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| 72. Who Are You? Original Air Date: February 29, 2000 Written by: Joss Whedon Directed by: Joss Whedon Guest Cast: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers) Eliza Dushku (Faith) Amber Benson (Tara) Leonard Roberts (Forrest) Bailey Chase (Graham) Faith is wheeled out of the house on a stretcher as Buffy and Joyce talk to the police. Through Faith's eyes we see a distorted picture of Buffy and Joyce together. When a detective refers to Faith as a "kid", Buffy acts offended; she covers by reminding them that Faith is dangerous. Inside the house, after everyone leaves, Joyce wonders why Faith is so violent and Buffy volunteers that it makes Faith happy. Joyce doesn't agree, in fact, she is convinced that Faith is a very unhappy young woman. When she hugs her daughter, Buffy is obviously very uncomfortable. She also seems to be bothered by Joyce's sympathy and pity for Faith. Buffy goes upstairs to soak in a tub. Afterwards, she stares in the mirror, studying her face. She begins to practice being Buffy. She repeats for the mirror "good guy" cliches, in an almost mocking tone. She ends by doing "Dirty Harry"-like impersonations. At the hospital, Faith is desperately fighting the grip of several attendants, while yelling that her mother is in terrible danger. They finally sedate her. Willow is still hiding from Faith at Tara's, which should be safe since no one knows about Tara. Willow explains that she hasn't introduced Tara to her other friends, because all of them are part of Buffy's group, while Tara is a friend that only belongs to Willow. When Tara agrees that she belongs to Willow, Willow smiles, but seems completely unaware of how intensely Tara means it. Buffy is checking her look and adjusting her boobs in the full-length mirror in Joyce's room. She is wearing a dark top and tight shiny pants. While browsing through Joyce's dresser she finds Buffy's passport. Buffy uses Joyce's credit card to phone order an airline ticket. She also steals some money out of Joyce's purse. When Joyce finds her, she covers by saying that she was retrieving her mail, which was left in Joyce's room. Joyce tells her that Giles called and wants the gang to meet. Buffy seems amused at the idea of seeing them. She asks Joyce if she can steal one of her lipstick shades, Harlot. Joyce notices that it's the same one that Faith played with, while she held Joyce captive. Instead, Buffy tells Joyce to burn it and she leaves. Despite being heavily sedated, Faith begins to wake up in the back of a police car, but she is still mostly out of it. An armored car runs in front of them and the police car collides head-on. Two men dressed in black emerge from the armored car. One holds a pistol with a silencer on the policemen, while the other removes Faith from the car. The second man tells Faith that the Watcher's Council is taking her into custody. Buffy joins Willow, Xander and Anya at Giles', but she can't seem to remember Anya's name. She tells them that Faith has been dealt with and is in the hands of the police, which she thinks is poetic justice, but she can't explain why. Giles tells them that the Watchers have taken Faith from the police. The team sent by the Watchers is a black ops squad that handles dangerous and deadly work, including assassinations. They plan to smuggle Faith back to England for judgement by the Council. Buffy surprises Giles, when she begins to giggle at the news. Willow chimes in that she hopes that Faith is harshly judged, reminding Buffy how much Willow hates Faith. Buffy shares with Willow what Faith's reaction would be - she pulls a knife and plunges it into Willow's stomach, twice. A split-second later, Buffy rejoins the conversation, and we realize that the stabbing is all in her head. Willow, though, seems to notice that something is wrong with Buffy. Buffy covers by saying she would protect Willow from Faith. Xander says that he and Anya have an evening planned and Anya proudly proclaims that they are going to have sex. Buffy takes a cheap shot at Xander's manhood. Buffy says that she is in a good mood, because everything is going so good. Giles reminds her about Adam and after a few seconds of apparent confusion, she promises to patrol as long as it takes to find him. That night, men surround Buffy as she dances at the Bronze. She bumps into Spike, whom she doesn't recognize. When he reminds her that all he can drink is beers, she seems surprised to discover that he is a vampire. He reminds her that he isn't a threat until he gets the Initiative chip in his head removed. When he refers to himself by name, Buffy is pleasantly surprised to find herself talking to a harmless William the Bloody. Spike is ready to tell her off, but she beats him to it. She accuses herself of being stuck-up and humorless. She continues that her powers give her great potential for money, power and fame, but instead she limits herself to Slaying and whining about Slaying. She begins to tease him, by luridly and lewdly explaining, in a seductive whisper, that her muscle development and stamina would make her a punishing sex partner, even for Spike, but she can't... because she's a good guy. Spike promises to deal with her, once he gets back to normal. Even pushing someone out of the way as he leaves, gives him a twinge of pain from his chip Four vampires run into Adam in a grotto in the sewer. The gang leader instructs one of them to attack Adam. Adam grabs him and stops him cold. Adam tells them that he has studied vampires. He lists the various ways they can be killed. To illustrate, he pulls the vampire's head from its body with his bare hands. The vampire gang begins to back down. Adam begins to philosophize about the life of a vampire and invites them to talk with him. When Faith finally recovers she finds herself in chains. One of her captors explains they are with the Watchers and they are taking her to England. She tries to explain that she is actually Buffy trapped in Faith's body, but they think it's a trick. When she tries to get them to call Giles, the leader explains that the Watchers no longer intend to have anything to do with Giles and Buffy, besides their orders are to deliver her and that's all they care about. When the leader leaves, the other man tells her that he does care about what the Council stands for, very deeply - he wants Faith dead and the sooner, the better. He spits in her face and locks her in the back of the armored car. Willow takes Tara on her first trip to the Bronze. Willow is surprised to find Buffy hanging with a bunch of hard-drinking strangers. They approach and Willow introduces Tara, but Buffy has to ask to be sure that she hasn't already met Tara. Buffy flops onto a couch and assumes a very unladylike position. When Willow asks about patrolling, Buffy claims that she got tired and quit for the night. Willow goes to get drinks and Buffy notices the look, as Tara follows Willow with her eyes. Buffy tells Tara that she is surprised that Willow is gay now. She teases Tara, by telling her in crude terms how much Willow loved Oz. Tara tries to reply, but she begins to stutter with nervousness. Buffy teases her about that as well, and Tara begins to withdraw. Willow interrupts with a sighting of a vampire in the Bronze, with a young woman. Buffy seems unconcerned, but when she notices the expectant look on Willow face, she realizes that she should be interested in Slaying. She picks up a pool stick, as she follows the couple. In a back room, the vampire is on the woman. Buffy snaps the pool stick and uses it to stake the attacker. The young woman at first cowers and then grabs Buffy's hand and gives her heartfelt gratitude for being saved. Buffy seems uncomfortable with this reaction. Tara wants to leave, so Willow tells Buffy that she is going to walk Tara home. Buffy slyly suggests that Willow give Tara whatever she needs. When Willow asks if Buffy intends to see Riley, the idea makes Buffy smile. Faith is banging continuously on the walls of the armored car. One of the men tries to give her an injection, but Faith wraps the chain around his neck. When the other two men rush over, Faith tells them to release her or she will kill the man. The leader calls her bluff - their lives are expendable. When they walk away, Faith lets her captive go. Buffy arrives at Riley's in a playful mood. When they arrive at her room, Tara tells Willow that Buffy is not Buffy. She senses that something is wrong with Buffy's energy and besides the woman she just met is kind of a bitch. Willow wonders if Buffy is possessed, recalling when a hyena spirit possessed Xander . Tara suggests that they do a spell that will send Willow to the Nether Realm, where Willow can see Buffy's spirit. Willow agrees, but Tara is hesitant. She explains that the magic is difficult and Willow will be leaving the real world, so Tara must serve as an anchor to be able to bring Willow back. Willow tells Tara that she trusts her. When Tara still seems unsure, Willow tells her firmly, that she trusts Tara, presumably with her life. Riley asks about Faith. Straddling his lap, Buffy tells him that she has been dealt with, besides, he shouldn't be interested in Faith, as she's a bad girl. Buffy begins to writhe and kiss him, but his modesty makes him get up, to close the door to his room, despite her nonchalance about voyeurism. She is surprised that he is wounded, but he tells her that he is healing. She threatens to find out just how healed he is. She squirms on the bed and asks him if he has any nasty fantasies that he would like to play out with her body. When she asks if Riley would like to hurt her as a part of their love-play, he begins to get wary. She starts to get mad at his reluctance to role-play, but he tells her that he isn't interested in any games. Then, he begins to gently kiss her. Willow and Tara are working their spell. They sit cross-legged on the floor, side-by-side, facing in opposite directions. They whisper a chant and each lazily draws an arc with their outside arm. The arc of their arm motion becomes a glowing circle that surrounds them. When they join hands, palm-to-palm with outstretched fingers, the circle begins to rise. A sheen of sweat covers their bodies and their breathing becomes labored. Willow falls back onto some pillows and a white light blocks out everything. In the dark, Buffy and Riley lay together. He tells her that he loves her and she doesn't know how to handle it. She leaps from the bed and accuses Riley of wanting something from "her", speaking of Buffy in the third person. Riley tries to comfort her. She seems to be lost in thought about the situation, before she finally settles into his arms. Adam is lecturing the vampires, like a guru. He knows his purpose is to kill and he sees them as being his harbingers. He challenges them to face what they fear the most. The next morning, while Riley sleeps, Buffy dresses and leaves. Forrest sees her and accuses her of not helping Riley to get well. She tells him to butt out and when Forrest reminds her that they have a job to do, she tells him that she knows that mission better than he can. He agrees that she is a killer and she gets in his face. She objects to the term and prefers to think of herself as a Slayer. When she tells him that he doesn't know her, he asks if she really cares what he thinks. Confused, she denies that she does care and leaves. Due to the difficulty of sneaking Faith out of the country, the leader of the Watcher team tells his men that they have been ordered to kill her, instead. The man, whom Faith took hostage, reminds the leader that she didn't kill him when she had the chance, but the leader is unimpressed. He points his pistol at Faith through the bars of a window in the armored car. She uses her feet to grab his arm and pull him hard enough to strike his head on the metal car. He falls unconscious and Faith uses his gun to shoot the locks on her chains and the door to the driver's compartment. She finds a hidden set of keys and drives off with bullets bouncing off of the vehicle. Buffy picks up her ticket at the airport. Faith startles Giles' at his house. She tells him that she is Buffy, but he thinks she is crazy. He suggests that she allow herself to be restrained until they can sort it out. She refuses, for fear that Faith will escape with her body. She suggests that he test her knowledge of things only Buffy would know. She's upset that when Ethan Rayne turning Giles into a demon, she could tell it was him, just by looking into his eyes, but he doubts her. She tells him that his girlfriend's name is Olivia, that he has been out of work since the High School exploded and that when she could read minds, she found out that her mother had sex with an impressive Giles. With growing discomfort Giles asks her to stop. Tara and Willow bust in and Willow already knows the truth. She introduces Tara and explains how they found out about Faith's deception through magic. They also have conjured a green glowing device that should switch the Slayers back to their rightful bodies. A phone call from Xander tells them to check the television. A reporter is telling about how a group of people has been taken hostage in a church by a group of men with disfigured faces and one person has died from neck injuries. At the airport, Faith, in Buffy's body, is watching the same report. The lead vampire is telling the hostages about how he used to be scared of church, but now he is over that. He tells them that his men will soon begin killing them. Outside, police and ambulances surround the church. Riley, dressed in a suit and tie because he was on his way to church services there, assumes command of the situation. He sees the fake Buffy and asks her to wait for Initiative backup before going in. She won't wait. With some awkwardness, she tells him that she's Buffy and it's her job to deal such situations. Riley offers to go in with her, but she pokes his wound as a painful reminder that he won't be much help. She goes in. The lead vampire tells her that he is going to start killing hostages and she tells him, with conviction, that he isn't going to kill anyone, because that is wrong. A vampire tries to take her from behind but she throws him across the room. The lead vampire realizes that she is the Slayer and she calls herself the one and only. Meantime, our Slayer and her friends pull up to the scene in the armored car. Waving his arms and acting like a hysterical family member of one of the hostages, Giles distracts the police, so the ersatz Faith can reach the church unseen. Inside the church, bogus Buffy takes on the three vampire kidnappers, as the hostages make their escape. She stakes one vamp. Another dons a cloak and tries to escape. Outside, he runs right into Riley. Riley rips off the cape and throws him into the sunlight, which dusts the monster. When the imitation Faith sees Riley she hugs him, but he assumes she is a frighten bystander. Meanwhile, the vampire leader disarms the counterfeit Buffy and begins to pound on her, while singing the praises of his new leader, Adam. Suddenly he flinches and turns to dust revealing the phony Faith behind him with a stake. False Buffy moves first and the two foes begin another round of furious hand-to-hand combat. After a few seconds, fraudulent Buffy gets the substitute Faith down and begins to pummel her. Imitation Faith grabs the deceiving Buffy's hand and the device Willow gave her glows. They break contact and Faith flees. At Riley's room, Buffy is telling him that both Faith and the Watcher team seem to have left town. Riley is upset that he didn't realize the masquerade. From his reaction, Buffy can tell that he and the fake Buffy made love. In what appears to be a rolling train boxcar, Faith sits and thinks about the time she spent being Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. Summary by: OBCooke at EpisodeGuides.com |
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