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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 (season 7)
Buffy Season (7).jpg
Region 1 Season 7 DVD cover

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
22
Broadcast

Original channel
UPN
Original run
September 24, 2002 – May 20, 2003
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
November 16, 2004[1]
Region 2
April 5, 2004
Season chronology

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Season 6
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List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes
The seventh and final season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered on September 24, 2002 on UPN and concluded its 22-episode season and its television run on May 20, 2003. It maintained its previous timeslot, airing Tuesdays at 8:00 pm ET.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main cast
2.2 Recurring cast
3 Crew
4 Episodes 4.1 Crossovers with Angel
5 Reception
6 Canonical comic book continuation
7 DVD release
8 References
9 External links

Plot[edit]
Season seven deals with the Potential Slayers, normal girls around the world who are candidates to succeed the Slayer upon her death.
It is revealed that Buffy's resurrection caused an instability which allows The First Evil, a spiritual entity that Buffy encountered in the third season, to begin tipping the balance between good and evil. It has inactive Potential Slayers hunted and killed by Caleb, a sinister and misogynistic preacher turned serial killer who heads a cult called Bringers, who worship The First as a god. Inside the Hellmouth it raises an army of Turok-Han, an ancient and powerful sub species of vampire. Caleb destroys the Watchers' Council.
Dawn begins her sophomore year at high school. Buffy gets a job at the rebuilt Sunnydale High, where she meets the new principal, Robin Wood, vampire hunter and son of deceased Slayer Nikki Wood. Buffy also reunites with Willow, who with help got over her emotional rampage in the previous season, and Spike, who earned his soul back but is temporarily driven mad by regret.
Willow begins to emotionally heal from Tara's death and finds solace with a Potential Slayer named Kennedy. They immediately start going out before Kennedy can fully understand Willow. Their relationship is strained when Willow drains a significant portion of her life force to reopen a portal for Buffy, but they soon reconcile.
Andrew Wells and Jonathan Levinson return to Sunnydale after The First convinces Andrew to help open the Seal of Danzalthar. In the process, Levinson is killed. Andrew is captured by the Scoobies, who show resentment to him. Andrew soon becomes comic relief until he attempts to make a documentary on the Scoobies, but Buffy scolds him into seeing the seriousness of their situation. Andrew then becomes a committed ally of the Scoobies.
Anya and Xander break up for good after a demon named Halfrek gets her to kill a group of frat boys. Buffy and Anya fight while Willow summons D'Hoffryn, who questions Anya. Anya requests that her latest vengeance be reversed. Halfrek is killed and Anya is turned human once more.
Spike is driven mad by The First, and soon it also gains control of him for a time. The First also reveals that Spike killed Robin Wood's mother, sparking a vendetta. Robin makes an attempt on Spike's life. Ironically, this attack frees Spike from his insanity and, regaining his clarity, Spike beats Robin. Buffy finds the injured Robin in his garage and angrily shuns him for attacking Spike. Buffy finds out that Giles was part of the scheme, and becomes angry at him, but they soon make peace.
Willow helps track the Potentials in Sunnydale and a number of them, brought by Giles, take refuge in Buffy's house. Dawn at first believes herself to be a Potential, but becomes disappointed when she finds that is not the case. Xander cheers her up saying she's anything but ordinary. The now human Anya also joins them; while she and Xander still love each other, they don't get back together.
A reformed Faith returns to Sunnydale to help fight The First. When Buffy leads the Potentials to attack Caleb and his allies, several are killed and Xander loses an eye in the fight. The Scoobies and the Potentials begin to question Buffy's leadership skill. They mutiny against her, led by Faith. Xander takes Dawn out of Sunnydale. Spike, however, stays loyal to Buffy and informs her that he has learned of an ancient weapon, known as the Scythe, that was designed for the Slayer. While Buffy fights Caleb and finds the Scythe, Faith leads the Potentials on a mission, only to find they've been tricked as a time bomb explodes. Following the explosion, several Turok-Han attack the survivors. Buffy saves the lives of the remaining Potential Slayers and reconciles with Faith.
As the Hellmouth becomes more active, nearly all human and supernatural creatures flee Sunnydale. Buffy and her allies stay behind in an effort to defeat The First. Robin Wood returns to join this cause and even accepts Spike.
In the series finale, Dawn returns to help fight the First. Angel leaves Los Angeles and comes to Sunnydale with an amulet, which Buffy gives to Spike. Buffy finally kills Caleb by cutting him in half with the scythe. While Caleb is dead, they make their move to thwart The First's plans once and for all. The Potentials descend into the Hellmouth to fight an army of Turok-Han, while the other Scoobies hold off the few Turok-Han that escape into the halls of Sunnydale High. Willow uses a spell that activates all the Potential Slayers, granting them some Slayer powers. Anya is killed in the fight, along with some of the new Slayers. Fearing she is done for, The First returns to taunt Buffy, saying her fight is in vain. Refusing to let the world be destroyed, Buffy and her allies dig deep and begin to gain the upper hand. Spike's amulet channels the power of the sun and kills all of the Turok-Han in the Hellmouth, but Spike himself is also consumed and he sacrifices himself to defeat the enemy. Buffy tells Spike she loves him; he tells her to run. The Hellmouth collapses, and the resulting crater swallows all of Sunnydale. The survivors of the battle escape on a school bus, which Buffy catches up to after saying goodbye to Spike.
In the last scene of the series, the survivors gather on the rim of Sunnydale's crater. The Scoobies and new Slayers tend to the wounded. Xander mourns Anya's death and is consoled by Andrew. Dawn asks what their next move is and Buffy smiles.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main cast[edit]
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers (22 episodes)
Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris (21 episodes)
Emma Caulfield as Anya Jenkins (19 episodes)
Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers (22 episodes)
James Marsters as Spike (22 episodes)
Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg (22 episodes)
Recurring cast[edit]
Tom Lenk as Andrew Wells (15 episodes)
D. B. Woodside as Robin Wood (14 episodes)
Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles (13 episodes)
Iyari Limon as Kennedy (13 episodes)
Sarah Hagan as Amanda (9 episodes)
Felicia Day as Vi (8 episodes)
Indigo as Rona (8 episodes)
Clara Bryant as Molly (5 episodes)
Adam Busch as The First Evil/Warren Mears (5 episodes)
Eliza Dushku as Faith (5 episodes)
Nathan Fillion as Caleb (5 episodes)
Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson/The First Evil (4 episodes)
Camden Toy as Turok-Han (4 episodes)
Kristy Wu as Chao-Ahn (4 episodes)
Juliet Landau as The First Evil/Drusilla (3 episodes)
Mary Wilcher as Shannon (3 episodes)
David Boreanaz as Angel (2 episodes)
Harry Groener as The First Evil/Richard Wilkins (2 episodes)
Lalaine as Chloe/The First Evil (2 episodes)
James C. Leary as Clem (2 episodes)
Kali Rocha as Halfrek (2 episodes)
Azura Skye as Cassie Newton/The First Evil (2 episodes)
Kristine Sutherland as The First Evil/Joyce Summers (2 episodes)
Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison (1 episode)
Sharon Ferguson as First Slayer (1 episode)
George Hertzberg as The First Evil/Adam (1 episode)
Clare Kramer as The First Evil/Glory (1 episode)
Mark Metcalf as The First Evil/The Master (1 episode)
Andy Umberger as D'Hoffryn (1 episode)
Harris Yulin as Quentin Travers (1 episode)
Crew[edit]
Series creator Joss Whedon served as executive producer, and wrote two episodes – the season premiere and finale – and directed the finale as well. Marti Noxon also served as executive producer and was the showrunner, but only co-wrote one episode. Noxon was originally due to write the penultimate episode of the series, but she was already busy writing a new pilot for Fox. Jane Espenson was promoted to co-executive producer and wrote or co-wrote six episodes. Co-executive producer David Fury wrote three episodes, including directing one of them. Supervising producer Douglas Petrie was promoted to co-executive producer midseason and wrote or co-wrote four episodes, including directing one of them. Rebecca Rand Kirshner was promoted to executive story editor and wrote three episodes. Drew Z. Greenberg was promoted to story editor and wrote three episodes. The only new addition was Drew Goddard, who wrote or co-wrote five episodes.[2]
David Solomon directed the most episodes in the seventh season, directing five episodes and was promoted to co-executive producer. James A. Contner (also co-producer) directed three.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
 code
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

123
1 "Lessons" David Solomon Joss Whedon September 24, 2002 7ABB01 5.0[3]
Dawn finds vengeful spirits in the new Sunnydale High; Giles is rehabilitating Willow in England. Spike is living in the high school basement and going insane after being filled with guilt upon the return of his soul. 
124
2 "Beneath You" Nick Marck Douglas Petrie October 1, 2002 7ABB02 5.0[4]
The gang deals with a giant underground demon; Willow prepares to return home. Spike reveals to Buffy that he has regained his soul. 
125
3 "Same Time, Same Place" James A. Contner Jane Espenson October 8, 2002 7ABB03 4.9[5]
A weak and vulnerable Willow returns home but cannot find her friends in Sunnydale. At the same time, they cannot find her, but bodies are being found without skin, and the resemblance to Willow's murder of Warren alarms Buffy and Xander. 
126
4 "Help" Rick Rosenthal Rebecca Rand Kirshner October 15, 2002 7ABB04 5.0[6]
Buffy becomes a counselor at Sunnydale High and meets a girl who predicts her own death. Buffy learns that sometimes, whatever you do, you can't always stop bad things from happening. 
127
5 "Selfless" David Solomon Drew Goddard October 22, 2002 7ABB05 5.0[7]
Buffy deals with Anyanka after she grants a lethal wish; Anya's background story is also revealed. The two end up fighting, with Xander unsure of where his loyalties lie. 
128
6 "Him" Michael Gershman Drew Z. Greenberg November 5, 2002 7ABB06 4.6[8]
The young women of Sunnydale are falling for the high school quarterback as a result of a 'magic' jacket; Xander and Spike become reluctant roommates, but try to sort out the confusion. 
129
7 "Conversations with Dead People" Nick Marck Jane Espenson & Drew Goddard November 12, 2002 7ABB07 4.8[9]
Buffy, Dawn, and Willow face individual encounters with familiar faces from their past. Also, Jonathan and Andrew return to Sunnydale to unearth a mysterious symbol. 
130
8 "Sleeper" Alan J. Levi David Fury & Jane Espenson November 19, 2002 7ABB08 5.0[10]
Buffy probes a series of grisly murders that may be the work of Spike. 
131
9 "Never Leave Me" David Solomon Drew Goddard November 26, 2002 7ABB09 4.8[11]
The Summers' home gains two captives: Spike and Andrew. 
132
10 "Bring on the Night" David Grossman Marti Noxon & Douglas Petrie December 17, 2002 7ABB10 4.8[12]
Giles arrives with three apprentice Slayers; the Scoobies research the First; Buffy fights an ancient vampire. 
133
11 "Showtime" Michael Grossman David Fury January 7, 2003 7ABB11 4.1[13]
Buffy must win the confidence of Potential Slayers and kill the Ubervamp. 
134
12 "Potential" James A. Contner Rebecca Rand Kirshner January 21, 2003 7ABB12 3.6[14]
Buffy and Spike establish a boot camp to prepare the Potential Slayers for combat, while a spell from Willow reveals another Potential in Sunnydale. Dawn thinks it may be her for a short while, but then the true Potential is revealed. 
135
13 "The Killer in Me" David Solomon Drew Z. Greenberg February 4, 2003 7ABB13 3.5[15]
Willow must face her own demons; Buffy gets in touch with the government. 
136
14 "First Date" David Grossman Jane Espenson February 11, 2003 7ABB14 4.2[16]
Buffy accepts a dinner invitation from Principal Wood; Anya is jealous when Xander has a date, but it turns out to not be so innocent. 
137
15 "Get It Done" Douglas Petrie Douglas Petrie February 18, 2003 7ABB15 3.4[17]
Buffy learns more about the First Slayer and the source of power. 
138
16 "Storyteller" Marita Grabiak Jane Espenson February 25, 2003 7ABB16 3.6[18]
Andrew makes a documentary on the events in Sunnydale. 
139
17 "Lies My Parents Told Me" David Fury David Fury & Drew Goddard March 25, 2003 7ABB17 3.4[19]
The gang investigates Spike's trigger; Principal Wood and Giles decide to eliminate Spike without Buffy's knowledge or approval, but fail. Buffy confronts them. 
140
18 "Dirty Girls" Michael Gershman Drew Goddard April 15, 2003 7ABB18 3.3[20]
Faith returns to Sunnydale; a new powerful evil face appears, Caleb, a former priest who is unstoppable and works for The First; Buffy leads the troops into battle. Xander loses his eye to Caleb. Some of the Potentials are killed by Caleb. 
141
19 "Empty Places" James A. Contner Drew Z. Greenberg April 29, 2003 7ABB19 3.6[21]
As the residents of Sunnydale evacuate, and the Potentials suffer many casualties, Buffy loses the trust of the group and is forced out of the house. Faith becomes the leader. 
142
20 "Touched" David Solomon Rebecca Rand Kirshner May 6, 2003 7ABB20 4.0[22]
A depressed Buffy is comforted by Spike; Willow and Kennedy become intimate, as do Faith and Principal Wood. Anya and Xander rekindle their spark. The Scoobies capture and interrogate a Bringer; Faith decides on a plan, but it doesn't go smoothly. 
143
21 "End of Days" Marita Grabiak Douglas Petrie & Jane Espenson May 13, 2003 7ABB21 4.1[23]
Buffy finds a battleaxe in the cave and faces off with Caleb; an old ally returns to Sunnydale to help. 
144
22 "Chosen" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon May 20, 2003 7ABB22 4.9[24]
Buffy talks to Angel about the future. Buffy and the Scooby Gang devise a plan to launch an all-out assault against the First. They all descend on the Hellmouth, as Willow uses a spell on the battleaxe to turn the Potential Slayers into actual Slayers and they engage in a vicious battle against thousands of Ubervamps. Spike uses the amulet Angel brought from L.A. and brings about the end of Sunnydale, and the Hellmouth. 
Crossovers with Angel[edit]
The seventh and final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer coincided with the fourth season of Angel. This was the final year in which both shows were on television together.
In "Lies My Parents Told Me", Willow (Alyson Hannigan) receives a call from Fred. She leaves immediately and goes to L.A. without telling why. Willow appears in the Angel episode "Orpheus" to re-ensoul Angel (David Boreanaz) as she previously did before in "Becoming". After successfully re-ensouling Angel, she brings Faith (Eliza Dushku) back with her to Sunnydale to help in the fight against The First Evil.
In the Angel season four finale, "Home", Angel receives an amulet from Wolfram & Hart which is important to the final battle in Sunnydale. Angel goes to Sunnydale in the penultimate episode "End of Days" and also appears in the series finale "Chosen". Angel gives Buffy the amulet (which is later worn by Spike in the final battle) and offers his help, but Buffy declines as she needs him to be the second front if they fail. Buffy and Angel share one final moment in a graveyard where they discuss a possible future.
In the fifth and final season of Angel, Spike is resurrected (after his death in "Chosen") by the magical amulet. Spike becomes a main character in the final season. Harmony Kendall (Mercedes McNab) also becomes a main character in the final season. Buffy recurring character Andrew Wells (Tom Lenk) appears in two episodes ("Damage" and "The Girl in Question") in the final season of Angel, revealed to be a Watcher-in-training. Andrew states in "Damage" that Xander is in Africa, Willow and Kennedy are in Brazil, Buffy and Dawn are in Rome, and everyone else is in England.
Reception[edit]
The series received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series for "Chosen". While, "Chosen" won for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Television Series at the Visual Effects Society Awards.
"Conversations with Dead People" won a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form, while "Chosen" was nominated in the same category.
The series received the Television Critics Association Heritage Award.[25]
The Futon Critic named "Conversations with Dead People" the 42nd best episode of 2002[26] and "Chosen" the 50th best episode of 2003.[27]
The seventh season averaged 3.8 million viewers, slightly higher than the fourth season of Angel.[28]
Canonical comic book continuation[edit]
In late 2006, series creator Joss Whedon announced that a canonical comic book continuation of the series would be written.[29] The comic book, titled Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, is published by Dark Horse Comics; and the first issue (written by Whedon), titled "The Long Way Home" was released on March 14, 2007.[30]
The storyline picks up after the end of the final episode with the Scooby Gang in Europe and Buffy in charge of all the new Slayers. Most of the characters from the television series appear in the comic book series.
Out of the 40 issues of Season Eight, Whedon wrote 17 issues and oversaw all other issues as "executive producer". Other Buffy television writers that have written issues include Jane Espenson (6 issues), Drew Goddard (4 issues), Steven S. DeKnight (1 issue), Drew Z. Greenberg (1 issue) and Doug Petrie (1 issue).
The comic book series has continued with Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine, which began in September 2011, and continues with Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten which began in March 2014 and featuring Anya returns as a ghost.[31]
A canonical graphic novel set during the seventh season of the show, Spike: Into the Light, written by James Marsters, is scheduled to be released by Dark Horse Comics on July 16, 2014.[32]
DVD release[edit]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Seventh Season was released on DVD in region 1 on November 16, 2004[1] and in region 2 on April 5, 2004.[33] The DVD includes all 22 episodes on 6 discs presented in full frame 1.33:1 aspect ratio (region 1) and in anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1 aspect ratio (region 2 and 4). Special features on the DVD include seven commentary tracks—"Lessons" by writer Joss Whedon and director David Solomon; Conversations with Dead People" by writers Jane Espenson and Drew Goddard, director Nick Marck, and actors Danny Strong and Tom Lenk; "Selfless" by writer Drew Goddard and director David Solomon; "The Killer in Me" by writer Drew Z. Greenberg and director David Solomon; "Lies My Parents Told Me" by co-writer/director David Fury, co-writer Drew Goddard, and actors James Marsters and D. B. Woodside; "Dirty Girls" by writer Drew Goddard and actor Nicholas Brendon; and "Chosen" by writer and director Joss Whedon. Featurettes include, "Buffy: It's Always Been About the Fans", which details the fandom of the series; "Buffy 101: Studying the Slayer" showcases interviews with television critics and scholars discussing the themes of show; "Generation S" showcases interviews with the "Slayerettes" introduced in the season; "The Last Sundown" has Joss Whedon list his favorite episodes and comments on the show; "Buffy wraps" features interviews with cast and crew at the series wrap party; and "Season 7 Overview – Buffy: Full Circle", a 30-minute featurette where cast and crew members discuss the season. Also included are series outtakes and DVD-ROM content.[34]
References[edit]
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External links[edit]
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes at the Internet Movie Database
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7 episodes at TV.com
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7 episodes at BuffyGuide.com
Buffy the Vampire Slayer at epguides.com


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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 6)
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 (season 6)
Buffy Season (6).jpg
Region 1 Season 6 DVD cover

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
22
Broadcast

Original channel
UPN
Original run
October 2, 2001 – May 21, 2002
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
May 25, 2004[1]
Region 2
May 12, 2003
Season chronology

← Previous
Season 5
Next →
Season 7

List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes
The sixth season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered on October 2, 2001 with a two-hour premiere on UPN and concluded its 22-episode season with a two-hour finale on May 21, 2002. It maintained its previous timeslot, airing Tuesdays at 8:00 pm ET. This season marked the series' network change from The WB to UPN.[2]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main cast
2.2 Recurring cast
3 Crew
4 Episodes 4.1 Crossovers with Angel
5 Reception
6 DVD release
7 References
8 External links

Plot[edit]
At the beginning of season six Willow resurrects Buffy with a powerful spell. Although her friends believe that they have taken her out of Hell, Buffy had actually been in Heaven since her death (a fact that is revealed to her friends later in the season). She is therefore traumatized by her resurrection and this causes her to fall into a deep depression for most of the season.
Giles returns to England after realizing that Buffy has become too reliant on him, while Buffy takes up a fast-food job for money and develops a secret, mutually abusive relationship with Spike.
Dawn is happy to have her sister back, but Buffy's depression causes Dawn's feelings of alienation to lead to kleptomania. When a demon briefly traps everyone in the Summers' house, Dawn's feelings are revealed and Buffy promises to help mend their relationship and spend more time together.
On the wedding day of Xander and Anya, a magician, seeking his own vengeance against Anya, tricks Xander into calling off the wedding by showing him a future where they are both miserable. Anya reverts to a vengeance demon once more. When Anya can't find anyone who wishes vengeance on Xander, she has a one night stand with Spike, endangering Spike's relationship with Buffy.
Willow becomes addicted to magic. Tara becomes concerned and challenges Willow to go a week without magic, but Willow gives in to her addiction, causing Tara to leave her. Despite their separation, Tara is still devoted to helping Willow with her addiction, leading to their reconciliation.
They also begin to deal with The Trio, a group of nerds led by Warren Mears who use their technological and magical proficiency to attempt to kill or neutralize Buffy and take over Sunnydale, a goal they had in mind since the beginning of the season. The Trio would often use monsters such as vampires and demons to assist them.
Warren is shown to be the only competent villain of the group, and his capacity for evil is demonstrated by the attempted rape of his ex-girlfriend, which leads to her death. After Buffy thwarts his plans multiple times and the Trio breaks apart, Warren then attacks Buffy with a gun but accidentally kills Tara with a stray bullet. Willow tries to resurrect Tara but fails.
Tara's death causes Willow to descend into darkness and unleash all of her dark magical powers. Willow hunts down and flays Warren alive in vengeance. Driven by grief, Willow fights and overpowers Buffy, who is forced to fight when she is unable to condone Willow's actions. Giles returns to help face Willow in battle and infuses her with light magic, tapping into her remaining humanity. This backfires when Willow feels the pain in everyone around the world and decides to destroy the world in order to end everyone's suffering. At the climax of the season, Xander prevents Willow from destroying the world by reminding her of their friendship and telling her that he loves her no matter what, the same way Tara did. She eventually breaks down, and the dark magic drains from her. Meanwhile, Buffy comes to terms with being alive again, and promises to be there for her friends.
At the end of the season, after attacking and attempting to rape Buffy, Spike leaves Sunnydale and travels to Africa to see a demon and asks him to "make him to what he used to be" so that he can "give Buffy what she deserves." The audience is led to believe that he was referring to the freedom to be evil (unrestrained by his punishment chip) and thus able to kill Buffy; however, after passing a series of tests, Spike is rewarded with the restoration of his soul.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main cast[edit]
##Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers (22 episodes)
##Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris (22 episodes)
##Emma Caulfield as Anya Jenkins (21 episodes)
##Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers (22 episodes)
##Amber Benson as Tara Maclay (17 episodes)*
##James Marsters as Spike (22 episodes)
##Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg (22 episodes)
* ^ Benson is only credited in the opening credits for one episode, and is credited as a guest star for all her other appearances.
Recurring cast[edit]
##Tom Lenk as Andrew Wells (11 episodes)
##Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson (11 episodes)
##Adam Busch as Warren Mears (9 episodes)
##Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles (8 episodes)
##James C. Leary as Clem (6 episodes)
##Kali Rocha as Halfrek (4 episodes)
##Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison (3 episodes)
##Jeff Kober as Rack (3 episodes)
##Amelinda Embry as Katrina Silber (2 episodes)
##Marc Blucas as Riley Finn (1 episode)
##Dean Butler as Hank Summers (1 episode)
##Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers (1 episode)
##Andy Umberger as D'Hoffryn (1 episode)
Crew[edit]
Series creator Joss Whedon served as executive producer, but his role was diminished as he took a hiatus to write the musical episode, and later Fox ordered a new pilot from him, Firefly. Whedon only ended up writing and directing one episode, the musical; this is also the only season where he didn't write and direct the season finale. Marti Noxon was promoted to executive producer and took over the duties of the showrunner and wrote three episodes. David Fury was promoted to co-executive producer and wrote four episodes, directing one of them, as well as writing the season finale. Jane Espenson was promoted to supervising producer and wrote or co-wrote four episodes. Douglas Petrie was promoted to producer, later to supervising producer midseason and wrote or co-wrote three episodes, including directing two of them. Steven S. DeKnight was promoted to story editor and wrote three episodes. Rebecca Rand Kirshner was promoted to story editor and wrote two episodes. New additions in the sixth season included Drew Z. Greenberg who wrote three episodes and Diego Gutierrez, who wrote a freelance episode after previously being an assistant to Whedon.[3]
David Solomon (also producer) directed the highest number of episodes in the sixth season, directing five episodes. James A. Contner (also co-producer) and David Grossman each directed three.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes

No. in
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No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
 code
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

101
1 "Bargaining (Part 1)" David Grossman Marti Noxon October 2, 2001 6ABB01 7.7[4]
Giles leaves town after wondering whether he still has a place in Sunnydale without Buffy. A vampire discovers that the Slayer has been replaced by a robot. Meanwhile, The Scoobies attempt to raise Buffy from the dead with a powerful spell. 
102
2 "Bargaining (Part 2)" David Grossman David Fury October 2, 2001 6ABB02 7.7[4]
Sunnydale is invaded by a gang of biker demons who, having learned that the Slayer is a robot, wreak havoc on the town. Meanwhile, the Scoobies attempt to flee from the demons while the real Buffy, having been resurrected from the dead, returns to the place of her death for an emotional confrontation with her younger sister. 
103
3 "After Life" David Solomon Jane Espenson October 9, 2001 6ABB03 5.6[5]
Spike warns that the resurrection spell could have serious consequences, and his assessment proves to be correct as members of the gang are possessed by an unseen force. 
104
4 "Flooded" Douglas Petrie Jane Espenson & Douglas Petrie October 16, 2001 6ABB04 6.0[6]
Buffy faces financial problems while Warren, Andrew, and Jonathan team up in order to take over Sunnydale. They send a M'Fashnik demon to kill Buffy, whom they believe to be their biggest threat. 
105
5 "Life Serial" Nick Marck David Fury & Jane Espenson October 23, 2001 6ABB05 5.7[7]
Buffy is in serious need of money to support herself and Dawn, and she tries to focus on bringing in some money. However, her attempts fail as Jonathan, Warren, and Andrew create a number of obstacles to test her ability. 
106
6 "All the Way" David Solomon Steven S. DeKnight October 30, 2001 6ABB06 5.2[8]
Xander finally announces his engagement to Anya, and the Scoobies go back to Buffy's house to celebrate. Dawn sneaks out on Halloween by lying to Buffy but finds the boy she is falling for is a vampire, despite the fact he shouldn't be out on Halloween. Willow and Tara argue about Willow's overactive use of magic. 
107
7 "Once More, with Feeling" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon November 6, 2001 6ABB07 5.4[9]
A mysterious force compels Sunnydale residents to break out into song and dance numbers that reveal their true feelings, and a new demon in town, Sweet, seems to be responsible for it. Buffy and Spike share a kiss. 
108
8 "Tabula Rasa" David Grossman Rebecca Rand Kirshner November 13, 2001 6ABB08 5.4[10]
Willow and Tara argue over an amnesia spell, and Tara insists that Willow is dependent on magic. Willow promises to go a week without using magic but breaches the promise, causing the gang to forget who they are. Buffy and Spike kiss again. Giles goes back to London. Tara and Willow break up. 
109
9 "Smashed" Turi Meyer Drew Z. Greenberg November 20, 2001 6ABB09 5.4[11]
Willow finds herself alone without Tara and discovers she's now powerful enough to turn the metamorphosed Amy from a rat back into human. They go out partying while Spike discovers that he can hurt Buffy. 
110
10 "Wrecked" David Solomon Marti Noxon November 27, 2001 6ABB10 5.6[12]
Buffy is shaken by her previous meeting with Spike the night before, where they slept together and caused the building around them to collapse. Amy takes Willow to a sorcerer called Rack whose power gets her hooked. However, it ends with devastating consequences. 
111
11 "Gone" David Fury David Fury January 8, 2002 6ABB11 5.2[13]
A social services worker threatens to take Dawn away from Buffy. Jonathan, Warren, and Andrew attempt to make themselves invisible, but the beam accidentally hits Buffy. 
112
12 "Doublemeat Palace" Nick Marck Jane Espenson January 29, 2002 6ABB12 5.6[14]
Buffy gets a job at the Doublemeat Palace, but soon becomes paranoid about the mysterious secret ingredient in the food. Anya is visited by her old friend, Halfrek, who questions her relationship with Xander. 
113
13 "Dead Things" James A. Contner Steven S. DeKnight February 5, 2002 6ABB13 5.2[15]
Warren, Andrew, and Jonathan try to make Warren's ex-girlfriend Katrina their sex slave using magic, but when she fights back Warren kills her. They decide to make Buffy think that she has killed Katrina, using magical and demonic forces. 
114
14 "Older and Far Away" Michael Gershman Drew Z. Greenberg February 12, 2002 6ABB14 5.0[16]
Dawn, feeling that nobody wants to spend time with her, makes a wish in front of a vengeance demon that everyone would stay with her. Fulfilling her wish, the demon causes everyone at Buffy's birthday party to be unable to leave. 
115
15 "As You Were" Douglas Petrie Douglas Petrie February 26, 2002 6ABB15 4.7[17]
Riley returns to town - newly married - and enlists Buffy's help to track down a demon. Her encounter with Riley causes Buffy to end her relationship with Spike. 
116
16 "Hell's Bells" David Solomon Rebecca Rand Kirshner March 5, 2002 6ABB16 5.6[18]
Before Xander and Anya's wedding, Xander's future self suddenly appears, and warns him that his marriage to Anya will be the beginning of a life of disgrace and pain. Xander is shown flashes of the future, convincing him to call it off, but later it is discovered it is only a demon taking revenge on Anyanka from her demon days. Nevertheless, the wedding doesn't go ahead and Anya and Xander break up. 
117
17 "Normal Again" Rick Rosenthal Diego Gutierrez March 12, 2002 6ABB17 5.0[19]
Warren, Jonathan, and Andrew unleash a demon whose powers make Buffy believe that her friends are figments of her imagination. Buffy attempts to attack her friends, locks them in her basement and unleashes the same demon on them. Tara eventually finds the trio and Buffy recovers from the demon's poison by drinking an antidote. By the end of the episode however, it is unclear which world is reality. 
118
18 "Entropy" James A. Contner Drew Z. Greenberg April 30, 2002 6ABB18 4.5[20]
Anya seeks vengeance on Xander and when looking for someone who wants the same, she finds comfort with Spike. Xander sees their impulsive behavior through a camera and tries to stake Spike. Willow and Tara arrange a date, which ends with the two of them kissing. 
119
19 "Seeing Red" Michael Gershman Steven S. DeKnight May 7, 2002 6ABB19 4.1[21]
Willow and Tara reconcile, and Tara tells Willow that Spike and Buffy have been sleeping together. Buffy stops The Trio when attempting a large-scale theft, but Warren escapes with a jetpack. Furious at being thwarted, Warren attempts to shoot Buffy, but also hits Tara who collapses and dies. 
120
20 "Villains" David Solomon Marti Noxon May 14, 2002 6ABB20 5.0[22]
Willow, after being told Tara cannot be resurrected, is pushed over the edge by her grief. After magically saving Buffy, a dark Willow hunts The Trio, starting with Warren. 
121
21 "Two to Go" (Part 1) Bill L. Norton Douglas Petrie May 21, 2002 6ABB21 5.3[23]
The Scoobies must protect Jonathan and Andrew from Willow. 
122
22 "Grave" (Part 2) James A. Contner David Fury May 21, 2002 6ABB22 5.3[23]
Giles returns armed with temporary magic, but Willow defeats him and decides to end her suffering and the world's by bringing on an apocalypse. Xander attempts to stop her. In Africa, Spike completes a set of challenges given to him by a demon who offers him his soul if he is successful. 
Crossovers with Angel[edit]
The sixth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer coincided with the third season of Angel. With this season, Buffy switched networks from The WB to UPN, while Angel still remained on The WB. Because they were on competing networks, there were no official crossovers. At the time, WB Entertainment President Jordan Levin stated "There will be no crossovers between Angel and Buffy. I think it's more important, in the long term, that Angel really establishes itself as a world that obviously comes from the same mythology, but operates with its own set of principles, guidelines and characters, and really establishes itself independently from Buffy."[24] Although there are no distinct crossovers where characters appear on the other shows, there are moments where characters are mentioned or moments that happen off screen.
At the end of the Angel episode "Carpe Noctem", Angel (David Boreanaz) receives a telephone call in which Willow tells him Buffy is alive. Buffy then receives a call from Angel at the end of "Flooded", and immediately leaves to meet with him. Although the phone call scenes happen on screen, neither Willow's side on Angel nor Angel's side on Buffy is shown. The scene between Buffy and Angel also happens off screen, but is described by them in the following episodes.
Due to the crossover embargo, this is the only season of Buffy in which Angel does not appear.
Reception[edit]
The series received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series, Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic), and Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Prosthetic) for "Hell's Bells"; and Outstanding Music Direction for "Once More, with Feeling".
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, James Marsters, and Emma Caulfield were nominated for Satellite Awards for their performances.
The cast won a Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Television Ensemble at the Satellite Awards.[25]
"Once More, with Feeling" was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and for a Nebula Award for Best Script.
"Once More, with Feeling" received positive praise from media and critics when it aired, during overseas syndication, and in reminiscences of the best episodes of Buffy after the series ended. Although Salon.com writer Stephanie Zacharek states "(t)he songs were only half-memorable at best, and the singing ability of the show's regular cast ranged only from the fairly good to the not so great", she also asserts that it works "beautifully", paces itself gracefully, and is "clever and affecting".[26] Tony Johnston in the Herald Sun writes that Gellar "struggles on some of her higher notes, but her dance routines are superb, Michelle Trachtenberg's Dawn reveals sensual dance moves way beyond her tender years, and James Marsters' Spike evokes a sort of Billy Idol yell to disguise his lack of vocal proficiency [...] The rest of the cast mix and match like ready-made Broadway troupers." Johnston counts "I'll Never Tell" as one of the episode's "standout moments".[27] Connie Ogle in The Miami Herald calls the songs "better and far more clever than most of the ones you'll hear on Broadway these days".[28]
Writers agree that the episode was risky and could have failed spectacularly. Jonathan Bernstein in the British newspaper The Observer writes "What could have been, at best, an eccentric diversion and, at worst, a shuddering embarrassment, succeeded on every level [...] It provided a startling demonstration that creator Joss Whedon has a facility with lyrics and melody equal to the one he's demonstrated for the past six seasons with dialogue, character and plot twists. Rather than adopt the 'Hey, wouldn't it be wacky if we suddenly burst into song?' approach practiced by Ally McBeal, the Buffy musical was entirely organic to the series' labyrinthine progression." [29] Steve Murray in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution characterizes the episode as "scary in a brand-new way", saying "Once More, with Feeling" is "as impressive as Whedon's milestone episodes 'Hush' and 'The Body'"; the episode is "often hilarious", according to Murray, and acts as "(b)oth spoof and homage, [parodying] the hokiness of musicals while also capturing the guilty pleasure and surges of feeling the genre inspires".[30]
Scott Feschuk in Canada's National Post states that the episode "conveyed the same sense of rampant, runaway genius—the rare fusion of artful storytelling and ardent entertainment, a production capable of moving viewers to tears or to an awestruck rapture".[31] Writing in the Toronto Star, Vinay Menon calls "Once More, with Feeling" "dazzling" and writes of "Joss Whedon's inimitable genius"; he goes on to say "(f)or a show that already violates conventions and morphs between genres, its allegorical narrative zigging and zagging seamlessly across chatty comedy, drama and over-the-top horror, 'Once More, with Feeling' is a towering achievement [...] The show may be anchored by existential weightiness, it may be painted with broad, supernatural brushstrokes, but in the end, this coming-of-age story, filled with angst and alienation, is more real than any other so-called teen drama [...] So let's add another line of gushing praise: 'Once More, with Feeling' is rhapsodic, original, deeply affecting, and ultimately, transcendental. Quite simply, television at its best."[32]
About the season's criticism, Joss Whedon says: "I love season 6. It’s really important. But it was a very stark thing to do. It wasn’t just putting Buffy in a very bad, abusive, weird relationship, it was some sort of an end to magic. For me because childhood is so rich with metaphor, a lot of it had to do with leaving that behind. Instead of a bigger than life villain, we had the nerd troika. Instead of drinking blood and doing spells as sexual metaphor, we had sex. Things became very literal and they lost some of their loveliness. I still think that a lot of the best episodes we ever did were in season 6. I don’t agree with the detractors, but I understand it."[33]
The Futon Critic named "Life Serial" the 15th best episode of 2001,[34] "Once More, with Feeling" the 3rd best episode of 2001[35] and "Normal Again" the 35th best episode of 2002.[36]
The sixth season averaged 4.6 million viewers, slightly higher than the third season of Angel.[37]
DVD release[edit]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Sixth Season was released on DVD in region 1 on May 25, 2004[1] on in region 2 on May 12, 2003.[38] The DVD includes all 22 episodes on 6 discs presented in full frame 1.33:1 aspect ratio (region 1) and in anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1 aspect ratio (region 2 and 4); "Once More, with Feeling" is presented in letterbox widescreen on the region 1 release. Special features on the DVD include six commentary tracks—"Bargaining (Parts 1 & 2)" by writers Marti Noxon and David Fury; "Once More, with Feeling" by writer and director Joss Whedon; "Smashed" by writer Drew Z. Greenberg; "Hell's Bells" by writer Rebecca Rand Kirshner and director David Solomon; and "Grave" by writer David Fury and director James A. Contner. Episode-specific featurettes include a 30-minute documentary on the musical episode as well as karaoke music videos for several musical numbers. "Buffy Gets a Job" features several of the cast and crew members discussing their first jobs and dream jobs. Other featurettes include, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Panel Discussion with cast and crew members; "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Television with a Bite", a 43-minute A&E Network documentary which details its popularity and critical reception with interviews with cast and crew members; and "Life is the Big Bad – Season Six Overview", a 30-minute featurette where cast and crew members discuss the season. Also included are series outtakes and DVD-ROM content.[39]
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External links[edit]
##List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes at the Internet Movie Database
##List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6 episodes at TV.com
##List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6 episodes at BuffyGuide.com
##Buffy the Vampire Slayer at epguides.com


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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 5)
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 (season 5)
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Region 1 Season 5 DVD cover

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
22
Broadcast

Original channel
The WB
Original run
September 26, 2000 – May 22, 2001
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
December 9, 2003[1]
Region 2
October 28, 2002
Season chronology

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List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes
The fifth season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered on September 26, 2000 on The WB and concluded its 22-episode season on May 22, 2001. It maintained its previous timeslot, airing Tuesdays at 8:00 pm ET. This was the final season to air on The WB before it moved to UPN; The WB billed the season five finale as the "The WB series finale".


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main cast
2.2 Recurring cast
3 Crew
4 Episodes 4.1 Crossovers with Angel
5 Reception
6 DVD release
7 References
8 External links

Plot[edit]
In the season premiere, the famous vampire Count Dracula makes an appearance in Sunnydale in search of Buffy. He then bites Buffy in the same place where she was bitten by The Master and Angel ("Prophecy Girl" and "Graduation Day"). Buffy breaks free from his will and Dracula is defeated and staked.
Season five introduces Buffy's younger "sister", Dawn, who suddenly appears in Buffy's life. Although she is new to the series, to the characters it is as if she has always been there.
Meanwhile, Glorificus, or Glory, a hell-goddess who was exiled from her dimension after a war, has come to Earth. She can only remain there by being connected to her human form, known as Ben. Glory takes the form of a beautiful young woman, with some of her powers still intact as long as she maintains her strength through draining people of their sanity. She begins searching for a "Key" that will allow her to return to her Hell dimension by blurring the lines between dimensions, and in the process unleashing Hell on Earth. At the beginning of the season Glory and Ben are vying for control, alternating who possesses the body they share; later the line between them begins to blur and they experience each other's emotions and memories.
It is discovered that the Key's protectors had turned the Key into a human biologically related to the Summers—Buffy's new sister Dawn. At the same time, they implanted in her family and friends lifelong memories of her. The Watchers' Council, with which Buffy had previously cut ties, aids in Buffy's research of Glory, and the Council reinstates both her and Giles. Due to problems with her mother, Buffy suspects Dawn, may be harming Joyce, but they discover that they were caused by a brain tumor. As a result Buffy, and especially Joyce, begin to accept Dawn as a true part of the family. Upon learning of Joyce's tumor, Buffy leaves her dorm to take care of her mother.
Riley leaves early in the season after concluding that Buffy does not love him, joining a military demon-hunting operation, while Spike, still implanted with the Initiative chip, realizes he is in love with Buffy and begins fighting alongside the Scoobies. Buffy continually refuses his advances and alienates him.
Xander's girlfriend Anya Jenkins begins to experience deeper human emotions, both negative and positive, such as a love for money. Anya is hired by Giles and works alongside him at The Magic Box.
Glory attacks Willow's girlfriend Tara Maclay, draining her of her sanity. In a rage, Willow turns to dark magic in order to gain powers to match Glory's. She vengefully attacks the hell goddess futilely and is nearly killed, but Buffy intervenes. Despite the defeat, this event resulting Willow to become significantly powerful, but her dependency on magic increases and her personality is starting to change in a sinister way.
Spike commissions Warren Mears to build a robot version of Buffy, later known as the Buffybot. This greatly angers Buffy, but she soon softens after Spike is tortured by Glory yet refuses to reveal that Dawn is the Key. After this ordeal, Buffy warms up to Spike, promising she will not forget what he has done for her and inviting him back into her life.
Near the end of the season, Joyce dies of an aneurysm, devastating Dawn and Buffy. Glory discovers that Dawn is the Key and kidnaps her. In a moment alone, Xander proposes to Anya. Buffy and her friends track Glory and Dawn to a tower built by Glory's minions. At the time of the ritual, Glory uses Dawn's blood to open the portal between dimensions, but she is distracted by the Scoobies' intervention. Willow takes Tara's sanity from Glory and gives it back, severely weakening Glory. After overpowering Glory, Buffy tells her to leave Sunnydale or die. When Glory reverts to Ben, Giles kills Ben to prevent her return. Dawn wants to sacrifice herself to save the world, but Buffy realizes that because she is related to Dawn, her blood can also close the portal. She realizes the meaning of the First Slayer's message—"Death is your gift"—and sacrifices her own life to save Dawn's and close the portal. Buffy's friends mourn her death and praise her with the inscription "She saved the world a lot".
Cast and characters[edit]
Main cast[edit]
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers (22 episodes)
Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris (22 episodes)
Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg (22 episodes)
Marc Blucas as Riley Finn (10 episodes)
Emma Caulfield as Anya Jenkins (22 episodes)
Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers (22 episodes)
James Marsters as Spike (21 episodes)
Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles (22 episodes)
Recurring cast[edit]
Amber Benson as Tara Maclay (18 episodes)
Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers (16 episodes)
Charlie Weber as Ben (14 episodes)
Clare Kramer as Glory (12 episodes)
Troy Blendell as Jinx (6 episodes)
Todd Duffey as Murk (6 episodes)
Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall (5 episodes)
Bailey Chase as Graham Miller (3 episodes)
Justin Gorence as Orlando (3 episodes)
Joel Grey as Doc (3 episodes)
Kevin Weisman as Dreg (3 episodes)
David Boreanaz as Angel (2 episodes)
Adam Busch as Warren Mears (2 episodes)
Juliet Landau as Drusilla (2 episodes)
Julie Benz as Darla (1 episode)
Dean Butler as Hank Summers (1 episode)
Amelinda Embry as Katrina Silber (1 episode)
Sharon Ferguson as First Slayer (1 episode)
Kali Rocha as Cecily Addams (1 episode)
Harris Yulin as Quentin Travers (1 episode)
Crew[edit]
Series creator Joss Whedon served as executive producer and showrunner, and wrote and directed three episodes including the season finale. Marti Noxon was promoted to co-executive producer and wrote three episodes, including directing two of them. Jane Espenson was promoted to producer and wrote or co-wrote five episodes. David Fury was promoted to supervising producer and wrote three episodes. Douglas Petrie was promoted to co-producer and wrote or co-wrote four episodes. New additions in the fifth season included Rebecca Rand Kirshner, who wrote three episodes and Steven S. DeKnight, who wrote two episodes.[2]
David Solomon directed the highest amount of episodes in the fifth season, directing four episodes and was promoted to producer. Joss Whedon, James A. Contner (also co-producer), and David Grossman each directed three.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
 code
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

79
1 "Buffy vs. Dracula" David Solomon Marti Noxon September 26, 2000 5ABB01 5.8[3]
Buffy faces Count Dracula who has come to Sunnydale to make her one of his concubines. Dracula turns Xander into a Renfield of sorts, before being defeated but not killed. 
80
2 "Real Me" David Grossman David Fury October 3, 2000 5ABB02 6.2[4]
Buffy is having trouble getting along with her sister Dawn, who is kidnapped by Harmony's gang. Harmony makes two inept attempts on Buffy's life, but fails each time and Dawn is saved. 
81
3 "The Replacement" James A. Contner Jane Espenson October 10, 2000 5ABB03 5.3[5]
Xander is split into two people by a demon, one strong, the other weak. The lame Xander is unhappy that the cool Xander lives his life better than he can, getting an apartment and a date with Anya. 
82
4 "Out of My Mind" David Grossman Rebecca Rand Kirshner October 17, 2000 5ABB04 5.1[6]
Riley is risking his health to be able to fight with Buffy. His super soldier enhancement is destroying his heart. Buffy enlists Spike to take Riley to the doctor, but instead Spike kidnaps the doctor to remove his chip. 
83
5 "No Place Like Home" David Solomon Douglas Petrie October 24, 2000 5ABB05 6.4[7]
Glory, the new Big Bad, is looking for "The Key". After being beaten by Glory, Buffy meets a monk who reveals to her that she doesn't really have a sister — Dawn is The Key, sent to Buffy for protection. 
84
6 "Family" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon November 7, 2000 5ABB06 6.2[8]
Tara is about to celebrate her 20th birthday, and her family comes to abduct her before she becomes a demon. Glory sends demons after the Slayer, and Tara accidentally helps them. 
85
7 "Fool for Love" Nick Marck Douglas Petrie November 14, 2000 5ABB07 5.7[9]
After a close call, Buffy asks Spike about the slayers he's killed; he reveals he exploited their death wish. Buffy rebuffs Spike's advances, and while he originally is angry, he comforts her after she finds out about her mother's health condition. 
86
8 "Shadow" Dan Attias David Fury November 21, 2000 5ABB08 4.8[10]
Joyce Summers has a brain tumor, and Buffy worries about how Dawn will take it. In addition, Buffy must keep her sister safe from Glory and her magic snake. 
87
9 "Listening to Fear" David Solomon Rebecca Rand Kirshner November 28, 2000 5ABB09 5.5[11]
As Buffy and Dawn help their mother prepare for surgery, an extraterrestrial preys on Sunnydale's mental patients and follows Joyce home. The alien was summoned by Ben to clean up Glory's mess, and Buffy kills it. 
88
10 "Into the Woods" Marti Noxon Marti Noxon December 19, 2000 5ABB10 4.9[12]
Buffy learns Riley has been going to a vampire brothel to have his blood sucked for pleasure. She confronts him, and he says he's going away with the military if she doesn't give him a reason to stay. She wants him to stay, but doesn't tell him in time. 
89
11 "Triangle" Christopher Hibler Jane Espenson January 9, 2001 5ABB11 4.8[13]
Emotions between Willow and Anya come to a boil over Xander, and they summon a troll (Olaf). The troll was Anya's ex-boyfriend whom she called vengeance upon. He tries to make Xander choose between the women, but Buffy sends him packing. 
90
12 "Checkpoint" Nick Marck Douglas Petrie & Jane Espenson January 23, 2001 5ABB12 5.0[14]
The Watcher's Council withholds information about Glory from Buffy and make her go through a series of tests. Glory and the Knights of Byzantium target Buffy, and she realizes it's because she has power over them. She orders Quentin to give her the scoop on Glory, and it turns out she's not a demon - she's a god. 
91
13 "Blood Ties" Michael Gershman Steven S. DeKnight February 6, 2001 5ABB13 4.9[15]
Dawn discovers that she is the Key, becomes depressed, and runs away. She tells her tale to Ben, who morphs into Glory. Glory, not remembering Ben's thoughts, decides Dawn doesn't know the Key's location, and Willow and Tara teleport Glory elsewhere. 
92
14 "Crush" Dan Attias David Fury February 13, 2001 5ABB14 4.9[16]
Spike's profession of love for Buffy is spurned when Drusilla returns. He offers to kill Dru, but Buffy is unimpressed. He saves Buffy from Dru, but has his invitation to the Summers' home revoked. 
93
15 "I Was Made to Love You" James A. Contner Jane Espenson February 20, 2001 5ABB15 5.1[17]
A robot girlfriend, April, is abandoned by her creator, Warren. When April tries to kill Warren's current girlfriend, Buffy intervenes. Spike secretly coerces Warren into making him a robot of Buffy. 
94
16 "The Body" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon February 27, 2001 5ABB16 6.0[18]
Buffy and the gang are crushed by the death of Joyce. Dawn goes to the morgue to see the body and is attacked by a vampire. Buffy saves her and watches as Dawn reaches to touch Joyce. 
95
17 "Forever" Marti Noxon Marti Noxon April 17, 2001 5ABB17 4.3[19]
Buffy is comforted by Angel following her mother's death, although he can't stay. Dawn attempts to resurrect Joyce with the help of Spike and Doc, but stops part way through the ceremony after Buffy convinces her. 
96
18 "Intervention" Michael Gershman Jane Espenson April 24, 2001 5ABB18 4.7[20]
The Scoobies discover Spike's new robot toy; Glory's minions kidnap Spike, thinking he is the Key, and when they realize he isn't they torture him for information. Buffy and Giles go on a discovery quest about the origin of the Slayer. Buffy is told ominously that "Death is your gift". 
97
19 "Tough Love" David Grossman Rebecca Rand Kirshner May 1, 2001 5ABB19 4.6[21]
Willow and Tara get into an argument, leaving Tara vulnerable to be attacked by Glory, who thinks she is the Key. After discovering her error, Tara's brain is sucked out and Willow swears revenge. 
98
20 "Spiral" James A. Contner Steven S. DeKnight May 8, 2001 5ABB20 5.1[22]
Glory discovers the real Key, and Buffy and company must flee from her, and the Knights of Byzantium who are trying to destroy the Key. The gang race from Sunnydale in a caravan. 
99
21 "The Weight of the World" David Solomon Douglas Petrie May 15, 2001 5ABB21 4.8[23]
Willow tries to reach the Slayer, who has been rendered catatonic by Dawn's abduction. 
100
22 "The Gift" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon May 22, 2001 5ABB22 5.2[24]
Buffy and the gang set out to rescue Dawn and fight Glory as the ritual commences. Also, Buffy finally realizes the meaning of "Death Is Your Gift." 
Crossovers with Angel[edit]
The fifth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired along with the second season of Angel. Both shows retained their timeslots on The WB Television Network, airing on Tuesdays at 8:00 PM ET and 9:00 PM ET respectively.
The Buffy episode "Fool for Love" is a companion to the Angel episode "Darla". Both episodes feature multiple flashbacks to the history of Spike (James Marsters) and Darla (Julie Benz), shown from their respective viewpoints. Angel (David Boreanaz) and Drusilla (Juliet Landau) also appear in both episodes. Both episodes feature a same scene – one from the point of view of Spike and the other from Angel, Darla, and Drusilla.
Buffy recurring character Drusilla makes her first present-tense appearance on Angel in the episode "The Trial". She returns to Sunnydale in her final present-tense appearance in the episode "Crush".
Angel visits Buffy in the episode "Forever" to comfort her after he learns her mother died.
Buffy recurring character Harmony Kendall (Mercedes McNab) visits L.A. in the Angel episode "Disharmony". Harmony would later appear in the fifth season of Angel and become a main character. Willow (Alyson Hannigan) also appears in the episode in a conversation with Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter) over the phone.
Willow comes to L.A. in the Angel season two finale, "There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb" to deliver the news to Angel that Buffy had died.
Reception[edit]
The series was included in the American Film Institute's list for the best drama series of the year. Sarah Michelle Gellar was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. Joss Whedon was nominated for a Nebula Award for Best Script for "The Body". The series was nominated for three Television Critics Association Awards, for Individual Achievement in Drama (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Outstanding Achievement in Drama, and Program of the Year.[25]
The episode "The Body" was particularly highly acclaimed by critics. David Bianculli in the New York Daily News commends the acting abilities of Sarah Michelle Gellar, Michelle Trachtenberg, Alyson Hannigan, and Amber Benson. "The Body", according to Bianculli is "Emmy-worthy ... It also will haunt you—but not in the normal way associated with this still-evolving, still-achieving series."[26] Television critic Alesia Redding and editor Joe Vince of the South Bend Tribune write, "I was riveted by this show ... This isn't just one of the best Buffy episodes of all time. It's one of the best episodes of TV of all time." Redding adds, "If you watch this incredible episode and don't recognize it as great TV, you're hopeless ... A 'fantasy' show delivers the most stark and realistic take on death I've ever seen, deftly depicting how a loved one who dies suddenly becomes 'the body'." [27]
Gareth McLean in The Guardian rejected the notion that Buffy is similar to other "schmaltzy American teen show(s)" like Dawson's Creek: "This episode was a brave, honest and wrenching portrayal of death and loss. The way this was handled by Joss Whedon ... was ingenious. Time slowed down and the feeling of numbness was palpable as Buffy and her gang tried to come to terms with Joyce's death." McLean especially appreciated the small details of Buffy protecting Joyce's dignity and the confusion shown by the characters. He concludes, "Joyce may be dead but long live Buffy the Vampire Slayer."[28]
At Salon.com, Joyce Millman wrote, "there hasn't been a finer hour of drama on TV this year than ... 'The Body' ... You have to hand it to the writers; Joyce's demise came as a complete surprise. In that instant, Buffy's childhood officially ends. Even if Buffy gets stiffed in every other Emmy category this year, 'The Body' should convince the nominating committee that Gellar is for real ... I can't remember the last time I saw a more wrenching portrayal of the shock of loss."[29] Andrew Gilstrap at PopMatters declares it "possibly the finest hour of television I've seen, bar none ... It is an incredibly moving episode, one that finally admits that you don't walk away from death unscathed. It also shows that, for all the group's slaying experience, they really weren't prepared for death when it stole a loved one."[30] The Futon Critic named "The Body" the best episode of 2001.[31]
Entertainment Weekly named "The Gift" one of TV's best season finales ever.[32]
The fifth season averaged 4.4 million viewers, slightly higher than the second season of Angel.[33]
DVD release[edit]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Fifth Season was released on DVD in region 1 on December 9, 2003[1] and in region 2 on October 28, 2002.[34] The DVD includes all 22 episodes on 6 discs presented in full frame 1.33:1 aspect ratio (region 1) and in anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1 aspect ratio (region 2 and 4). Special features on the DVD include four commentary tracks—"Real Me" by writer David Fury and director David Grossman; "Fool for Love" by writer Doug Petrie; "I Was Made to Love You" by writer Jane Espenson; and "The Body" by writer and director Joss Whedon. Scripts for "The Replacement", "Fool for Love", "Into the Woods", and "Checkpoint" are included. Featurettes include, "Buffy Abroad", which details the international popularity of the show; "Demonology: A Slayer's Guide", a featurette presented by Danny Strong showcasing the various demons on the show; "Casting Buffy", which details the casting process of all the main actors; "Action Heroes!: The Stunts of Buffy" details the stunts and features behind-the-scenes footage with the stunt actors; "Natural Causes", a featurette on the episode "The Body"; "Spotlight on Dawn" details the introduction of the character and interview with actress Michelle Trachtenberg; and "The Story of Season 5", a 30-minute featurette where cast and crew members discuss the season. Also included are series outtakes, Buffy video game trailer, photo galleries, and DVD-ROM content.[35]
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External links[edit]
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes at the Internet Movie Database
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5 episodes at TV.com
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5 episodes at BuffyGuide.com
Buffy the Vampire Slayer at epguides.com


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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 4)
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 (season 4)
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Region 1 Season 4 DVD cover

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
22
Broadcast

Original channel
The WB
Original run
October 5, 1999 – May 23, 2000
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
June 10, 2003[1]
Region 2
May 13, 2002
Season chronology

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List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes
The fourth season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered on October 5, 1999, on The WB and concluded its 22-episode season on May 23, 2000. It maintained its previous timeslot, airing Tuesdays at 8:00 pm ET. Beginning with this season, the character of Angel was given his own series, titled Angel, which aired on The WB following Buffy. Various Buffy characters made appearances in Angel, including Buffy herself; Cordelia Chase, formerly a regular in Buffy, and Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, who appeared in Buffy season three.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main cast
2.2 Recurring cast
3 Crew
4 Episodes 4.1 Crossovers with Angel
5 Reception
6 DVD release
7 References
8 External links

Plot[edit]
Season four sees Buffy and Willow enroll at UC Sunnydale while Xander joins the workforce. The vampire Spike, having left Drusilla, returns to Sunnydale and is abducted by The Initiative, a top-secret military installation based beneath the UC Sunnydale campus, led by Maggie Walsh. They implant a microchip in his head which prevents him from harming humans. He reluctantly helps the Scooby Gang throughout the season and eventually begins to fight on their side after learning that he can harm other demons. But Buffy and her friends don't trust him except Willow who opts to give him a chance to redeem himself, which they eventually do.
Oz leaves town after realizing that he is too dangerous as a werewolf and after a horrific encounter with The Initiative. Willow falls in love with Tara Maclay, another witch. They begin a relationship.
Another focus of the season is Xander's relationship with a former vengeance demon named Anya Jenkins, who becomes infatuated with him due to him making her feel human and Xander returns these feelings as she makes him feel like a man. However, Anya tries to get Xander off her mind but their feelings are developed and they begin a relationship
Buffy begins dating Riley Finn, a grad student who she later discovers is a member of The Initiative. He tries to get her recruited but she becomes an object of negative attention from Maggie Walsh. Walsh believes Buffy to be a bad influence to Riley, threatening his ties with The Initiative. After Buffy and Riley's first sexual encounter, Walsh tries to get Buffy killed, which causes Riley to cut ties with Walsh and The Initiative.
It is realized that The Initiative has more sinister plans as its cyborg demonoid hybrid secret project, Adam, escapes and begins to wreak havoc on the town after killing Walsh. After getting Spike to temporarily work for him, Adam plots to create a cyborg demonoid race to overthrow humanity, though Adam sees Riley as a "brother".
Buffy and her allies, upon learning of Adam plans, unite to defeat Adam and destroy The Initiative. The demons and other supernatural creatures fight back against their former captors, while the Scoobies temporarily transfer all their powers into Buffy to fight the physically superior Adam. She kills Adam by ripping his uranium core. Soon The Initiative is defeated and the Scoobies recover. The government recognizes that Maggie Walsh's plan is a failure, and orders her project to be terminated. The Scoobies later encounter the spirit of The First Slayer, with Buffy receives a cryptic message.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main cast[edit]
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers (22 episodes)
Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris (22 episodes)
Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg (22 episodes)
Seth Green as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne (8 episodes)
James Marsters as Spike (18 episodes)
Marc Blucas as Riley Finn (20 episodes)
Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles (22 episodes)
Recurring cast[edit]
Emma Caulfield as Anya Jenkins (15 episodes)
Amber Benson as Tara Maclay (12 episodes)
Leonard Roberts as Forrest Gates (12 episodes)
Bailey Chase as Graham Miller (10 episodes)
Lindsay Crouse as Maggie Walsh (9 episodes)
George Hertzberg as Adam (9 episodes)
Adam Kaufman as Parker Abrams (5 episodes)
Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers (5 episodes)
Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall (4 episodes)
Paige Moss as Veruca (3 episodes)
Conor O'Farrell as Colonel McNamara (3 episodes)
Phina Oruche as Olivia (3 episodes)
Jack Stehlin as Dr. Angleman (3 episodes)
David Boreanaz as Angel (2 episodes)
Eliza Dushku as Faith (2 episodes)
Dagney Kerr as Kathy Newman (2 episodes)
Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison (1 episode)
Ethan Erickson as Percy West (1 episode)
Sharon Ferguson as First Slayer (1 episode)
Harry Groener as Mayor Richard Wilkins (1 episode)
Saverio Guerra as Willy the Snitch (1 episode)
Jason Hall as Devon MacLeish (1 episode)
Robin Sachs as Ethan Rayne (1 episode)
Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder (1 episode)
Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson (1 episode)
Andy Umberger as D'Hoffryn (1 episode)
Crew[edit]
Series creator Joss Whedon served as executive producer and showrunner, and wrote and directed four episodes including the season premiere and finale. Marti Noxon was promoted to supervising producer and wrote or co-wrote five episodes. Jane Espenson was promoted to co-producer and wrote or co-wrote five episodes. David Fury was hired as producer, having previously wrote for the show freelance in seasons 2 and 3, and wrote or co-wrote four episodes. Douglas Petrie was promoted to executive story editor and wrote three episodes. The only new addition was Tracey Forbes, who served as a staff writer and wrote three episodes.[2]
James A. Contner (also co-producer) directed the highest amount of episodes in the fourth season, directing six episodes. Joss Whedon and David Grossman each directed four.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes
Note: For the 1999–2000 television season, each ratings point represents 1,008,000 households or one percent of the nation's estimated 100.8 million television households. So, for example, a rating of 3.4 means that an average of approximately (3.4 x 1,008,000) = 3,427,200 households were watching Buffy.

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No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
 code
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

57
1 "The Freshman" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon October 5, 1999 4ABB01 4.4[3]
While Willow blossoms in the college environment, Buffy has a difficult time adjusting - getting lost, getting kicked out of a class for talking, meeting her Celine Dion-loving roommate Kathy (Dagney Kerr) - and her Slaying suffers because of it. 
58
2 "Living Conditions" David Grossman Marti Noxon October 12, 1999 4ABB02 3.8[3]
Buffy becomes convinced that her annoying roommate is evil, but her friends think she is crazy. Buffy steals Kathy's toenail clippings to prove that Kathy is a demon and they get into a fight. 
59
3 "The Harsh Light of Day" James A. Contner Jane Espenson October 19, 1999 4ABB03 3.4[3]
Spike returns to Sunnydale for a gem that will make him invincible. He finds it, but Buffy gets it away from him and decides to send it to Angel. Buffy returns to dating but ends up being let down and hurt. 
60
4 "Fear, Itself" Tucker Gates David Fury October 26, 1999 4ABB04 4.1[3]
The gang find themselves in a real-life house of horrors while at a Halloween frat party, in which a fear demon feeds on their individual fears. Meanwhile, Anya needs Giles to help her save Xander when she realizes something is amiss. 
61
5 "Beer Bad" David Solomon Tracey Forbes November 2, 1999 4ABB05 3.5[3]
Xander gets a job bartending at the college pub; Buffy drinks with upperclassmen at that pub. It turns out that the bar manager is spiking the beer with some supernatural mojo, causing the targets to revert to caveman mentality. 
62
6 "Wild at Heart" David Grossman Marti Noxon November 9, 1999 4ABB06 4.1[3]
Oz meets another werewolf, Veruca (Paige Moss), and locks her in his cage to prevent her from attacking people. Willow comes to the cage the next morning to find them naked together. Veruca tries to kill Willow, Oz-wolf kills Veruca, Buffy stops him from attacking Willow, then Oz leaves town. 
63
7 "The Initiative" James A. Contner Douglas Petrie November 16, 1999 4ABB07 3.5[3]
Spike, who was captured by the commandos, is being held hostage by them in a hi-tech facility underneath the University. Spike escapes and heads to find Buffy, who he assumes is behind this; Riley realizes he has a crush on Buffy. 
64
8 "Pangs" Michael Lange Jane Espenson November 23, 1999 4ABB08 4.2[3]
Xander accidentally releases Hus (Tod Thawley), a Native American vengeance spirit. Angel secretly arrives in Sunnydale to protect Buffy (who is attempting a perfect Thanksgiving) from the spirit. 
65
9 "Something Blue" Nick Marck Tracey Forbes November 30, 1999 4ABB09 3.7[3]
A spell by Willow goes awry, blinding Giles, making Xander a literal demon-magnet, and causing Buffy and Spike to fall in love and get engaged. Once Willow realizes her mistake, she goes about reversing it. 
66
10 "Hush" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon December 14, 1999 4ABB10 4.1[3]
The Gentlemen steal the voices of the population of Sunnydale, rendering everyone in the town (including the Scooby Gang) unable to speak. Giles reveals that the only thing that can defeat The Gentleman is a real human scream. This episode is mostly silent (aside from music) from the point The Gentlemen steal Sunnydale's voices. 
67
11 "Doomed" James A. Contner Marti Noxon & David Fury & Jane Espenson January 18, 2000 4ABB11 3.5[3]
An earthquake occurs in Sunnydale, which signifies the Hellmouth is opening. The gang must return to the remains of Sunnydale High to stop it; Buffy and Riley struggle with each other's secrets. 
68
12 "A New Man" Michael Gershman Jane Espenson January 25, 2000 4ABB12 3.9[3]
Giles, feeling left out, goes out for drinks with Ethan Rayne (Robin Sachs). He wakes up in the morning as a Fyarl demon, and hires Spike to help him. Mistaking him for a Fyarl demon, The Initiative and Buffy try to hunt him down. 
69
13 "The I in Team" James A. Contner David Fury February 8, 2000 4ABB13 3.5[3]
When Professor Walsh (Lindsay Crouse) decides Buffy is a threat to The Initiative, she decides to kill her by sending her on a dangerous mission. Riley discovers that Professor Walsh has tried to kill Buffy and begins to think seriously of leaving the organization. 
70
14 "Goodbye Iowa" David Solomon Marti Noxon February 15, 2000 4ABB14 3.1[3]
Buffy discovers The Initiative's secret weapon; Riley becomes unstable due to the death of Professor Walsh and drug withdrawal; Adam (George Hertzberg) reveals some information about himself, while trying to learn about people by investigating their insides. 
71
15 "This Year's Girl" (Part 1) Michael Gershman Douglas Petrie February 22, 2000 4ABB15 3.8[3]
Faith (Eliza Dushku) wakes up from her eight-month coma and seeks revenge against Buffy. After failing to attack her, she switches bodies with Buffy using a gift left to her by Richard Wilkins III (Harry Groener), the now-dead mayor. 
72
16 "Who Are You" (Part 2) Joss Whedon Joss Whedon February 29, 2000 4ABB16 3.5[3]
Buffy (in Faith's body) is abducted by the Council's team, while Faith (in Buffy's body) has ruthless fun at the expense of Buffy. After Faith and Buffy (as each other) rescue a group of people in a church that has been attacked by vampires, they switch their bodies back. Faith begins to feel remorse, and heads to L.A. 
73
17 "Superstar" David Grossman Jane Espenson April 4, 2000 4ABB17 2.8[3]
Jonathan (Danny Strong) casts a spell to cause all of Sunnydale to believe that he is the titular "superstar". However, the spell comes with a price - it conjures up a monster which endangers the town. 
74
18 "Where the Wild Things Are" David Solomon Tracey Forbes April 25, 2000 4ABB18 2.7[3]
When Buffy and Riley rouse a supernatural force at the fraternity party house, they are held hostage by ghost children who were abused by a Christian fundamentalist (Kathryn Joosten) and now seek revenge. Willow, Tara, and Giles perform a spell to stop the spirits. 
75
19 "New Moon Rising" James A. Contner Marti Noxon May 2, 2000 4ABB19 2.9[3]
Oz returns to Sunnydale after learning to control his werewolf instincts. However, he loses control when he suspects Tara (Amber Benson) and Willow's relationship, and is subsequently caught by the Initiative. 
76
20 "The Yoko Factor" (Part 1) David Grossman Douglas Petrie May 9, 2000 4ABB20 3.0[3]
Riley spars with Angel (David Boreanaz) when Angel visits Sunnydale; Adam convinces Spike that he will take his chip out if he helps him get Buffy where he wants, Spike agrees and sets out to distance the Scoobies from each other. 
77
21 "Primeval" (Part 2) James A. Contner David Fury May 16, 2000 4ABB21 3.4[3]
The Scoobies reveal Adam's plan of releasing an army of hybrid cyborg monsters. A composite being created by a spell, combining the powers and personalities of Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles kill Adam after an intense fight. 
78
22 "Restless" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon May 23, 2000 4ABB22 3.2[3]
A primordial spirit haunts Buffy, Giles, Willow, and Xander in their individual, cryptic nightmares involving the First Slayer (Sharon Ferguson) as a result of the magic done in the previous episode. 
Crossovers with Angel[edit]
Beginning with this season, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel both aired on The WB Television Network. Both shows aired on Tuesdays, Buffy at 8:00 PM ET, and Angel at 9:00 PM ET. The fourth season of Buffy aired along with the first season of Angel. Both shows featured crossover episodes, in which characters of one series appeared in the other. Angel (David Boreanaz), Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter) and Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Alexis Denisof), who had been introduced in Buffy, became main characters in the spinoff series.
The first crossover appeared in the premiere episodes, where Angel calls Buffy but doesn't say anything; on Buffy, she is seen answering the phone. After the events of "The Harsh Light of Day", Oz (Seth Green) visits Los Angeles in the Angel episode "In the Dark" to give Angel the Gem of Amarra (a ring that makes vampires unkillable), and Spike (James Marsters) follows him.
In the Angel episode "Bachelor Party", Doyle (Glenn Quinn) has a vision of Buffy in danger. This causes Angel to secretly visit Sunnydale in the episode "Pangs", to protect her. After learning that he was in town, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) visits L.A. in the Angel episode "I Will Remember You" to express her displeasure in his not telling her that he was there.
Buffy season three recurring character Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Alexis Denisof) makes his first appearance on Angel in "Parting Gifts" and would become a series regular in the next episode for the remainder of the series.
After the events of the two-part episode "This Year's Girl" and "Who Are You", Faith (Eliza Dushku) leaves Sunnydale and goes to L.A. in the Angel two-part episode "Five by Five" and "Sanctuary" and is hired by Wolfram & Hart to kill Angel. Buffy makes her second and final appearance on Angel in "Sanctuary".
Angel visits Sunnydale again in "The Yoko Factor" to apologize to Buffy after the way he treated her in "Sanctuary". Angel meets Buffy's new boyfriend, Riley Finn (Marc Blucas).
The vampire Darla (Julie Benz), who was killed in Buffy episode "Angel", is resurrected by Wolfram & Hart in the Angel season one finale, "To Shanshu in L.A.", and subsequently becomes a recurring character there.
Reception[edit]
The series received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series for "Beer Bad", Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series (Michael Gershman) for "Hush", and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (Joss Whedon) for "Hush".
The series was nominated for two Television Critics Association Awards, for Outstanding Achievement in Drama and Program of the Year.[4]
In particular, the episode "Hush" was highly praised when it aired. Robert Bianco from USA Today comments, "(i)n a medium in which producers tend to grow bored with their own creations, either trashing them or taking them in increasingly bizarre directions, Whedon continues to find new ways to make his fabulously entertaining series richer and more compelling. With or without words, he's a TV treasure."[5] Alan Sepinwall in The Star-Ledger calls it a "magnificently daring episode", explaining "(w)hat makes it particularly brave is that, even when Buffy has been failing to click dramatically this year, the show has still been able to get by on the witty dialogue, which is all but absent after the first few scenes. Whedon finds ways to get around that, with several cast members—particularly Anthony Head as the scholarly Giles and Alyson Hannigan as nervous witch Willow—proving to be wonderfully expressive silent comedians."[6] In the New York Daily News, David Bianculli states that the episode is "a true tour de force, and another inventive triumph for this vastly underrated series."[7] Robert Hanks from The Independent in the UK writes that "Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in most weeks the funniest and cleverest programme on TV, reached new heights" with "Hush".[8] Noel Murray in The A.V. Club calls it an "episode unlike any other, with a lusher score and some of the most genuinely disturbing imagery I’ve yet seen on Buffy."[9] The episode was included among 13 of the scariest films or television shows by Salon.com, and justified by Stephanie Zacharek, who states it "scans just like one of those listless dreams in which you try to scream, and can't. Everybody's had 'em—and yet the way the eerie quiet of 'Hush' sucks you in, you feel as if the experience is privately, and unequivocally, your own."[10] Following the series finale in 2003, "Hush" continued to receive praise. Lisa Rosen in the Los Angeles Times states that the episode is "one of TV's most terrifying hours".[11] Smashing Magazine counted "Hush" as one of the top ten television episodes that inspire creativity.[12] Keith McDuffee of TV Squad named it the best Buffy episode in the series, writing "(i)f someone who had never seen Buffy (blasphemy!) asked me to show them just one episode of the show to get them hooked, this would be it".[13] TV.com named it as the fourth most frightening episode in television history.[14]
The Futon Critic named "Restless" the best episode of 2000.[15]
The fourth season averaged 4.7 million viewers, slightly lower than the first season of Angel.[16]
DVD release[edit]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Fourth Season was released on DVD in region 1 on June 10, 2003[1] and in region 2 on May 13, 2002.[17] The DVD includes all 22 episodes on 6 discs presented in full frame 1.33:1 aspect ratio (region 1) and in anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1 aspect ratio (region 2 and 4). Special features on the DVD include seven commentary tracks—"Wild at Heart" by creator Joss Whedon, writer Marti Noxon, and actor Seth Green (region 1 only); "The Initiative" by writer Doug Petrie; "Hush" by writer and director Joss Whedon; "This Year's Girl" by writer Doug Petrie; "Superstar" by writer Jane Espenson; "Primeval" by writer David Fury and director James A. Contner; and "Restless" by writer and director Joss Whedon. Scripts for "Fear, Itself", "Hush", and "Who Are You" are included. Featurettes include, "Spike Me", which details the character of Spike; "Oz Revelations: A Full Moon", which details the departure of the character with insights by actor Seth Green; "Hush", where cast and crew members discuss the unique episode; "Buffy: Inside Sets of Sunnydale" showcases all the sets on the show with tours of sets; "Buffy: Inside the Music", which details the music and bands featured on the show; and "Season 4 Overview", a 30-minute featurette where cast and crew members discuss the season. Also included are cast biographies and photo galleries.[18]
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Fourth Season (1997)". Amazon.com. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
2.Jump up ^ "A Brief History of Mutant Enemy". Whedon.info. May 24, 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
3.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Nielsen Ratings for Buffy's Fourth Season". Retrieved September 30, 2013.
4.Jump up ^ ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
5.Jump up ^ Bianco, Robert (December 14, 1999). "Critic's Corner". USA Today: 12D.
6.Jump up ^ Sepinwall, Alan (December 14, 1999). "All TV - Buffy loses voice, gains magic". The Star-Ledger.
7.Jump up ^ Bianculli, David (March 21, 2000). "TV Tonight". New York Daily News: 78.
8.Jump up ^ Hanks, Robert (December 22, 2000). "Television Review". The Independent: 18.
9.Jump up ^ Murray, Noel (August 14, 2009). "Buffy / Angel: "Hush," etc. "Hush", etc.". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
10.Jump up ^ "Truly scary stuff". Salon.com. October 31, 2002. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
11.Jump up ^ Rosen, Lisa (May 20, 2003). "R.I.P. 'Buffy': You Drove a Stake Through Convention". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
12.Jump up ^ Lazaris, Louis (April 13, 2009). "Unique TV Series Episodes That Inspire Creativity". Smashing Magazine. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
13.Jump up ^ McDufee, Keith (October 24, 2005). "The Five (by Five): Best episodes of Buffy". Aol TV. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
14.Jump up ^ Lawson, Richard (October 26, 2009). "The Five Scariest Episodes in TV History". TV.com. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
15.Jump up ^ Brian Ford Sullivan (January 4, 2001). "The 20 Best Episodes of 2000". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
16.Jump up ^ "Season Ratings 1999-2000". Nielsen Media Research. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
17.Jump up ^ "Buffy DVD and VHS". BBC. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
18.Jump up ^ "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 4". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
External links[edit]
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes at the Internet Movie Database
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4 episodes at TV.com
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4 episodes at BuffyGuide.com
Buffy the Vampire Slayer at epguides.com


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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 (season 3)
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Region 1 Season 3 DVD cover

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
22
Broadcast

Original channel
The WB
Original run
September 29, 1998 – July 13, 1999
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
January 7, 2003[1]
Region 2
October 29, 2001
Season chronology

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List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes
The third season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered on September 29, 1998 on The WB and concluded its 22-episode season on July 13, 1999. It maintained its previous timeslot, airing Tuesdays at 8:00 pm ET. Two episodes, "Earshot" and "Graduation Day, Part Two", were delayed in the wake of the Columbine High School massacre because of their content.[2]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main cast
2.2 Recurring cast
3 Crew
4 Episodes
5 Reception
6 DVD release
7 References
8 External links

Plot[edit]
After attempting to start a new life in Los Angeles, Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) returns to Sunnydale in season three, and is reunited with her friends and her mother. Her criminal record is cleared but Principal Snyder, who took a vindictive pleasure in expelling Buffy refuses to have her reinstated, until he is told down by Giles. Angel (David Boreanaz) is resurrected mysteriously by the unseen Powers That Be.[3] While Buffy is happy to have Angel back, he seems to have lost much of his sanity in Hell. Buffy helps Angel recover but, having seen Angel's demonic side, Buffy's friends distrust him until he saves them from a monster.
Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) is fired from the Watchers' Council because he has developed a "father's love" for Buffy, and towards the end of the season Buffy announces that she will also no longer work for the Council. Early in the season she is confronted with an unstable Slayer, Faith (Eliza Dushku), who was activated after Kendra's death near the end of season two.
Angel, after getting his soul back, is once again tormented by his guilt and personally by an entity called the First Evil, who takes credits of bringing Angel back for wicked intents and goads him into attempting suicide. Despite Buffy unable to prevent Angel from killing himself, the Powers That Be intervene and convince Angel that he has a greater purpose.
Although the First is still out there, the antagonist of the season is shown to be the affable Mayor Richard Wilkins (Harry Groener), who has plans to become an Olvikan, a giant snake-like demon, on Sunnydale High's Graduation Day — a goal he had in mind after gaining immortality through a Faustian bargain with demons when he originally founded Sunnydale. Said goal is to occur on the eclipse, where the Mayor has vampire lackey's backing him up.
Although Faith works with Buffy at first, after accidentally killing a human, Faith becomes irrational and sides with Mayor Wilkins, whose charismatic behavior influences Faith's dark side. She helps Wilkins in his plan, and eventually she poisons Angel. To save Angel, Buffy had to feed him the blood of a Slayer, so she picks Faith. In the fight that follows, Faith falls from her roof and into coma. Buffy is forced to let Angel drink from her, putting her in a brief coma. Wilkins, who had a fatherly affection for Faith gets angry and attempts to suffocate her, but is stopped by Angel. During her time in a coma, Buffy shares a comatose dream with Faith where they make peace.
At the climax of the season, Wilkins speaks at the graduation ceremony, as the time for his transformation has come and he finally morphs into Olvikan. He kills several people, including Principal Snyder. It turns out Buffy and her friends organized the graduating students to fight back against Wilkins, with Angel leading the fight against his minions. Buffy confronts the demon, taunting him about Faith. She lures the provoked Mayor into the library which was rigged with explosives. The explosion is set off, destroying Wilkins and his Olvikan form.
Meanwhile, Angel becomes convinced that Buffy's love for him will be bad for her in the long run; after the battle with the Mayor he leaves Sunnydale, leading to the spinoff series in Los Angeles.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main cast[edit]
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers (22 episodes)
Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris (22 episodes)
Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg (22 episodes)
Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase (22 episodes)
David Boreanaz as Angel (22 episodes)
Seth Green as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne (21 episodes)
Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles (22 episodes)
Recurring cast[edit]
Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers (16 episodes)
Eliza Dushku as Faith (13 episodes)
Harry Groener as Mayor Richard Wilkins (11 episodes)
Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (9 episodes)
Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder (8 episodes)
Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson (6 episodes)
Larry Bagby as Larry Blaisdell (5 episodes)
K. Todd Freeman as Mr. Trick (5 episodes)
Jason Hall as Devon MacLeish (5 episodes)
Emma Caulfield as Anya Jenkins (4 episodes)
Ethan Erickson as Percy West (4 episodes)
Jack Plotnick as Deputy Mayor Allan Finch (4 episodes)
Fab Filippo as Scott Hope (3 episodes)
Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall (3 episodes)
Saverio Guerra as Willy the Snitch (2 episodes)
Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison (1 episode)
Robia LaMorte as The First Evil/Jenny Calendar (1 episode)
Julia Lee as Lilly (1 episode)
James Marsters as Spike (1 episode)
Mark Metcalf as The Master (1 episode)
Robin Sachs as Ethan Rayne (1 episode)
Andy Umberger as D'Hoffryn (1 episode)
Harris Yulin as Quentin Travers (1 episode)
Crew[edit]
Series creator Joss Whedon served as executive producer and showrunner, and wrote and directed five episodes of the season including the season premiere and the two-part finale. David Greenwalt was promoted to executive producer, and wrote two episodes (including directing one of them) and directed another. Marti Noxon was promoted to co-producer and wrote five episodes. New additions in the third season included Jane Espenson, who served as executive story editor and wrote three episodes, including an episode originally pitched from Thania St. John (who receives story credit). Douglas Petrie joined as a story editor, later promoted to executive story editor midseason, and wrote three episodes. Dan Vebber joined as a staff writer and wrote two episodes. David Fury returned and freelanced two episodes. This was the last season for Greenwalt as a writer/director on the series, as he departed to be the showrunner for the spin-off series Angel. He would serve as consulting producer until the end of the sixth season.[4]
Joss Whedon directed the highest amount of episodes in the third season, directing five episodes. James A. Contner and James Whitmore, Jr. each directed four.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes
Note: For the 1998–99 television season, each ratings point represents 994,000 households or one percent of the nation's estimated 99.4 million television households. So, for example, a rating of 3.4 means that an average of approximately (3.4 x 994,000) = 3,379,600 households were watching Buffy.

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
 code
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

35
1 "Anne" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon September 29, 1998 3ABB01 4.7[5]
Still not knowing Buffy's whereabouts, the rest of the gang return to school and take over the slaying. Meanwhile Buffy, who is now living under an assumed identity, is recognized in a diner, and begins her fight to return home from the Netherworld she has fallen into. 
36
2 "Dead Man's Party" James Whitmore, Jr. Marti Noxon October 6, 1998 3ABB02 4.3[5]
Buffy struggles to fit back into Sunnydale life. She feels her friends and family have grown distant while she was away. Meanwhile, a Nigerian demon mask summons an army of zombies straight to Buffy's house...where everyone is celebrating her arrival. 
37
3 "Faith, Hope & Trick" James A. Contner David Greenwalt October 13, 1998 3ABB03 3.9[5]
Another Slayer, Faith (Eliza Dushku), arrives in Sunnydale, closely tracked by two vampires, thoroughly modern Mr. Trick (K. Todd Freeman) and incredibly ancient Kakistos (Jeremy Roberts). Buffy and Faith set out to put an end to Kakistos. Buffy finally accepts Scott Hope's (Fab Filippo) invitation to date. 
38
4 "Beauty and the Beasts" James Whitmore, Jr. Marti Noxon October 20, 1998 3ABB04 4.3[5]
After Oz escapes from his cage, everyone suspects that he committed last night's brutal murders. Only Buffy knows that Angel is a suspect as well. 
39
5 "Homecoming" David Greenwalt David Greenwalt November 3, 1998 3ABB05 4.3[5]
Buffy and Cordelia compete for Homecoming Queen while Mr. Trick organizes SlayerFest '98. Willow and Xander kiss, although each is seeing someone else. Unknown to SlayerFest personnel, Cordelia changes places with Faith. Buffy and Cordy reconcile while trying to defeat Mr. Trick's contestants. 
40
6 "Band Candy" Michael Lange Jane Espenson November 10, 1998 3ABB06 4.1[5]
A candy created by Ethan Rayne (Robin Sachs) causes Sunnydale's adults to behave like teenagers. Buffy confronts Rayne and makes him tell her about a plan to sacrifice Sunnydale newborns to a monster in the sewers. 
41
7 "Revelations" James A. Contner Douglas Petrie November 17, 1998 3ABB07 4.4[5]
Faith's new Watcher, Gwendolyn Post (Serena Scott Thomas), arrives in Sunnydale. Xander discovers Buffy's secret and manipulates Faith into attempting to slay Angel, while Ms. Post is revealed to be more than meets the eye. 
42
8 "Lovers Walk" David Semel Dan Vebber November 24, 1998 3ABB08 3.7[5]
A lovelorn Spike (James Marsters) returns and kidnaps Willow to cast a love spell on Drusilla. Stashing Willow and a wounded Xander at the factory, Spike soon concocts a new plan while Buffy, Oz, Giles, and Cordelia hunt their friends down. 
43
9 "The Wish" David Greenwalt Marti Noxon December 8, 1998 3ABB09 4.2[5]
Cordelia's pain over Xander's betrayal summons Anyanka (Emma Caulfield), a vengeance demon who grants wishes to scorned women. Cordelia wishes that Buffy had never come to Sunnydale, and constructs an alternate reality where the Master (Mark Metcalf) rose from the dead and the Harvest took over Sunnydale. Giles discovers this in the alternate reality and realizes he is able to reverse the events. 
44
10 "Amends" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon December 15, 1998 3ABB10 4.3[5]
The First Evil is driving Angel insane, appearing as victims of his past crimes, priming him to kill Buffy. Instead, he tries to kill himself. 
45
11 "Gingerbread" James Whitmore, Jr. Story by: Thania St. John & Jane Espenson
Teleplay by: Jane Espenson January 12, 1999 3ABB11 4.2[5]
After two children are mysteriously killed, apparently as part of a cult sacrifice, Joyce (Kristine Sutherland) leads the town in a witch hunt - but all is not quite as it seems. Buffy, Willow, and Amy Madison (Elizabeth Anne Allen) are tied to stakes and Giles and Cordelia must rescue them, while Amy turns herself into a rat to escape the angry mob. 
46
12 "Helpless" James A. Contner David Fury January 19, 1999 3ABB12 4.6[5]
Giles secretly prepares Buffy for the Cruciamentum, an ordeal the Watchers' Council requires every Slayer endure on her eighteenth birthday. Giles helps Buffy, thereby affecting his job as a watcher. 
47
13 "The Zeppo" James Whitmore, Jr. Dan Vebber January 26, 1999 3ABB13 4.1[5]
Xander tries to be cool and hangs out with Jack O'Toole (Channon Roe), who resurrects three of his former buddies. Xander soon realizes they are up to something deadly and attempts to hide. Meanwhile, the others need to prevent the Sisterhood of Jhe from reopening the Hellmouth. 
48
14 "Bad Girls" Michael Lange Douglas Petrie February 9, 1999 3ABB14 4.2[5]
The Slayers get a new Watcher, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Alexis Denisof). The girls are having a wild night at The Bronze, where Angel brings info on the whereabouts of the demon, Balthazar (Christian Clemenson). 
49
15 "Consequences" Michael Gershman Marti Noxon February 16, 1999 3ABB15 4.1[5]
Faith tells Giles that Buffy is the one who slew the Deputy Mayor (Jack Plotnick). Angel apprehends Faith, but Wesley thwarts his intervention and allows Faith to escape. She plans to leave town on the next freighter. 
50
16 "Doppelgangland" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon February 23, 1999 3ABB16 4.4[5]
Wanting to be a vengeance demon again, Anya tricks Willow into helping with a spell to retrieve her power center, the amulet Giles destroyed in an alternate reality ("The Wish"). Instead of the amulet, however, the spell transports Willow's vampire version to an unsuspecting Sunnydale. 
51
17 "Enemies" David Grossman Douglas Petrie March 16, 1999 3ABB17 4.1[5]
The Mayor (Harry Groener) and Faith plot to use a demon to steal Angel's soul and let Angelus remove Buffy from the picture. 
52
18 "Earshot" Regis Kimble Jane Espenson September 21, 1999 3ABB18 3.6[6]
Buffy is infected by a demon's blood and gains the ability to read minds. At Sunnydale High, Buffy overhears someone through mind-reading making a violent death threat to the whole school. As she goes insane hearing everyone's thoughts all at once, Angel, Giles, and Wesley struggle to save her. 
53
19 "Choices" James A. Contner David Fury May 4, 1999 3ABB19 3.6[5]
When Wesley tells her she cannot leave Sunnydale to go to a fine college, Buffy launches an offensive to shut down the Mayor's plans for Ascension. Willow chooses among colleges while Xander plans a road trip. 
54
20 "The Prom" David Solomon Marti Noxon May 11, 1999 3ABB20 3.8[5]
Angel decides to do the right thing and break up with Buffy. Meanwhile, Buffy has to save the prom from Hellhounds with a fetish for formal wear. Angel shows up for the last dance. 
55
21 "Graduation Day (Part 1)" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon May 18, 1999 3ABB21 3.6[5]
While the Mayor prepares for his Ascension, Faith goes around "tying up" loose ends, one of those being Angel. Faith shoots Angel with a poisoned arrow, and Buffy must battle Faith to save Angel's life, needing her Slayer blood as antidote. 
56
22 "Graduation Day (Part 2)" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon July 13, 1999 3ABB22 4.4[6]
Buffy forces Angel to feed on her to save his life and he must rush her to the hospital to save hers. The Mayor, as a guest speaker at Sunnydale, Ascends and becomes the demon Olvikan. Meanwhile, Faith remains in a coma, from which the doctors expect her never to wake. 
Reception[edit]
The series received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, for Outstanding Makeup for a Series for "The Zeppo" and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for "Lovers Walk".[7]
The third season averaged 5.3 million viewers, which was its highest rated season.[8]
DVD release[edit]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Third Season was released on DVD in region 1 on January 7, 2003[1] and in region 2 on October 29, 2001.[9] The DVD includes all 22 episodes on 6 discs presented in full frame 1.33:1 aspect ratio. Special features on the DVD include four commentary tracks—"Helpless" by writer David Fury, "Bad Girls" by writer Doug Petrie, "Consequences" by director Michael Gershman and "Earshot" by writer Jane Espenson. Writers Joss Whedon, Jane Espenson, and Doug Petrie discuss the episodes "Bad Girls", "Consequences", "Enemies", "Earshot", and "Graduation Day, Part One" in interviews. Scripts for "Faith, Hope & Trick", "Band Candy", "Lovers Walk", and "The Wish" are included. Featurettes include, "Special Effects", "Wardrobe", "Weapons", which all detail the title subjects; "Buffy Speak", which details the language and dialogue used on the show; and "Season 3 Overview", a 20-minute featurette where cast and crew members discuss the season. Also included are cast biographies and photo galleries.[10]
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Third Season (1997)". Amazon.com. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
2.Jump up ^ "School Daze". Entertainment Weekly. May 25, 1999. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
3.Jump up ^ Ruditis, Paul and Gallagher, Diana G. Angel: The Casefiles Vol. 2. p. 4.
4.Jump up ^ "A Brief History of Mutant Enemy". Whedon.info. May 24, 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
5.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Nielsen Ratings for Buffy's Third Season". Archived from the original on August 23, 2006. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
6.^ Jump up to: a b "Nielsen Ratings for Buffy: Summer 1999". Archived from the original on April 11, 2004. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
7.Jump up ^ ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
8.Jump up ^ "Final ratings for the 1998-1999 TV season". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-29. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
9.Jump up ^ "Buffy DVD and VHS". BBC. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
10.Jump up ^ "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 3". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
External links[edit]
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes at the Internet Movie Database
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3 episodes at TV.com
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3 episodes at BuffyGuide.com
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 (season 2)
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Region 1 Season 2 DVD cover

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
22
Broadcast

Original channel
The WB
Original run
September 15, 1997 – May 19, 1998
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
June 11, 2002[1]
Region 2
May 21, 2001
Season chronology

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List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes
The second season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered on September 15, 1997 on The WB and concluded its 22-episode season on May 19, 1998. The first 13 episodes aired on Mondays at 9:00 pm ET, beginning with episode 14 the series moved to Tuesdays at 8:00 pm ET, a timeslot the series would occupy for the rest of its run.
The emotional stakes are raised in season two. New vampires Spike and Drusilla come to town along with the new slayer, Kendra Young, who was activated as a result of Buffy's brief death in the season one finale. Xander becomes involved with Cordelia, while Willow becomes involved with witchcraft and Daniel "Oz" Osbourne becomes a werewolf after being bitten by a young cousin who just happens to be a werewolf. Buffy and the vampire Angel develop a relationship over the course of the season, but Angel's dark past as the evil and sadistic Angelus threatens to destroy Buffy and the world.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main cast
2.2 Recurring cast
3 Crew
4 Episodes
5 Reception
6 DVD release
7 References
8 External links

Plot[edit]
The emotional stakes are raised in season two as Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) returns from a summer in Los Angeles after her death at the end of the first season. After distancing herself from her friends and loved ones with her new, self-centered attitude that almost gets them killed, Buffy comes to terms with the traumatic events that transpired and crushes the bones of The Master (Mark Metcalf) once and for all, much to the aggravation of The Anointed One (Andrew J. Ferchland). A few weeks later two new vampires come to town—Spike (James Marsters) and a weakened Drusilla (Juliet Landau)—who intend to use the blood of Drusilla's sire, Buffy's new boyfriend and ensouled vampire Angel (David Boreanaz), to restore her to full health when the time is right. Aggravated at the ritualistic attitude of the Order of Aurelius, Spike kills the Anointed One and takes control of Sunnydale's vampiric hordes.
Meanwhile, love is in the air for the members of the Scooby Gang as Buffy and Angel fall deeply in love, Xander Harris (Nicholas Brendon) and Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter) begin an unlikely relationship, Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan) finds romance in the form of guitarist Daniel "Oz" Osbourne (Seth Green) and even Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) begins to further his relationship with computer science teacher turned techno-pagan Jenny Calendar (Robia LaMorte). Although after a visit by Giles' long lost friend Ethan Rayne (Robin Sachs) and the return of a powerful demon they used to worship in their youth, Jenny distances herself from Giles because she fears the dangerous life he leads. In "What's My Line" the time has come for Drusilla's ritual. Angel is captured by Spike after he summons a horde of bounty hunters called the Order of Taraka to attempt to eliminate Buffy. Meanwhile, a new Slayer shows up in town, Kendra (Bianca Lawson), who appears to be of Caribbean origin, sent to Sunnydale by her Watcher under the pretense of a very dark power rising up at the Hellmouth. Buffy and Kendra are forced to work together in order to rescue Angel and stop Spike's plan. Although they do save Angel's life and stop the Order, Drusilla is still returned to full strength while Spike is crippled by Buffy's assault. Kendra returns to her home as Buffy reaches a new appreciation for her destiny as a slayer.
During Buffy's 17th birthday, Drusilla and Spike resurrect a powerful demon called "The Judge" (Brian Thompson) who can burn the humanity out of people and who claims to be invincible. After Buffy and Angel escape from his attack, the two finally consummate their relationship which brings Angel "a moment of perfect happiness" and ends up costing him his soul. Buffy wakes up in Angel's bed the following morning alone and frets about his disappearance. Later she returns to his apartment where he torments her about giving up her virginity to him. Buffy is left emotionally devastated and suffers further betrayal after she learns that Jenny Calendar is of gypsy origin and was sent to Sunnydale in order to prevent Angel from losing his soul, a mission in which she failed. Angel, now Angelus, joins forces with Spike and Drusilla as they intend to use the judge to wipe humanity off the Earth. The Scooby Gang show up to stop them and Buffy uses a rocket launcher to kill the judge and halt the vampire's plan. She then fights one on one with Angel for the first time but cannot kill him. Instead she forcibly kicks him in the testicles and leaves. Meanwhile, Willow finds out about Xander and Cordelia's relationship and falls out with Xander as a result, while Giles' relationship with Jenny is shattered due to her betrayal.
Over the next few months, Buffy readies herself for the day when she will finally have to slay Angelus and is given further incentive after Angelus murders Jenny Calendar soon after she figures out the incantation needed to restore Angel's soul. Giles is left emotionally shattered having just mended the relationship between him and Jenny and is traumatized when he finds her lifeless body in his bed, a gift left by Angelus. He attempts to take his revenge on Angelus but is saved by Buffy who claims she can't fight her mission on her own. Meanwhile Xander and Cordelia, and Willow and Oz, now a werewolf after being bitten by his young cousin, officially begin dating and both Cordy and Oz become genuine members of the Scooby Gang. Willow also begins teaching Ms. Calendar's computer science class due to her extremely high aptitude and subsequently becomes interested in Jenny's notes and websites devoted to magic while Spike becomes increasingly jealous over Angelus and Drusilla's apparently sexual relationship while he is left crippled in his wheelchair. In "I Only Have Eyes For You" it turns out that Spike is in fact ambulatory and that he is hatching a plan of his own to take his revenge on Angelus and win Drusilla back.
During the season finale, Buffy and Willow come across the spell Jenny was working on just prior to her death. While they deliberate on what is to be done, Kendra returns to Sunnydale by word of her watcher who claims that a dark power is once again rising at the Hellmouth. This power turns out to be the stone statue of the powerful demon Acathla who, once upon a time, attempted to swallow the world into Hell. Angelus hatches a plan to awaken Acathla once again and destroy the world. After he fails to awaken the demon however, Angelus sends a team led by Drusilla to kidnap Giles while he calls Buffy out to distract her. As Giles is taken away, Willow is left comatose, Xander's arm is broken and Drusilla kills Kendra. Buffy returns to the library to find the police waiting for her. She flees their attack and makes it to the hospital to find her friends. When no one can find Giles, she goes to his house where she finds a demon named Whistler (Max Perlich). He tells her that what happened with Acathla wasn't meant to go the way it did — Angel is in fact the key that will re-open Acathla but the Powers that Be thought that Angel's destiny was to stop him. Drusilla uses her psychic powers to trick Giles into giving Angelus this information after Angelus sadistically tortured the old watcher. Meanwhile, Willow awakens from her coma after a proclamation of love from best friend Xander and adamantly decides to try to perform the ritual of restoration to return Angel's soul. Spike joins forces with Buffy to help take down Angelus while Buffy's mom, Joyce Summers (Kristine Sutherland), finally figures out the truth about her destined daughter. As Buffy leaves to retrieve a mystical sword brought to Sunnydale by Kendra, Joyce tells Buffy never to come back. Sunnydale High School Principal Snyder (Armin Shimerman) expels Buffy from Sunnydale High. With nothing left, Buffy storms Angelus' mansion while Xander aids a weakened Giles. Buffy is too late, even with Spike's help (who takes Drusilla out of the fray). Angelus uses his blood to reawaken Acathla. As Buffy and Angelus compete in an epic sword fight, Acathla begins to swallow the earth. Meanwhile, Willow successfully performs the powerful spell after she is overcome by an unknown mystical energy. As Angel's soul is returned, Buffy has one chance to save the world and, after kissing him and proclaiming that she loves him, runs the magical sword through Angel's chest, who is then swallowed by the portal, closing it for good. Left utterly devastated, Buffy flees Sunnydale.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main cast[edit]
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers (22 episodes)
Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris (22 episodes)
Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg (22 episodes)
Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase (22 episodes)
David Boreanaz as Angel (21 episodes)
Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles (22 episodes)
Recurring cast[edit]
Juliet Landau as Drusilla (12 episodes)
James Marsters as Spike (12 episodes)
Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers (12 episodes)
Robia LaMorte as Jenny Calendar (11 episodes)
Seth Green as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne (10 episodes)
Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder (9 episodes)
Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson (7 episodes)
Bianca Lawson as Kendra (4 episodes)
Larry Bagby as Larry Blaisdell (2 episodes)
Andrew J. Ferchland as The Anointed One (2 episodes)
Saverio Guerra as Willy the Snitch (2 episodes)
Jason Hall as Devon MacLeish (2 episodes)
Max Perlich as Whistler (2 episodes)
Robin Sachs as Ethan Rayne (2 episodes)
Eric Saiet as Dalton (2 episodes)
Vincent Schiavelli as Uncle Enios (2 episodes)
Brian Thompson as The Judge (2 episodes)
Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison (1 episode)
Julie Benz as Darla (1 episode)
Dean Butler as Hank Summers (1 episode)
Julia Lee as Chanterelle (1 episode)
Mark Metcalf as The Master (1 episode)
Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall (1 episode)
Crew[edit]
Series creator Joss Whedon served as executive producer and showrunner. Besides Whedon, only David Greenwalt and Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali, now executive story editors, returned. Whedon wrote the most episodes, writing five by himself and co-writing one with co-executive producer David Greenwalt, and doing another story with Greenwalt, totaling seven episodes. Marti Noxon joined as a staff writer (promoted to story editor midseason) and wrote the next highest amount of episodes, writing five on her own and co-writing one with Howard Gordon, who joined as consulting producer for the first half of the season. Greenwalt devised the story for "School Hard" with Whedon, but wrote the teleplay solo. He then wrote and directed one episode, co-writing "Ted" with Whedon. Rob Des Hotel and Dean Batali (returning from the first season) wrote three episodes together. Freelance writer Carl Ellsworth was fired following his first episode "Halloween".[2][3] David Tyron King wrote two freelance episodes (as Ty King), King was previously an executive producer on the previous series Whedon worked on, Parenthood (1990). Former story editors Matt Kiene and Joe Reinkemeyer returned and wrote one freelance episode. The other freelanced script of the season was "Go Fish", wrote by husband and wife team David Fury and Elin Hampton, Fury would continue to write freelance in the following season before joining the show full-time.[4]
Both Joss Whedon and Bruce Seth Green directed the highest amount of episodes in the second season, directing five episodes each. Later regular directors on the series, David Solomon (also co-producer) and James A. Contner directed their first episodes in the second season.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes
Note: For the 1997–98 television season, each ratings point represents 980,000 households or one percent of the nation's estimated 98 million television households. So, for example, a rating of 3.4 means that an average of approximately (3.4 x 980,000) = 3,332,000 households were watching Buffy.

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No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
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U.S. viewers
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1 "When She Was Bad" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon September 15, 1997 5V01 2.8[5]
Buffy suffers a vision in which the Master, undead, kills her once again. The Anointed One plans to resurrect the slain Master in a ritual using his exhumed skeleton, with kidnapped Scooby Gang members as blood sacrifices. Buffy rescues her friends, then deals with her residual fear and anger by obliterating the Master entirely. 
14
2 "Some Assembly Required" Bruce Seth Green Ty King September 22, 1997 5V02 3.1[5]
Bodies of girls killed in traffic accidents are being dug from their graves. The culprits are two science students, Chris and Eric, using pieces of the girls to create a bride for Chris' monstrous brother, Daryl. The only thing the young monsters need now is Cordy's head—can the Scooby Gang members arrive in time to save her? 
15
3 "School Hard" John T. Kretchmer Story by: Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt
Teleplay by: David Greenwalt September 29, 1997 5V03 3.3[5]
The Night of St. Vigeous is fast approaching, when the power of all vampires will be at its peak. Spike and Drusilla blast into town and learn that Sunnydale has its very own Slayer. Impatient to add a third notch to his tally of Slayer-kills, Spike attacks Buffy at Sunnydale High on Parent Teacher Night—with disastrous results. 
16
4 "Inca Mummy Girl" Ellen S. Pressman Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer October 6, 1997 5V04 3.1[5]
After the seal of protection lying in her sarcophagus is broken, a mummified Incan girl in a museum exhibit is revivified when she sucks the life-force from a touring student. An unsuspecting Xander falls head over heels for the Latin beauty, Ampata, and must save Willow when his mistake threatens to cost her her life. 
17
5 "Reptile Boy" David Greenwalt David Greenwalt October 13, 1997 5V05 3.4[5]
Upset again at Angel, Buffy lies to Giles and goes to a frat party with Cordelia, where their dates drug them and chain them in the basement. The house brothers worship a snake demon and sacrifice girls to it annually in exchange for wealth and power. Giles, Angel, and Willow compare notes and meet up with Xander just in time to help Buffy break up the cabal. 
18
6 "Halloween" Bruce Seth Green Carl Ellsworth October 27, 1997 5V06 3.6[5]
Costume shop owner Ethan Rayne casts a spell that transforms kids into their costume personae. Angel and Cordelia try to help as Willow becomes a ghost, Xander a soldier, and Buffy a brainless, helpless 18th-century noblewoman. Spike joins the fun and tries to take advantage of the Slayer's predicament, but Giles breaks Ethan's spell at a critical moment. 
19
7 "Lie to Me" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon November 3, 1997 5V07 3.3[5]
Out patrolling, Buffy spies Angel with a demonstrative Drusilla, then catches him in a lie later. Billy "Ford" Fordham, Buffy's long-time LA school chum, transfers to Sunnydale High, but nobody suspects he is negotiating a deal with Spike—and offering the Slayer as trade goods. Angel discreetly enlists Willow's help. 
20
8 "The Dark Age" Bruce Seth Green Dean Batali & Rob Des Hotel November 10, 1997 5V08 3.6[5]
Haunted by his dark past when he was known as Ripper, Giles confronts his old crony Ethan Rayne in an attempt to save Jenny from the lethal consequences of possession by the demon Eyghon. With Giles and the Slayer slated as its next victims, demon-ridden Angel forces Eyghon to possess him instead. 
21
9 "What's My Line (Part 1)" David Solomon Howard Gordon & Marti Noxon November 17, 1997 5V09 3.4[5]
To get help killing Buffy while he intensifies his search for Dru's cure, Spike calls upon the Order of Taraka. Buffy is attacked by a series of assassins, including her heir "Kendra, the Vampire Slayer", who was called when Buffy died at the end of Season 1 and initially mistakes Buffy for a vampire. Kendra, having seen "vampire" Buffy kissing vampire Angel, has already taken Angel out of the picture. 
22
10 "What's My Line (Part 2)" David Semel Marti Noxon November 24, 1997 5V10 3.4[5]
While Career Week drags on at Sunnydale High, Buffy and Kendra form an uneasy alliance to stop Spike from sacrificing Angel, whose blood, ritually spilled when the moon is full, is Drusilla's only cure. The Slayers bring Spike's plan, to host a massive killing spree for Dru's "coming out party," down around his ears. 
23
11 "Ted" Bruce Seth Green David Greenwalt & Joss Whedon December 8, 1997 5V11 3.8[5]
Buffy returns home one evening to find her mother kissing a stranger in the kitchen. Joyce's date, Ted, turns abusive with Buffy, who accidentally kills him in self-defense. Believing herself guilty of manslaughter, the Slayer is heartily relieved to learn that Ted is a serial killer android targeting Joyce as his next wife/victim. 
24
12 "Bad Eggs" David Greenwalt Marti Noxon January 12, 1998 5V12 4.0[5]
For Health class, students unknowingly adopt "eggs" of a Bezoar demon growing under the school. Its arachnoid "babies" are able to directly control a person's central nervous system. Dealing with a pair of outlaw vampire brothers in addition to slaying the enormous Bezoar before its progeny take over Sunnydale, Buffy gets ultra-grounded for her trouble. 
25
13 "Surprise" (Part 1) Michael Lange Marti Noxon January 19, 1998 5V13 4.3[5]
Buffy turns 17 and the Scoobies plan a surprise party. Meanwhile Drusilla plans her own celebration as Spike collects her presents: the disassembled pieces of The Judge, an ancient demon called to cleanse the world of humanity. Stymied at every turn, Buffy and Angel go back to his place to regroup, where they confess their deepest feelings and make love for the first time. Afterwards, Angel wakes in the middle of the night calling Buffy's name in anguish... 
26
14 "Innocence" (Part 2) Joss Whedon Joss Whedon January 20, 1998 5V14 5.1[5]
Because he finds even "one moment of true happiness" in Buffy's arms, Angel's curse is nullified; he loses his soul and reverts to his former self, the vicious super-evil killer vampire, Angelus who teams up with Spike and Drusilla to have the Judge destroy humanity. Jenny Calendar turns out to be a Gypsy spy. Devastated by these betrayals, Buffy still takes out the reputedly indestructible Judge using her birthday present from Xander—a stolen rocket launcher. 
27
15 "Phases" Bruce Seth Green Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali January 27, 1998 5V15 4.8[5]
There's a werewolf at large in Sunnydale and the Scoobies discover that it's Oz. Buffy tries to protect Sunnydale residents from the beast's savagery, and protect the savage beast from a bounty hunter who doesn't care that his target is human 28 days out of 31. Meanwhile, Angelus stirs up more trouble for Buffy. Willow convinces Oz she still wants to see him, despite everything. 
28
16 "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" James A. Contner Marti Noxon February 10, 1998 5V16 4.4[5]
Valentine's Day has everyone on edge. With secret reluctance, Cordelia dumps Xander to appease her friends. Crushed, Xander coerces Amy to cast a love spell, but it goes awry and every woman in Sunnydale, except Cordy, becomes pathologically attracted to him. A smitten Dru saves Xander from Angelus, but who will save him from the screaming mob? 
29
17 "Passion" Michael Gershman Ty King February 24, 1998 5V17 4.2[5]
Angelus kicks his terror campaign against Buffy and her friends into high gear, leading them to believe Joyce is his next target. Jenny makes progress rediscovering the gypsy Ritual of Restoration and, with Buffy's terse blessing, gets back together with Giles. Jenny and Giles also work with Buffy and Willow to ritually revoke Angel's invitations into their various homes. Angelus takes his anger out on Jenny with tragic results. 
30
18 "Killed by Death" Deran Sarafian Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali March 3, 1998 5V18 4.0[5]
After flu lands Buffy in the hospital, she rescues fevered children from Der Kindestod, a nightmare demon invisible to healthy people. When getting well means losing her ability to fight the demon, Buffy reinfects herself. In saving the other children, she also avenges her young cousin and puts her own hospital phobia to rest. 
31
19 "I Only Have Eyes for You" James Whitmore, Jr. Marti Noxon April 28, 1998 5V19 3.5[5]
The tortured ghost of a former Sunnydale High student re-enacts a murder-suicide on the night of the school's Sadie Hawkins dance. Bespelled to play the parts, Buffy and Angelus change the tragic outcome just enough for the lovers' spirits to find peace, and for Buffy to learn the meaning of forgiveness. 
32
20 "Go Fish" David Semel David Fury & Elin Hampton May 5, 1998 5V20 3.5[5]
Xander goes undercover on the Sunnydale swim team after members begin turning up dead. Apparently, the swim-team coach gives fish/steroid cocktails to the swim team to get them to perform, but it turns them into sea monsters. 
33
21 "Becoming (Part 1)" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon May 12, 1998 5V21 3.7[5]
Kendra's Watcher sends her back to Sunnydale because a dark power is rising: Angelus, Spike, and Drusilla have found a petrified demon called Acathla and plans to perform a ritual that will allow Acathla to wake up and suck every living thing on the planet into hell. 
34
22 "Becoming (Part 2)" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon May 19, 1998 5V22 4.1[5]
With Kendra murdered by Drusilla, Willow in the hospital with head trauma, and Giles kidnapped by Angelus, Buffy must decode Whistler's cryptic clues and accept help from an unexpected source (Spike) to stop Angelus in order to prevent the world from being sucked into Acathla's hell dimension. 
Reception[edit]
The two-part episode "Surprise"/"Innocence" won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Series. Christophe Beck won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for "Becoming (Part 1)". The season finale, "Becoming (Parts 1 & 2)", was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series.[6]
The second season is included on Pajiba.com's list of the best 15 seasons of the past 20 years.[7]
DVD release[edit]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Second Season was released on DVD in region 1 on June 11, 2002[1] and in region 2 on May 21, 2001.[8] The DVD includes all 22 episodes on 6 discs presented in full frame 1.33:1 aspect ratio. Special features on the DVD include three commentary tracks—"Reptile Boy" by writer and director David Greenwalt, "What's My Line" (Part 1 & 2) by co-writer Marti Noxon and "Innocence" by writer and director Joss Whedon. Whedon also discusses the episodes "Surprise", "Innocence", "Passion", "I Only Have Eyes For You" and "Becoming" in interviews. Scripts for "Reptile Boy", "What's My Line" (Parts 1 & 2) and "Innocence" are included. Featurettes include "Designing Buffy", a 15-minute featurette which details the set designs; "A Buffy Bestiary", a 30-minute featurette detailing the monsters featured in the season; and "Beauty and Beasts", a 20-minute featurette showcasing the make-up process. Also included are cast biographies, photo galleries, and series trailers.[9]
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Second Season (1997)". Amazon.com. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
2.Jump up ^ Egerton, Judith (May 20, 2005). "Native son set to make mark in Tinseltown". The Courier Journal. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
3.Jump up ^ "How I got fired from writing for Buffy - Native son set to make mark in Tinseltown". Whedon.info. May 23, 2005. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
4.Jump up ^ "A Brief History of Mutant Enemy". Whedon.info. May 24, 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
5.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Nielsen Ratings for Buffy's Second Season". Archived from the original on April 11, 2004. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
6.Jump up ^ ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
7.Jump up ^ Stacey Nosek (April 15, 2008). "Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Two". Pajiba.com. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
8.Jump up ^ "Buffy DVD and VHS". BBC. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
9.Jump up ^ "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 2". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
External links[edit]
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes at the Internet Movie Database
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2 episodes at TV.com
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2 episodes at BuffyGuide.com
Buffy the Vampire Slayer at epguides.com


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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 (season 1)
Buffy Season (1).jpg
Region 1 Season 1 DVD cover

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
12
Broadcast

Original channel
The WB
Original run
March 10, 1997 – June 2, 1997
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
January 15, 2002[1]
Region 2
November 27, 2000
Season chronology

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Season 2

List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes
The first season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered on March 10, 1997 as a midseason replacement on The WB and concluded its 12-episode season on June 2, 1997. The first season aired on Mondays at 9:00 pm ET.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Origins
3 Cast and characters 3.1 Main cast
3.2 Recurring cast
4 Crew
5 Episodes
6 Reception
7 DVD release
8 References
9 External links

Plot[edit]
The first season exemplifies the "high school as hell" concept. Buffy Summers has just moved to Sunnydale after burning down her old school's gym and hopes to escape her Slayer duties. Her plans are complicated by Rupert Giles, her new Watcher, who reminds her of the inescapable presence of evil. Sunnydale High is built atop a Hellmouth, a portal to demon dimensions that attracts supernatural phenomena to the area. Buffy meets two schoolmates, Xander Harris and Willow Rosenberg, who help her fight evil through the series. She also gets a love interest in the form of Angel, a vampire who has a soul. They soon become known as the "Scoobies". Together they must prevent The Master, an ancient and especially threatening vampire, from opening the Hellmouth and taking over Sunnydale.
While befriending Buffy on her first day, both Willow and Xander have motives to fight. Xander's motive to fighting alongside Buffy was the loss of his friend Jesse, who was turned into a vampire by The Masters' minions. Xander soon kills Jesse. Willow however was more timid and fiercely scared of monsters. They both soon become Buffy's most loyal sidekicks. There is some romantic tension between them as Xander has a crush on Buffy while he is oblivious of Willow's affections for him. The Scoobies distrust Angel but warm up to him as the season progresses.
Buffy and her friends often clash with Cordelia Chase, who attempted to befriend Buffy on her first day, but Buffy didn't like the way she treated Willow. Throughout the season, Cordelia was often at odds with Buffy and her friends but near the end of the season, she becomes aware of the supernatural world around her and helps Buffy.
In the earlier episodes, Buffy and Angel encounter The Master's favorite minion Darla, who was the vampire who sired Angel. Darla is soon killed much to The Master's anger, but The Master gains a new ally in the form of the Anointed One, a child like minion who has a major role in opening the Hellmouth.
In the season finale, Buffy learns of a prophecy involving her death at the hands of The Master. Just as The Master begins his plot, Buffy finally confronts him. The Master bites Buffy and leaves her to drown in a shallow pool. Buffy recovers via CPR by Xander and confronts The Master again on the school roof. After a final stand off, The Master is impaled and killed on a piece of wood after falling through the Sunnydale High skylight. After saving the world, Buffy and her new friends go to a party.
Origins[edit]
Writer Joss Whedon says that "Rhonda the Immortal Waitress was really the first incarnation of the Buffy concept, just the idea of some woman who seems to be completely insignificant who turns out to be extraordinary."[2] This early, unproduced idea evolved into Buffy, which Whedon developed to invert the Hollywood formula of "the little blonde girl who goes into a dark alley and gets killed in every horror movie."[3] Whedon wanted "to subvert that idea and create someone who was a hero."[3] He explained, "The very first mission statement of the show was the joy of female power: having it, using it, sharing it."[4]
The idea was first visited through Whedon's script for the 1992 movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which featured Kristy Swanson in the title role. The director, Fran Rubel Kuzui, saw it as a "pop culture comedy about what people think about vampires."[5] Whedon disagreed: "I had written this scary film about an empowered woman, and they turned it into a broad comedy. It was crushing."[6] The script was praised within the industry,[7] but the movie was not.[8]
Several years later, Gail Berman, a Fox executive, approached Whedon to develop his Buffy concept into a television series.[9] Whedon explained that "They said, 'Do you want to do a show?' And I thought, 'High school as a horror movie.' And so the metaphor became the central concept behind Buffy, and that's how I sold it."[10] The supernatural elements in the series stood as metaphors for personal anxieties associated with adolescence and young adulthood.[11] Whedon went on to write and partly fund a 25-minute non-broadcast pilot[12] that was shown to networks and eventually sold to The WB Television Network. The latter promoted the premiere with a series of History of the Slayer clips,[13] and the first episode aired on March 10, 1997.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main cast[edit]
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers (12 episodes)
Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris (12 episodes)
Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg (12 episodes)
Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase (10 episodes)
Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles (12 episodes)
Recurring cast[edit]
David Boreanaz as Angel (7 episodes)
Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers (7 episodes)
Mark Metcalf as The Master (6 episodes)
Andrew J. Ferchland as The Anointed One (4 episodes)
Ken Lerner as Principal Flutie (4 episodes)
Julie Benz as Darla (3 episodes)
Eric Balfour as Jesse McNally (2 episodes)
Robia LaMorte as Jenny Calendar (2 episodes)
Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall (2 episodes)
Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder (2 episodes)
Brian Thompson as Luke (2 episodes)
Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison (1 episode)
Dean Butler as Hank Summers (1 episode)
Crew[edit]
Series creator Joss Whedon served as executive producer and showrunner. David Greenwalt joined the series as co-executive producer as 20th Century Fox wanted an experienced television producer as Whedon had never run a television series before. Whedon wrote the most episodes, writing three and the original pilot, as well as writing the story for a further two. Greenwalt wrote three episodes, devising two of the stories himself and working his third script for the season from a story by Whedon. Story editors Rob Des Hotel and Dean Batali wrote two episodes and the other pair of story editors, Matt Kiene and Joe Reinkemeyer wrote one episode. Staff writers Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden wrote one episode and wrote the teleplay for another from a story by Whedon. Dana Reston also wrote a freelance script.[14]
Bruce Seth Green directed the highest amount of episodes in the first season, directing three episodes, followed by Whedon, who directed two, the original unaired pilot and his broadcast directional debut with the season finale "Prophecy Girl".
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes
Note: For the 1996–97 television season, each ratings point represents 970,000 households or one percent of the nation's estimated 97 million television households. So, for example, a rating of 3.4 means that an average of approximately (3.4 x 970,000) = 3,298,000 households were watching Buffy.

No. in
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No. in
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Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
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0 Unaired pilot Joss Whedon Joss Whedon N/A 4V79
N/A

Buffy Summers arrives in Sunnydale, and must take up vampire hunting. She meets Cordelia, Willow, and Xander, and saves Willow from vampires devoted to the Master. 
1
1 "Welcome to the Hellmouth" (Part 1) Charles Martin Smith Joss Whedon March 10, 1997 4V01 3.3[15]
Buffy arrives in Sunnydale and is not happy to meet her new Watcher, Rupert Giles. A mysterious "friend" offers guidance, but Buffy resists her destiny until Willow and Jesse are abducted. Buffy saves Willow from an ordinary vampire, but loses track of Jesse in a confrontation with Luke, the Master's vampire vessel. 
2
2 "The Harvest" (Part 2) John T. Kretchmer Joss Whedon March 10, 1997 4V02 3.3[15]
After escaping from Luke, Buffy goes in search of Jesse, with a little help from Giles and Willow, from her mystery friend, Angel, and from Xander, who braves the dank, dark sewers with her. The Master plots the Harvest, a ritual designed to imbue him with enough strength to open the Hellmouth, but Buffy defeats his minions in a showdown at The Bronze. 
3
3 "Witch" Stephen Cragg Dana Reston March 17, 1997 4V03 3.1[16]
Buffy tries out for Sunnydale High's cheer leading squad. The Scoobies at first suspect that Amy is causing all the havoc but discover that her mother, also a practicing witch, has swapped bodies with her. 
4
4 "Teacher's Pet" Bruce Seth Green David Greenwalt March 24, 1997 4V04 1.9[16]
Xander is smitten by the substitute biology teacher, Ms. French, who turns out to be a giant praying mantis terrifying enough to make vampires run for cover. Angel's warning gives Buffy a vital clue and she rescues the virgin male students—including Xander—chosen to fertilize the creature's eggs. 
5
5 "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" David Semel Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali March 31, 1997 4V05 2.7[16]
Buffy's love life is looking up when she goes on a date with the normal Owen, but when Owen nearly gets killed during Buffy's battle to save Giles and the others from the Master's vampires, she decides that "normal" dating might be too dangerous after all. 
6
6 "The Pack" Bruce Seth Green Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer April 7, 1997 4V06 2.3[16]
At the zoo, Xander and four other students sneak into the off-limits hyena habitat and become infected by an evil demon spirit. Xander and his pack grow more and more feral until Buffy, Giles, and Willow reverse the spell. 
7
7 "Angel" Scott Brazil David Greenwalt April 14, 1997 4V07 2.2[16]
Sharing their first kiss, Buffy is horrified to discover that Angel is a vampire. Bent on Slaying him, Buffy learns that Angel's soul was restored by a Gypsy curse, making him unique—and reviled—among his fellow undead. Angel stakes Darla, the vampire who made him, as she attempts to assassinate Buffy for the Master. 
8
8 "I, Robot... You, Jane" Stephen Posey Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden April 28, 1997 4V08 2.2[16]
Willow meets a boy on the Internet, but "Malcolm" is really Moloch, an ancient demon released from bondage after Willow scanned his "book" into the school's computer. With help from Ms. Calendar, Sunnydale High's computer teacher, Buffy foils Moloch's plan to upload himself into a giant robot. 
9
9 "The Puppet Show" Ellen S. Pressman Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali May 5, 1997 4V09 1.8[16]
After Principal Flutie's death, the new sheriff in Sunnydale High, Principal Snyder, forces Buffy and her friends to participate in the school talent show. When a girl's heart is harvested, Buffy suspects a fellow student and his strangely talkative dummy. 
10
10 "Nightmares" Bruce Seth Green Story by: Joss Whedon
Teleplay by: David Greenwalt May 12, 1997 4V10 2.4[16]
Sunnydale residents find their worst nightmares coming true and Buffy learns that a little boy in a coma is the cause. To solve the problem, the gang must wake him up and help him confront his fears. 
11
11 "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" Reza Badiyi Story by: Joss Whedon
Teleplay by: Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden May 19, 1997 4V11 2.3[16]
Ignored by students and teachers alike, Marcie literally becomes invisible, then uses her affliction to terrorize Cordelia and her friends. Sympathetic at first, Buffy nevertheless stops Marcie when she goes too far. Men in black come to take Marcie away. 
12
12 "Prophecy Girl" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon June 2, 1997 4V12 2.7[16]
Buffy quits Slaying when a prophecy predicts she will die in battle against the Master and the Anointed One, but soon puts aside her fear and enters the fray on her own timetable and terms. In fulfillment of prophecy, the Master indeed kills the Slayer and opens the Hellmouth, but learns too late that Buffy is resilient, unpredictable—and lethal. 
Reception[edit]
On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the first season scored 80 out of 100, based on 15 reviews, indicating "Generally favorable reviews".[17]
The pilot episode, "Welcome to the Hellmouth", was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Series.[18]
DVD release[edit]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete First Season was released on DVD in region 1 on January 15, 2002[1] and in region 2 on November 27, 2000.[19] The DVD includes all 12 episodes on 3 discs presented in full frame 1.33:1 aspect ratio. Special features on the DVD include a commentary track by creator Joss Whedon on "Welcome to Hellmouth" and "The Harvest", along with the original script for the episode. Other features include interviews with Joss Whedon and cast member David Boreanaz, with Whedon discussing the episodes "Witch", "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date", "Angel" and "The Puppet Show". Also included are cast/crew biographies, DVD-ROM content, photo galleries, and series trailers.[20]
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b "Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Complete First Season (1997)". Amazon.com. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
2.Jump up ^ "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Television with a Bite" Buffy sixth season DVD set, Disc six (2003), at time 02:15.
3.^ Jump up to: a b Billson, Anne, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BFI TV Classics). British Film Institute (December 5, 2005), pp. 24–25.
4.Jump up ^ Gottlieb, Allie, "Buffy's Angels", Metroactive.com (September 26, 2002).
5.Jump up ^ Havens, Candace, Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy Benbella Books (May 1, 2003), p. 51. Fran Kuzui also discussed Buffy in Golden, Christopher, & Holder, Nancy, Watcher's Guide Vol. 1. Simon & Schuster (October 1, 1998), pp. 247–248.
6.Jump up ^ Havens, Candace, Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy Benbella Books (May 1, 2003), p. 23.
7.Jump up ^ Brundage, James, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" film review. Filmcritic.com (1999). An example of the praise given to the script and dialogue behind the Buffy movie.
8.Jump up ^ "Buffy the Vampire Slayer at Rottentomatoes.com".
9.Jump up ^ Golden, Christopher, and Holder, Nancy, Watcher's Guide Vol. 1. Simon & Schuster (October 1, 1998), pp. 249–250
10.Jump up ^ 'Said, SF', "Interview with Joss Whedon by SF Said", Shebytches.com (2005).
11.Jump up ^ Wilcox, Rhonda V.; David Lavery (April 2002). "Introduction". Fighting the Forces: What's at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Rowman & Littlefield. xix. ISBN 978-0-7425-1681-6.
12.Jump up ^ Topping, Keith "Slayer". Virgin Publishing, (December 1, 2004), p. 7
13.Jump up ^ "Television Obscurities - Buffy, The Vampire Slayer: Forgotten Premiere Trailer" Tvobscurities.com (July 16, 2003).
14.Jump up ^ "A Brief History of Mutant Enemy". Whedon.info. May 24, 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
15.^ Jump up to: a b Bauder, David (March 20, 1997). "NBC is back on top of weekly Nielsen ratings". The Kansas City Star (The McClatchy Company). pp. F7.
16.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j "Nielsen Ratings for Buffy's First Season". Archived from the original on August 23, 2006. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
17.Jump up ^ "Critic Reviews for Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
18.Jump up ^ ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
19.Jump up ^ "Buffy DVD and VHS". BBC. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
20.Jump up ^ "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 1". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
External links[edit]
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes at the Internet Movie Database
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1 episodes at TV.com
List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1 episodes at BuffyGuide.com
Buffy the Vampire Slayer at epguides.com


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"Unaired pilot"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode
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Episode no.
Season 1
 Episode 0
Directed by
Joss Whedon
Written by
Joss Whedon
Production code
4V79
Original air date
Unaired 1996
Guest actors


Nicole Bilderback as Cordette
Amy Chance as Aphrodesia
Mercedes McNab as Harmony
Julie Benz as Darla
David Boreanaz as Mysterious friend (Deleted Scene)
Stephen Tobolowsky as Principal Flutie
Persia White as Aura
Danny Strong as Jonathan

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The non-broadcast pilot episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was produced by 20th Century Fox in 1996 to pitch a series to networks. The twenty-five-and-a-half-minute production was written and directed by Buffy creator Joss Whedon, and was expanded upon and re-shot for the first episode of the series. It is notable for featuring a different actress in the role of Willow, Sunnydale High is Berryman High and a different actor as Principal Flutie.
After having burned down her school gym and been expelled from a school in L.A., Buffy Summers has moved to Sunnydale with her mother. Buffy goes to school for the first time at Sunnydale High and meets new people: Cordelia, Willow, and Xander. Willow is lured by a vampire into a trap. Buffy shows up with Xander and kills all the vampires except one; the surviving vampire reports the incident back to The Master.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot synopsis
2 Cast 2.1 Starring
2.2 Guest starring
3 Writing and acting
4 Production details 4.1 Music
5 External links
6 Notes and references

Plot synopsis[edit]
A couple breaks into a deserted school. The girl is a beautiful blonde, and she follows the guy to the theater stage. She stops, seemingly afraid that she has heard something. He assures her that there is nothing to be worried about, but the girl, whose identity is later revealed in the episode to be Darla, turns towards him with a monstrous face and bites his neck, killing him.
Buffy Summers begins her first day at Berryman High School. She meets Principal Flutie, who can't remember her name. ("Betty... Bambi... Barbie...?") Meanwhile, Xander arrives, and announces he is troubled by mathematics work. He offers his best friend Willow a shiny nickel in exchange for her help. Cordelia and her gang of mean girls mock Willow's outfit, before mocking Xander for daring to speak to them. Xander searches for a witty comeback, but is interrupted by Buffy bumping into him and dropping her things. She introduces herself and asks for directions to the library. Xander explains where the library is; after she walks away he finds a stake that she has dropped.
Buffy arrives at the empty bi-level library and encounters the British librarian, Mr. Giles. She explains she's working on history, but instead of helping her with that, Giles slams a book on the desk entitled Vampyr. She leaves, obviously unsettled. After class, Willow approaches her, offering to help her with her studies. Buffy cheerfully accepts.
The two walk through the school, and Willow admits to having a dorky nature. Buffy tries to convince Willow she's pretty, but Willow won't listen. Buffy asks her about the librarian. Willow says that Mr. Giles is new, "from some British museum". Cordy and her gang interrupt them, attempting to get Buffy to join them and leave Willow.
Two other school girls, Aura and Aphrodesia, talk about the new girl while preparing for gym class. However, they are interrupted by a body falling out of a locker. Meanwhile, Xander returns Buffy's stake. Xander then gives Buffy a tour of the school, and he points out the various social groups: The Housers are 'gangsta-wannabes' who are crippled by their upper-middle-class status. The 'Panga-inbreeds', are surfers, always looking for the perfect wave. Buffy spots the 'theater class', while both notice the 'Dirty Girls' walking by. Xander admits he doesn't have an affiliation (joking he's waiting to hear back from the 'Dirty Girls').
Willow approaches Buffy and Xander, troubled. She explains about the body in the locker. Once Cordelia confirms the news, Buffy runs off. Buffy once again meets Principal Flutie when he is coming out of the girl's locker room; he immediately apologizes for having to experience such events on her first day of school. Buffy asks to see the body. When she finds the two holes in the neck, she heads for the library.
Mr. Giles is unsurprised by the news; instead, he is surprised that Buffy seems to be rejecting interest in Slaying. She angrily tells him that she loved her life before she knew about her calling, and even loved it for a little time after. She explains she then lost everything she valued (including her Watcher), and now wants nothing to do with it. Xander overhears the conversation in the stacks.
That night, en route to her first visit to The Bronze, the cool student hangout in Sunnydale, Buffy meets a mysterious, handsome stranger, who warns her that she is living on a Hellmouth. He also gives her a large silver cross. It isn't revealed in the pilot that the stranger's name is Angel. This was the only deleted scene in the pilot.
That night Buffy meets Xander outside the Bronze and asks about Willow. Xander says that Willow has seemingly found a boyfriend, information that unnerves Buffy. She quizzes Xander about the guy's appearance; when he mentions a 'Lionel Richie' look, Buffy runs off. Xander follows. Willow is shyly hanging out with a handsome blond guy. She tells him she is still troubled by the boy found in the locker, but the blond guy says the guy got what he deserved. Then his face turns to the monstrous form of a vampire about to feed.
Xander and Buffy hear Willow's scream from the auditorium. Buffy charges in and finds the blond vampire biting Willow, and attacks him. Two other vampires emerge. Xander and Willow attempt to escape, using a cross to scare the vamps.
Buffy dispatches the vamps, and announces she is "The Slayer". One vampire runs away, and Buffy is left to dispatch the blond vampire.
The next morning, Giles is unimpressed by Buffy's sloppy fighting, and the fact that she has allowed others to find out her identity as the Slayer. Her new friends, Willow and Xander, defend her. Buffy is unbothered. "Don't sweat it. The world's in beauty hands. Trust me," she says, before flipping a stake into the heart of a Nosferatu poster on the wall.
Cast[edit]
Starring[edit]
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers
Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris
Riff Regan as Willow Rosenberg
Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase
and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles
Guest starring[edit]
David Boreanaz as Mysterious friend (Deleted Scene)
Julie Benz as Darla
Stephen Tobolowsky as Principal Flutie
Nicole Bilderback as Cordette
Amy Chance as Aphrodesia
Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall
Persia White as Aura
Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson
Writing and acting[edit]
Riff Regan[1] was originally signed on to play the role of Willow Rosenberg. The network later recast the role for the series with the now familiar Alyson Hannigan.
For the pilot, Principal Flutie was played by Stephen Tobolowsky. In the series, Ken Lerner played a more emotionally overt Principal Flutie.
Production details[edit]
Whedon was asked by IGN Film Force in June 2003 about the unaired presentation:
IGNFF: Is the presentation ever going to make it to DVD?WHEDON: Not while there is strength in these bones.IGNFF: Well, I mean, it's one of the most heavily bootlegged things on the Internet.WHEDON: Yeah. It sucks on ass.IGNFF: Yeah, it does, but it's sort of that archival, historical perspective...WHEDON: Yeah, I've got your historical perspective.IGNFF: It would take it off the bootleg market...WHEDON: Ah, I don't – what are you going to do?IGNFF: Put it on the DVD.WHEDON: Not me.[2]
Music[edit]
Rancid - "Salvation" - Plays as Buffy enters high school
Dionne Farris - "I Know" - The song plays as we're first introduced to Xander and Willow
Stone Temple Pilots - "Lady Picture Show" - The song plays as Buffy waits in line to enter The Bronze, talking with Jonathan.
Bob Mould - "See a Little Light" - The song that plays at the end of the episode as Buffy throws the stake at the poster.
External links[edit]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Unaired Pilot at the Internet Movie Database
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Unaired Pilot at TV.com
Whedonesque.com - Whedonesquers discuss the unaired pilot
bbc.co.uk - Peter staddon mentions the presentation
Notes and references[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Riff Regan at the Internet Movie Database
2.Jump up ^ An Interview with Joss Whedon by Ken P., page 10, filmforce.ign.com, June 23, 2003, retrieved March 6, 2006


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Julie Benz as the vampire Darla in her first appearance. This sequence, in which the "helpless girl" turns out to be the threat, is used to subvert the obvious cliches in horror movies.

Episode no.
Season 1
 Episode 1
Directed by
Charles Martin Smith
Written by
Joss Whedon
Cinematography by
Michael Gershman
Production code
4V01
Original air date
March 10, 1997
Running time
43 minutes
Guest actors

Mark Metcalf as the Master
Brian Thompson as Luke
David Boreanaz as Angel
Ken Lerner as Principal Bob Flutie
Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers
Julie Benz as Darla
J. Patrick Lawlor as Thomas
Eric Balfour as Jesse McNally
Amy Chance as Aphrodesia
Persia White as Aura
Tupelo Jereme as Girl
Natalie Strauss as Teacher
Carmine Giovinazzo as Boy[1]

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"Welcome to the Hellmouth" is the series premiere of the action-horror television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This episode and "The Harvest" were originally aired as a two-part series premiere on The WB Television Network on March 10, 1997. The episode was written by the series creator and executive producer Joss Whedon, and directed by Charles Martin Smith. "Welcome to the Hellmouth" received a Nielsen rating of 3.4 upon its original airing and received largely positive reviews from critics.
The narrative follows Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) on her first day at a new school in a new town. She hopes to live as a normal teenager, but the duties and fate of the Slayer – to fight vampires, demons, witches and other supernatural beings – will not leave her alone; the ancient vampire the Master (Mark Metcalf) threatens to break free, and Buffy must turn for help to her school librarian and Watcher Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head), her new classmates, Willow and Xander (Alyson Hannigan and Nicholas Brendon), and a benevolent stranger named Angel (David Boreanaz).
Joss Whedon developed Buffy the Vampire Slayer to invert the Hollywood formula of "the little blonde girl who goes into a dark alley and gets killed in every horror movie." The series was created after the 1992 movie, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in an attempt by Whedon to stay truer to his original ideas. Many scenes were filmed on location in Los Angeles, California. The high school used for external and some internal scenes in the series is Torrance High, the same school used for the series Beverly Hills, 90210.


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1 Plot
2 Continuity
3 Production 3.1 Background and writing
3.2 Music
3.3 Casting and filming
3.4 Vampire effects
4 Reception
5 Footnotes
6 External links

Plot[edit]
The series premiere begins at Sunnydale High School, where a boy (played by Carmine Giovinazzo) breaks into the school during the night with a seemingly reluctant girl (Julie Benz), promising her mischief and therefore fun. Nervous and on edge, the girl says she thinks she heard something and fears someone is in the school, other than the two of them. The boy calls out but gets no response, leading him to say "it's nothing" to the girl and assure her that they "are alone". The girl says " ok, that's good", after which she turns to face the boy, revealing her facial morph into her true identity; a vampire. She then bites the boy's neck. She is later revealed to be Darla.
Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) has a nightmare the morning of her first day at school. Her mother, Joyce (Kristine Sutherland) drives her to the school and encourages her to think positive. Inside the building, Principal Bob Flutie (Ken Lerner) tells her she will start with a clean slate. He reconsiders that after realizing that Buffy burned down her previous school's gym. Buffy starts to explain that she did so because "it was full of vampi..." but she rapidly changes the end of her statement to "asbestos."
Buffy exits the office and bumps into a female student, spilling the contents of her handbag on the floor. Xander Harris (Nicholas Brendon) sees this and helps Buffy repack, mainly to introduce himself to her, as it was earlier suggested that he is attracted to her. She leaves without her stake, which Xander pockets because he called out to her, but she had already walked away. In history class, Buffy is helped by popular girl Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter), who afterwards tests her "coolness factor," skipping the written as Buffy had just moved to Sunnydale, California from Los Angeles. To Buffy's horror, Cordelia humiliates an awkward Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan) at the water fountain. Inside the library, Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) places a book titled Vampyr in front of Buffy after recognizing who she is. A stunned Buffy makes a hasty exit.
Buffy, Willow, Jesse McNally (Eric Balfour), and Xander meet during a break, and Xander returns the stake. Buffy claims it is standard self-defense in Los Angeles. Cordelia appears and tells Buffy that gym is cancelled due to the "extreme dead guy" in one student's gym locker. Buffy asks whether there were marks on the body, freaking out Cordelia. Buffy forces her way into the locker room, examines the body, and finds the characteristic puncture wounds of a vampire on the neck. Buffy returns to the library and confronts Giles, who informs her that he is her Watcher. Buffy refuses to accept her calling as a Slayer, since it had gotten her kicked out of her previous school and robbed her of a social life. After they leave the library, Xander emerges from behind the shelves, having overheard the strange conversation.
That night, en route to her first visit to The Bronze, the cool hangout in Sunnydale, Buffy meets a mysterious, handsome stranger (David Boreanaz), who warns her that she is living on a Hellmouth that is about to open, and that "The Harvest" is coming. He also gives her a large silver cross pendant. In The Bronze, Buffy meets Willow and encourages her to seize the moment: "Because tomorrow you might be dead." She finds Giles and tells him about the stranger. Giles tells her to learn to hone her skills to sense vampires anywhere. Buffy uses her fashion sense to pick out a vampire (J. Patrick Lawlor) in the club and is alarmed to see Willow leave with him. She loses them and is surprised by Cordelia, nearly staking her. Cordelia immediately calls her friends to tell them about it. While Buffy looks for Willow, Jesse chats up Darla at The Bronze. Buffy is stopped by Xander, whom she convinces to help search for Willow.
Meanwhile, under the streets of Sunnydale, The Master (Mark Metcalf) is woken by lesser vampires from a long sleep to prepare for the Harvest. He sends Luke (Brian Thompson) to fetch young blood. Willow's new acquaintance takes her to a crypt in a cemetery, where they are joined by Darla and Jesse, whom she has bitten. Buffy and Xander arrive. Buffy kills Willow's vampire. Xander and Willow help Jesse, who has been weakened, flee. Luke takes Darla's place in the fight so she can help catch the kids. Luke throws Buffy in a stone coffin and is about to move in for the kill.[1]
Continuity[edit]
Angel speaks to Buffy as though he had never met her, but in the two-part episode, "Becoming" reveals that he has fallen in love with Buffy from afar when her first Watcher reveals her destiny as a vampire slayer. Later, in the episode "Helpless," Angel confessed that he has been in love with her before they are acquainted in this episode and followed her from Los Angeles since.
Production[edit]



Buffy creator Joss Whedon also served as executive producer, head writer, and director on the series.
Background and writing[edit]
Writer Joss Whedon says that "Rhonda the Immortal Waitress" was really the first incarnation of the Buffy concept, "just the idea of some woman who seems to be completely insignificant who turns out to be extraordinary".[2] This early, unproduced idea evolved into Buffy, an inversion of the Hollywood formula of "the little blonde girl who goes into a dark alley and gets killed in every horror movie".[3] Whedon wanted "to subvert that idea and create someone who was a hero".[3] He explained, "The very first mission statement of the show was the joy of female power: having it, using it, sharing it".[4]
The idea was first visited through Whedon's script for the 1992 movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which featured Kristy Swanson in the title role. The director, Fran Rubel Kuzui, saw it as a "pop culture comedy about what people think about vampires".[5][6] Whedon disagreed: "I had written this scary film about an empowered woman, and they turned it into a broad comedy. It was crushing."[7]
Several years later, Gail Berman, a Fox executive, approached Whedon to develop his Buffy concept into a television series.[8] Whedon explained that "They said, 'Do you want to do a show?' And I thought, 'High school as a horror movie'. And so the metaphor became the central concept behind Buffy, and that's how I sold it."[9] The supernatural elements in the series stood as metaphors for personal anxieties associated with adolescence and young adulthood.[10] Early in its development, the series was going to be simply titled Slayer.[11] Whedon went on to write and partly fund a 25-minute non-broadcast pilot that was shown to networks and eventually sold to the WB Network.[12] Buffy the Vampire Slayer first aired on March 10, 1997, as a mid season replacement for the show Savannah on The WB network, and played a key role in the growth of the Warner Bros. television network in its early years.[13][14]
Music[edit]
The episode, being the series premiere, features the first usage of the theme song by pop punk band Nerf Herder. Parry Gripp, the band's songwriter, guitarist, and admitted fan of the show explained that the band created the theme song after "fancy pants Hollywood" failed to write a theme song that the producers approved up. Eventually, "they [the producers] asked a bunch of local, small time bands who they could pay very little money to come up with some ideas and they liked our idea and they used it. And the rest is history!"[15] Several songs by the band Sprung Monkey play during the episode. When Buffy is deciding what to wear, the song "Saturated" is playing faintly in the background. At The Bronze, the band plays their songs "Believe", "Swirl", and "Things are Changing". All of the songs featured in the episode can be found on their 1995 album Swirl. The score for the episode, as well as all first season entries, was created by Walter Murphy.[16]
Casting and filming[edit]



 Torrance High School stood in for Sunnydale High.
Joss Whedon explained that several of the characters that appeared in the series were based on real life individuals. Cordelia, for instance, was modeled after a girl whom Whedon's wife attended high school with. Xander was based on Whedon himself.[16] Whedon hoped to include actor Eric Balfour in the title credits to shock viewers when his character dies. Unfortunately, the show could not afford the extra set of title credits at the time. However, Whedon's wish was granted in the season six episode "Seeing Red", with the character Tara Maclay.[17] Brian Thompson, who plays the vampire Luke, returns to the series in season two as a different character, the Judge, in "Surprise" and "Innocence".[18]
In the original, non-broadcast pilot, Willow was portrayed by Riff Regan. However, network executives requested that Regan be replaced. Willow's character demanded that she be shy and unsure of herself, and the casting department encountered some difficulty finding actors who could portray this effectively and still be likable.[19] After seven auditions, Alyson Hannigan was eventually chosen for the role.[20] She was chosen for being able to spin the character's lines with a self-effacing optimism; she stated, "I didn't want to do Willow as someone who's feeling sorry for herself. Especially in the first season, she couldn't talk to guys, and nobody liked her. I was like, 'I don't want to play somebody who's down on herself."[21] Whedon conceived the character as introverted, saying "I wanted Willow to have that kind of insanely colorful interior life that truly shy people have. And Alyson has that. She definitely has a loopiness I found creeping into the way Willow talked, which was great. To an extent, all the actors conform to the way I write the character, but it really stands out in Willow's case."[22]
Nicholas Brendon, who had recently been fired from his job as a waiter and was struggling financially, was attracted to the pilot script for Buffy because of how much he had hated high school. Brendon recognized that Xander was based on Joss Whedon when he had attended high school, accounting for why Xander "gets all the good lines".[23]
Charisma Carpenter had originally planned to read for the role of Buffy, but was late for her audition and instead tried out for Cordelia. Although she had only fifteen minutes to prepare for the character, the producers were "really responsive" to Carpenter's audition, and she left feeling confident she had got the part.[24] After Carpenter's audition, Gellar, who had been offered the role of Cordelia before Carpenter, was asked to come back and audition for the part of Buffy. Bianca Lawson originally won the role of Cordelia Chase, but turned it down due to other contractual obligations. Lawson would later be cast as vampire slayer Kendra in the show's second season.[25] Cordelia was originally intended to serve as a dramatic foil to Buffy, and to represent the characteristics of the less mature and shallower Buffy portrayed in the original film.[26]
Julie Benz, who portrayed Darla, originally auditioned for the role of Buffy.[27][28] However, Benz was later offered the minor role of Darla in the pilot episode. Although the character (originally an unnamed minor vampire) was supposed to die in the pilot, Whedon liked her performance so well that he named her and her character appeared in a few more episodes.[28][29] Benz went on to portray Darla in several episodes of Buffy's spin-off television series, Angel. She later went on to say:

For me, I was a new actor to Los Angeles, didn’t know the TV business very well so I was just excited to work and play a vampire. I had no clue what I was going to do or how I was going to be scary. Until that is, they put the vampire makeup on me and I went into the trailer and smiled, which I thought was creepy. Joss always said he was intrigued that someone who looked like me and talked like me was like the scariest vampire ever. That’s what he wanted, my sweet voice and demeanour until all of a sudden I’m just this vicious vampire."[29]
Veteran character actor Mark Metcalf appeared in heavy prosthetic make-up for the role of the Master, belying his iconic performance in the film National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) as Douglas C. Neidermeyer. In 2011, Metcalf recognized his role on Buffy as one of his favorites.[30] Many actors auditioned for the part, but Whedon felt Metcalf played it with more complexity, bringing a "sly and kind of urbane" sensitivity and a charm to the villainy of the character.[17] Kristine Sutherland was cast as Buffy's mother Joyce. Sutherland, who disliked the horror genre, was not looking for acting jobs when her agent called her with the opportunity to play Joyce. Sutherland auditioned the same day as David Boreanaz, and was impressed with how naturally she felt at ease with the material in the scripts.[31] Bob Flutie, Sunnydale High School's principal, was originally played by Stephen Tobolowsky in the unaired pilot. Ken Lerner was cast as Flutie in the broadcast version.
Certain scenes, such as the argument between Giles and Buffy in the library, and Buffy's first meeting with Angel, were re-shot eight months after the first episode was recorded with both Whedon and Gellar feeling that Buffy was too angry in the original takes. Whedon subsequently teased Gellar that they were going to reshoot the scenes a third time.[17] The high school used for external and some internal scenes in the series is Torrance High, the same school used for the series Beverly Hills, 90210.[18]
Vampire effects[edit]
Joss Whedon created the idea of "vamp faces," which was to have vampires' human features distort to become more demonic. Whedon wanted normal high school students that the other characters could interact with normally, only to have them turn out be vampires, therefore creating a sense of paranoia. He also wanted the vampires to be "clearly monsters," as to not make it seem like a high school girl was killing normal (looking) people. The vampires originally appeared "very white-faced, very creepy, very ghoulish". This was toned down in later episodes as the makeup was too time-consuming. Whedon claims that people thought the white faces to be "funny looking" but personally found it creepier, comparing it to the monsters in zombie movies such as Day of the Dead and The Evil Dead.[17] The character of the Master was designed to be in vamp face permanently to highlight his age and make him appear more animalistic; make-up artist John Vulich based the Master's appearance on a bat, reasoning that the character has devolved to a more primal, demonic state over the years.[32] It was decided that vampires and their clothes would turn to dust after they died. This was done for practical storytelling reasons, so the characters would not have to spend time cleaning up bodies. This episode introduced with the idea that vampires' clothes would resemble the era in which they died, with Buffy identifying one by his dated outfit. Joss Whedon felt this concept was a "charming notion" but ultimately rejected it for the most part because he believed that, if every vampire in the show was dressed in old-fashioned clothes, they would cease to be scary.[17]
Reception[edit]
"Welcome to the Hellmouth" first aired in the United States on March 10, 1997 on The WB.[33] On the original airing of this episode, The WB provided a teaser advertisement briefing the history of past Slayers. It revealed horrific events in towns that were halted when a particular woman arrived. This promotional teaser does not appear in syndication or on DVD.[34] "Welcome to the Hellmouth" earned a Nielsen rating of 3.4, meaning that roughly 3.4 percent of all television-equipped households were tuned in to the episode.[35] It was the 100th most watched episode of television that aired during the week ending March 16.[36]
The episode received largely positive reviews from critics. Noel Murray of The A.V. Club wrote that the episode was "a good introduction to the show, establishing the characters and the premise quickly and cleanly, before ending on a cliffhanger".[37] Murray, however, did note that it contained a "dialogue that sounds more faux-clever than actually clever" and that there was "an overall flatness to the action/horror sequences" that would continue until the second season.[37] John Levesque, writing for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, called the fledgling series "witty, intelligent and thoroughly entertaining" and dubbed it "the best thing I've seen on The WB".[38] He praised the acting of Sarah Michelle Gellar, noting that she "plays Buffy to perfection".[38] Phil Kloer of The Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution called the show a "kicky little mix of camp comedy, high school hi-jinks and monsters" and likened its plot to the Fox sci-fi series The X-Files and the Nickelodeon horror-themed anthology series Are You Afraid of the Dark?.[39] He ultimately gave the episode a B.[39] Nikki Stafford, in her book Bite Me!, called the first episode "excellent" and complimented the strengths of the main cast as well as the show's unique approach. She contrasted it with the earlier movie, noting that "the movie version [...] was like Clueless, but near the end suddenly tried to be a serious film. The television show carries comedy, action, and drama simultaneously and features a far superior ensemble cast."[34]
Footnotes[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b Holder, p. 54
2.Jump up ^ Buffy: Television with Bite (DVD). Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Sixth Season: Fox Home Entertainment. 2003. 2:15 minutes in.
3.^ Jump up to: a b Billson, pp. 24–25
4.Jump up ^ Gottlieb, Allie (26 September 2002). "Buffy's Angels". Metroactive. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
5.Jump up ^ Havens, p. 51
6.Jump up ^ Golden and Holder, pp. 247–248.
7.Jump up ^ Havens, p. 23
8.Jump up ^ Golden and Holder, pp. 249–250
9.Jump up ^ Said, S.F. "Interview with Joss Whedon by SF Said". Shebytches. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
10.Jump up ^ Wilcox, et al, p. xix
11.Jump up ^ Rose, Lacey (9 March 2012). "The Art of Picking TV Titles: 9 Do's and Don'ts". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
12.Jump up ^ Topping, p. 7
13.Jump up ^ Schneider, Michael; Josef Adalian (29 June 2006). "WB revisits glory days". Variety. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
14.Jump up ^ Edwards, p. 134
15.Jump up ^ "Interview by Jess with Ben, Steve, Parry". Rock Pulse. 17 July 2003. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
16.^ Jump up to: a b Stafford, p. 126
17.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Whedon, Joss (2002). Welcome to the Hellmouth" Commentary track (DVD). Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete First Season: Fox Home Entertainment.
18.^ Jump up to: a b Golden and Holder, p. 55
19.Jump up ^ Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Fifth Season; "Casting Buffy" Featurette. (2008) [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
20.Jump up ^ Bonka, Larry (January 12, 1998). Buffymania Sweeps the Land as Ultra-cool Kids Conquer the Un-dead", The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, (Norfolk, VA), p. E1
21.Jump up ^ Cox, Ted (May 11, 1999). "Hannigan's Willow becomes a favorite of 'Buffy' fans", Chicago Daily Herald, p. 3.
22.Jump up ^ Stafford, Nikki (2007). Bite Me! The Unofficial Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-807-6
23.Jump up ^ "Former Buffy star Brendon enters rehab". Whedon.info. April 30, 2004
24.Jump up ^ Golden, Christopher; Nancy Holder (1998). Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide Vol. 1. New York: Pocket Books. pp. 203–206. ISBN 0-671-02433-7.
25.Jump up ^ Jowett, Lorna (2005). Sex and the Slayer: A Gender Studies Primer for the Buffy Fan. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 0-8195-6758-2.
26.Jump up ^ Joss Whedon (2000). Commentary for Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Welcome to the Hellmouth" (DVD (Region 2)). United States: 20th Century Fox.
27.Jump up ^ Havens, Candace, Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy Benbella Books (May 1, 2003), p35–36.
28.^ Jump up to: a b "Julie Benz: Biography". TVGuide. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
29.^ Jump up to: a b "Live From Toronto’s Comic Con 2011: Julie Benz Talks BUFFY, ANGEL, DEXTER and NO ORDINARY FAMILY". TheTVAddict.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
30.Jump up ^ Andrews, Tom (October 28, 2011). 'Animal House' Fan Favorite Metcalf Still Crafting Film and Stage Memories, FoxPoint-Bayside Patch. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
31.Jump up ^ Golden and Holder, pp. 213–217.
32.Jump up ^ Joss Whedon (2000). Commentary for Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "The Harvest" (DVD (Region 2)). United States: 20th Century Fox.
33.Jump up ^ Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete First Season (booklet). Charles Martin Smith, et al. The WB.
34.^ Jump up to: a b Strafford, p. 124
35.Jump up ^ Bauder, David (20 March 1997). "NBC is back on top of weekly Nielsen ratings". The Kansas City Star (The McClatchy Company). pp. F7.
36.Jump up ^ The Associated Press (20 March 1997). "Nielsen ratings". The Tampa Tribune (Media General). p. 6.
37.^ Jump up to: a b Murray, Noel (5 June 2008). "'Welcome To The Hellmouth,' etc.". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
38.^ Jump up to: a b Levesque, John (10 March 1997). "Finally, The WB Has a Show Worth Sinking Teeth Into". Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Hearst Corporation). p. C1.
39.^ Jump up to: a b Kloer, Phil (10 March 1997). "Channel Surfer - Evil spirits, beware: Buffy back on the case". The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution (Cox Enterprises). p. C7.
ReferencesBillson, Anne (2005). Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BFI TV Classics). British Film Institute. ISBN 1844570894.
Edwards, Lynne (2008). Buffy Goes Dark: Essays on the Final Two Seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. McFarland. ISBN 078643676X.
Golden, Christopher; Holder, Nancy (1998). Watcher's Guide Vol. 1. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 1932100008.
Havens, Candace (2003). Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy. Benbella Books. ISBN 1932100008.
Stafford, Nikki (2007). Bite Me!: The 10th Buffyversary Guide to the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ECW Press. ISBN 1550228072.
Topping, Keith (2004). Slayer, the Next Generation: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Season Six of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Virgin Publishing. ISBN 0753507382.
Wilcox, Rhonda et al (2002). Fighting the Forces: What's at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 0742516814.
External links[edit]
"Welcome to the Hellmouth" at the Internet Movie Database
"Welcome to the Hellmouth" at TV.com


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The Harvest (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
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"The Harvest"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode
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Buffy scares off the rest of the vampires after killing Luke

Episode no.
Season 1
 Episode 2
Directed by
John T. Kretchmer
Written by
Joss Whedon
Production code
4V02
Original air date
March 10, 1997
Guest actors

Mark Metcalf as The Master
David Boreanaz as Angel
Brian Thompson as Luke
Ken Lerner as Principal Bob Flutie
Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers
Julie Benz as Darla
Eric Balfour as Jesse McNally
Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall
Amy Chance as Aphrodesia
Persia White as Aura

Episode chronology

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"The Harvest" is the second episode of season one of the WB Television Network television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was written by executive producer Joss Whedon and directed by John T. Kretchmer. The episode originally aired in feature-length format alongside part one, "Welcome to the Hellmouth", on March 10, 1997, and attracted 3.4 million viewers.[1] As such, and even though it is typically shown as two separate episodes in reruns, the action continues directly from the cliffhanger ending of "Welcome to the Hellmouth", as Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) struggles to save Jesse McNally's (Eric Balfour) life.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Production and writing 2.1 Writing
2.2 Continuity 2.2.1 Arc significant

3 Broadcast and reception
4 References
5 External links

Plot[edit]
Luke (Brian Thompson) is about to finish off Buffy, who is trapped in a stone coffin, but she repels him with the silver cross that a mysterious stranger (David Boreanaz) had given her earlier that evening. She then escapes the mausoleum and saves her new friends Xander (Nicholas Brendon) and Willow (Alyson Hannigan) from vampires in the graveyard. However, Darla (Julie Benz) has already taken Jesse McNally (Eric Balfour), and she and Luke now inform The Master (Mark Metcalf) about Buffy's unusual fighting abilities and knowledge of the supernatural, and it is suspected that she may be a new Slayer. The Master decides to use Jesse as bait.
In the library, Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) and Buffy reveal to Xander and Willow the supernatural world of vampires, demons and Slayers, and Buffy is the latest chosen to fight supernatural threats. Willow accesses the city council's plans for Sunnydale's tunnel system, and Buffy realizes that there must be a means of access to it from the crypt where she fought Luke and Darla. Willow expresses her "need to help" now that she knows about the supernatural, and so continues assisting Giles with research. Xander, however, is hurt when Buffy declines his help in physically tracking down Luke.
Willow is researching the Master and his minions in the computer lab when she overhears Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter) badmouthing Buffy, and is then insulted her when she attempts to defend her new friend. Willow exacts revenge by convincing the computer-illiterate Cordelia to press the DEL key to "deliver her assignment", thus deleting it from the system.
The dark stranger appears again just as Buffy is about to enter the tunnel system in the crypt, and tells her his name is Angel. He gives her directions to The Master's lair, but pointedly refrains from wishing her luck until after she is out of earshot. Xander catches up with Buffy in the tunnels, having decided to follow her anyway despite her earlier discouragement. They find Jesse seemingly alive and unhurt, but he leads them to a dead-end in the tunnel system and then reveals that he has already been turned into a vampire. Buffy and Xander barely escape, with Xander having to pull Buffy out of a manhole and back into the safety of daylight while a vampire's hand tries to pull her back.
Underground, The Master is unhappy about their escape and punishes the vampire Colin by violently poking his eyes out. Luke then drinks the Master's blood, turning Luke into "the Vessel". Back at the library, Giles explains what he and Willow have discovered; that an ancient vampire, The Master, arrived in Sunnydale with his minions 60 years ago. He intended to open the Hellmouth, which is below Sunnydale - a portal between this reality and another, demonic reality. If the Hellmouth opens, will allow demons to invade the Earth - but he was swallowed by an unexpected earthquake and is now trapped in a church that was buried underground. Tonight is a once-in-a-century opportunity called The Harvest in which, by choosing one of his minions to drink The Master's blood and marking him with the ritual's symbol. The vampire king will draw strength from each of this minion's victims, until he is powerful enough to finally break free from his confinement, and then resume what he has started decades ago. To prevent this, Buffy and her gang of friends must kill the Vessel. They wonder where the vampires might attack so as to ensure the optimum number of victims, and Xander suggests The Bronze, as he realizes that the vampires have been using it as their hunting ground.
On her way there with the others, Buffy stops by her house to pick up some additional weapons before the fight, but is promptly grounded by her mother (Kristine Sutherland), who has received a call from Principal Flutie (Ken Lerner) about Buffy skipping classes and is now terrified that the same events which led to Buffy being expelled from her previous school are happening again. Knowing that she cannot abide by her mother's wishes, Buffy collects her weapons from a secret compartment in a chest (the top layer of which is filled with stereotypical girlie items so as not to arouse suspicion) and climbs out of the second-floor window.
Luke and other vampires burst into The Bronze to begin feeding. Buffy arrives just in time to save Cordelia, who was newly attracted to Jesse because of the greater confidence he had gained as a vampire. Buffy notices the Vessel mark on Luke’s forehead, and begin to fight him. Xander confronts Jesse with a stake, but is spared the choice of either killing or being killed by his former best friend when a fleeing woman accidentally pushes him into Jesse so that the stake pierces the vampire's heart. Darla knocks Giles to the ground and is about to bite him, but Willow saves him by pouring holy water on Darla. Buffy smashes a window so that extra light pours into the room, and Luke is momentarily stunned because he thinks it is daylight, allowing Buffy to stake him and so prevent The Master from rising. Angel watches as the now-leaderless vampires flee from The Bronze; he is clearly impressed by Buffy's success.
The next morning, despite Xander's expectation, Cordelia exemplifies Sunnydale residents' denial towards the paranormal, and thus nothing apparently changes. Giles warns Buffy and her friends that the Hellmouth will continue to act as a magnet for demonic forces and so many more battles will lie ahead, which they accept more nonchalantly than he would like.
Production and writing[edit]
Whedon hoped to include actor Eric Balfour in the title credits to shock viewers when his character dies. Unfortunately, the show could not afford the extra set of title credits at the time.[2]
Writing[edit]
Although it is never revealed in the series, the Master's real name as listed in the script of this episode is Heinrich Joseph Nest.[3]
Joss Whedon noted in the commentary for this episode that he felt horrible for giving Eric Balfour so many lines with "s" in them, which he had to recite while in "Vamp-face". He had such a difficult time getting the lines out around the prosthetics that new ones were designed for vampire characters required to speak frequently; the older style ones were given to vampire lackeys with few or no lines in future episodes.[4]
Continuity[edit]
Arc significant[edit]
Jesse's death and transformation would result Xander to develop resentment towards vampires, which leading him to openly discriminate Buffy's subsequent vampire love interests Angel and Spike, and favors Riley Finn, Buffy's first human love interest.
The Scooby Gang is formed.
Broadcast and reception[edit]
"The Harvest" originally aired in feature-length format alongside part one, "Welcome to the Hellmouth", on March 10, 1997 on The WB. The broadcast attracted 3.4 million viewers.[1]
Noel Murray of The A.V. Club gave "The Harvest" a grade of B+, writing that it helped set the precedent for the series. However, he criticised some of the action scenes for a "lapse into mano-a-mano action-horror clichés" and felt that the resolution was anti-climactic.[5] A review from the BBC stated that the episode was allowed "more time to breathe" than "Welcome to the Hellmouth", and praised the fight choreography and the developing characters.[6]
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b "Nielsen Ratings for Buffy's First Season". Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
2.Jump up ^ Joss Whedon (2002). Welcome to the Hellmouth" Commentary track (DVD). Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete First Season: Fox Home Entertainment.
3.Jump up ^ Golden, Christopher, and Nancy Holder. The Watcher's Guide, Vol. 1. New York: Pocket Books, 1998.
4.Jump up ^ Joss Whedon (2002). The Harvest" Commentary track (DVD). Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete First Season: Fox Home Entertainment.
5.Jump up ^ Murray, Noel (5 June 2008). ""Welcome to the Hellmouth", etc.". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
6.Jump up ^ "The Harvest: Review". BBC. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
External links[edit]
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"Witch"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode
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Buffy in her cheerleading uniform

Episode no.
Season 1
 Episode 3
Directed by
Stephen Cragg
Written by
Dana Reston
Production code
4V03
Original air date
March 17, 1997
Guest actors

Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers
Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison
Robin Riker as Catherine Madison
Jim Doughan as Mr. Pole
Nicole Prescott as Lishanne
Amanda Wilmshurst as Joy
William Monaghan as Dr. Gregory

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"Witch" is the third episode of the first season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003). It serves as the show's first regular episode after the Pilot and originally aired in the United States on March 17, 1997, on The WB Television Network. Sometimes billed as "The Witch", the episode was directed by Stephen Cragg and was the first episode not written by Joss Whedon, the show's creator.
The premise of Buffy the Vampire Slayer involves an adolescent girl named Buffy Summers who is chosen by mystical forces and endowed with superhuman powers in order to defeat vampires, demons, and other evils in the fictional town of Sunnydale. She accomplishes this with the assistance of a close circle of friends and family. In "Witch", Buffy attempts to maintain a level of normalcy in her life by auditioning for her school's cheerleading squad. However, Buffy and her friends must stop a fellow student from tampering with witchcraft in order to take competitors out of the running.


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1 Plot
2 Production
3 Broadcast and reception
4 References
5 External links

Plot[edit]
Despite Giles' (Anthony Stewart Head) misgivings, Buffy decides to try out for the cheerleading team. During trials, the hands of a girl named Amber spontaneously combust. An unknown person is shown to be using Barbie dolls dressed as cheerleaders in a voodoo-like ritual over a cauldron. The next day, Cordelia is struck blind during her drivers ed class, and is saved from wandering into traffic in the nick of time by Buffy. According to Giles, blinding enemies is a favorite trick amongst witches.
Amy Madison (Elizabeth Anne Allen), another contender, seems to be under intense pressure to compete from her domineering mother (Robin Riker), a star cheerleader in her day, and is crushed when she only makes the substitute list after Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter) and Buffy. Believing Amy to be a witch, Buffy, Xander (Nicholas Brendon) and Willow (Alyson Hannigan) collect some of Amy's hair during science class, to prove that she cast spell. Amy goes home and orders her mother to do her homework, while she goes upstairs with a bracelet she stole from Buffy during class.
The next morning Buffy is behaving in a somewhat unstable manner. She blows her chance at the cheerleading squad when she tosses the head cheerleader, Joy, through the room, ceding her place to Amy. Buffy turns out to have something more than just a mood disorder: a bloodstone vengeance spell has destroyed her immune system, giving her only about three hours to live. The only way to cure her and break the other spells is to get the witch's spell book and reverse the magic. The ailing Buffy and Giles confront Amy's mother, Catherine, and find out that Catherine switched bodies with her daughter months before, saying that Amy was wasting her youth, so she took it for herself. Giles finds the witch's book and takes Amy and Buffy back to the school to break the spells.
Amy/Catherine is cheering Sunnydale's basketball team when she starts getting flashes of what Giles is trying to do. Xander and Willow are unable to stop her from storming into the science lab with an axe, but buy enough time for Giles to break the spells: Amy and Catherine are restored to their own bodies, and Buffy feels well enough to fight. However, Amy's mother's power is too great, and it is only by reflecting her last spell back onto her that Buffy wins the day. Catherine vanishes with a scream.
When Amy and Buffy talk in the school hall the next day, they pass by the trophy collection where the cheerleading trophy of "Catherine the Great" stands. While both girls wonder where Amy's mother ended up, the camera pulls close to the statue's face, revealing the mother's eyes and a muffled voice pleading for help.
Production[edit]
The episode literalizes the notion of the parent who seeks to live through the child. As such, it establishes the tendency of the series to use plot elements as metaphors for deeper social issues.[1][2] The episode marks the introduction of Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison, who played a major role in the sixth season.[3] The episode also introduces Xander's attraction to Buffy.[2][4] In a scripted but not filmed scene, Giles suggests that they determine if Amy is a witch by throwing her into a pond and seeing if she floats.[3]
Charisma Carpenter had cheerleading experience from cheering for the San Diego Chargers in 1991.[3] The song that plays during the cheerleading scenes is the "Rave Version" of "Twilight Zone" by 2 Unlimited, and Buffy also sings "Macho Man" by the Village People when she is under the spell.[3]
Broadcast and reception[edit]
"Witch" was first broadcast on The WB on March 17, 1997. It pulled in an audience of 3.2 million households.[5]
Noel Murray of The A.V. Club gave the episode a grade of B, describing it as "an entertaining hour with a semi-clever twist". He liked the attention given to Joyce's role as Buffy's mother, but felt that more could have been done with the cheerleading storyline.[2] A review from the BBC called it "predictable" and stated that the "script doesn't sparkle like Whedon's previous two episodes, and often lacks subtlety". However, the review praised the curses and Buffy under the spell.[4] DVD Talk's Phillip Duncan described "Witch" as "[an] interesting look [at] peer pressure" and wrote, "Whedon and his crew easily take what could have been a simple monster-of-the-week plot and ground it firmly in the here and now."[6]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Wilcox, Rhonda V.; Lavery, David (April 2002). "Introduction". Fighting the Forces: What's at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Rowman & Littlefield. xix. ISBN 978-0-7425-1681-6.
2.^ Jump up to: a b c Murray, Noel (5 June 2008). ""Welcome to the Hellmouth", etc.". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
3.^ Jump up to: a b c d "The Witch: Trivia". BBC. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
4.^ Jump up to: a b "The Witch: Review". BBC. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
5.Jump up ^ "Nielsen Ratings for Buffy's First Season". Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
6.Jump up ^ Duncan, Phillip (21 January 2002). "Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 1". DVD Talk. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
External links[edit]
"Witch" at the Internet Movie Database
"Witch" at TV.com


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"Teacher's Pet"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode
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Xander is seduced by Miss French

Episode no.
Season 1
 Episode 4
Directed by
Bruce Seth Green
Written by
David Greenwalt
Production code
4V04
Original air date
March 24, 1997
Guest actors

Musetta Vander as Natalie French
William Monaghan as Dr. Gregory
David Boreanaz as Angel
Ken Lerner as Principal Flutie
Price Jackson as Blayne Moll
Jean Speegle Howard as real Natalie French

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"Teacher's Pet" is the fourth episode of the first season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The episode originally aired on March 24, 1997, attracting 2.0 million viewers.[1] The episode was written by co-executive producer David Greenwalt and directed by Bruce Seth Green. The narrative follows the Scooby Gang following a cryptic warning from Angel (David Boreanaz) and the death of the biology teacher Doctor Gregory (William Monaghan).


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2 Broadcast and reception
3 References
4 External links

Plot[edit]
During a Biology lesson, Xander (Nicholas Brendon) fantasises about saving Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) from a vampire and then kissing her. After class, Dr. Gregory takes Buffy aside and urges her to apply herself to her studies more rather than becoming discouraged by other teachers' low opinions of her. She is warmed by his kindness, but moments after she leaves he is killed by an unseen monster. Later, Angel shows up at the Bronze while Buffy and her friends are there. Xander realizes that he is in competition with Angel for Buffy's affections, and losing after witnessing how Buffy is drawn towards Angel. Noticing Buffy is cold Angel gives her his jacket, and she sees his gashed arm. She infers the cut was made by someone with a giant fork, and he warns that somebody may attack her.
The next day, Buffy is alarmed by news of Dr. Gregory's disappearance, but the boys in her class are more interested in the beautiful substitute teacher Natalie French (Musetta Vander), who seems to have a fixation for insects and especially the praying mantis, becoming hostile when Buffy calls it ugly. Miss French suggests making model egg sacs for the upcoming science fair and asks for the boys' help. They are all eager to assist, and she selects Blayne (a handsome jock whose constant boasts about his sexual activities which makes Xander feel inadequate) as her lab partner for that day, to be followed by Xander the next day.
Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter) finds the headless body of Dr. Gregory, leading the Scoobies to wonder whether The Master is involved or whether this is the work of a second monster. That night Buffy goes into the park and confronts a vampire who has a large claw in place of its right hand. The fight is interrupted by the police, causing the vampire to flee and come upon Miss French while she is walking home with groceries. Buffy watches as the vampire approaches the substitute teacher and then flees in terror from her, indicating that Miss French is not human.
The next day Buffy is late for her Biology class. She stands at the door about to enter the classroom, and is horrified to watch as Miss French seems to sense somebody at the door and then turns her head fully 180 degrees like an insect to see who it is. After the class, Miss French claims to have left supplies at home and so asks Xander to come over to her house that evening and work on the egg-sac project there instead. After Xander leaves the classroom, she consumes a meal of crickets on bread.
Back in the library, Buffy realises that Blayne never returned home from helping Miss French. She suspects that Miss French must be a praying mantis, and convinces the others. Giles recalls an old friend of his in England who investigated a spate of grisly murders, all the victims of which were teenage boys. The friend claimed the murders were being carried out by a creature known as the "She-Mantis", or the "Virgin Thief", which preys on virgin males to fertilise its young. Buffy unsuccessfully tries to warn Xander, but he brushes her off, saying that she is simply jealous of his attraction to a woman other than her. That night, Xander arrives at Miss French's house to find her wearing a tight dress and acting in a sexually suggestive manner. She offers him a drink, which he takes and then collapses from because it was obviously drugged. She turns into her mantis form and takes his body to a cage in the basement, where he wakes up next to Blayne.
Meanwhile, Willow calls Xander's mother and finds out that he isn't home. Buffy asks Giles to record bat sonar, because she knows from her homework that this will shock the nervous system of a praying mantis and drive it into a fit. The Scoobies then go to the house where Miss French supposedly lives according to school records, but find a retired teacher there whose name the mantis has stolen. Desperate to find the real house before it's too late, Buffy tracks the one-handed vampire and forces him to locate the correct house, which he can tell because he is so instinctively afraid of the mantis. After killing the vampire when he turns on her, Buffy breaks through the window just as Miss French (now in mantis form) is about to mate with Xander. She burns the monster with insect repellent while Willow frees Xander and Blayne. Giles and Buffy then slay the giant insect, using the bat sonar to send it into convulsions so Buffy can hack it to death with a machete.
Buffy and Angel later meet at The Bronze. She still has his jacket, but he tells her to keep it. Buffy is obviously attracted to him. The next day, Buffy sadly puts Dr. Gregory's glasses back in his closet, not noticing that a sac of she-mantis eggs is attached to the bottom of a shelf and one begins to hatch.
Broadcast and reception[edit]
"Teacher's Pet" was first broadcast on The WB on March 24, 1997. It pulled in an audience of 2 million households.[1]
Noel Murray of The A.V. Club gave the episode a grade of B. He wrote that the "fundamental goofiness" of the premise was a "strike against" the episode, but that it benefited from "depth of characterization". Murray commented that the episode's subtext was the teenage fear of the reproductive practicalities of sex.[2] A BBC review said that the episode "struggles to tread new ground" and was "uncomfortably paced". However, the review praised the effects of the praying mantis and some "delightful moments".[3] DVD Talk's Phillip Duncan was somewhat disappointed with the episode, calling it a "by-the-book monster thriller set in the high school". Despite the standardness, he felt that it was still "worth watching".[4]
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b "Nielsen Ratings for Buffy's First Season". Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
2.Jump up ^ Murray, Noel (12 June 2008). ""Teacher's Pet", etc.". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
3.Jump up ^ "Teacher's Pet: Review". BBC. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
4.Jump up ^ Duncan, Phillip (21 January 2002). "Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 1". DVD Talk. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
External links[edit]
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"Teacher's Pet" at TV.com


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Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
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"Never Kill a Boy on the First Date"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode
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Buffy introduces Owen to Angel

Episode no.
Season 1
 Episode 5
Directed by
David Semel
Written by
Rob Des Hotel
 Dean Batali
Production code
4V05
Original air date
March 31, 1997
Guest actors

Mark Metcalf as Master
David Boreanaz as Angel
Christopher Wiehl as Owen Thurman
Geoff Meed as Andrew Borba
Robert Mont as Van driver
Andrew J. Ferchland as Anointed One

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"Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" is the fifth episode of the first season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The episode was written by story editors Rob Des Hotel and Dean Batali, and directed by David Semel. The narrative follows Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), as she struggles to find a date and stop the rise of the Anointed One.


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2 Production details 2.1 Music
2.2 Cultural references
3 Continuity 3.1 Arc significance
4 Reception
5 References
6 External links

Plot[edit]
The Master reads an ancient prophecy to his minions:

And there will be a time of crisis, of worlds hanging in the balance. And in this time shall come the Anointed, the Master's great warrior. And the Slayer will not know him, will not stop him, and he will lead her into hell. As it is written, so it shall be. Five will die, and from their ashes the Anointed One shall rise. The Brethren of Aurelius shall greet him and usher him to his immortal destiny.
Buffy finally gets a date—sensitive hunk Owen shows an interest in her. To Giles' exasperation, all Buffy can think about is impressing him with an uncharacteristic interest in the American poet Emily Dickinson. In the school cafeteria, Buffy has to fight off Cordelia to sit at one table with Owen, but it is worth it. He asks Buffy out on a date to The Bronze that very evening.
However, Giles has found out about the prophecy from the symbol on a ring they found in the cemetery. He is convinced that the Anointed One will rise that night, and so despite Buffy's protests, they spend hours sitting on graves waiting for a vampire to rise. None does, however, and though Giles is certain that his calculations are correct, he calls their stakeless stake-out quits. Buffy rushes to The Bronze, only to see Owen dancing with Cordelia. Crushed, she leaves without trying to talk to him.
At the same time, in a bus on the way to Sunnydale, a man stands up and begins to lecture the other passengers on God's judgment, quoting prophecies. Suddenly, a vampire walks in front of the bus, causing it to crash. Other vampires swarm the wreck, attacking the passengers, including the religious man.
The next morning, Owen asks Buffy out on another date that night and even gives her a pocket-watch so that she doesn't miss it this time. Buffy jumps at the opportunity, while Xander is left to stew in his jealousy.
When evening comes, Giles shows up at Buffy's house, waving a newspaper that shows five people died when the bus crashed, among them the suspected murderer Andrew Borba, the man who was quoting prophecies. Buffy insists on going to the Bronze, though, so Giles decides to check the Sunnydale funeral home himself. Unfortunately, there are vampires present to get the Anointed One, and they trap Giles in a room. Xander and Willow have followed him, though, and run back to The Bronze to get Buffy.
There, first Cordelia, then Angel tries to come in between Buffy and Owen. Buffy kisses Owen, causing Angel to become jealous and annoyed. Finally, Xander and Willow managed to get her to come to the funeral home by pretending to be a couple that wants to do something daring on a double date. When Buffy figures out what has happened, she tries to dump Owen, but unfortunately, he tags along. Even worse, he is present in the funeral home when Borba rises as a vampire. In the fight, Owen is knocked unconscious. Buffy, angry that he has "killed [her] date," kills Borba by sliding him into the furnace while still alive, or rather, still undead.
The next morning, Owen is extremely excited about what they have been through and wants more—this is what he likes about Buffy, he says, and almost being killed made him feel alive. She realizes that there is no way that she can have a relationship with him; sooner or later, he will get himself killed. With a heavy heart, she breaks up with him.
Giles tries to comfort her by telling her what a burden it was for him as a ten-year-old to find out his destiny was to be a watcher when he would rather have been a fighter pilot—or possibly a grocer. Both agree that at least the Master will be unhappy, too, because the Anointed One was destroyed.
But in his underground lair, the Master is overjoyed as he welcomes the real Anointed One—not Borba after all, but a young boy who was on the bus with him.
Production details[edit]
The episode contributes to the season's plot by introducing The Anointed One.
Music[edit]
During scenes between Buffy and Owen at the Bronze, Velvet Chain is performing "Strong" and "Treason"[1] from their album Groovy Side. When Cordelia and Owen dance, Three Day Wheely's "Rotten Apple" is playing. When Angel warns Buffy about the threat, the song is "Junky Girl" by Rubber from their self-titled CD. Finally, when Buffy rejects Owen at school, the song "Let the Sun Fall Down" by Kim Richey plays in the background.
Cultural references[edit]

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The Master says, "Here endeth the lesson". This phrase was in common usage in churches to finish a sermon, up until the 1950s. Soylent Green is mentioned; it is a foodstuff from the science fiction movie of the same name (1973), which the protagonist of the movie discovers is made from people. The movie is loosely based on a novel, Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison, in which soylent is imitation meat made from soybeans and lentils, available with or without red dye.
Continuity[edit]
Arc significance[edit]
Cordelia develops an attraction towards Angel, which will later become romantic in the spin-off Angel.
Reception[edit]
"Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" first aired on The WB on March 31, 1997. It earned a Nielsen rating of 2.8 on its original airing. It was the 104th most watched show out of all 115 primetime shows of its time; fifth out of the eleven shows from The WB.[2]
Noel Murray of The A.V. Club liked that the episode explored a new side of Buffy, but felt that the four previous episodes had not set up Buffy as a "person with normal teenage tastes and desires". He still found "a lot to like" in the episode.[3] A BBC review stated that some "very amusing scenes compensate for the absence of an involving plot". The review noted that the plot took a while to get started and the direction of the funeral home sequences made it fall short of its potential.[4] DVD Talk's Philip Duncan identified "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" the "weakest" episode of those relating to the Master plotline in the season.[5]
References[edit]
 Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
1.Jump up ^ "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date: Trivia". BBC. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
2.Jump up ^ "Nielsen Ratings for Buffy's First Season". Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
3.Jump up ^ Murray, Noel (12 June 2008). ""Teacher's Pet", etc.". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
4.Jump up ^ "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date: Review". BBC. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
5.Jump up ^ Duncan, Phillip (21 January 2002). "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 1". DVD Talk. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
External links[edit]
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"The Pack"
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Xander with his new pack of friends

Episode no.
Season 1
 Episode 6
Directed by
Bruce Seth Green
Written by
Matt Kiene
 Joe Reinkemeyer
Production code
4V06
Original air date
April 7, 1997
Guest actors

Ken Lerner as Principal Bob Flutie
Eion Bailey as Kyle DuFours
Michael Mcraine as Rhonda Kelley
Brian Gross as Tor Hauer
Jennifer Sky as Heidi
Jeff Maynard as Lance
James Stephens as Dr. Weirick

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"The Pack" is the sixth episode of season 1 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The episode was written by story editors Matt Kiene and Joe Reinkemeyer, and directed by Bruce Seth Green. In the episode, Buffy's friend Xander and four classmates are possessed by animal spirits, causing them to act increasingly like predators.


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2 Production
3 Broadcast and reception
4 References
5 External links

Plot[edit]
Buffy and her Sunnydale High classmates are on a field trip to the zoo. A gang of four kids taunt and terrorize other students, and when one boy does not have the courage to tell Principal Flutie what they have done to him, they "reward" him by taking him with them to the Hyena House even though it is under quarantine. Xander follows to help him, whereas Willow and Buffy are stopped by a warden.
In the Hyena House, the hyenas take a flashy-eyed look at the gang of four and Xander. Their eyes flash in return.
Xander is now part of the gang, and his behavior has changed; he becomes insulting and cruel, especially to Willow. Even more ominous, the school's new mascot piglet Herbert tries to flee when it smells Xander. Giles shows no inclination to believe anything is wrong with Xander except that he is a 16-year-old boy. His attitude changes when Herbert is found, eaten. After checking his books, Giles warns that they could be dealing with a case of possession. Buffy runs to find Xander, and finds the piglet's cage demolished. Xander jumps Buffy, pins her to the floor and tries to rape her, Buffy knocks him unconscious with a desk and locks him in the book cage in the library. When Principal Flutie finds the mascot dead, he knows that the original gang of four are involved and calls them into his office. There, they start taunting him, threatening him and finally attack, kill and eat Flutie.
Returning from a teacher's meeting to the library, Giles tells Willow and Buffy about what happened to Principal Flutie. Giles and Buffy go see the zoo warden who tells them that he is not surprised by the possession and knows about the magic involved, but is not sure how the students were affected: he hasn't been able to figure out the ritual. Giles supplies the missing information: a predatory act is required, like when the original four students tormented the boy.
Buffy offers herself as bait to lure them back to the Hyena House where the warden, now in full Maasai people ritual attire, is supposed to perform a reverse of the possession spell with Giles' help. Giles realizes that the warden had tried to call the power for himself, but couldn't figure out how until he learned about the predatory act from Giles. The warden then knocks Giles unconscious.
Willow reaches the Hyena House before Buffy, and the warden ties her up and puts a knife to her throat, telling her it is the "predatory act" that will trigger the ritual and save the students. Buffy arrives with the others close behind. The pursuing pack knocks her down, and the warden uses this predatory act to shout a spell that pulls the animal spirits from the five students into himself. In the fight, Buffy knocks the warden into the hyenas' pen, where he is eaten. The gang of four flee.
The next day, to save their friendship, Xander convincingly lies to Buffy and Willow that he has no memory of being possessed. Giles knows the truth and agrees to keep Xander's secrets.
Production[edit]
The episode literalizes the issue of teen bullying and pack behavior. Giles suggests that such behaviors are a normal part of growing up until Buffy connects Xander's behavior to the hyenas at the zoo. "The Pack" also sees the demise of Principal Flutie, who is replaced by Principal Snyder in "The Puppet Show".
All sequences shot at the zoo were filmed at the Santa Ana Zoo.[1] One line that was cut was Xander saying "Welcome to the jungle."[1] The scenes of Willow watching hyenas on the computer in the library contains very little hyena footage; most of clips are of African wild dogs.[2]
Broadcast and reception[edit]
"The Pack" was first broadcast on The WB on April 7, 1997. It earned a Nielsen rating of 2.4 on its original airing.[3]
Noel Murray of The A.V. Club gave "The Pack" a grade of B, writing that "the storytelling in this episode is engaging and a few of the scenes genuinely creepy", though its central metaphor was not as developed as "Teacher's Pet". He felt that the episode was an example of how Sunnydale High did not feel like a believable high school, and criticized some of the action and the teenagers' hyena characteristics, but he praised Flutie's murder and Willow's development.[4] On the other hand, DVD Talk's Philip Duncan described the episode as "Another standard plot that's made more interesting by the school setting and the similarities to real life groups and pressure that are often found in school."[5] A review from the BBC described it as "a highly inventive episode with an unusual premise, albeit one that is somewhat difficult to believe." The review praised Xander actor Nicholas Brendon, but felt that "the supernatural elements are clumsily handled" and called the ending "rushed and muddled".[6]
References[edit]
 Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: The Pack
1.^ Jump up to: a b Golden, Christopher, and Nancy Holder. The Watcher's Guide, Vol. 1. New York: Pocket Books, 1998.
2.Jump up ^ "The Pack: Trivia". BBC. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
3.Jump up ^ "Nielsen Ratings for Buffy's First Season". Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
4.Jump up ^ Murray, Noel (12 June 2008). ""Teacher's Pet", etc.". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
5.Jump up ^ Duncan, Phillip (21 January 2002). "Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 1". DVD Talk. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
6.Jump up ^ "The Pack: Review". BBC. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
External links[edit]
"The Pack" at the Internet Movie Database
"The Pack" at TV.com


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Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode)
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"Angel"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode
Episode no.
Season 1
 Episode 7
Directed by
Scott Brazil
Written by
David Greenwalt
Production code
4V07
Original air date
April 14, 1997
Guest actors

Mark Metcalf as Master
David Boreanaz as Angel
Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers
Julie Benz as Darla
Andrew J. Ferchland as Anointed One

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"Angel" is the seventh episode of season 1 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was written by co-executive producer David Greenwalt and directed by Scott Brazil. The narrative follows Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), vampire slayer, coming to terms with her feelings for Angel (David Boreanaz), who is revealed to be a vampire cursed with a soul. However, Darla (Julie Benz) is playing a deadly game manipulating both Buffy and Angel to the Master's (Mark Metcalf) will.


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2 Production
3 Broadcast and reception
4 Continuity 4.1 Arc significance
5 Cultural references
6 References
7 External links

Plot[edit]
The Master sends three warrior vampires after Buffy. They ambush Buffy on her, but Angel arrives to help her. Angel is injured during the fight and Buffy invites him back to her house. Buffy notices his tattoo and asks him if he was stalking her, because she felt his presence at the Bronze. He shrugs it off, and Buffy's mom runs into the two of them. Buffy then covers for Angel, and sneaks him into her bedroom. As Buffy changes she asks Angel why he fights vampires. He reveals his family was killed by vampires.
The next morning, Giles informs the group that the vampires who ambushed Buffy were known as The Three, warrior vampires controlled by the Master. The Master allows Darla to kill The Three, as a lesson in the use of power for Collin, the Anointed One.
The next day, Buffy returns to Angel. She notices her diary askew and tries to explain away entries that reveal fantasies about "A". Angel assures her that he did not read the diary. He then confesses his attraction towards her. They kiss. Suddenly, Angel pulls back with a snarl of distress, showing his vampire face. She screams in shock and Angel dives out the window.
Giles researches Angel's history and notices the peculiarity that, although he was previously infamous as the sadistic killer known as Angelus, Angel has shunned the company of other vampires since coming to America and apparently has completely stopped preying on humans. Meanwhile, deep in the Master's lair, Darla insists that she be allowed to kill Buffy. Later that evening in the library, Willow and Buffy are both distracted by gloom over boys — Buffy because she doesn't want to slay Angel and Willow because she wants to attract Xander.
Darla cons Buffy's mother into inviting her in. Angel hears Joyce's cry and rushes in. Daring him to drink too, Darla shoves the now-unconscious Joyce into Angel's arms and escapes out the back door. Angel helplessly vamps; as he resists the impulse to drink, Buffy returns and is horrified. Buffy throws Angel out of the house, then calls for an ambulance. At the hospital, "anemic" Joyce's last memory is of inviting Buffy's "study friend" inside. Buffy misunderstands, thinking Joyce means Angel rather than Darla, and storms out to kill him.
Meanwhile, Giles talks further with Joyce and learns enough to realize that it was Darla, not Angel, who bit Joyce. With Xander and Willow in tow, he rushes to find Buffy to warn her of the trap. Buffy tracks Angel to the deserted Bronze and demands an explanation; Angel tells how he was cursed by Gypsies with a soul that would eternally torment him with guilt. He denies biting Joyce, yet confesses wanting to, as well as wanting to kill Buffy himself. The Slayer lays aside her crossbow and slowly offers her throat to him. Suddenly, Darla emerges from the shadows with a pair of handguns. Hearing gunfire, Giles, Willow and Xander rush in and distract Darla. Looming up from behind, Angel stakes Darla through the heart, dusting his sire.
In their Hellmouth lair, Collin consoles the Master for his loss of Darla at Angel's hands. Spying Angel across the crowded room at the Bronze, Buffy goes to thank him — and to tell him goodbye. Their banter trails to silence and they deeply kiss one last time. Buffy doesn't notice that the cross she's wearing — the one Angel gave her weeks ago at their first meeting — was scorching his chest.
Production[edit]
During the production of this episode, it took the makeup department 60 to 90 minutes to apply the vampire prosthetic on David Boreanaz.[1] Angel’s Hugo Boss duster is worth over $1,000.[1]
Broadcast and reception[edit]
"Angel" was first broadcast on The WB on April 14, 1997. It earned a Nielsen rating of 2.3 on its original airing.[2]
Noel Murray of The A.V. Club gave "Angel" a grade of A, calling it the best episode thus far. He praised how Buffy invited Angel into her home was used as a metaphor, how that "ambiguity" was used to tease the audience, and the "multitude of character touches, funny bits of dialogue, and milieu-enriching moments".[3] DVD Talk's Phillip Duncan called the episode "excellent", highlighting the "well-crafted" dialogue-heavy part and the "poignant ending".[4] A review from the BBC praised the way the episode was constructed and noted the importance of it character-wise, but called it "rather mundane".[5]
Continuity[edit]
Buffy invites Angel into her house in this episode, an invitation she will later revoke in "Passion".
Buffy mentions The Three in the Season Three episode "Faith, Hope & Trick" when describing past experiences with slaying to Faith.
Arc significance[edit]
This episode provides many revelations about Angel. It is revealed that Angel is a vampire with a soul who was named Angelus (The One with the Angelic Face) and killed his own family when he first became a vampire. It is revealed that he is 240 years old and has a tattoo on his right shoulder blade. The origin of his gypsy curse, which will play a major role in Season Two, is also told.
It is revealed that Darla was once romantically involved with Angelus and that she made him a vampire.
Darla dies (for the second of four times, as revealed in later episodes of Buffy and the spin-off series Angel), but she returns at the end of the first season of Angel.
This episode is the first time Joyce Summers meets Giles and Angel.
Cultural references[edit]
The Three: The Books of Samuel describe King David's warriors as being divided up into The Thirty and The Three. The fact that these vampires are warriors may indicate that they owe their origins to the King David's warrior squad of the same name.
"I'm not going to be fighting Friar Tuck": Friar Tuck is a legendary companion of Robin Hood's. Tuck, among others of the Merry Men, especially Little John, sometimes fights using a quarterstaff; a deprecation of such fighting as literally mediæval is implied.
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b Golden, Christopher, and Nancy Holder. The Watcher's Guide, Vol. 1. New York: Pocket Books, 1998.
2.Jump up ^ "Nielsen Ratings for Buffy's First Season". Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
3.Jump up ^ Murray, Noel (19 June 2008). ""Angel", etc.". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
4.Jump up ^ Duncan, Phillip (21 January 2002). "Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 1". DVD Talk. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
5.Jump up ^ "Angel: Review". BBC. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
External links[edit]
"Angel" at the Internet Movie Database
"Angel" at TV.com


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I, Robot... You, Jane
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"I, Robot... You, Jane"
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Buffy, Willow and Xander realize they'll never have normal relationships

Episode no.
Season 1
 Episode 8
Directed by
Stephen Posey
Written by
Ashley Gable
 Thomas A. Swyden
Production code
4V08
Original air date
April 28, 1997
Guest actors

Robia LaMorte as Jenny Calendar
Chad Lindberg as Dave
Jamison Ryan as Fritz
Pierrino Mascarino as Thelonius
Edith Fields as School Nurse
Mark Deakins as Moloch
Joss Whedon as Newscaster

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"I, Robot...You, Jane" is the eighth episode of season 1 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The episode was written by staff writers Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden, and directed by Stephen Posey.
In this episode, Willow accidentally releases the demon Moloch onto the internet. There he wreaks havoc and gains a following.


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2 Production 2.1 Cultural references
3 Broadcast and reception
4 References
5 External links

Plot[edit]
The episode begins in a castle in Cortona, Italy, in 1418. Carlo, a young Italian man, looks at a horned demon: Moloch "the Corruptor", his master. Moloch coaxingly promises Carlo everything if he gives Moloch his love, and as Carlo promises his love, Moloch kills him. In a monastery, a circle of priests trap Moloch in a book using a magic ritual. The book is sealed in a box, with the head priest expressing his hope that the book will not be read, lest the demon Moloch be released upon the world.
In the present, Buffy finds the book in its box, and Giles tells her to add it to a heap that Willow has been scanning into a computer. Ms. Calendar and Giles trade jibes about the need for modern technology. Willow scans Moloch's book, then leaves the library. The text "Where am I?" appears on the computer screen.
A week later, at school, Buffy questions Willow about her missing a few classes. Willow confides she has an online relationship with a boy named Malcolm. As Buffy tries to warn Willow about the dangers of rushing into a relationship with someone she has not seen, Fritz (a computer geek) is instructed by Moloch, via the computer he is working on, to keep watch on Buffy. Ms. Calendar questions Fritz about the unusual amount of time he and Dave are spending on the computer, and receives an ambiguous answer. Later, when Xander asks Willow if she will accompany him to the Bronze, she passes, wanting to talk to Malcolm. Buffy accuses Xander of jealousy, and Xander denies vehemently, claiming he is just worried about Willow, because they have no idea if Malcolm is who he says he is. The scene cuts to Fritz mumbling "I'm jacked in" as he carves the letter "M" into his arm using a scalpel. As Willow is late on the next day, Buffy finds that she blew off classes to talk to "Malcolm". When Buffy asks Dave for help in finding out Malcolm's real identity, his angry response causes her to think that he is Malcolm. When Buffy asks Giles for help, he confesses he cannot help her much as he finds technology to be intimidating. His only idea is for Buffy to follow Dave. As Buffy follows him to the CRD building, a security camera points at her, and a message appears on a computer screen Fritz is looking at: "kill her".
When Buffy goes back to Giles and Xander, Xander unexpectedly knows that CRD is "Calax Research and Development", a hi-tech company which shut down. When Xander assures Buffy that it is suspicious, since he would know if CRD re-opened, they decide to break in. When Ms. Calendar interrupts them, Xander and Buffy leave. Willow becomes suspicious of Malcolm after she learns that he knows Buffy was kicked out of her old school, and logs off the conversation. Back at the library, Giles's and Ms. Calendar's verbal sparring leads them to discover that Moloch's book is empty.
Outside of school, Dave tells Buffy that Willow wants to talk to her in the girls' locker room, as a plot to electrocute Buffy. Dave changes his mind at the last minute, and his warning combined with Buffy's slayer reflexes save her. When Moloch hears of it, he begins writing Dave's suicide note on the computer, and Fritz kills Dave by hanging. In the library, Giles tells Buffy and Xander that demons can be imprisoned in books; if the books are read aloud, the demons are set free. Giles also explains that Moloch is an extremely powerful and seductive demon who "preys on impressionable minds", winning his victims over with false promises of love, glory and power; Dave and Fritz being two of his disciples. Together, they realize that Moloch has gotten into the internet - the scanning of his book being close enough to "reading" it to set him free - and is causing chaos from there. When Buffy tries to delete the "Moloch" file, his face appears and tells her to stay away from Willow, and Buffy realizes Malcolm is Moloch.
Buffy and Giles realise that there is no limit to the destruction that a demon could do through the Internet. After they find Dave's body, Xander and Buffy go to Willow's house, and Buffy tells Giles to ask Ms. Calendar for help, hoping that between his knowledge of demons and her knowledge of computers, they can reimprison Moloch. Willow is kidnapped by Fritz. Giles seeks help from Ms. Calendar, and is surprised that she is already aware of the demon in the Internet; she explains that she is a "technopagan". Buffy and Xander, guessing that Moloch had Willow kidnapped, rush off to CRD. Buffy calls Giles, and they coordinate plans. Inside CRD, Moloch's robotic body is prepared, and he is happy to see Willow. Moloch kills Fritz as a demonstration of his power and tries to entice Willow into his clutches, but she resists him, disappointing him. Buffy and Xander break into CRD as Giles and Ms. Calendar start preparing the binding spell. The binding spell does not complete, but casts Moloch out of the internet and traps him inside his robotic body. Enraged at losing his "omnipotence", Moloch crashes through a wall and attacks Buffy, Willow and Xander. After a brief battle, Buffy tricks Moloch into punching an electrical power line, causing his robotic body to explode and, presumably, destroying him for good.
The next day, Buffy, Willow and Xander joke about how the Hellmouth is screwing with their love lives, laughing about how none of them will ever find true happiness; suddenly, realising what they are laughing about, it ceases to be funny.
Production[edit]
"I, Robot… You, Jane" features the first appearance of Jenny Calendar. Although her first name was not mentioned, the script called her Nicki. However, the name was then changed to avoid confusion on the set, where the cast and crew all call Nicholas Brendon by his nickname, Nicky.[1] Ms. Calendar becomes a recurring character in the second season and has a relationship with Giles, which is hinted in this episode.
When Giles listens to the radio in his office, the voice speaking is actually the uncredited voice of Joss Whedon.[2]
Cultural references[edit]
The title of this episode is a play on the phrase "Me Tarzan, You Jane", as well as a reference to I, Robot, a collection of science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov which were later adapted to film in 2004.
"My spider-sense is tingling": This is the phrase used by Marvel Comics hero Spider-Man when he senses danger with his spider sense. The term has come into common usage meaning someone has a bad feeling about something.
The character named Dave may be a reference to Dave Bowman, the human protagonist in Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey, who shuts down the AI computer system HAL 9000. Also, when Giles and Ms Calender perform the binding ritual, the computer screen flashes a number of different colours, much like a scene near the end of the film version of A Space Odyssey.
Giles' suggestion that they stop Moloch by means of a computer virus prompts a response from Jenny that he's seen way too many movies. This is likely a reference to the film Independence Day where the protagonists disable the defenses of alien invaders by introducing a computer virus into their system.
Broadcast and reception[edit]
"I, Robot... You, Jane" was first broadcast on The WB on April 28, 1997. It received a Nielsen rating of 2.3 on its original airing.[3]
Noel Murray of The A.V. Club was critical of the episode, giving it a grade of D+ because it was "corny, tonally off and lacking even the illusion of depth that other slack episodes have provided in Season One". He felt that it was "frustrating in its lack of extra levels, because there are so many places that episode could've gone", and also found some "odd" things about the episode, such as the sudden appearance of other students in the library. However, he was positive towards the final scene and Ms. Calendar.[4] DVD Talk's Phillip Duncan was more positive, writing that "What could have easily been a silly plot is made all the better with an excellent set-up, the introduction of another key player, and the continued focus on characters other than Buffy."[5] A review from the BBC was also positive, writing, "Although the plot is rather tired and seems to belong to the Cyberspace-obsessed eighties, it's given a unique Buffy The Vampire Slayer spin or three to create a very satisfying episode." The review praised the focus on Willow and the way Moloch was presented.[6]
References[edit]
 Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: I, Robot… You, Jane
1.Jump up ^ Golden, Christopher, and Nancy Holder. The Watcher's Guide, Vol. 1. New York: Pocket Books, 1998.
2.Jump up ^ "I Robot... You Jane: Trivia". BBC. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
3.Jump up ^ "Nielsen Ratings for Buffy's First Season". Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
4.Jump up ^ Murray, Noel (19 June 2008). ""Angel", etc.". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
5.Jump up ^ Duncan, Phillip (21 January 2002). "Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 1". DVD Talk. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
6.Jump up ^ "I Robot... You Jane: Review". BBC. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
External links[edit]
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"I, Robot... You, Jane" at TV.com


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"The Puppet Show"
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Xander with Sid the Dummy

Episode no.
Season 1
 Episode 9
Directed by
Ellen S. Pressman
Written by
Rob Des Hotel
 Dean Batali
Production code
4V09
Original air date
May 5, 1997
Guest actors

Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers
Richard Werner as Morgan Shay
Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder
Burke Roberts as Marc
Tom Wyner as Sid the Dummy

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"The Puppet Show" is the ninth episode of season 1 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The episode was written by story editors Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali, and directed by Ellen S. Pressman. The Scooby Gang becomes involved in the school talent show through the machinations of new Sunnydale High principal Mr. Snyder. When one of the students involved in the show turns up dead with her heart removed, the gang begins to suspect another talent show performer, Morgan, and his ventriloquist's dummy, Sid, which appears to have a life of its own.


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2 Production details 2.1 Cut scenes
2.2 Cultural references
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5 References
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Plot[edit]
The episode begins with a typical horror-movie shot from the POV of the villain, seeing a ballet dancer (Emily) as a demonic voice whispers "I will be flesh".
In try-outs for a talent show, Cordelia sings "Greatest Love of All" off key; Giles, wincing, stops her. Buffy, Xander and Willow join Giles, and tease him as he complains that the new Principal (whom he calls the Führer) put him in charge of the talent show, against his wishes, so he could have more contact with the students. As Snyder overhears the Scoobies making fun of Giles, he punishes them by forcing them to participate in the talent show. The next try-out is Morgan and his dummy, Sid, and Buffy confesses to being freaked out by dummies. Morgan's act takes a turn for the better when Sid suddenly develops a personality and starts making sarcastic comments about the act.
The scene cuts to Emily, who notices the demon (unseen by the audience watching her) and screams.
The talent show rehearsals continue with Marc, an unsuccessful magician. Buffy, Willow and Xander debate what to do for the talent show, and settle on a dramatic scene, since it does not require any actual talent. Sid watches and makes rude comments. Snyder explains to Giles that he will run a safer, more disciplined school – but is interrupted by the discovery of Emily's body, whose heart has been cut out with a knife. The Scoobies debate whether the killer is a demon or a human, eliciting Willow's comment that a human murderer is scarier since it could be anyone — even herself.
The Scoobies split up to interview people from the talent show to find the killer. Everything seems to point to Morgan. They decide to check Morgan's locker after school hours. As Buffy is busy breaking into Morgan's locker, and finding nothing, Snyder finds her almost red-handed, and admonishes her for being in the school after hours. Morgan and Sid turn out to be hiding, watching Buffy. Sid tells Morgan that Buffy is "the one", saying that her strength is evidence of it.
As Buffy goes to sleep, Sid waits until the lights are off and sneaks into her room. When she wakes up, he quickly scampers out. Naturally, Buffy has a hard time convincing the Scoobies that Sid broke into her room. Giles, on his part, suggests that the demon responsible might be needing the heart (and later, a brain) to keep a human guise, which means the demon could be anyone, once again. When a teacher confiscates Sid, Xander steals him so that Buffy can talk to Morgan alone. As Buffy searches for Morgan backstage, Snyder is again displeased with her being where he does not think she belongs.
In the library, just as Willow finds references to another possible explanation — animated dummies might harvest organs to become humans — Sid is gone when Xander stops paying any attention to him. The scene cuts to Buffy, finding Morgan's body, missing a brain, just as a chandelier falls on her. When she wakes up, Sid attacks her, but during their fight she realizes that Sid is a good guy and they realize they are both working for the same goal: to stop the demon.
Sid explains he is a demon hunter, cursed to dummy form until he kills the last of the Brotherhood of Seven, those demons which harvest a heart and a brain. Realizing the demon has what it needs, they theorize it will be moving on, and so it will be whoever is missing from the show. Sid suggests to Giles to form a "power circle" to find out who is missing, but Giles sees everyone there. When Sid is again missing, Buffy finds Morgan's brain when she looks for him. Buffy, Willow and Xander discover Morgan had brain cancer and was already slowly dying, therefore his brain was inadequate, which is probably the reason the demon did not use it, and the demon is now looking for someone with a healthy, smart brain - like Giles.
At the talent show, Marc the magician tricks Giles into strapping himself into a guillotine, ostensibly a magic prop, so that he can take his scalp off and get his brain. Buffy, Xander and Willow rush to rescue Giles, and with Sid's help they kill Marc — who was the demon all along — by putting him on his own guillotine and save Giles just as the curtain goes up. Everyone assumes it is part of the show, though there is only minimal clapping.
The episode ends with Buffy, Xander and Willow performing a scene from Oedipus Rex with remarkable lack of talent, which ends abruptly when Willow succumbs to stage fright and runs off the stage without a word.
Production details[edit]
Cut scenes[edit]
Two dialogue exchanges from the original script were cut due to length:[1]

Buffy: And I don’t think we’ll be featuring Xander’s special gift...
Xander: Okay, some people are jealous that they can’t burp the alphabet.
Buffy: ...so we’re back to drama. We’ll just do it quickly. Get in, get out. Nobody gets hurt.
Buffy: Pretty good. I never heard ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ on the tuba before.
Lisa: Most people aren’t up to it.
On the original airing of the episode, the closing credits was split-screened with a scene in which Buffy, Willow, and Xander perform a scene from the play Oedipus Rex. This scene was excluded in repeat airings until the series left the WB Network. It is included in the DVD Collections, and in present television reruns. Cordelia sings her talent show song "Greatest Love of All" again in the Angel episode "Slouching Toward Bethlehem."
Numerous ad-libs were included in the final cut. Such unscripted bits are when Willow runs off the stage terrified and when Xander cries “Redrum! Redrum!”[1]
Cultural references[edit]
This episode plays with the idea of an evil, human looking toy, and is probably influenced by the Child's Play series, in which a serial killer (Charles Lee Ray, better known as Chucky) uses voodoo to transfer his soul into a doll. It may also draw on the 1978 motion picture Magic (in which a schizophrenic ventriloquist's dummy is actually alive) and an episode in the 1945 British anthology film, Dead of Night.
"Redrum! Redrum!": Xander’s line here is taken from Stephen King’s The Shining, in which the word 'redrum' is 'murder' spelled backwards.
Xander asks if "anyone else feels like they've been Keyser Soze'd", referring to the character from The Usual Suspects.
The piece the Scooby Gang perform at the end of the episode is a scene from Oedipus the King (Oedipus Rex), an Athenian Tragedy by Sophocles.
Continuity[edit]
Principal Snyder (Armin Shimerman) was so popular with fans that he appeared regularly in the series until "Graduation Day." He later reappeared in Xander's dream sequence in the Season Four finale "Restless".
Principal Snyder claims that Principal Flutie's "woolly-headed, liberal thinking" led him to get eaten, a reference to the episode earlier this season, "The Pack".
Snyder also references "spontaneous cheerleader combustion", a reference to the events of "Witch".
Cordelia's ironic and horrible rendition of The Greatest Love of All would be repeated on the Angel episode "Slouching Toward Bethlehem".
Arc significance[edit]
Principal Snyder is introduced, after Principal Flutie's death in "The Pack".
Willow succumbs to stage-fright in the episode's epilogue, a fear that is further explored in the following episode "Nightmares" and in her dream sequence in Season Four's "Restless".
Broadcast and reception[edit]
"The Puppet Show" was first broadcast on The WB on May 5, 1997. It received a Nielsen rating of 1.9 on its original airing.[2]
Noel Murray of The A.V. Club gave "The Puppet Show" a grade of C+, calling it "a reasonably entertaining, better-than-average piece of horror-comedy, even as it recycles the hoary old 'killer dummy' routine." He praised the twist and the comedy, but felt that its problem was that it "has nothing to offer beyond a few laughs and a few shocks".[3] DVD Talk's Phillip Duncan wrote of the episode, "it seems like standard fare until the plot nears the end and the truth is revealed. It's another reversal of roles that keep [sic] the show's format interesting."[4] A review from the BBC called it "a very inventive episode, and one of the best of the first season". The review praised how the direction was ambiguous in showing whether Sid was really alive, and praised the running joke of Buffy, Willow, and Xander having to participate in the talent show.[5]
References[edit]
 Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: The Puppet Show
1.^ Jump up to: a b Golden, Christopher, and Nancy Holder. The Watcher's Guide, Vol. 1. New York: Pocket Books, 1998.
2.Jump up ^ "Nielsen Ratings for Buffy's First Season". Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
3.Jump up ^ Murray, Noel (19 June 2008). ""Angel", etc.". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
4.Jump up ^ Duncan, Phillip (21 January 2002). "Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 1". DVD Talk. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
5.Jump up ^ "The Puppet Show: Review". BBC. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
External links[edit]
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"The Puppet Show" at TV.com


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"Nightmares"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode
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Buffy's nightmare: Becoming a vampire

Episode no.
Season 1
 Episode 10
Directed by
Bruce Seth Green
Teleplay by
David Greenwalt
Story by
Joss Whedon
Production code
4V10
Original air date
May 12, 1997
Guest actors

Mark Metcalf as The Master
Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers
Dean Butler as Hank Summers
Andrew J. Ferchland as The Anointed One
Jeremy Foley as Billy Palmer
Brian Pietro as the Coach
Justin Urich as Wendell
J. Robin Miller as Laura

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"Nightmares" is the tenth episode of the first season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The episode's teleplay was written by David Greenwalt, with a story by Joss Whedon, and directed by Bruce Seth Green. The episode originally aired on May 12, 1997, attracting a Nielsen rating of 2.5.[1] The episode is about the students at Sunnydale High beginning to experience aspects of their worst nightmares while awake, leading the Scooby Gang's investigation to a young boy with a secret. However, before they can get to the bottom of things, they must face their own nightmares, which are rapidly taking over reality.


Contents  [hide]
1 Summary
2 Production details 2.1 Cultural references
3 Continuity 3.1 Arc significance
4 Broadcast and reception
5 References
6 External links

Summary[edit]
The episode begins with Buffy having a nightmare about going to The Master's lair and being choked by him. Buffy's mother Joyce shakes her awake, and as Buffy wakes up, she remembers that she is excited to be spending the coming weekend with her father. Buffy confides to Willow that she thinks she might have something to do with her parents' divorce. In a class, when the teacher asks Wendell to read from the text book, tarantulas crawl out of it. Buffy sees a boy standing in the door way, saying that he is sorry.
The next day, as the Master explains to Collin, the Anointed One, how wonderful he finds fear, Buffy is nervous about being picked up by her father after school, and her mother calms her down. At school, Willow and Xander are worried about the spiders, and want to talk to Giles about it. Giles mutters that he "got lost," seemingly in the stacks of books. Giles has no information on the spiders so the gang goes to talk to Wendell, who explains he has been having recurring spider nightmares.
In the meantime, Cordelia lets Buffy know about a history test that Buffy has not studied for. Buffy has a hard time even finding the class, and the test is over in what feels like a moment; Buffy has not even filled in her name. She once again sees the same boy outside the classroom. As break-time begins, a girl named Laura takes a smoking break in the basement. An ugly man comes out of the shadows and says, "lucky nineteen" before assaulting Laura.
Later, Buffy and Giles interview Laura in the hospital, where they hear about "lucky nineteen." They also find the young boy from before (Billy), in a coma due to a similar attack. More nightmarish instances start to occur, starting with Xander finding that all of his clothing has vanished and he is naked in his classroom. Giles now cannot read but he finds a picture of Billy. Buffy realizes that she had been seeing Billy at school while he was still in a coma at the hospital. Giles theorizes she might have been seeing Billy's astral projection.
Buffy's father shows up and calmly tells her that she it at fault for her parents' divorce, because she is such a difficult child and he can't stand being around her. Then he scolds her for crying at his hurtful accusations. The Scooby Gang quickly figures out that their nightmares are becoming reality, including Xander's nightmare of being chased by a clown and Willow's nightmare of appearing on stage, expected to perform Madama Butterfly. Buffy finds Billy's astral body, and then they are both found by the man who assaulted Laura. Nightmares plague everyone and Buffy learns Billy has experienced some sort of punishment for poor baseball skills. They evade the scary man and find themselves in a graveyard where The Master confronts Buffy, and buries her alive.
Meanwhile, Willow, Xander and Giles find Buffy's grave. Giles explains that it is his worst nightmare to let Buffy die on his watch. Buffy then crawls out of the grave as a vampire, revealing her worst nightmare is dying and becoming a vampire herself. The gang decides that they must wake up Billy from his coma to stop the nightmares. In the hospital, they find Billy's astral body near Billy's comatose body. As the ugly man finds him, Buffy confronts him. After knocking him out, she encourages Billy to face him. Billy wakes up and everything is back to normal.
Billy's Kiddie League coach shows up, and refers to him as his "lucky nineteen". Buffy realizes he must be the "ugly man" who put Billy into a coma after they lost the game. He tries to run after Buffy confronts him, but is stopped by Giles and Xander and arrested. The episode ends when Buffy and her father leave for their weekend together, the previous confrontation just an unreal nightmare.
Production details[edit]
A line of Xander's and an exchange between Giles and Buffy was cut from the original script due to length:[2]

Xander: Okay, despite the rat-like chill that just crawled up my spine, I'm going to say this very calmly: Helllppp...

Giles: Are you all right? You look a bit peaked.

Buffy: Hospital lighting. It does nothing for my fabulous complexion.
Giles: Are you... sleeping all right?
Buffy: I'll sleep better when we find this guy. Nothing like kicking the crap out of a bad guy to perk up my day.
Cultural references[edit]
"Why is she so Evita-like?": Evita is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice.
The part Willow is playing on stage is Cio-Cio-San the title character of Giacomo Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly.
The Master's line "A dream is a wish your heart makes" is from Disney's Cinderella.
Billy's line "I had the strangest dream. And you were there, and you" is a reference to the film The Wizard of Oz.
Billy Palmer's name might be a reference to the character Laura Palmer from the show Twin Peaks.
Continuity[edit]
Willow's fears of appearing on-stage were seen in the epilogue to the previous episode "The Puppet Show", are again touched on in Season Four's "Restless".
Buffy's fear of being buried alive comes to pass in the episode "Bargaining, Part 2"
Buffy was born in 1981, contradicting both birthdates shown (in databases corrupted by a demon) in "I, Robot... You, Jane", two episodes previously but matching the date shown in "The Gift" in season five.
Willow references this episode in "Once More With Feeling" when she sings in "I've Got A Theory": I've got a theory, some kid is dreamin' / And we're all stuck inside his wacky Broadway nightmare. Additionally, Giles mentions in this episode: "Dreams? That would be a musical comedy version of this. Nightmares. Our nightmares are coming true."
Along with "Witch", "The Puppet Show" and "Inca Mummy Girl", this is one of only four Buffyverse episodes in which Cordelia appears but Angel does not.
We learn that Giles can read five languages - "on a normal day".
Arc significance[edit]
This is the first appearance of Buffy's father, Hank Summers, who appears and is mentioned only occasionally throughout the series.
This is the first time that Buffy and the Master have met face to face. Buffy could recognize the Master from her mystically prophetic dreams but the Master had never seen Buffy before (and accordingly comments on her appearance).
Broadcast and reception[edit]
"Nightmares" was first broadcast on The WB on May 12, 1997. It received a Nielsen rating of 2.5 on its initial airing.[1]
Noel Murray of The A.V. Club gave "Nightmares" a grade of B+. He praised the concept but felt that it was a "mild disappointment" due to underwhelming performances by the cast.[3] DVD Talk's Phillip Duncan wrote that "Nightmares" was "easily the most confusing" episode of the season because of the dreams, and concluded that "it seemed like too many things and ideas were crammed into the episode simply because they could be explained away as dreams".[4] A review from the BBC praised Buffy's scenes with her father, as well as some of the more comedic nightmares.[5]
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b "Nielsen Ratings for Buffy's First Season". Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
2.Jump up ^ Golden, Christopher, and Nancy Holder. The Watcher's Guide, Vol. 1. New York: Pocket Books, 1998.
3.Jump up ^ Murray, Noel (26 June 2008). ""Nightmares", etc.". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
4.Jump up ^ Duncan, Phillip (21 January 2002). "Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 1". DVD Talk. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
5.Jump up ^ "Nigtmares: Review". BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
External links[edit]
"Nightmares" at the Internet Movie Database
"Nightmares" at TV.com


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Out of Mind, Out of Sight (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
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"Out of Mind, Out of Sight"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode
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Buffy listens intently for Marcie's movements

Episode no.
Season 1
 Episode 11
Directed by
Reza Badiyi
Teleplay by
Ashley Gable
 Thomas A. Swyden
Story by
Joss Whedon
Production code
4V11
Original air date
May 19, 1997
Guest actors

David Boreanaz as Angel
Clea DuVall as Marcie Ross
Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder
Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall

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"Out of Mind, Out of Sight", also known as "Invisible Girl",[1] is the 11th episode of Season One of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In the episode, an invisible force is attacking people at the local school and Cordelia may be in danger. The relationship between Buffy and Cordelia grows closer.


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2 Writing 2.1 Cultural references
3 Broadcast and reception
4 Continuity 4.1 Arc significance
5 References
6 External links

Plot[edit]
Cordelia is talking excitedly with Harmony when Buffy bumps into them, spilling her Slayer paraphernalia. Buffy makes up an excuse about borrowing it from Giles for a history project. After her English class, Cordelia arranges to meet with the teacher the next day to talk about her paper. In the boys' locker room, Mitch, Cordelia's boyfriend, is attacked with a baseball bat and taken to hospital. Buffy enters the boys' locker room while Willow and Xander distract Snyder and find the word "LOOK" spray-painted on the lockers.
In the school cafeteria, the Scooby Gang suspect a ghost is responsible. As Buffy approaches her, Harmony is pushed down the stairs by an invisible force and injures her ankle. Buffy runs off to follow an invisible source of laughter. The invisible thing bumps into Buffy before escaping.
As the Scooby Gang disperse, Buffy follows the sound of a flute. In the library, Giles is surprised by Angel, who offers to get a book of prophecies. In a flashback sequence, Cordelia and Harmony discuss a lecture and ignore another girl, Marcie Ross. Cordelia wins the May Queen award. Looking over Willow's list of missing children, Buffy suspects Marcie when she sees she played the flute. Buffy finds Marcie's hideout. While Buffy is looking at Marcie's yearbook, Marcie—who is invisible—is standing behind Buffy with a knife. Buffy leaves the hideout, unaware. Marcie then finds Mrs. Miller, Cordelia's literature teacher, and chokes her with a plastic bag. Cordelia arrives a short while afterwards and saves Mrs. Miller. An invisible hand writes "LISTEN" on the blackboard.
As Willow looks over Marcie's yearbook, she sees it is full of the generic "Have a nice summer!", showing Marcie had no friends at all (according to Xander, Have a nice summer is "the kiss of death"). She is horrified to find her own greeting to Marcie: "Have a great summer!" Both Xander and Willow are appalled to realize that, although they had never heard of Marcie, they each had four classes with her the previous year.
In a flashback, Marcie is sitting in her literature class as she attempts to answer a question posed by the teacher and is looked over in favor of her classmates, even though she had her hand up. Her hand then starts to fade away. Giles realizes that Marcie did not willingly become invisible, but was made invisible due to people never noticing her existence. Regardless of Buffy's assumptions of the Hellmouth, Giles states that, according to quantum physics, reality can be shaped and altered due to society's perception: as Marcie was perceived as invisible, she literally became invisible, thus is not a mystical cause. Willow and Xander are in guilt for Marcie's plight after discovering their inadvertent roles. As the Scoobies think back to Harmony and Mitch, and flick through Marcie's yearbook, they find Cordelia's picture, horribly defaced. They realize that Marcie is after Cordelia, whom she resented for constantly being the center of attention; suddenly the latter walks into the library asking Buffy for protection. They explain to Cordelia who is following her and decide to use her as bait and to have Buffy bodyguard her.
As Cordelia is getting dressed, she tells Buffy that despite her popularity, she feels she does not have a single real friend and feels lonely. Using recorded flute music, Marcie lures Willow, Xander and Giles into the boiler room where she closes the door and opens the gas, then grabs Cordelia as she is changing. Buffy follows Cordelia and finds her unconscious. Marcie injects Buffy with a sedative and renders her unconscious
Buffy and Cordelia wake up; they are tied to some chairs. They see the word "LEARN" written on a curtain, and Marcie says that Cordelia is the lesson—or will be after Marcie surgically disfigures her face. Buffy kicks the instrument tray at Marcie and frees herself from the ropes. In the boiler room, Angel rescues the Scooby Gang and closes the gas valve. Buffy realizes that she must use her other senses to fight an invisible enemy; she concentrates, listening to Marcie, and knocks her into a curtain before knocking her out. After Buffy frees Cordelia, two mysterious FBI agents arrive from nowhere to haul Marcie away.
The day after the May Queen coronation, Cordelia thanks the Scoobies for helping her. Marcie is taken by the FBI to a school of invisible students. She sits down in class and opens her textbook, called Assassination and Infiltration, of which she approves.
Writing[edit]
The scene in which Marcie watches her hand fade away was inspired by a vivid dream that show creator Joss Whedon had as a child.[1]
Cultural references[edit]
This episode is a twist on the phrase "Out of Sight, Out of Mind", which usually presents itself as someone leaving and being forgotten about. In this episode, the fact that Marcie is ignored while she is there causes her to turn invisible.
"Crush, kill, destroy": This is the famous phrase of IDAK Alpha 12 in the 1960s science fiction TV series Lost in Space.
In the initial classroom scene, Cordelia references the infamous Twinkie defense, used in the trial of Dan White for the assassination of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Harvey Milk.
The body copy of the book Marcie opens at the end of the episode is the lyrics to Happiness Is a Warm Gun.
Broadcast and reception[edit]
"Out of Mind, Out of Sight" was first broadcast on The WB. It received a Nielsen rating of 2.3 on its initial airing.[2] Noel Murray of The A.V. Club rated the episode B, writing that it "comes awfully close to being a classic, but can't quite overcome ... some erratic performances and a plot that's more busy than necessary". He praised the more subtle scenes but said that it was "a little too blunt about its metaphor".[3] DVD Talk's Phillip Duncan called "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" "[a]n ingenious combination of monster and social commentary [that] make this another standout episode".[4] A review from the BBC was also positive, describing it as a "clever script" with "a carefully polished plot".[5]
Continuity[edit]
In Season Four's episode "Fear, Itself," Xander, who occasionally expresses his feeling of being inferior among his peers, reveals that his greatest fear is being ignored and becoming invisible like Marcie.
Marcie's condition was briefly referenced in the Season Six episode "Gone" where Buffy assures her friends that her invisibility is not a result of the same condition.
Marcie's condition is again seen in the Season Seven episode "Storyteller" when Buffy witnesses a girl slowly disappearing.
Arc significance[edit]
This episode marks the first meeting of Giles and Angel.[1]
In this episode, Angel retrieves the Pergamum Codex for Giles, which has a major impact on Buffy in the final episode of the season, "Prophecy Girl".[1]
This is the first episode in which Cordelia works with Buffy and her friends.
This is the first episode in which the United States government is shown to be aware of supernatural and paranormal activities; it also shows that they are willing to exploit the paranormal in ways that the slayer would not. This would become the dominant theme in the fourth season, with the introduction of the Initiative.
This is the first episode of the series and its spin-off Angel in which the protagonists encounter a paranormal phenomenon that is not connected to any supernatural event, but rather a scientific one. [6]
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b c d BBC episode guide
2.Jump up ^ "Nielsen Ratings for Buffy's First Season". Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
3.Jump up ^ Murray, Noel (26 June 2008). ""Nightmares", etc.". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
4.Jump up ^ Duncan, Phillip (21 January 2002). "Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 1". DVD Talk. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
5.Jump up ^ "Out of Mind, Out of Sight: Review". BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
6.Jump up ^ Golden, Christopher & Holder, Nancy. Buffy the Vampire Slayer : The Watcher Guide Volume 1. New York: Pocket Books, 1998. Print.
External links[edit]
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Prophecy Girl
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"Prophecy Girl"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode
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In the climax of the season finale, Buffy confronts the Master, knowing that she is prophesized to die in the process.

Episode no.
Season 1
 Episode 12
Directed by
Joss Whedon
Written by
Joss Whedon
Production code
4V12
Original air date
June 2, 1997
Guest actors

David Boreanaz as Angel
Mark Metcalf as The Master
Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers
Robia LaMorte as Jenny Calendar
Andrew J. Ferchland as the Anointed One
Scott Gurney as Kevin

Episode chronology

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List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes
"Prophecy Girl" is the season finale of the WB Television Network's first season of the drama television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the 12th episode of the series. The episode first aired on June 2, 1997 with the series acting as a midseason replacement for Savannah. Series creator Joss Whedon wrote and directed the episode.
The narrative features vampire Slayer Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) working to prevent vampire the Master (Mark Metcalf) from rising to power despite a prophecy predicting her death at his hands.
Due to the first season of the show serving as a mid season replacement, all twelve episodes were produced before the first episode aired (and as such, the conclusion of the episode serves to wrap the series up in case it were not renewed). All following seasons commenced from September to October and received twenty-two episode pick-ups.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Production
3 Cultural references
4 Music
5 Continuity 5.1 Arc significance
6 Broadcast and reception
7 References
8 External links

Plot[edit]
Xander is practicing lines on Willow in the Bronze, wanting to ask Buffy to the Spring Fling. Cordelia is in a car making out with Kevin, as Buffy slays a vampire nearby. Giles is researching the prophetic book that Angel gave him and discovers that the Master is destined to rise and that it means danger for the Slayer. An earthquake is felt all over town, and the Master revels in it.
The next morning, Buffy is meeting Giles in the library, the balcony of which has sustained significant damage from the earthquake. Buffy explains the vampires are rising in number and getting braver, but Giles is distracted by his thoughts. After biology class, Willow finds an excuse to leave, leaving Xander to ask Buffy to the dance. Xander takes Buffy's rejection badly, and goes home to "listen to country music, the music of pain."
Miss Calendar interrupts Giles' study in the library, telling him that she sees apocalyptic portents. She tells him Brother Luca, a monk in Cortona, is e-mailing her about the Anointed One. Giles asks her to get more information about this, promising he will explain everything later. In the school hall, Kevin and Willow promise to help Cordelia set everything up in the Bronze for the dance. Willow sees Xander wallowing in his misery, and offers sympathy. When Xander asks her to the dance, she refuses, not wanting to settle for being his second choice.
That evening, Buffy uses the restroom at school and finds that the faucet is running with blood. As Buffy enters the library she hears Giles telling Angel that the prophecies say that she will face the Master and die. Buffy, shocked, yells that she is quitting, throwing the cross Angel gave her on the ground. She goes back home and tries to convince her mother to go away with her for the weekend. Joyce, instead, gives her a white evening gown and tells her to go to the dance.
The next day, at school, Cordelia and Willow find the AV club slaughtered by vampires. Buffy, having heard, shows up in her evening gown at Willow's who expresses fear of their world being taken over by the vampires. Buffy goes back to the library, where Giles has explained to Miss Calendar that Buffy is the Slayer. Buffy reinstates herself as the Slayer, knocks Giles out when he tries to stop her and goes to kill the Master. Outside of school, Collin leads her to the Master's lair.
Willow and Xander show up at the library, where they hear that Buffy has gone off to see the Master. Xander leaves, only to show up at Angel's apartment where he forces Angel to lead him to the Master's lair. The Master tells Buffy that it is her blood which will free him, as he drinks from her and leaves her to drown in a shallow pool. Willow and Ms. Calendar decide that the Hellmouth is underneath the Bronze and try to leave; they are stopped by vampires. Cordelia rescues them in her car and drives it straight into the library. Buffy is found; Xander saves her with CPR after Angel tells him that he [Angel] cannot perform CPR, as "[vampires] have no breath."
As Cordelia, Willow, Giles and Jenny fight off vampires trying to enter the library, a tentacled creature smashes through the floor, revealing that the Hellmouth is directly underneath the library itself. Buffy, now on the roof, tosses the Master down into the library, where he is impaled on broken furniture. He partly dusts, leaving only his skeleton. The world goes back to normal and everyone goes to the Bronze. (Buffy: "We saved the world. I say we party.")
Production[edit]
Alyson Hannigan claimed that two versions were filmed of the scene where she and Cordelia discover the room full of bodies: a tamer version for American audiences and a bloodier one to be shown in Europe.[1] This episode is the first meeting between Buffy and the season's main antagonist. Joss Whedon has stated that this event was deliberately saved for the season finale so that the show would not fall into a repetitive pattern of Buffy defeating The Master in every episode.[2]
This episode features a song by Jonatha Brooke & The Story. Joss Whedon would use "What You Don't Know" by Jonatha Brooke as the theme tune for his later show Dollhouse.
Cultural references[edit]
The Master is well over 600 years old, even older than Dracula (Vlad the Impaler ruled 1456–1462), and seems to have gained the kind of hypnotic powers for which Dracula is famous.
Xander calling Giles Locutus of the Borg is a reference to Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation. In the finale of the third season, Picard is assimilated by the emotionless Borg to provide a bridge between them and the humans.
Music[edit]
"I Fall to Pieces" - Patsy Cline
"Inconsolable"" - Jonatha Brooke & The Story
Continuity[edit]
As seen in this episode, the earlier episode "Angel" and later episodes including "Helpless", Buffy tends to favor the crossbow when heading to face a particularly dangerous vampire.
Buffy previously learned of Xander's attraction to her when he lost his inhibitions in "The Pack". Here she acts surprised presumably because he claimed to not remember the events of the previous episode.
Themonster that comes out of the Hellmouth reappears in "The Zeppo".
At the end of this episode, Buffy remarks that she is hungry after killing The Master. Faith, another Slayer, says in her first appearance that slaying always makes her "hungry and horny", and this is referenced again in numerous later episodes.
Arc significance[edit]
It is revealed that the Hellmouth is directly beneath Sunnydale High School library.
Buffy dies (for the first time), not from the Master's bite, but from drowning in the pool of water after he feeds on her. This will have major repercussions for the future of the Buffyverse: her death calls a new Slayer, Kendra.
Buffy is now essentially cut off from the Slayer line (no new Slayer is called after her second death), with Kendra, and later Faith, being the ‘active’ Slayer, although most of the characters assume in later episodes that Buffy's death will still activate a new slayer. During Faith's coma and subsequent incarceration, Buffy is referred to as the Slayer and not just a Slayer.
The Master, the season's Big Bad, dies. Unlike lesser vampires, The Master's bones are left behind after his death.
Broadcast and reception[edit]
"Prophecy Girl" was first broadcast on The WB on June 2, 1997. It received a Nielsen rating of 2.8 on its initial airing.[3]
Noel Murray of The A.V. Club gave "Prophecy Girl" a grade of A-, describing it as "a sterling example of how to write and direct this show". He particularly praised the quieter moments between the characters, and listed "the story feeling a little compressed" as his main qualm.[4] Todd VanDerWerff of the site listed "Prophecy Girl" as one of the "10 episodes that show how Buffy The Vampire Slayer blew up genre TV", writing that it gave "a sense of the series at its early best".[5] DVD Talk's Phillip Duncan described the episode as "a neat and tidy close without much fanfare" and felt that there was "too much crammed into this episode as several plot-points are struggled to be resolved".[6] On the other hand, a review from the BBC called it "a very satisfying conclusion", highlighting the tone and the performances.[7] Jarett Wieselman of the New York Post listed the scene where Buffy says she quits being the Slayer as one of the top five moments of Gellar as Buffy.[8] Joss Whedon named "Prophecy Girl" as his tenth favorite episode.[9]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Prophecy Girl: Trivia". BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
2.Jump up ^ Joss Whedon's audio commentary for the episode "The Harvest", The Complete First Season Region 1 DVD.
3.Jump up ^ "Nielsen Ratings for Buffy's First Season". Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
4.Jump up ^ Murray, Noel (26 June 2008). ""Nightmares", etc.". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
5.Jump up ^ VanDerWerff, Todd (13 December 2013). "10 episodes that show how Buffy the Vampire Slayer blew up genre TV". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
6.Jump up ^ Duncan, Phillip (21 January 2002). "Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 1". DVD Talk. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
7.Jump up ^ "Prophecy Girl: Review". BBC. 4 June 2013.
8.Jump up ^ Wieselman, Jarett (14 April 2010). "Top 5 best Buffy moments". New York Post. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
9.Jump up ^ Bianco, Robert (April 28, 2003). "Show's creator takes a stab at 10 favorite episodes". USA Today. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
External links[edit]
 Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Prophecy Girl
"Prophecy Girl" at the Internet Movie Database
"Prophecy Girl" at TV.com


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