Tough Love


Season 5 Episode #19
Overall Episode #97; Original air date May 1, 2001
Written by Rebecca Rand Kirshner. Directed by David Grossman.


Slay Me - episode rating
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The Story:
- - Let's Get Crazy - -


Say What? - quote of the week... More Quotes
Spike: So she's not gonna do anything rash then.
Buffy: No. I explained that there was no point.
Spike: Mm-hmm.
Buffy: What?
Spike: You - so you're saying that a... powerful and mightly pissed-off witch... was plannin on going and spilling herself a few pints of god blood until you, what, 'explained'?
Buffy: You think she'd... no. I told Willow it would be like suicide.
Spike: I'd do it. Right person. Person I loved. I'd do it.


Slayage - 0.


Body Count - 0 - Glory brain sucks Tara.


Credits - the cast: *Sarah Michelle Gellar - Buffy Summers; *Nicholas Brendon - Xander Harris; *Alyson Hannigan - Willow Rosenberg; *Anthony Stewart Head - Rupert Giles; *James Marsters - Spike; *Emma Caulfield - Anya; *Michelle Trachtenberg - Dawn Summers; Clare Kramer - Glory; Charlie Webber - Ben; Troy T. Blendell - Jinx; Anne Betancourt - Principal Stevens; Leland Crooke - Professor Lillian; Amber Benson - Tara Maclay; Todd Duffey - Murk; Alan Heitz - Slook.


Rock On - Soundtrack: Episode score by Thomas Wanker.


Awesome!! - don't miss these highlights
** Anya's speech about being an American and capitalism in the Magic Box to Xander, Giles, and Willow.
** The Scoobies acting out math problems for Dawn.
** Willow using her magic to try and fight Glory after she brain sucks Tara.


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