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Real Me is the second episode of the fifth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the eightith episode overall, and generally speaks from Dawn's perspective. She accounts for how she gets along with the various Scoobies and acts as if she's been in the previous four seasons.

Guest Stars: Amber Benson (Tara), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce), Brian Turk (Mort), Chaney Kley Minnis (Brad), Faith Abrahams (Peaches), Tom Lenk (Cyrus), Bob Morrisey (Crazy Guy)

Contents 1 Plot Overview 2 Notes 2.1 Monster of the Week 2.2 Body Count 3 Arc Advancement 3.1 Happenings 3.2 Characters 3.3 Referbacks 4 Trivia 4.1 The Show 4.2 Behind the Scenes 4.3 Allusions and References 4.4 Memorable Moments 5 Quotes 6 Reviews

[edit] Plot Overview

[edit] Notes

[edit] Monster of the Week

• There was no monster of the week due to the return of Harmony.

[edit] Body Count

#	Whom	By Whom	How	Where
1	Mr. Bogarty	Vampire	Neck Bites	The Magic Shop
2	Cyrus	Buffy	Crossbow Arrow to the Heart	Harmony's Lair
3	Peaches	Buffy	Staked	Harmony's Lair
4	Brad	Buffy	Decaptitation	Harmony's Lair
5	Mort	Buffy	Staked	Harmony's Lair

[edit] Arc Advancement

[edit] Happenings

[edit] Characters

• Giles: Giles decides to buy the magic shop when the proprieter turns up dead.

[edit] Referbacks

• Graduation Day (2): Faith's dream causes her to reference Little Miss Muffet regarding the approaching appearance of Dawn. An insane man in this episode recants the same reference.

[edit] Trivia

[edit] The Show

[edit] Behind the Scenes

• Credit Change-Up: Michelle Trachtenberg is added to the opening credits with this episode.
• Nielson Ratings: This was the highest charted episode of the series. On its first showing, it placed 62nd out of all Primetime shows.

[edit] Allusions and References

• Fortress of Solitude: The Fortress of Solitude is where Superman created his home away from Metropolis. It was first formally introduced in Action Comics #241, published in 1958. The fortress resides at the north pole and is the storeplace for Superman's various souvenirs, as well as a zoo, robot duplicates and the Bottle City of Kandor. Alternatively, Doc Savage (a pulp comic hero) also had a fortress of solitude which the Superman version was likely based on.

Xander: She can turn this place into the fortress of solitude again.

• Spinal Tap: Spinal Tap was a mockumentary directed by Rob Reiner and written by Christopher Guest about a heavy metal band of the same name. The film satirized bands like Led Zeppelin and Judas Priest, as well as the entire heavy metal movement of the 1970s. In the film, the band's drummers all seem to undergo bizarre accidents. The band loses drummers in various ways including spontaneous combustion, asphyxiation, and a bizarre gardening accident.

Buffy: Most magic shop owners in Sunnydale have the life expectancy of a Spinal Tap drummer.

• Invasion of Normandy: The invasion of Normandy, also known as D-Day, was a pivotal battle in World Ward 2 when the allies invaded the shores of Normandy on June 6, 1944 in order to take back France. The battle was crucial in the Allies' plan to defeat the Axis Powers and win the war.

Riley: Not the invasion of Normandy, but still a plan.

[edit] Memorable Moments

• Dawn being confronted with the insane rambling man outside of the magic shop.
• Xander mocking Harmony from the other side of the threshold until Dawn accidentally invites them in.

[edit] Quotes

• Dawn: She and Willow are both witches. They do spells and stuff, which is so much cooler than slaying. I told Mom one time I wished they'd teach me some of the things they do together. And then she got really quiet and made me go upstairs. I guess her generation isn't cool with witchcraft.

• Anya: Crap! Look at this. Now I'm burdened with a husband, and several tiny pink children, more cash than I can reasonably manage.
  Xander: That means you're winning.
  Anya: Really?
  Xander: Yes, cash equals good.
  Anya: Ooh, I'm so pleased! Can I trade in the children for more cash?

• Buffy: Have you ever run a store before?
  Giles: I was a librarian for years. This is exactly the same except people pay for the things they don't return.

[edit] Reviews

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