Buffyverse Dialogue Database - EPISODE: 'Intervention'


Season: Episode 18 of Season 5
Original Air Date: 04/24/2001
Written by: Jane Espenson
Directed by: Michael Gershman

Notes:

After witnessing BuffyBot's preferencial treatment of Spike, Glory's minions deliver him to her as a potential key.
Plot Highlights:

Giles suggests a Quest. Spike accepts delivery of BuffyBot. Glory misses the hellfires of home. In the desert, Giles chants the chant & Buffy follows a mountain lion. Xander & Anya meet BuffyBot & Spike. Xander & Anya tell Willow & Tara about seeing Spike & Buffy. Xander confronts Spike, but Glory's minions intervene. Spike is kidnapped, Buffy is guided & BuffyBot goes to Willow & Xander for help. Buffy meets BuffyBot. Spike escapes Glory's torture. Buffy poses as BuffyBot to see if Spike told Glory about Dawn.
Quick Review:

Another robot? An evil twin wandering around Sunnydale? Haven't we been there, done that, this season already? I was skeptical and a little disappointed when the idea was introduced at the end of I Was Made to Love You. But I should have trusted Joss, as this episode turned out to be one of my favorites of the season. The way BuffyBot wandered chipperly through the episode exposing everyone else's attitudes towards the real Buffy was wonderfully entertaining as well as being deeply revealing. And of course, another great Spike episode full of vivid scenes (see Memorable Moments below) and great one-liners (does it get funnier than "impure as the driven yellow snow"?). Definitely a top-tenner for the season, and a must-see for the Spirit Guide bits that set up the big show in the season finale.
Memorable Moments:

Buffy's reaction to Giles' vision quest supplies (gourd & a bunch of twigs) & his Hokey-Pokey ritual.
Spike's insistance that BuffyBot not remind him that she isn't the real thing.
Willow, Tara, Xander & Anya's individual reactions to the mistaken idea that Buffy is sleeping with Spike. Willow's & Xander's attempts at rationalization.
Buffy's reactions to meeting BuffyBot, to her friends not realizing BuffyBot was a robot, & to Spike's obvious motivation for having her built.
Spike's refusing to reveal the Key's identity despite Glory's torture tatics and delivering a top notch symphony of insults to get her to kick him out the door; his attitude disintegrating when he sees the cavalry arriving.
A very beat up Spike's declaring himself to the faux-BuffyBot, only to find himself being gently kissed, strongly chastised & ultimately forgiven by the real Buffy.

Transcript Source:

Download from http://www.studiesinwords.de/96intervention.html
Haven't found a transcript yet, so am just typing up my favorite exchanges as time allows...
(If the link above doesn't work, try looking here, under multimedia.)

There are 27 clips for this episode

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NOTES ON EPISODE ART: CREATED 02/2002 ~I just couldn't decide what the most important aspect of the ep was to emphasize in the collage, so I had to do another one of those schitzo collages divided up into sections. That last short scene packed such a punch that I decided to put caps from it front and center. I think making it narrower than the top and bottom portions works well, adds interest. I also added some light framing lines over everthing to try to tie everything together.

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Notes: After witnessing BuffyBot's preferencial treatment of Spike, Glory's minions deliver him to her as a potential key. Plot Highlights: Giles suggests a Quest. Spike accepts delivery of BuffyBot. Glory misses the hellfires of home. In the desert, Giles chants the chant & Buffy follows a mountain lion. Xander & Anya meet BuffyBot & Spike. Xander & Anya tell Willow & Tara about seeing Spike & Buffy. Xander confronts Spike, but Glory's minions intervene. Spike is kidnapped, Buffy is guided & BuffyBot goes to Willow & Xander for help. Buffy meets BuffyBot. Spike escapes Glory's torture. Buffy poses as BuffyBot to see if Spike told Glory about Dawn. Quick Review: Another robot? An evil twin wandering around Sunnydale? Haven't we been there, done that, this season already? I was skeptical and a little disappointed when the idea was introduced at the end of I Was Made to Love You. But I should have trusted Joss, as this episode turned out to be one of my favorites of the season. The way BuffyBot wandered chipperly through the episode exposing everyone else's attitudes towards the real Buffy was wonderfully entertaining as well as being deeply revealing. And of course, another great Spike episode full of vivid scenes (see Memorable Moments below) and great one-liners (does it get funnier than "impure as the driven yellow snow"?). Definitely a top-tenner for the season, and a must-see for the Spirit Guide bits that set up the big show in the season finale. Memorable Moments: Buffy's reaction to Giles' vision quest supplies (gourd & a bunch of twigs) & his Hokey-Pokey ritual. Spike's insistance that BuffyBot not remind him that she isn't the real thing. Willow, Tara, Xander & Anya's individual reactions to the mistaken idea that Buffy is sleeping with Spike. Willow's & Xander's attempts at rationalization. Buffy's reactions to meeting BuffyBot, to her friends not realizing BuffyBot was a robot, & to Spike's obvious motivation for having her built. Spike's refusing to reveal the Key's identity despite Glory's torture tatics and delivering a top notch symphony of insults to get her to kick him out the door; his attitude disintegrating when he sees the cavalry arriving. A very beat up Spike's declaring himself to the faux-BuffyBot, only to find himself being gently kissed, strongly chastised & ultimately forgiven by the real Buffy.
Transcript Source: Download from http://www.studiesinwords.de/96intervention.html Haven't found a transcript yet, so am just typing up my favorite exchanges as time allows... (If the link above doesn't work, try looking here, under multimedia.)
There are 27 clips for this episode

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