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** The reveal at the end that Pete made the formula out of insecurity that he wasn't "macho" enough for Debbie, only for it to give him mood swings and a violent temper, also brings to mind steroid abuse.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Giles discovers Buffy asleep over books relating to Acathla and demon dimensions, she brushes it off as having a dream that Angel returned (which he has, but she's not sharing that part). Giles remarks that "It must have been some dream. I didn't think you knew what a card catalog was for." Since Slayers are known to have prophetic dreams, and Buffy took this one seriously enough to do actual research, Giles is nothing but supportive.

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When Giles discovers Buffy asleep over books relating to Acathla and demon dimensions, she brushes it off as having a dream that Angel returned (which he has, but she's not sharing that part). Giles remarks that "It must have been some dream. I didn't think you knew what a card catalog was for." Since Slayers are known to have prophetic dreams, and Buffy took this one seriously enough to do actual research, Giles is nothing but supportive.supportive.
** When Pete shows up to attack Oz, Oz tries to warn him about the danger he's in (Pete of course ignores this). After several minutes of Pete kicking Oz's ass, Oz notices the sun setting and, for the first time, almost looks ''glad'' that he's going to wolf out.
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* BlamingtheVictim: Buffy is unsympathetic at best and hostile at worst towards Debbie when confronting the latter about her abusive boyfriend. Implied to be because Buffy sees herself as NotSoDifferent and [[ItsAllMyFault still blames herself for the deaths that happened after she couldn't bring herself to finish off Angelus.]]

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* BlamingtheVictim: Buffy is unsympathetic at best and hostile at worst towards Debbie when confronting the latter about her abusive boyfriend. Implied to be because Buffy sees herself as NotSoDifferent no different and [[ItsAllMyFault still blames herself for the deaths that happened after she couldn't bring herself to finish off Angelus.]]
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* BlamingtheVictim: Buffy is unsympathetic at best and hostile at worst towards Debbie when confronting the latter about her abusive boyfriend. Implied to be because Buffy sees herself as NotSoDifferent and [[ItsAllMyFault still blames herself for the deaths that happened after she couldn't bring herself to finish off Angelus.]]

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* WeaponOfChoice: Buffy only has a stake when hunting the as-yet unknown monster.


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* WoodenStake: Buffy only has a stake when hunting the as-yet unknown monster.
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* IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow:
-->'''Oz:''' Debbie. (Giles looks at him) Well, victim number one, Jeff. He was in jazz band with us. They used to horse around.\\
'''Faith:''' They were screwing?\\
'''Oz:''' I don't think so, but he hid her music comp book once.
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* NiceMeanAndInBetween: Of the three monster boyfriends: Oz is a genuinely nice person who isn't at all responsible for his monstrous transformation or what he does in wolf form. Pete is a remorseless killer and abusive boyfriend who turned himself into a monster. Angel, now that he has his soul back, is a good person, but has gone mad from his time in hell and the threat of him losing his soul again remains.
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* ShotInTheAss[=/=]FriendOrFoe: Buffy accidentally shoots Giles in the backside with a TranquillizerDart, after Debbie knocks her rifle aside to stop her shooting Pete.

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* ShotInTheAss[=/=]FriendOrFoe: ShotInTheAss: Buffy accidentally shoots Giles in the backside with a TranquillizerDart, after Debbie knocks her rifle aside to stop her shooting Pete.

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* IThinkYouBrokeHim: A rare version that's not played for comedy.
-->"She was broken before this." Nicely astute observation there Buff.

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* IThinkYouBrokeHim: A rare version that's not played for comedy.
-->"She
comedy. "She was broken before this." Nicely astute observation there Buff.
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* HalfTruth / ItsALongStory: Buffy can't exactly discuss why she ran away with her psychologist, so dances around the subject until Platt guesses the essence of the problem anyway.

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* HalfTruth / ItsALongStory: HalfTruth: Buffy can't exactly discuss why she ran away with her psychologist, so dances around the subject until Platt guesses the essence of the problem anyway.
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* MonsterModesty: Even though Angel was NakedOnArrival and is still in a feral state, he's somehow dressed in pants to protect his modesty, plus boots for running through the EnchantedForest.

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* MonsterModesty: Even though Angel was NakedOnArrival and is still in a feral state, he's somehow dressed in pants to protect his modesty, plus boots for [[DontGoInTheWoods running through the EnchantedForest.woods]].
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* MonsterModesty: Even though Angel was NakedOnArrival and is still in a feral state, he's somehow dressed in pants to protect his modesty, plus boots for running through TheLostWoods.

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* MonsterModesty: Even though Angel was NakedOnArrival and is still in a feral state, he's somehow dressed in pants to protect his modesty, plus boots for running through TheLostWoods.the EnchantedForest.
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%%* DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat: Done for a RuleOfThrees.

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%%* * DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat: Done for a RuleOfThrees.
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* AllAbusersAreMale

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* DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat: Done for a RuleOfThrees.

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* %%* DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat: Done for a RuleOfThrees.



* DoubleEntendre: Loads in the Buffy/Faith conversation about Scott.

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* %%* DoubleEntendre: Loads in the Buffy/Faith conversation about Scott.



* HulkingOut: Pete's constant use of his formula has made him transform whenever he goes angry.

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* HulkingOut: Pete's constant use of his formula has made him transform whenever he goes gets angry.



* ImpendingDoomPOV:
** The first victim, Jeff.
** Then Buffy -- this turns out to be Angel lurking in the woods.
** Then Willow in the morgue -- it turns out to be Xander.
** Then Pete[=/=]Debbie for another BaitAndSwitch, Pete being the actual killer.

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* %%* ImpendingDoomPOV:
** %%** The first victim, Jeff.
** %%** Then Buffy -- this turns out to be Angel lurking in the woods.
** %%** Then Willow in the morgue -- it turns out to be Xander.
** %%** Then Pete[=/=]Debbie for another BaitAndSwitch, Pete being the actual killer.



** He has another one when, as he's about to start pummelling Buffy, Pete hears a roar, turns round...and finds himself facing a pissed off Angel in GameFace.

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** He has another one when, as he's about to start pummelling pummeling Buffy, Pete hears a roar, turns round...and finds himself facing a pissed off Angel in GameFace.

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