Toward the end of the “X-Men” movie, there’s a scene where Cyclops is trying to determine if Wolverine is Wolverine, or if Wolverine is really Mystique. “How do I know it’s you?” asks Cyclops. “You’re a dick,” replies Wolverine.
We get loads of “spoilers” here at Coax. Some come from people with track records, so we know they can be trusted. Most, however, come from sources we don’t know from a hole in the ground. This missive comes from one of those.
But there’s a wisecrack within – a wisecrack Spike makes about Glory - that (like Wolverine’s) leaves Herc convinced this is the real thing. Here’s “Scriptgirl” with a look at Buffy 2.18, titled “Intervention.” It’s the second new “Buffy” of the six yet to be aired, and is slated to be broadcast April 24.
But there’s a wisecrack within – a wisecrack Spike makes about Glory - that (like Wolverine’s) leaves Herc convinced this is the real thing. Here’s “Scriptgirl” with a look at Buffy 2.18, titled “Intervention.” It’s the second new “Buffy” of the six yet to be aired, and is slated to be broadcast April 24.
Buffy, who starts to fear she is losing the ability to love, agrees to leave Dawn with Xander and Anya and join Giles on a desert retreat so she might gain information from "The Guide" (in the form of the “First Slayer” from “Restless”). Buffy’s “guide” will tell her that love will lead her to her gift – and that "death is your gift."
Glory, now aware that The Key is human, dispatches minions to spy on the Scoobs because she thinks Buffy knows the identity of The Key.
Spike gets his Buffybot from Warren. Spike whines about it looking plasticky, but once Buffybot kisses him, he is very satisfied.
A post-coital Buffybot heads out on patrol and runs into Xander and Anya, also on patrol. Xander is surprised to see Buffy back so soon, and finds her behavior most passing strange. Soon Xander catches the Buffybot having sex with Spike, and relays this news to the other shocked Scoobs, who think Buffy must be doing this out of her grief over Joyce’s death.
As Xander speaks to Spike about Buffy, Glory’s minions bust in and kidnap Spike. Because the Buffybot was seen protecting Spike, the minions are now convinced that Spike is The Key. When Spike is delivered, Glory is enraged; Spike can’t possibly be The Key because he’s not human! Glory sets about torturing Spike for information about The Key.
Worried about Spike spilling the beans about Dawn to Glory, the Scoobs head to Buffy’s house to gather weapons, only to be met there by the Buffybot, itself looking for help. As the Slayer Circle tries to stage a (hilarious) intervention, Buffy herself returns and is hugely peeved that the Scoobs couldn’t tell the Buffybot from the real thing. On the way to find Glory’s lair, the Buffybot is damaged by minions.
Though beaten and bloodied by a Key-seeking Glory, Spike can’t resist mocking her, calling her a “god of bad home perms" and the like. Glory hits Spike so hard she breaks his restraints, and Spike manages an escape. Glory abandons her lair as the Scoobs close in.
The damaged Buffybot returns to the Spikecrypt and finds Spike with his eyes so swollen he can barely see.
BUFFYBOT: Why don’t you just tell Glory what she wants to know?
SPIKE: Because I can't do that to Buffy. The real Buffy.
(The Buffybot kisses Spike on the lips, sweetly)
SPIKE (pulling back in shock): What did you do with my robot?
BUFFY: The robot is gone. The robot is gross. Don't do it again. And thank you.
Executive Producer Joss Whedon.
To give credit where credit is due, note that this ending was predicted here by Harold in Chicago way back on March 5. At the time it was pelted in talkback with cries of “definitely bull” and “faker than Pam Anderson’s boobs.”
Again, “Intervention” airs April 24.
Remember that we are still updating our ”Buffy”/”Angel” Spoilerama with new material all the time. Don’t be afraid to keep checking it out as rumors continue to fly. The ice is so slippery and monkeys are all irrational!
