Other major things happen as well. Willow and Anya start to develop a relationship. The bombshell that Glory is a god. The reveal that Ben and Glory are the same person. But these pale in comparison.
First, Dawn knows something is up about herself, something that no one will tell her. She can brush off the ramblings of the crazy people she runs into but she has a harder time brushing off the ramblings of her mom. And it is hard to brush off all the comments when everyone keeps saying the same thing. Meanwhile, after the Watchers Council reveals that Glory is a god, Buffy and Giles tell their friends the truth about Dawn. Everyone's sudden odd behavior around Dawn causes Dawn to break into Giles's store, looking for answers. Spike goes with her, in part because he has feelings for Buffy so he wants to watch out for her kid sister and in part because he does genuinely like Dawn. Spike is there when Dawn discovers that she is the key. She goes home and freaks out, cutting herself. In the end she runs away and finds herself at the hospital. While there she talks to Ben, who turns into Glory at the mention of the key. Everyone shows up and saves her and Buffy tells her that she is her sister, and she an their mom do love her. Things start to settle down for Dawn.
Then there is Buffy and Spike. Leaving Spike's love aside, Buffy starts to depend on him. When Glory confronts Buffy in her home, she turns to Spike to watch her mom and sister for her. She refuses to pay him, telling him he is the only one who can protect her family, and Spike doesn't push the issue. When Dawn runs away every splits up to look for her. Buffy and Spike pair up. When they confront Glory, who has Dawn cornered, Spike doesn't think twice and attacks her. When Spike finds out that Dawn is the key he keeps her secret - which will become especially important in the future. Signs start to point to Buffy actually opening up and starting to trust Spike. Then, however, Spike confesses his love for Buffy and they have a major falling out. Buffy might not mind Spike's help, and might have even allowed herself to start to depend on him between her mom's illness and the need for help in protecting Dawn, but she draws the line here. She even goes so far as to uninvite Spike from her house. This is a pretty big deal as she knows Spike is stealing from her, as she has caught him in her house when he thought he was alone. Granted, she didn't know he was stealing her pictures and her clothing, but she did know he was stealing from her. But Spike's thefts don't really bother her. Neither does Spike knowing intimate details about her family. Her mom's illness is one thing, but the truth about Dawn another. She knows Spike has the tendency to sell people out, so long as he comes out on top. Yet she lets him walk away knowing the truth about Dawn. Part of it could be she knows Spike does not like apocalypses - after all, that is partly why he teamed up with her against Angel. And part of it is she feels like she can't kill Spike so long as he has the chip in his head. But she is trusting him not only with the fate of the dimensions, but with Dawn's life. And there is only one person Buffy loves the most in the world and that is Dawn. But on another level Buffy knows Spike has no interest in hurting her mom and sister. Whatever the fight is between Buffy and Spike, between Slayer and vampire, Spike has never hurt Buffy's family and has even tried to protect them when there was no gain for himself.
Favorite episode? "Blood Ties." Everything comes out in the open.
The episodes:
Triangle - Season 5, Episode 11
Synopsis - Willow and Anya's jealousy over each others relationship with Xander comes to a head when they accidentally summon a troll (who happens to be Anya's ex boyfriend).
Checkpoint - Season 5, Episode 12
Synopsis - The Watchers Council arrives to "test" Buffy to see if she is worthy of their knowledge about Glory.
Blood Ties - Season 5, Episode 13
Synopsis - Buffy and Giles tell everyone the truth about Dawn. Dawn and Spike discover it accidentally later on when Dawn asks Spike to help her break into The Magic Shop.
Crush - Season 5, Episode 14
Synopsis - Drusilla comes to town and Spike's true feelings for Buffy are revealed.
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