Then, Joyce dies an incredibly ordinary death that will force Buffy to grow up before she is ready. This also causes Buffy's love for Dawn to begin to shift from older sister/younger sister to more of a mother/daughter relationship.
Then we see an introduction to Willow and dark magic. After Joyce dies Dawn wishes to bring her back from the dead. Tara is dead set against it, stating it is forbidden, while Willow makes excuses, citing the difficulties. Willow quickly backpedals when Tara insists it doesn't matter how difficult it is. But once she and Tara leave, Willow subtly gives Dawn the book that will help her. In the end Dawn breaks the spell and Joyce does not come back, but the beginnings of Willow's path is revealed.
Lastly there is Buffy and Spike. The beginnings of their relationship continue to develop when Spike is taken by Glory's minions. After Buffy and her friends rescue Spike, Buffy pretends to be the Buffy-bot to find out if Spike revealed the truth about Dawn. When Spike reveals he did not and forbids the Buffy-bot from telling Glory anything, Buffy kisses Spike for real.
My favorite episode? "Intervention." The Buffy/Buffy-bot confusion alone is amusing, but really it is Spike's refusal to sell out Dawn and Buffy kissing Spike that make this episode my favorite.
The episodes:
I Was Made To Love You - Season 5, Episode 15
Synopsis - The gang runs into a sex-bot that is looking for her creator.
The Body - Season 5, Episode 16
Synopsis - Joyce dies.
Forever - Season 5, Episode 17
Synopsis - Joyce is buried. Spike helps Dawn try to bring her back.
Intervention - Season 5, Episode 18
Synopsis - Buffy heads to the desert to find out more about her powers while the rest of the gang catches Spike with his Buffy-bot. Then Glory's minions abduct Spike, believing him to be the key.
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