They set up the pencil thing quite well. In 3x16 not only does Willow float a pencil, but we see she can embed it in a tree. And, in an earlier episode, we see Buffy kill a vamp with a pencil (while practicing a test in the graveyard with Giles). So they set up all the components of it.
Dan
2024-01-25 03:44:28 +0000 UTC
I actually agree with Wesley- the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or one, Spock, Wrath of Kahn.
That said, they got lucky Willow was able to bring back something.