,146 --> 00:24:47,229 SEE, HERE'S THE THING. WE CAN HELP BECAUSE WE DO MAGICS. 444 00:24:47,229 --> 00:24:50,062 I'M WORKING ON THIS BALL OF SUNSHINE THING. 445 00:24:50,062 --> 00:24:52,187 SEE, I HAVE THIS THEORY. IT'S VERY COOL. 446 00:24:52,187 --> 00:24:54,729 AND IF IT WORKS, EASIER SLAYING FOR BUFFY. 447 00:24:54,729 --> 00:24:57,229 NOT THAT IT'S HARD FOR HER NOW. INTERESTING. 448 00:24:57,229 --> 00:25:01,146 - WHAT LEVEL ARE YOU AT? - LEVEL? 449 00:25:01,146 --> 00:25:05,230 - MAGICAL PROFICIENCY LEVEL. - [ Willow ] OH! 450 00:25:05,230 --> 00:25:07,479 UH, HIGH, A HIGH LEVEL. 451 00:25:07,479 --> 00:25:11,563 VERY HIGH. ONE OF THOSE TOP LEVELS. 452 00:25:11,563 --> 00:25:13,771 FIVE. 453 00:25:15,813 --> 00:25:19,354 AND YOU'RE REGISTERED AS PRACTICING WITCHES... 454 00:25:19,354 --> 00:25:21,229 UNDER THE NAMES AS YOU GAVE THEM TO ME? 455 00:25:21,229 --> 00:25:24,688 - R-REGISTERED? - OH, YES. YES, OF COURSE. 456 00:25:24,688 --> 00:25:27,062 WE'RE-- WE'RE-- REGISTERED. 457 00:25:27,062 --> 00:25:29,521 DO EITHER OF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE KEY? [ Anya ] NOPE. 458 00:25:29,521 --> 00:25:32,271 SOUNDS DEMONY TO ME. 459 00:25:32,271 --> 00:25:35,688 I DON'T HOLD WITH THAT DEMON NONSENSE. MUFFIN? 460 00:25:35,688 --> 00:25:37,771 I COOKED THEM MYSELF. 461 00:25:39,312 --> 00:25:41,813 SO, BUFFY SOMETIMES PROTECTS YOU... 462 00:25:41,813 --> 00:25:45,021 FROM THE DANGEROUS ELEMENTS OF HER WORK? YES. 463 00:25:45,021 --> 00:25:48,604 SHE'S SAVED MY LIFE LOTS OF TIMES. THE VAMPIRES IN THIS TOWN HATE HER. 464 00:25:48,604 --> 00:25:51,896 BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HELP THE SLAYER. 465 00:25:51,896 --> 00:25:54,187 I PITCH IN WHEN SHE PAYS ME. SHE PAYS YOU? 466 00:25:54,187 --> 00:25:57,021 SHE GIVES YOU MONEY? 467 00:25:57,021 --> 00:26:00,021 MONEY, A LITTLE NIP OF BLOOD OUT OF SOME STRAY VICTIM, WHATEVER. 468 00:26:00,021 --> 00:26:02,688 - BLOOD? - WELL, IF THEY'RE GONNA DIE ANYWAY. 469 00:26:04,729 --> 00:26:07,729 COME TO THINK OF IT, THOUGH, THAT'S A BIT SCANDALOUS, ISN'T IT? 470 00:26:07,729 --> 00:26:09,896 PERSONALLY, I'M SHOCKED. THE GIRL'S SLIPPING. 471 00:26:09,896 --> 00:26:12,896 YOU'VE NOTICED A DECLINE IN HER WORK? OH, YEAH. 472 00:26:12,896 --> 00:26:15,396 SEE, THE POOR LITTLE TWIG CAN'T KEEP A MAN. 473 00:26:15,396 --> 00:26:17,688 GETS HER ALL DOWN. 474 00:26:17,688 --> 00:26:21,521 FEW MORE DISAPPOINTMENTS, SHE'LL BE CRYIN' ON MY SHOULDER, MARK MY WORDS. 475 00:26:21,521 --> 00:26:23,771 IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? 476 00:26:23,771 --> 00:26:26,104 I'D THINK YOU'D WANT TO KILL HER. 477 00:26:26,104 --> 00:26:29,230 YOU'VE KILLED SLAYERS BEFORE. 478 00:26:29,230 --> 00:26:31,438 HEARD OF ME, HAVE YOU? 479 00:26:34,312 --> 00:26:36,688 I... WROTE MY THESIS ON YOU. 480 00:26:36,688 --> 00:26:40,187 WELL, WELL. ISN'T THAT NEAT? 481 00:26:40,187 --> 00:26:43,146 - IT'S-- - TELL ME, BABE, 482 00:26:43,146 --> 00:26:46,062 NOW THAT WE'RE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS, HOW'S THE SLAYER DOING? 483 00:26:46,062 --> 00:26:48,438 IS SHE OKAY? 484 00:26:48,438 --> 00:26:51,021 HIGH MARKS IN ALL CATEGORIES? 485 00:26:51,021 --> 00:26:53,688 [ Travers ] AGILITY, CLARITY, STAMINA AND STRENGTH-- 486 00:26:53,688 --> 00:26:58,104 THESE ARE THE QUALITIES THAT THE SLAYER MUST POSSESS TO DO HER JOB. 487 00:26:58,104 --> 00:27:00,688 WHAT CAME AFTER AGILITY? IF YOU WANT HER TO ATTACK THE DUMMY-- 488 00:27:00,688 --> 00:27:03,896 NO, NO. PHILLIP WILL ATTACK THE DUMMY. 489 00:27:03,896 --> 00:27:06,438 THE SLAYER'S JOB IS TO PROTECT IT. 490 00:27:06,438 --> 00:27:08,563 DO YOU UNDERSTAND? 491 00:27:08,563 --> 00:27:11,688 PROTECT THE DUMMY? AS IF IT WERE PRECIOUS. 492 00:27:11,688 --> 00:27:16,230 NOW, GETTING THE BEST OF PHILLIP WILL REQUIRE AGILITY. 493 00:27:16,230 --> 00:27:18,771 LISTENING TO MY INSTRUCTIONS AT THE SAME TIME-- 494 00:27:18,771 --> 00:27:21,354 WELL, THAT WILL DEMONSTRATE CLARITY, 495 00:27:21,354 --> 00:27:24,229 AND STAMINA AND STRENGTH WILL WIN THE LONG FIGHT. 496 00:27:24,229 --> 00:27:27,187 GOOD LUCK. INSTRUCTIONS? 497 00:27:27,187 --> 00:27:29,938 I'LL BE TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO, HOW TO COUNTER PHILLIP'S THRUSTS. 498 00:27:29,938 --> 00:27:33,062 WE ASSUME YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE JAPANESE NAMES... 499 00:27:33,062 --> 00:27:35,521 FOR AIKIDO, JUJITSU MOVES. 500 00:27:35,521 --> 00:27:37,604 JAPANESE? AND... GO! 501 00:27:37,604 --> 00:27:39,688 WHOA! HOLD ON A SECOND. 502 00:27:39,688 --> 00:27:42,896 WE IN AMERICA, WE USUALLY WORK OUR WAY UP TO "GO." 503 00:27:42,896 --> 00:27:46,062 [ Speaking Japanese ] HUH? 504 00:27:46,062 --> 00:27:48,438 HE WANTS YOU TO BOW. TAKE A BOW. 505 00:27:48,438 --> 00:27:50,354 OH. 506 00:28:04,438 --> 00:28:06,229 [ Speaking Japanese ] 507 00:28:07,354 --> 00:28:09,604 PUNCH HIM. THANKS, GILES. 508 00:28:09,604 --> 00:28:12,188 SORRY. 509 00:28:12,188 --> 00:28:13,896 [ Speaking Japanese ] 510 00:28:13,896 --> 00:28:16,646 [ Giles ] UM-- BACK KICK. ELBOW. 511 00:28:16,646 --> 00:28:19,521 SU-- ELBOW! STRIKE. 512 00:28:19,521 --> 00:28:22,438 HOW HAVE YOU BEEN TRAINING HER? I'VE TRAINED HER TO WIN. 513 00:28:22,438 --> 00:28:25,479 KNOW WHAT? I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO IT MY WAY, GUYS. 514 00:28:28,938 --> 00:28:31,354 OH! 515 00:28:38,438 --> 00:28:40,021 [ Gasping ] 516 00:28:46,312 --> 00:28:48,855 - I THINK SHE JUST BROKE MY RIB. - YES. WELL. 517 00:28:48,855 --> 00:28:50,688 I DIDN'T MEAN TO. 518 00:28:50,688 --> 00:28:53,230 UM, YOU KNOW, I CAN DO BETTER. 519 00:28:53,230 --> 00:28:55,855 I THINK I MIGHT BE GETTING THIS, LIKE, INNER EAR THING, 520 00:28:55,855 --> 00:28:58,062 AND SO MAYBE IF I GOT A NOTE, I COULD TRY AGAIN. 521 00:28:58,062 --> 00:29:01,146 NO. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO SEE ANY MORE PHYSICAL TESTS... 522 00:29:01,146 --> 00:29:03,354 FOR A WHILE. 523 00:29:03,354 --> 00:29:05,646 WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE REAL REVIEW. 524 00:29:05,646 --> 00:29:09,021 LOOK INTO YOUR STRATEGIES, PLANS. 525 00:29:09,021 --> 00:29:11,896 FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT HEAD. 526 00:29:11,896 --> 00:29:14,563 GOOD... HEAD STUFF. 527 00:29:14,563 --> 00:29:16,604 WE START AT 7:00 TONIGHT. 528 00:29:16,604 --> 00:29:20,188 GIVE YOU TIME TO, UH... 529 00:29:20,188 --> 00:29:23,104 WELL... HOWEVER YOU PREPARE. 530 00:29:42,104 --> 00:29:44,312 MOM? 531 00:29:50,354 --> 00:29:53,230 LONG DAY, SWEETIE? 532 00:30:02,104 --> 00:30:04,521 SO... 533 00:30:04,521 --> 00:30:07,479 THIS IS WHERE THE SLAYER EATS, SLEEPS, 534 00:30:07,479 --> 00:30:10,396 AND... COMBS HER HAIR? 535 00:30:11,438 --> 00:30:14,813 OH. SO CUTE. [ Snickers ] 536 00:30:14,813 --> 00:30:17,771 I CAN'T EVEN STAND IT. 537 00:30:17,771 --> 00:30:20,479 PERSONALLY, I NEED MORE SPACE. 538 00:30:20,479 --> 00:30:23,062 BUT, UH, THIS IS GOOD FOR YOU. 539 00:30:23,062 --> 00:30:25,938 IT'S-- IT'S SO QUAINT AND-- 540 00:30:25,938 --> 00:30:29,229 PSST! BUFFY. 541 00:30:29,229 --> 00:30:32,563 IF I WANTED TO FIGHT, YOU COULD TELL BY THE BEING DEAD ALREADY. 542 00:30:35,187 --> 00:30:38,479 [ Giggles ] SO PLAY NICE, LITTLE GIRL. 543 00:30:38,479 --> 00:30:41,646 WHAT DO YOU WANT? THE KEY. 544 00:30:41,646 --> 00:30:44,187 WHY ELSE DO YOU THINK I'D COME HERE? 545 00:30:44,187 --> 00:30:47,980 SEE, I THINK YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS. 546 00:30:47,980 --> 00:30:51,187 - AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. - I'M GLAD YOU THINK SO. 547 00:30:51,187 --> 00:30:53,062 WELL, IT'S THE ONLY THING KEEPING YOU ALIVE RIGHT NOW. 548 00:30:53,062 --> 00:30:56,855 BECAUSE YOU MAY BE TINY QUEEN IN VAMPIRE WORLD, 549 00:30:56,855 --> 00:30:59,813 BUT TO ME, YOU'RE A BUG. 550 00:30:59,813 --> 00:31:01,896 YOU SHOULD GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES AND WORSHIP ME. 551 00:31:01,896 --> 00:31:07,062 BUT, OH, NO, YOU STILL THINK IT'S NEAT HAVING SLAYER STRENGTH. 552 00:31:07,062 --> 00:31:10,062 OOH, BIG DEAL. STRONGER THAN HUMANS. 553 00:31:10,062 --> 00:31:12,396 WHO ISN'T? 554 00:31:12,396 --> 00:31:15,646 I COULD CRUSH THE LIFE FROM YOU AS EASY AS YOU'D BREAK A NAIL, 555 00:31:15,646 --> 00:31:17,521 BUT I NEED THE KEY. 556 00:31:17,521 --> 00:31:19,312 KID! 557 00:31:20,688 --> 00:31:23,146 - COME HERE A SEC. - LEAVE HER OUT OF THIS. 558 00:31:23,146 --> 00:31:26,187 - NOT ASKING TWICE. - THIS IS BETWEEN YOU AND ME. 559 00:31:26,187 --> 00:31:28,855 NO. THIS IS BETWEEN ME AND MY KEY. 560 00:31:28,855 --> 00:31:30,980 YOU JUST HAPPEN TO BE THE THING IN THE WAY. 561 00:31:30,980 --> 00:31:33,187 [ Snap ] 562 00:31:36,771 --> 00:31:40,688 AND YOU ARE JUST THE DARLIN'EST THING I EVER DID SEE IN MY LIFE. 563 00:31:42,688 --> 00:31:46,187 - WHAT'S YOUR NAME, HONEY? - DAWN. 564 00:31:46,187 --> 00:31:50,312 DAWN? DID YOU KNOW YOUR SISTER TOOK MY KEY, DAWNIE? AND SHE WON'T GIVE IT BACK. 565 00:31:50,312 --> 00:31:53,187 - I BET YOU KNOW WHERE SHE PUT IT, DON'T YOU? - SHE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING. 566 00:31:54,980 --> 00:31:57,146 I KNOW SOME STUFF. 567 00:31:57,146 --> 00:32:00,604 I BET SHE TAKES YOUR STUFF ALL THE TIME WITHOUT ASKING, DOESN'T SHE? 568 00:32:00,604 --> 00:32:03,229 - WHERE'S MY KEY, DAWN? - GO UPSTAIRS, DAWN. 569 00:32:04,813 --> 00:32:07,396 YOU'RE ALWAYS TALKIN' ABOUT STUFF I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO HEAR. 570 00:32:08,729 --> 00:32:11,771 I'M GONNA FIGURE IT OUT, YOU KNOW. 571 00:32:11,771 --> 00:32:15,646 OOH! I LIKE HER. SHE'S SASSY! 572 00:32:18,271 --> 00:32:20,980 AND I'LL KILL HER. I'LL KILL YOUR MOM. 573 00:32:20,980 --> 00:32:23,855 I'LL KILL YOUR FRIENDS. 574 00:32:23,855 --> 00:32:26,938 AND I'LL MAKE YOU WATCH WHEN I DO. 575 00:32:28,688 --> 00:32:31,479 JUST GIVE ME THE KEY. 576 00:32:31,479 --> 00:32:34,229 YOU EITHER HAVE IT OR YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND IT. 577 00:32:37,896 --> 00:32:40,396 OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A ONE-TIME-ONLY DEAL. 578 00:32:40,396 --> 00:32:43,938 NEXT TIME WE MEET, SOMETHING YOU LOVE DIES BLOODY. 579 00:32:43,938 --> 00:32:46,479 YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T TAKE ME. 580 00:32:46,479 --> 00:32:48,855 YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T STOP ME. 581 00:32:52,521 --> 00:32:54,980 [ Door Closes ] 582 00:32:59,479 --> 00:33:01,563 BUFFY, WHO WAS THAT? 583 00:33:03,230 --> 00:33:04,896 PACK A BAG. 584 00:33:04,896 --> 00:33:07,563 [ Screams ] 585 00:33:07,563 --> 00:33:11,312 [ Sighs ] OH, IT'S THE SLAYER. 586 00:33:11,312 --> 00:33:13,563 FOR A SECOND THERE, I WAS WORRIED. 587 00:33:18,896 --> 00:33:22,230 SO, WHAT'S WITH THE FAMILY OUTING? 588 00:33:22,230 --> 00:33:24,396 I NEED YOUR HELP. 589 00:33:24,396 --> 00:33:26,980 GREAT. I NEED YOUR CASH. I'M SERIOUS. 590 00:33:26,980 --> 00:33:30,396 YOU HAVE TO LOOK AFTER THEM. 591 00:33:30,396 --> 00:33:35,062 WELL, THAT'S A BOATLOAD OF MANLY RESPONSIBILITY TO COME FLYING OUT OF NOWHERE. 592 00:33:35,062 --> 00:33:37,813 WHAT'S THE MATTER, SLAYER? YOU'RE NOT FEELING 100%? 593 00:33:37,813 --> 00:33:40,396 NO. THEY DIDN'T PUT A CHIP IN YOUR HEAD, DID THEY? 594 00:33:40,396 --> 00:33:42,062 NO. BE FUNNY IF THEY DID. 595 00:33:42,062 --> 00:33:45,396 SPIKE, I NEED AN ANSWER, NOW. IN OR OUT? 596 00:33:47,229 --> 00:33:50,938 YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE STRONG ENOUGH TO PROTECT THEM. 597 00:33:55,229 --> 00:33:57,646 ALL RIGHT, THEN. 598 00:33:57,646 --> 00:34:00,688 LADIES, COME ON IN. 599 00:34:00,688 --> 00:34:03,521 THERE'S PLENTY OF BLOOD IN THE FRIDGE. 600 00:34:03,521 --> 00:34:06,563 DO YOU MEAN, LIKE, REAL BLOOD? 601 00:34:06,563 --> 00:34:09,771 - WHAT DO YOU THINK? - MOSTLY, I THINK, EW. 602 00:34:09,771 --> 00:34:12,229 KEEP DAWN HERE AS LONG AS YOU CAN. 603 00:34:12,229 --> 00:34:15,230 I'LL BE BACK SOON. OKAY. 604 00:34:18,021 --> 00:34:20,271 I DON'T THINK I NEED TO REMIND YOU, BUT-- YEAH, YEAH. 605 00:34:20,271 --> 00:34:22,604 "ANYTHING HAPPENS TO 'EM, I'LL STAKE YOU GOOD AND PROPER." 606 00:34:22,604 --> 00:34:26,688 SING ME A NEW ONE SOMETIME, EH? THAT BIT'S GONE STALE. 607 00:34:39,980 --> 00:34:43,563 I LOVE WHAT YOU'VE, UM, NEGLECTED TO DO WITH THE PLACE. 608 00:34:43,563 --> 00:34:46,187 JUST DON'T BREAK ANYTHING. 609 00:34:49,563 --> 00:34:51,688 AND DON'T MAKE A LOT OF NOISE. 610 00:34:51,688 --> 00:34:53,729 PASSIONS IS COMING ON. 611 00:34:53,729 --> 00:34:57,312 PASSIONS? OH, DO YOU THINK TIMMY'S REALLY DEAD? 612 00:34:57,312 --> 00:34:59,771 OH, NO, NO. SHE CAN JUST SEW HIM BACK TOGETHER. 613 00:34:59,771 --> 00:35:01,312 HE'S A DOLL, FOR GOD'S SAKE. 614 00:35:01,312 --> 00:35:03,729 AH, WHAT ABOUT THE WEDDING? 615 00:35:03,729 --> 00:35:06,521 I MEAN THERE'S NO WAY THEY'RE GONNA GO THROUGH WITH THAT. [ Sighs ] 616 00:35:06,521 --> 00:35:09,896 [ Sigh ] 617 00:35:09,896 --> 00:35:14,230 [ Xander ] LOOK AT THEM: BIG, TOUGH COUNCIL MEMBERS PICKIN' ON THE BOOKS. 618 00:35:14,230 --> 00:35:15,855 FASCISTS. 619 00:35:15,855 --> 00:35:18,062 WHY DOESN'T MR. GILES PUT THEM ALL OUT OF HERE? 620 00:35:18,062 --> 00:35:20,479 BECAUSE IF THEY DEPORT HIM, THEY'RE NOT JUST DESTROYING HIS CAREER, 621 00:35:20,479 --> 00:35:23,354 THEY'RE CONDEMNING THE MAN TO A LIFETIME DIET... 622 00:35:23,354 --> 00:35:27,187 OF BLOOD SAUSAGE, BANGERS AND MASH. 623 00:35:27,187 --> 00:35:32,438 WELL, YOUR SLAYER'S 20 MINUTES LATE AND COUNTING, RUPERT. 624 00:35:32,438 --> 00:35:34,563 BUFFY WILL BE HERE, I ASSURE YOU. 625 00:35:34,563 --> 00:35:37,604 [ Chuckles ] YES. BUT WHEN? 626 00:35:39,896 --> 00:35:41,855 CRAP. 627 00:35:44,396 --> 00:35:46,396 [ Buffy Gasps ] 628 00:36:00,021 --> 00:36:02,021 UH, GUYS? 629 00:36:02,021 --> 00:36:04,354 ANY WAY WE COULD NOT DO THIS? 630 00:36:17,604 --> 00:36:20,271 UNH! 631 00:37:04,104 --> 00:37:08,604 UNH! OKAY, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU ARE. 632 00:37:10,438 --> 00:37:12,855 OR WHO YOU ARE. 633 00:37:12,855 --> 00:37:15,563 ONE SOLDIER IN A VAST ARMY. 634 00:37:15,563 --> 00:37:17,604 WHAT ARMY? 635 00:37:17,604 --> 00:37:20,729 THE KNIGHTS OF BYZANTIUM, AN ANCIENT ORDER, 636 00:37:20,729 --> 00:37:23,312 AND NOW YOUR ENEMY. 637 00:37:23,312 --> 00:37:25,646 YOU WORK FOR GLORY? 638 00:37:25,646 --> 00:37:28,646 YOU THINK WE ALIGN OURSELVES WITH THE BEAST? 639 00:37:28,646 --> 00:37:31,646 - YOU MUST BE MAD. - YOU'RE THE ONES TRIED KILLIN' ME. 640 00:37:31,646 --> 00:37:33,855 OH, WE WERE FOOLS-- THREE ALONE. 641 00:37:33,855 --> 00:37:37,104 BUT IF IT TAKES A HUNDRED MEN, WE SEND A HUNDRED MEN, 642 00:37:37,104 --> 00:37:40,187 AND IF IT TAKES A THOUSAND, WE SEND A THOUSAND. 643 00:37:40,187 --> 00:37:44,230 - A THOUSAND? - SO LONG AS YOU PROTECT THE KEY, 644 00:37:44,230 --> 00:37:45,938 THE BROTHERHOOD WILL NEVER STOP... 645 00:37:45,938 --> 00:37:48,813 UNTIL WE DESTROY IT AND YOU. [ Groans ] 646 00:37:50,688 --> 00:37:54,312 YOU ARE THE SLAYER, AND WE KNOW WHAT WE MUST DO. 647 00:37:54,312 --> 00:37:56,187 NOW, BE DONE WITH IT. 648 00:37:57,438 --> 00:38:00,312 KILL US, AND LET LEGIONS FOLLOW. 649 00:38:22,438 --> 00:38:23,646 GO. 650 00:38:49,646 --> 00:38:52,021 YOU'RE LATE. [ Buffy ] YEAH. 651 00:38:53,813 --> 00:38:56,729 [ Giles ] WAS-- WAS THERE AN ATTACK? 652 00:38:56,729 --> 00:39:00,187 - YEAH. - [ Travers ] WE CAN BEGIN THE REVIEW AT LAST. 653 00:39:00,187 --> 00:39:03,521 WE'LL SKIP THE MORE OBVIOUS QUESTIONS. 654 00:39:06,771 --> 00:39:10,229 - THERE ISN'T GONNA BE A REVIEW. - SORRY? 655 00:39:10,229 --> 00:39:13,563 NO REVIEW. NO INTERROGATION. 656 00:39:13,563 --> 00:39:15,229 NO QUESTIONS YOU KNOW I CAN'T ANSWER, 657 00:39:15,229 --> 00:39:18,646 NO HOOPS, NO JUMPS, 658 00:39:18,646 --> 00:39:21,855 AND NO INTERRUPTIONS. 659 00:39:24,021 --> 00:39:26,438 SEE... 660 00:39:26,438 --> 00:39:29,688 I'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING AT ME THE LAST FEW DAYS. 661 00:39:29,688 --> 00:39:33,813 EVERYONE JUST LINING UP TO TELL ME HOW UNIMPORTANT I AM. 662 00:39:35,146 --> 00:39:37,312 AND I'VE FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHY. 663 00:39:38,896 --> 00:39:41,646 POWER. 664 00:39:41,646 --> 00:39:44,563 I HAVE IT. THEY DON'T. 665 00:39:46,646 --> 00:39:48,729 THIS BOTHERS THEM. 666 00:39:51,187 --> 00:39:54,146 GLORY CAME TO MY HOME TODAY. 667 00:39:54,146 --> 00:39:57,521 - BUFFY, ARE YOU-- - JUST TO TALK. 668 00:39:57,521 --> 00:39:59,396 SHE TOLD ME I'M A BUG. I'M A FLEA. 669 00:39:59,396 --> 00:40:02,855 SHE COULD SQUASH ME IN A SECOND. 670 00:40:02,855 --> 00:40:04,896 ONLY SHE DIDN'T. 671 00:40:06,688 --> 00:40:09,396 SHE CAME INTO MY HOME, AND WE TALKED. 672 00:40:09,396 --> 00:40:11,980 WE HAD WHAT, IN HER WARPED BRAIN, 673 00:40:11,980 --> 00:40:13,771 PROBABLY PASSES FOR A CIVILIZED CONVERSATION. 674 00:40:13,771 --> 00:40:16,312 WHY? 675 00:40:16,312 --> 00:40:20,521 BECAUSE SHE NEEDS SOMETHING FROM ME, 676 00:40:20,521 --> 00:40:23,104 BECAUSE I HAVE POWER OVER HER. 677 00:40:27,062 --> 00:40:29,187 YOU GUYS DIDN'T COME ALL THE WAY FROM ENGLAND... 678 00:40:29,187 --> 00:40:31,646 TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT I WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO BE LET BACK IN. 679 00:40:31,646 --> 00:40:35,396 YOU CAME... 680 00:40:35,396 --> 00:40:39,187 TO BEG ME TO LET YOU BACK IN, 681 00:40:40,980 --> 00:40:45,271 TO GIVE YOUR JOBS, YOUR LIVES, SOME SEMBLANCE OF MEANING. 682 00:40:45,271 --> 00:40:47,146 THIS IS BEYOND INSOLENCE. 683 00:40:51,104 --> 00:40:52,479 [ Clears Throat ] 684 00:40:52,479 --> 00:40:54,980 I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN I SAID NO INTERRUPTIONS. 685 00:40:56,521 --> 00:40:59,938 - THAT WAS EXCELLENT. - YOU'RE WATCHERS. 686 00:41:01,813 --> 00:41:03,855 WITHOUT A SLAYER, 687 00:41:03,855 --> 00:41:06,062 YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH JUST WATCHIN' MASTERPIECE THEATER. 688 00:41:08,021 --> 00:41:10,187 YOU CAN'T STOP GLORY. 689 00:41:10,187 --> 00:41:12,479 YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE... 690 00:41:12,479 --> 00:41:16,396 EXCEPT MAYBE PUBLISH IT IN THE EVERYONE THINKS WE'RE INSANE-OS HOME JOURNAL. 691 00:41:21,146 --> 00:41:23,229 SO HERE'S HOW IT'S GONNA WORK. 692 00:41:23,229 --> 00:41:25,229 YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME EVERYTHING YOU KNOW. 693 00:41:25,229 --> 00:41:27,438 THEN YOU'RE GONNA GO AWAY. 694 00:41:27,438 --> 00:41:30,729 YOU'LL CONTACT ME IF AND WHEN YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT GLORY. 695 00:41:30,729 --> 00:41:33,479 THE MAGIC SHOP WILL REMAIN OPEN. 696 00:41:33,479 --> 00:41:36,855 MR. GILES WILL STAY HERE AS MY OFFICIAL WATCHER, REINSTATED AT FULL SALARY. 697 00:41:36,855 --> 00:41:38,813 [ Coughs ] RETROACTIVE. 698 00:41:38,813 --> 00:41:43,438 TO BE PAID RETROACTIVELY FROM THE MONTH HE WAS FIRED. 699 00:41:44,855 --> 00:41:47,938 I WILL CONTINUE MY WORK WITH THE HELP OF MY FRIENDS. 700 00:41:47,938 --> 00:41:50,646 I-- I-- I-- DON'T WANT A SWORD THROWN AT ME, 701 00:41:50,646 --> 00:41:53,604 BUT CIVILIANS-- WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CHILDREN. 702 00:41:53,604 --> 00:41:58,062 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO VERY POWERFUL WITCHES... 703 00:41:58,062 --> 00:41:59,855 AND A THOUSAND-YEAR-OLD EX-DEMON. 704 00:41:59,855 --> 00:42:02,021 WILLOW'S A DEMON? 705 00:42:02,021 --> 00:42:05,604 THE BOY? NO POWER THERE. 706 00:42:05,604 --> 00:42:09,146 THE BOY HAS CLOCKED MORE FIELD TIME THAN ALL OF YOU COMBINED. 707 00:42:09,146 --> 00:42:11,062 HE'S PART OF THE UNIT. 708 00:42:11,062 --> 00:42:15,062 THAT'S RILEY-SPEAK. I'VE CLOCKED FIELD TIME. 709 00:42:15,062 --> 00:42:17,688 NOW... 710 00:42:17,688 --> 00:42:21,062 YOU ALL MAY BE VERY GOOD AT YOUR JOBS. 711 00:42:21,062 --> 00:42:24,062 THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT IS IF YOU WORK WITH ME. 712 00:42:24,062 --> 00:42:26,563 YOU CAN ALL TAKE YOUR TIME THINKING ABOUT THAT. 713 00:42:28,896 --> 00:42:31,688 BUT I WANT AN ANSWER RIGHT NOW FROM QUENTIN... 714 00:42:31,688 --> 00:42:34,062 'CAUSE I THINK HE'S UNDERSTANDING ME. 715 00:42:35,646 --> 00:42:37,604 [ Clears Throat ] 716 00:42:41,729 --> 00:42:45,021 YOUR TERMS ARE ACCEPTABLE. 717 00:42:45,021 --> 00:42:48,396 [ Cheering, Whooping ] 718 00:42:48,396 --> 00:42:51,062 SORRY. SORRY. 719 00:42:52,688 --> 00:42:54,813 MMM. 720 00:42:56,229 --> 00:42:58,354 SEE? NO BEGGING. 721 00:42:58,354 --> 00:43:01,062 [ Chuckles ] 722 00:43:01,062 --> 00:43:03,855 - OH, RUPERT. - QUENTIN? 723 00:43:03,855 --> 00:43:06,230 WHEN WE INVENTORIED YOUR SHOP, 724 00:43:06,230 --> 00:43:09,563 WE FOUND A BOTTLE OF SINGLE-MALT SCOTCH... 725 00:43:09,563 --> 00:43:12,646 BEHIND THE, UH, INCENSE HOLDERS. 726 00:43:12,646 --> 00:43:14,604 IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, DURING WORKING HOURS. 727 00:43:14,604 --> 00:43:16,855 I THINK I COULD USE A GLASS. 728 00:43:16,855 --> 00:43:19,021 WELL, I SUPPOSE WE COULD-- 729 00:43:19,021 --> 00:43:22,230 JUST A MINUTE. 730 00:43:22,230 --> 00:43:25,396 GLORY. I WANNA KNOW. 731 00:43:25,396 --> 00:43:28,312 WELL, THERE'S A LOT TO GO THROUGH. 732 00:43:28,312 --> 00:43:30,771 JUST TELL ME WHAT KIND OF DEMON I'M FIGHTING. 733 00:43:30,771 --> 00:43:34,146 WELL, THAT'S THE THING, YOU SEE. 734 00:43:34,146 --> 00:43:36,729 GLORY ISN'T A DEMON. 735 00:43:36,729 --> 00:43:38,563 WHAT IS SHE? 736 00:43:38,563 --> 00:43:41,021 SHE'S A GOD. 737 00:43:45,438 --> 00:43:47,688 OH. 738 00:44:24,729 --> 00:44:26,146 GRR! ARRGH!