Crush (Buffy episode)
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| “Crush” | |
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| Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 14 |
| Guest stars | Mercedes McNab (Harmony) Charlie Weber (Ben) Juliet Landau (Drusilla) Amber Benson (Tara) Kristine Sutherland (Joyce) |
| Written by | David Fury |
| Directed by | Daniel Attias |
| Production no. | 5ABB14 |
| Original airdate | February 13, 2001 |
| Episode chronology | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| "Blood Ties" | "I Was Made to Love You" |
"Crush" is the 14th episode of season 5 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
[edit] Summary
Dawn has a crush on Spike, who reveals his crush on Buffy when he takes her on a stakeout date. When his advances are turned down, Spike kidnaps Buffy and Drusilla, who has returned to Sunnydale. He tries to force an admission of love from Buffy. Harmony appears as well and breaks up with Spike.
[edit] Expanded overview
The Bronze re-opens under new management, and Buffy watches on as her friends dance. Spike shows up and tries to carry on a conversation with Buffy, but she's not the slightest bit interested. Willow reveals that she is suffering from headaches and nosebleeds as a result of her teleportation spell. Buffy spots Ben and offers her thanks to him for looking after Dawn. A train pulls into Sunnydale, but the porter goes on board to find all the passengers dead before he too is attacked.
Buffy returns home and Giles suggests that Dawn be treated normally. Harmony tries to get Spike in the mood and suggests a game where she pretends to be Buffy. Buffy reads about the train murders, but concludes that it's vampire and not Glory. Dawn arrives at Spike's crypt to talk with him. Buffy searches for Dawn and finds her with Spike, listening to one of his scary stories. Dawn reveals her crush on Spike, but really shocks her sister when she tells of Spike's crush on Buffy.
Buffy and Xander investigate the train and Buffy confesses the possibility of Spike loving her. Buffy finds her mother and sister talking in the kitchen with Spike. He takes her to a warehouse where he believes the vamps from the train are. Buffy confronts Spike about his feelings, but when he confesses his love, she rejects him brutally. Returning to the crypt, Spike is shocked to find his sire and long-time love, Drusilla.
Drusilla tells him of the events in Los Angeles and tries to convince him to return with her. She's already aware of the chip in his head and tries to convince him he can be evil, even with the chip. Harmony arrives and yells at Drusilla for hurting Spike. He then throws her out of the way, announcing that he's back. Joyce and Willow talk to Buffy about the problem with Spike and tell her she has to make it clear to Spike that there is nothing.
Spike and Drusilla dance at the Bronze before Dru spots a couple on the catwalk for them to feed on. She snaps the neck of the girl, offering her to Spike before taking the guy for herself. Spike hesitates, but soon vamps and bites. Buffy discovers the extension of Spike's lair underground and a shrine dedicated to herself. As she returns to the surface, Buffy finds Spike and Drusilla waiting for her. Spike watches Drusilla shock Buffy with a cattle prod. After the Slayer collapses, Drusilla turns to Spike, only to be shocked herself as he seizes the cattle prod and uses it on her.
Buffy awakens to find herself chained up in the underground space below Spike's crypt, Drusilla tied to a pole across from her. Spike professes his love and offers to kill Drusilla to convince Buffy of his love. Buffy rejects Spike again and he goes into a rage about women being so difficult. Harmony arrives and shoots Spike with a crossbow bolt. While Harmony and Spike fight, Drusilla breaks free and goes after Buffy while the Slayer is still chained up. Spike saves Buffy and Drusilla leaves, disappointed that Spike can't be helped by anyone.
Harmony leaves Spike, telling him it's completely over between the two of them. Buffy walks home with Spike following her, but Buffy tells him to stay away from her. He tries to follow her into her house, but finds that Willow has cast a spell to prevent his entry and Buffy shuts the door in his face.
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[edit] Production details
[edit] Music
- Johannes Brahms - "Hungarian Dance No 5"
- Devics - "Key"
- Ramones - "I Wanna Be Sedated"
- Summercamp - "Happy"
- Summercamp - "Play It By Ear"
[edit] Quotes and trivia
- This episode marks the final 'real' appearance of Drusilla in the Buffyverse as all her future appearances are either in the forms of illusions or flashbacks.
- This episode marks the final appearance of Harmony on the series; however, she will later appear as a recurring character and finally a regular cast member in the Angel series, eventually becoming Angel's secretary at Wolfram & Hart.
- This is the first and only time Buffy has ever had to actually fight Drusilla.
- The pink dress that Anya wears in the scene at the Bronze is later worn by Harmony in the Angel episode "Life of the Party".
- Xander refers to Spike as "Evil Dead", a possible reference to the the film of the same name, which is in keeping with Xander's pop-culture geek character.
[edit] Translations
- Italian title: "Cotta" ("Crush")
- German title: "Die liebe Liebe" ("The lovely love")
- French title: "La déclaration" ("The declaration (of love)")
[edit] Continuity
[edit] Arc significance
Crossover with Angel: Drusilla's arrival in Sunnydale follows the events of "Redefinition". And after breaking up with Spike, Harmony is next seen in "Disharmony".
Spike's de-invite lasts only a few episodes: Buffy re-invites him by the end of the season. She never de-invites him again, not even following his attempted rape.
Buffy says she wants Spike "out of [her] life" in this episode, and uses the same line later in "Wrecked". Both times the rejection is very short; this time it lasts almost four episodes, before (at the end of "Intervention") Buffy learns that Spike is capable of great personal sacrifice on her behalf. Soon after she seeks out his help protecting Dawn ("Spiral").
[edit] Timing
- Stories that take place around the same time in the Buffyverse:
| Location, time (if known) |
Buffyverse chronology: January 2001 - Spring 2001 (non-canon = italic) |
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| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.12 Checkpoint |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.12 Blood Money |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.13 Happy Anniversary |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.13 Blood Ties |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.14 The Thin Dead Line |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.15 Reprise |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.14 Crush |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.16 Epiphany |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy book: Wisdom of War |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.15 I Was Made to Love You |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.17 Disharmony |
| L.A., 2001 | Angel book: Vengeance |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.16 The Body |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.18 Dead End |
| L.A., 2001 | Angel book: Haunted |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.17 Forever |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.19 Belonging |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy graphic novel: Ugly Little Monsters |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy comic: 'Chaos Bleeds' prequel |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy video game: Chaos Bleeds |
| L.A., 2001 | Tales of the Slayer: Again, Sunnydale |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.18 Intervention |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy book: Tempted Champions |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy book: Little Things |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy book: Crossings |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy book: Sweet Sixteen |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.19 Tough Love |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.20 Over the Rainbow |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.20 Spiral |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.21 Through the Looking Glass |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.21 The Weight of the World |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.22 The Gift |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.22 There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy graphic novel: Death of Buffy: Lost & Found’ |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy graphic novel: Death of Buffy |
