1 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:03,718 - Previously: - I'm using you. 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,673 - This is you telling me... - It's over. 3 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,997 - Where have you guys been? - Watching Buffy on the remote surveillance. 4 00:00:10,120 --> 00:00:14,557 - I thought you were gonna go see Tara. - She was seeing someone else. 5 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:16,830 Xander's gone? Xander's missing? 6 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:18,871 - Is she here? - She left a couple of days ago. 7 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:20,558 She was kinda broken. 8 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:22,716 I love her and, God, I miss her so much. 9 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:24,353 No. 10 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:26,433 How could you do this? 11 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:30,996 Buffy, stop. No. 12 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,433 - I'm so sorry. - We're OK. It's all OK. 13 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,391 - They're getting to the gate. - Yeah, I see it, I see it. 14 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:20,076 We're gonna lose 'em. 15 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,315 We need that disc. 16 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:37,032 Wait. 17 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,153 - How ya doin'? - Fine. 18 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,111 You know, same old, same old. 19 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,834 Yeah. I could take care of this guy if you want. 20 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,554 Whatever. Your call. 21 00:02:16,920 --> 00:02:18,858 I mean, sure, he don't look like much, 22 00:02:18,965 --> 00:02:22,074 but I'd wager he could give you a bit o' nasty. 23 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:25,078 Save you the staking. All you gotta do is... 24 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,395 I am not telling my friends about us. 25 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,318 Right, I'll just be droppin' him down to you, then. 26 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,749 You wanna tell 'em so badly? Go ahead. 27 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:41,512 You know why? I tried to kill my friends, my sister last week, 28 00:02:41,640 --> 00:02:43,471 and guess how much they hate me. 29 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,955 Zero. Zero much. 30 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,435 So I'm thinkin', sleeping with you... 31 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:51,675 they'll deal. 32 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,954 In that case, why won't you sleep with me again? 33 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,035 Because I don't love you. 34 00:03:05,640 --> 00:03:07,835 Like hell. 35 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:11,316 Look at you. All comin' out of class and everything. 36 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,591 I do that sometimes. Usually at the end part of the class. 37 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:16,199 Right. 38 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:18,709 So how's your... after the whole basement deal? 39 00:05:18,840 --> 00:05:23,072 It's between a hitch and a kink with a side of a twinge. It's OK. 40 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:27,398 And Buffy's OK too? Enjoying the refreshing sanity and so forth? 41 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:29,636 Yeah. Refreshing sa... 42 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:31,751 That's funny. 43 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,477 She's OK. A little freaked. 44 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,233 - I'm glad she didn't hurt you. - You, too. 45 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:45,071 So, this is becoming kind of a regular thing, you and me after class. 46 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:46,997 I didn't... 47 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,429 Only this time you stuck around. 48 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,916 Uh... Um... Various sounds of hesitation... 49 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,429 She was just a friend. 50 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:57,915 Friends are nice. 51 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:00,508 You rushed off before I could, you know, explain. 52 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:04,235 Well, officially, I have to say I have no idea what you're talking about. 53 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,316 Unofficially? 54 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,712 We should have some coffee sometime. 55 00:06:11,840 --> 00:06:15,913 Maybe some day this week after class? 56 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:19,749 - I'm free tomorrow. - You could bring your friend. 57 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,629 I wasn't gonna... I mean, if you have a friend... 58 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:25,320 No. I'm friendless. 59 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,633 Yeah, yeah, no friends. I mean, I have friends. 60 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,228 Right, many dear friends, yeah. 61 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,629 - Coffee. - With us. 62 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,115 Who are just friends. 63 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,036 OK, how about this store? 64 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,312 Three pairs of earrings, a coin purse and a toothbrush. 65 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,191 You stole a toothbrush? 66 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:56,359 - A mother-of-pearl handle. Very fancy. - Yeah, but you stole a toothbrush. 67 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:58,948 As far as rebellious teenagers go, you're square. 68 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,230 Dental hygiene is important. 69 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:05,118 Guess this was kind of a lame sisters' day out, huh? 70 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:08,710 I make up for trying to kill you by taking you to places you can't go in. 71 00:07:08,840 --> 00:07:12,753 No, it's my bad. I'm the one that got caught takin' stuff. 72 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,398 The pet store. You didn't take anything from there, did ya? 73 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,273 A pocketful of goldfish. It didn't work out. 74 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:23,033 No. 75 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,549 OK, good. We can go look at all the puppies. 76 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:28,358 But it's so awful. 77 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:32,632 There's puppy mills, and keeping them in cages, and people poking at 'em all day. 78 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:36,275 Yeah, but puppies - cute. Come on, you used to love the pet store. 79 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,915 Yes, when I was in my fives and sixes. 80 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,036 Come on, we'll go look. 81 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:49,714 Besides, I don't think there's another store here where I can show my face. 82 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,426 It'll pass. You've returned all the stuff you still had, 83 00:07:53,461 --> 00:07:54,951 and we're paying for the rest. 84 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:58,038 - I'm paying for the rest. - We'll figure it out. 85 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:04,872 Get back. You don't wanna make me rush this. 86 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,673 I'm not impressed, Padawan. When do we hit pay dirt? 87 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:12,237 If something goes wrong, it's gonna surge. We'll be deader than an ex-girlfriend. 88 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:14,635 - What did you say? - Just let me work. 89 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,759 All right. You do what you need to do. 90 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:21,719 You get us the goods, and then watch out. 91 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:26,277 It'll be like the whole world just spread open and gave it up for you, man. 92 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:30,712 And then we're done, right? We each take our share and we call it a day. 93 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,593 You're that ready to get rid of us? Huh? 94 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:37,554 Don't worry. We pull this off, you can go buy any tropical island you want. 95 00:08:37,680 --> 00:08:42,151 Cheer up, Short Round. You're about to get us everything we ever wanted. 96 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:58,034 - He's almost done. - I sorta feel kinda sorry for him. 97 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,718 - That's a weakness. - OK. 98 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:06,075 Look at him. 99 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:11,433 He's got that same look he had that time I highlighted in his Babylon 5 novels. 100 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,709 Right before he told his mom on me. Warren, I don't think we can trust him. 101 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,070 We don't have to. Not for that much longer. 102 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,156 Is it gonna be that soon? 103 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:24,590 The milk - in the fridge. How long till it expires? 104 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:28,873 Well, we got it on Friday, and there wasn't a full two weeks on it, 105 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,150 but we did get it in the fridge quick. 106 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,874 Unless I'm thinking about the 2% milk... 107 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,355 Forget it. 108 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,914 The thing. It's gonna be soon. 109 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,229 Oh, my God. 110 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:57,877 - How are you? - Ducky. You? 111 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:00,517 An... 112 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:02,312 Please... 113 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,076 Let me explain. 114 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:09,318 I know there's nothing that I can say or do to make up for what I did. 115 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:10,395 I can't. 116 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:15,833 Sometimes when I wake up in the morning I'm, like, "Oh, God! Is this my life?" 117 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:20,472 - "Was that me?" - Me, too. 118 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:23,713 But you gotta believe me, please. 119 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:27,628 I want to make up for it. I wanna take away the hurt. 120 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:31,950 I love you so much. 121 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:39,913 I may have practised that a couple times in front of the mirror. 122 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:43,316 I just... I don't understand what happened. 123 00:10:43,680 --> 00:10:45,910 I do. I'm an idiot. 124 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:49,753 All I had to do was say something earlier. 125 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:53,236 I could have spared you from that nightmare. 126 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,790 Said something about what? 127 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:06,593 No, no. I mean, you know, if I were, like, more self-aware. 128 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,553 Because... with the whole idiot thing. 129 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,716 If you had been more self-aware, you would have what? 130 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:18,709 - Been able to stop the wedding? - No, it's not like that. That's not what... 131 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:21,035 OK, see, I didn't practise this part. 132 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:23,515 Do you still want to get married? 133 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:31,879 An, it's a very complicated question. 134 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:36,678 No, actually, it's really not. It's kind of an either-or deal. 135 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,276 Do you want to get married? 136 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:42,593 Someday, yes, very much. 137 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:44,676 When we're ready. 138 00:11:45,680 --> 00:11:49,070 I don't want you to take this as a bad thing. It's good. 139 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:52,430 I love you. 140 00:11:52,560 --> 00:11:55,870 I love you so much. I'm just trying to be honest with you. 141 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:58,715 Yes. Honesty now. 142 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:01,912 Congratulations, Xander, on being honest now. 143 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:04,713 I wonder what the medal will say. 144 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,637 - OK, clearly I'm not handling this well. - Well, duh. 145 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,149 All I want is for us to be together. 146 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:15,637 I love you. I wish we could just go back to the way things were before. 147 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,479 And I wish you were never born. 148 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,509 I know this is all coming out wrong. 149 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:34,910 I wish you felt the pain of a thousand searing pokers 150 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:38,112 boiling your heart in its own juices. 151 00:12:38,680 --> 00:12:41,035 I know, honey. I totally deserve that. 152 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,993 I wish you had tentacles where your beady eyes should be. 153 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:52,069 I wish your intestines were tied in knots and ripped apart inside your lousy gut. 154 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:54,555 - They are. - Really? 155 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,391 - Right now? Does it hurt? - God, yes. 156 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:01,795 It hurts so bad it's killin' me. 157 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,229 Anya, I love you. I wanna make this work. 158 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:08,148 Those are metaphor intestines. You're not in any real pain. 159 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:12,637 - What's wrong with me? - No, honey, it's not you. It's me... 160 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,236 Wait, please. 161 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:26,152 So there was no child support in, like, 11 years. Not a single cheque. 162 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:27,947 So now, every time he touches a paper... 163 00:13:28,071 --> 00:13:30,910 that isn't a cheque for the child, paper cuts. 164 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:33,076 You know how I hate to toot my own horn, 165 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:36,247 but now his hands are just covered in all these tiny little bandages. 166 00:13:36,482 --> 00:13:38,155 Like a quilt. 167 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,273 You know, made of bandages. 168 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,876 OK. Do they not teach listening skills in human world? 169 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,992 Sorry. I know. I'm just distracted. 170 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,476 About Xander? Don't worry, you'll figure out a way to... 171 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:56,037 That's just it. I've tried everything, every curse I knew. Nothing's worked. 172 00:13:56,160 --> 00:14:00,199 - Wait. Did you try to curse him yourself? - I am the wronged party. Of course... 173 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:04,598 You can't exact justice against someone on behalf of yourself, silly. 174 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:06,233 How long you been away? 175 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:09,511 I haven't been scorned by a man in, like, a thousand years. 176 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:13,315 I never had to make a wish for myself. There has to be some way around that. 177 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:15,112 Well... 178 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:19,631 You could try getting someone to make the wish for you, I suppose. 179 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:30,278 Did we open a chain? Are we the International House or something? 180 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,312 Nope. It felt like a breakfast kind of morning. 181 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:36,989 - What kind of syrup on your pancakes? - Syrups have kinds? 182 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:42,429 I was thinking, after the mall yesterday, maybe we shouldn't go out tonight. 183 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:48,112 Maybe we could stay in and, you know, get a pizza or rent a movie? 184 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:52,755 Also, I didn't know if you had plans, but I thought maybe we could... 185 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:57,271 Buffy? I'm gonna be OK with the basement thing. Really. 186 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,393 - You weren't you. - This isn't guilt. 187 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:05,269 - I want us to spend time. - OK. Good. I love spending time... 188 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:08,517 - But I'm cramping your teenage style. - No. 189 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:12,553 Yes, I am. I'm the embarrassing mom who tries too hard. When did this happen? 190 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:16,275 No, you're not. It's not that. It's just... 191 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:23,349 What if, instead of you hanging out with me, maybe I could hang out with you? 192 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:26,395 Why don't I come patrolling with you? 193 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,956 And then we can invite over some strangers and ask them to feed you candy. 194 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:33,117 Well, you guys went out patrolling every night at my age. 195 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,471 True, but technically you're one-and-a-half. 196 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,677 See, I thought a little levity might... but OK. Also no. 197 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:42,870 I just think I could help. 198 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:47,496 I'm sure you could. But it's a little more dangerous than I had in mind. 199 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:48,220 But... 200 00:15:48,340 --> 00:15:51,073 Dawn, I work very hard to keep you away from that stuff. 201 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,112 I don't want you around dangerous things that can kill you. 202 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:56,708 Which would be a reasonable argument 203 00:15:56,840 --> 00:16:00,071 if my sister was chosen to protect the world from tax audits. 204 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:05,832 But, see, my sister is you, and dangerous things that want to kill me seem to find me. 205 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:08,428 But you don't need to go looking for them. 206 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:12,518 Eat up. You're gonna be late for school. 207 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:16,156 OK, wait. 208 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:17,430 It was under her wig? 209 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,028 Well, it just came out from inside her head. 210 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:22,913 That's disgusting. What did it look like? 211 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,998 Well, let's put it this way. If I wasn't gay before... 212 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:29,112 - God, and this was after the invisible ray? - Yeah. 213 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:33,669 - I'm gone for a couple of months... - Did I tell you about the demon eggs? 214 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,917 See, now I know you're just trying to make me jealous. 215 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,581 What, no rollicking adventures in the dorm? 216 00:16:39,616 --> 00:16:41,113 It's not the same. 217 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:45,438 It's not like living with family, or sharing a room with someone you... 218 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:47,357 Are friends with? 219 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:49,115 Hi. 220 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:52,994 - Oh, my God. You're back. - We've been so worried. 221 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:55,156 Yeah, sorry. I... 222 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:57,236 I needed to, you know... 223 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:01,273 I couldn't stay here. Not after everything that happened. 224 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:03,914 No, no, no. We totally understand. 225 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:06,190 But you're back now, right? 226 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:09,915 It's complicated. You know, there's a lot to deal with. 227 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:13,269 Well, if there's anything we can do... 228 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:17,871 Actually, there's an eensy something I could use a little help with. 229 00:17:19,360 --> 00:17:25,071 You're lesbians, so the hating of men will come in handy. Let's talk about Xander. 230 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:26,635 He feels awful. 231 00:17:26,636 --> 00:17:28,670 You think it's anywhere close to what I feel? 232 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:31,439 - No, but... - What if it were you, Dawn? 233 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:35,551 What if all you dreamed about was that magical day 234 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,564 when the person you loved would promise... 235 00:17:38,599 --> 00:17:41,073 to cherish your heart for the rest of his life, 236 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:44,112 but instead he shatters it into a million jagged pieces? 237 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:47,437 Well, it's not really so much about hating the men. 238 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:51,872 We're more centred around the girl-on-girl action. 239 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:57,152 And men really like to watch that kind of stuff, don't they? Men like Xander. 240 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:01,390 - I don't think he could feel any worse. - Let's test that theory. 241 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:04,478 Anya, Xander's my friend. I know what he did was wrong. 242 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:07,876 - If it happened to me, I'd... - Wish his penis would explode? 243 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:10,719 - I never use that word any more. - Coagulate? 244 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:12,637 W- i-s-h. 245 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:15,877 - "Wish. " As in "I wish Xander... " - Right. That word. 246 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:19,597 There are vengeance demons that are still active, remember? 247 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:23,040 Any "I wish" can end in horrible grossness. 248 00:18:23,075 --> 00:18:24,777 Give me a for-instance. 249 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:25,829 I don't think I should. 250 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:29,669 Did I mention the "left at the altar" thing? Didn't leave that out, did I? 251 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:31,597 No. 252 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:36,475 Look, I know what he did was wrong. God, if it happened to me, I... 253 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:38,556 It must have been torture. 254 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:40,910 OK. Let's talk about torture. 255 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:44,829 So, tell me more about wishing Xander's brains and guts would go blooey. 256 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:46,279 - I didn't say that. - You did. 257 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:47,389 - I didn't. - I heard you. 258 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:49,590 - I swear I didn't say that. - Say what? 259 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:54,389 I just saw you were back and wanted to talk to you about working off my debt. 260 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:57,592 You know, my whole sticky-fingers, grabby-hands thing? 261 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:01,838 Right, the mad thieving. Good, yes, there's much to do. 262 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:04,110 I'm gonna put you to work, missy. 263 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:06,992 Back to Xander's brains and guts... 264 00:19:07,120 --> 00:19:12,035 Squish, squish, squish. Guys have been running roughshod over you for years. 265 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:16,233 Torturing that little ticker. Aren't you sick of it? Don't you wish guys... 266 00:19:16,360 --> 00:19:20,399 Whoa. Guys? There have only been four... three. Three. Three guys. 267 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:22,431 That's barely plural. 268 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:24,596 Didn't each of them rip your heart out? 269 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:29,999 Don't men like that - to pick an example, Xander - deserve to be punished? 270 00:19:30,120 --> 00:19:34,289 Well, Xander is a guy, so it's kinda not the surprise... 271 00:19:34,324 --> 00:19:36,673 that he likes to watch girls. 272 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,997 - Why are we talking about this? - We're comforting me. 273 00:19:40,120 --> 00:19:44,432 Well, I guess it's natural for guys to be interested in... 274 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:48,838 God! What kind of lesbians are you? If you love men so much, go love men. 275 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:52,470 - Anya, I know you're hurting, but... - What? 276 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:56,388 Xander doesn't deserve to suffer cos he's your friend and I'm not? 277 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:58,988 No. That's not what I'm saying at all. 278 00:19:59,920 --> 00:20:03,833 - What he did was wrong. He knows that. - It's just it hurts. 279 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,554 He hurt me so much. 280 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:10,070 He really did. Look, I wish that... 281 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:12,634 Anya? 282 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:18,232 Congratulations. They all still love you. Even after what you did to me. 283 00:20:18,360 --> 00:20:20,828 - Anya, wait... - OK. Not crazy about that idea. 284 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,355 - I have to go after her. - Or, in the land of the sane, 285 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:25,994 you could give her some space, let her cool down. 286 00:20:26,120 --> 00:20:27,792 That's not Proactive Guy. 287 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:31,674 That's Sit Around and Watch the Rest of your Life Turn to Crap Guy. 288 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:36,517 True, but at least Crap Guy gets to keep all of his appendages. 289 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,393 And I'm supposed to what? Walk away? 290 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:43,676 Shouldn't be too hard. It's what I'm good at, right? 291 00:20:44,120 --> 00:20:48,511 OK. That's why a heart-to-heart is probably not your best course of action right now. 292 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:50,517 You're both angry and upset and... 293 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,638 What the hell is that creepy little thing doing in my yard? 294 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:57,275 Did Willow put that there? I'd have crawled out of the grave sooner... 295 00:20:57,400 --> 00:21:00,119 - Buffy. - Oh, my God. 296 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:04,190 Someone's been keepin' an eye on all your ins and outs. 297 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:05,469 Who? 298 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,990 Well, now, let's see. Who's obsessed with Buffy? 299 00:21:09,120 --> 00:21:11,953 Who likes to hang out in her yard and keep an eye on her? 300 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:14,640 Who's in love with you and not getting any? 301 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:18,954 - What's this? - It's a camera. 302 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:21,548 Yeah, I got that part. Why am I holdin' it? 303 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:26,073 Someone was using it to spy on me, on my house. 304 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,950 - Xander thinks it's you. - The great Xander thinks so. 305 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:32,036 Shudder, gasp. It must be true. 306 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:36,391 - Spike... - That ponce has always had it for me. 307 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:39,353 Every chance he gets, he sticks it... 308 00:21:40,360 --> 00:21:43,716 You believe him, don't you? You think I was spying on you. 309 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:46,799 You think I could do that? 310 00:21:46,881 --> 00:21:50,076 You don't lie, cheat, steal or manipulate... 311 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:53,236 I don't hurt you. 312 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:59,556 I know. 313 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,035 No, you don't. 314 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:05,470 I've tried to make it clear to you, but you won't see it. 315 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:08,356 Something happened to me. 316 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:11,276 The way I feel. About you. 317 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,270 It's different. 318 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:18,951 And no matter how hard you try to convince yourself it isn't, it's real. 319 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:21,230 I think it is... 320 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:25,036 for you. 321 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,868 I know that's not what you wanna hear. 322 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,958 I'm sorry. I really am. 323 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:40,919 But, Spike, you have to move on. 324 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:43,873 - You have to get over... - Get out. 325 00:22:55,920 --> 00:23:01,358 No. They're all... "Poor Xander. It took so much out of him, all that running away. " 326 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:06,076 - I just don't understand these people. - Did you really think they would help you? 327 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:08,435 But... 328 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:10,676 Do you want retribution, Anyanka? 329 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:16,273 - I want Xander good and cursed. - Then you know what you have to do. 330 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,958 Get a wish from someone who doesn't freaking love him. 331 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:22,753 But my social circle is a little limited here. 332 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:25,189 Am I supposed to just stumble upon someone 333 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:28,790 who doesn't give a fig's ass if Xander gets hurt? 334 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:32,709 Hey. I need a thing. 335 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,917 - So, what's your pleasure? - Fresh out of pleasure. 336 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:47,352 That's why I'm here. I need something. A numbing spell, maybe. 337 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:50,472 Hang on. 338 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,713 Oh, my God. Spike hates Xander. 339 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:59,149 Maybe I could get him to wish... 340 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:01,396 Dammit. If only he were a woman. 341 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:06,196 Got it. If I can somehow get someone to wish that Spike were a woman, 342 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:09,790 then I could go to him... Well, he'd be a her by then. I could go to her... 343 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:11,876 Anyanka, there's an easier way. 344 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:16,073 I know you have this female-power thing, and I think that's cute. 345 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:21,513 But I've been telling you for decades - men need a little vengeance now and then, too. 346 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:25,678 Maybe this is a good chance to try that out. 347 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:28,790 Good luck with that. Ta-ta. 348 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,592 Sorry to bust up the little girls' night out. 349 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,712 That's OK. I'm ready to do some business. 350 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:42,991 Right then. Got something that'll dull the ache a bit? 351 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:46,514 Actually, yes. 352 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:51,111 Giles left a couple of supplies here that I think just might help. 353 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:54,994 Eases the hurt, makes the sun shine a little brighter, 354 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:58,797 even makes boring people seem more interesting. 355 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:02,636 Here. 356 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:12,154 Can you see who's getting the camera signal? 357 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:16,393 Should have something once I get tapped into the fibreoptic network. 358 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:21,469 We're gonna use the feedback relay to get their signal routed into our system. 359 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:24,910 OK, if it's not Spike - and I'm not saying I believe him - 360 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:29,113 but if it's not Spike, I think we already know who's behind this. 361 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:31,231 Makes sense. 362 00:25:31,360 --> 00:25:34,318 I want to find these guys. 363 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:52,836 Uncover. 364 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:57,838 There. That's it. That's where we have to go. 365 00:25:58,360 --> 00:26:00,715 Well, now that we've found out where to go... 366 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:10,035 So then this girl says "Real for you. " 367 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:13,759 Right. But getting back to Xander... 368 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:16,838 Xander. Let's not waste any more breath on that wanker. 369 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:20,873 But he made a fool of me. And nobody seems to care enough to do anything. 370 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,912 I care. What he done to you? 371 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:29,158 I'd never stoop that low, and I'm an "evil, soulless thing". 372 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:33,112 - According to some people. - Shouldn't he pay? 373 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:36,073 Don't you wish he had to pay in some horrible way? 374 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:38,156 Absolutely. 375 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:42,710 Take him on myself, if it wasn't for my little handicap. 376 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:44,874 Right. 377 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:48,596 So, hypothetically, what do you wish you could do to him? 378 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:52,313 You name it, pet. You're the wronged party. 379 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:57,191 Something gruesome, how about? 380 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:08,837 - That's my blanket. - That makes sense. It was your fire. 381 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:12,319 I think I've got something. 382 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:16,638 Thing about it is, none of this was my idea. I didn't ask to be human. 383 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:19,991 Right. And I didn't ask for this bloody chip in my head. 384 00:27:20,120 --> 00:27:24,432 To tell you the truth, all I wanted was to use him and lose him. 385 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:26,949 I hadn't had a good tumble in a thousand years. 386 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,594 Me, too. The using part. 387 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:32,473 I just wanted to know what I was missing, move on. 388 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:38,436 Yeah. And he was all bumpy, in the right places, 389 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:41,120 and nice to me. 390 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:43,670 She was so raw. 391 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:46,875 I never felt anything like it. 392 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,958 Next thing you know, I'm changing to please him. 393 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:53,837 - I care if he cares. - Right. 394 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:55,951 And I'm off my guard. Happy. 395 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:58,913 I'm singing in the shower and doing my sexy dance. 396 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:00,996 Exactly. 397 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:04,554 I have no dance. 398 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:08,472 Talk to me, Will. 399 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:13,276 The technology's pretty sophisticated. Lots of booby traps and firewall stuff. 400 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:18,030 - But can you get us a location? - Well, hey, I'm still me. Just one... 401 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:21,077 - Whoa. - What? 402 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:22,599 There are other cameras. 403 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,439 - Screw 'em. - To the rafters. 404 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:32,593 I did everything for that man. Was it ever enough? 405 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:33,789 Never. 406 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:38,596 I was always going above and beyond. I saved the Scoobies how many times? 407 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:41,996 - And I can't stand the lot of you. - Me either. I hate us. 408 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:45,317 Everybody's so nice. Nobody says what's on their mind. 409 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:50,309 You do. That's why you're the only one of them I wouldn't bite if I had the chance. 410 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:55,315 - Really? - Absolutely. 411 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:58,477 I have nothing but respect for a woman who's forthright. 412 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:01,160 Drusilla was always straightforward. 413 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:04,033 Didn't have a buggerin' clue about what was going on, 414 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:07,072 but she was straight about it. That was a virtue. 415 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:12,479 Xander didn't think so. He thought I was rude. 416 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:16,918 That's because he's one of them. Uptight. Repressed. 417 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,355 - You think? - Please. 418 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:24,790 It's no wonder they couldn't deal with the likes of you and me, love. 419 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:27,957 We should have been dead hundreds of years ago, 420 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:30,799 and we're the only ones who are really alive. 421 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:38,990 Oh, my God. The Doublemeat Palace. 422 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:40,917 The Bronze. 423 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:43,508 My classes on campus. 424 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:45,312 Xander's site. 425 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:46,839 What? 426 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,633 They've been spying on all these places? 427 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:54,470 I can tell there are more feeds. I'm just having a harder time pinpointing them. 428 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:56,556 Here, let me... 429 00:29:59,960 --> 00:30:01,916 Here. 430 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:04,756 Ladies last. 431 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,148 Thank you. 432 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:10,840 Take it quick or my chivalry'll run out. 433 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:13,476 No. 434 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:16,590 Thank you. 435 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:23,514 This is the first time since... 436 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:30,312 It just feels good to be with someone who understands. 437 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:32,910 Intimately. 438 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:38,356 This whole time, I've been coming on all hellbent and mad. 439 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:42,474 - Wanting his head, you know... - Yeah. 440 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:47,754 When really I can't sleep at night, 441 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:54,028 thinking that it has to be my fault somehow. 442 00:30:57,880 --> 00:31:00,030 What if he's just pretending? 443 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:06,709 What if he never wanted me the way I wanted him? 444 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:12,756 - I'm sorry. - Now, now. 445 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:21,189 He would have to be more than just the git he is, Anya. 446 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:25,434 He'd have to be deaf, dumb and blind not to want a woman like you. 447 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:29,516 Then why? 448 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:36,115 The two of them, they're weak, is all. 449 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:40,556 But I tell you what, though. 450 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:46,030 They'll miss the water now that the well's gone dry. 451 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:51,869 Too hot to handle. 452 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:55,153 Too hot. 453 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:05,748 Just one question. 454 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:10,634 Can I see your sexy dance? 455 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:15,430 I'll show you mine. 456 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:22,556 Wait, wait. 457 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:27,112 - What are we doing? - Moving on. 458 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:38,471 I think there are a couple more transmitters on the network. 459 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:40,431 I just... 460 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:42,710 I've almost got a picture on 'em. 461 00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:50,756 You know I'm only doing this because I'm lonely and drunk and you smell really good. 462 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:53,030 See? Forthright. 463 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:00,236 They've tapped into our feed. 464 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:18,756 I think I've got the Magic Box. 465 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:20,438 Whoa. 466 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:22,671 Shut it down. Shut it all down. 467 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:24,995 - I can't find... - Here, dorkface. 468 00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:28,078 - I'll get it myself. - Guys, we have to... Oh, holy crap. 469 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:32,836 - Oh, my God. - What is that? Porn? 470 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:36,270 - Oh, my God. - Is that the cam in the Magic Box? 471 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:38,676 Oh, my God. 472 00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:41,871 What are they...? 473 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:43,399 - Is that...? - Spike. 474 00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:45,670 He is so cool. 475 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:49,356 And... I mean, the girl's hot too. 476 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:51,951 Dude. 477 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:02,276 Wait, Xander, no. 478 00:34:04,280 --> 00:34:05,349 Oh, God. 479 00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:14,599 Hey, guys. What's up? 480 00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:19,676 I... 481 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:21,836 What is she...? 482 00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:29,872 Buffy? 483 00:34:32,720 --> 00:34:34,676 That's enough. 484 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:40,031 Here, let me just... 485 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:45,518 We aren't even really sure what we're seeing here. There could be something... 486 00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:50,034 There. Got it. 487 00:34:50,160 --> 00:34:51,991 Xander? 488 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:17,555 So, this is it? 489 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:22,112 This is the stuff you've been protecting me from? 490 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:25,674 You and Spike? 491 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:28,155 And a lot of monsters. 492 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:33,078 But it's over. Spike. 493 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:38,712 - I wish you'd told me. - I kinda didn't wanna admit it to myself. 494 00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:42,350 I get that. 495 00:35:45,240 --> 00:35:47,800 I know it must hurt 496 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:51,879 to feel like you have to hide, to keep secrets from everybody. 497 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:57,753 Buffy, Xander's gone. He took your axe. 498 00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:48,397 Get up. Get up. 499 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:52,314 You're just gonna sit there? Do nothin'? 500 00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:58,239 - That the kinda man you are? - I'm not gonna fight you. Chip. 501 00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:00,396 Too bad. 502 00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:02,192 Xander, no. Stop it. Stop it. 503 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:03,639 Stop it. 504 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:10,799 - Xander, I... - Don't even try to deny it. 505 00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:14,908 Cos we saw it all. The whole beautiful show. 506 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,356 How? 507 00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:22,432 It was just a thing. I... 508 00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:26,438 I felt bad, and he was just there. 509 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:30,114 Didn't take long, did it? 510 00:37:30,240 --> 00:37:33,789 OK. You had to do it, because he was there. 511 00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:35,876 Like Mount Everest. 512 00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:40,196 - Like I used to be. - And then you weren't. 513 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:44,393 You left me, Xander, at the altar. I don't owe you anything. 514 00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:48,274 So you go out and bang the first body you can find? Dead or alive? 515 00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:51,110 Where do you get off, judging me? 516 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:54,319 When this is your solution to our problems. 517 00:37:55,240 --> 00:37:58,277 I hurt you, and you hit me back. Very mature. 518 00:37:58,680 --> 00:38:03,276 No, the mature solution is for you to spend your whole life telling stupid jokes, 519 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:08,150 so that no one will notice that you are just a scared, insecure little boy. 520 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:13,271 I'm not joking now. 521 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:16,472 You let that evil, soulless thing touch you. 522 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:19,551 You wanted me to feel somethin'? 523 00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:22,319 Congratulations. It worked. 524 00:38:23,640 --> 00:38:26,029 I look at you 525 00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:29,118 and I feel sick, 526 00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:31,875 cos you had sex with that. 527 00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:39,315 - It's good enough for Buffy. - Shut up and leave her out of... 528 00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:43,756 Buffy? 529 00:38:45,480 --> 00:38:48,631 - Xander... - I don't want to know this. 530 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:51,835 I don't want to know any of this. 531 00:39:09,080 --> 00:39:11,674 Bloody Xander, buggered up everything. 532 00:39:12,280 --> 00:39:14,430 - You know, I wish... - Don't. 533 00:39:45,840 --> 00:39:49,515 Things fall apart. They fall apart so hard. 534 00:39:51,600 --> 00:39:53,556 Tara? 535 00:39:54,320 --> 00:39:58,233 You can't ever put 'em back the way they were. 536 00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:02,991 - Are you OK? - I'm sorry. It's just... 537 00:40:06,120 --> 00:40:08,270 You know, it takes time. 538 00:40:09,720 --> 00:40:12,917 You can't just have coffee and expect... 539 00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:14,553 I know. 540 00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:17,673 There's just so much to work through. 541 00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:20,360 Trust has to be built again, on both sides. 542 00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:25,989 You have to learn if we're even the same people we were, 543 00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:28,680 if you can fit in each other's lives. 544 00:40:29,160 --> 00:40:32,436 It's a long, important process. 545 00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:36,474 Can we just skip it? 546 00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:39,160 Can you just be kissing me now?