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"Consequences" is the 15th episode of season 3 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
[edit] Plot synopsis
Faith's plan to hide her accidental murder in the last episode fails when Finch's body is quickly found. Wesley orders her and Buffy to investigate and see if anything supernatural was involved. Sneaking into City Hall, Buffy decides to try and find out what Finch was doing in the alleyway in the first place, but while all of Finch's papers have been shredded, she and Faith do find out that the Mayor is in league with Mr. Trick. Privately, Faith asks if Buffy is going to turn her in, and Buffy isn't sure. After some deep thinking she decides to tell Giles what happened, only to discover that Faith has already told him that Buffy was the killer. Luckily Giles instantly sees through the lie, though he lets Faith think he believes her so the gang can keep closer tabs on her and get her off the slippery slope she's on. During a meeting between the gang, Xander tells the others that he slept with Faith. While Buffy and Giles are shocked about this, Willow tries to play down her reaction but ends up crying alone in the bathroom. Xander tries to reason with Faith, only to have her try to kill him. He's rescued by Angel, who tries his own brand of reasoning and seems to be making progress. Unfortunately, Wesley has also learned what happened and goes by the book, yanking Faith away for trial in England. She quickly escapes, and plans to hop a boat out of Sunnydale. Buffy finds her, but their meeting is interrupted by several vampires led by Mr. Trick. As he is about to bite Buffy, Faith stakes him and saves her. Buffy returns to the library, sure now that there is still good in Faith. However, in the final scene Faith offers her services to the Mayor.
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[edit] Co-starring
- Amy Powell as TV News Reporter
- Patricia Place as Woman
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[edit] Quotes and trivia
Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to:
- Finch's death marks the third murder investigation in which Buffy has been involved in less than two years; she was previously suspected regarding the deaths of fellow Slayer Kendra and her would-be step-father, the robot Ted.
- Although credited, Oz does not appear in this episode
[edit] Translations
- Italian title: "Fatta per uccidere" ("Made (feminine) to kill")
- German title: "Konsequenzen" ("Consequences")
- French title: "Au-dessus des lois" ("Above Laws")
- Japanese title: "ことの結果" ("Koto no Kekka" - "The Consequence of the Matter")
- Spanish title: "Consecuencias" ("Consequences")
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[edit] Arc significance
- Angel seems to be able to get through to Faith, a theme that will be picked up much later when the two meet in LA
- The events of this episode are one of the primary reasons Wesley is eventually dismissed from the Watcher's Council.
- The video of the Mayor and Mr. Trick provide the Scoobies with their first concrete evidence that the Mayor is not what he seems and will become a problem.
- Faith firmly casts her lot in with the Mayor, representing the first conscious, definitive break from the good side she has taken.
[edit] Timing
- Stories that take place around the same time in the Buffyverse:
Location, time
(if known) |
Buffyverse chronology: January 1999 - Spring 1999
(non-canon = italic) |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
Buffy graphic novel: Uninvited Guests |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
Buffy comic: The Final Cut |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
Buffy graphic novel: Bad Blood |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
B3.11 Gingerbread |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
Buffy comic: Bad Dog (by Doug Petrie) |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
Buffy graphic novel: Crash Test Demons |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
Buffy graphic novel: Pale Reflections |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
B3.12 Helpless |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
B3.13 The Zeppo |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
Buffy book: The Deathless |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
B3.14 Bad Girls |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
B3.15 Consequences |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
B3.16 Doppelgangland |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
Buffy book: Doomsday Deck |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
Buffy book: Immortal |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
B3.17 Enemies |
| Sunnydale, 1999 |
Buffy graphic novel: Angel: The Hollower |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
Buffy book: Prime Evil |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
Buffy book: Revenant |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
B3.18 Earshot |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
B3.19 Choices |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
Buffy book: Power of Persuasion |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
B3.20 The Prom |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
Buffy book: Resurrecting Ravana |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
Buffy books: The Gatekeeper [Trilogy] |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
Buffy book: Return to Chaos |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
Buffy book: Visitors |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
Buffy book: Unnatural Selection |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
Buffy book: Obsidian Fate |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
Buffy book: Deep Water |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
Buffy book: Here Be Monsters |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
Buffy book: The Book of Fours |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
B3.21 Graduation Day, Part One |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
B3.22 Graduation Day, Part Two |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
Sunnydale High Yearbook |
| Sunnydale, spring, 1999 |
Buffy comic: Double Cross |
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