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[S4.16 : W/T.6]
Yours
The Journey to the Nether Realm
In the first Willow + Tara scene in this ep, Tara is concerned that Willow is
hiding her from her friends. Willow explains that she wants something that's just hers.
Tara finally meets Buffy and immediately senses that she's not quite herself.
She suggests that she be Willow's anchor in a powerful spell journey to the
Nether Realm so that they can discover what's wrong with Buffy (Faith has
swapped their bodies).
We gain some more insight into Tara's character in this episode. Although she's
shy, she's obviously powerful + able to unassumingly go about doing whatever
needs to be done to put things right. The bond between our gals is also strong
enough by now to allow them to perform a serious working requiring absolute
trust.
On a sub-texty note, it's also their first make-out scene.
INT. TARA'S DORM ROOM - NIGHT
We see Willow's head on a pillow. She is
lying on Tara's bed,
visible concern on her face. Widen to see Tara
sitting
crosslegged near the foot of the bed, flipping absently through
some tarot cards.
WILLOW
I wonder where she
is.
TARA
Who? Faith?
WILLOW
Yeah. I wish she'd make a
move.
She's making my stomach all acidy.
TARA
But you think Buffy can handle
her.
Willow sits up.
WILLOW
I think so, but… that doesn't
mean
Faith won't hurt someone else.
TARA
Well you should be safe.
Nobody
knows you're here. I mean, they
don't even know I exist,
right?
Willow senses an undercurrent in Tara's
tone.
TARA (cont'd)
I know all about
them, but…
Willow reaches out, gently squeezes Tara's hand.
WILLOW
Hey…
TARA
I mean that's totally fine.
It's
good. It's better.
WILLOW
Tara, I never… I mean, it's
not
like I don't want my friends to know
you, it's
just…
She thinks it through.
WILLOW (cont'd)
Buffy's like my best
friend, and she's really special, plus, you know,
Slayer, that's a
deal, and there's the whole bunch of us, and we have
this group
thing that kind of revolves around the slaying and I
really want you
to meet them and meet Buffy but I just sort of like
having something
that's just, you know, mine.
I don't usually use that many words to
say stuff that little.
But do you get it at all?
TARA
I do.
WILLOW
I should check in with Giles,
get a
situation update.
Willow rises, crossing to the phone on
Tara's desk.
Tara doesn't look around as she adds quietly:
TARA
I am, you know.
WILLOW
What?
Tara turns to her.
TARA
Yours.
Willow looks at her with extraordinary
warmth.
INT. BRONZE - NIGHT
Willow and Tara enter the Bronze
together.
WILLOW
I can't believe you've never
been here.
The Bronze is the coolest place in Sunnydale.
Course, not
a lot of competition there… I think
the vending machine at Burgin's came in second.
TARA
You used to come here a
lot?
WILLOW
Lived here. Me, Xander
and…
Buffy…
She is looking off at…
ANGLE: FAITH (who looks just a whole lot
like Buffy.) She is with a group of people, is watching a guy try to chug
his whole beer.
FAITH
Chug! Chug!
He can't get it all down, spills a lot.
People laugh, clap.
FAITH (cont'd)
You failed! You get
no love.
ANGLE: WILLOW is a little surprised to see
her.
WILLOW
Wow, I didn't think she'd be
here…
Deciding, she takes Tara's hand, pulls her
along.
WILLOW (cont'd)
Come on. I want you
to meet her.
Faith is leaving the group --
FAITH
Back off. You're nothing but
a
disappointment.
-- when she meets up with Willow and
Tara.
WILLOW
Hey, Buff!
FAITH
Willow. And…
WILLOW
Buffy, this is
Tara.
TARA
Hi.
FAITH
So we've never met.
(Tara
shakes her head)
Okay. Cool. I'm having a thing
with names.
WILLOW
Tara was in my wicca
group.
FAITH
Uh huh?
WILLOW
So what's going on? Patrol no
go?
Faith sits at a table. The other girls do as
well.
FAITH
I got tired. The whole Faith
thing…
I wanted to let off some steam.
WILLOW
Good for you. You can't
work
yourself too hard.
FAITH
That's my
philosophy.
WILLOW
Anybody wanna
soda?
Faith shrugs her head.
TARA
Water?
Willow goes to get. Tara watches her, Faith
watches Tara.
Sees the affection there.
FAITH
You guys have been hanging out
a
lot, huh?
TARA
Yeah. She's really
cool.
FAITH
So Willow not driving stick
anymore.
Who woulda thought? Guess you never know a person till
you've
been inside their skin.
Tara's a little flustered.
FAITH (cont'd)
And Oz is out of the
picture?
I never did see two people so much in love.
She just
couldn't get enough of old Oz.
TARA
She, uh, said he
www…
FAITH
He www? You gonna get that
sentence
out sometime tonight?
Tara is stricken. Willow comes back, sans
drinks,
and missing Tara's plight in her urgency.
WILLOW
Buff. Guy in the
corner.
Faith looks over at:
ANGLE: A GUY leading his DATE out toward the
bathroom.
He is sleaze and menace, she is innocence.
FAITH
Oh yeah. Good
call.
TARA
What?
WILLOW
Vampire.
FAITH
He's wicked
obvious.
A beat. Willow looks at her
expectantly.
FAITH (cont'd)
So I better slay him then.
WILLOW
You want
help?
FAITH
I got it.
She gets up, snags a pool cue leaning
against a pillar,
heads into the bathroom area. She goes outside and
fights, a lot,
rescues girl.
Comes back in.
INT. BRONZE - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT
-- and meets Willow near the dance
floor.
WILLOW
Everything
poofed?
FAITH
All's well in the
world.
WILLOW
Tara's not feeling great, I'm
gonna
walk her home.
FAITH
(amused, mock sincerity)
Yeah. You give her whatever she needs.
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