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Season 5, Episode 20
Written by Steven S. DeKnight
Directed by James A. Contner
Original Airdate: 7 May 2001
"We should drop a piano on her. It always
works for the creepy cartoon rabbit when he's running from that nice man
with the speech impediment."
Anya
REGULAR CAST
GUEST CAST
CO-STARRING
SYNOPSIS
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With Glory now possessing knowledge of Dawn's true
nature, Buffy and Dawn run for their lives and are fortunate enough to
escape thanks to Willow's magic and a large semi-truck slamming into
Glory out on the street. The gang gathers together at Xander's, where
Buffy resolves that they must get out of town. Ben talks to one of
Glory's minions, revealing that he is just a human body to hold Glory's
God form. Spike solves the gang's transportation problem by providing a
sun-protected RV.
The Knights of Byzantium retrieve their crazy member from the hospital
and discover the Key's true form. Giles drives the RV in Spike's place
and talks with a motion sick Xander about Buffy's state of mind.
Depressed and worried about their future plans, Buffy is comforted by
Dawn until the Knights attack them all. A sword through the roof nearly
kills Buffy, but Spike stops it with his bare hands. After going to the
top of the RV and fending off the Knights, Buffy thinks she has fought
them all off. One Knight attacks by surprise, getting in front of the RV
and sends a spear flying right into Giles and the RV crashes to its
side.
Briefly, everyone tries to regroup at a gas station before more Knights
attack. Buffy fends of the attackers as best as possible until a barrier
spell from Willow protects them all with a shield. General Gregor of the
Knights is captured and talks of Glory's plans and what Dawn really is.
All those left crazy by Glory suddenly get restless and repeatedly state
that it's time. Realizing that Giles' health is in serious danger, Buffy
arranges a deal to call on Ben to come and tend to the wounded.
He fixes Giles and Dawn and talks with Buffy. Spike suggests to Xander
that they run, but Buffy refuses to let anyone die. She later talks with
Gregor who talks more of Glory and reveals that if Buffy kills Glory's
human vessel, she can be destroyed. He also says that the Key, if used,
will destroy all separation between dimensions and destroy the universe.
Buffy promises Dawn that she'll protect her.
Gregor suspects Ben is an outsider and tempts him with the idea of
killing Dawn. Ben realizes that Glory is about to take over his body,
but it's too late: Glory comes forth, kills Gregor, fights off the
Scooby Gang to take Dawn and breaks through the force field. By the time
Willow releases the field, Glory has disposed of all the Knights and
disappeared with Dawn. Knowing they have to move fast, everyone heads
for Ben's car to chase after Glory. The loss of Dawn to Glory has left
the Slayer completely emotionally broken and she can't bring herself to
do anything when she should be going to save her sister.
TRIVIA
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Steven DeKnight said of the beginning of
this episode: "As a matter of fact, in the first draft of the outline
for that script, the opening action scene where Buffy is trying to
escape from Glory with Dawn, was massive. It was a ten minute long
escape scene. Buffy gets smacked into a tree a hundred feet away, she
ends up beating Glory with a sheared off lamp pole, there was big, big
action. Joss read it and said "This is great, this is wonderful, Kubrick
couldn't film this in 20 days with five million dollars, so cut
everything". I'm like "Great, okay, that's fine, as long as I get the
Knights chasing the Winnebago.""
CONTINUITY
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Buffy calls Ben to help them in the
desert. She got his number from him in
I Was Made to Love You.
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At one point, Buffy says "We’re not going
to win this with stakes or spells or pulling out some uranium power
core,” which refers to her killing Adam in
Primeval.
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Xander mentions the rocker launcher used
to kill the Judge in Innocence.
GOOFS
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The face of Sarah Michelle Gellar's stunt
double can be seen clearly several times on top of the Winnebago.
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When Buffy is fighting the knights on top
of the Winnebago she is wearing flat shoes. When she talks to the
Byzantium leader, she is wearing high-heeled boots.
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Buffy is clearly holding a dummy of Dawn
when she runs from Glory at the beginning of the episode.
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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