(V.O. GUY) - "PREVIOUSLY, ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.."
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- Exterior - Woods - Night - Willow hugs evil Tara; drops the vial; a yellow light enveloping them; Both fall to the ground. (Ep:Valentine 2)
Exterior - Woods - Night - Tara scampering to a motionless Willow - "Willow!".
- Interior - The Magic Box - Tara (to Giles) - "I can't let that happen again.. If it comes down to it, we'll just have to remove that one thing, the trigger, that made her cross over in the first place"; Giles - "What's the trigger?"; Tara - "Me." (Ep:Remedial Measures)
- Interior - Giles' Apartment - Willow (to Xander) - "maybe one day, she'll be out of Sunnydale.. away from Solomon.. away from me. She'd be safe" (Ep:The Waiting Room)
- Interior - Buffy's Living Room - Tara (to assembled group) - "I'm leaving town" - Reaction shot - Willow looking stunned (Ep:Sacrifice)
- Interior - Buffy's Living Room - Dawn (to Tara) - "But, we need you here. It only works if you're here."; Willow - "No.. She should leave". Willow sadly leaves the room while Tara looks on.
- Interior - Bus - Tara leaving on a bus, looking out a window.
- Interior - Hospital hallway - Willow looking sadly down to the ground.
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- Interior - Night - Giles snuffing out Ben (Ep:The Gift; Season 5)
- Interior - The Bronze - Night - Sasha (to Giles) "You're so busy saving others.. but who's saving you?" (Ep: Yes, Virginia)
- Interior - Christopher's apartment - Christopher (to Giles) - "I see the darkness in you mate.. you have the look of a man who knows his unhappy destiny..We're a couple of lost souls mate. We don't deserve happiness." (Ep:Yes, Virginia)
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- Interior - Airport - Christopher getting stabbed by the General; Buffy - "No!". (Ep:Sacrifice)
- Exterior - Outside the airport - Sasha stabs Buffy with the sword. Buffy falls down in pain.
- Interior - General's Mansion - A smiling General holding up the amulet to the light.
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- Interior - Buffy's Dining Room - Night - Buffy (to Giles) - "I don't know how much longer I can do this.. All this.. death. I'm starting to feel like this is the only thing I will ever do in my life." (Ep:Yes, Virginia)
- Interior - Buffy's Dining Room - Night - Giles (to Buffy) - "You've already done so much".
- Interior - Buffy's Dining Room - Night - Buffy (to Giles) - "Giles, I want out. This can't go on forever."
- Interior - Training Room - Mr Sandring (to Buffy) - "You are the slayer. You have the power to vanquish evil, protect the innocent. It is a gift." (Ep:Sacrifice)
- Interior - Training Room - Buffy - "Gift? Tell me about this gift. Tell me how I should feel when I'm patrolling the cemetery and all I see are the names of people I recognise, people I care about and love, whom I couldn't save. This isn't a gift. It's a curse, and it'll only be lifted once I'm dead."
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- Exterior - Sunnydale Cemetery - Day - Joyce's Funeral; Buffy and Dawn; (Ep: Season 5; Forever)
- Interior - Buffy's House - Day - Dawn (to Buffy) - "Don't you want to talk to her?" (Ep:Yes, Virginia)
- Exterior - Night - Sunnydale Cemetery/Joyce's grave - Night - Buffy reaches out and touches the headstone. Her hand recoils. Buffy - "Where are you?" (Ep:Ripples)
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- Interior - Magic Box Training Room - shots of Buffy training with fervour.
- Interior - Xander's Apartment - Dawn - "All she cares about is slaying and patrolling." (Ep:Ripples)
- Interior - Dawn's Room - Buffy (to Dawn) - "I have to train, I have to patrol. It's the only way I know of keeping you safe.." (Ep:Faces)
- Interior - Christopher's Apartment - Buffy (to Chris) - "It's such an empty, ugly life.. and it's poisoning everyone around me.".. "Membership to the Friends of Buffy Club is open to all willing to risk their lives and/or have it completely screwed up." (Ep:Remedial Measures)
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- Interior - Hallway - Buffy (angrily to Giles) - "Do you know what I wished for on my birthday, when I blew out those candles? I wished that my Mom could come back. I wished that I didn't have to be a parent to Dawn. I wished my life was just normal. But you know what? None of those wishes came true, and they never will." (Ep:Wishes and Surprises)
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