Buffyverse Dialogue Database - EPISODE: 'The Real Me'


Season: Episode 2 of Season 5
Original Air Date: 10/03/2000
Written by: David Fury
Directed by: David Grossman

Notes:

Harmony & her gang kidnap Dawn.
Plot Highlights:

Dawn interrupts Buffy's training. Dawn writes in her diary. Buffy spaces on her plans with Riley. Dawn & Buffy go for a ride in Giles' new car. The current Magic Shop owner is found dead. Tara thumb-wrestles Dawn. Tara tells Willow her Dawn concerns. Buffy rants about Dawn to Riley. Xander & Anya babysit. Harmony stops by while Buffy is out. Spike runs into Harmony & her minions. Buffy rants about Dawn some more. Harmony kidnaps Dawn. Buffy extracts info from Spike. Buffy takes out the fang gang, saves Dawn (Harmony escapes). Giles decides to buy the Magic Shop.
Quick Review:

The Real Me is a fun and entertaining episode and goes a long way towards reassuring us that though wacky kid sisters may appear out of nowhere, the Scooby Gang are still the same bunch we know and love. Giles was particularly priceless, from beginning to end his every scene was a perfect riot (see Memorable Moments below). Proving that not all good BtVS episodes need to be steeped in trauma, this one definitely makes the A list for season 5.
Memorable Moments:

Giles regretting his choice in automobiles (a sporty convertible) in one breath and then feeling a need to show it off to Willow & Tara in the next. His suggestion that Buffy show a "modicrum of respect".
Xander laughing & taunting Harmony and her "terrifying Harmony gang" when she shows up to call the absent Buffy out to fight. Buffy & Riley cracking up about Harmony's minions.
Spike running across Harmony and refusing to take her plans to kill Buffy seriously. "Evil for dummies".
Giles being suddenly distracted mid-investigation by the many (obvious?) charms of Magic Shop ownership; his defense of his decision to Buffy at the end.
Harmony whining to Dawn about the pressures of being a vamp gang leader, her minions turning on her and then Buffy capping off her day by joining Spike in insulting her ability to be evil.
Cheap. Tasteless. Unicorns. But good for staking in a pinch. Ah, the perils of being sire-whipped.

Transcript Source:

Download from http://www.studiesinwords.de/80realme.html
transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com)
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There are 37 clips for this episode

AKAs

Crazy guy referred to Dawn as Curds and whey

Tara referred to Scoobies as the slayer circle

Buffy referred to Riley as logic boy

Riley referred to Riley as a studly yet sensitive boyfriend

Harmony referred to Xander as a big girl

Harmony referred to Xander as weak fraidy-cat loser

Harmony referred to Xander as a good little puppy

Buffy referred to Vampires as bloodsucking dead people

Buffy referred to Harmony as halfwit

Dawn referred to Dawn as Little Miss Nobody

characters

Story Arcs

NOTES ON EPISODE ART: CREATED 01/2005 ~(Feb 2002) Nothing too special here, just my standard "grab a few caps, throw 'em together and add filters/textures to the space between" collage. Still, they were some nice clear caps, so I'm pretty happy with the results. The pink of Dawn's shirt and red of Harmony's lipstick suggested the pinkish-red tone I opted to give the collage as a whole. (Jan 2004) current displayed version is a redo, with the usual simplfy and clarify tactics.

Notes: Harmony & her gang kidnap Dawn. Plot Highlights: Dawn interrupts Buffy's training. Dawn writes in her diary. Buffy spaces on her plans with Riley. Dawn & Buffy go for a ride in Giles' new car. The current Magic Shop owner is found dead. Tara thumb-wrestles Dawn. Tara tells Willow her Dawn concerns. Buffy rants about Dawn to Riley. Xander & Anya babysit. Harmony stops by while Buffy is out. Spike runs into Harmony & her minions. Buffy rants about Dawn some more. Harmony kidnaps Dawn. Buffy extracts info from Spike. Buffy takes out the fang gang, saves Dawn (Harmony escapes). Giles decides to buy the Magic Shop. Quick Review: The Real Me is a fun and entertaining episode and goes a long way towards reassuring us that though wacky kid sisters may appear out of nowhere, the Scooby Gang are still the same bunch we know and love. Giles was particularly priceless, from beginning to end his every scene was a perfect riot (see Memorable Moments below). Proving that not all good BtVS episodes need to be steeped in trauma, this one definitely makes the A list for season 5. Memorable Moments: Giles regretting his choice in automobiles (a sporty convertible) in one breath and then feeling a need to show it off to Willow & Tara in the next. His suggestion that Buffy show a "modicrum of respect". Xander laughing & taunting Harmony and her "terrifying Harmony gang" when she shows up to call the absent Buffy out to fight. Buffy & Riley cracking up about Harmony's minions. Spike running across Harmony and refusing to take her plans to kill Buffy seriously. "Evil for dummies". Giles being suddenly distracted mid-investigation by the many (obvious?) charms of Magic Shop ownership; his defense of his decision to Buffy at the end. Harmony whining to Dawn about the pressures of being a vamp gang leader, her minions turning on her and then Buffy capping off her day by joining Spike in insulting her ability to be evil. Cheap. Tasteless. Unicorns. But good for staking in a pinch. Ah, the perils of being sire-whipped.
Transcript Source: Download from http://www.studiesinwords.de/80realme.html transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com) (If the link above doesn't work, try looking here, under multimedia.)
There are 37 clips for this episode

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