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come wander through the BuffyVerse...| Buffy: Spike can be a good man, Giles. I feel it. from First Date (Season 7) | Next Clip in Episode |
GILES: You know this is very dangerous.
BUFFY: Ah, you just heard the horror stories. Wear hoops, they'll catch on something, rip your lobe off. Lobes flying everywhere.
GILES: That's not what I'm talking about.
BUFFY: You mean Spike not having a chip. Free range Spike?
GILES: I have to ask?why on Earth did you make that decision?
BUFFY: Guess it was instinct, like you were talking about.
GILES: I made that up! I knew the Bringer was there because his shoes squeaked. Buffy, it's crucial that we keep these girls safe. I can't count the dangers?the First, the Bringers, random demons, and now Spike?
BUFFY: And the Principal.
GILES: What?
BUFFY: Oh, nothing much. He was in the school basement, holding a shovel, acting evasive. Plus, he's got that whole "too charming to be real" thing going on. I'm looking into it.
GILES: Oh, well that sounds very responsible of you. Balances out the vampire-on-the-loose issue.
BUFFY: Nothing's changed, Giles. Spike had a chip before, remember? When the First had him kill and sire all those people.
GILES: We have no idea if his chip was working then. A new chip might restrain him should the First attempt to activate him again.
BUFFY: Spike has a soul now. That's what's gonna stop him from hurting people.
GILES: Buffy...
BUFFY: He can be a good man, Giles. I feel it. But he's never gonna get there if we don't give him the chance.
GILES: Buffy, I want more for you. Your feelings for him are coloring your judgement. I can hear it in your voice. And that way lies a future filled with pain. I don't want that for you.
BUFFY: We haven't? Things have been different since he came back.
GILES: It doesn't matter if you're not physical with each other anymore. There's a connection. You rely on him, he relies on you. That's what's affecting your judgment.
BUFFY: You think I'm losing sight of the big picture, but I'm not. When Spike had that chip, it was like having him in a muzzle. It was wrong. You can't beat evil by doing evil. I know that.
GILES: Well, I hope you're right. You're gambling with a lot of lives.
written by: Jane Espenson; Transcribed by: CariCranberry. edited by me.. Full transcript at:
http://www.buffyworld.com/buffy/season7/transcripts/136_tran.php