amy returns home with willow and rambles about willow's amazing magic – in front of tara and dawn. tara leaves as buffy returns, and after a chat, amy leaves and buffy and willow go to bed after their long nights. willow tries to shut the drapes of her room with magic, but she is too exhausted to manage it. anya reads bridal magazines instead of researching the freezing demon. xander gets frustrated, finding bridal magazines in every research book he checks. at the magic shop, xander, anya and buffy discuss willow's behavior and buffy comes to willow's defense.