) predicted this anomaly almost to a tee—with only the limits of 2001 technology as constraints. In the fifth season of, our titular heroine finds herself feeling lost; she finds out the little sister she has a lifetime of memories with didn’t exist until a few months ago, her mother falls ill and eventually passes away suddenly due to an aneurysm, and there’s a God attempting to destroy the world.
Outside of the confines of this single episode, men like Spike and Warren pose the threat of escalation, something both characters do display in their various appearances throughout the rest of the series. Spike’s obsession with Buffy eventually leads to him attempting to rape her in Season 6, a stark jump in his quest to conquer Buffy after having his toy taken away.