Refusing to believe that killing Dawn is the only way to save the universe, Buffy prepares to do battle against Glory – and finally realizes the true meaning of “her gift.”
While Buffy travels to the desert on a quest to find the Primitive, the gang back home encounters a very realistic Buffybot who seems to be in love with Spike.
Willow uses magic to try to rouse Buffy out of her catatonic state after Glory kidnaps, and then disappears with, Dawn.
Glory angrily leaves Tara in a mindless state after realizing she is not the Key, an act which pits her against all the powerful and dark magic Willow can summon.
Glory finally realizes Dawn is the Key, and Buffy surprises her friends by telling them their best option for staying alive is to leave Sunnydale.