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* GroupHug: When Buffy, Willow and Xander reconcile while trying to enter the Initiative.

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* GroupHug: When Buffy, Willow and Xander reconcile while trying to enter the Initiative. Xander tells Giles to hurry down, but we don't see if he joined in or not.
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* AndShowItToYou: Enjoined!Buffy rips out Adam's Uranium-235 core and holds it up in front of him. Adam promptly keels over dead.

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* AndShowItToYou: Enjoined!Buffy Enjoined Buffy rips out Adam's Uranium-235 core and holds it up in front of him. Adam promptly keels over dead.



* BulletDodgesYou: Enjoined!Buffy disintegrates machine-gun bullets in mid-air and turns a missile into several white doves.

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* BulletDodgesYou: Enjoined!Buffy Enjoined Buffy disintegrates machine-gun bullets in mid-air and turns a missile into several white doves.
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In The Initiative control room, Buffy tries to tell Colonel McNamara that Adam is planning an attack from within his own compound, from a secret lab built for the 314 Project, but the presence of a "magic gourd" in their bag, along with his unawareness of these activities, only convinces the Colonel that the Scoobies are crazy. The power goes out and a soldier at the controls informs everyone that backup generators are not responding, locking them all in the compound. From his secret control room, Adam opens the containment units. Buffy urges the Colonel to let her go and escape with his men, but he orders his men to help him take the Armory and orders another soldier to keep Buffy and the Scooby Gang under arrest. Buffy immediately dispenses with the soldiers and Willow sits down at the control console.

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In The Initiative control room, Buffy tries to tell Colonel McNamara [=McNamara=] that Adam is planning an attack from within his own compound, from a secret lab built for the 314 Project, but the presence of a "magic gourd" in their bag, along with his unawareness of these activities, only convinces the Colonel that the Scoobies are crazy. The power goes out and a soldier at the controls informs everyone that backup generators are not responding, locking them all in the compound. From his secret control room, Adam opens the containment units. Buffy urges the Colonel to let her go and escape with his men, but he orders his men to help him take the Armory and orders another soldier to keep Buffy and the Scooby Gang under arrest. Buffy immediately dispenses with the soldiers and Willow sits down at the control console.

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The Scoobies patch things up and stop Adam's plan to build an army of cyborg human/demon hybrids.

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\n\nThe Scoobies patch things up and stop Buffy searches for Riley at the Sunnydale High School ruins, not realizing that he has paid a visit to Adam's lair... However it soon becomes clear that Riley is there against his wishes. While referring to Riley as his brother, Adam explains that Professor Walsh implanted a behavior modification chip in Riley's chest, and that he has activated it. When Riley professes his intent to stop Adam, Adam tells Riley to sit, and Riley dutifully obeys. Adam continues to explain that Professor Walsh planned for Adam and Riley to be part of a master race that is better than both demons and humans.

Spike enters uninvited, demanding that his chip be removed. Adam tells him that he must draw Buffy into The Initiative before he has met his part of the bargain. His
plan is to have Buffy kill as many demons as possible before he kills her. Spike boasts that he has Buffy separated from her friends, now it's just a case of waiting until Willow decodes the disks and passes on the information to her. Just then a flaw in the plan is pointed out by Adam... How is Willow going to pass on the information when she and Buffy aren't talking? Spike, knowing that this mistake could cost him the chance to get the chip out of his head, quickly leaves to fix the hole in his plan.

Willow and Tara stop by Giles' house to pick up her laptop and the disks, and Willow shares an awkward moment with a hung-over Giles after the group-wide spat the night before. Buffy sits alone in her dorm room, looking at an old picture of Willow, Xander, and herself in happier times, and has a quiet moment of reflection before assembling her weapons for the battle to come. Over in Xander's basement, Anya arrives to find Xander still lying in bed, depressed about last night's argument. She tells Xander that it doesn't matter what his friends think, as she believes him to be a good person... And declares her love for him for the first time.

Buffy returns to the cave where Adam killed Forrest and finds Adam's lair, but Adam is not there. Adam, meanwhile, leads Riley into a secret area of The Initiative. Riley is shocked to see a re-animated Professor Walsh and Dr. Angleman operate on a body in the corner of the vast underground space. Just as Adam assures Riley that his fate is much greater than Walsh's and Angleman's, Forrest sits up from the operating table, brought back to life with the body of a yellow demon; only his human face remains. Forrest is now completely loyal to Adam, and declares that he's looking forward to using his new powers against Buffy.

Still patrolling the caves, Buffy runs into Spike, who inquires about the information on the disks that he gave to Willow. When Buffy tells him that they haven't been decoded, Spike tells her that even though they have had a falling out, they should still concentrate on decoding the disks. Knowing that Spike wasn't around to see their "falling out," Buffy begins to put things together. Meanwhile, Willow is getting closer to decoding the disks in Tara's dorm room when the disks begin decoding themselves, spitting out information about the 314 Project.

Soon after, Buffy, Willow, Giles, and Xander meet in the middle of campus. Anya and Tara, after the previous argument, decide to stay out of the way. Buffy explains to them that Spike instigated their battle of words by spreading rumors to each one of them individually. The gang agree to put it behind them, but there is clearly still bad feelings in the air. Buffy figures out that Adam was planning on releasing demons in The Initiative to kill the soldiers, then using Spike to lure her in to kill the demons, leaving him with hundreds of parts with which
to build his new race of human-demon hybrids. When Xander asks if Adam is worried that Buffy will get in the way of his plan, Buffy realizes for the first time that Adam may be too powerful to fear her.

Back in the secret Initiative lab, Riley sits bound in a chair, while Professor Walsh prepares him for his 'operation.' When he tries to talk to her, Forrest informs Riley that she is merely a walking corpse, but that he is more alive than he has ever been, and that Riley will be joining them soon. As Riley tries to tell him that they will never control him, Professor Walsh injects him with a clear liquid.

Back at Giles' house, the Scoobies try to figure out how to defeat Adam. Buffy tells everyone that Adam is powered by a Uranium core, however no-one is sure how this information can help. Willow suggests casting a spell to paralyze Adam, but the spell must be recited in Sumerian by
an army accomplished witch in close proximity to the subject. Xander sarcastically surmises that they need to combine with Buffy, the she'd have the slayer strength and speed, the magic expertise of cyborg human/demon hybrids.
Willow, and the linguistic skills of Giles. To Xander's surprise, Giles tells him that's actually a very good idea. While they break into Lowell House, Giles explains to Buffy, Xander, and Willow that while the enjoining spell is powerful enough to defeat Adam, it is also very dangerous. Buffy tells everyone to get ready, however this time she isn't intended to sneak into the Inititive quietly and kicks in the mirror hiding the elevator shaft.

As Buffy and Willow rappel down the elevator shaft into The Initiative compound, Buffy apologizes to Willow for what she had said. Willow reminds her that Spike was the one who caused the fight, but Buffy knows that Spike simply stirred up feelings that were already there. Willow tells Buffy that that this sort of thing happens... when you start college, the old high school gang tends to drift apart. Buffy tells Willow she doesn't want to drift apart, and apologizes for getting so caught up in her relationship with Riley. Willow apologizes for keeping Tara a secret from Buffy and everybody else, and the two friends tell of their love for the other. The two fall to the elevator shaft, and no sooner are they down than they begin hugging. Xander follows them down, and when he lands, they gleefully embrace Xander, and tell him that they love him. For the first time in a long while Buffy, Willow and Xander are happy to be together, and the three reaffirm their close friendship and are ready to do battle.

But when they pry open the doors, they are greeted by a bevy of soldiers wielding guns. Adam and Spike watch Buffy and the gang being escorted through the halls by Initiative soldiers on closed circuit TV. While Spike thinks that he's mere seconds from getting the chip removed, Adam is angry to see that Buffy's friends are still with her. Spike realizes that he's completely botched up his plan and tries to make a run for it, only to be caught by Forrest. Spike protests that he tried his best, so Adam decides to honor his agreement with Spike to remove the chip... By ordering Forrest to tear off his head. Spike puts his cigarette out in Forrest's eye, and narrowly escapes a gruesome death.

In The Initiative control room, Buffy tries to tell Colonel McNamara that Adam is planning an attack from within his own compound, from a secret lab built for the 314 Project, but the presence of a "magic gourd" in their bag, along with his unawareness of these activities, only convinces the Colonel that the Scoobies are crazy. The power goes out and a soldier at the controls informs everyone that backup generators are not responding, locking them all in the compound. From his secret control room, Adam opens the containment units. Buffy urges the Colonel to let her go and escape with his men, but he orders his men to help him take the Armory and orders another soldier to keep Buffy and the Scooby Gang under arrest. Buffy immediately dispenses with the soldiers and Willow sits down at the control console.

As they look into the monitor, they see the fierce battle going on throughout compound. Blood and carnage are everywhere as the demons massacre the doctors and soldiers. Willow finds a system of air ducts that supposedly lead to nowhere. Buffy speculates that the air ducts must lead to Adam's secret lab. In order to perform the enjoining spell, the gang will need to be somewhere quiet and closer to Adam. Therefore the next task is to make it through the war zone outside without being killed.

Buffy, Xander, Willow, and Giles make a run through the Inititive trying to get to Room 314. After narrowly avoiding being shot or attacked by demons, they finally make it and find a secret door that leads to Adam's secret lab. Buffy pauses at the door and tells Willow to barricade the door behind her. Xander tells Buffy that he is still uneasy about Buffy going in alone, but Buffy assures him that with the magic spell, she will not be going in alone. With that, Buffy goes in, and Willow barricades the door. When Buffy enters the secret lab, she finds Riley bound in his chair. She asks Riley to tell her what is going on, but he is unable to speak. Adam comes out from the shadows and orders Forrest, Professor Walsh, and Dr. Angleman to kill Buffy. Forrest and Buffy fight, however she struggles against his sheer strength. During the melee, a beaker smashes near Riley leaving shards of glass behind. Buffy is eventually grabbed from behind by Forrest as Walsh approaches with a medical saw.

In the other room, Willow, Xander, and Giles perform the enjoining spell as Buffy breaks free from Forrest and sends Professor Walsh to the floor with a swift kick. As Buffy fights Forrest, Riley grabs a piece of the glass and cuts into his chest, painfully beginning to remove the behavior modification chip. He finally rips the chip from his body and gets up and tears the life-giving tubes from Walsh and Angleman, sending them to the floor, dead once again. Riley takes over the fight with Forrest as Buffy runs off to find Adam sitting at his system of closed circuit monitors. The two fight, and Buffy manages to break off Adam's trademark Polgara skewer, but to her surprise, his left arm transmutes into a gatling gun and he opens fire in the small room. As Buffy dives behind one of the consoles, Willow, Xander, and Giles complete the spell, and their powers rush into Buffy.

Adam blows up the console, but Buffy rises from the rubble with magical, orange eyes, speaking Sumerian. Adam is intrigued, and sends a long burst of machine-gun fire at Buffy, but the bullets dissolved just inches from her causing Adam to begin to show concern. Riley and Forrest continue their fierce battle. Forrest grabs a hydrogen tank and raises it over his head near a broken power line to hit Riley, who ducks behind one of the operating tables. As he swings forward, the hydrogen gas ignites, and Forrest is blown into tiny chunks of burning flesh. Back in Adam's control room, Buffy uses the combined powers of the Scoobies to ward off Adam's attacks and Adam finally starts to fear her. Buffy collapses Adam's weaponry telepathically, then in a blistering display of power, gives Adam a swift beating and forces him against a wall. She tells him that he can never grasp the source of her power, but she can grasp his as pierces Adam's chest with her hand, and pulls his Uranium power supply from his chest. Riley arrives as Adam finally dies, and watches as Buffy levitates Adam's power supply from her hand and dissolves it into thin air.
With their work done, the spell wears off and all Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles collapse with fatigue. A demon crashes through the barricaded door and almost gets to Willow, Xander and Giles, but Spike comes up from behind and snaps its neck. Though unhappy that he tried to help Adam, Willow, Giles, and Xander decide to spare Spike out of fatigue and the fact that he just saved them. Buffy and Riley arrive, and the gang prepare to head into the battleground outside and save as many lives as possible. Willow asks if Buffy is up for it, and she confirms that she couldn't be more ready as they head out...

In a largely unseen battle, Buffy, Riley, Xander, Giles, Willow and Spike then join with the Initiative's soldiers to stop the demon attacks, saving most of them with only 40% casualties amongst the Initiative. Graham survives, and the Colonel is killed.

In an internal debriefing, the government decides to shut down the Initiative for good, and remove any paper trail of its existence. They praise Professor Walsh's vision of harnessing demons as a powerful military weapon, but conclude that demonkind cannot be harnessed and controlled in such a manner.


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[[caption-width-right:284:"This isn't your business. It's mine. You, The Initiative, the suits in the Pentagon... You're all messing with primeval forces you can't begin to understand. I'm the Slayer. And you're playing on my turf."]]

->''"Spike's working for Adam? After all we've done - Nah. I can't even act surprised."''
-->--'''Xander Harris'''


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!!Tropes in this episode:



* AllOfThem

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* AllOfThemAllOfThem: The Initiative has been spending weeks gathering up every "subhuman" in Sunnydale, and then Adam lets them out.



* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Adam pulls this on the Initiative
* AllYourPowersCombined: The core Scoobies combine their spirits (thus their abilities) into Buffy
* AnAxeToGrind: Buffy's BiggerStick when searching the caves -- fortunately she doesn't run into Adam.

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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Adam pulls this on the Initiative
Initiative--he's been working out of a hidden part of their own base the whole time, with consoles that let him take control of the rest.
* AllYourPowersCombined: The core Scoobies combine their spirits (thus (and thus their abilities) into Buffy
Buffy.
* AnAxeToGrind: Buffy's BiggerStick when searching the caves -- fortunately caves--fortunately she doesn't run into Adam.



* AssholeVictim: Colonel [=McNamara=] gets killed due to his stuborness while the remaining soldiers and agents are saved by Buffy and the Gang.

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* AssholeVictim: Colonel [=McNamara=] gets killed due to his stuborness stubbornness, while the remaining soldiers and agents are saved by Buffy and the Gang.



'''Buffy:''' This...is not your business. It's mine. You, the Initiative, the boys at the Pentagon -- you're all in way over your heads. Messing with [[TitleDrop primeval]] forces you have absolutely no comprehension of.\\

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'''Buffy:''' This... is not your business. It's mine. You, the Initiative, the boys at the Pentagon -- you're Pentagon--you're all in way over your heads. Messing with [[TitleDrop primeval]] forces you have absolutely no comprehension of.\\



* BodyHorror: There's Forrest, and Riley's motor functions being controlled by Adam through the chip on his thoracic nerve.

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* {{BFG}}: Adam is not only armed with the Polgara BladeBelowTheShoulder, but also a collapsible [[MoreDakka machine gun]]/grenade launcher.
-->'''Adam:''' I've been upgrading.
* BodyHorror: There's Forrest, and Riley's motor functions being controlled by Adam through the chip on his thoracic nerve. Riley digging into his own chest to remove the chip isn't really a picnic either.



'''Buffy:''' But - I think trouble was stir up-able.

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'''Buffy:''' But - I But--I think trouble was stir up-able.



* CameBackWrong: Forrest is made like Adam, sans the uranium power core. Likewise, Walsh and Engleman as "[[SoullessShell walking corpses]]", worker drones for Adam.
* ChekhovsGun: During the fight with Forrest, Buffy is shown clearly and deliberately tearing some wires above her head. It is assumed she's going to use them against Forrest but instead leaves him to Riley while she stops Adam. After fighting with Forrest some more, Riley throws Forrest a flammable canister (and jumps behind a table) which connects with the torn wires and causes an explosion, killing Forrest.
* ChekhovsGunman: Remember the feral, hairy demon from "New Moon Rising"? It shows up again, and it kills [=McNamara=].

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* CameBackWrong: Forrest is made like Adam, sans the uranium power core. Likewise, Walsh and Engleman as "[[SoullessShell walking corpses]]", corpses]]," worker drones for Adam.
* ChekhovsGun: During the fight with Forrest, Buffy is shown clearly and deliberately tearing some wires above her head. It is assumed she's going to use them against Forrest Forrest, but she instead leaves him to Riley while she stops Adam. After fighting with Forrest some more, Riley throws Forrest a flammable canister (and jumps behind a table) which connects with the torn wires and causes an explosion, killing Forrest.
* ChekhovsGunman: Remember the feral, hairy demon from "New "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E19NewMoonRising New Moon Rising"? Rising]]"? It shows up again, and it kills [=McNamara=].



* CombinedEnergyAttack: The Enjoining Spell that temporarily mergers the Scoobies' minds and talents (Willow's magic power, Giles' knowledge, Xander's [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway heart]], and Buffy's strength and skill). Complete with [[IAmLegion using a personal plural]], speaking in the VoiceOfTheLegion, and [[GlowingEyesOfDoom Golden Eyes of Doom]].



-->'''Spike''': Hang on. I think I might've detected a small flaw.
** WordOfGod is that [[MetaConcepts the writers hadn't thought of that either]], but didn't want to rewrite the entire previous episode. Though the AuthorsSavingThrow [[TropesAreNotBad actually makes it better than if they had scrapped the bad plan]], [[JustifiedTrope showing that Spike isn't the]] [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] [[JustifiedTrope he thinks he is]].
* DistressedDude: Riley

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-->'''Spike''': -->'''Spike:''' Hang on. I think I might've detected a small flaw.
** WordOfGod is that [[MetaConcepts the writers hadn't thought of that either]], but didn't want to rewrite the entire previous episode. Though the The AuthorsSavingThrow [[TropesAreNotBad actually makes it better than if they had scrapped the bad plan]], [[JustifiedTrope showing that Spike isn't the]] [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] [[JustifiedTrope TheChessmaster he thinks he is]].
is.
* DistressedDude: RileyRiley's chip forces him to go to Adam, who plans to [[ReforgedIntoAMinion Frankenstein him into a demon hybrid]] like himself.



* EurekaMoment: Xander suggests that with Willow's Wicca knowledge, Giles skill in Summerian and Buffy's Slayerness to finish the job, a paralysing spell might work on Adam. This gives Giles the idea of the Enjoining Spell.

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* EurekaMoment: Xander suggests that with Willow's Wicca knowledge, Giles Giles' skill in Summerian Sumerian, and Buffy's Slayerness to finish the job, a paralysing paralyzing spell might work on Adam. This gives Giles the idea of the Enjoining Spell.



* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: As [=McNamara=] goes through the gangs stuff, he's looking for weapons and comes across something else.

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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: As [=McNamara=] goes through the gangs gang's stuff, he's looking for weapons and comes across something else.



-->'''Giles:''' A magic gourd

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-->'''Giles:''' A magic gourdgourd.



* EyeScream[=/=]CigaretteBurns: Spike escapes Forrest by sticking a lit cigarette in his eye.
* FamousLastWords: "[[ThisCannotBe How can you...?!]]"
* FastRoping: Well, more like a slow descent while discussing how you've grown apart recently.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Giles warns that the Enjoining Spell might be dangerous. This turns out to be true in the next episode.
* FriendshipMoment
* GatlingGood [=/=] {{BFG}} [=/=] MoreDakka: Adam is not only armed with the Polgara BladeBelowTheShoulder, but also a collapsible machine gun/grenade launcher.
-->'''Adam:''' I've been upgrading.

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* EyeScream[=/=]CigaretteBurns: EyeScream: Spike escapes Forrest by sticking [[CigaretteBurns a lit cigarette cigarette]] in his eye.
eye, blinding it.
* FamousLastWords: From Adam. "[[ThisCannotBe How can you...?!]]"
* FastRoping: Well, more like a slow descent while discussing how you've grown apart recently.
recently. The gang enters the Initiative by rappelling down the elevator shaft from the frat house.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Giles warns that the Enjoining Spell might be dangerous. This turns out to be true in [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E22Restless the next episode.
episode]].
* FriendshipMoment
* GatlingGood [=/=] {{BFG}} [=/=] MoreDakka: Adam is not only armed with
FriendshipMoment: Buffy and Willow reconcile while entering the Polgara BladeBelowTheShoulder, but also a collapsible machine gun/grenade launcher.
-->'''Adam:''' I've been upgrading.
Initiative, then invite Giles and Xander to join them.



* GoryDiscretionShot. Blood gets splattered over the ClipboardOfAuthority.
* GrandTheftMe: The Enjoining spell works like this, where a super powerful Buffy is controlled by the power [[TrueCompanions the Scoobies give her.]]
* GroupHug: When Buffy, Willow and Xander reconcile while trying to enter the Initiative

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* GoryDiscretionShot. GoryDiscretionShot: Blood gets splattered over the ClipboardOfAuthority.
* GrandTheftMe: The Enjoining spell works like this, where this; a super powerful Buffy is controlled by the power [[TrueCompanions the Scoobies give her.]]
her]].
* GroupHug: When Buffy, Willow and Xander reconcile while trying to enter the InitiativeInitiative.



* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor
-->'''Xander:''' Spike's working for Adam!? After all we've done -- nah, I can't even act surprised.
** After Adam turns on Spike, he fights on the side of the Scoobies, admitting frankly that he's doing it so they won't stake him for his previous betrayal.

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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor
-->'''Xander:'''
HeelFaceRevolvingDoor:
** Spike, of course, continues to look out for himself first, and help anyone willing to help him; in this case, Adam.
--->'''Xander:'''
Spike's working for Adam!? Adam?! After all we've done -- nah, done--nah, I can't even act surprised.
** After Adam turns on Spike, he the vampire fights on the side of the Scoobies, admitting frankly that he's doing it so they won't stake him for his previous betrayal.



-->'''Giles:''' Xander, just because this is never going to work there's no need to be negative.
* IAmLegion[=/=]CombinedEnergyAttack: The Enjoining Spell that temporarily mergers the Scoobies minds and talents (Willow's magic power, Giles' knowledge, Xander's [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway heart]], and Buffy's strength and skill). Complete with VoiceOfTheLegion and [[GlowingEyesOfDoom Golden Eyes of Doom]]
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Averted -- Riley tries talking to Walsh, but Adam informs him he's wasting his time.

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-->'''Giles:''' Xander, just because this is never going to work work, there's no need to be negative.
* IAmLegion[=/=]CombinedEnergyAttack: The Enjoining Spell that temporarily mergers the Scoobies minds and talents (Willow's magic power, Giles' knowledge, Xander's [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway heart]], and Buffy's strength and skill). Complete with VoiceOfTheLegion and [[GlowingEyesOfDoom Golden Eyes of Doom]]
*
IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Averted -- Riley Averted--Riley tries talking to Walsh, but Adam informs him he's wasting his time.



* IronicEcho: Walsh's "Be a good boy, Riley." (from "Hush")

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* IronicEcho: Walsh's "Be a good boy, Riley." (from "Hush")"[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E10Hush Hush]]")



'''Riley:''' No. She's got me. (yanks out Walsh and Engleman's blood tubes)

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'''Riley:''' No. She's got me. (yanks ''[yanks out Walsh and Engleman's blood tubes)tubes]''



-->'''Adam:''' Interesting, very...interesting.

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-->'''Adam:''' Interesting, very...interesting. interesting.
* OminousLatinChanting: In Sumarian, rather, to invoke the power of the First Slayer. The defensive spells are also Sumerian.



* [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous Sumerian Chanting]]: To invoke the power of the First Slayer. The defensive spells are also Sumerian.



* PlotTailoredToTheParty

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* PlotTailoredToThePartyPlotTailoredToTheParty: The Enjoining Spell just happens to require qualities that each of the Scoobies can bring.



* RedShirtArmy[=/=]UnwittingPawn: The purpose for the Initiative soldiers is revealed: to kill the imprisoned demons and also to die and serve as spare parts for the 314 Project. It is possible that the vampires implated with chips were also intended to be used against demons.

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* RedShirtArmy[=/=]UnwittingPawn: The purpose for the Initiative soldiers is revealed: to kill the imprisoned demons and also to die and serve as spare parts for the 314 Project. It is possible that the vampires implated implanted with chips were also intended to be used against demons.



* SaltTheEarth: The final line of the episode.
* SayingTooMuch: Buffy realises [[AHouseDivided what Spike has done]] when he mentions her fight with Willow, which he wasn't present at.
* [[ScaryBlackMan Scary Black Demon Man]]: Forrest
* StormingTheCastle
* TarotMotifs

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* SaltTheEarth: The final line of the episode.
episode, in reference to the Initiative, which the Pentagon intends to erase from history as thoroughly as possible.
* SayingTooMuch: Buffy realises realizes [[AHouseDivided what Spike has done]] when he mentions her fight with Willow, which he wasn't present at.
* [[ScaryBlackMan Scary Black Demon Man]]: ScaryBlackMan: Demon-Hybrid Forrest
* StormingTheCastle
StormingTheCastle: The Scoobies intend to fight their way through the Initiative to Adam.
* TarotMotifsTarotMotifs: Tarot-style cards are used in the Enjoining Spell to represent the qualities each of the Scoobies brings to the merging.



-->'''[=McNamara=]:''' Down here I'm the one in control! ''([[CutTheJuice lights go out]])''
* TrojanHorse: The captured demons.
* TwoPartEpisode

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-->'''[=McNamara=]:''' Down here I'm the one in control! ''([[CutTheJuice ''[[[CutTheJuice lights go out]])''
out]]]''
* TrojanHorse: The captured demons.
demons are [[PlayAlongPrisoner Play-Along Prisoners]], just waiting to be released to kill as many Initiative personnel as possible. Adam plans for Buffy to be brought in as well, just to even the kill ratio.
* TwoPartEpisodeTwoPartEpisode: With "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E20TheYokoFactor The Yoko Factor]]."



-->What're you making me do this for? Not that I'm not enjoying myself.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness [=/=] YouHaveFailedMe: Spike succeeds in bringing Buffy to the Initiative, but she has reconciled with the Scoobies. To honor their deal, Adam orders Forrest to [[ExactWords behead Spike]].

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-->What're -->'''Forrest:''' What're you making me do this for? Not that I'm not enjoying myself.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness [=/=] YouHaveFailedMe: Spike succeeds in bringing Buffy to the Initiative, but she has reconciled with the Scoobies. To honor their deal, Adam orders Forrest to [[ExactWords behead Spike]].

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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Walsh and Angleman are simply mindless zombies. Forrest, on the other hand, still retains his memories of life.

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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Walsh and Angleman are simply mindless zombies. Forrest, on the other hand, still retains his full memories of life.



* SlaveMooks / OurZombiesAreDifferent: Engleman and Walsh of course.


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* UndeadLaborers: Adam has made Walsh and Angleman into these.
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* EvilPlan: Adam's plan becomes clear: pit the Initiative and their demon captives against each other, then build an army of fellow hybrids from their remains. He actually arranges for Buffy to find out so she can even the kill-ratio before he kills her. AndThenWhat is never brought up, presumably because Walsh never got to program further instructions beyond carrying put Project 314.

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* EvilPlan: Adam's plan becomes clear: pit the Initiative and their demon captives against each other, then build an army of fellow hybrids from their remains. He actually arranges for Buffy to find out so she can even the kill-ratio before he kills her. AndThenWhat is never brought up, presumably because Walsh never got to program further instructions beyond carrying put out Project 314.314. It is implied, however, they would've been employed by the U.S. military.
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-->'''Soldier:''' Containment has been breached. Hostiles are loose.\\

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-->'''Soldier:''' -->'''Dixon:''' Containment has been breached. Hostiles are loose.\\



'''Soldier:''' All of them.

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'''Soldier:''' '''Dixon:''' All of them.



* AssholeVictim: Colonel [=McNamara=] is the last person we see getting killed.

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* AssholeVictim: Colonel [=McNamara=] is gets killed due to his stuborness while the last person we see getting killed.remaining soldiers and agents are saved by Buffy and the Gang.



'''Spike:''' Well, hey, you're supposed to be so smart. You let me plan this thing...Okay, let's not quibble about who failed who.

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'''Spike:''' Well, hey, you're supposed to be so smart. You let me plan this thing... Okay, let's not quibble about who failed who.



* LaserGuidedKarma: Professor Walsh's body is being recycled in her own EvilPlan.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Professor Walsh's body is being recycled reused as a worker drone in her own EvilPlan.
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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs
* AllYourPowersCombined

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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs
AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Adam pulls this on the Initiative
* AllYourPowersCombinedAllYourPowersCombined: The core Scoobies combine their spirits (thus their abilities) into Buffy



-->'''Colonel:''' You telling me my business?\\

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-->'''Colonel:''' -->'''[=McNamara=]:''' You telling me my business?\\



'''Colonel:''' And you do?\\

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'''Colonel:''' '''[=McNamara=]:''' And you do?\\



* BodyHorror

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* BodyHorrorBodyHorror: There's Forrest, and Riley's motor functions being controlled by Adam through the chip on his thoracic nerve.



* ChekhovsGunman: Remember the feral, hairy demon from "New Moon Rising"? It shows up again.

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* ChekhovsGunman: Remember the feral, hairy demon from "New Moon Rising"? It shows up again.again, and it kills [=McNamara=].



* DistressedDude

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* DistressedDudeDistressedDude: Riley



* EvilPlan: Adam's plan becomes clear: pit the Initiative and their demon captives against each other, then build an army of fellow hybrids from their remains. He actually arranges for Buffy to find out so she can even the kill-ratio.

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* EvilPlan: Adam's plan becomes clear: pit the Initiative and their demon captives against each other, then build an army of fellow hybrids from their remains. He actually arranges for Buffy to find out so she can even the kill-ratio. kill-ratio before he kills her. AndThenWhat is never brought up, presumably because Walsh never got to program further instructions beyond carrying put Project 314.



* EyeScream / CigaretteBurns: Spike escapes Forrest by sticking a lit cigarette in his eye.

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* EyeScream / CigaretteBurns: EyeScream[=/=]CigaretteBurns: Spike escapes Forrest by sticking a lit cigarette in his eye.



* GroupHug

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* GroupHugGroupHug: When Buffy, Willow and Xander reconcile while trying to enter the Initiative



* IAmLegion [=/=] CombinedEnergyAttack: The Enjoining Spell that temporarily mergers the Scoobies minds and talents (Willow's magic power, Giles' knowledge, Xander's [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway heart]], and Buffy's strength and skill). Complete with VoiceOfTheLegion and [[GlowingEyesOfDoom Golden Eyes of Doom]]

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* IAmLegion [=/=] CombinedEnergyAttack: IAmLegion[=/=]CombinedEnergyAttack: The Enjoining Spell that temporarily mergers the Scoobies minds and talents (Willow's magic power, Giles' knowledge, Xander's [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway heart]], and Buffy's strength and skill). Complete with VoiceOfTheLegion and [[GlowingEyesOfDoom Golden Eyes of Doom]]



* LaserGuidedKarma: Professor Walsh’s body is being recycled in her own EvilPlan.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Professor Walsh’s Walsh's body is being recycled in her own EvilPlan.



* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: Orders the end of the Initiative project.

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* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: Orders The Pentagon committee that orders the end of the Initiative project.



* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Walsh and the other doctor are simply mindless zombies. Forrest, on the other hand, still retains his memories of life.

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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Walsh and the other doctor Angleman are simply mindless zombies. Forrest, on the other hand, still retains his memories of life.



* RedShirtArmy / UnwittingPawn: The purpose for the Initiative soldiers is revealed: to kill the imprisoned demons and also to die and serve as spare parts for the 314 Project.
* ReforgedIntoAMinion

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* RedShirtArmy / UnwittingPawn: RedShirtArmy[=/=]UnwittingPawn: The purpose for the Initiative soldiers is revealed: to kill the imprisoned demons and also to die and serve as spare parts for the 314 Project.
Project. It is possible that the vampires implated with chips were also intended to be used against demons.
* ReforgedIntoAMinionReforgedIntoAMinion: Forrest, Walsh, Angleman. Adam plans to do the same to Riley.



* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness [=/=] YouHaveFailedMe: Spike succeeds in bringing Buffy to the Initiative, but she has reconciled with the Scoobies. To honor their deal, Adam orders Forrest to [[ExactWords behead Spike]].

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness [=/=] YouHaveFailedMe: Spike succeeds in bringing Buffy to the Initiative, but she has reconciled with the Scoobies. To honor their deal, Adam orders Forrest to [[ExactWords behead Spike]].Spike]].
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* EvilPlan

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* EvilPlanEvilPlan: Adam's plan becomes clear: pit the Initiative and their demon captives against each other, then build an army of fellow hybrids from their remains. He actually arranges for Buffy to find out so she can even the kill-ratio.

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* FridgeBrilliance: While Adam was built from several demon parts and powered by a uranium power core, Forrest had his nearly his entire body (except the face) replaced with that of a single demon. Consider that Adam pretty much remade Forrest in his image in pretty much hours and probably had no access to uranium.


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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Unbeknownst to Spike, Willow was still working on the encryption despite the Scoobies' falling out, and having accessed the information, she probably would have informed Buffy about it on the basis that its importance transcended their differences. But the Scoobies would have likely still been angry with each other, which would have probably resulted in Buffy going into the Initiative alone like Adam wanted. Instead, Spike met up with Buffy to push her into getting the intel from Willow, and in doing so tipped Buffy off that he'd been manipulating everyone.
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* EyeScream: Spike escapes Forrest by sticking a lit cigarette in his eye.

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* EyeScream: EyeScream / CigaretteBurns: Spike escapes Forrest by sticking a lit cigarette in his eye.
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* BuffySpeak
-->'''Willow:''' It's not your fault. Spike stirred up trouble.\\
'''Buffy:''' But - I think trouble was stir up-able.
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* GenreSavvy: Buffy and Willow hug Xander and say they love him.
-->'''Xander:''' Oh God, we're gonna die, aren't we?
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* CameBackWrong: Forrest is made like Adam, sans the uranium power core. Likewise, Walsh and Angleman as "[[SoullessShell walking corpses]]", worker drones for Adam.

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* CameBackWrong: Forrest is made like Adam, sans the uranium power core. Likewise, Walsh and Angleman Engleman as "[[SoullessShell walking corpses]]", worker drones for Adam.



* IAmLegion [=/=] CombinedEnergyAttack: The Enjoining Spell that temporarily mergers the Scoobies minds and talents (Willow's magic power, Giles' knowledge, Xander's [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Spirit]], and Buffy's strength and skill). Complete with VoiceOfTheLegion and [[GlowingEyesOfDoom Golden Eyes of Doom]]

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* IAmLegion [=/=] CombinedEnergyAttack: The Enjoining Spell that temporarily mergers the Scoobies minds and talents (Willow's magic power, Giles' knowledge, Xander's [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Spirit]], heart]], and Buffy's strength and skill). Complete with VoiceOfTheLegion and [[GlowingEyesOfDoom Golden Eyes of Doom]]



* [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous Sumerian Chanting]]: To invoque the power of the First Slayer. The defensive spells are also Sumerian.

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* [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous Sumerian Chanting]]: To invoque invoke the power of the First Slayer. The defensive spells are also Sumerian.



* SlaveMooks / OurZombiesAreDifferent: Angleman and Walsh of course.

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* SlaveMooks / OurZombiesAreDifferent: Angleman Engleman and Walsh of course.
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** WordOfGod is that [[MetaConcepts the writers hadn't thought of that either]], but didn't want to rewrite the entire previous episode. Though the AuthorsSavingThrow [[TropesAreNotBad actually makes it better than if they had scrapped the bad plan]], [[JustifiedTrope showing that Spike isn't TheChessmaster he thinks he is]]

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** WordOfGod is that [[MetaConcepts the writers hadn't thought of that either]], but didn't want to rewrite the entire previous episode. Though the AuthorsSavingThrow [[TropesAreNotBad actually makes it better than if they had scrapped the bad plan]], [[JustifiedTrope showing that Spike isn't TheChessmaster the]] [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] [[JustifiedTrope he thinks he is]]is]].



* Famous Last Words: "[[ThisCannotBe How can you...?!]]"

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* Famous Last Words: FamousLastWords: "[[ThisCannotBe How can you...?!]]"
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* ChekhovsGun: During the fight with Forrest, Buffy is shown clearly and deliberately tearing some wires above her head. It is assumed she's going to use them against Forrest but instead leaves him to Riley while she stops Adam. After fighting with Forrest some more, Riley throws Forrest a flammable canister (and jumps behind a table) which connects with the torn wires and causes an explosion, killing Forrst.

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* ChekhovsGun: During the fight with Forrest, Buffy is shown clearly and deliberately tearing some wires above her head. It is assumed she's going to use them against Forrest but instead leaves him to Riley while she stops Adam. After fighting with Forrest some more, Riley throws Forrest a flammable canister (and jumps behind a table) which connects with the torn wires and causes an explosion, killing Forrst.Forrest.
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*ChekhovsGun: During the fight with Forrest, Buffy is shown clearly and deliberately tearing some wires above her head. It is assumed she's going to use them against Forrest but instead leaves him to Riley while she stops Adam. After fighting with Forrest some more, Riley throws Forrest a flammable canister (and jumps behind a table) which connects with the torn wires and causes an explosion, killing Forrst.
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* OhCrap: Buffy sees Adam's hand morph into a gatling gun/rocket launcher. Then it's Adam's turn when his bullets are destroyed in mid-air.

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* OhCrap: Buffy sees [[MorphWeapon Adam's hand morph morph]] into a gatling gun/rocket launcher. Then it's Adam's turn when his bullets are destroyed in mid-air.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Professor Walsh falls victim to her own EvilPlan.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Professor Walsh falls victim to Walsh’s body is being recycled in her own EvilPlan.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin: As [=McNamara=] goes through the gangs stuff, he's looking for weapons and comes across something else.

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* ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: As [=McNamara=] goes through the gangs stuff, he's looking for weapons and comes across something else.
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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs
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* StormingTheCastle
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* HypocriticalHumor
-->'''Giles:''' Xander, just because this is never going to work there's no need to be negative.
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* •Famous Last Words: "[[ThisCannotBe How can you...?!]]"

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* •Famous Famous Last Words: "[[ThisCannotBe How can you...?!]]"



* GatlingGood[=/=]{{BFG}}[=/=]MoreDakka: Adam is not only armed with the Polgara BladeBelowTheShoulder, but also a collapsible machine gun/grenade launcher.

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* GatlingGood[=/=]{{BFG}}[=/=]MoreDakka: GatlingGood [=/=] {{BFG}} [=/=] MoreDakka: Adam is not only armed with the Polgara BladeBelowTheShoulder, but also a collapsible machine gun/grenade launcher.



* IAmLegion[=/=]CombinedEnergyAttack: The Enjoining Spell that temporarily mergers the Scoobies minds and talents (Willow's magic power, Giles' knowledge, Xander's [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Spirit]], and Buffy's strength and skill). Complete with VoiceOfTheLegion and [[GlowingEyesOfDoom Golden Eyes of Doom]]

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* IAmLegion[=/=]CombinedEnergyAttack: IAmLegion [=/=] CombinedEnergyAttack: The Enjoining Spell that temporarily mergers the Scoobies minds and talents (Willow's magic power, Giles' knowledge, Xander's [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Spirit]], and Buffy's strength and skill). Complete with VoiceOfTheLegion and [[GlowingEyesOfDoom Golden Eyes of Doom]]
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin: As [McNamara=] goes through the gangs stuff, he's looking for weapons and comes across something else.

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* ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin: As [McNamara=] [=McNamara=] goes through the gangs stuff, he's looking for weapons and comes across something else.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin: As [McNamara=] goes through the gangs stuff, he's looking for weapons and comes across something else.
-->'''[=McNamara=]:''' You think you can come into a government installation brandishing weapons like...
-->'''Willow:''' It's a gourd.
-->'''Giles:''' A magic gourd
-->'''[=McNamara=]:''' What kind of freaks are you people?
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