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  Episode Information  
Title: Tough Love
Episode Number: 97
Season: 5
Season Episode #.: 19
Production Number: 5ABB19
Original Airdate: Tuesday May 01st, 2001
9/10 (2 Votes cast)
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Episode Crew
Director: David Grossman
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner

  Episode Summary  
Somone close to Buffy pays the ultimate price after Glory mistakes them for the key.
 
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  Guest Stars  
Guest Stars
Amber BensonplayedTaraRecurring (27th appearance)
Charlie WeberplayedBenRecurring (11th appearance)
Clare KramerplayedGloryRecurring (9th appearance)
Todd DuffeyplayedMurkRecurring (third appearance)
Troy BlendellplayedJinxRecurring (6th appearance)
Alan HeitzplayedSlook 
Anne BetancourtplayedPrincipal Stevens 
Leland CrookeplayedProfessor Lillian 
Pat SkipperplayedDoctor (Uncredited) 
  Main Cast  
Sarah Michelle GellarplayedBuffy Anne Summers
Nicholas BrendonplayedAlexander "Xander" Harris
Alyson HanniganplayedWillow Rosenberg
Anthony Stewart HeadplayedRupert Giles
James MarstersplayedSpike
Michelle TrachtenbergplayedDawn Summers
  Episode Notes  
This episode scored a 4.6/7 in the ratings.
 
This episode ranked 3rd out of 17 WB shows for the week.
 
This episode scored a 3.0 in the national ratings.
 
Ranked 87 out of 131 prime time shows.
 
  Episode Quotes  
Xander: Honey, old saying: "A watched customer never buys."
Anya: They would if they were patriotic.
Xander: Okay, I'm going in. Patriotic?
Anya: Yes. I've recently come to realize there's more to me than just being human. I'm also an American.
Giles: I suppose you are, in a matter of speaking. You were born here. Your mortal self.
Anya: That's right, foreigner.
 
Xander: Ahn, how 'bout we try being a bit less prejudiced and a bit more inclusive? Not us, just you.
 
Willow: I know it is. And I'm a big fan of school. You know me, I'm all: 'Go school, it's your birthday'! Or something to that effect.
 
Willow: Sure it is! I'd totally be blowing off classes if I was in Dawnie's shoes.
Tara: Sweetie, you wouldn't blow off class if your head was on fire.
 
Willow: Well I took Psych 101 -- I mean, I took it from an evil government scientist who was skewered by her Frankenstein-like creation right before the final -- but I know what a Freudian slip is.
 
Willow: Yeah, I know. But it's a whole night and I don't think I can sleep without her.
Anya: You can sleep with me. You know, that came out a lot more lesbian than it sounded in my head.
 
Spike: So, you're saying a powerful and mightily pissed-off witch was planning to go out and spill herself a few pints of god blood until you...explained?
Buffy: You think she'd...? No. I told Willow, fighting Glory'd be suicide.
Spike: I'd do it. Right person. Person I loved. I'd do it.
 
Glory: Did anybody order an apocalypse?
 
Buffy: She was looking to go all payback-y on Glory for a minute, but I cooled her down a little. Actually a lot.
Spike: So, she's not gonna do anything rash then.
Buffy: No. I explained there was no point.
Spike: Mm-hmm.
Buffy: What?
Spike: You... so you're saying that a powerful and mightily pissed off witch was planning on going and spilling herself a few pints of god blood until you, what..."explained"?
Buffy: You think she...? No. I told Willow it would be like suicide.
Spike: I'd do it. Right person. Person I loved. I'd do it.

 
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CreatorJoss Whedon
Executive ProducerJoss Whedon
 
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