In The HarshER Light of Day – Buffy Episode 59 Transcript

Cut to Buffy and Willow walking through the campus late at night.

Buffy : So what I’m wondering is, does this always happen? Sleep with a guy and he goes all evil. God, I’m such a fool.

Willow : Well maybe you made a mistake. But that’s okay. Next time – what?

Buffy : Parker said it’s okay to make mistakes. It was sweet.

Willow : No it wasn’t. He was saying that so you would take a chance and sleep with him. He’s a poop head.

Buffy : You’re right. He’s manipulative and shallow. But what about you?  You just said the exact same thing!  You told me that it was okay to make a mistake.  How are you not Parker’s partner in crime?

Willow : Buffy just because we sounded the same one time…

Buffy: It wasn’t just one time.  You told me my “lusty feelings” were okay.

Willow: Are you sure?

Buffy: To be specific, you said about my feelings, quote: “they’re not wrong feelings cause you’re free, you’re both grown-ups. You are free, right?” Unquote.  That was a rhetorical question.  You were giving me exactly the same message as Parker.

Willow: Buffy, are you sure you want to pursue this? I means, our rule for life is that we live without a moral code and then console ourselves when we are victimized by our own lack of standards. It makes us authentic?

Buffy: It does?

Willow: I think so. At least that’s what Joss Whedon promised me.

Buffy: I can’t imagine him saying that at his acceptance speech for promoting female equality.

Willow: No, he usually keeps it strictly in the sub-text.

Buffy: Oh. So I guess I’d better mope for awhile and then go ahead and make the same mistake again.

Willo: I think the network would like that. They’re convinced it helps the ratings.

via In The Harsh Light of Day – Buffy Episode 59 Transcript.

Original text:

Cut to Buffy and Willow walking through the campus late at night.

Buffy : So what I’m wondering is, does this always happen? Sleep with a guy and he goes all evil. God, I’m such a fool.

Willow : Well maybe you made a mistake. But that’s okay. Next time – what?

Buffy : Parker said it’s okay to make mistakes. It was sweet.

Willow : No it wasn’t. He was saying that so you would take a chance and sleep with him. He’s a poop head.

Buffy : You’re right. He’s manipulative and shallow. And why doesn’t he want me. Am I repulsive? If there was something repulsive about me you would tell me, right?

Willow : I’m your friend. I would call you repulsive in a second.

Buffy : Maybe Parker and I could still work it out. Do you think we could still work it out?

Willow : I think you’re missing something about this whole poop head principal.

Buffy : I think I’m gonna take a walk. You go on ahead.

Willow : You sure?

Buffy : Yeah.

She heads off leaving Willow behind. She walks along alone, then we see both Anya and Harmony, all looking downtrodden walking along.

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