tough love

Season 5 Episode 19

Episode aired may 01, 2001

Plot

when tara falls victim to glory's incredible power, willow embraces dark magic and launches a counterattack.

Behind the Scenes

when the doctor is firing ben he says that one of his excuses could be eating too many twinkies. this refers to the 'twinkie defence' as used by dan white when he was on the trial for the murder of harvey milk (san francisco city supervisor) and george moscone (san francisco city mayor). this was also referenced by cordelia in season one's out of mind, out of sight (1997).

Director

david grossman

Writers

joss whedon

rebecca kirshner

Cast

sarah michelle gellar

Buffy Summers

nicholas brendon

Xander Harris

alyson hannigan

Willow Rosenberg

emma caulfield ford

Anya

michelle trachtenberg

Dawn Summers

james masters

Spike

anthony head

Rupert Giles

clare kramer

Glory

charlie weber

Ben

troy blendell

Jinx

amber benson

Tara Maclay