Act Three
39YYY) "Are those finger sandwiches?" FROM THE ORIGINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT: In the original script, after Giles walks off, Xander says to Willow, "Giles is developing a sense of humor." "I'm scared, too," she replies.--"Homecoming" by David Greenwalt, available through Pocketbooks, Inc. in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Script Book, Season Three, Volume 1
39ZZZ) "Now, I can let you out of that, or I can put a bullet in your head." HARD TIMES CALL...: Besides the rocket launcher, the only time Buffy will threaten a villain with a firearm.
39Ax4) "...two Germans with AR-15s..." GUNS N' STUFF: "The Armalite AR-15 rifle was developed in the mid-1950s and adopted as the US Army's standard assault rifle, the standardised military version being known as the M16. (Yes, I looked this up. I'd hate to know it off the top of my head.) Civilian versions of the design are now made by various makers."--KdS, Tues, 12/30/03 at 12:42:58
39Bx4) "The doctor says that the itching and the swelling and the burning should clear up, but we gotta keep using the ointment." SISTERS ARE DOIN' IT FOR THEMSELVES: "I love Faith's demonstration of loyalty to Buffy and female solidarity for Scott's poor treatment and dumping of Buffy. It's in marked contrast to the she-fighting between Cordelia and Buffy over the Homecoming title."--sdev, Wed, 12/31/03 at 15:21:53
39Cx4) "...I loved him...And now I'm never gonna get the chance to tell him." AWWW!: A rare instance of vulnerability on Cordy's part, at this point in the series, which foreshadows the pain and hurt she will feel in Lovers Walk. This might be the first time Buffy realizes just how much Cordy truly cares for Xander.
39Dx4) " I know what you're up to...You think if you get me mad enough, I won't be so scared. And, hey! It's working! Where's a damn weapon?" LINKAGE: In Joss' short-lived science-fiction series, Firefly, Mal will try to take Wash's mind off the torture they are going through at the hands of the malevolent Nisska through a similar method: pissing him off. In that case, Mal tells Wash that he's going to have sex with his (Wash's) wife, Zoe.
39*1) "Well, he kinda grows on you, like...a Chia Pet." CH-CH-CH-CHIA: One of the strangest novelty gifts ever created, these things were popular in the early 1990s. Dubbed "the pottery that grows," Chia Pets are pieces of pottery that come in various animal shapes, with tiny holes with plant seeds located on the animals' backs or heads, so when you water them, the plant eventually grows and looks like hair.
39Ex4) "You're about to see why Daniel Boone and that idiot demon are creatures of the past...and why I am the future." HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: Daniel Boone was a real man and is now a folk hero of America, best known today for being a wild frontiersman in the late 1700s. Jungle Bob is reminiscent of him of Boone due to his rustic, hunting methods.
39Fx4) "Why is it every time I go somewhere with you, it always ends in violence and terror?" FORESHADOWY GOODNESS: This line "anticipates Cordelia's blaming Buffy in The Wish for what Harmony calls Cordelia's 'dumpster chic.' Cordelia...assesses [here] that close contact with Buffy is not conducive to long life and looking good." In The Wish, she will take this theory overboard.--sdev, Wed, 12/31/03 at 15:27:25, with additions by Rob
39Gx4) "I could pick up a yearbook someday and say, I was there. I went to high school, I had friends, and...for one moment, I got to live in the world...And there'd be proof. Proof that I was chosen for something other than this." LINKAGE: This line ties in with Buffy's earlier fears of invisibility earlier on in the episode (see 39NN), and is obviously a running theme of the series: Buffy's desire for a normal life.
39Hx4) "Besides... I look cute in a tiara." POP CULTURE TIME: "Sort of a reference to Sarah Michelle Gellar's role in the movie, I know What you Did Last Summer, in which as blonde-girl-victim she wins a beauty pageant tiara snd wears it for quite a while."--Cactus Watcher, Tues, 12/30/03 at 07:37:24
39Ix4) ...Cordelia slaps him on the back with her spatula from behind. FROM THE ORIGINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT: "Cordelia tries hitting him on his spiny head with the spatula. Doesn't do a damn thing, but you gotta admire her pluck."--"Homecoming" by David Greenwalt, available through Pocketbooks, Inc. in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Script Book, Season Three, Volume 1
39Jx4) "I want to do Buffy: my weddin' present for what happened to your poor brother." VAMPIRES IN LOVE?: Like her husband and his deceased brother, Candy shows remarkable loyalty and love to Lyle here.
39Kx4) The camera pans down to Giles lying unconscious on the floor. CONTINUITY CHECK: In Flooded, Giles will quip that he didn't feel truly back at home in Sunnydale again until he was knocked unconscious.
Act Four
39Lx4) "Well, give it up for the Slayers. They got character." FROM THE ORIGINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT: The original script follows this with Trick saying an amusing piece of dialogue that perfectly captures the opportunism of his character: "What do I do if they survive? (solution) Re-match next year -- bring on the money... (re: computer) ...go girls, go!"--"Homecoming" by David Greenwalt, available through Pocketbooks, Inc. in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Script Book, Season Three, Volume 1
39Mx4) "Excuse me! Anybody got a warrant here?" YOU'RE A MEAN ONE, MR. TRICK: "The fact that Trick doesn't simply kill the cops here tells you everything about him you need to know."--KdS, Tues, 12/30/03 at 12:42:58
39Nx4) Buffy and Cordelia come around a corner and head for the library. FROM THE ORIGINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT: "Cordy (clinging to her spatula) and Buffy move down the hall. Dresses torn, faces dirty, hair a mess, looking like refugees."--"Homecoming" by David Greenwalt, available through Pocketbooks, Inc. in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Script Book, Season Three, Volume 1
39Ox4) "The point is, I haven't even broken a sweat. See, in the end, Buffy's just the runner-up. *I'm* the Queen. You get me mad...what do you think I'm gonna do to you?" QUEEN C: "First of a series: Cordelia intimidates a supernatural foe (Lyle Gorch) by sheer force of personality. She would do the same to Phantom Dennis' mom in Rm w/a Vu and Angelus in Eternity (both from Angel, Season 1)."--cjl, Tues, 12/30/03 at 23:49:13
"Cordelia shows here why she is so valuable to Angel Investigations, the power of the mouth...She intimidates Lyle without even a spatula...This episode is sandwiched between two other Cordelia title seeking debacles. Cordelia always goes for and sometimes gets the meaningless title only to discover the high price and vacuity of it all. The first...[time was] the build up and anticipation of Cordelia accepting the May Queen title at the Spring Fling only to face the invisible Marcie yielding face altering surgical instruments, [in Out of Mind, Out of Sight]. After Buffy took out Marcie and saved Cordelia's life, the title and dance was an anti-climax and never even shown on screen. In Angel, Seaon 2, Over the Rainbow, Cordelia becomes the Princess complete with tiara only to have Lorne's head handed to her in a basket as she is reminded that her head may well be next title notwithstanding."--sdev, Wed, 12/31/03 at 15:27:25
39Px4) "Later." BUH-BYE!: Lyle's exit at the death of his wife is very similar to how he reacted to the death of his brother. See 24BBB.
39Qx4) They keep shooting at each other through the wall until they hit each other and die. DEATH TALLY: Add another to the short list of people for whose death Buffy is indirectly responsible. See 6OO.
39Rx4) Cut to the Mayor's office. FROM THE ORIGINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT: In the original script, this scene takes place after Buffy staked Candy Gorch. Moving it to this point in the episode was a good choice, because where it was, it would have broken up the tension of Buffy and Cordy's battle.--"Homecoming" by David Greenwalt, available through Pocketbooks, Inc. in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Script Book, Season Three, Volume 1
39Sx4) "Well, clothes make the man." DUST IN THE WIND: Which is why vampires' clothes turn to dust along with their bodies, when they are staked. See 1ZZ.
39Tx4) "Do you have children?" FROM THE ORIGINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT: In the original script, we get a little more information as to the background of the enigmatic Mr. Trick. He responds here, "None living. I think I got some descendants in Gainsburg or somewhere."--"Homecoming" by David Greenwalt, available through Pocketbooks, Inc. in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Script Book, Season Three, Volume 1
39Ux4) "Children are the heart of a community. They need to be looked after. Controlled. The more rebellious element needs to be dealt with. The children are our future. We need them. *I* need them." I BELIEVE THE CHILDREN...: "Of course, Wilkins needs the children as food, among other things, but this speech helps to sum up his bizarrely dual nature. I personally suspect that Wilkins is primarily a political satire on the type of unthinking conservative who believes that poverty and injustice are only a problem if they affect 'our sort of people,' but that may just be my own prejudices showing."--KdS, Tues, 12/30/03 at 12:42:58 See 39W.
39Vx4) "Apparently not that long." CONTINUITY CHECK: "A running joke from the revelation of Oz's wolfiness in Faith, Hope & Trick."--KdS, Tues, 12/30/03 at 12:42:58 See 37*6.
39Wx4) Buffy and Cordelia exchange another look, roll their eyes and turn to go. THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKING: If this isn't poetic justice, I don't know what is.