Tough Love

In which Buffy is weighed down with responsibility, Willow is cavalier, Glory is on the warpath, Tara is in the way, Willow is hell bent on vengeance, and Dawn is outed.

Official back-of-box synopsis:

Buffy must act as the authority figure for Dawn now that their Mom is gone. Meanwhile, Buffy fears that Glory is closer to discovering the Key when she takes one of Buffy's friends hostage.

From the old WB Buffy website:

A MEMBER OF THE SCOOBY GANG IS SACRIFICED - Buffy must step up as the authority figure for Dawn now that their mom is gone, all the while fearful that Glory is closer to discovering the Key when a member of the Scooby gang is her latest victim.

Links:

This episode's page at http://www.restlessbtvs.com/, the Restless BTVS Trivia Guide

This episode's page at http://www.vrya.net/bdb/, the Buffyverse Dialog Database

Cast:

• Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy
• Alyson Hannigan as Willow
• Nicholas Brendon as Xander
  

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• Anthony Stewart Head as Giles
• James Marsters as Spike
• Emma Caulfield as Anya
• Amber Benson as Tara
• Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn
• Charlie Weber as Ben
• Clare Kramer as Glory
• Troy T Blendell as Jinx
• Todd Duffey as Murk
• Anne Betancourt as Principal Stevens
• Leland Crooke as Professor Lillian
• Alan Ketz as Slook