Original subtitles

[ Giles ] PREVIOUSLY ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER ...

PLEASE REMOVE YOUR CLOTHING NOW.

[ Anya ] RELATIONSHIP. WHAT KIND DO WE HAVE,

AND WHAT IS IT PROGRESSING TOWARD?

THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW I EXIST, RIGHT?

I JUST LIKE HAVING SOMETHING

THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, MINE.

[ Tara ] I AM, YOU KNOW.

[ Willow ] WHAT?

YOURS.

AHH!

UGH!

AAARGH!

AAARGH!

OKAY. YOU GET FANG. I'LL GET HORNY.

I MEAN...

AAAAH!

[ Growling ]

AAAH!

OOH.

VAMPIRE-DEMON TAG TEAM.

WHO SAYS WE CAN'T ALL GET ALONG?

DON'T RECALL EVER SEEING THAT BEFORE.

IT NEVER HAPPENS. VAMPS HATE DEMONS.

IT'S LIKE STRIPES AND POLKA DOTS.

MAJOR CLASHING.

SO, UH, I GUESS WE SHOULD TELL GILES ABOUT THIS.

RIGHT.

I MEAN, IT'S THE KIND OF THING

HE'D WANNA KNOW ABOUT.

UH-HUH.

LIKE, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SOON AS POSSIBLE.

[ Buffy ] I MEAN IT NOW.

FIRST THING... IN THE MORNING... WE GO TELL GILES.

FIRST THING. GOOD PLAN.

[ Rustling ]

[ Rustling And Moving ]

[ Water Splashing ]

AW, COME ON. BIG PARTY AT RILEY'S HOUSE.

IT'S GONNA BE FUN. WHY DON'T YOU WANT TO GO?

YOU KNOW WHY NOT. THOSE INITIATIVE MEN MAKE ME NOT COMFORTABLE.

AND YOU DON'T CARE.

THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT YOU'RE AN EX-DEMON.

AND WE DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'D CARE EVEN IF THEY DID KNOW.

WHICH, BY THE WAY, THEY'RE NOT GONNA FIND OUT.

ANYWAYS, THEY'LL PROBABLY BE TOO BUSY FLIRTING

WITH EVERY OTHER GIRL AT THE PARTY TO EVEN NOTICE YOU.

SO YOU DON'T THINK I'M DESIRABLE ENOUGH TO BE FLIRTED WITH?

IS THAT IT?

I'M JUST NOT GONNA WIN HERE, AM I?

YOU DON'T FIND ME ATTRACTIVE ANYMORE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I THINK YOU'RE GORGEOUS.

OH, REALLY? WELL, THEN, WHY DIDN'T WE HAVE SEX LAST NIGHT?

IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?

WE'VE GONE OTHER NIGHTS WITHOUT SEX.

I KNOW. TWICE!

CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE BREAKING UP!

BREAKING-- WE'RE NOT. ARE WE?

OF COURSE WE ARE. YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY GROWN TIRED OF ME.

I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN TO THOUSANDS OF WOMEN OVER THE CENTURIES.

I JUST NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME.

ANYA, THERE'S A LOT MORE TO YOU AND ME THAN THE SEX.

WELL, THERE SHOULD BE.

A RELATIONSHIP IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WORK AT,

WORK THROUGH, TOGETHER.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I'M PRETTY. I'M YOUNG.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME?

IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR BODY?

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BODY.

W-WELL THERE MUST BE.

I SAW THAT WRINKLED MAN ON TV TALKING ABOUT ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION--

WHOA! HEY! HA HA. ALL SYSTEMS GO HERE. NO FUNCTION PROBLEM, OKAY?

YOU WANT SEX? LET'S HAVE SEX.

RIGHT HERE. HOT, SWEATY, BIG SEX!

[ Giles ] THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN GREAT DISCORD BETWEEN THEM.

AND YET YOU SAY THAT THE VAMPIRE WENT TO THE DEMON'S AID?

THE TWO OF THEM WERE WORKING AS A TEAM?

EVERYTHING EXCEPT GIVING EACH OTHER

LITTLE PATS ON THE BEHIND.

EXTRAORDINARILY ODD.

AS A RULE,

DEMONS...HAVE NO EMPATHY

FOR ANY OTHER SPECIES OTHER THAN THEIR OWN.

IN FACT, MOST THINK OF--

[ Lowers Voice ] VAMPIRES AS... ABOMINATIONS,

MIXING WITH HUMAN BLOOD AND ALL.

SO WHAT BROUGHT THESE TWO TOGETHER?

NOT WHAT. WHO.

ADAM.

THINK ABOUT IT.

WHO BETTER TO BRING TOGETHER A BUNCH OF DEMON TYPES

THAN SOMEONE WHO'S MADE OUT OF A BUNCH OF DEMON TYPES.

SO HE'S, UH... BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE RACES.

HUH. LIKE MARTIN LUTHER KING.

UM...AHEM...

I--I SUGGEST THAT, UH,

OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL NIGHTS,

YOU TWO CONCENTRATE YOUR PATROL IN THAT SAME AREA.

IF THERE'S ANY OTHER PECULIAR PAIRINGS OR GROUPINGS,

YOU LET ME KNOW.

I'LL LET THE SQUAD KNOW AS WELL. THEY'RE PATROLLING.

WE'LL HAVE A RESERVE UNIT OUT DURING THE PARTY.

PARTY?

TOMORROW NIGHT. WE'RE HAVING A THING.

AT A TIME LIKE THIS? WHOSE IDEA WAS THAT?

MINE. BOYS ARE PRETTY RAGGED. NEED TO LET OFF STEAM.

POINT TAKEN.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME.

AS MUCH AS I, UH...

LONG FOR A GOOD KEGGER,

I HAVE OTHER PLANS. THE...ESPRESSO PUMP.

[ Tara ] WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE?

I'M, UH...

IT--IT'S A-- A MEETING

OF--OF GROWN-UPS.

IT COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE OF ANY INTEREST TO YOU LOT.

BUFFY, HEY, LOOK AT THE TIME. DON'T YOU HAVE A CLASS?

IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

YEAH, BUT... I HAVE THAT THING...

RIGHT. THAT THING... WE COULD SQUEEZE IN

BEFORE.

BYE!

GOTTA RUN.

THEY--

THEY'RE PROBABLY GOIN' TO--

YES, THANK YOU, WILLOW.

I DID ATTEND UNIVERSITY IN THE MESOZOIC ERA.

I DO REMEMBER WHAT IT'S LIKE.

DIDN'T WE JUST GET THE FURNACE FIXED? IT'S FREEZING!

I'LL CALL IN THE AM, GET SOMEBODY TO COME--

[ Moaning ]

OH, YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.

WHEN DO THESE TWO COME UP FOR AIR?

SLAVES TO THE RHYTHM.

ROOM SHOULDA WARMED UP BY NOW.

I'VE BEEN BUILDING THIS THING FOR AN HOUR.

IT'S STILL AN ICEBOX IN HERE.

DON'T BOTHER, MASON. WE GOT A COUPLE OF HEAT GENERATORS

PUMPING AWAY UPSTAIRS.

GEEZ!

CALL A MEDIC!

GET HELP!

AAH!

OH. IT'S YOU.

SPIKE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YOU MADE ME YELL REALLY HIGH!

HEY, YEAH, I DID. I SCARED YOU.

GIMME MONEY.

I'M NOT PAYING YOU FOR SCARING ME.

YOU'RE NOT PAYING ME. I'M ROBBING YOU.

WELL, THAT'S JUST LUDICROUS.

YOU CAN'T HURT ME, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT THAT CHIP IN YOUR BRAIN.

ALSO, I LIKE MY MONEY THE WAY IT IS... WHEN IT'S MINE.

[ Growls ]

OH, NOW, COME ON!

YOU'RE NOT EVEN BUMPY ANYMORE!

OH.

I WAS JUST A MINUTE AGO.

HANG ON. GET ME MAD AGAIN.

DOES THIS REALLY WORK?

SCARING PEOPLE INTO GIVING YOU THEIR MONEY?

YEAH, IT WORKS. KEEPS ME IN BLOOD AND BEERS.

PLUS, YOU KNOW, FUNNY... WATCHING THE LITTLE HUMANS QUAIL.

I'M BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE SO FRIENDLESS.

LOOK WHO'S TALKING.

I DON'T SEE DROOPY BOY ON YOUR ARM.

DID HE HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO?

[ Loud Music Plays ]

YOU'RE KIDDING.

MASON REQUESTED TO GO ON PATROL?

HE JUST DIDN'T WANT THE GIRLS TO SEE HIM

WITH HIS EYEBROWS ALL BURNT OFF.

HE'S LUCKY THAT'S ALL HE LOST.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT, RI. IT WAS WEIRD AS HELL.

[ Riley ] MM-HMM.

HOW MANY KIDS?

I DON'T KNOW. A WHOLE HERD OF THEM.

AND SOME PARENTS TO BOOT.

IT'S KIND OF EMBARRASSING, WHICH, WELCOME TO THE LIFE WITH ANYA.

SO YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IF SHE'S COMING TONIGHT.

I'M THINKING NO.

SHE WAS... PRETTY UPSET.

WHICH MAKES ME WONDER.

IS IT ME? AM I THE CRAZY ONE?

UH-HUH.

ABSOLUTELY.

HEY, BUFFY,

THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO MENTION

THAT SOMEONE SO NOT ME SPILLED SOMETHING PURPLY ON YOUR NEW PEASANT TOP,

WHICH I WOULD NEVER BORROW WITHOUT ASKING.

STILL LOVE ME?

UH-HUH.

HUH? WHAT ABOUT MY PEASANT TOP?

NOTHING.

XANDER WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT ANYA.

OH, IT'S NOTHING MUCH.

I'M JUST FEELING PRETTY GLAD RIGHT NOW

THAT A CERTAIN EX-DEMON DOESN'T HAVE ANY POWERS.

[ Anya ] BOY, I MISS THOSE POWERS.

YEAH.

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

A YEAR AND A HALF AGO,

I COULD HAVE EVISCERATED HIM WITH MY THOUGHTS.

NOW I CAN BARELY HURT HIS FEELINGS.

THINGS USED TO BE SO MUCH SIMPLER.

YOU KNOW...

YOU TAKE THE KILLING FOR GRANTED...

AND THEN IT'S GONE, AND YOU'RE LIKE...

I WISH I'D APPRECIATED IT MORE.

STOPPED AND SMELLED THE CORPSES, YOU KNOW?

YEAH. NOW EVERYTHING'S COMPLICATED.

IT'S A TERRIBLE THING, LOVE IS.

I BEEN THERE MYSELF.

ENDED BADLY.

OF COURSE IT DID. IT ALWAYS DOES.

SEEN A THOUSAND RELATIONSHIPS.

FIRST THERE'S THE LOVE AND SEX,

THEN THERE'S NOTHING LEFT BUT THE VENGEANCE.

THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.

HEY...

YOU AND I SHOULD JUST GO DO THE VENGEANCE.

BOTH OF US.

YOU EVISCERATE XANDER, AND I'LL STAKE DRU.

LIKE A PROJECT.

I DON'T KNOW. I JUST CAN'T.

BUT YOU CAN GO DO DRU, THOUGH.

YEAH. I WILL.

MAYBE LATER.

YOU SEE, THE THING THAT THEY'RE AFRAID TO TEACH US ABOUT

IS THE INHERENT SENSUALITY OF LANGUAGE.

YOU LEARN FRENCH,

AND THEY MAKE IT ALL ABOUT CONJUGATIONS

AND FRONTED VOWELS,

BUT NOBODY EVER REALLY TALKS ABOUT...

YOU KNOW...

THE WAY LANGUAGE TASTES...YOU KNOW?

THE WAY IT FEELS ROLLING OVER YOUR TONGUE.

I MEAN... JUST THINK ABOUT CAR VERSUS VOITURE.

OH...OH!

WOW! [ Laughs ]

A-ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

FINE. I--

OH...[ Shudders ] OH, MY GOD.

WOW.

WOW. [ Laughs ]

YOU REALLY LIKE FRENCH.

YEAH, WELL--

AHH...

"LOWELL HOUSE.

1962."

YES.

UM...JUST,

YOU KNOW...

IMPRESSING YOU WITH MY KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL HISTORY.

OR MY KNOWLEDGE OF READING.

AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO SOUND ANYTHING OUT!

YOU SHOULD SEE ME ADD SHORT COLUMNS OF SMALL NUMBERS.

YOU'RE FUNNY.

THANKS.

THAT IS...

FUNNY "HOW AMUSING" OR FUNNY "BACK AWAY AND AVOID EYE CONTACT"?

MM...

KINDA BOTH.

WHO ARE YOU HERE WITH?

RIGHT NOW, I SEEM TO BE HERE WITH YOU.

HI. UH...CAN WE--

I, UM...NEED YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT AN...

ESSAY FOR CLASS.

THAT ESSAY. RIGHT.

HERE.

I'LL CATCH YOU GUYS IN A MINUTE.

THERE'S AN ESSAY... I GOTTA LOOK AT.

AND I'M THE ONE WHO GOT A "D" IN COVERT OPS.

HEY, EVAN, COME HERE. YOU GOTTA SEE THIS.

I'M GETTIN' A BEER.

NO, NO, NO. FIRST JUST...

PUT YOUR HAND... RIGHT HERE.

OKAY. SOMEHOW THIS IS A TRICK. I KNOW IT.

HERE.

NOW STAY.

DON'T MOVE.

WHOA!

[ Heavy Breathing ] WHAT IS THAT?

I KINDA FEEL...

[ Shudders ] OH, MY GOD!

OH, GOD!

[ Heavy Breathing ]

HORSES?

LIKE BIG...TALL...

TEETH-THAT-CAN-TAKE- YOUR-ARM-OFF HORSES?

WELL, SURE. I LEARNED TO RIDE WHEN I WAS A KID.

IT'S FUN.

AND BY THE WAY, MOST HORSES DON'T LIKE ARM VERY MUCH.

I HAD A BAD BIRTHDAY PARTY PONY THING

WHEN I WAS 4.

I LOOK AT HORSES AND I SEE REALLY BIG PONIES.

YOU SHOULD RIDE WITH ME SOMETIME.

I GUARANTEE SAFETY AND FUN.

WELL...IF YOU PROMISE YOU'LL LOOK AFTER ME.

DON'T TOUCH ME!

THAT'S DIS-- DISGUSTING!

TARA...

WH-WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I DON'T-- I DON'T KNOW.

I'M SORRY. I--I DIDN'T MEAN TO--

A-ARE YOU FEELING OKAY?

I'M F-FINE.

I JUST WANNA... GO TO THE BATHROOM.

HEY...

I KNOW THESE GUYS FROM SOMEWHERE.

INITIATIVE SOLDIERS. THEY LIVE HERE.

THE EXPERIMENTS HAPPEN IN THE LAB UNDER THE HOUSE.

IT'S WHERE THEY KEPT YOU AND PUT IN YOUR CHIP. LET'S HAVE FUN!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU BROUGHT ME HERE?

ANYA? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YOU BROUGHT HIM HERE?

THAT'S WHAT I SAID.

ONLY I HIT THE HERE PART.

ANYA, THIS IS CRAZY.

WE HAD A LITTLE FIGHT.

THAT JUST MEANS WE HAVE TO WORK OUR WAY THROUGH SOME STUFF.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE REBOUND WITH THE EVIL UNDEAD.

AND WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING WITH HIM ANYWAY?

OH...WHO'S THE PUFFED UP MANLY MAN,

ALL SPLOTCHY AND POSSESSIVE?

IT'S NOT VERY CONVINCING, IS IT?

YEAH. I SEE NOW WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT HIM EARLIER.

NO FOLLOW-THROUGH.

HEY, WHAT A SURPRISE! HOSTILE 17!

CAN I GET YOU A DRINK, HOSTILE 17?!

[ Anya ] XANDER, STOP!

TUH.

WELL...MAY BE SOME FUN TO BE HAD

IN THE LION'S DEN AFTER ALL. YOU TWO KEEP SCRAPING.

I'LL FIND THE LIQUOR.

ANYA...WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH HIM?

WE DIDN'T HAVE SEX, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.

THAT'S ALL I DO NOW, NOT HAVE SEX.

YOU'RE OVERREACTING.

WE HAD A FIGHT...

BUT, SEE, IT'S OKAY. IT'S NORMAL.

YES. IT'S THE NORMAL PART OF ENDING A RELATIONSHIP

RIGHT BEFORE THE VENGEANCE BEGINS.

RIGHT. NO. VENGEANCE?

RELAX. I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT.

I'M JUST TRYING TO TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON

BESIDES BOTH OF US LIKING YOUR PENIS,

AND NOW I DON'T EVEN HAVE THAT!

SO I GET TO SAY WHEN IT'S DONE... AND IT'S DONE!

OKAY. YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU DON'T DESERVE TO BE THE ONE TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS.

I'VE PUT UP WITH A HELL OF A LOT FROM YOU,

MUCH OF THAT IN THE LAST MINUTE.

AND IF ANYONE GETS TO BE THE ONE TO LEAVE--IT'S ME.

YOU'RE LEAVING ME?

YES, I AM!

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

TO ENJOY THE PARTY.

WELL, THEN I'M STAYING TO...

TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH I'M NOT BOTHERED BY YOU HAVING FUN!

BECAUSE I'LL BE HAVING MORE FUN!

I'M HAVING FUN ALREADY!

ME, TOO!

WHOO HOO!

[ Group ] WHOO HOO! [ Cheering ]

SOMETIMES I JUST DON'T GET THE SOPHISTICATED COLLEGE LIFESTYLE.

WHOO! WHOO!

YEAH!

ALL RIGHT!

[ Guy ] THERE IT GOES.

[ Girl ] OH...

OH...OH!

[ Excited Chatter ]

GEE, IT'S A GOOD THING MOM'S OUT. WE'D BE IN TROUBLE.

HEY, BUDDY.

YOU LOOK FAMILIAR.

YEAH. I GET THAT A LOT.

HEY, XANDER.

JULIE!

OKAY!

THIS, THEN, WOULD BE THE KISSING.

VERY SMOOTH CHEEK YOU HAVE THERE.

DO YOU EXFOLIATE?

WHOA!

JULIE! WHAT?

I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T--

I'M SORRY!

[ Girl ] OH...MY.. GOD!

[ Laughter ]

[ Excited Chatter ]

[ Sobbing ]

HI. UM...

YOU OKAY?

[ Sobbing ]

JULIE?

I'M BAD.

[ Sobbing ] I'M BAD.

[ Xander Trying Knob ]

I'M BAD. I'M BAD.

[ Crying ]

I'M BAD.

TARA?

IT'S ME.

TARA?

TARA?

[ Water Splashes ]

[ Splashing Sounds ]

AAH!

WAS THAT WILLOW?

I DON'T KNOW.

DOESN'T MATTER.

WHOO! WHOO!

HEY, GUYS, THE GIRL JULIE, SHE'S FREAKIN' OUT.

UH-OH!

IS ANYONE FRIENDS WITH JULIE?

[ Laughter ]

YEAH!

XANDER!

TARA?

XANDER!

GHOST BOY. DROWNING IN A TUB.

I--I TRIED TO SAVE HIM, BUT...

BEING A GHOST ALREADY, WELL... I WAS WAY TOO LATE.

A GHOST?

WHAT'S THE DEAL?

IS EVERY FRAT ON THIS CAMPUS HAUNTED?

AND IF SO, WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP COMING TO THESE PARTIES?

'CAUSE IT'S NOT THE SNACKS.

TARA.

HOW ARE YOU?

I'M OKAY, BUT I--I DON'T LIKE IT HERE.

THIS HOUSE. I THINK WE SHOULD GO.

[ Laughter ]

WE NEED BUFFY.

BUFFY?

BUFFY? RILEY?

BUFFY!

[ Pounding On Door ]

BUFFY!

[ Pounding ]

BUFFY!

[ Pounding ]

[ Riley ] DO YOU WANT TO GO BACK?

NEVER.

BUFFY! RILEY!

BUFFY!

WE GOTTA GET THEM OUTTA THERE.

WELL, THIS PARTY'S STARTING TO LIVEN UP AFTER ALL.

GRAHAM! QUIT STANDING AROUND!

HELP GET THESE PEOPLE TO SAFETY!

TOUCH NOT THE IMPURE THING... WHAT?

OR YE SHALL PERISH.

FIND SALVATION IN THE CROSS OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR.

RIGHT.

RETINAL SCAN ACCEPTED.

AAH!

ANYA, WE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE. COME ON.

HELP ME!

PLEASE, GOD, HELP ME!

WE'VE GOT TROUBLE UPSTAIRS.

NOW.

SOME SORT OF DISEMBODIED PRESENCE IN THE HOUSE.

WE'VE BEEN PAGING YOU.

WHATEVER THIS THING'S OUTPUTTING, IT MUST BE SCRAMBLING ALL THE FREQUENCIES.

GUARD SECTION 2. LEVEL 5 PRECAUTIONS.

IF THE CELL DOOR LOCKING MECHANISMS MALFUNCTION,

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.

GOT IT.

YOU WITH ME?

I'M GOOD.

LET'S LOCK IT DOWN.

WE HAVE TO GO BACK IN THERE.

WHY?

BECAUSE BUFFY AND RILEY ARE TRAPPED.

SO?

SHE'S A SLAYER. HE'S A BIG SOLDIER BOY.

WHAT DO THEY NEED YOU FOR?

ANYA, LOOK AROUND. THERE'S GHOSTS AND SHAKING

AND PEOPLE ARE GOING ALL FELICITY WITH THEIR HAIR.

WE'RE FRESH OUTTA SUPERPEOPLE,

AND SOMEBODY'S GOTTA GO BACK IN THERE. NOW, WHO'S WITH ME?

I AM.

I KNOW I'M NOT THE FIRST CHOICE FOR HEROICS,

AND BUFFY'S TRIED TO KILL ME MORE THAN ONCE.

AND I DON'T FANCY A SINGLE ONE OF YOU AT ALL.

BUT...

ACTUALLY, ALL THAT SOUNDS PRETTY CONVINCING.

I WONDER IF ASIAN HOUSE IS OPEN?

XANDER, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU WANNA BAIL? FINE. I'M GOING BACK IN THERE,

AND I'M NOT COMING OUT TILL I BRING MY FRIEND WITH ME.

OR...IT...

COULD BE WATCHER TIME.

WE'LL GO TO GILES.

NO, WAIT. HE ISN'T THERE.

HE WAS GOING TO THE ESPRESSO PUMP.

RIGHT. HE TOLD US NOT TO COME.

HE NEEDED SOME GROWN-UP TIME.

♪ NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE ♪

♪ TO BE THE BAD MAN ♪

♪ TO BE THE SAD MAN ♪

♪ BEHIND BLUE EYES ♪

♪ NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE ♪

♪ TO BE HATED ♪

WOW.

♪ TO BE FATED ♪

COULD WE GO BACK TO THE HAUNTED HOUSE?

BECAUSE THIS IS CREEPING ME OUT.

DOES HE DO THIS A LOT?

SURE. EVERY DAY THE EARTH ROTATES BACKWARD AND THE SKIES TURN ORANGE.

♪ ...AS EMPTY ♪

♪ AS MY CONSCIENCE ♪

♪ SEEMS TO BE ♪

♪ I HAVE HOURS ♪

♪ ONLY LONELY ♪

NOW I REMEMBER WHY I USED TO HAVE SUCH A CRUSH ON HIM.

WELL, HE IS PRETTY GOOD.

♪ THAT'S NEVER FRE-EE ♪

HIS VOICE IS PLEASANT.

WHAT?

COME ON. IT IS KINDA SEXY.

I'M FIGHTING TOTAL MENTAL BREAKDOWN HERE, WIL.

NO MORE FUEL ON THE FIRE, PLEASE.

♪ AND I BLAME YOU ♪

YOU'RE...YOU'RE TOO FAR AWAY FROM ME.

I'M RIGHT HERE.

YOU...HAVE TO...

KEEP TOUCHING ME.

WHEN YOU CALLED TO BUFFY AND RILEY,

THEY DIDN'T CRY OUT OR RESPOND IN ANY WAY?

NO. THEY'RE PROBABLY DEAD.

UNLESS THEY'RE TOO BUSY DOIN' IT TO ANSWER.

DOING WHAT?

YOU KNOW, FOR A GOD OF ACOUSTIC ROCK,

YOU'RE... KIND OF NAIVE.

I DIDN'T THINK YOU MEANT--

IN THE MIDST OF ALL THAT,

DO YOU REALLY THINK THEY WERE KEEPING IT UP?

OH, FOR A DIFFERENT PHRASING.

YOU SEE, THAT'S THE THING.

PEOPLE ALL OVER THE PARTY WERE STARTING TO ACT...

WEIRD SEXUALLY.

IN WHAT WAY?

YOU KNOW.

WAYS.

WELL, IT COULD BE SOME FORM OF, UH, SUCCUBI,

OR A SATYR'S PRANK.

COULD EVEN BE ENERGY COMING FROM THE LAB BENEATH LOWELL FRATERNITY.

IT WASN'T ALWAYS A FRATERNITY. LOOK.

"BETWEEN 1949 AND 1960,

"THE LOWELL HOME FOR CHILDREN

"HOUSED UPWARDS OF 40 ADOLESCENTS:

"RUNAWAYS, JUVENILE DELINQUENTS,

AND EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED TEENAGERS FROM THE SUNNYDALE AREA."

CHILDREN?

DID ANY OF THEM...

UM...DIE IN THERE?

IF THERE WERE DEATHS, THEN...

PERHAPS WE'RE DEALING WITH A FAIRLY STANDARD HAUNTING.

IT DOESN'T SAY.

IT'S MOSTLY ABOUT THE OLD HOUSE DIRECTOR, GENEVIEVE HOLT.

"SUNNYDALE CHILDREN'S AID...

"30 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.

GIVING DISADVANTAGED KIDS THE LOVING CARE THEY DESERVE."

WHEN DID SHE DIE?

SHE DIDN'T.

NO, NO. I DON'T MIND AT ALL.

I WAS UP.

EARLY MORNING PRAYER, OF COURSE.

AND I LIKE TALKING ABOUT MY KIDS.

I STILL CALL THEM THAT: MY KIDS.

I SUPPOSE YOU WERE JUST LIKE A MOTHER TO THEM.

YOU DID EVERYTHING FOR THEM?

OH, YES. I FED THEM AND CLOTHED THEM,

EDUCATED THEM IN THE WAY OF THE LORD.

I WAS GIVEN A MEDAL.

YES, WONDERFUL.

UM, CONGRATULATIONS.

UM...THIS'LL SOUND A LITTLE STRANGE,

BUT, UH...DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODD DISTURBANCES

IN--IN THE HOUSE?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WE-WELL, UM... LIKE FURNITURE MOVING OF ITS OWN ACCORD

OR OBJECTS APPEARING OUT OF NOWHERE,

OR PERHAPS YOU SAW SOMEONE APPEAR ONE MOMENT,

AND THEN THEY WERE GONE THE NEXT INEXPLICABLY.

WHY, THAT SOUNDS LIKE CRAZY TALK.

YES, IT DOES, DOESN'T IT? YES...

UM...FORGIVE ME FOR ASKING THIS,

BUT THE CHILDREN IN YOUR CARE--

WERE ANY OF THEM EVER...ILL,

OR DID ANYTHING EVER HAPPEN TO ANY OF THEM?

WELL, SOME HAD THE FLU AND SUCH.

NO ONE DIED, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.

THE ENGRAVING ON THE MEDAL

SAYS HOW GOOD I WAS WITH THE CHILDREN.

OH, YES.

I TREATED THEM AS I WOULD MY OWN FLESH AND BLOOD...

GAVE THEM HUGS AND PRAISE WHEN THEY WERE GOOD

AND PUNISHED THEM WHEN THEY WERE DIRTY.

WELL, CHILDREN WILL BE CHILDREN.

YOU KNOW, THEY DO LIKE TO PLAY IN THE, UH, THE MUCK.

YOU DIDN'T MEAN MUDDY DIRTY.

MY KIDS DIDN'T THINK I KNEW. BUT I DID.

VERY, UH... PERCEPTIVE OF YOU.

WITHOUT ME, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SHUT OUT OF THE KINGDOM.

LOST TO LUST.

BUT YOU... HELPED THEM.

THE GIRLS FELT THE VANITY MORE THAN THE BOYS.

I'D SEE THEM PREENING LIKE JEZEBEL,

DOTING OVER THEIR PRETTY HAIR.

SO YOU'D HACK IT OFF.

I'D REMOVE THE TEMPTATION TO ADMIRE THEMSELVES.

THEY WERE BETTER FOR IT.

WHAT ABOUT THE BATHTUB? SOMETHING HAPPENED THERE.

I PERFORMED BAPTISMS ON THE MOST UNCLEAN--

THOSE WHO WERE TAINTED WITH IMPURE THOUGHT AND DEED.

YOU HELD THEM UNDER?

THEY NEEDED TO BE REBORN.

YOU CHOOSE TO PASS JUDGMENT ON ME?

WELL, SOMEONE OUGHT TO!

YOU TRAUMATIZED AND ABUSED THESE CHILDREN!

CHILDREN WHO HAVE NO DOUBT BECOME EXTREMELY DISTURBED ADULTS!

YOU HAVE RUINED LIVES, MRS. HOLT!

FURTHERMORE, WHAT YOU DID HAS NOW MANIFESTED ITSELF

AS A MALEVOLENT PRESENCE WHICH THREATENS STILL MORE LIVES.

YOU HAVE A GREAT DEAL TO ANSWER FOR!

I REFUSE TO LISTEN TO THIS WHEN I CAN SMELL THE SIN

ON EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!

YEAH? YOU SMELL SIN?

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, LADY.

SHE WHO SMELT IT DEALT IT!

IT'S LIKE WHAT YOU SAID, BUT FASTER.

SO THIS TOTALLY ADDS TO MY OLD PEOPLE ARE CRAZY THEOREM.

I DON'T GET IT.

I MEAN, THOSE KIDS WERE TORTURED, BUT THEY WEREN'T KILLED.

SO WHERE ARE THOSE GHOSTS COMING FROM?

I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY GHOSTS.

ONE RAN RIGHT THROUGH ME.

NOT A GHOST. AN APPARITION.

A BELIEVE WE'RE DEALING WITH A KIND OF POLTERGEIST,

A WHOLE CLUSTER OF THEM, IN FACT,

BORN OUT OF INTENSE ADOLESCENT EMOTION AND SEXUAL ENERGY.

BOTH OF WHICH WERE TOTALLY PENT-UP

DURING MRS. HOLT'S REIGN OF REPRESSION.

SO, WITH BUFFY AND RILEY HAVING...

YOU KNOW, ACTS OF NAKEDNESS AROUND THE CLOCK LATELY,

MAYBE THEY SET SOMETHING FREE...

LIKE A BIG, BURSTING POLTERGASM.

YES. AND NOW THE POLTERGEISTS

ARE DRAWING MORE AND MORE ENERGY OUT OF THEM,

FEEDING ON THEM, IN FACT.

BUFFY AND RILEY ARE POWERING THIS WHOLE THING.

OKAY. THEY'RE THE BATTERY IN THE BOO FACTORY.

SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE BATTERY'S DRAINED?

THEY DIE.

DON'T STOP.

NEVER STOP TOUCHING ME.

WHAT GOOD ARE WEAPONS AGAINST DISEMBODIED SPIRITS, XANDER?

THEY HAVE NO ASS TO KICK.

SHE'S RIGHT. YOU SHOULD JUST STAY OUTSIDE.

WE'LL BIND THE SPIRITS LONG ENOUGH FOR YOU TO GET RILEY AND BUFFY OUT.

HOW MUCH TIME YOU BUYING US?

COULD BE TRICKY. WE'RE CALLING UPON THE COMMUNAL SPIRIT

OF A CERTAIN TIME AND PLACE.

LET'S GO.

WHAT DO YOU FEEL?

UPSET, AFRAID OF BEING WITHOUT YOU, AND A LITTLE HUNGRY.

I MEANT ABOUT THE HOUSE.

OH.

STILL HAUNTED.

[ Tara ] GIVE ME YOUR HANDS.

FORM A CIRCLE.

CHILDREN OF THE PAST...

SPIRITS OF LOWELL...

BE GUIDED BY OUR LIGHT.

COME FORTH

AND BE KNOWN TO US.

HO-HOW WILL WE KNOW WHEN IT WORKS?

WE'LL KNOW.

HOUSE IS CLEAN.

LET'S GO.

YOU FIRST.

WE NEED TO WORK FAST.

NEVER KNOW HOW LONG BEFORE THE MUNCHKINS GET HOMESICK.

OR TILL THE HUMAN BATTERY CONKS OUT.

WATCH YOUR FINGERS.

WE IMPLORE YOU...

BE STILL.

FIND IT IN YOUR HEARTS

TO LEAVE OUR FRIENDS PASSAGE.

TRANSFORM YOUR PAIN.

RELEASE YOUR PAST...

AND...

UH...GET OVER IT.

YOU OKAY?

FIND HERE THE SERENITY YOU SEEK, THE PEACE YOU--

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

WE LOST THEM.

XANDER!

XANDER!

XANDER!

SHUT UP, REPRESSED CRYBABIES!

AAH!

IT'S OKAY.

COME ON. WE'VE JUST GOTTA--

XANDER!

WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THIS.

XANDER, GET IT OFF! ANYA!

PUSH.

XANDER, DON'T YOU KNOCK?

[ Riley ] I CAN'T BELIEVE IT REALLY HAPPENED.

I JUST HAD NO IDEA.

IT'S SO CREEPY.

HE WAS REALLY SINGING?

I'D SAY IT WAS MORE LIKE CROONING.

IF WE GROW OLD TOGETHER,

REMIND ME TO SKIP THE MIDLIFE CRISIS.

OKAY.

COME ON. YOU HAVE TO ADMIT, IT WAS KIND OF SEXY.

PLEASE STOP SAYING THAT I'M WILLING TO OFFER CASH INCENTIVES.

WE'RE JUST LUCKY NO ONE GOT INJURED.

NO THANKS TO US.

DON'T BE TOO HARD ON YOURSELF.

HE'S RIGHT, WIL.

IF RILEY AND I HADN'T... GOTTEN SO WRAPPED UP

IN EACH OTHER, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

TRUE. FEEL SHAME.

MY GIRLFRIEND,

MISTRESS OF THE LEARNING PLATEAU.

REALLY, IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.

YOU WERE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF POWERFUL MAGICS.

WE WERE LIKE ZOMBIES.

I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MYSELF AT ALL.

IT MUST HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE.

YEAH. HORRIBLE.

MM-HMM. UH-HUH. IT WAS BAD.

GRR! ARRGH!