WILLOW: She's possessed!

GILES: Possessed?

WILLOW: That's the only explanation that makes any sense. I mean, you should've seen her last night. That wasn't Buffy.

XANDER: Are we overlooking the idea that she may be very attracted to me? (concedes) She's possessed.

GILES: Possessed by what?

WILLOW: Aaaaa possessing thing!

GILES: Well, that narrows it down.

XANDER: Well, you're the expert. Hey, maybe when the Master killed her some... mystical bad guy transference thing happened.

WILLOW: That's what it was! I mean, why else would she be acting like such a b-i-t-c-h?

GILES: Willow, I think we're all a little too old to be spelling things out.

XANDER: A bitca?

GILES: Yes. I suggest that, uh, the explanation for her behavior may be something more, more mundane. She may simply have what you Americans refer to as issues. Uh, her experience with the Master must have been extremely traumatic. Well, she was, for at least a few minutes, technically dead. (Buffy appears in the door) I-I don't think she's dealt with that on a conscious level. (Xander notices Buffy) She's convinced herself that she's invulnerable... for the very reason that she feels...

XANDER: (interrupts) That's a very interesting point about trout, you just brought up now.

GILES: Trout? (notices Buffy) Trout! Yes, trout, i-is a fish. Good morning. Did you sleep well?

BUFFY: Like a rock. Master's gone.

GILES: I'm sorry?

BUFFY: The Master. I went by his grave last night, and they have a vacancy.

GILES: Good God!

WILLOW: What would somebody want with Master bones?

XANDER: A trophy, a horrible conversation piece?

BUFFY: They're gonna bring him back. They're gonna bring the Master back to life, and I seem to recall you telling me he was history.

GILES: Buffy, I-I-I've never heard of a-a revivification ritual being successful.

BUFFY: But you've heard of them? Thanks for the warning.

WILLOW: Well, Buffy, Giles did bury him and...

BUFFY: Look, this is Slayer stuff, okay? Could we have just a little less from the civilians, please?

XANDER: Okay, that's just about enough!

• Buffy vs the Master

written by: Joss Whedon; Transcribed by: AleXander Thompson. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/13whenshe.html