Season 5, Episode 19
Written by Rebecca Rand Kirshner
Directed by David Grossman
Original Airdate: 30 April 2001
"I mean, tell me if I said something wrong.
Otherwise, I know I'll say it again, probably often and in public."
Tara
REGULAR CAST
GUEST CAST
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Clare Kramer as
Glory
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Charlie Weber as
Ben Wilkinson
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Troy T. Blendell as
Jinx
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Anne Betancourt as
Principal Stevens
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Leland Crooke as
Professor Lillian
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Amber Benson as
Tara Maclay
CO-STARRING
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Todd Duffey as
Murk
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Alan Heitz as
Slook
SYNOPSIS
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Buffy drops out of college, notifying one of her
professors about the decision and regretting the need to make the
decision. Ben finds himself fired from his job at the hospital because
Glory has been monopolizing the human form they share. Glory takes a
bath while she demands that her blindfolded minions tell her everything
they know about the Key. Dawn and Buffy are called into Dawn's
principal's office where Dawn's poor grades are discussed. At the magic
shop, Anya talks about patriotism and how money ties into that.
Buffy seeks Giles' advice about being Dawn's mother figure then takes
her sister home, attempting a parental role with Dawn. Glory's minions
provide her with enough information to conclude who the Key is and Glory
leads the way to gather it. Tara and Willow discuss their relationship
and Willow's powers as a witch, but the discussion ends up angering
Willow when Tara expresses her fear that Willow may eventually decide
that being a lesbian is not what she wants.
Buffy talks with Dawn about how Dawn's situation needs to improve in
school or Buffy could possibly loose guardianship of her sister.
Depressed over her first major fight with Willow, Tara goes to a
cultural fair, but finds herself sitting next to Glory on a park bench.
Giles finds one of Glory's minions at the shop and questions him about
Glory's plans. Willow goes after Tara who is in Glory's grasp but can't
get to Tara before it's too late. Glory finds that Tara isn't the Key,
but when Tara won't tell her who is, she drains Tara's mind of sanity.
At the hospital, doctors look after Tara while Willow plans her
vengeance against the evil God, Glory. Buffy arranges for Dawn to be
kept safe by Spike in some underground caves while she takes care of the
issues involving Tara. Dawn worries that she is evil and feels guilty,
but Spike tries to convince her otherwise. Buffy thinks she's talked
Willow out of any attempts to go after Glory, but Spike and Dawn later
convince her that one can't be talked out of something like that. Willow
rages, going to the magic shop to gather dangerous magic supplies in
preparation for her attack on Glory.
At Glory's place, Willow makes an unexpected, but grand appearance,
casting spells wildly, all in attempts to attack and destroy Glory.
Unfortunately, the God is far more powerful than the witch, and Willow
is almost seriously wounded, but Buffy is there to stop it. Buffy and
Glory battle ferociously, until one of Willow's force fields allows
Willow and Buffy to escape. The next day, Willow, Tara, Buffy and Dawn
eat while discussing the responsibilities that Willow and Buffy now
have. Glory suddenly appears as one of the walls surrounding them is
violently destroyed. Glory smiles evilly as a crazy Tara points and
reveals that Dawn is the Key.
TRIVIA
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Leland Crooke, who plays Professor
Lillian, played Archduke Sebassis in the Angel episodes
Life of the Party,
Power Play and
Not Fade Away.
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To achieve the brain-sucking effect,
Clare Kramer pushed her fingers into a dummy head covered in blue
material. In post-production, the blue head was digitally removed by
computer and replaced by Amber Benson's.
CONTINUITY
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Spike still has mass bruising from his
encounter with Glory in the previous episode.
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This episode continues the trend of
having the nineteenth episode of a season centre around Willow and Tara.
In season four's New Moon Rising,
Willow chooses Tara over Oz, and in season six's
Seeing Red, Tara is killed by
Warren.
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Buffy drops out of U.C. Sunnydale in this
episode, to take better care of Dawn.
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Willow reminds Tara that she took
Psychology 101 with "from an evil government scientist who was skewered
by her Frankenstein-like creation." She's referring to Maggie Walsh and
her death at Adam's hand in season four.
GOOFS
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As Giles interrogates Slook, you can see a
line on Slook's forehead which shows where his prosthetic face goes.
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When Glory crushes Tara's hand, blood drips
onto the bench, but later shots show a clean bench.
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When Glory's minions spy at an open window
at Buffy's house, we see Dawn talking to Buffy about how school is
useless since she's a Key. Why didn't they hear this?
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After Willow spits on Glory's face, the
area goes dry then wet again.
Buffy Vs.
Dracula | Real Me |
The Replacement |
Out of My Mind |
No Place Like
Home
Family |
Fool for Love |
Shadow | Listening to Fear |
Into the Woods |
Triangle
Checkpoint
| Blood Ties |
Crush | I Was Made to Love You |
The Body |
Forever
Intervention
| Tough Love |
Spiral | The Weight of the World |
The Gift
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