History Recap / BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E15Consequences

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Faith taunts Buffy about her relationship with Angel. "It was good, wasn't it? The sex? The danger? Bet a part of you even dug him [[EvilIsSexy when he went psycho]]."

->'''Wesley:''' ''"My, she's cheeky, isn't she?"''
->'''Faith:''' ''"Uh, first word: jail; second word: bait."''

At City Hall, Mayor Wilkins is shredding the paper trail of evidence that Finch has left behind, and he wonders if Finch was going to betray him. Trick has good news, though--the coroner's report shows that Finch was killed with a pointed wooden object, which implicates the Slayers. The Mayor is jubilant.

Mansion. Angel has Faith chained up, a captive audience...but he's not making much progress with her. He goes out to the garden, where Buffy is, and says it could take a while. Angel stresses that things are different for Faith now--she's gotten a taste for killing.

* FiveFiveFive: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] -- The phone number that Wesley dials when contacting the Watcher's Council appears to be a correct one; we clearly see Wesley dialing 011-44 along with the rest of the number.

-->'''Faith:''' So those papers are gone. That doesn't prove anything.
-->'''Buffy:''' Except that someone didn't want us to prove anything.

* AttemptedRape: Xander is assaulted and nearly strangled by Faith. Angel intervens.
--->'''Angel:''' He forgot the safety word, is that it?

* BastardlySpeech: When Buffy starts to confess to Giles, Faith saunters out from his office. She puts on a sad face and says, "It's okay, Buffy. I told him." Buffy looks like a huge weight has been lifted, but it falls again when Faith says, "I had to. He had to know what ''you'' did." Oh, burn. Though it was subverted that Giles didn't believe her. Just pretended to so Faith would think she was in the clear and wouldn't run off.

* BewareTheSuperman: Buffy is aggravated by the thought of living with daily memories of the killing, but Faith counters that, as Slayers, they have saved thousands of lives, even saved the world. To her, that puts them "in the plus column." To Faith, Slayers are "warriors" and "better than everybody else."
* BigDamnHeroes: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with Wesley's kidnapping team. They pummel Angel to the ground and leave with Faith in tow.
* BlatantLies: {{Subverted}} and {{Averted}}. Faith tries to play it like Buffy killed the assistant mayor. Giles plays along for the five seconds it takes to get Faith out the door.

-->'''Faith:''' [accusingly] You sent your boy to kill me.\\
'''Wilkins''': That's right, I did.\\

'''Wilkins''': I thought he might be, [[CaptainObvious what with you standing here and all]].
* CallBack: Faith tossing [[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E7Revelations}} Buffy's deception about the return of Angel]] back in her face. She's obviously still burned from Buffy lying about that.
** Willow is trying to come up with a spell that will turn Amy the Rat back into a person ("Gingerbread").
** The gang sits around an empty classroom to discuss what is to be done with Faith. Buffy foresees a repeat of "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E7Revelations}} that intervention thing]]" from when she was keeping Angel's return a secret, and wisely rules out that idea.
-->'''Buffy:''' As I recall, Xander and I nearly came to blows.\\
'''Xander''': Uh, ''you'' nearly came to blows, Buffy. [[SelfDeprecation I nearly came to loss of limbs]].
** Detective Stein is the same detective who interrogated Buffy in "Ted", when Buffy assumed she'd accidentally killed a human and "Becoming" investigating Kendra's murder. After two previous investigations he goes from understanding to trying to get Faith to come forward about Buffy's involvement.
** When informing the Watcher's Council about what happened, Wesley asks to be put through to Quentin Travers from "Helpless".

* CommandingCoolness: Giles demurs that investigating Finch is a waste of time, but Wesley says he is their "commander," so it's up to him.

* ImplausibleDeniability: Faith tries to tell Angel that she and Xander were "just playing."
-->'''Angel''': [dubiously] "And he forgot the [[SafeWord safety word]]? Is that it?\\

* MinorInsultMeltdown: At Willow's house, Buffy wants to talk, and Willow is happy because she's been "letting things fester" and she wants to be "[[BuffySpeak fester-free]]." Willow then admits jealousy at Buffy and Faith's "Slayers-only" attitude and grouses, "All of a sudden I'm not cool enough for you because I can't ''kill things with my bare hands''." Buffy bursts into tears, shocking Willow, who hugs her close and frantically apologizes.
-->'''Willow''': "Don't cry. I'm sorry. I was too hard on you! Sometimes I unleash! I don't know my own strength!

-->'''Buffy''': [gets it] Oh.\\
'''Giles''': Oh.\\
[they all glance at Willow]\\
'''Willow:''' I don't need to say 'oh.' I got it before.

* VillainousDemotivator: Wilkins explains that Finch left a paper-trail of their nefarious dealings. He fusses about not getting the chance to "scold" Finch for potentially betraying him.

* YouHaveToBelieveMe: After Faith's lie, Buffy is frantic to get Giles to believe she didn't kill Finch, but after the events of "Revelations" she thinks she has little credibility with her ex-Watcher. However it turns out that Giles is putting on an act, aware that Faith is lying.

* WhatTheHellHero: Wesley gets one from all the Scoobies after he stupidly ruins Angel's attempt to redeem Faith.

* AllIsWellThatEndsWell: Averted; it looks like everything is going to be wrapped up neatly rather than punishment]]) but Faith has already made a conscious decision to go over to the DarkSide.

* AllIsWellThatEndsWell: Averted; it looks like everything is going to be wrapped up neatly (and it's revealed in the following episodes that [[spoiler:[[EasilyForgiven Faith will undergo psychological evaluation]] rather than punishment]]) but Faith has already made a conscious decision to go over to the DarkSide.

* DarkSide: Faith deconstructs Buffy's "good Slayer" image -- she's got the [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence same dark urges that Faith does]], the [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex belief in her innate superiority]], not to mention the whole vampire boyfriend thing. Later seasons will show [[spoiler:there's more than enough truth in Faith's accusation]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** When Faith feels guilty looking at the photo Finch has on his desk, one expects to see a [[FatalFamilyPhoto photo of Finch's family]]. Instead it's the Mayor with Finch [[spoiler: -- in later episodes Faith will eagerly take on the role of the Mayor's surrogate daughter.]]
** Faith being able to spell out exactly what Buffy finds so attractive about Angel [[spoiler: foreshadows her attempt to seduce him in "Enemies". Also Faith being a bad liar -- it's revealed in that episode that Giles and Buffy already knew she'd switched sides.]]
** Willow and Buffy growing apart [[spoiler: becomes a serious issue in Seasons 4 and 6.]]
** Buffy's DarkSide attraction to sex and violence [[spoiler: is explored in Season 6, particularly "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E13DeadThings}} Dead Things]]" which has a number of {{Call Back}}s to this episode.]]
** The tentative connection Angel establishes with Faith becomes important in the spin-off series ''Series/{{Angel}}''.
** Faith's turn to the dark side, attempted rape included, [[spoiler: and her eventual path to redemption would mirror both Buffy and Spike later in the series.]]

* AbsenteeActor: Oz, believed to be because Creator/SethGreen was filming the second ''Film/{{Austin Powers|The Spy Who Shagged Me}}'' movie at the time. This may also explain his new black dye job.

* BaitAndSwitchComment: As Buffy starts to confess to Giles, Faith saunters out from his office. She puts on a sad face and says, "It's okay, Buffy. I told him." Buffy looks like a huge weight has been lifted, but it falls again when Faith says, "I had to. He had to know what ''you'' did." Oh, burn.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: When Faith begins to go bad after staking the Deputy Mayor, Buffy and Giles plan to deal with it ''without'' alerting the Watcher's Council, but Wesley finds out anyway after eavesdropping on them and immediately calls in a special ops team to bring her in. In the process of doing so, he [[WhatAnIdiot completely ruins]] Angel's attempts to get through to her just as he was beginning to succeed, setting off a sequence of events that lead to Faith becoming Mayor Wilkins' [[TheDragon dragon]].

* AttemptedRape: Xander is almost raped and murdered by Faith. Angel intervens.

* BatterUp: This is Angel's solution to stop Faith raping and killing Xander.

* BlackComedyRape: Faith attempts to rape and murder Xander. He jokes about it in a later episode, but this is likely due to cover his fears after [[spoiler:she wakes up from a coma and goes on a rampage]].

* DateRapeAverted: Angel intervenes as Faith is about to rape and murder Xander.

** Faith becoming a would-be-rapist [[spoiler: and eventual path to redemption would mirror both Buffy and Spike later in the series.]]

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Just to show that enjoying killing is not enough and show that she has really become evil, Faith attempts to rape and kill Xander. It's so wrong former Mind Rapist Angel intervenes. With a baseball bat.

* TwoPartEpisode

** When Faith feels guilty looking at the photo Finch has on his desk, one expects to see a [[FatalFamilyPhoto photo of Finch's family]]. Instead it's the Mayor with Finch -- in later episodes Faith will eagerly take on the role of the Mayor's surrogate daughter.
** Faith being able to spell out exactly what Buffy finds so attractive about Angel foreshadows her attempt to seduce him in "Enemies". Also Faith being a bad liar -- it's revealed in that episode that Giles and Buffy already knew she'd switched sides.
** Willow and Buffy growing apart becomes a serious issue in Seasons 4 and 6.
** Buffy's DarkSide attraction to sex and violence is explored in Season 6, particularly "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E13DeadThings}} Dead Things]]" which has a number of {{Call Back}}s to this episode.

** Faith becoming a would-be-rapist and eventual path to redemption would mirror both Buffy and Spike later in the series.

* ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: Faith staking Trick through the back.

* NotSoDifferent: Angel claims that he and Faith are a lot alike.

* FamousLastWords: Mr. Trick's wide-eyed indignance at the stake in his heart.
--> '''Mr. Trick:''' Oh. No. No, [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction this is no good at all...]]

* TwoWordsAddedEmphasis: Wes is quite taken with Cordy, describing her "cheeky," but Faith deflates him by commenting, "Uh, [[{{Jailbait}} first word: jail; second word: bait]]."

* PassiveAggressiveKombat
-->'''Giles:''' If you ask me, there are better uses for the Slayers' time.
-->'''Wesley:''' (snootily) Ah. But I don't believe I did. (holds the daily paper out to him) Ask you.
-->'''Giles:''' (yanks the paper away) Considering the success of your previous adventure...
* FamousLastWords: Mr. Trick's wide-eyed indignance at the stake in his heart.
--> '''Mr. Trick:''' Oh. No. No, [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction this is no good at all...]]

* AllIsWellThatEndsWell: Averted; it looks like everything is going to be wrapped up neatly (and it's revealed in the following episodes that [[EasilyForgiven Faith will undergo psychological evaluation]] rather than punishment) but Faith has already made a conscious decision to go over to the DarkSide.

* BlackComedyRape: Faith attempts to rape and murder Xander. He jokes about it in a later episode, but this is likely due to cover his fears after she wakes up from a coma and goes on a rampage.

* DarkSide: Faith deconstructs Buffy's "good Slayer" image -- she's got the [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence same dark urges that Faith does]], the [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex belief in her innate superiority]], not to mention the whole vampire boyfriend thing. Later seasons will show there's more than enough truth in Faith's accusation.

-->'''Cordelia:''' I wouldn't go that far.

* AllThereInTheManual: The script reveals that Detective Stein's first name is Paul.

** Faith being able to spell out exactly what Buffy finds so attractive about Angel foreshadows her attempt to seduce him in "Enemies". [[spoiler:Also Faith being a bad liar -- it's revealed in that episode that Giles and Buffy already knew she'd switched sides.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: While Wesley's actions are the most obvious example, Buffy, Giles, Xander and Angel's actions all inadvertently contribute towards Faith's sense that she has more in common with the Mayor than the Scooby Gang.

** Xander, having earlier been taunted by Spike that he was nothing more than a "glorified bricklayer" (to which he meekly responded, "I'm also a pretty good bowler.) makes an audience rousing DynamicEntry in the Season Five finale by knocking Glory the Hellgod through a brick wall. With a wrecking ball.
--->'''Xander:''' And the glorified bricklayer picks up the spare.