Line #179 Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E4BeautyAndTheBeasts


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4	->''"All men are beasts, Buffy."''
5	-->--'''Faith Lehane'''
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7	[[quoteright:284:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btvs_s3_ep04_beautyandbeast.png]]
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9	Directed by Creator/JamesWhitmoreJr
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11	Written by Creator/MartiNoxon, Creator/JaneEspenson, & Creator/DouglasPetrie
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13	The night before a full moon, Willow reads from ''Literature/TheCallOfTheWild'' to an agitated Oz locked up in the library cage. Xander shows up for the second shift—or rather, snoozing. Meanwhile, Faith and Buffy are making a sweep around Sunnydale. Faith displays a cynical view of males, while Buffy dodges her questions. They talk about Scott and how much Buffy likes him, but is still planning to take it slow on account of her previous history with men. A boy is attacked brutally in the woods.
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15	The next day, Buffy talks to Scott and his friends, Debbie and Pete, who are also a couple. Buffy reveals that she has to go and see Mr. Platt, the school psychologist. Debbie sees him, too, because she has "success issues". Buffy gives Scott a quick kiss goodbye and leaves for her appointment.
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17	Xander and Giles find out about the murder the night before. They discover that Xander slept through his watch and that the window in the pen is open. Everyone is horrified that Oz may have escaped and killed somebody.
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19	Buffy talks to Mr. Platt about her life as vaguely as she possibly can. She finds in him an understanding figure—unlike Debbie's description—and begins to open up to him more and more. She seems to be on her way to resolving her issues, but on patrol that night, Angel tackles her in the woods. Animalistic, he is no match for Buffy, who chains him up in the mansion. He growls at her like an animal. She discovers the spot on the floor where she left his ring; it was scorched by Angel's body on his return.
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21	At the same time, Willow, Xander and Cordy enter the morgue to inspect the mauled body. Willow seems the only one unfazed, but she faints as soon as she is done collecting her samples.
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23	With everyone else unavailable, Faith stays in the library with Oz. Buffy comes in and receives a hard punch for startling her. Buffy sends Faith away and spends the night searching for answers about the return of Angel. The next morning, Giles finds her asleep around books about demon dimensions and Acathla. She tells him she had a really vivid dream that Angel came back. Giles doubts it could happen, there being no record of such an event. He goes on to explain that with time passing differently in Hell (as Buffy found out in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E1Anne Anne]]") anybody who returned would have endured seemingly endless torture. Only with extraordinary character would one be able to have retained any semblance of ones self. Most likely they would've become a monster. Willow arrives to inform them that her investigation was not conclusive. Buffy is anxious as she wonders if Angel was responsible.
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25	In the cafeteria, Buffy sits with Scott, whose mother is insulted by Pete along with the school counselor. Buffy decides to leave for the mansion, where she finds Angel huddled in a ball. She tries to touch him, but he jumps at her. She rushes out, scared.
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27	Pete and Debbie sneak into a room to make out. Pete discovers that one of his jars has been emptied and wants confirmation that Debbie didn't drink from it. Buffy returns to Mr. Platt's office and pours her heart out, then realizes that he is dead, he was mauled too.
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29	Pete yells at Debbie, then turns into a monster with very noticeable veins running across his face. He tells her that he needed the substance before to turn into the monster, but now her grating voice is already enough for him to transform. At first one could see his behaviour as a form of steroid rage, but it quickly becomes clear that this is a case of domestic violence, since he begins beating Debbie, then apologizes, turning back into his human self. She forgives him.
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31	In the library, the gang discuss the recent murder. As it happened during the day, Oz is exonerated (as is Angel to Buffy's relief, although she has still not told anyone of his return) to everyone's relief. The Scoobies must look for a murderer who kills during the day.
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33	Oz meets up with Debbie and gives her his study notes as promised. He notices her black eye, but she lies to Oz, telling him she fell on a doorknob. He lets her know he will listen if she decides to talk. Meanwhile, Pete is watching and seething.
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35	The gang have discovered the killer, and they leave Oz in the library to look for Pete and Debbie. Buffy and Willow find Debbie in the locker room and try in vain to talk sense into her, but Debbie foolishly tries to defend Pete and his actions. Meanwhile, Angel breaks free from his shackles, and Pete finds Oz in the library. He turns into a monster and beats up Oz. Then the sun sets, and Oz becomes a werewolf, thus leveling the playing field. Buffy and the rest of the gang arrive to stop the fight, but when Buffy tries to tranquilize Oz, Debbie deliberately pushes her gun away and Buffy ends up shooting Giles. Buffy chases after Pete while Willow and Faith follow Oz.
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37	After a struggle, Faith manages to hit and knock out Oz with a dart. Buffy follows Pete's blood trail, but he finds Debbie first, and despite her pleas and her attempts to appease him, he kills her. Buffy finds Pete, but he knocks her to the ground and advances threateningly on her. Angel arrives on cue and he and Pete begin fighting; after knocking Angel aside, Pete turns his attention back to Buffy, but Angel gets back up and, using the chains still binding his wrists, snaps Pete's neck, killing him. Afterward, he turns his attention to Buffy, but instead of attacking her, reverts to his human face and calls out her name before collapsing to his knees and embracing her in tears. Overwhelmed with emotion, and more confused than ever, Buffy begins to cry as well, finally accepting that Angel is back.
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39	The next day, it is revealed that Pete had concocted a chemical potion that made him more macho when he became afraid of losing Debbie, but eventually he became monstrous himself. Buffy tries to console Scott, who has lost two of his best friends. Buffy visits the mansion, where Angel sleeps through an apparent nightmare unshackled. The episode ends with Buffy reading from ''The Call of the Wild''.
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42	!Tropes:
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44	%%* AllAbusersAreMale
45	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Deconstructed (for once) with three woman (Buffy, Willow and Debbie) and their relationships with their MonsterOfTheAesop boyfriends.
46	* AllTherapistsAreMuggles: Unlike other examples of this trope - Platt, despite not knowing the specifics of what happened to Buffy, is able to figure out the basics what happened to her, empathize with her pain and offer good advice. From Debbie's words, he was also able to figure out the basics of her and Pete.
47	* ApologeticAttacker: Buffy nervously apologises after shooting Giles in the backside with a tranquiliser dart. Faith also apologises when, after Buffy taps her on the shoulder to get Faith's attention while she has headphones on, Faith instinctively whirls round and slugs Buffy in the nose.
48	* BadLiar: Oz and Willow walk in on Xander and Giles having an agitated conversation.
49	-->'''Giles:''' Right. (smiles stiffly) It's good to see you. Um, [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial no need to panic]].\
50	'''Oz:''' Just a thought. Poker -- not your game.
51	* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: Pete (who is human) is killed by Insane!Angel.
52	* BeastAndBeauty: Pete takes a [[PsychoSerum potion]] which results in him transforming into a monster. Debbie is the only one who can calm him down. In a subversion, he's a murderer and the relationship is abusive.
53	* 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 no different and [[ItsAllMyFault still blames herself for the deaths that happened after she couldn't bring herself to finish off Angelus.]]
54	* BlatantLies:
55	** Xander only 'resting his eyes' while guarding Oz.
56	** Giles comes across Buffy surrounded by books on Acaltha (the demon from "Becoming") and demon dimensions. She pretends they're books Faith was going through. Aware that Faith is even less into studying than Buffy, Giles is not fooled.
57	** Debbie tells Oz her black eye came from when she walked into a door.
58	* BloodyHandprint: Buffy realises Pete fled through a window thanks to this.
59	* BookEnds: The episode opens and closes with Buffy reading ''Literature/TheCallOfTheWild''.
60	* BoredWithInsanity: Angel spends most of the episode in a crazed, animalistic state, but when he breaks free of his chains and kills Pete, he calms down, turns to Buffy... and says her name before breaking down in tears and hugging her.
61	* BrickJoke: Willow is talking to Buffy, after a sleepless night concerned Oz escaped during a full moon and killed someone, part of her sleepless night spent watching donuts being made, and bringing some to the library. She tries to cheer Buffy up by telling her "This time, it's not your boyfriend who's the cold-blooded. . . [[LastSecondWordSwap jelly donut?]]" she asks as she notices Oz right behind them, having shifted back from werewolf form. Later, they confirm that they are looking for a "[[BuffySpeak kill-in-the-day]]" monster, to which Oz expresses relief that "At least I'm not a cold-blooded jelly donut."
62	* BrokenBird: Debbie has been broken down completely by Pete's violent abuse of her. He controls every aspect of her life, resulting in SanitySlippage.
63	* BuffySpeak:
64	** Oz is going wolfey. Jeff's corpse is barf-worthy.
65	** Scott asks Buffy if they're at the FlowersOfRomance stage. Buffy verifies that they're "pre-posey".
66	** Buffy has to go to the psychologist to confirm that she's Little Miss Stable.
67	** Willow comes up with this beauty.
68	--->"I've been at [[ComfortFood Mr. Donut]] since the tv did that [[SnowyScreenOfDeath snowy thing]]. How come you're the [[SleepDeprivation Wakey Girl]]?"
69	* CallBack: Obvious parallels are drawn with the events of Season 2 involving Angelus.
70	* CameBackWrong: Angel. He gets better.
71	* CantYouReadTheSign: The road safety poster behind Buffy in the locker room. ''Most Women Aren't Attracted To Dead Guys''.
72	* ChainPain: Angel breaks Pete's neck using the chains that are still shackled to his wrists.
73	* ChairReveal: Platt, the school counsellor. Later on Buffy comes in and starts blurting out her problems with Angel, only to eventually realise Platt hasn't turned to face her because he's dead.
74	* ComfortFood: Buffy eats jello. Willow buys donuts.
75	* TheConfidant: Unwilling to share her secret re Angel with the Scoobies, Buffy goes to confide in Platt as he appears to be quirky enough to listen. Unfortunately Pete has got there first.
76	* CoolVersusAwesome:
77	-->Werewolf vs Mr. Hyde
78	-->''followed immediately by''
79	-->Vampire Slayer 1 vs Mr. Hyde
80	-->''in parallel with''
81	-->Vampire Slayer 2 vs Werewolf
82	-->''followed immediately by''
83	-->Vampire vs Mr. Hyde!
84	* CryIntoChest: Pete clutches at Debbie after hitting her. Angel cries into Buffy's chest/stomach while kneeling in front of her.
85	* DemonicHeadShake: [[HulkingOut When he gets angry]], Pete's head wildly shakes and shows TaintedVeins.
86	* DescriptionCut:
87	** Faith says that [[AllMenArePerverts men are only interested in the chase]]. Cut to JawsFirstPersonPerspective of the first victim fleeing the monster.
88	** "This guy was ripped apart by a big wild animal." Cut to Buffy chaining a snarling Angel up in his mansion.
89	** Buffy tells Debbie that two people have died already. "Who's gonna be next?" Cut to Pete confronting Oz.
90	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything:
91	** Substitute Pete's JekyllAndHyde formula for booze in the DramaticShattering scene.
92	** Pete follows the domestic violence cycle of abuse -- hitting his girlfriend in a rage, begging her for forgiveness, then [[WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou putting the blame on her]] for making him angry in the first place.
93	** 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.
94	* DomesticAbuse: Debbie's a victim of Pete's violent temper.
95	* DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat: Done for a RuleOfThrees.
96	** Xander appears behind Willow after an ImpendingDoomPOV, but she's completely unsurprised and just tells him to hold her torch. Xander then startles when Cordelia touches his shoulder in the morgue. "We're doing crime. [[HypocriticalHumor You don't sneak up during crime!]]"
97	** [[AttackHello Faith punches Buffy]] when she taps her shoulder as she's rocking with [[HeadphonesEqualIsolation headphones on]].
98	** Buffy cautiously approaches Angel as he whimpers in the corner, but as soon as she touches him, he rounds on her with a savage snarl.
99	%%* DoubleEntendre: Loads in the Buffy/Faith conversation about Scott.
100	* DramaticShattering: Pete with his bottles of formula, showing that he doesn't need them any more.
101	* DyingAsYourself: Pete reverts back to his human self after Angel kills him.
102	* EmpoweredBadassNormal: [[HulkingOut Hulk Pete]] managed to be a lot tougher than anyone anticipated, capable of wholly holding his own against werewolf, slayer and vampire.
103	* EntertaininglyWrong: Faith.
104	--> '''Oz:''' Well, victim number one, Jeff. He was in jazz band with us. They used to horse around.
105	--> '''Faith:''' They were screwing?
106	* FaceRevealingTurn: Buffy goes hunting for the monster that killed Jeff, and is knocked down by someone charging her from out of the dark. The monster then turns to snarl at her, revealing a bloody-lipped Angel to a shocked Buffy.
107	* FailedASpotCheck: Xander says there's no way Oz could have broken out of his cage without waking him up...then realises the window has been left open.
108	* FailedDramaticExit: Oz tries to do the storming-off thing, only for Willow to gently point out that it's near sunset so he has to get into the cage.
109	* FaintInShock: Delayed. When her werewolf boyfriend Oz is suspected of having killed someone, Willow goes to the mortuary at night to get samples from the victim. As Xander and Cordelia retch and express their disgust at what's been done to the body, Willow is completely focused on the task, but on finishing, faints in their arms.
110	* FriendToPsychos: Debbie tries to cover for Pete. She's not very good at it, though. The inevitable contrasts are drawn with Buffy's relationship with Angel, who's just come BackFromTheDead after his murderous rampage, a fact that Buffy is concealing from her friends.
111	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Angel’s shackle chains are shown to be loosely attached to the wall.
112	* GameFace:
113	** Pete has one complete with bulged veins and talons instead of fingernails.
114	** Angel kills Pete in his game face, but as he moves toward Buffy he then morphs back into his human features and says her name.
115	* GetOut: Feeling isolated (and guilty) because he's under suspicion of murder, Oz curtly tells Willow to get away from the cage, as he'll be transforming soon.
116	* GoneHorriblyRight: Pete's formula was supposed to make him "super mass macho".
117	* GoodIsNotSoft: Buffy forces Debbie to see what Pete is like, including physically making her look at her abused self in the mirror. It doesn't work, leading to [[IThinkYouBrokeHim I Think You Broke Her.]]
118	* GoryDiscretionShot: The first victim is shown lying on a morgue slab with his face turned to the side. Cordelia and Xander are [[ReactionShot severely grossed out]], as opposed to Willow TheDeterminator gathering samples; when she's finished her task however she [[FaintInShock Faints in delayed shock]].
119	* 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.
120	* HulkingOut: Pete's constant use of his formula has made him transform whenever he gets angry.
121	* IdiotBall: Xander is assigned to guard Oz, but puts his head down on a nearby table straight away to catch some Z's.
122	%%* ImpendingDoomPOV:
123	%%** The first victim, Jeff.
124	%%** Then Buffy -- this turns out to be Angel lurking in the woods.
125	%%** Then Willow in the morgue -- it turns out to be Xander.
126	%%** Then Pete[=/=]Debbie for another BaitAndSwitch, Pete being the actual killer.
127	* IThinkYouBrokeHim: A rare version that's not played for comedy. "She was broken before this." Nicely astute observation there Buff.
128	* InstantDeathBullet: The Scoobies speculate that Debbie lost her temper and killed Platt during therapy. But Buffy notes that his cigarette ash was undisturbed, meaning he was killed instantly and without warning.
129	* KindRestraints: Buffy chains up a crazed Angel in Angelus' mansion.
130	* {{Leitmotif}}: "Close Your Eyes" plays as Angel finally recognizes Buffy.
131	* MadnessMantra: "He does love me. He does love me."
132	* MagicPants: Considering that Angel returned from Hell in a feral state, how and why did he acquire trousers since he came back to Earth naked?
133	* MonsterOfTheAesop: Though the more {{anvilicious}} aspects of the trope are averted by including the Oz/Willow and Angel/Buffy relationships as contrasts.
134	* 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 woods]].
135	* MuggingTheMonster: Pete attacking Oz just before he transforms. Bad idea.
136	-->'''Oz:''' ''(getting BlackEyesOfEvil)'' Time's up. Rules change.
137	* MusicSoothesTheSavageBeast: Well, literature in this case, specifically ''Literature/TheCallOfTheWild'', which Willow reads to Oz when he's transformed (as long as you don't mention rabbits).
138	* MythologyGag: Willow's ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' lunchbox which she uses to [[MoodDissonance gather her samples during the morgue scene]].
139	* 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.
140	* NotSoDifferentRemark: Buffy can't help noting the similarities between her relationship with Angel and Debbie's with Pete, in that she's driven to excuse and protect a man who has abused her and killed innocents because she still loves him.
141	* NotSoStoic: Giles angrily shouts at Xander for falling asleep while keeping watch over Werewolf!Oz.
142	* NowItsMyTurn: Oz really tried to warn Pete, but Pete didn't listen and went for his usual brutal attack. But as soon as the moon rises, Pete is simply ''no'' match for the werewolf.
143	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
144	** 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.
145	** 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.
146	* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Scott is his usual nice-guy self the morning after Buffy discovers Angel, making her wonder again about her attraction to a man who is also a monster. Likewise Willow and Giles bring up her past with Angel in ASharedSuffering, making Buffy feel guilty over hiding the truth.
147	* OhCrap: When Oz wolfs out, we get a brief shot of a stunned Pete, who realizes that for once he's bitten off more than he can chew.
148	** He has another one when, as he's about to start pummeling Buffy, Pete hears a roar, turns round...and finds himself facing a pissed off Angel in GameFace.
149	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: This episode marks the new look of Buffyverse werewolves from [[PeopleInRubberSuits Man in Hairy Wolf-Head Suit]] to a more lupine/apelike style.
150	* OverworkedSleep: Giles is furious when Xander Harris falls asleep when he's supposed to be guarding Oz in his werewolf phase. When he discovers Buffy asleep on guard duty surrounded by TomeOfEldritchLore she's been researching, he just smiles.
151	* ParentalFavouritism: Giles gets angry at Xander for falling asleep while guarding Oz. When Giles finds Buffy asleep in the library after taking over guard duty from Faith, [[BeautifulDreamer he just smiles]].
152	* PoorCommunicationKills: Buffy conceals Angel's return from her friends, afraid of their hostile and quite possibly lethal reaction. More seriously, [[spoiler:she maintains the lie]] in subsequent episodes [[spoiler:long after she's assured this really is her OneTrueLove and not some murderous killer in his form. This has near-fatal consequences in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E7Revelations Revelations]]", laying the groundwork of her permanent rift with Faith later in the season.]]
153	* PreAssKickingOneLiner: From ''Oz'' no less.
154	-->'''Oz:''' ''(getting BlackEyesOfEvil)'' Time's up. Rules change.
155	* PsychoSerum: Continuing the Hulk[=/=]Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde parallels.
156	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Stephen Platt is an adult who seems to genuinely try to engage with Buffy and get her to open up about what is dwelling on her (specifically about her relationship with Angel).
157	* RecklessGunUsage: Xander picks up the tranquilizer rifle with his finger on the trigger, and [[RemonstratingWithAGun points it at Oz's cage while talking about him]]. Willow gently takes the rifle away.
158	* RedHerring: Oz, then Mr. Platt, then Angel, then Debbie are set up as suspects before Pete's true nature is revealed.
159	* RightBehindMe[=/=]LastSecondWordSwap: Oz is a cold-blooded...jelly donut?
160	* SanitySlippage: Pete's abuse of Debbie has horribly damaged her, to the point where Buffy's interrogation results in her sitting with her head bowed muttering a MadnessMantra to herself.
161	* SayMyName:
162	-->'''Angel:''' Buffy...
163	* ShirtlessScene: Oz and Angel.
164	* ShotInTheAss: Buffy accidentally shoots Giles in the backside with a TranquillizerDart, after Debbie knocks her rifle aside to stop her shooting Pete.
165	* SicklyGreenGlow: Pete's formula.
166	* SinisterSilhouettes: Buffy finds Angel's shadow burnt into the floor of his mansion, from where he fell through from the hell dimension.
167	* TheSpeechless: Angel can only growl and snarl. Buffy realises there's still hope for Angel when [[ThePowerOfLove he speaks her name]].
168	* TaintedVeins: Pete has bulging, discolored veins, along with bony claws, in his transformed state.
169	* TemptingFate: Oz tries to talk Pete out of opening the cage around sunset. "Something's going to happen that you probably won't believe." Pete morphs into his monster self. "Or you might..."
170	* ThatCameOutWrong: Willow puts up towels to give Oz some privacy when he transforms back into a human.
171	-->'''Xander:''' No worries. I can handle the Oz Full Monty. I mean, not '[[HoYay handle]]' handle, like 'hands to flesh' handle.
172	* [[ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld There Are Two Kinds Of Monsters In The World]]:
173	-->'''Giles:''' In my experience, there are... two types of monster. The first can be redeemed, or more importantly, wants to be redeemed.
174	-->'''Buffy:''' And the second type?
175	-->'''Giles:''' The second is void of humanity, cannot respond to reason... or love.
176	* ThereWasADoor: Pete in monster mode rips the cage door off its hinges to get at Oz.
177	* TrialBalloonQuestion: Buffy tells Giles she dreamed of Angel's return (as Buffy has had prophetic dreams he's not suspicious or dismissive) to find out whether there's any hope for Angel's recovery. Giles bringing up the subject of Jenny's death doesn't encourage her to come clean.
178	* UngratefulBastard: Debbie knocks aside the tranquilizer rifle as Buffy is about to shoot Pete, who just blames her for bringing the Scoobies down on him.
179	* UnwantedAssistance:
180	-->'''Xander:''' Oz does not eat people. (Cordelia rolls her eyes) It's more werewolf play. You know, I bat you around a little bit, like a cat toy. I have harmless, wolf fun. Is it Oz's fault that, you know, side effect, people get cut to ribbons, and maybe then he'll take a little nibble and... (Willow gives him a hurt look) I'm not helping, am I?
181	-->'''Giles:''' ''([[SilenceYouFool curtly]])'' No.
182	* VillainBall: Pete ''really'' should have made sure Angel stayed down before going after Buffy again.
183	* WeHardlyKnewYe: In just one scene, Stephen Platt seems to actually get through to Buffy and helps her come to an easier mental place after returning to Sunnydale, and Buffy comes away appreciative that there's someone willing to hear her out without harshly judging her. Unfortunately, he's almost immediately killed off by Pete Clarner afterward.
184	* WeNeedADistraction: Willow gets Werewolf!Oz off Faith by pulling his tail and running away!
185	* WhatTheHellHero: Oz has this reaction when he learns Faith is going to watch over him while in lupine form, thinking a [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Slayer]] being on hand to stop him should something go wrong is a major overreaction.
186	* WoodenStake: Buffy only has a stake when hunting the as-yet unknown monster.
187	* YearInsideHourOutside: The hell dimension where Angel was.
188	* YourMakeupIsRunning: Debbie after Pete hits her. Though the massive shiner draws attention from it.

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