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Subject: 8x20: Gates Author: VKMax [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 17:30:28 02/06/04 Fri Previously… Tabula Rasa: Giles says he’s leaving Bring on The Night: Giles returns, Buffy asks for a non apocalyptic visit Season Eight… Giles buries Hank Giles tells Buffy they need to talk Tori is introduced to Buffy and Faith Tara searches for Dawn EXT – GRAVEYARD – NIGHT Vi ducks as Kennedy rolls over her back to stake a vamp – just as she’s about to plunge the stake in, it dusts to reveal Tori, grinning at Kennedy KENNEDY Careful – if I’d have carried it through you’d be bleeding on the floor TORI I doubt it Faith walks over to them tucking her stake back into her belt FAITH Hey – any kill? VI Yeah we got… TORI I got it don’t worry FAITH It was a group question VI I almost got one KENNEDY I got one FAITH Where’d B go? Across the graveyard, a vampire can barely move as Buffy straddles him beating his face repeatedly. Screaming as she does it. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar Nicholas Brendon Michelle Trachtenberg Tom Lenk Amber Benson James Marsters as Spike Alyson Hannigan as Willow Special Guest Star Anthony Stewart Head Eliza Dushku as Faith Guest Starring Kaarina Aufranc, Iyari Limon, Thad Luckinbill, Dania Ramirez With Rebecca Cartright, Felicia Day as Vi INT – KITCHEN – MORNING Buffy is already up as Tara comes into the kitchen. Tori is reading the paper and munching on cereal as Buffy stares into space TARA Hey… Nothing TARA B-Buffy? BUFFY Huh? What… (beat) Tara... hey Tara looks at her with concern before turning to Tori who wipes a drip of milk from her mouth TORI I’ll go watch some TV TARA Buffy…I-I don’t meant to butt in and feel free to, you know tell me to get lost but, did something happen with you and…and…Giles Buffy goes wide eyed TARA Since he left you’ve been, I don’t know, distant, not yourself BUFFY I’m okay TARA Okay like the weather isn’t how you hoped or okay like you were when you told me about you and Spike the first time BUFFY The second one TARA Do you want to talk about it? BUFFY Ready…I…I’m not ready to talk, I’m not… TARA It’s okay…I-I’m here when you’re ready Tara puts her hand on Buffy’s shoulder before walking away FLASH TO WHITE INT – KITCHEN – 3 Days earlier BUFFY No… GILES I’m sorry BUFFY You’re sorry that you buried my Father in the woods or Sorry that he got found? GILES Buffy, you have to understand – about Dawn BUFFY But it wasn’t Dawn! GILES I didn’t know that at the time, none of us did! I know I shouldn’t make excuses and believe me I regret it but I was thinking about her BUFFY How? How exactly were you thinking about her? GILES Can you imagine for one moment what Dawn would feel if she came from this and knew what she’d done? That she’d killed her Father? BUFFY That’s really not the point GILES Then what is? (calming) I know what I did was wrong, foolish even…but it’s done. It was done, at the time to protect Dawn – to protect you BUFFY Protect me? You’re trying to defend what you did? GILES If Dawn had… BUFFY It was NOT Dawn! GILES If Dawn or “Dawn” as the police would’ve seen her, had been caught she’d have gone completely off the rails as the key – killed dozens of policemen, exposed everything about the world that you protect them from BUFFY For the greater good? GILES Exactly BUFFY Like when you lied to me for three years about killing Ben? GILES Buffy… BUFFY No. GILES I… BUFFY Save it. GILES Buffy please don’t you think we have more important things than… BUFFY No. No we don’t have anymore important things – go home Giles Giles gives a blank stare, a shocked stare BUFFY I don’t need you here. I have two powerful witches and a half dozen superbeings (low and cold) I don’t need a retired librarian. I have to go – if you’re here when I get back, I’ll move you myself. Buffy shoves past him and walks out leaving Giles in shock FLASH BACK Buffy is holding a milk glass – it crushes in her hands as blood drips from her palm CUT TO. INT – WILLOWS ROOM – DAY WILLOW Anything? Tara climbs back into bed next to Willow TARA She’s worse…it’s like… WILLOW When we bought her back TARA Exactly. Something happened with them…something big END OF PART ONE EXT – PARK – DAY ANDREW You know, this place is really beautiful we should come here more often SPIKE Right ANDREW It’s so fresh and romantic and… SPIKE Wrong. Look, are we here to fight or would like this conversation to continue with yourself ANDREW Sorry and hey stop yelling Nancy didn’t show! SPIKE Yeah, but she called and said she’s busy ANDREW Well, what about RJ? SPIKE Who? ANDREW Dawn’s friend SPIKE Oh, forgot about him and… (pause) Stop buying time, show me what you got ANDREW Okay (shakes off and takes a deep breath) You ready? SPIKE I think I can handle this Andrew leans forward like a bull in the charge and lunges at Spike, screaming CUT TO. Faith crashes to the floor, standing straight up and rubbing her jaw BUFFY Sorry FAITH Didn’t realise the kitchen was such a private place for you BUFFY I’m just on edge is all FAITH Giles? BUFFY Why does everyone think it’s all about Giles? Can’t anyone remember my sister? FAITH Just preachin’ what your looks are teachin’ BUFFY Huh? FAITH I’ve known you what? Five and a half years now B…I can read you pretty well BUFFY So can everyone, apparently I’m like a billboard! Even Tara can read me! She’s only been alive for four months! FAITH All I’m sayin’ is, we all know something’s up and from what I’ve been told, bottle up Buffy ends up being brutally not fun Buffy. (laughs in disbelief) Not to be a bitch but you know from the dreams we’ve shared these last few nights, something’s coming B. This thing, it ain’t over so… (hard) Shake it off Faith walks away before Buffy can respond. She crosses Kennedy on her way out KENNEDY Hey BUFFY Did you want something? KENNEDY Erm, yeah actually – it’s about Tori BUFFY I don’t have time for this, not now KENNEDY You’re not doing anything BUFFY I’m fighting invisible demons KENNEDY Buffy I’m serious – BUFFY So am I! Look there’s one over there KENNEDY You want me to look at a fictional invisible demon BUFFY No, what I want it for you to get a clue Buffy goes to walk past Kennedy before pausing and heading straight out of the back door CUT TO. INT – DINING ROOM – DAY Kennedy walks back through to Vi and Caridad CARIDAD What did she say? KENNEDY The door said slam VI Guys I don’t know about this I mean, maybe we should give her a chance KENNEDY We did! Don’t you remember the other day – everytime we invited her to do something with us she turned her nose up to go and play with RJ. VI Have you tried talking to her one on one? KENNEDY We’ve all tried Vi! If you like her so much and she likes you then go be with her, but she’s had enough chances. There’s something wrong with that girl! It’s time we talked her up on it FAITH (O.S) I agree. CUT TO. INT – HIGHSCHOOL – DAY Buffy is staring into space at her computer as a pencil hits her on the head BUFFY Ow! WILLOW I’ve been stood here for five minutes! BUFFY Sorry WILLOW Tara’s found something… something more BUFFY What? WILLOW She doesn’t know the exact place but she knows the exact plain where we can find Dawn – I’m heading back now to anchor her BUFFY She’s going in…can she handle it? WILLOW She can. She’ll have me guiding her mentally and… BUFFY Do it! Bring her back, Will I can almost feel the key every time I look at those girls it’s coming back for them, for us…it’ll come for Dawn WILLOW Wouldn’t it make sense to you know, not bring her back then? BUFFY No. The Key thinks like The First – it knows who can harm it, that’s why it got rid of Dawn and that’s why Faith is sticking around (off look) It could’ve framed someone ten times closer to me than her Willow shuffles awkwardly before opening the door and looking back at Buffy WILLOW Wish us… BUFFY No. You won’t need it (beat) I trust you can do it CUT TO. EXT – MAGIC BOX – DAY NANCY It was an accident okay! Spike stops in his tracks and turns to Nancy – he has a black eye NANCY Oh but hey! I hurt you that means you’re a good teacher right? (pause) Sorry RJ Yeah, me too ANDREW Me three Spike is looking more pissed by the second as Andrew unlocks the door – they all stop dead in their tracks RJ Why are we stopping? (looks around) Why are we in an empty shop? ANDREW I… NANCY Wow. That was some fight SPIKE You don’t know the half of it Spike pushes through them and rushes off. NANCY He’s weird, in a sexy kinda way ANDREW Totally RJ and Andrew give Andrew a look CUT TO. EXT – KING MANS BLUFF – DAY Willow and Tara walk up to the centre where Proserpexa is still there, covered now in graffiti. TARA What’s wrong? WILLOW I haven’t been here since…you know TARA I have WILLOW When? TARA With Spike – that night you were trapped in the high school. He made me realise something… (looks to the ground then into Willow’s eyes) He helped me remember I was in love with you Willow grabs Tara’s hands and they walk directly to the centre and sit down cross legged TARA Doesn’t in look beautiful from here? WILLOW Then you think about what’s actually out there TARA (deep breath) Are you ready? WILLOW Let’s bring her back Tara spills sand in the shape of a star between them, before cutting the palm of her hand with a letter opener WILLOW You know it’s kinda ironic that I’m maybe saving the world the same place I almost ended it TARA It had to be here, it’s the highest point WILLOW I know Willow cuts her palm and they both drip blood onto the star before joining hands and chanting – the star begins to light up as everything around them floods to white. CUT TO. INT – SUNNYDALE HIGH – DAY Buffy is staring forward in confusion – Faith is stood there. BUFFY Did I fall asleep? You’re in a temple of education FAITH Yeah, all these signs for graduation – I can almost feel my doom BUFFY So, there must be a reason you’re here FAITH Yeah, I figured you should know that Tori… BUFFY Save it FAITH Whoah, back up a second there Summers. The others – they’re not getting on with her at all and I agree with them, there’s something about her I just don’t click with (long pause) But I’m not gonna go against your judgement in this. You were right last year and hey I owe you a hell of a lot more than I owe those girls BUFFY Thanks FAITH Just sayin’ – you might wanna speak to them before this gets out of hand. I’ve heard them talkin’ Buffy – they don’t see either of us as the senior slayers anymore and why should they? Spike comes stomping in and grabs Buffy by the arm SPIKE Excuse us He pulls Buffy into a store room and leaves Faith looking around, a little lost INT – STORE ROOM – DAY BUFFY Did you go crazy…again? SPIKE Giles – he’s left BUFFY Well at least we know you’re not blind and stupid SPIKE I mean really – the magic shop is empty, not a thing on the shelves Buffy’s face drops BUFFY Good SPIKE Look I know what he did wasn’t the best way to… BUFFY You knew? SPIKE No BUFFY My god, you knew – how long did you know? SPIKE Buffy it was me who told him to tell you BUFFY Look how great that one turned out SPIKE Buffy… BUFFY Stay away from me Buffy leaves and slams the door behind her. CUT TO. INT – BUFFYS HOUSE – DAY Tori is in Buffy’s room trying on her clothes as she spots a bag at the bottom of the wardrobe – it’s the slayer bag END OF PART TWO [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: 8x20: Gates Author: VKMax [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:31:32 02/06/04 Fri INT – MAGIC BOX – DAY Xander walks down the steps to find a bored looking Nancy and RJ listening to an over dramatic Andrew who runs straight up to Xander and throws his arms around him XANDER What’s going on? ANDREW My life is over! NANCY Giles has closed the shop down XANDER He has? NANCY No, I’m kidding – we just sent all of the stock to get cleaned XANDER Oh (pause) Oh now you’re kidding NANCY Well done. XANDER Does Buffy know about this? RJ Spike ran to her I think XANDER This is new RJ What is? XANDER Well…one of our oldest friends business is gone, so is her yet here I am with…two people that didn’t know him and one who’s only been around for a couple of years (beat) It’s sad NANCY You okay? XANDER Yeah (long thoughtful pause) Just realised it’s time to grow up I guess NANCY You had to wait until you were twenty three? XANDER Hey just because I’m not… (thinks) How old are you? NANCY Ahem…that’s not important ANDREW It’s really not! Guys I’m gonna be out on the street, I have no money! XANDER But you have a house ANDREW I do? XANDER You live with us ANDREW I do? XANDER Yeah NANCY Us? XANDER Me and you ANDREW You mean you’re not kicking me out? NANCY You called us “us” you said we live together XANDER No I’m not… yes I did and yes, I think you do NANCY/ANDREW That is so cool RJ …and so confusing and boring. What are we doing here? CUT TO. INT – BUFFYS ROOM – DAY Tori is going through the bag, looking at the objects with bemusement. She takes the shadow puppets and lays them out on the bed, slowly adding them to the stand TORI Weird CUT TO. INT - ?????? - ???? Tara and Willow are walking through the open space as scenery begins to form around them – a black and white outline WILLOW Um…Tara we’re back in the kitchen TARA No…listen Willow looks around – she can’t see or hear anything until a plate breaks CUT TO. INT – BUFFYS ROOM – DAY Tori looks up at the sound of smashing – she shrugs it off and continues to add puppets CUT TO. INT - ??????? WILLOW Okay I heard that TARA Dawn? Dawn slowly fades in – she’s in the kitchen making food as Tara and Willow appear to her DAWN You can see me?! TARA Of course DAWN Don’t of course me! I’ve been hanging around this place for months and nobody’s seen me! WILLOW Did you steal my hairbrush? DAWN Maybe WILLOW Dawn we’re here to get you back DAWN What’s going on? I’ve seen everything that’s going on but I couldn’t hear any of it WILLOW Buffy thinks the key may be coming back DAWN Back? WILLOW Yeah, it tried to make Faith look like Glory’s host… then it spent a lot of time as you which I guess you already knew and… Faith and Buffy TARA Once Buffy worked it out WILLOW Right once Buffy worked it out… They trapped it DAWN How? WILLOW The slayer bag – Buffy tricked the key, she knew it wasn’t Faith so she tried to take it through the bag as a slayer, it wouldn’t let her go through. Then, when they crushed it’s “body” the key got sent to the other dimension DAWN What about Glory? WILLOW She died the same night she came back DAWN Hold on I have something I need to say Tara and Willow look at Dawn with angst. Dawn grabs Tara and hugs her tightly TARA Ow DAWN Sorry but! I’ve seen you walking around like everywhere and nobody told me you were back because, hello, other dimension and…how did this happen? TARA It’s a long story, w-we really need to get back DAWN Are you evil? WILLOW Dawn! DAWN Sorry, people are always evil or crazy when they come back from the dead or out of coma’s TARA I’m not evil DAWN So can we go? (pause) Wait…that new girl…she’s… Dawn looks up, the ceiling fades away as if she has x-ray vision DAWN She’s setting up the shadow puppets CUT TO. INT – BUFFYS ROOM – DAY FAITH What the hell are you doing? TORI Wow. Déjà vu FAITH Deja yourself, what’s your issue? TORI Excuse me? Tori puts the last puppet down and steps up to Faith TORI You think I’m the one with the issues here? FAITH Didn’t your Mom ever teach you to respect your elders? (ignored) How about going through peoples things? Tori folds her arms and arches her brow FAITH Guess not. Did anyone ever teach you not to piss me off? TORI You know what, kiss my- Smack. Faith smacks Tori down onto the bed TORI Crazy bitch! FAITH Who are you talking to because, I don’t see any mirrors Tori lunges at Faith and smashes her head against the desk before smashing her face first into the mirror. She takes a shard of glass and is about to lunge it into Faith and a hand wraps around her wrist. Tori falls back as Kennedy pulls her away KENNEDY (to Faith) You okay She pulls her up as Caridad and Vi stand in the doorway TORI Can’t fight your own battles Faith? FAITH Wanna find out? TORI I can take all of you KENNEDY Bring it on VI Kennedy KENNEDY Shut up Vi! If she’s up for the challenge then so be it FAITH Wait, Vi’s right. Just drop this – she’s beyond not worth it KENNEDY She was going to kill you FAITH Everyone’s tried at some point (shrugs) Yet here I am and there I’ll be Faith walks out of the room with a cool and calm glide, Kennedy stares over Tori as Vi walks away following Faith KENNEDY I’m watching you BUFFY So am I Buffy walks into the room and steps right in Kennedy’s face BUFFY I’ve told you once. KENNEDY Get out of my way BUFFY This is MY house. Don’t ever tell me what to do KENNEDY Why you do that? BUFFY Do what? KENNEDY Talk to me like I’m a potential? I am a slayer – we all are, have been for a year now BUFFY A whole year – that doesn’t mean a thing KENNEDY It means we don’t have to do what you say BUFFY Are you quite finished? KENNEDY No, I’m not! BUFFY Neither am I! If you’re so good, if you’re such a big bad slayer – then why the hell didn’t you keep on fighting or even running? Why did you come here when you heard things were getting bad? KENNEDY To help BUFFY Yourself! You came for protection because you knew you’d get it no matter what? Well you know what Kennedy? (hard) Prove you’re the slayer you think you are. Prove you don’t need me or Faith, even Willow – go out there into the big hard world and call me in two years – see if you’re alive KENNEDY That’s way harsh BUFFY So is reality! You think I lived this long by going out there on my own? If I didn’t have help I would’ve been dead for seven years! Twice! Twice I died and twice my friends got me back! (beat) The whole point of me calling you all as slayers was so nobody had to go through it alone, ever again Tori picks up the last shadow puppet CARIDAD Buffy… BUFFY I did this to save you and you throw it back in my face by saying it’s not my rules? It never was my rules – no matter how many times I change the rules, Evil will change them back. If you don’t like it, get out of the game CARIDAD Buffy… Buffy and Kennedy look at Caridad who nods at Tori as the last puppet locks into place BUFFY No! KENNEDY Tori!! Faith and Vi coming running into the room as it fills with light, sparks cackle around the room as the portal opens – a green light hovers yet has vocal without form END OF PART THREE INT – BUFFYS ROOM - DAY THE KEY All it took was a little girl to set me free FLASH EXT – FOREST – DAY Tori gets out of a truck at the side of the woods as the fog of the key swirves through the air Tori continues to walk through the town as the fog follows her, climbing into random people FLASH THE KEY They all do as I say and come next week your little sister is going to pay for this! Plenty of times she was pushed to the edge and never broke the mortal shell that held me so long! The light explodes out, tearing off the wall to Buffy’s room – revealing the street. Buffy and the other’s are all thrown back into walls – Faith is thrown through a wall The light pours into Tori via her mouth, she falls to the floor in pain before the room goes dark. Tori looks up – her eyes bright green THE KEY / TORI Now I’ll tear you all apart piece by piece. You thought The First put you through it? Meet his biggest fear Tori leaps out of the window and sprints off down the street, the others are still scattered around the room, gasping and panting as they look up in shock. Caridad climbs through the wall to tend to Faith Just as Buffy attempts to stand another light appears – crackles everywhere as another portal appears. Willow comes into the room WILLOW What happened in here? Tara follows TARA Oh god… Tara looks up at the portal TARA It worked Buffy looks at Tara before looking at the light which soon fades to reveal Dawn BUFFY Dawn… Dawn stares at Buffy. Nobody says anything FADE TO BLACK DAWN (V.O) It’s started hasn’t it? NEW---- EPISODE NOTES:-  This episode marks the final appearance of Anthony Stewart Head on the series. He has not signed nor is he in talks to appear in any episodes until at least half way through the tenth season.  This episode marks the first appearance of Dawn on the series since 8x11  This is the final appearance of ‘The Magic Box’ on the show.  This is the final episode shot with Iyari Limon and Dania Ramirez. This was shot after the finale in which they both appear.  Though Tori died, this episodes was originally to be the final episode for Rebecca Cartwright – however she will now portray The Key in both parts of the finale.

[> Subject: Yea! The real Dawn's back Author: MTsFan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:41:22 02/07/04 Sat I like this. Buffy does it so little and almost always with Willow or Spike: WILLOW: Wish us ... BUFFY: No. You won’t need it (beat) I trust you can do it It funny the way Andrew is getting less ambiguous about Spike - competing with Buffy even. I like the non-evil Dawn stuck in the soundless dimension - not that she's stuck, that she's a good characterization of Dawn. I'm really glad she's back and hope she has a strong role in the final eps. Do I get this right that with the Key removed, Dawn's no longer in danger? Is she staying human without her original reason for being? Also liking Tara. She's out of her shell more. I don't like that we find out so little about Tori before she's possessed by the Key. Why was she so abrasive and what drove her to go through Dawn and Buffy's things? Sounds like the finale is going to be exciting. Bring it on.

[> Subject: Re: 8x20: Gates Author: Nullafy [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:18:12 02/15/04 Sun Great ep! Onto the next now :D

[> Subject: I hope you're going to do another season of this Author: Gemma [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 03:33:57 02/16/04 Mon LOl Finally found someone worse than Kennedy=Tori! OK Gil;es isn't the only one in shock....Bitca BUffy!! ROTFL- I love Andrew in thsi *giggles* he's such a loveable dag. Giggles at Nancy hittin' Spike and giving him a black eye. You know I like the way you intertwine the funny with the tense. there’s something about her I just don’t click with- Right on there Faith! I would've thought Spike would've been the one able to get through to BUffy, but guess not. She's in deep this time, wonder what's going to bring her out of it. HEY!! Hands off the slayer merchandise cow!! LOl I can see Andrew pausing after Nancy says that they sent the stock to get cleaned..until he realises he knows they didn't. Oh crap- Really GET OUT OF THAT BAG!! You've done the impossible..I actually like Kennedy in this bedroom scene. Ok not sure on this is this bit with Tori getting out of the truck a flashback? Tehee *chants* Tori's gonna get it!! well the key but ti's Tori :D Grr you would have to leave it there wouldn't you- evil I say evil! BUt I still can go straight on to the next one. Tori died? OK didn't get that LOL