History Recap / BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E4IncaMummyGirl

* NoNameGiven: The mummy's actual name is never mentioned.

* MirrorScare
* MonsterOfTheWeek

* SeparatedByACommonLanguage: When Buffy mentions Ampata's trunks (i.e. her suitcases), Giles is confused, because "trunks" are another word for underwear in Britain.

-->'''Giles:''' We''ll deal with that when we've ruled out...evil curses.

->'''Ampata''': ''"They told her that she was the only one. That only she could defend her people from the nether world. Out of all the girls in her generation... she was the only one... chosen. Do you know the story?"''
->'''Buffy''': ''"It's fairly familiar."''

* AbsenteeActor: Angel is absent for the first time since "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS1E10Nightmares Nightmares]]".

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In his first appearance, Oz sports facial hair for the only time in the series.

* YouNoTakeCandle: Cordelia assumes that her exchange student doesn't speak English and ends up speaking butchered English to him. Turn out she was confusing him because he can understand the language fine.

** Likewise, there was no mountain god called Sebancaya, though mountains and volcanoes were held as deities by the Incas and where known as apus.

That night after hearing of something suspicious happening in the museum, the Scoobies decide to investigate. They sneak into the building and discover a man wearing traditional Incan clothing wielding a sword. Initially, the man attacks them but disappears. Willow notices that the supposed 500 years old mummy was wearing modern braces on his teeth. The original mummy had sucked the life out of the student and escaped.

* AnachronisticClue: Willow notices that the supposed 500 years old mummy is wearing modern braces on his teeth.

* LatinLover: Xander is worried that some handsome South American guy is going to spend a couple of weeks living with Buffy. The exchange student who turns up is indeed male and good-looking, but the mummy life-sucks him before he meets the Scoobies and takes his place. Suddenly Xander [[HypocriticalHumor has no objection]] to the whole exchange program at all.

-->'''Buffy:''' (''smiling'') And attacked him. (''everyone stops smiling as they realize that could have happened'')

-->'''Buffy:''' (''smiling'') And attacked him. (''everyone stops smiling when they realized that could have happened'')

----> '''Buffy:''' What kind of girl travels with a mummified corpse and doesn't even pack lipstick?

-->What kind of girl travels with a mummified corpse and doesn't even pack lipstick?

That night after hearing of something suspicious happening in the museum, the Scoobies decide to investigate. They sneak into the building and discover a man wearing traditional Incan clothing wielding a sword. Initially, the man attacks them but disappears. Willow notices that the supposed 500 years old mummy was wearing modern braces on his teeth. The original mummy had sucked the life out of the student and escaped.

Meanwhile, the bodyguard discovers the princess is gone and the students from the school have taken the seal. Searching for it, the bodyguard runs into Ampata and confronts her about it. She runs from him but eventually tells him that she wants to live and that she shouldn't have to give up her life at such a young age. He tells her that it's her duty and that she's killed innocent people now. She grabs him to kiss him and sucks the life, remaining young and beautiful.

Back in the school halls, Xander is smitten and completely oblivious. He asks Ampata to the dance to which she accepts. Willow is crushed as Xander is yet again with another girl and continues to only see her as a friend and not in a romantic light.

* IJustWantToBeNormal: Buffy and Ampata both
* ImThinkingItOver

* CryIntoChest
* DanceOfRomance / AlmostKiss

* AbsenteeActor: Angel
* {{Adorkable}}: Xander oh so much. Teaching Ampata how to eat Twinkies? Awwwwww.