 Even with Buffy and Angel's superpowers, the demons are hard to overcome.At the close of the arc, a spherical yellow ship arrives, from which Spike emerges, promising a solution to the crisis.Part I features many homages to comic book superheroes, notably DC Comics' Superman, as Buffy and Xander attempt to test the extent of Buffy's powers, testing them against the popular Superman phrase, "faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound".