Elsewhere, Drusilla, strong as Buffy dreamed, arranges her own gala event, while Spike, using a wheelchair but quite "alive" as well, directs his gang to collect scattered pieces of the demon The Judge, a hoped-for ally who has the ability to burn humanity from people, to reassemble for her present.
Jenny Calendar gets a visit from her mysterious Uncle Enyos, who reveals her Gypsy past; they discuss her responsibilities ensuring that Angel continues to suffer.
While Angel gives Buffy a Claddagh ring for her birthday during their tearful parting at the dock, Spike's vamps manage to steal the arm back, scrubbing the mission.
Later at the library, Buffy has another informative dream, and takes Angel to investigate Spike and Drusilla's lair at the factory.
They discover the Judge is fully assembled and activated, and Spike and Drusilla capture and taunt the two, debating who will die first.
Suddenly, in a flash of lightning and a crash of thunder, Angel bolts awake and runs out into the storm, calling Buffy's name in anguish.
According to Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder, filming at the docks occurred in San Pedro, California.
[4] In Buffy's dream at the beginning of the episode, Willow is sitting at a table with a cappuccino and an organ grinder's monkey.
Buffy's birthday gift from Angel, her Claddagh ring, not only comes to signify her lost love for the rest of season 2, but also plays an important part in the beginning of season 3: First as a resonant antecedent to Scott Hope's impromptu gift, and then as a mystical focus for Angel's return from Acathla's hell dimension.
Up until this point, it's been a smart, charming, and sharply written but also goofy and campy take on adolescence and its demons.
Broken plates, white nightgowns, rings dropping to the floor, wonderful symbols of lost virginity.