Suck it and see: Glory's brain-sucking effect was achieved by actress Clare Kramer pushing her fingers into a dummy head covered in blue material. In post-production, the blue head was digitally removed by computer and replaced by Amber Benson's. Add some unearthly glow and voila, brain-suck.

School's Out: Facing the prospect of bringing up Dawn on her own, Buffy finally decides to drop out of college.

Although we wouldn't recommend this, some college dropouts have gone on to do great things. According to the College Dropouts Alumni Association, famous dropouts include Woody Allen, Steve Martin, computer supremos Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, Ellen DeGeneres and Dan (Ghostbusters) Aykroyd.

Oops: How come two of Glory's minions eavesdrop on Dawn reminding Buffy that she isn't real but don't report back to their God? It would have saved Tara a whole lot of pain.

Mad for it: How come Tara gets to go home from hospital after being brain-sucked? The rest of Glory's victims seem to be assigned to a special ward.

Hammy Horror: The Magic Box sells petrified hamsters, apparently. According to Giles, people keep trying to return them.

Conflict is good: Asked whether Willow and Tara's tiff spelled future trouble for the couple, writer Rebecca Rand Kirshner revealed, "Yeah, conflict�s good. Willow�s getting really really powerful, and when you have those powers and they�re growing it�s hard to know when to stop.

"[It�s about] what happens when two people of varying powers are working together or working on a relationship together. At what point do you have to stop being powerful to let the other person feel all right, and at what point is being as powerful as you can be the optimum thing for your relationship?"

Find out more in our Interview with Rebecca.

Food for thought: The doctor's comment to Ben, "Maybe eating Twinkies made you do it," refers to the 'Twinkie Defence.'

In the trial of a man charged with killing the Mayor of San Francisco, the defence team argued that the killer's diet - sugary cake bars called Twinkies - had caused hyperactivity in their client, and thus his deadly actions.