Touched

Episode aired May 6, 2003
TV-14TV-14
41min

8.6/10

S7.E20

Faith and the Potentials search underground for a weapon, whilst Buffy confronts Caleb at the vineyard.Faith and the Potentials search underground for a weapon, whilst Buffy confronts Caleb at the vineyard.Faith and the Potentials search underground for a weapon, whilst Buffy confronts Caleb at the vineyard.

8.6/10

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Director
- David Solomon
Writers
- Joss Whedon
- Rebecca Kirshner(executive story editor)
- Drew Z. Greenberg(story editor)
Stars

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Sarah Michelle Gellar and James Marsters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Eliza Dushku and Harry Groener in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Nathan Fillion in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Eliza Dushku and D.B. Woodside in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Alyson Hannigan and Iyari Limon in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Nicholas Brendon and Emma Caulfield Ford in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Eliza Dushku in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Director
- David Solomon
Writers
- Joss Whedon
- Rebecca Kirshner(executive story editor)
- Drew Z. Greenberg(story editor)
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Having been ousted as leader of the Potentials, Buffy seeks refuge in an abandoned house as nearly all of Sunnydale has evacuated the town. Spike and Andrew return from their trip and having learned what happened while they were away, Spike has a physical fist-fight with Faith, and relays the news about a mystical weapon that Caleb is searching for at the Sunnydale vineyard. Meanwhile, Faith leads the potentials to capture a Bringer to interrogate it to learn more about Caleb's plans. The First, in the form of Mayor Wilkins, pays a visit to Faith to further sow seeds of anxiety in her, while Principal Wood tries to install confidence. Elsewhere, Willow and Kennedy consummate their romance as everyone else ponders their survival. Eventually, Faith leads the potentials in an offense against the Bringers armory while Buffy confronts Caleb alone at the vineyard. —Anonymous

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Trivia
The sex scene between Willow and Kennedy is the first lesbian sex scene ever on network TV, as noted by "After Ellen" network site.

Goofs
This takes up exactly where the previous one ( Empty Places (2003) ) left off. Anya now has curly hair, but she had straight hair at the end of Empty Places. However, hair colors and styles changing abruptly from one episode to the next have been a running gag on this show, starting with Seth Green's character Oz and continuing with Anya.

Quotes
Spike: I've been alive a bit longer than you. And dead a lot longer than that. I've seen things you couldn't imagine. And done things I'd prefer you didn't... Don't exactly have a reputation for being a thinker. I follow my blood, which doesn't exactly rush in the direction of my brain. So I make a lot of mistakes. A lot of wrong bloody calls. A hundred plus years. And there's only one thing I've ever been sure of. You... Hey, look at me. I'm not asking you for anything. When I say I love you, it's not because I want you. Or because I can't have you. It has nothing to do with me. I love what you *are*. What you do. How you try... I've seen your kindness, and your strength. I've seen the best and the worst of you. And I understand, with perfect clarity, exactly what you are... You're a *hell* of a woman... You're the One, Buffy.
Buffy Summers: [through tears] I don't wanna be the One.
Spike: I don't wanna be this good-looking and athletic. We all have crosses to bear.

Alternate versions
During her encounter with Caleb, Buffy's original line, "If someone didn't know you, they might think you were a woman-hating prick," has been re-edited for F/X reruns to "woman-hating jerk". The R1 season 7 DVD includes this re-dubbed line as well.

Connections
References Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Spanish Inquisition (1970)

Soundtracks
It's Only Love
Performed by Heather Nova

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7/10

One last sex show

Took 7 seasons for me to finally like Spike as he was the only one who stood by Buffy when the end drew closer. Which is also pretty sad. I always hate when everyone turns their backs on the hero until the hero saves them all ...

Oh and let's make sure we get one big sex show for the kiddies before the series ends.

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