Tabula Rasa (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Willow, Xander, Anya and Tara discuss their discovery that they called Buffy back from Heaven, not Hell.

At the shop, Giles informs the Scoobies, including a disguised Spike (in a tweedy suit) on the run from the loan shark, that he is leaving, and Buffy tearfully reveals that she feels deserted by everyone.

Back at the Summers' house, a spark from the fireplace sets the entire bag of Lethe's Bramble on fire, causing the whole gang to fall unconscious.

Anya and Giles remain at the magic shop to work on spells, while Buffy and Spike head outside to fight more vampires and the rest of the Scoobies retreat to the sewers in an attempt to get to a hospital.

Back in the shop, Anya tries spells from a book and conjures numerous bunnies, frightening her and exasperating Giles.

In the sewer, Xander fights with the vampire chasing them and finally stakes it, but then accidentally steps on Willow's crystal, which fell from her pocket during the commotion.

The crystal shatters and the spell is broken, finding Giles and Anya kissing, Willow atop Tara after a fall, and Spike and Buffy deep in mid-action conversation.

With the spell broken and her memories rushing back, Buffy is momentarily too stunned to duck a few painful hits.

... A memory wipe would be an act of betrayal to anyone, but it's especially hurtful for Tara, someone who already had her mind and sanity horribly violated by Glory in season five.

The writers refuse to let us forget what happened in "Once More, with Feeling," and after a hilarious journey, that dread, terror, and sadness is brought right back to the fore.

While the character pairings and interactions were certainly quite humorous and were largely played that way, it's impossible to ignore how each of them also exacerbate the current tensions in the group.