The Yoko Factor
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| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 20 |
| Directed by | David Grossman |
| Written by | Doug Petrie |
| Production code | 4ABB20 |
| Original air date | May 9, 2000 |
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"The Yoko Factor" is the 20th episode of season 4 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Colonel McNamara talks with a superior about plans for the Initiative, about getting Riley back under his command and about dealing with Buffy.
Spike tells Adam that Buffy is going to be a difficult challenge to defeat and he shouldn't underestimate her. Spike talks about having already killed two Slayers (Xin Rong and Nikki Wood), yet having been unable to kill Buffy, especially because of the Initiative chip now in his head. The two plan to separate Buffy from her Slayerette friends.
Still upset about what happened between her and Angel during her visit to Los Angeles (in the Angel crossover episode "Sanctuary"), Buffy returns from L.A. to her empty dorm room. Xander brings Riley some clothes, and they talk about their mutual distaste for Angel, Riley having been told by Buffy about her previous relationship with him. However, it emerges that she has not told him the whole truth; while Riley was aware that Angel lost his soul and became Angelus, Xander tells Riley that having sex with Buffy was the trigger that set Angelus free.
Giles is at home singing and playing guitar when Spike surprises him by walking right in. Spike talks with Giles about files inside the Initiative that he might be able to get for a very large price. Spike tells Giles that Buffy doesn't respect her former Watcher anymore, which upsets Giles. Willow and Tara play with their new kitten, Miss Kitty Fantastico, while planning their class schedule for next year. They also talk about future housing plans, but Willow hasn't talked with Buffy yet and isn't sure what she wants to do now that things have changed so much.
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