Original artwork, not a still
I'm not gonna waste the perfect comeback on you now. But don't think I don't have it. Oh yes, it's time will come!
— Buffy the Vampire Slayer • 1997
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Xander insists that he has an excellent reply but postpones using it. The boast makes the absent comeback part of the joke rather than demonstrating what the reply would be. The readable wording remains.
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