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The Weight of the World is the twenty-first episode of the fifth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the ninty-ninth episode overall, and follows Willow's descent into Buffy's subconscious where she retreated into.

Guest Stars: Amber Benson (Tara), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce), Clare Kramer (Glory), Charlie Weber (Ben), Dean Butler (Hank Summers), Lily Knight (Grodi), Bob Morrisey (Crazy Guy), Joel Grey (Doc), Alexandra Lee (Young Buffy), Paul Bates (Crazy Guy #2), Carl J. Johnson (Crazy Guy #3), Mathew Land (High Priest)

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 is no monster of the week as this episode continues the Glory plot uninterrupted.

[edit] Body Count

#	Whom	By Whom	How	Where
1	Imaginary Dawn	Buffy	Suffocation	Her Dream Bedroom

[edit] Arc Advancement

[edit] Happenings

• Glory: She has started to feel guilt and emotion, although she's a god and should be immune from emotion. She's starting to change between Ben and herself randomly and retaining his memories and emotions. Doc says that her real name is Glorificus. Ben betrays Dawn by accepting Glory's offer of immortality. It is discovered that the only way to stop her is to kill Dawn.

[edit] Characters

• Buffy: Buffy realizes that in some way she wanted Glory to win because of the relief it would give her.

[edit] Referbacks

• Intervention: Scenes from Buffy's contact with the first slayer are reshown with Willow witnessing them.

[edit] Trivia

[edit] The Show

• Chronology: This episode occurs on the same day as Tough Love, Spiral and The Gift.

[edit] Behind the Scenes

• Joyce's Birth: The gravestone that Willow sees in Buffy's mind says that Joyce was born in 1958. This is likely not a coincidence because Kristine Sutherland was also born in that year.

[edit] Allusions and References

• Déjà Vu: The psychological condition of déjà vu (French for "Already Seen") was developed by the French psychic researcher Emile Boirac. The theory was developed in his book L'Avenir des sciences psychiques and refers to a compelling sense of familiarity with something that the subject believes already occurred. This feeling is generally attributed to dreams. However, due to déjà vu being difficult to recreate, empyrical studies are difficult to accomplish.

Willow: I think we already déjà'd this vu.

[edit] Memorable Moments

• Buffy's attempt to rationalize her gift of death.
• Ben and Glory arguing over Dawn's death.

[edit] Quotes

• Spike: Is everyone here very stoned?

[edit] Reviews

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