History Recap / BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E15IWasMadeToLoveYou

* GroinAttack: Buffy is '''SLAMMING''' on some training pads, like she did when Scott broke up with her, UpToEleven which even hurt Faith, where she finishes with one of these because of her disgust at Spike's attraction. Turns out it was on Xander wearing a giant padded suit and even with this he's lucky to still have his willie, and Buffy is so apologetic to how crippling her overreaction was.

* DownerEnding: An UrExample, Buffy comes home to find her mother dead.

* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: While on the surface this seems like a slight BreatherEpisode in the midsts of the Glory arc, it marks the first appearance of the one human who would be as big of a BigBad as all the rest, for he would become responsible for the single most infamous and heartbreaking moment in the entire Buffyverse. To say nothing of the last scene.

* GroinAttack: Buffy is '''SLAMMING''' on some training pads, like she did when Scott broke up with her, UpToEleven which even hurt Faith, where she finishes with one of these because of her disgust at Spike's attraction. Turns out it was on Xander wearing a giant padded suit and even with this he's lucky to still have all his bones intact, and Buffy is so apologetic to how crippling her overreaction was.

* ChekhovsGunman: Warren returns as a BigBad in Season 6. Katrina returns in the Season 6 episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E13DeadThings Dead Things]]".

* GroinAttack: Buffy is '''SLAMMING''' on some training pads, like she did when Scott broke up with her, UpToEleven which even hurt Faith, where she finishes with one of these because of her disgust at Spike's attraction. Turns out it was on Xander wearing a giant padded suit and even with this he's lucky to still have a cock, and Buffy is so apologetic to how crippling her overreaction was.

[[SuddenDownerEnding And here is where you should stop if you want the ending to remain simply bittersweet.]]

Buffy returns home to find that Joyce has been sent flowers from the man she recently had a date with, and calls upstairs to see if Dawn needs picking up. Receiving no answer, Buffy heads into the sitting room to see her mother sprawled across the couch... with opened eyes and pale skin, not breathing. Buffy soon realizes something is wrong...

Katrina encounters April at a park, and April uses force to make Katrina admit that Warren is her boyfriend. Warren finally tells April that he can't love her, then April turns on Buffy, and the two fight. Buffy damages April's electrical work, and she is finally stopped. After talking with April in her final moments, Buffy realizes that she doesn't need a man in her life. Buffy leaves a message for Ben on his answering machine, canceling the date, but Glory listens to the message, not Ben.

* ObliviousMockery: Buffy tells Xander that dancing with him is much more fun than trying to hook up with some good-looking guy.

* GetOut: The Scoobies' general reaction when Spike shows up at the Magic Box. [[PapaBear Giles actually manhandles him]] and orders him to "clear out of here."

* ParentalSexualitySquick: Buffy kids her mom about the lack of apparent passion between Joyce and her date. But Joyce has the last laugh. [[note]]Unfortunately, Jane Espenson notes in her DVDCommentary that the joke is ruined by Joyce wearing a strapless dress.[[/note]]

* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: While on the surface this seems like a slight BreatherEpisode in the midsts of the Glory arc, it marks the first appearance of the one human who would be as big of a BigBad as all the rest, for he would become responsible for the single most infamous and heartbreaking moment in the entire Buffyverse.

* ParentalSexualitySquick: Buffy kids her mum about the lack of apparent passion between Joyce and her date. But Joyce has the last laugh. [[note]]Unfortunately, Jane Espenson notes in her DVDCommentary that the joke is ruined by Joyce wearing a strapless dress.[[/note]]

* InnocentlyImportantEpisode: While on the surface this seems like a slight BreatherEpisode in the midsts of the Glory arc, it marks the first appearance of the one human who would be as big of a BigBad as all the rest, for he would become responsible for the single most infamous and heartbreaking moment in the entire Buffyverse.

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[[caption-width-right:284:"Ow. I don't know about you guys, but I've had it with super-strong little women who aren't me."]]

* TranquilFury: Giles pulls this off in PapaWolf mode towards Spike, warning him to back off Buffy in a ''very'' cold and collected voice and a [[DeathGlare cool glare]]. Spike [[KnowWhenToFoldEm wisely decides to beat it]].

* TranquilFury: Giles pulls this off in PapaWolf mode towards Spike, warning him to back off Buffy in a ''very'' cold and collected voice. Spike [[KnowWhenToFoldEm wisely decides to beat it]].

* CharacterDevelopment: Xander is shown enjoying the practical aspects of carpentry, as sign that he's putting aside his loser image with a steady job that he's good at.

* GetOut: The Scoobies' general reaction when Spike shows up at the Magic Box. [[PapaBear Giles in particular actually manhandles him]] and orders him to "clear out of here."

* FriendshipMoment
-->'''Xander:''' Robots are the strangest people.
-->'''Buffy:''' No ... people are the strangest people. I mean, look at me obsessing about being with someone. It's like ... I don't need a guy right now. I need me. I need to get comfortable being alone with Buffy.
-->'''Xander:''' Well, I'll say this, she's a pretty cool person to be alone with.
-->'''Buffy:''' ''(smiles)'' Thank you.

* GetOut: The Scoobies' general reaction when Spike shows up at the Magic Box. Giles in particular actually manhandles him and orders him to "clear out of here."

** Also, April's last words, "Things are always darkest before..." is a nice nod to the upcoming season finale.

%%* FriendshipMoment: Between Xander and Buffy.

%%* KissMeIAmVirtual: April.

** Warren is dismissive of Katrina and sics his malfunctioning robot onto Buffy, hinting at the amoral nature that leads to him gleefully skipping across the MoralEventHorizon the following year.