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7.12
Potential
Synopsis:
While Buffy and Spike train the potential slayers
for combat, Willow gets a call informing that there is a
potential slayer already living in Sunnydale, so she casts a
spell to locate and at first everybody thinks it is Dawn, but
turns out not to be her.
Written By: Rebecca Rand Kirshner - Directed By: James A.
Contner
Pictures:
Promos
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Music:
"I love you" by Citizen Bird
Sounds:
Quotes
DAWN
(looking over her
shoulder, to Xander) What's up?
XANDER (walks into the room) Aw, I'm just thinking about
the girls. It's a harsh gig, being a potential. Just being
picked out of a crowd, danger, destiny, (grins) plus if you act
now, death.
DAWN They can handle it.
XANDER Yeah. (sits in a chair in front of the desk)
They're special, no doubt. The amazing thing is, not one of them
will ever know, not even Buffy.
DAWN Know what?
XANDER How much harder it is for the rest of us.
DAWN No way. They've got—
XANDER Seven years, Dawn. Working with the slayer. Seeing
my friends get more and more powerful. A witch. A demon. Hell, I
could fit Oz in my shaving kit, but come a full moon, he had a
wolfy mojo not to be messed with. Powerful. All of them. And I'm
the guy who fixes the windows.
DAWN Well, you had that sexy army training for a while,
and—and the windows really did need fixing.
XANDER I saw what you did last night.
DAWN Yeah, I— (shakes her head embarrassed) I guess I
kinda lost my head when I thought I was the slayer.
XANDER You thought you were all special. Miss Sunnydale
2003. And the minute you found out you weren't, you handed the
crown to Amanda without a moment's pause. You gave her your
power.
DAWN (shrugs) The power wasn't mine.
XANDER They'll never know how tough it is, Dawnie, to be
the one who isn't chosen. To live so near to the spotlight and
never step in it. But I know. I see more than anybody realizes
because nobody's watching me. I saw you last night. I see you
working here today. You're not special. You're extraordinary.
(stands, kisses her forehead, stands to walk out of the room)
DAWN (tears welling in her eyes, calls after him) Maybe
that's your power.
XANDER (pauses at the door) What?
DAWN Seeing. Knowing.
XANDER Maybe it is. Maybe I should get a cape.
DAWN Cape is good.
XANDER Yeah. (leaves the room) |
