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Season 5, Episode 21
Written by Douglas Petrie
Directed by David Solomon
Original Airdate: 14 May 2001
"Is everyone here very stoned?"
Spike
REGULAR CAST
GUEST CAST
SPECIAL GUEST STARS
CO-STARRING
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Todd Duffey as
Murk
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Alexandra Lee as
Young Buffy
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Paul Bates as
Crazy #2
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Carl J. Johnson as
Crazy #3
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Matthew Lang as
High Priest Minion
SYNOPSIS
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Glory prepares for the ritual to open the portal,
talking to her minions and Dawn, who has no choice but to listen as
she's tied up and gagged. Spike reports that he can't see Glory
anywhere, but the gang has a new problem as Buffy has been reduced to a
state of catatonia. Spike tries to violently force Buffy back to normal,
which only leads to a fight with Xander, and Willow forcing the two guys
apart with magic. She takes over, giving orders to everyone, as Buffy is
unable to do so. When mentioning Ben and Glory sharing a body, Spike
realizes that some sort of magic makes the humans forget that bit of
information every time it's revealed to them.
Glory first attempts to comfort a frightened Dawn, but starts to loose
her cool as she realizes she's feeling guilt. With Anya looking over
Tara, Willow prepares herself for a spell that will allow her into the
mind of the Slayer. Things go as planned and Willow finds herself
talking to a young Buffy. Willow witnesses Buffy's memory of baby Dawn
being brought home by Joyce and Hank.
At the hospital where Giles was getting care, Xander fills him in on
Willow's plans. Spike returns after investigating Glory's apartment with
little information on her whereabouts. Dawn reveals to Glory that she
remembers the transformation from Ben and this really worries Glory as
she realizes that Ben is closer to the surface than before. She asks to
have Ben taken out of her body, but it is the punishment she must face
for her crime. In Buffy's mind, Willow watches Buffy at the magic shop
and then sees the First Slayer tell Buffy of her future and her "gift."
Glory brags to Dawn about her superiority but Dawn knows there is one
person who can beat the God: Buffy. At her house, but in present time,
Buffy calmly acknowledges that death is her gift, before going to Dawn's
room and smothering the young girl with a pillow. Glory finds her body
taken over by Ben and after some encouragement from Dawn, Ben takes her
and runs. Willow watches as scenes from earlier begin to repeat and she
watches baby Dawn be brought home again.
Spike and Xander go to visit Doc for information on Glory but quickly
find that he's playing for the other team. With his super speed and long
tongue, Doc has the guys at a disadvantage. Spike is able to recover a
box Doc threw into the fireplace while Xander stabs the reptilian
creature with a sword before they leave. Unfortunately, the sword
doesn't kill Doc. Before Buffy can go to kill Dawn again, Willow stops
her and asks her why.
A good distance away from Glory's hideout, Dawn breaks away from Ben and
hits him with a chain. As she makes her escape though, she's again in
the grasp of Glory. Ben and Glory battle for control of the body until
Glory manages to convince Ben that he must cooperate with her. As he
regains control, he hands Dawn over to some of Glory's minions. Buffy
reveals to Willow that she gave up in her heart and that she thinks she
is the reason Glory has Dawn and Dawn will soon die. Willow tells her
that it's not over yet and she can still do something to stop it.
Buffy finally comes out of her state, crying and needing the support of
Willow. As they return to the magic shop, Xander tells Buffy that Ben
and Glory are one and the same. After reviewing the information Spike
stole from Doc, Giles reveals that a bloodletting ceremony will occur to
open the portal and there is only one way to stop it: Dawn must be
killed.
TRIVIA
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Sarah Michelle Gellar was away for a
great deal of time around the time that this episode was shot. She was
filming Scooby Doo in Australia, which is why this episode
features very little of her. Doug Petrie told the BBC Buffy
website about how they thought of a way to overcome the problem, "We
knew for some weeks in advance what her schedule would be like and we
were all very interested in accommodating that schedule. But we had the
second-to-last episode of the season and no Buffy. What do you do? Joss
and I were both big fans of the Dr. Strange comics. Dr Strange
was a mystic magician who lived in Greenwich Village, New York and could
leave his body. His astral self would go off on these adventures."
CONTINUITY
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Dean Butler, who plays Buffy's dad Hank,
returns for the first time since When
She Was Bad, although his voice was heard in
Becoming (Part 1). Kristine
Sutherland also returns as Joyce.
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The date on Joyce's head stone in Buffy's
mind says that Joyce was born in 1958, which means she died when she was
43. When Buffy was born, Joyce would have been 23.
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The events of this episode occur half
hour after the events of the previous episode.
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No one remembers Ben's transformation
into Glory, just like Dawn forgot in
Blood Ties.
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Doc was first seen as the demon who gave
Dawn the recipe to resurrect Joyce in
Forever.
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Willow visits Buffy's vision quest from
Intervention
while she's in the Slayer's mind.
GOOFS
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In season two's
Killed By Death the young Buffy had
dark hair as did the Buffy in Dawn's memory in
Blood Ties. But in this episode, the
little girl playing Buffy has blonde hair.
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When Glory is talking to Dawn, we can see a
camera in the background.
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After one of Glory's minions paints the
symbol on Dawn's forehead, it keeps disappearing and reappearing.
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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