Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series)

Never Leave Me (2002)

Sarah Michelle Gellar: Buffy Summers

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• Buffy Summers : How did you do it? How'd you get your soul back?

  Spike : Saw a man about a girl... I went to seek a legend out. Traveled to the other side of the world, made a deal with a demon.

  Buffy Summers : Just like that?

  Spike : No, not just like that. There was a price. There were trials. Torture. Pain and suffering... of sorts.

  Buffy Summers : Of sorts?

  Spike : Well, it's all relative, innit?

  Buffy Summers : Meaning?

  Spike : Meaning I have come to redefine the words "pain" and "suffering" since I fell in love with you.

  Buffy Summers : How can you say that?

  Spike : Apparently, I just slaughtered half of Sunnydale, pet. I'm not really worried about being polite anymore.

• Buffy Summers : [about Spike]  He-He mentioned something about a song in the cellar. Uh, and he-he changed there, too. I mean, instantly became another person.

  Xander Harris : Trigger.

  Anya : The horse?

  Xander Harris : No. In his head. It's a trigger. It's a brainwashing term. It-It's how the military makes sleeper agents. They- They brainwash operatives and condition them with a specific trigger, like a song, that makes 'em drastically change at a moment's notice.

  Willow Rosenberg : Is this left over from your days in the Army?

  Xander Harris : No, this is left over from every army movie I've ever seen.

• Buffy Summers : How's your guy?

  Anya : The weasel wants to sing. He just needs a tune.

  Xander Harris : He's primed. I'll be pumping him in no time.

  [everyone looks at him] 

  Xander Harris : He'll give us information soon.

• Buffy Summers : [about Spike]  He's been feasting on humans for weeks. He's having some pretty bad withdrawals. I think we need to get him some blood.

  Willow Rosenberg : Do you want me to kill Anya?

• Buffy Summers : It's not your fault. You're not the one doing this.

  Spike : I already did it. It's already done... You wanna know what I've done to girls Dawn's age...? This is me, Buffy. You've gotta kill me before I get out.

  Buffy Summers : We can keep you locked up. We'll keep you here, and we'll figure out...

  Spike : Have you ever really asked yourself why you can't do it? Off me? After everything I've done to you, to people around you... It's not love. We both know that.

  Buffy Summers : You fought by my side. You've saved lives, you've helped...

  Spike : Don't do that. Don't rationalize this into some noble act. 'Cause we both know the truth of it... You like men who hurt you.

  Buffy Summers : No.

  Spike : You need the pain we cause you. You need the hate. You need it to do your job, to be the Slayer.

  Buffy Summers : No! I don't hate like that. Not you, or myself. Not anymore.

• Buffy Summers : This trigger. How do we holster, safety, or, I don't know guns. How do we make it stop?

  Xander Harris : Well, usually the operative completes his task and either blows his head off or steals a submarine.

• [last lines] 

  Buffy Summers : [as The First]  To be honest, I'm getting a little tired of subtle... I think it's about time we brought some authority to our presence. Now, Spike, you wanna see what a real vampire looks like?

• Buffy Summers : I believe in you, Spike.

• Anya : [to Buffy about Spike]  What's the status with your guy?

  Buffy Summers : He's not talking yet. We'll get there.

  Buffy Summers : [to Xander and Anya about Andrew]  How's your guy?

  Anya : The weasel wants to sing. He just needs a tune.

  Xander Harris : He's primed. I'll be pumping him in no time.

  [Short, awkward pause while Buffy and Anya stare at Xander] 

  Xander Harris : He'll give us information soon.