As Anya, Xander, and Willow recap last week's episode, Buffy arrives
in uniform for her new job at the Doublemeat Palace. While Buffy's
battling workplace despair, there's conflict simmering between Willow
and Anya, trouble brewing between Xander and Anya, and Amy tries
to sabotage Willow's recovery from magic addiction. The Scoobies
support Buffy at her new job, but Spike and Dawn express their misgivings
and concerns. The dull, unchallenging work plunges Buffy into apathy,
although her suspicion that evil is afoot at the restaurant soon
proves correct--a monster is eating DP employees! Buffy almost becomes
its next fast food snack (and to make sure viewers get that Buffy
is conflicted about her sexuality, the monster looks like a giant
penis that ejaculates a paralyzing substance), but is rescued by
Willow. Afterwards, Willow and Amy have a confrontation, and the
two part on ominous terms.
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