Joyce to Dawn: you're a shadow from Listening to Fear (Season 5) | Next Clip in Episode |
(Buffy & Dawn watch tv. Unseen by them, Joyce decends from upstairs and enters the kitchen. They hear sounds.)
DAWN: Mom?
(more sounds. They investigate. Joyce is looking in the fridge, and something is burning on the stove)
BUFFY: Oh, my-
(Dawn goes to Joyce as Buffy rushes to the stove and turns it off, moving a pan off the burner and coughing as whatever's in it gives off smoke. Joyce straightens up, holding the fridge door, and turns to give Buffy an annoyed look. )
BUFFY: Mom, wha-what are you doing?
JOYCE: (angrily) I'm making breakfast.
(she closes fridge, looks Buffy up and down)
JOYCE: And you shouldn't eat any more, you're disgustingly fat.
(Buffy looks hurt. Joyce looks confused.)
JOYCE: Oh, Buffy, I don't know what I'm doing.
BUFFY: You just need some rest. We'll put you back to bed.
(She and Dawn take Joyce's arms and lead her out. Buffy gives Joyce some pills.)
BUFFY: Okay, here we go.That will help you sleep. Come on, let's get you all tucked into bed.
(Suddenly Joyce gasps and sits up, staring at Dawn.)
JOYCE: Don't touch me! You - you thing!
DAWN: (backing up) Mom, please!
JOYCE: Get away from me! You're nothing, you're, you're a shadow!
BUFFY: Mom-
JOYCE: I don't know what you are or how you got here!
BUFFY: Mom, it's Dawn.
(Dawn backs away, upset, and runs out of the room.)
JOYCE: Dawn? Honey, what's wrong?
BUFFY: She's .. just tired. We all are.
(She coaxes Joyce to lie down, which Joyce does, looking worried)
BUFFY: Come on, go to sleep. I'll check in on you in a little bit.
written by: Jane Espenson; Transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com).. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/87listeningtofear.html