Hank: Okay, then. This is the last of it.

JOYCE: More clothes?

Hank: Oh, do shoes count as clothes?

JOYCE: How much shopping did you let her do?

Hank: Oh, I just thought I was saving you from the big back-to-school clothing nightmare.

JOYCE: My nightmares of Buffy in school have nothing to do with clothes. Did she manage to stay out of trouble in L.A.?

Hank: She did, yeah. She was, um... you know, great.

JOYCE: But?

Hank: She was just, I don't know, um... distant. Not brooding or sulking, just... there was no connection. The more time we spent together, the more I felt like she was nowhere to be seen.

JOYCE: Hence the shoes?

Hank: I may have overcompensated a little bit.

JOYCE: Hmm.

Hank: It's so strange. You know, at least when she was burning stuff down I knew what to say.

JOYCE: Well, welcome to my world. I haven't been able to get through to her for so long. I'll just be happy if she makes it through the school year.

• Buffy & her mom

written by: Joss Whedon; Transcribed by: AleXander Thompson. Full transcript at:
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