Some People Just Don't Get it

[marydell]

For any friend who is tired of explaining stuff over and over...this may give you a smile, if you are a Buffy fan.

Transcript of a scene from Buffy Season 5 episode "The Weight of the World"(Full episode transcript over here)


SPIKE: Uh ... Will?
Willow looks at him.

SPIKE: Now, uh, don't turn me into a horned toad for asking, but ... what if we come across Ben? (shot of the others listening)
WILLOW: I-I don't think a doctor's what Buffy needs right now.
SPIKE: Well, yeah, especially not one who also happens to be Glory. (Everyone looks confused)
GILES: What do you mean?
SPIKE: You know. Ben is Glory.
WILLOW: (frowns) You mean ... Ben's with Glory?
XANDER: "With" in what sense?
ANYA: They're working together?
SPIKE: No. No. Ben is Glory. Glory's Ben. They're one and the same.

Beat. Everyone looks completely confused (except Tara who still looks blank).

ANYA: When did all this happen?
SPIKE: Not one hour ago! Right here, before your very eyes! Ben came, he turned into Glory, snatched the kid, and pfft! Vanished, remember?

They continue to stare at him.
SPIKE: (uncertainly) You do remember...? (squints at them) Is everyone here very stoned?
They continue to look confused.

SPIKE: (getting annoyed) Ben! Glory! He's a doctor, she's the beast. Two entirely separate entities sharing one body. Like a bloody sitcom. Surely you remember.
XANDER: So you're saying ... Ben and Glory...
ANYA: Have a connection.
GILES: Yes, obviously, but what kind?
SPIKE: (laughs sarcastically) Oh, I get it. That's very crafty. (nods) Glory's worked the kind of mojo where anyone who sees her little presto-change-o instantly forgets. And yours truly, being somewhat other than human ... stands immune.
WILLOW: (frowning) So ... Ben and Glory ... are-are the same person?
XANDER: (slowly, like a revelation) Glory can turn into Ben, and Ben turns back into Glory.
ANYA: And anyone who sees it instantly forgets.
SPIKE: (sighs in relief) Kewpie doll for the lady.

He puts one finger on his nose and points the other hand at Anya.

GILES: Excellent. (looks around at them) Now. Do we suspect there may be some kind of connection between Ben and Glory?
Xander and Anya look enquiringly at Spike.
Spike sighs loudly.

Comments

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

I *remember* that scene! I am lying on my bed giggling with my hand over my mouth so as to not wake my little housemate. Oh, Spike. No one does exasperated quite like he did.

Bwee. :)

[braddr.livejournal.com]

Thanks for reminding me of that scene. I love(d) that show. Sooo many wonderful scenes and lines. Here's probably my favorite, all the more so because it's short:

Tara: I am, you know.
Willow: What?
Tara: Yours.

[marydell.livejournal.com]

I loved the early phase of their romance...

[troubleinchina.livejournal.com]

Oh, poor Spike. ;)