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* TheComicallySerious: Adam provides a golden gem while confronting Buffy in the secret lab behind Project 314.
-->'''Buffy:''' Sorry, I don't jump through hoops. I've never been one to toe the line.\\
'''Adam:''' [furious] Oh.
-->'''Buffy:''' Sorry, I don't jump through hoops. I've never been one to toe the line.\\
'''Adam:''' [furious] Oh.
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* MissingStepsPlan: A variant in that what's missing is the final step. Step 1) Set up a massive war between humans and demons to create a pile of corpses. 2) Create an army of Human-Demon-Cyborg hybrids. Step 3) ??? If it were Maggie Walsh's plan, you could assume it would be to create an army for the US government. With Adam? Who knows?
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* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Demon-Soldier-Cyborg army. Adam's master plan.
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** Word of God is that [[MetaConcepts the writers hadn't thought of that either]], but didn't want to rewrite the entire previous episode. The AuthorsSavingThrow [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools actually makes it better than if they had scrapped the bad plan]], showing that Spike isn't TheChessmaster he thinks he is.
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** Word of God is that [[MetaConcepts the writers hadn't thought of that either]], but didn't want to rewrite the entire previous episode. The AuthorsSavingThrow Author's Saving Throw [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools actually makes it better than if they had scrapped the bad plan]], 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. The AuthorsSavingThrow [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools actually makes it better than if they had scrapped the bad plan]], showing that Spike isn't TheChessmaster he thinks he is.
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** WordOfGod Word of God is that [[MetaConcepts the writers hadn't thought of that either]], but didn't want to rewrite the entire previous episode. The AuthorsSavingThrow [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools actually makes it better than if they had scrapped the bad plan]], showing that Spike isn't TheChessmaster he thinks he is.
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* EurekaMoment: Xander suggests that with Willow's Wicca knowledge, Giles' skill in Sumerian, and Buffy's Slayerness to finish the job, a paralyzing 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's skill in Sumerian, and Buffy's Slayerness to finish the job, a Sumerian paralyzing spell might work on Adam. This gives Giles the idea of the Enjoining Spell.
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* ScaryBlackMan: Demon-Hybrid Forrest
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* ScaryBlackMan: Demon-Hybrid ForrestForrest.
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-->'''[=McNamara=]:''' You think you can come into a government installation brandishing weapons like... (pulls it out, confounded)
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* NotWorthKilling: After Spike gets free of Forrest, Adam tells the latter not to bother pursuing him; the Initiative is locked down, so there's no way for Spike to escape even if he wants to.
-->'''Adam''': Let him go. ''([[SlasherSmile grins]])'' There's nowhere left to run.
-->'''Adam''': Let him go. ''([[SlasherSmile grins]])'' There's nowhere left to run.
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--->'''Giles:''' Well, Spike can be very convincing when, when um... I'm very stupid.
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--->'''Giles:''' Well, Spike can be very convincing when, when um...when, when, uh... I'm very stupid.
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--->'''Giles:''' Well, Spike can be very convincing, and... we're convincing when, when um... I'm very stupid.
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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Spike lets it slips that he set the Scoobies against each other.
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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Spike lets it slips that he set the Scoobies against each other.other by mentioning their falling out to Buffy, which he wasn't in the room for.
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* OminousLatinChanting: In Sumarian, rather, to invoke the power of the First Slayer. The defensive spells are also Sumerian.
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* OminousLatinChanting: In Sumarian, Sumerian, rather, to invoke the power of the First Slayer. The defensive spells are also Sumerian.
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** Avertsd for Riley later when he is implanted with the control chip. Buffy doesn't try to reason with him and instead focuses on fighting the others in the room.
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** Avertsd Averted for Riley later when he is implanted with the control chip. Buffy doesn't try to reason with him and instead focuses on fighting the others in the room.
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** Avertsd for Riley later when he is implanted with the control chip. Buffy doesn't try to reason with him and instead focuses on fighting the others in the room.
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* FamousLastWords: From Adam. "[[ThisCannotBe How can you...?!]]"
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* SharingABody: The Enjoining Spell combines the spirits of Giles, Willow, Xander and Buffy into one being, in order to combat Adam. Unfortunately, their are some really nasty [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E22Restless side effects]].
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* FriendshipMoment: Buffy and Willow reconcile while entering the Initiative, then invite Giles and Xander to join them.
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* FriendshipMoment: After their friendship has nearly been broken apart by Spike's machinations, Buffy and tells Willow reconcile while entering "you're my best friend" and not long after the Initiative, then invite Giles and two hug Xander. This is also a funny one because of Xander's response:
--->'''Buffy:''' Xander!\\
'''Willow:''' Oh, our wonderful Xander!\\
'''Buffy:''' [[PlatonicDeclarationOfLove You know we love you, right?]]\\
'''Xander:''' Oh God, we're gonna die, aren't we?
** When the four main characters form a gestalt entity (Buffy=hand, Giles=brain, Willow=spirit), Xander is the Heart. The above examples are some of the reasons why. Of course, this completes the opposition tojoin them.the stereotypes 'Men do the fighting, women are the emotional and supportive ones'.
--->'''Buffy:''' Xander!\\
'''Willow:''' Oh, our wonderful Xander!\\
'''Buffy:''' [[PlatonicDeclarationOfLove You know we love you, right?]]\\
'''Xander:''' Oh God, we're gonna die, aren't we?
** When the four main characters form a gestalt entity (Buffy=hand, Giles=brain, Willow=spirit), Xander is the Heart. The above examples are some of the reasons why. Of course, this completes the opposition to
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* PlatonicDeclarationOfLove: Buffy and Willow apologise for drifting apart this season and declare their love for each other. Xander too - who assumes they're all about to die.
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Directed by Creator/JamesAContner
Written by Creator/DavidFury & Creator/DouglasPetrie
Written by Creator/DavidFury & Creator/DouglasPetrie
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* PlotTailoredToTheParty: The Enjoining Spell just happens to require qualities that each of the Scoobies can bring.
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* PlotTailoredToTheParty: PlotTailoredToTheParty:
** The Enjoining Spell just happens to require qualities that each of the Scoobies canbring.bring.
** Since Riley isn't part of the Enjoining Spell, Forrest turns up as a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot zombie demon soldier]] for him to fight during the final showdown.
** The Enjoining Spell just happens to require qualities that each of the Scoobies can
** Since Riley isn't part of the Enjoining Spell, Forrest turns up as a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot zombie demon soldier]] for him to fight during the final showdown.
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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. The AuthorsSavingThrow [[TropesAreNotBad actually makes it better than if they had scrapped the bad plan]], 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. The AuthorsSavingThrow [[TropesAreNotBad [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools actually makes it better than if they had scrapped the bad plan]], showing that Spike isn't TheChessmaster he thinks he is.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: As they prepare to enter the Initiative headquarters, both Buffy and Willow own up to their mistakes that contributed to the Scoobies drifting apart. With Buffy admitting to being distracted by her romance with Riley and Willow acknowledging that her relationships with Oz and Tara have been keeping her occupied.
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* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Buffy gets a pair as a result of the enjoining spell.
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* LetsYouAndHimFight: Adam plans for the army and the demons to kill each other, creating lots of dead bodies for his human/demon cyborg army.
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* ObviousStuntDouble: Creator/SarahMichelleGellar had obviously lost weight between the 3rd and 4th seasons, therefore the difference between her and her stunt double is much more noticeable during the fight sequence with Adam.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"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.
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'''Official:''' Burn it down, gentlemen. Burn it down and salt the Earth.
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* ExplainExplainOhCrap:
** Spike and Adam are discussing the success of Spike's plan -- he has successfully separated Buffy from her friends, now they just need Buffy to work with Willow to decode the information disc. Adam points out the contradiction here. According to the episode commentary, this was actually a bit of an AuthorsSavingThrow from when they had the same realization.
--->'''Spike:''' Our little witch gives her the info and pop -- Alice heads back down the rabbit hole.\\
'''Adam:''' The witch.\\
'''Spike:''' Uh, Willow. About so high, perky, good with math. Natural choice.\\
'''Adam:''' Her friend.\\
'''Spike:''' Right.\\
'''Adam:''' One of the friends from whom you've so efficiently separated her.\\
'''Spike:''' Damn right I did. You should've seen 'em. They won't be talking to each other for a long, long... ''[beat]'' Hang on. I think I might have detected a small flaw.
** When the group is reconciling after the events of the previous episode, Buffy lets the others come to their own conclusions to realize that it was Spike who played them off against one another.
--->'''Giles:''' Well, Spike can be very convincing, and... we're very stupid.
** Spike and Adam are discussing the success of Spike's plan -- he has successfully separated Buffy from her friends, now they just need Buffy to work with Willow to decode the information disc. Adam points out the contradiction here. According to the episode commentary, this was actually a bit of an AuthorsSavingThrow from when they had the same realization.
--->'''Spike:''' Our little witch gives her the info and pop -- Alice heads back down the rabbit hole.\\
'''Adam:''' The witch.\\
'''Spike:''' Uh, Willow. About so high, perky, good with math. Natural choice.\\
'''Adam:''' Her friend.\\
'''Spike:''' Right.\\
'''Adam:''' One of the friends from whom you've so efficiently separated her.\\
'''Spike:''' Damn right I did. You should've seen 'em. They won't be talking to each other for a long, long... ''[beat]'' Hang on. I think I might have detected a small flaw.
** When the group is reconciling after the events of the previous episode, Buffy lets the others come to their own conclusions to realize that it was Spike who played them off against one another.
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* MoreThanMindControl: Discussed. While storming the Initiative, Buffy makes it a point to reconcile with Willow, Giles, and Xander for real. While Spike ''did'' cause the fight, Buffy is well aware that Spike just stirred up feelings and tensions that were already there.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Mr. Ward, the lawmaker responsible for shutting down The Initiative. He acknowledges that the true heroes in Adam's war were Buffy, Riley, Willow, Xander, Giles, and Spike, and states that while they're to be monitored for confidentiality's sake, he hunches that they won't reveal what they know.
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* ExactWords: On two levels. Despite having failed to break up the Scoobies as Adam intended, Spike insists he still lured Buffy to the Initiative and demands that Adam honor the deal and remove his chip. Adam agrees... and orders Forrest to chop Spike's head off.
