Buffy: paved right over memory lane, huh? from Fear Itself (Season 4) | Next Clip in Episode |
(Cut to Joyce altering a red cape on her sewing machine. )
BUFFY: Thanks again for doing this at the last minute.
JOYCE: I'm just glad I could find it. There. Try it now. I let down the hem and loosened it a little around the hood.
BUFFY: Oh, it feels better. Oh, no. Someone is getting nostalgic face.
JOYCE: I'm sorry. I'm thinking about the little girl who wore that. What is it? Five? Six years ago.
BUFFY: Yeah, little red riding hood was the cutting edge in costumes.
JOYCE: Your father *loved* to take you out.
BUFFY: He was such a pain! 12 years old and I can't go trick-or-treating by myself?
JOYCE: He just wanted to keep you safe.
BUFFY: No, he wanted the candy. I was just the beard.
JOYCE: Oh, that's not true actually. The candy was for me. - Your father loved spending time with you.
BUFFY: Not enough, I guess.
JOYCE: Buffy.
BUFFY: Oh, that just paved right over memory lane, huh?
JOYCE: Our divorce had nothing to do with you.
BUFFY: I don't know. - I'm starting to feel like there is a pattern here. - Open your heart to someone, and he bails on you. Maybe it's easier to just not let anyone in.
JOYCE: I thought it might be easier. You must have noticed that I am not exactly the social butterfly I was when I was with your dad. I don't think I made a single new friend the year we moved to Sunnydale.
BUFFY: Why not?
JOYCE: Fear. I didn't believe I could trust anyone again. It's taken time and a lot of effort, but I've got a nice circle of friends now. - I mean, don't get me wrong. I - I'm still a little gun shy. It certainly didn't help that my last boyfriend turned out to be a homicidal robot. I will *always* be here for you. And you got Mr. Giles and your friends. Believe me, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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