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Season 4, Episode 6
Written by Marti Noxon
Directed by David Grossman
Original Airdate: 8 November 1999
Willow "Oz, don't you love me?"
Oz "My whole life I've never loved anything else."
REGULAR CAST
GUEST CAST
SYNOPSIS
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Buffy is chased by a vampire, which she fights and
then stakes. Her well-thought puns are not appreciated. Spike watches
from a distance and promises trouble, but he is struck by tasers and
carried off by the masked and heavily armed people lurking in the
Sunnydale shadows. At the Bronze, the gang talks about college and why
they're still hanging at the Bronze, and then to their surprise Giles
joins them. Veruca's band, "Shy" starts to play and all the guys are
mesmerized by her singing.
The next morning, Willow wakes up in Oz's bed and they talk about how
they'll be apart for three nights while there's a full moon keeping Oz
locked up, and a Wicca group is meeting on those three nights. At
school, Buffy gets a great grade on a Psychology paper and Professor
Walsh asks her to lead a discussion group on the topic. Willow is
actually academically envious of Buffy. Veruca invites Oz to sit with
her at lunch, which he accepts since there is room for Willow and they
start talking amps. Willow arrives, and is lost by their terminology,
leading everyone to flee the incredibly awkward situation. Buffy tells
Willow not to worry about Oz.
That night, Oz locks himself into a cage in a crypt but he breaks free.
As Professor Walsh is leaving the school that night, Oz jumps out at
her. Another werewolf appears and while Professor Walsh runs and hides
in the bushes, the two werewolves jump out and fight with each other. Oz
wakes up the next morning to see that the other werewolf is Veruca. They
sneak into the campus laundry room for clothes and Veruca appeals to the
animal within him. Willow shows up at Oz's and instead of being welcomed
with opened arms, Oz is closed off and so she leaves. Buffy informs
Giles of the two werewolves being spotted on campus and later goes to
Oz, but he says he doesn't remember anything about what happened when he
got out. Desperate for a male perspective, Willow asks Xander about Oz
and he suggests they talk and work it out.
Oz arranges for Veruca to meet him in the crypt that night. He wants her
to lock herself in the cage with him so no one gets hurt, and finally
gets her into the cage. The next morning, breakfast foods in hand,
Willow arrives and is shocked to see Oz and Veruca curled up naked
together. After Oz gets dressed and orders Veruca out, he tries to
explain things to Willow, but she doesn't want to hear it. She asks him
if he loved Veruca more than her in that animal way and finally leaves
when he doesn't answer.
Walking home in a dazed state, Willow walks in front of an oncoming car,
which Buffy can't save her from, but Riley happens to be there and does.
Buffy takes Willow back to their dorm and then goes to take care of
Veruca. Using Oz's heightened senses to lead the way, Buffy and Oz go
looking for Veruca. They find her clothes and then come to the
conclusion that she's gone after Willow. Willow is in one of the campus
labs, conjuring a spell that will prove to be devastating revenge
against Oz and Veruca. She can't complete the spell however, and Veruca
then enters, locking the door with intent to kill Willow when the sun
goes down and get her out of the way. Just in time, Oz breaks in and the
two werewolves fight until Oz rips Veruca's throat out. Before he can
attack Willow, Buffy arrives and tranquilizes him.
The next day, Buffy talks to Giles about a heavily armed guy she ran
into while searching for Veruca who was dressed the same way as the guys
they ran into on Halloween. Willow finds Oz in his room, packing. Unsure
of what separates him from the wolf, he is leaving until he can figure
it out. Oz tells Willow he only ever loved her and then walks out. After
a brief hesitation, he drives off in his van.
TRIVIA
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Seth Green leaves the show in this episode.
He was due to leave a little later in the season, but a heavy work
schedule made him pull out earlier than expected. The relationship
between Oz and Veruca was therefore supposed to go on a little longer
than it actually did. He reportedly upset Joss Whedon by leaving his
contract earlier than anticipated. Despite some seemingly bad feelings,
Seth returned for two further episodes:
New Moon Rising and Restless.
After leaving Buffy, he filmed Knockaround Guys in Canada,
and supplied voices for the fantastic cartoon Family Guy. He
later appeared in the movies Rat Race and The Italian Job.
CONTINUITY
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Oz has a Cibo Matto poster in his room, a
band that performed in the Bronze in
When She Was Bad.
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There's a Wicca group on the U.C. Sunnydale
Campus, which Willow is looking to join. She does by
Hush.
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When Giles is in the Bronze, the gang react
in shock. Giles was last there in
Surprise for Buffy's birthday party, but was also there are far back
as Welcome to the Hellmouth.
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Oz says that he has seen Giles’ record
collection, “Don’t scoff, gang. I’ve seen Giles’ collection. He was an
animal in his day.” This occurred in The
Harsh Light of Day.
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Oz tells Willow that he knows how she feels
after seeing him with Veruca. He's referring to Willow and Xander's
affair from Lover's Walk, during
which he and Cordelia discovered the truth.
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When discussing how Willow will react to
Oz's betrayal and departure, Buffy hopes that she doesn't use her as a
role model, citing the time she ran away and went to Hell as an example.
This happened in Becoming (Part 2)
and Anne.
GOOFS
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Walsh hands Buffy her paper and the Slayer
accepts it in her left hand, but in the next shot, she's holding it in
both hands.
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When Oz approaches Veruca in the cafe,
she's holding her cup as if she's about to take a sip. The camera cuts
away quickly and she's just picking it up again.
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When Oz tells Willow he's leaving, they hug
and her hair is behind her ears in the shots from behind her, but in
shots from behind Oz it's falling in her face.
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Xander's hands move position several times
in different shots whilst he's talking to Willow.
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Professor Walsh is attacked by the two
werewolves. She reacts in an odd way considering the revelation in the
next episode that she's high up in the Initiative.
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When Oz and Veruca are naked in the cell,
you can see the strap to Oz's modesty garment across Seth Green's lower
back.
The Freshman |
Living Conditions |
The Harsh Light of Day |
Fear, Itself |
Beer Bad
Wild at Heart |
The Initiative |
Pangs |
Something Blue |
Hush |
Doomed
A New Man |
The I in Team |
Goodbye Iowa |
This Year's Girl |
Who Are You |
Superstar
Where the Wild
Things Are |
New Moon Rising |
The Yoko Factor |
Primeval |
Restless
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