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Articles buffy and angel 1 Buffy the Slayer (film) 1 (TV series) 5 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 1) 25 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 2) 30 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 3) 37 Angel (TV series) 42 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 4) 58 Angel (season 1) 65 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 5) 72 Angel (season 2) 78 Angel (season 3) 84 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 6) 90 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 7) 97 Angel (season 4) 103 Angel (season 5) 110 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 118 References Article Sources and Contributors 131 Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 133 Article Licenses License 134 1

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Theatrical poster Directed by Produced by Howard Rosenman Written by Starring Paul Reubens Rutger Hauer Music by Carter Burwell Cinematography James Hayman Editing by Jill Savitt Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date(s) July 31, 1992 Running time 86 minutes Country Language English Budget $7 million Gross revenue $16,624,456

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 American action/comedy/ about a Valley girl cheerleader named Buffy (Kristy Swanson) who learns that it is her fate to hunt . The original script for the film was written by Joss Whedon, who later created the darker and more acclaimed TV series of the same name starring as Buffy. It was a moderate success at the box office[1] and received mixed reviews from critics.[2] Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film) 2

Plot Buffy (Kristy Swanson) is a stereotypical cheerleader at Hemery High School in . is a carefree popular girl whose main concerns are shopping and spending time with her . While at school one day, she is approached by a man named Merrick Jamison-Smythe (Donald Sutherland). He informs her that she is The Slayer, or chosen one, and he is a Watcher whose duty it is to guide and train her. She initially refuses to believe his claims, but becomes convinced when he is able to describe a recurring dream of hers in great detail. Over the course of her training she becomes friends with Oliver Pike (Luke Perry), whose best friend has recently become a vampire. Oliver becomes the male equivalent of the traditional "", being rescued by Buffy or Merrick on several occasions. However, their relationship gradually becomes romantic and Oliver becomes her partner in fighting the undead. After several successful outings, Buffy is drawn into conflict with a local vampire king named Lothos (Rutger Hauer), who has killed a number of past Slayers. Lothos eventually kills Merrick as well, giving her the motivation she needs to face him in battle. They eventually clash during the middle of the senior dance at Buffy's high school. Through the use of her own unconventional methods, she is able to defeat Lothos and his minions.

Cast • Kristy Swanson as • Donald Sutherland as Merrick Jamison-Smythe • Paul Reubens as Amilyn • Rutger Hauer as Lothos • Luke Perry as Oliver Pike • Hilary Swank as Kimberly Hannah • David Arquette as Benny Jacks • Stephen Root as Gary Murray • Natasha Gregson Wagner as Cassandra • Tom Jane as Zeph • Candy Clark as Mrs. Summers • Randall Batinkoff as Jeffrey • Ben Affleck (uncredited) as Basketball Player #10 • Ricki Lake (uncredited) as Charlotte

Continuity with the television show Many of the details given in the film differ from the continuity of the later television series. For example, Buffy's history is dissimilar, and both the vampires' and Slayer's abilities are depicted differently. Joss Whedon has expressed his disapproval with the movie's interpretation of the script,[3] stating, "I finally sat down and had written it and somebody had made it into a movie, and I felt like — well, that's not quite her. It's a start, but it's not quite the girl."[4] According to the Official Buffy Watcher's Guide, Whedon wrote the to the TV series as a sequel to his original script, which is why the show makes references to things that didn't happen in the movie. In 1999 released a graphic novel adaptation of Whedon's original script under the title, The . Whedon stated: " comic, though I have issues with it, CAN pretty much be accepted as canonical. They did a cool job of combining the movie script with the series, that was nice, and using the series Merrick and not a certain OTHER thespian who shall remain hated."[5] Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film) 3

Box office The movie debuted at number 5 at the box office.[6]

Home releases The film was released on VHS in the U.S. in 1992 from Fox Video and re-released in 1995 under the "Twentieth Century Fox Selections" banner from 20th Century Fox Entertainment. It was released on DVD in the US in 2001.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was released on July 28, 1992. 1. C+C Music Factory featuring Deborah Cooper and Q-Unique – "Keep It Comin' (Dance Till You Can't Dance No More)" 2. Dream Warriors – "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" 3. Matthew Sweet – "Silent City" 4. Susanna Hoffs – "We Close Our Eyes" (originally by Oingo Boingo) 5. Toad the Wet Sprocket – "Little " 6. Divinyls – "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" 7. Ozzy Osbourne – "Party with the Animals" 8. The Cult – "Zap City" 9. Mary's Danish – "I Fought the Law" The cover of the soundtrack of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 10. Rob Halford and Pantera – "Light Comes Out of Black"

The soundtrack does not include every song played in the film, which also included "In the Wind" by War Babies and "Inner Mind" by Eon.

Remake On May 25, 2009, reported that Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment were working with Fran Rubel Kuzui and Kaz Kuzui on a re-envisioning or relaunch of the Buffy movie for the big screen. The movie would not be a sequel or prequel to the existing film or television franchise and Joss Whedon would have no involvement in the project. None of the characters, cast, or crew from the television series would be featured.[7] Television series later reflected that this story might have been produced by the studio in order to frighten Whedon into taking the reins of the project.[8] On November 22, 2010, Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Warner Bros. has picked up the movie rights to the remake.[9] The film is set for release sometime in 2012.[10] In December 2010, it was announced Glee actress Heather Morris is in talks for the lead role in the upcoming movie. However, Whit Anderson, screenwriter on the movie, indicated that casting hadn't begun. When asked about the rumor during the launch of her endorsement of FLIRT! cosmetics, Morris told Access Hollywood that she was aware of the rumored Buffy role consideration and was excited about it. Though she did not categorically confirm that she was approached to do the , Morris is not opposed to the idea provided that production would not interfere with her Glee duties. cast member Candice Accola also expressed interest, according to an E! Online interview. As a fan of the original movie, Accola said she never watched the show, but thinks that the Buffy film is a "fun girl-power thing". Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film) 4

20th Century Fox, who usually holds rights to the more successful Buffy/Angel television franchise, will retain merchandising and some distribution rights.

References

[1] "Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) Weekend Box Office" (http:/ / www. boxofficemojo. com/ movies/ ?page=weekend&

id=buffythevampireslayer. htm). Box Office Mojo. . Retrieved 2007-04-19.

[2] "Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)" (http:/ / www. rottentomatoes. com/ m/ buffy_the_vampire_slayer/ ). . . Retrieved February 6, 2007.

[3] Bronze VIP Archive - January 17, 1999 (http:/ / www. cise. ufl. edu/ cgi-bin/ cgiwrap/ hsiao/ buffy/ get-archive?date=19990117)

[4] Ervin-Gore, Shawna, " Dark Horse; Joss Whedon (http:/ / www. darkhorse. com/ news/ interviews. php?id=737)" darkhorse.com (2001).

[5] "Bronze VIP Archive - January 17, 1999" (http:/ / www. cise. ufl. edu/ cgi-bin/ cgiwrap/ hsiao/ buffy/ get-archive?date=19990117). Cise.ufl.edu. 1999-01-17. . Retrieved 2010-08-23.

[6] "Weekend Box Office `Honors' Tops in a Lackluster Bunch" (http:/ / articles. latimes. com/ 1994-05-10/ entertainment/ ca-56005_1_weekend-box-office). The . . Retrieved 2010-12-28.

[7] Kit, Borys (2009-05-25). "'Buffy' in for feature relaunch" (http:/ / www. hollywoodreporter. com/ hr/ content_display/ film/ news/ e3i666afabc28491e6a2f12dfb80c0f7098). Hollywoodreporter.com. . Retrieved 2010-08-23.

[8] "Exclusive: Marti Noxon on the Future of 'Buffy'" (http:/ / www. fearnet. com/ news/ interviews/

b19604_exclusive_marti_noxon_on_future_of_buffy. html). Fearnet. 2010-07-21. . Retrieved 2010-07-24.

[9] http:/ / www. hollywoodreporter. com/ blogs/ -vision/ buffy-remake-finds-home-warner-48105,

[10] "Comingsoon.net" (http:/ / www. comingsoon. net/ films. php?id=71841). . Retrieved December 10, 2010.

External links

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (http:/ / www. . com/ title/ tt0103893/ ) at the Internet Movie Database

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (http:/ / www. allrovi. com/ movies/ movie/ v7425) at Allrovi

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (http:/ / www. boxofficemojo. com/ movies/ ?id=buffythevampireslayer. htm) at Box Office Mojo

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (http:/ / www. rottentomatoes. com/ m/ buffy_the_vampire_slayer/ ) at Rotten Tomatoes Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) 5 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Genre Comedy-drama Action Horror

Created by Joss Whedon

Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar Anthony Stewart Head

Theme music composer Nerf Herder

Composer(s) Thomas Wanker Robert Duncan

Country of origin United States

Language(s) English

No. of seasons 7

No. of episodes 144 (List of episodes)

Production

Executive producer(s) Joss Whedon Marti Noxon

Running time 43 minutes

Broadcast

Original channel The WB (1997–2001) UPN (2001–2003)

Picture format NTSC 480i 4:3 PAL 576i 16:9 (Seasons 4–7)

Original run March 10, 1997 – May 20, 2003

Status Ended Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) 6

Chronology

Preceded by Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992 film)

Followed by Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight (comic book)

Related shows Angel

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American television series that aired from March 10, 1997, until May 20, 2003. The series was created in 1997 by writer-director Joss Whedon under his production tag, with later co-executive producers being , , David Greenwalt, , Marti Noxon, and David Solomon. The series narrative follows Buffy Summers (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar), the latest in a line of young women known as "Vampire Slayers" or simply "Slayers". In the story, Slayers are "called" (chosen by fate) to battle against vampires, demons, and other forces of darkness. Like previous Slayers, Buffy is aided by a Watcher, who guides, teaches, and trains her. Unlike her predecessors, Buffy surrounds herself with a circle of loyal friends who become known as the "Scooby Gang". The series usually reached between four and six million viewers on original airings.[1] Although such ratings are lower than successful shows on the "big four" networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox),[2] they were a success for the relatively new and smaller WB Television Network.[3] Reviews for the show were positive; it has been included in many "best of" lists, including being ranked #41 on the list of TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, #2 on Empire's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, voted #3 in TV Guide's Top 25 Cult TV Shows of All Time and listed in Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME."[4] It was nominated for Emmy and Golden Globe awards, winning a total of 3 Emmys. However, snubs in lead Emmy categories resulted in outrage among TV critics and the decision by the academy to hold a tribute event in honor of the series after it had gone off the air in 2003.[5] The WB network ceased operation on September 17, 2006, after airing a homage to its "most memorable series", including the premiere episodes of Buffy and its spin-off Angel.[6] Buffy's success has led to hundreds of tie-in products, including novels, comics, and video games. The series has received attention in (including fan films), parody, and academia, and has influenced the direction of other television series.[7] Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) 7

Production

Origins

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".[8] 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".[9] Whedon wanted "to subvert that idea and create someone who was a ".[9] He explained, "The very first mission statement of the show was the joy of female power: having it, using it, sharing it".[10]

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".[11] Whedon disagreed: "I had written this scary film about an empowered woman, and they turned it into a broad comedy. It was crushing."[12] The script was praised within the industry,[13] but the movie was not.[14] Buffy creator Joss Whedon also served as executive Several years later, , a Fox executive, approached producer, head writer, and director on the series. Whedon to develop his Buffy concept into a television series.[15] Whedon explained that "They said, 'Do you want to do a show?' And I thought, 'High school as a horror movie'. And so the became the central concept behind Buffy, and that's how I sold it."[16] The supernatural elements in the series stood as for personal anxieties associated with adolescence and young adulthood.[17] Whedon went on to write and partly fund a 25-minute non-broadcast pilot[18] that was shown to networks and eventually sold to the WB Network. The latter promoted the premiere with a series of History of the Slayer clips,[19] and the first episode aired on March 10, 1997.

Executive producers Joss Whedon was credited as executive producer throughout the run of the series, and for the first five seasons (1997–2001) he was also the show runner, a role that involves serving as head writer and being responsible for every aspect of production. Marti Noxon took on the role for seasons six and seven (2001–2003), but Whedon continued to be involved with writing and directing Buffy alongside projects such as Angel, , and . Fran Rubel Kuzui and her husband, Kaz Kuzui, were credited as executive producers[20] but were not involved in the show. Their credit, rights, and royalties over the franchise relate to their funding, producing, and directing of the original movie version of Buffy.[21]

Writing Script-writing was done by Mutant Enemy, a production created by Whedon in 1997. The writers with the most writing credits[22] include: Joss Whedon, Steven S. DeKnight, Jane Espenson, David Fury, , Drew Greenberg, David Greenwalt, Rebecca Rand Kirshner, Marti Noxon and Doug Petrie. Other authors with writing credits include: Dean Batali, Carl Ellsworth, Tracey Forbes, , , Diego Gutierrez, Elin Hampton, Rob Des Hotel, Matt Kiene, Ty King, Thomas A. Swyden, Joe Reinkemeyer, Dana Reston Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) 8

and Dan Vebber.[23] Jane Espenson has explained how scripts came together.[24] First, the writers talked about the emotional issues facing Buffy Summers and how she would confront them through her battle against evil supernatural forces. Then the episode's story was "broken" into acts and scenes. Act breaks were designed as key moments to intrigue viewers so that they would stay with the episode following the commercial break. The writers collectively filled in scenes surrounding these act breaks for a more fleshed-out story. A whiteboard marked their progress by mapping brief descriptions of each scene. Once "breaking" was done, the credited author wrote an outline for the episode, which was checked by Whedon or Noxon. The writer then wrote a full script, which went through a series of drafts, and finally a quick rewrite from the show runner. The final article was used as the shooting script.

Casting Actresses who auditioned for Buffy Summers and got other roles include (), (), Julia Lee (Chanterelle/Lily Houston/Anne Steele), Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase), and Mercedes McNab (Harmony Kendall). , who played vampire slayer Kendra Young in season 2 of the show, originally auditioned for the role of Cordelia Chase before actress Charisma Carpenter was cast in the role. The title role went to Sarah Michelle Gellar, who had appeared as Sydney Rutledge on Swans Crossing and on . At age eighteen in 1995, Gellar had already won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series.[25] In 1996, she was initially cast as Cordelia Chase during a week of auditioning. She decided to keep trying for the role of Buffy, and after several more auditions, she landed the lead.[26] auditioned for the role of Angel back in early 1996. David Boreanaz had already been cast at the time of the unaired Buffy pilot, but did not appear. Anthony Stewart Head had already led a prolific acting and singing career,[27] but remained best known in the United States for a series of twelve coffee commercials with Sharon Maughan for Nescafé.[28] He accepted the role of Rupert . Unlike other Buffy regulars, Nicholas Brendon had little acting experience, instead working various jobs – including production assistant, plumber's assistant, veterinary janitor, food delivery, script delivery, day care counselor, and waiter – before breaking into acting and overcoming his stutter.[29] [30] He landed his role following only four days of auditioning.[31] and ( Levinson) also auditioned for the part. Alyson Hannigan was the last of the original six to be cast. Following her role in My Stepmother Is an ,[32] she appeared in commercials and supporting roles on television shows throughout the early 1990s.[32] In 1996, the role of was initially played by Riff Regan for the unaired Buffy pilot, but Hannigan auditioned when the role was being recast for the series proper. Hannigan described her approach to the character through Willow's reaction to a particular moment: Willow sadly tells Buffy that her doll was taken from her as a child. Buffy asks her if she ever got it back. Willow's line was to reply "most of it". Hannigan decided on an upbeat and happy delivery of the line "most of it", as opposed to a sad, depressed delivery. Hannigan figured Willow would be happy and proud that she got "most of it" back. That indicated how she was going to play the rest of the scene, and the role, for that matter, and defined the character.[33] Her approach subsequently got her the role. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) 9

Broadcast history and syndication

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.[34] After five seasons, it transferred to the United (UPN) for its final two seasons. In 2001, the show went into syndication in the United States on local stations and on cable channel FX; the local airings ended in 2005, and the FX airings lasted until 2008. Beginning in January 2010, it began to air in syndication in the United States on Logo.[35] Reruns also briefly aired on MTV. In March 2010, it began to air in Canada on MuchMusic and MuchMore.[36] On November 7, 2010, it began airing on Chiller with a 24-hour marathon; the series airs weekdays. Chiller has also aired a 14-hour Thanksgiving Day marathon on November 25, 2010.[37] In 2011, it began airing on Oxygen and TeenNick. UPN took great advantage promoting the network switch by teasing fans of While the seventh season was still being broadcast, Sarah Michelle Gellar told Buffy's resurrection from The WB's series finale. she was not going to sign on for an eighth year; "When we started to have such a strong year this year, I thought: 'This is how I want to go out, on top, at our best".[38] Whedon and UPN gave some considerations to production of a spin-off series that would not require Gellar, including a rumored Faith series, but nothing came of those plans.[39] The Buffy is continuing outside the television medium in the Dark Horse Comics series, Buffy Season Eight. This has been produced since March 2007 by Whedon, who also wrote the first , "The Long Way Home".[40]

As of July 15, 2008, Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes are available to download for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable video game consoles via the PlayStation Network.[41] In the United Kingdom, the entire series aired on Sky1 and BBC2. After protests from fans about early episodes being edited for their pre- time-slot, from the second run (mid-second season onwards), the BBC gave the show two time slots: the early-evening slot (typically Thursday at 6:45 pm) for a family-friendly version with violence, objectionable language and other stronger material cut out, and a late-night uncut version (initially late-night Sundays, but for most of the run, late-night Fridays; exact times varied).[42] Sky1 aired the show typically at 8:00 pm on Thursdays. From the fourth season onwards, the BBC aired the show in anamorphic 16:9 format. Whedon later said that Buffy was never intended to be viewed this way.[43] Despite his claims, Sky1 and FX UK now air repeat showings in the widescreen format.

Opening sequence The Buffy opening sequence provides credits early in each show. The music was performed by the rock band Nerf Herder. The melody is similar to that of an Austrian pop song from the 1980s called "Codo" by DÖF, but Nerf Herder have said that they had "never heard of DÖF" and the similarity was coincidental.[44] In the DVD commentary for the first Buffy episode, Whedon said his decision to go with Nerf Herder's theme was influenced by cast member Alyson Hannigan, who had made him listen to the band's music.[45] Janet Halfyard, in her essay "Music, Gender, and Identity in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel", describes the opening: It begins with the sound of an organ, accompanied by a wolf's howl, with a visual image of a flickering night sky overlaid with unintelligible archaic script: the associations with both the silent era and films such as and with the conventions of the Hammer House of Horror and horror in general are unmistakable.[46] But the theme changes: "The opening sequence removes itself from the sphere of 1960s and '70s horror by replaying the same motif, the organ now supplanted by an aggressively strummed electric guitar, relocating itself in modern youth culture".[46] This music is heard over images of a young cast involved in the action and turbulence of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) 10

adolescence. The sequence provides a post-modern twist on the horror .[46] The brief clips of characters and events which compose the opening sequence are updated from season to season. The only shots that persist across all seven seasons are those of a book titled Vampyr and of the cross given to Buffy by Angel in the first episode. Each sequence ends with a lingering shot of Buffy, which changes between seasons. In seasons six and seven, the final shots of Gellar are respectively as Buffybot in "The Gift" (season five finale) and the posing as Buffy in "Lessons" (season seven premiere). The only exception was in the season four episode "Superstar", which featured a long shot of . Four episodes feature an opening sequence that is unique to that specific episode. The fourth season episode "Superstar" is the same as the season four credits except numerous clips of Jonathan are added in. The fifth season premiere "Buffy vs. Dracula" has the regular season five credits with the omission of the Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn) scenes from the . She is instead credited as a guest star. The season six episode "Once More, with Feeling" has a different opening theme song and credits. The season six episode "Seeing Red" added Amber Benson (Tara) into the regular season six opening credits for her final episode.

Music Buffy features a mix of original, indie, rock and pop music. The composers spent around seven days scoring between fourteen to thirty minutes of music for each episode.[47] Christophe Beck revealed that the Buffy composers used computers and synthesizers and were limited to recording one or two "real" samples. Despite this, their goal was to produce "dramatic" orchestration that would stand up to film scores.[47] Alongside the score, most episodes featured indie rock music, usually at the characters' venue of choice, The Bronze. Buffy music supervisor John King explained that "we like to use unsigned bands" that "you would believe would play in this place".[47] For example, the fictional group Dingoes Ate My Baby were portrayed on screen by front group Four Star Mary.[48] Pop songs by famous artists were rarely featured prominently, but several episodes spotlighted the sounds of more famous artists such as Sarah McLachlan,[49] [50] The Brian Jonestown Massacre, -182,[51] ,[52] [53] (who also had a line of dialogue), ,[54] Cibo Matto,[55] and .[56] The popularity of music used in Buffy has led to the release of four soundtrack albums: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Album,[57] Radio ,[58] the "Once More, with Feeling" Soundtrack,[59] [60] [61] and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score.

Setting and storylines

Setting and filming locations Main articles: Sunnydale, and Filming locations Most of Buffy was shot on location in Los Angeles, . The main exterior set of the town of Sunnydale, including the infamous "sun sign", was located in Santa Monica, California in a lot on Olympic Boulevard.[62] The show is set in the fictional California town of Sunnydale, whose suburban Sunnydale High School sits on top of a "Hellmouth", a gateway to demon realms. The Hellmouth, located beneath the school library, is a source of mystical energies as well as a nexus for a wide variety of evil creatures and supernatural phenomena. In addition to being an open-ended plot device, Joss Whedon has cited the Hellmouth and "High school as " as one of the primary metaphors in creating the series.[63] The high school used in the first three seasons is actually , in Torrance, California. This school was used until the residents of Torrance complained about loud sounds at night.[64] The school exterior has been used in other television shows and movies, most notably Beverly Hills, 90210, Bring It On, She's All That and the spoof Not Another Teen Movie.[64] In addition to the high school and its library, scenes take place in the town's cemeteries, a local nightclub (The Bronze), and Buffy's home (located in Torrance), where many of the characters live at various points in the series. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) 11

Some of the exterior shots of the college Buffy attends, UC Sunnydale, were filmed at UCLA. Several episodes include shots from the Oviatt Library at CSUN.[65] [66]

Format Buffy is told in a serialized format, with each episode involving a self-contained story while contributing to a larger storyline,[17] which is broken down into season-long narratives marked by the rise and defeat of a powerful , commonly referred to as the "". While the show is mainly a drama with frequent , most episodes blend different , including horror, martial arts, romance, , farce, science fiction, comedy, and even, in one episode, musical comedy. The series' narrative revolves around Buffy and her friends, collectively dubbed the "Scooby Gang", who struggle to balance the fight against supernatural evils with their complex social lives.[17] The show mixes complex, season-long storylines with a villain-of-the-week format; a typical episode contains one or more villains, or supernatural phenomena, that are thwarted or defeated by of the episode. Though elements and relationships are explored and ongoing subplots are included, the show focuses primarily on Buffy and her role as an archetypal heroine. In the first seasons, the most prominent monsters in the Buffy bestiary are vampires, which are based on traditional myths, lore, and literary conventions. As the series continues, Buffy and her companions fight an increasing variety of demons, as well as ghosts, , zombies, and unscrupulous humans. They frequently save the world from annihilation by a combination of physical combat, , and detective-style investigation, and are guided by an extensive collection of ancient and mystical reference books. Hand-to-hand combat is chiefly undertaken by Buffy and Angel, later by Spike, and to a far lesser degree by Giles and Xander. Willow eventually becomes an adept witch, while Giles contributes his extensive knowledge of demonology and supernatural lore.

Inspirations and metaphors During the first year of the series, Whedon described the show as "My So-Called Life meets The X-Files".[67] My So-Called Life gave a sympathetic portrayal of teen anxieties; in contrast, The X-Files delivered a supernatural "monster of the week" storyline. Alongside these series, Whedon has cited cult film as a "big influence",[68] and credited the X-Men character as a significant influence on the character of Buffy.[69] The authors of the unofficial guidebook Dusted point out that the series was often a , borrowing elements from previous horror novels, movies, and short stories and from such common literary stock as folklore and mythology.[70] Nevitt and Smith describe Buffy's use of pastiche as "post modern Gothic".[71] For example, the Adam character parallels the Frankenstein monster, the episode "Bad Eggs" parallels Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and so on. Buffy episodes often include a deeper meaning or metaphor as well. Whedon explained, "We think very carefully about what we're trying to say emotionally, politically, and even philosophically while we're writing it... it really is, apart from being a pop-culture phenomenon, something that is deeply layered textually episode by episode".[72] Academics Wilcox and Lavery provide examples of how a few episodes deal with real life issues turned into supernatural metaphors: In the world of Buffy the problems that teenagers face become literal monsters. A mother can take over her daughter's life ("Witch"); a strict stepfather-to-be really is a heartless machine ("Ted"); a young fears that her nature is demonic ("Goodbye Iowa" and "Family"); a girl who has sex with even the nicest-seeming guy may discover that he afterwards becomes a monster ("Innocence").[17] The love affair between the vampire Angel and Buffy was fraught with metaphors. For example, their night of passion cost the vampire his . Sarah Michelle Gellar said: "That's the ultimate metaphor. You sleep with a guy and he turns bad on you."[73] Buffy struggles throughout the series with her calling as Slayer and the loss of freedom this entails, frequently sacrificing teenage experiences for her Slayer duties. Her difficulties and eventual empowering realizations are Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) 12

reflections of several dichotomies faced by modern women and feminist issues within society.[74] In the episode "Becoming (Part 2)", when Joyce learns that Buffy is the Slayer, her reaction has strong echoes of a parent discovering their child is gay, including denial, suggesting that she try "not being a Slayer", and ultimately kicking Buffy out of the house.[75]

Plot summary Season one 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 , 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, but they must first prevent The Master, an ancient and especially threatening vampire, from opening the Hellmouth and taking over Sunnydale. The emotional stakes are raised in season two. New vampires Spike and Drusilla (weakened from a mob in Prague, which presumably caused her debilitating injury), 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 and Daniel "" Osbourne, who becomes a after being bitten by his young cousin Jordy who happens to be a werewolf. Buffy and the vampire Angel develop a relationship over the course of the season, but after they sleep together, Angel's soul, given to him by a curse, is and he once more becomes Angelus, a sadistic killer. He torments much of the "Scooby Gang" throughout the rest of the season and murders multiple innocents and Giles' new girlfriend Calendar, a gypsy who had been sent to make sure that the curse that gave Angel his soul was never broken. Buffy is forced to kill him (right after Willow restores his soul) and leaves Sunnydale, emotionally shattered. After attempting to start a new life in Los Angeles, Buffy returns to town in season three. Angel is resurrected, but after he and Buffy realize that a relationship between them can never happen, he leaves Sunnydale at the end of the season. Giles is fired from the Watcher's Council because he had developed a "father's love" for Buffy, and towards the end of the season Buffy announces that she will also no longer be working for the council. Early in the season she is confronted with an unstable Slayer, Faith, who was called up after Kendra's death near the end of season two, as well as affable Sunnydale Mayor Richard Wilkins, who has plans to "ascend" (become a giant snake demon) on Sunnydale High's Graduation Day. Although she works with Buffy at first, after accidentally killing a human, Faith becomes irrational and sides with Mayor Wilkins, eventually landing in a coma after a fight with Buffy. At the end of the season, Buffy and the entire graduation class defeat Mayor Wilkins by blowing up Sunnydale High, killing him in the process. Season four sees Buffy and Willow enroll at UC Sunnydale while Xander joins the workforce and begins dating Anya, a former vengeance demon. Spike returns as a series regular and is abducted by The Initiative, a top-secret military installation based beneath the UC Sunnydale campus. 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. Oz leaves town after realizing that he is too dangerous as a werewolf, and Willow falls in love with , another witch. Buffy begins dating , a grad student whom she later realizes is a member of The Initiative. Although appearing to be a well-meaning anti-demon operation, The Initiative's sinister plans are revealed when Adam, a demon/human/computer hybrid secret project, escapes and begins to wreak havoc on the town. During season five, a younger sister to Buffy, Dawn, suddenly appears in Buffy's life, and although she is new to the series, to the characters it is as if she has always been there. Buffy is confronted with Glory, an exiled hell-God that is searching for a "Key" that will allow her to return to her Hell dimension and in the process would blur the lines between dimensions and unleash Hell on Earth. It is later discovered that the Key's protectors had turned the Key into human form as Buffy's sister Dawn, concurrently implanting everybody with lifelong memories of her. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) 13

Watcher's Council aids in Buffy's research of Glory, and she and Giles are both reinstated by the Council. Riley leaves early in the season after deducing that Buffy does not love him and joins a military demon-hunting operation, while Spike, still implanted with the Initiative chip, realizes he is in love with Buffy and continually helps the Scoobies in their fight. Buffy's mother, Joyce, dies of a brain aneurysm, while at the end of the season, Xander proposes to Anya. Glory later discovers that Dawn is the key and kidnaps her. Buffy sacrifices her own life to save Dawn's and prevent the portal to the Hell dimensions from opening. At the beginning of season six, Buffy's friends resurrect her through a powerful spell, believing that they have rescued her from Hell. Buffy reveals she was in Heaven during her death and she falls into a deep depression for most of the season. Giles returns to England after deciding 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 suffers from kleptomania and feelings of alienation, Xander leaves Anya at the altar, after which Anya once again becomes a vengeance demon, and Willow becomes addicted to magic, causing Tara to temporarily leave her. They also begin to deal with The Trio, a group of nerds led by Warren Mears who use their technological proficiency to attempt to kill Buffy and take over Sunnydale. Warren is shown to be the only competent villain of the group and, after Buffy thwarts his plans multiple times and the Trio breaks apart, he comes unhinged and attacks Buffy with a gun, killing Tara in the process. This causes Willow to descend into darkness and unleash all of her dark magical powers, killing Warren. Giles returns to face her in battle and infuses her with light magic, tapping into her remaining humanity. This causes Willow to attempt to destroy the world to end everyone's suffering, although it eventually allows Xander to reach through her pain and end her rampage. At the end of the season, after attacking Buffy, Spike leaves Sunnydale and travels to see a demon and asks him to "return him to what he used to be" so that he can "give Buffy what she deserves". After passing a series of tests, the demon restores his soul. During season seven, it is revealed that Buffy's resurrection caused an instability which allows the First Evil to begin tipping the balance between good and evil. It begins hunting down and killing the inactive Potential Slayers, and raises an army of ancient, powerful Turok-Han vampires. After the Watchers' Council is destroyed, a number of the Potential Slayers (some brought by Giles) take refuge in Buffy's house. Faith returns to help fight the First Evil, and the new Sunnydale High School's principal, Robin Wood, also joins the cause. The Turok-Han vampires and a sinister preacher known as Caleb begin causing havoc for the Scoobies. As the Hellmouth becomes more active, nearly all humans and demons flee Sunnydale. In the series finale, the Scoobies descend into the Hellmouth while Willow casts a spell that activates all of the Potential Slayers, granting them Slayer powers. Angel comes to Sunnydale with an amulet, which Buffy gives to Spike. Anya, now human again, dies in the fight, as do some of the new Slayers. Spike's amulet channels the power of the sun and kills all of the vampires in the Hellmouth, incinerating Spike in the process. This causes the Hellmouth to collapse, and the entirety of Sunnydale collapses into the resulting crater, while the survivors of the battle escape in a school bus.

Characters

Main characters Buffy Summers (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar) is "the Slayer", one in a long line of young women chosen by fate to battle evil forces. This mystic calling endows her with dramatically increased physical strength, as well as endurance, agility, accelerated healing, intuition, and a limited degree of clairvoyance, usually in the form of prophetic dreams. Buffy receives guidance from her Watcher, Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head). Giles, rarely referred to by his first name, is a member of the Watchers' Council, whose job is to train and assist the Slayers. Giles researches the supernatural creatures that Buffy must face, offering insights into their origins and advice on how to kill them. Buffy is also helped by friends she meets at Sunnydale High: Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan) and Xander Harris (Nicholas Brendon). Willow is originally a bookish wallflower; she provides a contrast to Buffy's outgoing Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) 14

personality, but shares the social isolation Buffy suffers after becoming a Slayer. As the series progresses, Willow becomes a more assertive character, a powerful witch, and comes out as a lesbian. In contrast, Xander, with no supernatural skills, provides comic relief and a grounded perspective. It is Xander who often provides the heart to the series, and in season six, becomes the hero in place of Buffy who defeats the "Big Bad". Buffy and Willow are the only characters who appear in all 144 episodes; Xander is missing in only one.

Supporting characters Main articles: List of Buffy characters, Buffy minor characters, and List of Buffy villains. The cast of characters grew over the course of the series. Buffy first arrives in Sunnydale with her mother, (portrayed by ), who functions as an anchor of normality in the Scoobies' lives even after she learns of Buffy's role in the supernatural world ("Becoming, Part Two"). Buffy's teenage sister (Michelle Trachtenberg) does not appear until season five.

A vampire with a soul, Angel (portrayed by David Boreanaz), is Buffy's love interest throughout the first three seasons. He leaves Buffy to make for his James Leary, Adam Busch, Iyari Limon, Danny Strong and Tom sins and search for redemption in his own spin-off, Lenk on a panel at the 2004 Moonlight Rising fan convention Angel. At Sunnydale High, Buffy meets several other students willing to join her fight for good (alongside her friends Willow and Xander). Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter), the archetypal shallow cheerleader, reluctantly becomes involved, and Daniel "Oz" Osbourne (Seth Green), a fellow student, rock guitarist and werewolf, joins the Scooby Gang through his relationship with Willow. Anya (Emma Caulfield), a former vengeance demon (Anyanka) who specialized in avenging scorned women, becomes Xander's lover after losing her powers, and joins the Scooby Gang in season four.

In Buffy's senior year at high school, she meets Faith (), the second current-Slayer who was brought forth when Slayer Kendra Young (Bianca Lawson) was killed by vampire Drusilla (), in season two. Although she initially fights on the side of good with Buffy and the rest of the Scooby Gang, she comes to stand against them and sides with Mayor Richard Wilkins () after accidentally killing a human in season three. She reappears briefly in the fourth season, looking for vengeance, and moves to Angel where she voluntarily goes to jail for her murders. Faith reappears in season seven of Buffy, having helped Angel and crew, and fights with Buffy against The First Evil. Buffy gathers other allies: Spike (James Marsters), a vampire, is an old companion of Angelus and one of Buffy's major enemies in early seasons, although they later become allies and lovers. At the end of season six, Spike regains his soul. Spike is known for his Idol-style peroxide blond hair and his black leather coat, stolen from a previous Slayer, Nikki Wood; her son, Robin Wood (D. B. Woodside), joined the Scoobies in the final season. Tara Maclay (Amber Benson) is a fellow member of Willow's group during season four, and their friendship eventually turns into a romantic relationship. Buffy became involved personally and professionally with Riley Finn (Marc Blucas), a military operative in "the Initiative", which hunts demons using science and technology. The final season sees geeky wannabe-villain () come to side with the Scoobies, who regard him more as a nuisance than an ally. Buffy featured dozens of recurring characters, both major and minor. For example the "Big Bad" (villain) characters were featured for at least one season (e.g. Glorificus was a character that appeared in 13 episodes, spanning much of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) 15

season five). Similarly, characters that allied themselves to the Scooby Gang and characters which attended the same institutions were sometimes featured in multiple episodes.

Spin-offs Buffy has inspired a range of official and unofficial works, including television shows, books, comics and games. This expansion of the series encouraged use of the term "" to describe the fictional universe in which Buffy and stories take place.[76] The franchise has inspired Buffy action figures and merchandise such as official Buffy/Angel magazines and Buffy companion books. Eden Studios has published a Buffy role-playing game, while Score Entertainment has released a Buffy Collectible Card Game.

Possible film or series continuation Joss Whedon was interested in a film continuation in 1998,[77] but such a film has yet to materialize.

Angel The spin-off Angel was introduced in October 1999, at the start of Buffy season four. The series was created by Buffy's creator Joss Whedon in collaboration with David Greenwalt. Like Buffy, it was produced by the production company Mutant Enemy. At times, it performed better in the than its parent series did.[1] The series was given a darker tone focusing on the ongoing trials of Angel in Los Angeles. His character is tormented by guilt following the return of his soul, punishment for more than a century of murder and torture. During the first four seasons of the show, he works as a private detective in a fictionalized version of Los Angeles, California, where he and his associates work to "help the helpless" and to restore the faith and "save the " of those who have lost their way. Typically, this mission involves doing battle with evil demons or demonically allied humans (primarily the law firm Wolfram & Hart), while Angel must also contend with his own violent nature. In season five, the Senior Partners of Wolfram and Hart take a bold gamble in their campaign to Angel, giving him control of their Los Angeles office. Angel accepts the deal as an opportunity to fight evil from the inside. In addition to Boreanaz, Angel inherited Buffy regular Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase). When (Doyle) left the series during its first season, (Wesley Wyndam-Pryce), who had been a in the last nine episodes of season three of Buffy, took his place. Carpenter and Denisof were followed later by Mercedes McNab (Harmony Kendall) and James Marsters (Spike). Several actors and actresses who played Buffy characters made guest appearances on Angel, including Seth Green (Daniel "Oz" Osbourne), Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Tom Lenk (Andrew Wells), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Julie Benz (Darla), and Juliet Landau (Drusilla). Angel also continued to appear occasionally on Buffy. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) 16

Expanded universe

Outside of the TV series, the Buffyverse has been officially expanded and elaborated on by authors and artists in the so-called "Buffyverse Expanded Universe". The creators of these works may or may not keep to established continuity. Similarly, writers for the TV series were under no obligation to use information which had been established by the Expanded Universe, and sometimes contradicted such continuity.

Dark Horse has published the Buffy comics since 1998.[78] In 2003, Whedon wrote an eight-issue miniseries for Dark Horse Comics titled Fray, about a Slayer in the future. Following the publication of Tales of the Vampires in 2004, Dark Horse Comics halted publication on Buffyverse-related comics and graphic novels. The company is currently producing Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight with forty issues beginning in March 2007, to pick up where the television show left off – taking the place of an eighth canonical season.[40] The first story arc is also written by Whedon, and is called "The Long Way Home" Trade paperback cover of Buffy: which has been widely well-received, with circulation rivalling industry leaders Season Eight Volume One, written by Joss Whedon. DC and Marvel's top-selling titles.[79] Also after "The Long Way Home" came other story arcs like Faith's return in "" and a Fray cross-over in "Time of Your Life".

Pocket Books hold the license to produce Buffy novels, of which they have published more than sixty since 1998. These sometimes flesh out background information on characters; for example, Go Ask Malice details the events that lead up to Faith arriving in Sunnydale. The most recent novels include Carnival of Souls, , , Bad Bargain, and The Deathless. Five official Buffy video games have been released on portable and home consoles.[80] Most notably, Buffy the Vampire Slayer for in 2002 and Chaos Bleeds for GameCube, Xbox and PlayStation 2 in 2003.[81]

Undeveloped spinoffs The popularity of Buffy and Angel has led to attempts to develop more on-screen ventures in the fictional 'Buffyverse'. These projects remain undeveloped and may never be greenlit. In 2002, two potential spinoffs were in discussion: Buffy the Animated Series and Ripper. Buffy the Animated Series was a proposed animated TV show based on Buffy; Whedon and were to be executive producers for the show, and most of the cast from Buffy were to return to voice their characters. 20th Century Fox showed an interest in developing and selling the show to another network. A three-minute pilot was completed in 2004, but was never picked up. Whedon revealed to The Hollywood Reporter: "We just could not find a home for it. We had six or seven hilarious scripts from our own staff – and nobody wanted it."[82] Neither the pilot nor the scripts have been seen outside of the entertainment industry, though writer Jane Espenson has teasingly revealed small extracts from some of her scripts for the show.[83] Ripper was originally a proposed television show based upon the character of Rupert Giles portrayed by Anthony Stewart Head. More recent information has suggested that if Ripper were ever made, it would be a TV movie or a DVD movie.[84] There was little heard about the series until 2007 when Joss Whedon confirmed that talks were almost completed for a 90 minute Ripper on the BBC[85] with both Head and the BBC completely on board. In 2003, a year after the first public discussions on Buffy the Animated Series and Ripper, Buffy was nearing its end. Espenson has said that during this time spinoffs were discussed, "I think Marti talked with Joss about Slayer School and talked with him about Faith on a motorcycle. I assume there was some back-and-forth pitching."[86] Espenson has revealed that Slayer School might have used new slayers and potentially included Willow Rosenberg, but Whedon did not think that such a spinoff felt right.[87] Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) 17

Dushku declined the pitch for a Buffyverse TV series based on Faith and instead agreed to a deal to produce . Dushku explained to IGN: "It would have been a really hard thing to do, and not that I would not have been up for a challenge, but with it coming on immediately following Buffy, I think that those would have been really big boots to fill".[88] Tim Minear explained some of the ideas behind the aborted series: "The show was basically going to be Faith meets Kung Fu. It would have been Faith, probably on a motorcycle, crossing the earth, trying to find her place in the world."[89] Finally, during the summer of 2004 after the end of Angel, a movie about Spike was proposed.[90] The movie would have been directed by Tim Minear and starred Marsters and and featured Alyson Hannigan.[91] Outside the 2006 , Whedon announced that he had pitched the concept to various bodies but had yet to receive any feedback.[92] New sparks to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie have been lit by an interview Sarah Michelle Gellar gave to Sci-Fi Wire in which she says she would not rule out returning to her most iconic role: "Never say never," she said. "One of the reasons the original Buffy movie did not really work on the big screen–and people blamed Kristy, but that's not what it was–the story was better told over a long arc," Gellar said. "And I worry about Buffy as a 'beginning, middle and end' so quickly. ... You show me a script; you show me that it works, and you show me that [the] audience can accept that, [and] I'd probably be there. Those are what my hesitations are."[93]

Cultural impact

Buffy has had a cultural impact on a number of media. It has impacted television studies and inspired fan-made films, it has been parodied and referenced, and has influenced other television series.

Academia

Buffy is notable for attracting the interest of scholars of as a subset of popular culture studies. Academic settings increasingly include the show as a topic of literary study and analysis.[94] [95] National Public Radio describes Buffy as having a "special Anthony Stewart Head and Nicholas Brendon at the Oakland Super following among academics, some of whom have SlayerCon fan convention staked a claim in what they call '.'"[96] Though not widely recognized as a distinct discipline, the term "Buffy studies" is commonly used amongst the peer-reviewed academic Buffy-related writings.[97] The response to this attention has had its critics. For example, Jes Battis, who authored Blood Relations in Buffy and Angel, admits that study of the Buffyverse "invokes an uneasy combination of enthusiasm and ire", and meets "a certain amount of disdain from within the halls of the academy".[98] Nonetheless Buffy eventually led to the publication of around twenty books and hundreds of articles examining the themes of the show from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives including , Speech Communication, psychology, , and women's studies.[99] The Whedon Studies Association produces the online academic journal Slayage and sponsors a biennial academic conference on the works of Joss Whedon. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) 18

Fandom and fan films The popularity of Buffy has led to websites, online discussion forums, works of Buffy and several unofficial fan-made productions.

Buffy in popular culture The series, which employed pop culture references as a frequent humorous device, has itself become a frequent pop culture reference in video games, comics and television shows, and has been frequently parodied and spoofed. Sarah Michelle Gellar has participated in several parody sketches, including a sketch in which the Slayer is relocated to the universe,[100] and adding her voice to an episode of that parodied a would-be eighth season of Buffy.[101]

U.S. ratings

Season Timeslot (ET) U.S. ratings Network Rank Network rank

1 1997 9:00 pm 3.7 million The WB #144 #6

2 1997–1998 Monday 9:00 pm (September 15, 1997 – January 19, 5.2 million #133 #3 1998) Tuesday 8:00 pm (January 20 – May 19, 1998)

[102] 3 1998–1999 Tuesday 8:00 pm 5.3 million #133 #2 (tied)

[103] 4 1999–2000 4.7 million #122 #2 (tied)

[104] 5 2000–2001 4.4 million #120 #3

[105] 6 2001–2002 4.6 million UPN #124 #3

[106] 7 2002–2003 3.6 million #140 #4

Buffy helped put The WB on the ratings map, but by the time the series landed at UPN in 2001, viewing figures had fallen. Buffy the Vampire Slayer had a series high during the third season with 5.3 million viewers, this probably due to the fact that both Gellar and Hannigan had hit movies out during the season ( and American Pie respectively), and a series low with 3.6 million during the seventh season. The show's series finale "Chosen" pulled in a season high of 4.9 million viewers on the UPN network. Buffy did not compete with shows on the big four networks (CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox), but The WB was impressed with the young audience that the show was bringing in. Because of this, The WB ordered a full season of 22 episodes for the series' second season. After the episode "Surprise", which was watched by 8.2 million people, Buffy was moved from Monday at 9 pm to launch The WB's new night of programming on Tuesday. Due to its large success in that time slot, it remained on Tuesdays at 8 pm for the remainder of its original run. With its new timeslot on The WB, the show quickly climbed to the top of The WB ratings and became one of their highest-rated shows for the remainder of its time on the network. The show always placed in the top 3, usually only coming in behind 7th Heaven. Between seasons three and five, Buffy flip-flopped with Dawson's Creek and as the network's second highest-rated show. In the 2001–2002 season, the show had moved to UPN after a negotiation dispute with The WB. While it was still one of their highest rated shows on their network, The WB felt that the show had already peaked and was not worth giving a salary increase to the cast and crew. UPN on the other hand, had strong faith in the series and quickly grabbed it along with Roswell. UPN dedicated a two-hour premiere to the series to help re-launch it. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) 19

Impact on television Commentators of the entertainment industry including Allmovie, The Hollywood Reporter and have cited Buffy as "influential".[107] Autumn 2003 saw several new shows going into production in the U.S. that featured strong females who are forced to come to terms with supernatural power or while trying to maintain a normal life.[108] These post-Buffy shows include and . , the creator of Dead Like Me, said that "Buffy showed that young women could be in situations that were both fantastic and relatable, and instead of shunting women off to the side, it puts them at the center".[108] In the United Kingdom, Buffy became a blueprint for the revived series (2005–present),[109] and executive producer has said: Buffy the Vampire Slayer showed the whole world, and an entire sprawling industry, that writing monsters and demons and end-of-the world is not hack-work, it can challenge the best. Joss Whedon raised the bar for every writer—not just genre/niche writers, but every single one of us.[110] As well as influencing Doctor Who, Buffy influenced its spinoff series .[111] Several Buffy alumni have gone on to write for or create other shows. Such endeavors include Tru Calling (Douglas Petrie, Jane Espenson and lead actress Eliza Dushku), (Tim Minear), Point Pleasant (Marti Noxon), Jake 2.0 (David Greenwalt), The Inside (Tim Minear), (Steven S. DeKnight), and Lost (Drew Goddard and David Fury). Meanwhile, the Parents Television Council complained of efforts to "deluge their young viewing audiences with adult themes".[112] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), however, rejected the Council's indecency complaint concerning the violent sex scene between Buffy and Spike in "Smashed"[113] The BBC, however, chose to censor some of the more controversial sexual content when it was shown on the pre-watershed 6:45 pm slot.[114]

Series information The first season was introduced as a mid-season replacement for the short-lived night-time Savannah, and therefore was made up of only 12 episodes. Each subsequent season was built up of 22 episodes. Discounting the unaired Buffy pilot, the seven seasons make up a total of 144 Buffy episodes aired between 1997 and 2003.

Awards and nominations Buffy has gathered a number of awards and nominations which include an Emmy Award nomination for the 1999 episode "Hush", which featured an extended sequence with no character dialogue.[115] The 2001 episode "The Body" revolved around 's mother. It was filmed with no musical score, only diegetic music; it was nominated for a in 2002.[115] The fall 2001 musical episode "Once More, with Feeling" received plaudits, but was omitted from Emmy nomination ballots by "accident". It has since been featured on 's "100 Greatest Musicals".[116] In 2001, Sarah Michelle Gellar received a Golden Globe-nomination for Best Actress in a TV Series-Drama. Recently, the series was both nominated and won in the Drama Category for Television's Most Memorable Moment at the 60th Primetime for "The Gift" beating The X Files, Grey's Anatomy, Brian's Song and although the sequence for this award was not aired. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) 20

DVD releases

DVD Release date

[117] United States/Canada United Kingdom Australia

The Complete First Season January 15, 2002 November 27, 2000 November 20, 2000

The Complete Second Season June 11, 2002 May 21, 2001 June 15, 2001

The Complete Third Season January 7, 2003 October 29, 2001 November 22, 2001

The Complete Fourth Season June 10, 2003 May 13, 2002 May 20, 2002

The Complete Fifth Season December 9, 2003 October 28, 2002 November 29, 2002

[118] The Complete Sixth Season May 25, 2004 May 12, 2003 April 20, 2003

[119] The Complete Seventh Season November 16, 2004 April 5, 2004 May 15, 2004

[120] The Chosen Collection (Seasons 1–7) November 15, 2005 – —

The Complete DVD Collection (Seasons 1–7) – October 30, 2005 November 23, 2005

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Further reading • James B. South and William Irwin: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale". Open Court Books, 2003, ISBN 0-8126-9531-3 • Gregory Stevenson: Televised Morality. The Case of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Hamilton Books, Dallas 2003, ISBN 0-7618-2833-8 • Rhonda Wilcox und David Lavery (Hrsg.): Fighting the Forces. What's at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Rowman and Littlefield Publ., Lanham 2002, ISBN 0-7425-1681-4 • Lorna Jowett: . A Gender Studies Primer for the Buffy Fan. Press, Middletown 2005, ISBN 0-8195-6758-2 • Michael Adams: : A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon, Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 0-19-516033-9

External links

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (http:/ / www. allrovi. com/ movies/ movie/ v174873) at Allrovi

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0118276/ ) at the Internet Movie Database

• ‹See Tfd› Buffy the Vampire Slayer (http:/ / www. tv. com/ show/ 10/ summary. html) at TV.com

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (http:/ / www. thewb. com/ shows/ buffy-the-vampire-slayer) at The WB

• Buffyverse Wiki (http:/ / buffy. wikia. com/ wiki/ Buffyverse_Wiki) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 1) 25 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 1)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1

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

[1] Region 1 January 15, 2002

Region 2 November 27, 2000

Season chronology

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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 Television Network and concluded its 12-episode season on June 2, 1997. The first season aired on Mondays at 9:00 pm ET.

Plot 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, but they must first prevent The Master, an ancient and especially threatening vampire, from opening the Hellmouth and taking over Sunnydale. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 1) 26

Origins 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

Main cast • Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers • Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris • Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg • Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase (Does not appear in "The Pack" and "I, Robot... You, Jane") • Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles

Recurring cast • 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) • as Jesse McNally (2 episodes) • Robia LaMorte as (2 episodes) • Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall (2 episodes) • as (2 episodes) • as Luke (2 episodes) • Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison (1 episode) • as Hank Summers (1 episode) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 1) 27

Crew Series creator Joss Whedon served as executive producer and . David Greenwalt joined the series as co-executive producer as 20th Century Fox wanted an experienced as Whedon had never ran 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 "Prophecy Girl".

Episodes

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code

0 0 Unaired pilot Joss Whedon Joss Whedon N/A 4V79

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 Charles Martin Joss Whedon March 10, 1997 4V01 Hellmouth" (Part 1) Smith

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

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 strength enough 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

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

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 Rob Des Hotel & March 31, 1997 4V05 the First Date" Dean Batali

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 April 7, 1997 4V06 Reinkemeyer

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 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 1) 28

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, Stephen Posey Ashley Gable & April 28, 1997 4V08 Jane" Thomas A. Swyden

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 & May 5, 1997 4V09 Dean Batali

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 May 12, 1997 4V10 Whedon Teleplay by: David Greenwalt

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 Story by: Joss May 19, 1997 4V11 Sight" Whedon "Invisible Girl" Teleplay by: Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden

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

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 The pilot episode, "", was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Series.[15]

DVD release 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.[16] 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.[17] Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 1) 29

References

[1] "Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Complete First Season (1997)" (http:/ / www. amazon. com/ dp/ B00005221I). Amazon.com. . Retrieved July 29, 2010. [2] "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Television with a Bite" Buffy sixth season DVD set, Disc six (2003), at time 02:15. [3] Billson, Anne, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BFI TV Classics). British Film Institute (December 5, 2005), pp. 24–25.

[4] Gottlieb, Allie, " Buffy's Angels (http:/ / www. metroactive. com/ papers/ metro/ 09. 26. 02/ buffy1-0239. html)", Metroactive.com (September 26, 2002). [5] 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] Havens, Candace, Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy Benbella Books (May 1, 2003), p. 23.

[7] Brundage, James, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" film review (http:/ / www. filmcritic. com/ reviews/ 1992/ buffy-the-vampire-slayer/ ?OpenDocument). Filmcritic.com (1999). An example of the praise given to the script and dialogue behind the Buffy movie.

[8] "Buffy the Vampire Slayer at Rottentomatoes.com" (http:/ / www. rottentomatoes. com/ m/ buffy_the_vampire_slayer/ ). . [9] Golden, Christopher, and Holder, Nancy, Watcher's Guide Vol. 1. Simon & Schuster (October 1, 1998), pp. 249–250

[10] 'Said, SF', " Interview with Joss Whedon by SF Said (http:/ / www. shebytches. com/ SFSaidgb. html)", Shebytches.com (2005).

[11] Wilcox, Rhonda V.; David Lavery (April 2002). "Introduction" (http:/ / books. google. com/ ?id=amKx_wH-PDYC& pg=PR17&

dq=buffy+ forces+ introduction). Fighting the Forces: What's at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Rowman & Littlefield. xix. ISBN 978-0-7425-1681-6. . [12] Topping, Keith "Slayer". Virgin Publishing, (December 1, 2004), p. 7

[13] " Buffy, The Vampire Slayer, Forgotten Premiere Trailer (http:/ / www. tvobscurities. com/ articles/ forgotten_buffy. php)" Tvobscurities.com (July 16, 2003).

[14] "A Brief History of Mutant Enemy" (http:/ / www. whedon. info/ A-Brief-History-of-Mutant-Enemy. html). Whedon.info. May 24, 2004. . Retrieved July 30, 2010.

[15] ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) - Awards" (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0118276/ awards). IMDb. . Retrieved August 1, 2010.

[16] "Buffy DVD and VHS" (http:/ / www. bbc. co. uk/ cult/ buffy/ buffystuff/ dvdvideo/ index. shtml). BBC. . Retrieved July 31, 2010.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2

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

[1] Region 1 June 11, 2002

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 Television Network 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 troubled past threatens to destroy Buffy's world. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 2) 31

Plot 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 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 () 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 Young (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 , 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 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 Angel 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 he 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 Angel 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 Angel and win Drusilla back. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 2) 32

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 Angel this information after Angel 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 and perform the ritual of restoration to return Angel's soul. Spike joins forces with Buffy to help take down Angel 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 Angel's mansion while Xander aids a weakened Giles. Buffy is too late, even with Spike's help (who takes Drusilla out of the fray). Angel uses his blood to reawaken Acathla. As Buffy and Angel compete in an epic sword fight, Acathla begins to swallow the earth. Meanwhile, Willow successful 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

Main cast • Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers • Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris • Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg • Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase • David Boreanaz as Angel (Does not appear in "Inca Girl") • Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles

Recurring cast • 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 Young (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) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 2) 33

• Max Perlich as Whistler (2 episodes) • Robin Sachs as Ethan Rayne (2 episodes) • Eric Saiet as Dalton (2 episodes) • 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) • Mark Metcalf as The Master (1 episode) • Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall (1 episode)

Crew 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 "" 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. The new staff writer Ty King wrote two episodes. Former story editors Matt Kiene and Joe Reinkemeyer freelanced an episode. Other freelancers of the season were David Fury (who would later become a senior producer and writer) writing one with his wife Elin Hampton, "Go Fish" and Carl Ellsworth wrote "Halloween".[2] 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

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code

13 1 "When She Was Joss Whedon Joss Whedon September 15, 1997 5V01 Bad"

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 Bruce Seth Green Ty King September 22, 1997 5V02 Required"

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 September 29, 1997 5V03 & David Greenwalt Teleplay by: David Greenwalt

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. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 2) 34

16 4 "Inca Mummy Girl" Ellen S. Pressman Matt Kiene & Joe October 6, 1997 5V04 Reinkemeyer

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 life.

17 5 "Reptile Boy" David Greenwalt David Greenwalt October 13, 1997 5V05

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 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

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

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 November 10, 1997 5V08 Des Hotel

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 David Solomon Howard Gordon & November 17, 1997 5V09 (Part 1)" Marti Noxon

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 David Semel Marti Noxon November 24, 1997 5V10 (Part 2)"

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 & December 8, 1997 5V11 Joss Whedon

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

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

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.

26 14 "Innocence" (Part 2) Joss Whedon Joss Whedon January 20, 1998 5V14 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 2) 35

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 the vicious killer, Angelus. 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 & January 27, 1998 5V15 Dean Batali

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. Angelus stirs up trouble. Willow convinces Oz she still wants to see him, despite everything.

28 16 "Bewitched, James A. Contner Marti Noxon February 10, 1998 5V16 Bothered and Bewildered"

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

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" Rob Des Hotel & March 3, 1998 5V18 Dean Batali

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 James Whitmore, Jr. Marti Noxon April 28, 1998 5V19 for You"

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 May 5, 1998 5V20 Hampton

Xander goes undercover on the Sunnydale swim team after members begin turning up dead. Apparently, the swim-team coach gives fish/steroid 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

Kendra's Watcher sends her back to Sunnydale because a dark power is rising: Angelus has found a demon called Acathla and plans to perform the ritual that will allow Acathla to suck every living thing on the planet into hell.

34 22 "Becoming (Part 2)" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon May 19, 1998 5V22

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 to be able to prevent the world from being sucked into Acathla's hell dimension. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 2) 36

Reception 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.[3] The second season is included on Pajiba.com's list of the best 15 seasons of the past 20 years.[4]

DVD release 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.[5] 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.[6]

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[4] Stacey Nosek (April 15, 2008). "Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Two" (http:/ / www. pajiba. com/ guides/

buffy-the-vampire-slayer-season-two. php). Pajiba.com. . Retrieved August 2, 2010.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3

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

[1] Region 1 January 7, 2003

Region 2 October 29, 2001

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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 Television Network 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]

Plot After attempting to start a new life in Los Angeles, Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) returns to Sunnydale in season three. Angel (David Boreanaz) is resurrected, but after he and Buffy realize that a relationship between them can never happen, he leaves Sunnydale at the end of the season. Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) is fired from the Watchers' Council because he had 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 called up after Kendra's death near the end of season two, as well as affable Sunnydale Mayor Richard Wilkins (Harry Groener), who has plans to become a giant snake demon on Sunnydale High's Graduation Day. Although she works with Buffy at first, after accidentally killing a human, Faith becomes irrational and sides with Mayor Wilkins, although she is placed into a coma after a fight with Buffy. At the end of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 3) 38

the season, the entire graduating class works with Buffy to defeat Mayor Wilkins by blowing up Sunnydale High, killing him in the process.

Cast and characters

Main cast • Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers • Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris • Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg • Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase • David Boreanaz as Angel • Seth Green as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne (Does not appear in "Consequences") • Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles

Recurring cast • 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 (7 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) • 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) • James Marsters as Spike (1 episode) • Mark Metcalf as The Master (1 episode) • Robin Sachs as Ethan Rayne (1 episode) • as D'Hoffryn (1 episode) • as Quentin Travers (1 episode)

Crew 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 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 3) 39

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 for the remainder of Buffy's run.[3] 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

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code

35 1 "Anne" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon September 29, 1998 3ABB01

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, Marti Noxon October 6, 1998 3ABB02 Jr.

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

Another Slayer, Faith, arrives in Sunnydale, closely tracked by two vampires, thoroughly modern Mr. Trick and incredibly ancient Kakistos. Buffy and Faith set out to put an end to Kakistos. Buffy finally accepts Scott Hope's invitation to date.

38 4 "" James Whitmore, Marti Noxon October 20, 1998 3ABB04 Jr.

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 "" David Greenwalt David Greenwalt November 3, 1998 3ABB05

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 "" Michael Lange Jane Espenson November 10, 1998 3ABB06

A candy created by Ethan Rayne 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

Faith's new Watcher, Gwendolyn Post, 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 "" David Semel Dan Vebber November 24, 1998 3ABB08

A lovelorn Spike 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

Cordelia's pain over Xander's betrayal summons Anyanka, patron saint of scorned women, 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 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

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. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 3) 40

45 11 "Gingerbread" James Whitmore, Story by: Thania St. January 12, 1999 3ABB11 Jr. John & Jane Espenson Teleplay by: Jane Espenson

After two children are mysteriously killed, apparently as part of a cult sacrifice, Joyce leads the town in a witch hunt - but all is not quite as it seems. Buffy, Willow and Amy 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

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, Dan Vebber January 26, 1999 3ABB13 Jr.

Xander tries to be cool and hangs out with Jack O'Toole, 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 "" Michael Lange Douglas Petrie February 9, 1999 3ABB14

The Slayers get a new Watcher, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce. The girls are having a wild night at The Bronze, where Angel brings info on the whereabouts of the demon, Balthazar.

49 15 "Consequences" Michael Gershman Marti Noxon February 16, 1999 3ABB15

Faith tells Giles that Buffy is the one who slew the Deputy Mayor. 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

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

The Mayor 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

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

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 " David Solomon Marti Noxon May 11, 1999 3ABB20

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 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon May 18, 1999 3ABB21 1)"

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 , and Buffy must battle Faith to save Angel's life, needing her Slayer blood as antidote.

56 22 "Graduation Day (Part Joss Whedon Joss Whedon July 13, 1999 3ABB22 2)"

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. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 3) 41

Reception 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".[4] The third season averaged 5.3 million viewers, which was its highest rated season.[5]

DVD release 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.[6] 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.[7]

References

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[2] "School Daze" (http:/ / www. ew. com/ ew/ article/ 0,,84403,00. html). Entertainment Weekly. May 25, 1999. . Retrieved August 3, 2010.

[3] "A Brief History of Mutant Enemy" (http:/ / www. whedon. info/ A-Brief-History-of-Mutant-Enemy. html). Whedon.info. May 24, 2004. . Retrieved July 30, 2010.

[4] ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) - Awards" (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0118276/ awards). IMDb. . Retrieved August 2, 2010.

[5] "Final ratings for the 1998-1999 TV season" (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20091029011819/ http:/ / geocities. com/ Hollywood/ 4616/

ew0604. html). Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original (http:/ / www. geocities. com/ Hollywood/ 4616/ ew0604. html) on 2009-10-29. . Retrieved August 2, 2010.

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Angel

Genre Supernatural drama Comedy-drama Action Horror

Created by Joss Whedon David Greenwalt

Starring David Boreanaz Charisma Carpenter Glenn Quinn Alexis Denisof J. August Richards Amy Acker James Marsters Mercedes McNab

Theme music composer Darling Violetta

Composer(s) Christophe Beck Robert J. Kral

Country of origin United States

Language(s) English

No. of seasons 5

No. of episodes 110 (List of episodes)

Production

Executive producer(s) Joss Whedon David Greenwalt Tim Minear Jeffrey Bell David Fury

Running time 42 minutes

Broadcast

Original channel The WB

Original run October 5, 1999 – May 19, 2004

Status Ended

Chronology

Followed by Angel: After the Fall (comic book)

Related shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel (TV series) 43

Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffy's creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999. Like Buffy, it was produced by Whedon's production company, Mutant Enemy. The show details the ongoing trials of Angel, a vampire whose human soul was restored to him by gypsies as a punishment for the murder of one of their own. After more than a century of murder and the torture of innocents, Angel's restored soul torments him with guilt and remorse. During the first four seasons of the show, he works as a private detective in a fictionalized version of Los Angeles, California, where he and a variety of associates work to "help the helpless" and to restore the faith and save the souls of those who have lost their way.[1] Typically, this involves doing battle with evil demons or demonically allied humans, primarily related to Wolfram & Hart, a demonic law firm. He also has to battle his own demonic nature. The new show had a darker atmosphere. In two of the four seasons when both shows were in production, Buffy's overall yearly ratings were higher than Angel's.[2]

Production

Origins Co-producer Greenwalt points out, "There's no denying that Angel grew out of Buffy." Several years before Angel debuted, Joss Whedon developed the concept behind 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."[3] The character Angel was first seen in the first episode and became a regular, appearing in the opening credits during seasons 2 and 3. According to the fictional universe first established by Slayer, the 'Buffyverse,'[4] Angel was born in 18th century Ireland; after being turned into a , immortal vampire, he became legendary for his evil acts, until a band of wronged Gypsies punished him by restoring his soul, overwhelming him with guilt. Angel eventually set out on a path of redemption, hoping that he could make up for his past through good deeds. In Buffy's Season Three finale, he leaves Sunnydale for L.A. to continue his atonement without Buffy. Whedon believed that "Angel was the one character who was bigger than life in the same way that Buffy was, a kind of ."[5] Whedon has compared the series to its parent, "It's a little bit more straightforward action show and a little bit more of a guys' show."[6] While the central concept behind Buffy was "high school as a horror movie" in small-town America,[7] co-creators David Greenwalt and Whedon were looking to make Angel into a different "gritty, urban show."[8] Whedon explained, "We wanted a much darker show, darker in tone. It's set in Los Angeles because there are a lot of demons in L.A. and a wealth of stories to be told. We also wanted to take the show a little older and have the characters deal with demons in a much different way. Buffy is always the underdog trying to save the world, but Angel is looking for redemption. It's those two things that creatively make the shows different."[9] Angel (TV series) 44

Whedon and Greenwalt prepared a six-minute promotional video pitch, often called the "Unaired Angel pilot" for the WB Network.[10] Some shots from this short were later used in the opening credits.[10] Early during the life of the series, some effort was made to slightly soften the original concept. For example, scenes were cut from the pilot episode, "," in which Angel tasted the blood of a murder victim;[11] the episode that was originally written to be the second episode, "Corrupt", was abandoned altogether. Writer David Fury explained, "The network was shocked. They said 'We can't shoot this. This is way too dark.' We were able to break a new idea, we had to turn it over in The title character, Angel, from the premiere episode, "City Of". three days."[12] Instead, the tone was lightened and the opening episodes established Angel Investigations as an idealistic, shoestring operation.

A first draft script reveals that Angel was originally intended to include the character Whistler, played by Max Perlich, who had already been featured in two Buffy episodes, "Becoming, Part One" and "Part Two".[13] In an interview, Perlich said, "I never got called again. If they had called, I would have probably accepted because it was a great experience and I think Joss is very original and talented."[14] Instead, the producers created a Whistler-like character, Doyle. Cordelia Chase, also from the original Sunnydale crew, joined Angel and Doyle.

Format Much like Buffy, Angel is told in a serialized format, with each episode involving a self-contained story while contributing to a larger storyline. Unlike Buffy, however, the season-long narratives aren't marked by the rise and defeat of a powerful antagonist, commonly referred to as the "Big Bad" in the parent series. Instead, the over-arching story of all five seasons of the series pitted Angel as the central player in a battle between the "good" Powers That Be and the "evil" law firm Wolfram & Hart and his possible role in a prophesied apocalypse. It mixes the complex, series-long storyline along with more stand-alone, villain-of-the-week episodes. The show blends different genres, including horror, martial arts, romance, melodrama, science fiction, farce, detective fiction, and comedy, where the protagonists regularly use a mix of physical combat, magic, and detective-style investigation to combat both human and supernatural evils.

Executive producers Joss Whedon is credited as executive producer throughout the run of the series.[15] Alongside Angel, he was also working on a series of other projects such as Buffy, Fray, Astonishing X-Men and Firefly, which would later also lead to the film .[15] For the first three seasons, David Greenwalt, who co-created the series with Whedon, was also credited as executive producer;[16] during this time, he also took on the role of show runner. He left to oversee Miracles, but continued to work on Angel as a consulting producer for the final two seasons. Tim Minear also served as an executive producer during the second season, contributing heavily to the season's story arc. At the start of the fourth season, David Simkins was made show runner and executive producer, but after three months, he left the show due to "creative differences" and is not credited in any episodes.[17] Established Angel writer Jeffrey Bell took over for the balance of season 4 and became executive producer for season 5. After Buffy concluded, writer David Fury joined the staff as executive producer for the final season. Angel (TV series) 45

Fran Rubel Kuzui and her husband, Kaz Kuzui, were also credited as executive producers throughout Angel,[18] but were not involved in any writing or production for the show. Jeffrey Bell mentions in his DVD commentary during the closing credits of the Angel series finale "" that two people were credited and paid for Angel without needing to ever step on the set.[19] Angel crew member Dan Kerns also revealed in an essay that two executive producers "received credit and sizeable checks for the duration of Buffy and Angel for doing absolutely nothing".[20] Their credit, rights and royalties for the whole Buffy franchise, which includes spin-off Angel, relate to their funding, producing and directing of the original movie version of Buffy.[21]

Writing Script-writing was done by Mutant Enemy, a production company created by Joss Whedon in 1997. The writers with the most writing credits for the series include: Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt, Tim Minear, Jeffrey Bell, David Fury, Steven S. DeKnight, Mere Smith, and Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain.[22] Other authors with writing credits include: Shawn Ryan, , Drew Goddard, Jeannine Renshaw, Howard Gordon, Jim Kouf, Jane Espenson, Doug Petrie, Tracey Stern, David H. Goodman, Scott Murphy, Marti Noxon and Brent Fletcher. Jane Espenson has explained how scripts came together for Mutant Enemy Productions series Buffy, Angel and Firefly:[23] a meeting was held and an idea was floated (generally by Whedon) and the writers brainstormed to develop the central theme of the episode and the character development. Next, the staff meet in the anteroom to Whedon's office to begin "breaking" the story into acts and scenes; the only one absent would be the writer working on the previous week's episode. Next, the writers developed the scenes onto a marker-filled whiteboard, featuring a "brief ordered description of each scene."[23] A writer was then selected to create an outline of the episode's concept– occasionally with some dialogue and jokes– in one day. The outline was then given to the show runner, who revised it within a day. The writer used the revised outline to write the first draft of the script while the other writers worked on developing the next. This first draft was usually submitted for revision within 3–14 days; afterward, a second (and sometimes third) draft was written. After all revisions were made, the final draft would be produced as the "shooting draft".

Music Angel features a mix of original, indie, rock and pop music. The opening theme was composed by Darling Violetta, an alternative rock group that performed two songs during the third season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The next year, Angel invited bands to submit demos for the theme music to the show. They asked bands to use "dark superhero ideas" and "Cello-rock".[24] Darling Violetta watched pivotal Angel-related episodes of Buffy such as "Passion", "Becoming, Part One" and "Two" for inspiration. Eventually, Whedon accepted Darling Violetta's interpretation of an Angel theme as that most suitable to the show. The theme has a slower tempo than the Buffy theme, as well as heavier use of acoustic instruments such as cello. In 2005, the band composed an extended version of the Angel theme called "The Extended Remix", which featured on the soundtrack of the series Angel: Live Fast, Die Never. The demon karaoke bar, Caritas, is frequently used to spotlight pop hits. There has also been a soundtrack album, Angel: Live Fast, Die Never. The soundtrack mostly consists of scores created for the show by Robert J. Kral along with a remixed theme and four other songs from the show. Douglas Romayne scored 33 episodes of Angel in seasons 4 and 5, along with series lead composer, Rob Kral. Angel (TV series) 46

Cancellation On February 14, 2004, the WB Network announced that Angel would not be brought back for a sixth season. The one-paragraph statement indicated that the news, which had been reported by an Internet site the previous day, had been leaked well before the network intended to make its announcement.[25] Joss Whedon posted a message on a popular fan site, The Bronze: Beta, in which he expressed his dismay and surprise, saying he was "heartbroken"[26] and compared it to a "healthy guy falling dead from a heart attack."[27] Fan reaction was to organize letter-writing campaigns, online petitions, blood and food drives, advertisements in trade magazines and via mobile billboards, and attempts to lobby other networks (UPN was a favorite target, as it had already picked up Buffy). Outrage for the cancellation focused on , WB's Head of Entertainment. It was the second highest-rated program to be canceled on the WB.[28] Head writer David Fury "guarantees" that if Joss Whedon hadn't requested an early renewal, Angel would've been back for a Season 6: The only reason that Angel didn't come back...it's a very simple thing. Because our ratings were up, because of our critical attention, Joss specifically asked Jordan Levin, who was the head of The WB at the time, to give us an early pick-up because every year they [would] wait so long to give Angel a pick-up [and] a lot of us [would] turn down jobs hoping that Angel will continue– he [Joss] didn't want that to happen. So, he was feeling very confident and he [Joss] just asked Jordan, "Like, make your decision now whether you're going to pick us up or not," and Jordan, sort of with his hands tied, with his back up against the wall, called him the next day and said, "Okay, we're canceling you." Jordan's no longer there and The WB has since recognized...I believe at The WB said that it was a big mistake to cancel Angel. There was a that happened that just didn't fall out the way they wanted it to. We wanted to get an early pick-up, we didn't. In fact we forced them [the WB] to make a decision, and with his hand forced he [Levin] made the decision to cancel us. I guarantee that, if we waited as we normally did, by the time May had come around they would have picked up Angel. I can guarantee that.[29] Angel's final episode, "Not Fade Away", aired on the WB on May 19, 2004. The ambiguous final moments left some fans hoping for the continuation of Angel and the Buffyverse in the future, hopes that came to fruition in November 2007 with the publication of the first issue of the comic book series Angel: After the Fall. The series is Joss Whedon's official continuation of the Angel television series and follows in the footsteps of the comic book Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, whose first issue was published in March 2007.

Cast and characters

Actor/Actress Character Main cast Recurring/guest Notes seasons seasons

David Boreanaz Angel 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 N/A Appears in all 110 episodes.

Charisma Cordelia Chase 1, 2, 3, 4 5 Special guest appearance in episode 12 of season 5, the series' 100th Carpenter episode. Appears in 86 episodes, 85 as regular, 1 as guest.

Glenn Quinn Doyle 1 N/A Appears in the first 9 episodes season 1.

Alexis Denisof Wesley 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1 Guest stars in episode 10 of season 1 before becoming a series regular. Wyndam-Pryce Appears in 100 episodes, 99 as regular, 1 as guest.

J. August Charles Gunn 2, 3, 4, 5 1 Guest stars in the final three episodes of season 1 before becoming a Richards series regular in season 2. Appears in 91 episodes, 88 as regular, 3 as guest.

Amy Acker Winifred "Fred" 3, 4, 5 2 Guest stars in the final four episodes of season 2 before becoming a Burkle/ series regular in season 3. Appears in 70 episodes, 66 as regular, 4 as guest. Angel (TV series) 47

Vincent 4 3, 5 Guest stars in the final four episodes of season 3 before becoming a Kartheiser series regular in season 4. Returns for two special guest appearances in season 5 after departing as a series regular. Appears in 28 episodes, 22 as regular, 6 as guest.

Andy Hallett 4, 5 2, 3, 4 Guest stars in seasons 2 and 3 before becoming special guest star in season 4. Made a series regular in episode 14 of season 4. Appears in 76 episodes, 30 as regular, 46 as guest.

James Marsters Spike 5 1, 2 Guest stars in one episode of seasons 1 and 2. Made a series regular in season 5. Appears in 24 episodes, 22 as regular, 2 as guest.

Mercedes Harmony Kendall 5 2, 5 Guest stars in episode 17 of season 2. Becomes a recurring character in McNab season 5 until made a series regular in episode 17 of season 5. Appears in 17 episodes, 6 as regular, 11 as guest.

Main characters

The series focuses around Angel (David Boreanaz), a vampire over 200 years old. Angel was known as Angelus during his rampages across Europe, but was cursed with a soul, which gave him a conscience and guilt for centuries of murder and torture. He left Buffy the Vampire Slayer at the end of Season 3 to move to Los Angeles in search of redemption.

He soon finds himself assisted by Allen Francis Doyle (Glenn Quinn), an Irish half-human, half-demon who, although he comes across as a ne'er-do-well hustler, has a heroic side. Doyle serves to pass along the cryptic visions from The Powers That Be to Angel. They're soon joined by Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter), The principal Angel actors portraying their characters, from left to also a previous cast member of Buffy. Formerly a right: Gunn, Cordelia, Angel, Wesley and Fred popular high school cheerleader, Cordelia starts her tenure on the show as a vapid and shallow personality, but grows over the course of the series into a hero. Cordelia acquires Doyle's visions via a shared kiss prior to Doyle's death. With the death of Doyle in the early episodes of the show's first season, another character from the Buffy series makes the jump to its spin-off: Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Alexis Denisof) joins the team under the brave guise of "rogue demon hunter", acting as comic relief and initially not well-accepted. Over time, Wesley grows into a leader.

In Season 2 of the show, the trio are joined by Charles Gunn (J. August Richards), a young demon hunter who must initially adjust to working with and for a vampire. At the end of Season 2, they travel to the demon world Pylea, where they save Winifred "Fred" Burkle (Amy Acker), a young Texan physicist whose social skills have become stunted after five years' captivity; she later grows to become more outspoken. Season 3 saw the introduction of Connor (Vincent Kartheiser), the "miracle" human child of two vampires, Angel and Darla. Abducted into a Hell dimension as a baby, he is raised by Angel's enemy Daniel Holtz, and only a few weeks after he left comes back as a teenager and reluctantly comes to accept his . Although introduced during Season 2, Lorne (Andy Hallett) joins the team during Season 4. An outgoing, pacifistic demon, Lorne's role is predominantly to support the team.

Season 5, the show's final season, introduces several new cast members, chief amongst them Spike (James Marsters), an old vampire ally/foe of Angel's who also starred in Buffy. In this series, Spike reluctantly fights beside Angel as their rivalry continues– now tinged with Spike existing as another vampire with a soul, and by the romantic feelings that both of them have for Buffy Summers, a Slayer from Sunnydale. One of the legendary Old Ones, Illyria (Amy Angel (TV series) 48

Acker) starts off as an adversary of the team after taking over Fred's body, but comes to join the team as she must learn to cope with the changed world and the new emotions she feels as a result of taking over a human. Finally, there's Harmony Kendall (Mercedes McNab), another Buffy alumna and former friend of Cordelia who was turned into a vampire. Resembling the old personality of Cordelia, Harmony is grudgingly accepted by Angel as his secretary when he takes over the Los Angeles branch of Wolfram & Hart.

Recurring characters Many characters on Angel made recurring appearances. The two longest-running recurring characters are Lilah Morgan (Seasons 1–4) and Lindsey McDonald (Seasons 1, 2 and 5), appearing in 36 and 21 episodes, respectively; Lindsey is the only character besides Angel to appear in both the first and last episode of the series. Angel's sire Darla (Julie Benz), first seen in Buffy, plays an expanded role in Angel and appears in 20 episodes over the course of the series. Elisabeth Röhm appears in 15 episodes (Seasons 1–2) as LAPD Detective Kate Lockley, a woman with an often-strained relationship with Angel. Throughout the series, there were also guest appearances from Buffy characters, including main cast members Buffy Summers, Willow Rosenberg and Daniel "Oz" Osbourne. The rogue slayer Faith played an important part in episodes of Seasons 1 and 4; Anne Steele and Andrew Wells also originated on Buffy and appeared in two or more Angel episodes. Whedon also used two actors from his cancelled television series Firefly, Gina Torres and Adam Baldwin, to play Jasmine and Marcus Hamilton, respectively.

Plot

Season one At the start of the series, Angel has just moved to Los Angeles. He is soon visited by Doyle, a messenger sent to him on behalf of The Powers That Be. Doyle receives visions that can guide Angel on his mission as a champion of humankind. Angel also encounters Cordelia Chase, who is trying to launch an acting career. The three group together to form Angel Investigations, a detective agency that hopes to "help the helpless." When Doyle dies in the episode "Hero", he passes on his 'visions' to Cordelia with a kiss.[30] Shortly thereafter, the ex-Watcher, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, joins the group. Meanwhile, the evil law firm Wolfram & Hart pay increasing attention to Angel. They tempt him toward darkness when they resurrect Darla, Angel's ex-lover and sire — killed by Angel in the first season of Buffy in the episode "Angel".

Season two Charles Gunn, who was introduced toward the end of the first season in the episode "", is a street-tough leader of a gang of vampire hunters. He is initially determined to kill Angel, but slowly comes to accept him and join his cause. Wolfram & Hart's star lawyer Lindsey McDonald primes Darla as its weapon to bring down Angel. However, Darla is brought back as a human, not a vampire. But as a human, she suffers from a terminal case of syphilis — which she had contracted in her original life before being sired. Lindsey brings in Drusilla, a vampire originally sired by Angelus, to restore Darla to the cause of evil. Enraged by this, Angel begins to grow darker. He cuts himself off from his staff and attempts to go after the pair himself. In despair, Angel sleeps with Darla (cf. ""), but the next morning, he has an ; seeing the error of his ways, he banishes Darla and reunites with his group. When Cordelia vanishes, Lorne, the flamboyant demon owner of Caritas, reluctantly takes Angel and his crew to his home dimension, Pylea, to rescue her. They return with Winifred "Fred" Burkle, a former physics student who has been trapped in the dimension for five long years. Angel (TV series) 49

Season three To get over news of the death of his ex-girlfriend, Buffy, Angel spends three months in a monastery, where he encounters some demon monks and goes home frustrated. He returns to Los Angeles, as does Darla — now bearing his child, and an old enemy, Daniel Holtz, of both Angel and Darla is resurrected by a demon to take revenge on the vampires that killed his family. The group is puzzled over what might be the first vampire birth. Darla sacrifices her life to save the life of her child, Connor. The gang is eager to care for the infant, but Wesley soon learns of a (false) frightening prophecy that suggests that Angel will murder his son. Feeling disconnected from the group, Wesley does not share this information, and quietly kidnaps Connor. This backfires as he is attacked and the child is seized by Holtz and his protégée Justine. Wanting Angel to suffer the loss of a child as he did, Holtz escapes through a rip in the fabric of space to the dimension of Quor'Toth, and raises the boy as his own. Angel feels that his son is lost forever, and tries to murder Wesley. Though he survives, Wesley is banished from the group. Weeks later, Connor returns, but because time moves faster in Quor'Toth, he is now a teenage boy, having been raised by Holtz. Tricking Angel into believing he needs to be the one to take Connor in, Holtz gives Angel a letter letting Connor know that he will be leaving and to trust Angel. Holtz gets Justine to kill him, but ends up making it look like a vampire attack so Connor will assume the worst. Connor imprisons his birth father, Angel, in a casket and drops it to the bottom of the ocean. Cordelia's visions have been progressively getting worse, and she becomes part demon to make them easier on herself. Her old lover, the Groosalugg, comes back from Pylea to be with her, but leaves her when he discovers that she instead loves Angel.

Season four Despite his exile from his old friends, Wesley locates and frees Angel. A hellish Beast emerges and blocks out the sun over L.A. He then proceeds to kill the staff at Wolfram & Hart. Although the city survives, the sunlight seems to be blotted out permanently. The team resorts to releasing Angel's soul, believing Angelus knows helpful information about the beast. Although the team takes safety precautions, Angelus is released from his cell by Cordelia, who is at the time under the influence of the soon to be born Jasmine. Luckily they manage to restore Angel's soul, thanks to help from Faith and Willow. Their efforts, however, do not prevent the coming of Jasmine, who was indirectly responsible for the work of the Beast. Jasmine, it turns out, was formerly one of the Powers That Be and plans to solve all the world's problems by giving humanity total happiness through spiritual enslavement to her. She arrives in our world through manipulation of Cordelia and Connor, using them as a conduit into our world, eventually forcing Cordelia to fall into a coma. Fred is accidentally inoculated against Jasmine's spell by contact with her blood and frees the rest of the gang though they remain hopelessly outnumbered by thousands already entranced by Jasmine. Angel travels through a magic portal into a world previously visited by Jasmine to find a way of breaking her power over L.A.'s populace. By revealing her true name, they are able to break Jasmine's spell over everyone. Jasmine confronts Angel, but is then killed by Connor. Connor is revealed never to have been under Jasmine's influence, but he went along for the sake of having a semblance of family and happiness. In the season finale, they are met by Lilah Morgan, the resurrected Head of Wolfram & Hart's Special Project Division, who congratulates them on preventing world peace, and says that as a token of their appreciation, Wolfram & Hart would like to give them the Los Angeles branch. To help save Cordelia and Connor, who has gone mad with confusion over losing everything, Angel reluctantly agrees.

Season five The gang begins to settle into their new lives at Wolfram & Hart. Gunn undergoes a special cognitive procedure that transforms him into a brilliant lawyer. The group receives an amulet that resurrects a past companion of Angelus, the en-souled vampire Spike. Cordelia, who has been in a coma, has The Powers That Be grant her one last request, in which she helps Angel get "back on track", then dies. Angel is briefly reunited with his son Connor, now in a new identity thanks to the agreement between Angel and Wolfram & Hart at the end of Season Four. Connor later reveals Angel (TV series) 50

that he remembers his previous life as Angel's son. Fred finally declares her affections to Wesley, but shortly after is possessed by an ancient and powerful demon called Illyria. Wesley is devastated by the loss of Fred, but agrees to help Illyria adjust to her new form and the unfamiliar world she's in. Angel, after getting one last vision from Cordelia before her death, infiltrates the Circle of the Black Thorn, a secret society responsible for engineering the Apocalypse, and plans to take them all out in a simultaneous, hard-hitting strike. Because this is probably a suicide mission, he tells each of his friends to spend the day as if it were their last. That night, the team launches its attack on the Circle, dividing up their targets. When Wesley is fatally stabbed, Illyria, concerned for his safety, arrives at his side after killing her targets, but is unable to save him. Illyria asks Wesley if he'd like her to assume the form of Fred, and Wesley agrees, allowing him to say goodbye to the woman he loved. Lorne leaves and disappears into the night, his innocence destroyed, after fulfilling Angel's last order to kill Lindsey, the former Wolfram & Hart lawyer who had turned his back on the firm. Angel confronts Senior Partners' new liaison Marcus Hamilton, and defeats him with help from Connor. Once the Circle has been dismantled, Angel and the surviving members of his gang rendezvous in the alley behind the Hyperion Hotel. Illyria arrives with news of Wesley's death and feels the need to lash out her anger/grief. Gunn emerges, staggering from a serious stomach wound. The survivors wait as the Senior Partners' army of warriors, giants, and a dragon approaches. Angel and his crew prepare for the upcoming battle, with Angel saying, "Personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon". The series then ends with Angel saying, "Let's go to work", after which he and his team attack the army head on.

Setting and themes

Setting Much of Angel was shot on location in Los Angeles, California.[31] The show is set in the city of Los Angeles. "Los Angeles" are the first words spoken in the premiere episode,[32] and the cityscape is the first image seen in the opening credits. Joss Whedon said, "It is set in Los Angeles because there are a lot of demons in L.A. and a wealth of stories to be told."[9] Producer Marti Noxon has expanded on this explanation: "Los Angeles was the place that Joss Whedon picked for very specific reasons. There's a lot of preconceptions about what the place is, but there are a lot of truths. It's a pretty competitive, intense town, where a lot of lonely, isolated, and desperate people end up. It's a good place for monsters."[33] Many episodes feature references to the city, and the opening episode of the second season features Lorne offering this observation of the city: In this city, you better learn to get along. Because L.A.'s got it all: the glamour and the grit, the big breaks and the heartaches, the sweet young lovers and the nasty, ugly, hairy fiends that suck out your brain through your face. It's all part of the big wacky variety show we call Los Angeles. In the essay, "Los Angeles: The City of Angel" (from the essay collection, : The TV Spin-off With a Soul), Benjamin Jacob explores why Los Angeles in particular should be important to the series. Jacob suggests several explanations: first, the name connection ('City of Angels'); second, the double-sided nature, the "other side of the stereotypical sunshine city, Beach Boys and Walt Disney", "the place of pain, anonymity, alienation and broken dreams".;[34] third, American noir was originally a "Los Angelian genre".[34] Angel was originally conceived as supernatural noir. Noir had continued investigation of the "dark city, a place of regression and darkness as a counterpoint to the city's promise of progress and civilization" that had begun under William Blake and Charles Dickens.[34] During Season One, Angel Investigations is based in Angel's apartment. Actor Alexis Denisof, who played Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, said: "Angel had this dark, foreboding, underground cellar apartment with columns, with this antique furniture all around, and this pokey little office upstairs"[35] These offices were blown up at the climax of the first season, and Angel Investigations found a new base in the episode "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been". Angel (TV series) 51

Production designer Stuart Blatt outlined the new base: "An old hotel, something [the writers] could use to evoke the past of Los Angeles and some of Angel's history, something kind of creepy and spooky but not too dark because they didn't want something depressing, it's called the Hyperion Hotel. It's based on many hotels in Los Angeles... Angel lived in a larger suite in the hotel, like a honeymoon suite, the producers wanted Angel to have enough room to relax and get away from it all, do a little pondering, a little brooding, and a little research. Every once in a while, someone will come up to have a little conversation."[35] In the final season, the team moves to the evil law firm, Wolfram & Hart.

Format Angel was initially told in an anthology format, with each episode creating a self-contained story that took place around the title character. Later episodes began to increasingly contribute to a larger storyline, which was broken down into complex narratives that unfolded over many episodes. The most extreme example of this was Season Four, in which almost every episode contributed to the main storyline, and often picked up exactly where the previous episode ended. The show blends different genres, including horror, martial arts, romance, melodrama, farce, and comedy. The series' narrative revolves around Angel and his colleagues, collectively making up the detective agency Angel Investigations, who fight against supernatural evils and work to "Help the helpless".[1] A typical episode contains one or more villains, or supernatural phenomena that is thwarted or defeated, and one or more people in need of help. Though elements and relationships are explored and ongoing subplots are included, the show focuses centrally on Angel and his road to redemption. The most prominent monsters in the Angel bestiary are vampires, which are based on traditional myths, lore, and literary conventions. Angel and his companions fight a wide variety of demons, as well as ghosts, werewolves, zombies, and ethically unsound humans. They sometimes even save the world from annihilation by a combination of physical combat, magic, and detective-style investigation, and are guided by an extensive collection of ancient and mystical reference books. Visions from higher powers guide the group, and are received by Doyle and later Cordelia. Hand-to-hand combat is chiefly undertaken by Angel and later Gunn, though every member of Angel Investigations is combat ready to some degree. Lorne is able to read peoples' destinies and intentions. Fred uses her scientific knowledge to contribute, whilst Wesley contributes his extensive knowledge of demonology and supernatural lore.

Themes While Buffy the Vampire Slayer was built around the angst of adolescence, Angel chronicles the different stages of adulthood after one leaves home and begins working. Cordelia Chase, who had been the most popular and superficial girl in Sunnydale High on Buffy, develops over the course of the series from an insecure young woman struggling in a daunting real world into an unexpectedly mature woman. Similarly, Wesley, the once uptight and bookish Watcher, becomes a man of quiet confidence and often ruthless action. Angel (TV series) 52

In much the same way as Buffy had been both an homage and parody of traditional horror films, Angel gave the same treatment to the classical film noir. Producer Kelly Manners said "Angel is a dark show about a man looking for redemption... We have an alcoholic metaphor with Angel. Angel is a guy who is one drink away from going back to his evil roots"[36] He attempts to find redemption through helping the helpless of Los Angeles in a fashion similar to that of noir detectives. The first episode even included a Philip Angel screenshot from the opening credits. Taking place in a dark Marlowe-style voiceover. Angel filled the role of the metropolis, Angel often alluded to the noir detective genre that influenced the show. reluctant, streetwise detective who has dealings with a variety of underworld characters. In this case, the "underworld" is a literal underworld of demons and supernatural beings. In one instance, Angel is explicitly compared with fictional noir private-detective Marlowe.[37] Many traditional noir stories and characters were explored in earlier episodes, including the ditzy but attractive secretary, the cagey but well-informed partner, and clashes with crooked lawyers and meddlesome, too-good-for-their-own-good cops. These were usually given a modern or supernatural twist.

The style and focus of the show changed considerably over its run, and the original noir idea was mostly discarded in favor of more large scale supernatural-themed conflicts. In later seasons, the mythology and stories became increasingly complex; in Season Four, one of the characters on the show itself described the storyline as "a turgid supernatural soap opera."[38] Whereas the show initially dealt with the difficulty of being kind to people on a personal basis, the show ultimately focused on Angel's status as an archetypal Champion for humanity, and explored ideas such as moral ambiguity, the spiritual cost of violence, and the nature of free will. The enduring theme throughout the series was the struggle for redemption. Angel explored trust motifs as an increasingly central focus of the show. In the first two seasons, there were sprinklings of deceit and treachery, but in the last three seasons duplicity began to pervade the thematic structure, culminating in Season Five when almost every episode included some kind of double-cross, trickery, or illusion. An idea presented in Season Three was that even prophecy can betray, as they are often deceiving if not plain lies. In Season Five, it is repeatedly emphasized that the characters can trust no one in their new situation. The series is also notable for harsh betrayals within the cast of main characters; such events often having lethal consequences. Angel depicted the feelings of loneliness, danger, and callousness often attributed to the urban Los Angeles megalopolis. The divisions between the ordered world of the day and the chaotic world of the night have been trademark themes of noir and by depicting a protagonist who literally has no daytime life, the series was able to explore these same themes in more dramatic, metaphorical ways. As the series progressed, the creators were able to explore darker aspects of the characters, particularly Angel, who commits a number of morally questionable actions, and periodically reverts to his evil persona Angelus. Angel (TV series) 53

Reception

Critical reviews Criticisms of Angel are often put into the context of it being a spin-off to popular show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and will at times refer to it being "better than" or "lesser than" its parent show. For example, an article in The Independent states, "The LA-set spin-off to Buffy was initially dismissed as the original's poor cousin but gradually developed into a darkly entertaining show in its own right."[39]

U.S. ratings

Season Timeslot Season premiere Season finale TV season Ranking Viewers (in millions)

[40] [40] 1st Tuesday 9:00 pm October 5, 1999 May 23, 2000 1999–2000 #123 4.9

[41] [41] 2nd September 26, 2000 May 22, 2001 2000–2001 #125 4.1

[42] [42] 3rd Monday 9:00 pm September 24, 2001 May 20, 2002 2001–2002 #127 4.4

[43] [43] 4th Sunday 9:00 pm October 6, 2002 May 7, 2003 2002–2003 #138 3.65 Wednesday 9:00 pm

[44] [44] 5th Wednesday 9:00 pm October 1, 2003 May 19, 2004 2003–2004 #162 3.97

Awards and nominations Angel has gathered a number of awards and nominations. It won Best Television from International Horror Guild in 2001.[45] It has received many important awards and nominations from the Saturn Awards which are presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, & Horror Films: it won Best Network TV Series and Best TV Actor in 2004.[45] Specific episodes, "Waiting in the Wings", "", and "Not Fade Away", have been nominated for Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form in 2003 and 2005.[45]

Spin-offs Angel, itself a spin-off of Buffy, has in turn inspired a whole "industry" of books, comics, and merchandise.

Expanded universe Outside of the TV series, Angel has been officially expanded and elaborated on by authors and artists in the so-called "Buffyverse Expanded Universe". The creators of these works may or may not keep to established continuity. Similarly, writers for the TV series were under no obligation to use information which had been established by the Expanded Universe, and sometimes contradicted such continuity. Many of these works are set at particular times within the Buffyverse. For example, Joss Whedon has written an Angel mini-series of comics, Long Night's Journey, which was specifically set in early Angel Season Two. Angel comics were originally published by Dark Horse Comics, which published them from 2000 until 2002. IDW Publishing obtained rights to publish Angel comics in 2005 and has been releasing them since. Spinning off from the Angel comics comes an entire series of Spike comics, using the Angel logo's typeface in its depiction of the name "Spike", among these are the comics Spike vs. Dracula, Spike: Asylum and Spike: Shadow Puppets. As of November 2007 to February 2009, the story of the series was continued canonically in lieu of a Season Six in a 17-issue maxi-series titled Angel: After the Fall, written by Brian Lynch and plotted by both Lynch and Joss Whedon.[46] [47] This spun-off into numerous Angel titles set after the television series, of which only Lynch's Spike is canon, until 2011 when Angel rights revert to Dark Horse Comics who plan to publish Angel comics under the banner of Buffy Angel (TV series) 54

the Vampire Slayer Season Nine. Following their success with a series of Buffy novels, purchased the license to produce novels for Angel. Twenty-four Angel novels were published. became the most successful Angel novelist, publishing eleven Angel novels. They also published seven Buffy/Angel books that featured settings and characters from both series.

Undeveloped spin-offs In March 2006, Joss Whedon still talked of the possibility of a TV movie involving Spike to be written and directed by Tim Minear.

Merchandise Angel has inspired magazines and companion books, as well as countless websites, online discussion forums, and works of fan fiction. Eden Studios have published an Angel role-playing game.

DVD releases Angel DVDs were produced by 20th Century Fox and released from 2001–2005.

DVD Original release date

US UK

The Complete First Season February 11, 2003 December 10, 2001

The Complete Second Season September 2, 2003 April 15, 2002

The Complete Third Season February 10, 2004 March 3, 2003

The Complete Fourth Season September 7, 2004 March 1, 2004

The Complete Fifth Season February 15, 2005 February 21, 2005

Special Collectors Set October 30, 2007 October 30, 2006

In 2009, the DVDs were repackaged into slimmer cases, which resemble regular DVD packaging.

International broadcasting • In Argentina, the show was broadcast on Fox LA. • In Australia, the show was originally broadcast on Seven Network and FOX8, and is currently airing on the Sci Fi Channel and Eleven. • In Belgium, the show was broadcast on 2BE and Plug TV. • In Brazil, the show broadcast on Fox (primetime) and Rede Globo (weekday), and seasons one and two were broadcast on I.Sat in 2009. • In Bulgaria, the show was broadcast on Fox Life. • In Canada, starting in 2002, the show was broadcast on Space and Ztélé. • In Croatia, the first four seasons were broadcast on Nova TV. • In the Czech Republic, the show was broadcast on . • In Denmark, the show was broadcast on TV 2 and TV 2 Zulu. • In Estonia, the show was broadcast on TV3. • In Finland, the show was broadcast on Subtv. • In France, the show was broadcast on TF1 and TF6. • In Germany, the first three seasons were broadcast on ProSieben; the fourth and fifth seasons were broadcast on Kabel1. Angel (TV series) 55

• In Greece, the first two seasons were broadcast on ANT1. • In Hungary, the first four seasons were broadcast on Viasat 3, the fifth season has yet to air. • In Iceland, the show was broadcast on Stöð 2. • In India, the show was broadcast on STAR World. • In Indonesia, the show was broadcast on TPI. • In Ireland, the first two seasons were broadcast on TV3 and the rest of the series on RTÉ One. • In Israel, the show was broadcast on Arutz 3. • In Italy, the show was broadcast on Rai 4. • In Latvia, the show was broadcast on TV6. • In Lithuania, the first two seasons were broadcast on TV3. • In Malaysia, the show was broadcast on TV2. • In Mexico, the show was broadcast on Fox LA. • In the Middle East, the show was broadcast on MBC 4 and MBC Action • In the Netherlands, the show was broadcast on NET 5 and Veronica. • In New Zealand, the show was broadcast on TV3 and Sky1. • In Nigeria, the show was broadcast on Silverbird Television. • In Norway, the show was broadcast on TV 2. • In the Philippines, the show was broadcast on Studio 23. • In Poland, the show was broadcast on TV4. • In Portugal, the show was broadcast on Fox. • In Russia, the show was broadcast on TV-3. • In Slovenia, the show was broadcast on Kanal A. • In South Africa, the show was broadcast on M-Net. • In Spain, the show was broadcast on Fox. • In Sweden, the show was broadcast on TV4, ZTV, and TV6. • In Switzerland, the show was broadcast on SF2 and TSR 2. • In Thailand, the show was broadcast on True Series, STAR World, and Channel 7. • In Turkey, the show was broadcast on CNBC-e. • In Ukraine, the show was broadcast on Novy TV • In the United Kingdom, the first two seasons were broadcast on Sky1 and then Channel 4; the next two seasons were broadcast on Channel Five; and the final season was broadcast on Sky1. It has been repeated on Five USA and FX, but is currently being shown on and Horror Channel. • In Venezuela, the show was broadcast on .

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[22] Various authors, " Full Cast and Crew for Angel (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0162065/ fullcredits)", Internet Movie Database (updated 2006).

[23] Espenson, Jane, " The Writing Process (http:/ / www. fireflyfans. net/ firefly/ espenson. htm)", Fireflyfans.net (2003).

[24] AngelHART, " Interview – Jymm Thomas of Darling Violetta – interviewed by Angelheart (http:/ / websites. cable. ntl. com/ ~fraxis/

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[26] Whedon, Joss, Online post (http:/ / www. bronzebeta. com/ Archive/ Joss/ Joss20040214. htm), Bronzebeta.com (February 14, 2004). Archived version.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4

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

[1] Region 1 June 10, 2003

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 Television Network 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.

Plot Season four sees Buffy and Willow enroll at UC Sunnydale while Xander joins the workforce and begins dating Anya, a former vengeance demon. Spike returns as a series regular and is abducted by The Initiative, a top-secret military installation based beneath the UC Sunnydale campus. 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. Oz leaves town after realizing that he is too dangerous as a werewolf, and Willow falls in love with Tara Maclay, another witch. Buffy begins dating Riley Finn, a grad student who she later realizes is a member of The Initiative. Although appearing to be a well-meaning Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 4) 59

anti-demon operation, it is realized that it had more sinister plans as its demon/Human/computer hybrid secret project, Adam, escapes and begins to wreak havoc on the town.

Cast and characters

Main cast • Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers • Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris • Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg • Seth Green as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne (Through "Wild at Heart"; guest star in "New Moon Rising" and "Restless") • James Marsters as Spike (From "The Initiative" onward; recurring previously) • Marc Blucas as Riley Finn (From "Doomed" onward; recurring previously) • Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles

Recurring cast • Emma Caulfield as Anya Jenkins (15 episodes) • Amber Benson as Tara Maclay (12 episodes) • as Forrest Gates (12 episodes) • as Graham Miller (10 episodes) • as (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) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 4) 60

Crew 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 promoted to producer 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

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code

57 1 "The Freshman" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon October 5, 1999 4ABB01

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 Cher-loving roommate Kathy - and her Slaying suffers because of it.

58 2 "" David Grossman Marti Noxon October 12, 1999 4ABB02

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 James A. Contner Jane Espenson October 19, 1999 4ABB03 Day"

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

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 "" David Solomon Tracey Forbes November 2, 1999 4ABB05

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

Oz meets another werewolf (Veruca) 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

Spike, who was captured by the commandos, is being held hostage by them in a hi-tech facility 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 "" Michael Lange Jane Espenson November 23, 1999 4ABB08

Xander accidentally releases Hus, 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

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 realises her mistake, she goes about reversing it.

66 10 "Hush" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon December 14, 1999 4ABB10 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 4) 61

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 & January 18, 2000 4ABB11 David Fury & Jane Espenson

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 "" Michael Gershman Jane Espenson January 25, 2000 4ABB12

Giles, feeling left out, goes out for drinks with Ethan Rayne. 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 "" James A. Contner David Fury February 8, 2000 4ABB13

When Professor Walsh 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

Buffy discovers The Initiative's secret weapon; Riley becomes unstable due to the death of Professor Walsh and drug withdrawal; Adam reveals some information about himself, while trying to learn about people by investigating their insides.

71 15 "This Year's Girl" Michael Gershman Douglas Petrie February 22, 2000 4ABB15 (Part 1)

Faith 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, the now-dead mayor.

72 16 "Who Are You" (Part Joss Whedon Joss Whedon February 29, 2000 4ABB16 2)

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

Jonathan 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 David Solomon Tracey Forbes April 25, 2000 4ABB18 Things Are"

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 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

Oz returns to Sunnydale after learning to control his werewolf instincts. However, he loses control when he suspects Tara and Willow's relationship, and is subsequently caught by the Initiative.

76 20 "The Yoko Factor" David Grossman Douglas Petrie May 9, 2000 4ABB20 (Part 1)

Riley spars with Angel 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

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, kills Adam after an intense fight.

78 22 "Restless" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon May 23, 2000 4ABB22

A primordial spirit haunts Buffy, Giles, Willow, and Xander in their individual, cryptic nightmares involving the First Slayer as a result of the magic done in the previous episode. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 4) 62

Crossovers with Angel Beginning with this season, both 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 would feature crossover episodes where characters would appear on the other show. Along with the title character Angel (David Boreanaz), Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter) appeared as main characters on the spin-off 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 vampire invincible). Spike (James Marsters) also appears in the Angel episode. 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 Buffy is made aware 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 him visiting but not telling her. Buffy season three recurring character Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Alexis Denisof) makes his first appearance on Angel in "" 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). Buffy recurring character, the vampire Darla (Julie Benz), who was killed in the episode "Angel" is resurrected by Wolfram & Hart in the Angel season one finale, "To Shanshu in L.A.".

Reception 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.[3] 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."[4] 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."[5] 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."[6] 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".[7] 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."[8] 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 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 4) 63

eerie quiet of 'Hush' sucks you in, you feel as if the experience is privately, and unequivocally, your own."[9] 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".[10] Smashing Magazine counted "Hush" as one of the top ten television episodes that inspire creativity.[11] 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".[12] TV.com named it as the fourth most frightening episode in television history.[13] The Futon Critic named "Restless" the best episode of 2000.[14] The fourth season averaged 4.7 million viewers, slightly lower than the first season of Angel.[15]

DVD release 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.[16] 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.[17]

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[11] Lazaris, Louis (April 13, 2009). Unique TV Series Episodes That Inspire Creativity (http:/ / www. smashingmagazine. com/ 2009/ 08/ 13/

10-unique-tv-series-episodes-that-inspire-creativity/ ), Smashing Magazine. Retrieved on June 13, 2010.

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the-20-best-episodes-of-2000-10679/ 20010104_bestof2000/ ). The Futon Critic. . Retrieved August 2, 2010.

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Angel season 1

Region 1 Season 1 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 February 11, 2003

Region 2 December 10, 2001

Season chronology

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List of Angel episodes

The first season of the television series Angel, the spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, premiered on October 5, 1999 on The WB Television Network and concluded its 22-episode season on May 23, 2000. The season aired on Tuesdays at 9:00 pm ET, following Buffy.

Origins Series co-creator David Greenwalt points out "there's no denying that Angel grew out of Buffy". Several years before Angel debuted, Joss Whedon developed the concept behind 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."[1] The character Angel was first seen in the first episode of Buffy and became a regular, appearing in the opening credits during seasons two and three. After being turned into a soulless, immortal vampire, he became legendary for his evil acts, until a band of wronged Gypsies punished him by restoring his soul, overwhelming him with guilt. Angel eventually set out on a path of redemption, hoping that he could make up for his past through good deeds. In Buffy's season three finale, he leaves Sunnydale for L.A. to continue his atonement without Buffy. Whedon believed that "Angel was the one character who was bigger than life in the same way that Buffy was, a kind of superhero."[2] Whedon has compared the series to its parent, "It's a little bit more straightforward action show and a little bit more of a guys' show."[3] Angel (season 1) 66

While the central concept behind Buffy was "High school as a horror movie" in small-town America,[4] co-creators David Greenwalt and Whedon were looking to make Angel into a different "gritty, urban show."[5] Whedon explains "we wanted a much darker show, darker in tone. It is set in Los Angeles because there are a lot of demons in L.A. and a wealth of stories to be told. We also wanted to take the show a little older and have the characters deal with demons in a much different way. Buffy is always the underdog trying to save the world, but Angel is looking for redemption. It's those two things that creatively make the shows different."[6] Whedon and Greenwalt prepared a six-minute promotional video pitch, often called the "Unaired Angel pilot" for the WB Network.[7] Some shots from this short were later used in the opening credits.[7] Early during the life of the series, some effort was made to slightly soften the original concept. For example, scenes were cut from the pilot episode, "City of," in which Angel tasted the blood of a murder victim.[8] The episode that was originally written to be the second episode, "Corrupt" was abandoned altogether. Writer David Fury explains, "The network was shocked. They said 'We can't shoot this. This is way too dark.' We were able to break a new idea, we had to turn it over in three days."[9] Instead the tone was lightened, and the opening episodes established Angel Investigations as an idealistic shoestring operation. A first draft script reveals that Angel was originally intended to include the character Whistler, played by Max Perlich, who had already featured in the two-part Buffy season two finale.[10] In an interview, Perlich said, "I never got called again. If they had called, I would have probably accepted because it was a great experience and I think Joss is very original and talented."[11] Instead, the producers created a Whistler-like character, Doyle. Cordelia Chase, also from the original Sunnydale crew, joined Angel and Doyle.

Season synopsis At the end of the third season of Buffy, the 244 year old, re-ensouled vampire Angel left Sunnydale to give teenage Slayer Buffy Summers the chance to live a normal life. Angel is now living in the big city of Los Angeles. With Buffy gone Angel is now completely cut off from society, every day getting closer and closer to giving in to his vampiric hunger. It's not until he befriends the half demon Doyle, who is sent visions of people in trouble by The Powers That Be, and fellow Sunnydale resident Cordelia Chase, who grounds Angel's life in the humanity around him, that he truly begins to take charge of his life and seek atonement for his past sins. He sets up his own detective agency, Angel Investigations and begins to "help the helpless". Early in the season, Angel befriends a female detective named Kate Lockley who at first helps and befriends Angel but turns on him after she finds out what he truly is. As the season comes to a close, Angel gains a semi-ally in the form of street smart, named Charles Gunn who will officially join the team early in the next season. Throughout the year Angel and co. are frequently set upon by the demonic law firm Wolfram & Hart, and the antics of two up and coming lawyers Lindsey McDonald and Lilah Morgan, who have secret plans concerning the vampire with a soul and the role he plays in the forthcoming apocalypse. In "I Will Remember You" Buffy comes to L.A. during which Angel is cured of his vampirism by the blood of a Mohra demon. He and Buffy then share the perfect day they always dreamed of together. However, Angel asks the Oracles to reverse time so that he can continue to help people in need realizing that he cannot protect the world as a normal human man. He subsequently gives up the one thing he ever truly loved to continue fighting the good fight. A few days later Doyle sacrifices his life as an act of redemption when he saves the lives of a family of half demon refugees. Before he dies he gives Cordelia a long awaited kiss as the two had slowly been building a relationship all year and passes the godly visions on to her. In his place, ex-watcher Wesley Wyndam-Pryce arrives and aids the team with his extensive knowledge of demonology and the occult. In the two-parter, "Five by Five" and "Sanctuary", the rogue Slayer, Faith shows up in L.A. and is contracted by Wolfram & Hart to kill Angel. After torturing Wesley she ends up breaking down in Angel's arms, screaming at him to kill her. She eventually admits to the many crimes she has committed and hands herself in to the police. Seeing someone else so willingly seek redemption allows Angel to re-affirm his role and to willingly cut himself off from Buffy. During the season finale Angel comes across Angel (season 1) 67

an ancient prophecy that concerns his fate. Wolfram & Hart summon the demon Vocah to "destroy all avenues to the Powers That Be" and summon forth an ancient, terrible evil; Angel's sire, Darla the vampire. Wesley finishes translating the prophecy and learns that the word Shanshu means to both live and die informing Angel that if he truly saves the world he will be made human again and his burdens will be forever lifted. Meanwhile, the Angel Investigations offices are blown up forcing the gang to work out of Cordelia's apartment who, after having seen all the pain that infests Los Angeles, has vowed to up her stance in the fight against evil and become a better person.

Cast and characters

Main cast • David Boreanaz as Angel • Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase • Glenn Quinn as Allen Francis Doyle (Through "Hero") • Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (From "" onward; guest star in "Parting Gifts")

Recurring cast • Elisabeth Röhm as Kate Lockley (9 episodes) • as Lindsey McDonald (5 episodes) • Stephanie Romanov as Lilah Morgan (5 episodes) • Thomas Burr as Lee Mercer (4 episodes) • Julie Benz as Darla (3 episodes) • J. August Richards as Charles Gunn (3 episodes) • Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers (2 episodes) • Eliza Dushku as Faith (2 episodes) • Sam Anderson as Holland Manners (2 episodes) • Seth Green as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne (1 episodes) • James Marsters as Spike (1 episodes)

Crew Series creators Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt both served as executive producers, while Greenwalt would serve as the series' showrunner as Whedon was running Buffy. Greenwalt wrote the most episodes, writing or co-writing five episodes and contributing stories for two other episodes. Tim Minear was hired from the offset and wrote or co-wrote five episodes throughout the season and served as producer and then promoted to supervising producer midseason. He was also the first original Angel writer to write an episode; the first five scripts of the series were all written by Buffy veterans; Whedon, Greenwalt, Jane Espenson, Douglas Petrie and David Fury. Buffy writer/producer Marti Noxon served as consulting producer and did several uncredited rewrites, and co-wrote one episode with Greenwalt. The rest of writing staff included producer Tracey Stern, staff writer Jeannine Renshaw, and consulting producer Howard Gordon (who also served as consulting producer on Buffy season two). After Gordon departed to work on a new pilot, Jim Kouf joined as consulting producer. Garry Campbell was hired to write a freelance episode.[12] Whedon wrote and directed one episode throughout the season, the series premiere "City of", due to him working on two shows at once. He did however write the story for another two episodes; "I Fall to Pieces with David Greenwalt and "Sanctuary" with Tim Minear. Veteran Buffy director James A. Contner (also co-producer) directed the highest amount of episodes in the first season, directing four episodes. David Greenwalt directed two, including the season finale. Angel (season 1) 68

Episodes

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code

1 1 "City Of" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon & October 5, 1999 1ADH01 David Greenwalt

Newly arrived in Los Angeles, Angel is befriended by a half-demon named Doyle whose visions lead him to a powerful vampire whose next victim just may be Cordelia Chase.

2 2 "Lonely Hearts" James A. Contner David Fury October 12, 1999 1ADH02

Angel tracks a demonic serial killer who must kill often, and who prefers hunting at a happening Los Angeles singles bar. He meets the undercover LAPD Detective Kate Lockley, who believes the killer is twisted but entirely human.

3 3 "In the Dark" Bruce Seth Green Douglas Petrie October 19, 1999 1ADH03

Angel receives an unexpected visit from Oz, who delivers a gift from Buffy. Spike also comes to town, bringing chaos and mayhem for all.

4 4 "I Fall to Pieces" Vern Gillum Story by: Joss October 26, 1999 1ADH04 Whedon & David Greenwalt Teleplay by: David Greenwalt

Doyle has a vision of a woman in danger and Angel discovers she is being stalked by a neurosurgeon who has learned to detach and reattach parts of his body.

5 5 "Rm w/a Vu" Scott McGinnis Story by: David November 2, 1999 1ADH05 Greenwalt & Jane Espenson Teleplay by: Jane Espenson

Cordelia finds a perfect apartment. Doyle flees phantoms from his past.

6 6 "Sense & Sensitivity" James A. Contner Tim Minear November 9, 1999 1ADH06

Kate is very good at her job, but her temper makes the LAPD brass send the entire department to sensitivity training. When Kate asks Angel to accompany her to a cop function, Angel begins to notice some extremely strange behavior.

7 7 "Bachelor Party" David Straiton Tracey Stern November 16, 1999 1ADH07

Doyle's soon-to-be-ex-wife comes to town, but her demonic fiancé-to-be wants something more—personal—than merely Doyle's signature on divorce papers.

8 8 "I Will Remember You" David Grossman David Greenwalt & November 23, 1999 1ADH08 Jeannine Renshaw

Old feelings rekindle when Buffy comes to L.A. to see Angel.

9 9 "Hero" Tucker Gates Howard Gordon & November 30, 1999 1ADH09 Tim Minear

Doyle's own chance for atonement comes sooner than expected when he receives a vision that a band of frightened refugees needs help.

10 10 "Parting Gifts" James A. Contner David Fury & December 14, 1999 1ADH10 Jeannine Renshaw

Angel and Cordelia are aided by an old friend in the pursuit of a demonic bounty hunter.

11 11 "Somnambulist" Winrich Kolbe Tim Minear January 18, 2000 1ADH11

An unknown killer stalks the L.A. streets using a mark that Angelus once used.

12 12 "" David Semel Howard Gordon January 25, 2000 1ADH12

After sleeping with a photographer she had seen a few times, Cordelia wakes up to find herself extremely pregnant. Angel (season 1) 69

13 13 "She" David Greenwalt David Greenwalt & February 8, 2000 1ADH13 Marti Noxon

To save refugees from another dimension, Angel forms a tenuous truce with an alluring warrior demon.

14 14 "I've Got You Under R.D. Price Story by: David February 15, 2000 1ADH14 My Skin" Greenwalt & Jeannine Renshaw Teleplay by: Jeannine Renshaw

A troubled family allows Angel, Wesley and Cordelia to exorcise a long-resident demon from their son.

15 15 "" Bruce Seth Green Tim Minear February 22, 2000 1ADH15

As he investigates the involvement of Kate's father in a vampire drug-smuggling ring, Angel remembers his final conflict with his own father; the day Angelus was sired.

16 16 "" Nick Marck Howard Gordon February 29, 2000 1ADH16

Angel is forced to become a gladiator in a clandestine fight club, where his only escape is to kill twenty-one demon opponents.

17 17 "" Regis B. Kimble Tracey Stern April 4, 2000 1ADH17

An embattled celebrity enlists Angel to protect her from a stalker, but she becomes tempted by the "immortality" that being a vampire seems to offer and accidentally releases Angelus.

18 18 "Five by Five" (Part 1) James A. Contner Jim Kouf April 25, 2000 1ADH18

Rogue Slayer Faith comes to town and three associates at Wolfram and Hart hire her to assassinate Angel, causing Angel to remember his own failed attempts at redemption.

19 19 "Sanctuary" (Part 2) Michael Lange Tim Minear & Joss May 2, 2000 1ADH19 Whedon

Angel's flashbacks continue. Everyone—from the police, to Wesley, to the Watchers' Council, to Buffy Summers—is out to get Faith, and Angel is the only one who can stop them.

20 20 "War Zone" David Straiton Garry Campbell May 9, 2000 1ADH20

When Angel tracks down a millionaire's blackmailer, he finds teens who protect the streets from vampires.

21 21 "" Thomas J. Wright Jeannine Renshaw May 16, 2000 1ADH21

Lindsey helps Angel break into Wolfram and Hart to prevent a blind assassin from carrying out her deadly mission. While Angel is in Wolfram and Hart he comes across a scroll to which he feels a weird connection, so he steals it.

22 22 "To Shanshu in L.A." David Greenwalt David Greenwalt May 23, 2000 1ADH22

Wolfram and Hart raises a powerful warrior demon to sever Angel's connections to the Powers. Then, using an incantation from the ancient scroll that Angel stole from Wolfram and Hart, the evil law firm raises an even more powerful adversary. With the scroll back in Angel's possession, Wesley translates an ominous prophecy concerning an unnamed vampire—with a soul.

Crossovers with Buffy the Vampire Slayer Beginning with this season, both Angel and its parent series Buffy the Vampire Slayer 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 first season of Angel aired along with the fourth season of Buffy. Both shows would feature crossover episodes where characters would appear on the other show. Along with the title character Angel (David Boreanaz), Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter) appeared as main characters on the new series. The first crossover appeared in the premiere episodes, where Angel calls Buffy but doesn't say anything; on Buffy, she answers the phone. After the events of the Buffy episode "The Harsh Light of Day", Oz (Seth Green) visits Los Angeles in "In the Dark" to give Angel the Gem of Amarra (a ring that makes vampire invincible). Spike (James Marsters) also appears in both episodes. Angel (season 1) 70

In the "Bachelor Party", Doyle (Glenn Quinn) has a vision of Buffy in danger. This causes Angel to secretly visit Sunnydale in the Buffy episode "Pangs", to protect her. After Buffy is made aware that he was in town, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) visits L.A. in "I Will Remember You" to express her displeasure in him visiting but not telling her. Buffy season three recurring character Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Alexis Denisof) makes his first appearance on Angel in "Parting Gifts" and would later become a main character for the remainder of the series. After the events of the two-part episode Buffy episodes "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 Buffy episode "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). Buffy recurring character, the vampire Darla (Julie Benz), who was killed in the Buffy episode "Angel" is resurrected by Wolfram & Hart in the season one finale, "To Shanshu in L.A.".

Unproduced episode The original second episode was supposed to be "Corrupt", an episode written by David Fury. The episode featured the introduction of Kate Lockley, who was originally going to be an undercover cop exploring prostitution who becomes addicted to cocaine and becomes a prostitute in the process of her undercover work. The WB shut down production on the episode before filming as they believed the episode's content was too dark.[13]

Reception David Boreanaz won the Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television, while show was nominated for Best Network Television Series, and Charisma Carpenter was nominated for Best Supporting Actress on Television. The show also received its only Emmy Award nomination, for Outstanding Makeup for a Series for the episode "The Ring".[14] The Futon Critic named "Five by Five" the 10th best episode of 2000.[15] The first season averaged 4.8 million viewers, slightly higher than the fourth season of Buffy.[16]

DVD release Angel: The Complete First Season was released on DVD in region 1 on February 11, 2003[17] and in region 2 on December 10, 2001.[18] The DVD includes all 22 episodes on 6 discs presented in full frame 1.33:1 aspect ratio. Special features on the DVD include two commentary tracks—"City of" by creators Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt and "Rm w/a Vu" by writer Jane Espenson. Scripts for "Five by Five" and "Sanctuary" are included. Featurettes include, "I'm Cordelia", a showcase of the title character with interview with actress Charisma Carpenter; "Introducing Angel", and overview of the conception of the show; "The Demons", which details the various demons featured in the season; and "Season 1 Overview", where cast and crew members discuss the season. Also included are cast biographies and photo galleries.[19] Angel (season 1) 71

References [1] Billson, Anne (December 5, 2005). Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BFI TV Classics S.). British Film Institute. pp. 24–25. [2] Havens, Candace (May 1, 2003). Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy. BenBella Books. p. 103. [3] Bassom, David (September 2000). "Buffy, Angel and Me". Buffy the Vampire Slayer magazine (Titan Magazines) (#12): 6.

[4] "Interview with Joss Whedon by SF Said" (http:/ / www. shebytches. com/ SFSaidgb. html). Shebytches.com. 2005. . [5] Havens, Candace (May 1, 2003). Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy. BenBella Books. p. 102. [6] Havens, Candace (May 1, 2003). Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy. BenBella Books. p. 101–102. [7] Topping, Keith (February 2004). Hollywood Vampire (3 ed.). Virgin Books. [8] Hart, Maryelizabeth; Holder, Nancy; Mariotte, Jeff (June 1, 2002). Casefiles. Pocket Books. p. 34. [9] Hart, Maryelizabeth; Holder, Nancy; Mariotte, Jeff (May 2002). Casefiles. Pocket Books. p. 43–44.

[10] "Angel - 1X01 - Pilot: Original First Draft by David Greenwalt & Joss Whedon" (http:/ / www. twiztv. com/ scripts/ angel/ season1/

angel-earlydraft. htm). TwizTV.com. . [11] Dilullo, Tara (July 2004). "Where are they now?". Buffy the Vampire Slayer magazine (Titan Magazines) (#62): 30–31.

[12] "A Brief History of Mutant Enemy" (http:/ / www. whedon. info/ A-Brief-History-of-Mutant-Enemy. html). Whedon.info. May 24, 2004. . Retrieved August 9, 2010.

[13] "ANGEL: Season One, Episode By Episode with Tim Minear" (http:/ / www. timminear. net/ archives/ angel/ 000039. html). TimMinear.net. August 14, 2000. . Retrieved August 9, 2010.

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the-20-best-episodes-of-2000-10679/ 20010104_bestof2000/ ). The Futon Critic. . Retrieved August 10, 2010.

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• List of Angel episodes (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0162065/ episodes) at the Internet Movie Database

• ‹See Tfd›List of Angel season 1 episodes (http:/ / www. tv. com/ angel/ show/ 12/ episode. html?season=1) at TV.com Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 5) 72 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 5)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5

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

[1] Region 1 December 9, 2003

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 Television Network 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".

Plot During season five, a younger sister to Buffy, Dawn, suddenly appears in Buffy's life, and although she is new to the series, to the characters it is as if she has always been there. Buffy is confronted with Glory, an exiled hell-God that is searching for a "Key" that will allow her to return to her Hell dimension and in the process would blur the lines between dimensions and unleash Hell on Earth. It is later discovered that the Key's protectors had turned the Key into Human form as Buffy's sister Dawn, concurrently implanting everybody with lifelong memories of her. The Watcher's Council aids in Buffy's research of Glory, and she and Giles are both reinstated by the Council. Riley leaves early in the season after deducing that Buffy does not love him and joins a military demon-hunting operation, while Spike, still implanted with the Initiative chip, realizes he is in love with Buffy and continually helps the Scoobies in their fight. Buffy's mother, Joyce, dies of a brain aneurysm, while at the end of the season, Xander Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 5) 73

proposes to Anya. Glory later discovers that Dawn is the key and kidnaps her. Buffy sacrifices her own life to save Dawn's and prevent the portal to the Hell dimensions from opening.

Cast and characters

Main cast • Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers • Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris • Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg • Marc Blucas as Riley Finn (Through "Into the Woods") • Emma Caulfield as Anya Jenkins • Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers (From "Real Me" onward; guest star in "Buffy vs. Dracula") • James Marsters as Spike (Does not appear in "The Body") • Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles

Recurring cast • Amber Benson as Tara Maclay (18 episodes) • Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers (16 episodes) • 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) • as Doc (3 episodes) • 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 Siber (1 episode) • Sharon Ferguson as First Slayer (1 episode) • as Cecily Addams (1 episode) • Harris Yulin as Quentin Travers (1 episode)

Crew 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. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 5) 74

Episodes

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code

79 1 "Buffy vs. Dracula" David Solomon Marti Noxon September 26, 2000 5ABB01

Buffy faces who has come to Sunnydale to make her one of his concubines. Dracula turns Xander into a of sorts, before being defeated but not killed.

80 2 "Real Me" David Grossman David Fury October 3, 2000 5ABB02

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

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 October 17, 2000 5ABB04 Kirshner

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 David Solomon Douglas Petrie October 24, 2000 5ABB05 Home"

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

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

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" David Fury November 21, 2000 5ABB08

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 "" David Solomon Rebecca Rand November 28, 2000 5ABB09 Kirshner

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

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

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 & January 23, 2001 5ABB12 Jane Espenson

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 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 5) 75

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

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 James A. Contner Jane Espenson February 20, 2001 5ABB15 You"

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

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

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

The Scoobies discover Spike's new robot toy; Glory's minions kidnap Spike, thinking he is the Key, and when they realise 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 May 1, 2001 5ABB19 Kirshner

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

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 David Solomon Douglas Petrie May 15, 2001 5ABB21 World"

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

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 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 "". 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 "". Harmony would later appear in the fifth season of Angel and become a main character. Willow (Alyson Hannigan) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 5) 76

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 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.[3] The episode "The Body" has been highly acclaimed is considered to be one of the finest episodes of television ever broadcast. 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."[4] 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'." [5] Gareth McLean in rejects 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."[6] At Salon.com, Joyce Millman writes, "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."[7] 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."[8] The Futon Critic named "The Body" the best episode of 2001.[9] Entertainment Weekly named "The Gift" one of TV's best season finales ever.[10] The fifth season averaged 4.4 million viewers, slightly higher than the second season of Angel.[11]

DVD release 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.[12] 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; "" 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 the Vampire Slayer (season 5) 77

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.[13]

References

[1] "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Fifth Season (1997)" (http:/ / www. amazon. com/ dp/ B0000AQS18). Amazon.com. . Retrieved July 30, 2010.

[2] "A Brief History of Mutant Enemy" (http:/ / www. whedon. info/ A-Brief-History-of-Mutant-Enemy. html). Whedon.info. May 24, 2004. . Retrieved July 30, 2010.

[3] ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) - Awards" (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0118276/ awards). IMDb. . Retrieved August 2, 2010. [4] Bianculli, David (February 27, 2001). "Super Yet Natural: Tonight's 'Buffy' is a gem of realism", New York Daily News (New York), p. 87. [5] Redding, Alesia (May 25, 2003). "Slayed to rest ; A few tweaks might have let 'Buffy' go into TV history with a little more bite", South Bend Tribune (Schurz Communications). [6] McLean, Gareth (April 21, 2001). "Review: Last night's TV: A real death in Buffy land", The Guardian (London; Guardian Media Group), p. 19.

[7] Millman, Joyce (March 21, 2001). " The death of Buffy's mom (http:/ / www. salon. com/ entertainment/ col/ mill/ 2001/ 03/ 12/ buffy_mom), Salon.com. Retrieved on June 14, 2010.

[8] Gilstrap, Andrew (June 10, 2002) Death and the Single Girl: Buffy Grows Up (http:/ / www. popmatters. com/ tv/ reviews/ b/

buffy-the-vampire-slayer3. shtml), Pop Matters. Retrieved on June 14, 2010.

[9] Brian Ford Sullivan (January 7, 2002). "The 50 Best Episodes of 2001 - #10-1" (http:/ / www. thefutoncritic. com/ reviews/ 2002/ 01/ 07/

the-50-best-episodes-of-2001-number-10-1-12235/ 20020107_bestof2001/ ). The Futon Critic. . Retrieved August 2, 2010.

[10] "TV's Best Season Finales Ever" (http:/ / www. ew. com/ ew/ gallery/ 0,,20200272_19,00. html). EW.com. . Retrieved August 2, 2010.

[11] "The Bitter End" (http:/ / www. ew. com/ ew/ article/ 0,,256435,00. html). Entertainment Weekly. June 1, 2001. . Retrieved August 10, 2010.

[12] "Buffy DVD and VHS" (http:/ / www. bbc. co. uk/ cult/ buffy/ buffystuff/ dvdvideo/ index. shtml). BBC. . Retrieved July 31, 2010.

[13] "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 5" (http:/ / www. tvshowsondvd. com/ releases/ Buffy-Vampire-Slayer-Season-5/ 3127). TVShowsOnDVD.com. . Retrieved July 31, 2010.

External links

• List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0118276/ episodes) at the Internet Movie Database

• ‹See Tfd›List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5 episodes (http:/ / www. tv. com/ buffy-the-vampire-slayer/ show/

10/ episode. html?season=5) at TV.com

• List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5 episodes (http:/ / www. buffyguide. com/ episodes/ episodes5. shtml) at

BuffyGuide.com (http:/ / www. buffyguide. com)

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Angel season 2

Region 1 Season 2 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 September 2, 2003

Region 2 April 15, 2002

Season chronology

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List of Angel episodes

The second season of the television series Angel, the spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, premiered on September 26, 2000 on The WB Television Network and concluded its 22-episode season on May 22, 2001. It maintained its previous timeslot, airing Tuesdays at 9:00 pm ET, following Buffy.

Season synopsis Angel Investigations, now in their new headquarters – the Hyperion Hotel – are trying to decipher what Wolfram & Hart raised at the end of season one with the Scrolls of Aberjan. It turns out that it was Darla – human, ailing and mentally unstable – who is being used by Wolfram & Hart to unhinge Angel by mystically invading his dreams. It turns out that Darla is infected with a syphilitic heart condition brought over from her original human life as a prostitute which is rapidly killing her. She begs Angel to turn her into a vampire so as to save her life. He refuses and instead takes part in a dangerous trial to attempt to buy her a second chance. He succeeds. Unfortunately, she doesn't, having already been rescued from life once before. However, his sacrifice proves to her that humanity has strength within it after all and that maybe living the remainder of her days out as a human woman won't be as bad as she thinks. Wolfram & Hart do not share her view however and bring forth Drusilla to sire the uncooperative Darla (having hoped that Angel would do so, further darkening his path). With both powerful vampires now together and loose on the streets of Los Angeles, Angel has no choice but to sink to their level in order to defeat them. He fires his Angel (season 2) 79

crew (Cordelia, Wesley and Gunn) and purposefully allows Darla and Drusilla to slaughter the Special Projects division of Wolfram & Hart including Holland Manners. During the massacre the vampires intentionally leave Lindsey McDonald and Lilah Morgan alive to act as their liaisons to Wolfram & Hart. The two lawyers end up in competition with each other for the remainder of the season as they fight for the position of head of Special Projects before the firm decides to "trim the fat". Meanwhile, Angel trains himself to take on Darla and Drusilla. He finds and destroys their potential demon army they planned to use to destroy Los Angeles, and then violently set both of them on fire (although this does not kill them). As Angel is off on his own, the other three members of the gang start their own detective agency using what little resources they have and find that they are capable enough without Angel. In "Reprise", Angel decides to take down Wolfram & Hart at its core (the Senior Partners) and attempts to find a way to "The Home Office", a location synonymous with Hell. Meanwhile, Lindsey has apparently been taking care of a faux-ailing Darla who plans to gain power from the Senior Partners, therefore she too attempts to find a way to "The Home Office". Angel eventually finds a way to his desired destination and ends up sharing an elevator ride with a deceased Holland Manners who tells him that the Home Office is not some dark, demonic dimension but instead is just the world in all of its glory; "The world doesn't work in spite of evil Angel. It works for it. It works because of it." In a fit of blind despair, Angel ends up having sex with Darla who comes looking for revenge. After which he has an epiphany and realizes his mistake, allowing Darla to leave town. Although he claims that if he sees her again he will have to kill her. He seeks out his gang and asks if he can come and work for them. Although they agree to do so it is not without some hesitation, curious as to whether they can truly trust him again. They move back into the Hyperion Hotel and Wesley is put in charge of the Agency. As the season progresses Cordelia goes from a superficial, carefree youth to a strong, humble and worthy helper of the helpless, Wesley evolves from the bumbling fool of season one into a semi-assertive leader whilst Gunn is brought down a notch and finds a family in Angel Investigations. Meanwhile, The character of "The Host" (or Lorne, as he comes to be known by the climax of the season) is introduced at the start of the season as a mystical guide who helps people find their way. He can only do this, however, when they sing karaoke at his night-club "Caritas". Lindsey becomes tired of his life at Wolfram & Hart and, after getting a new hand, shoots up the office and leaves Los Angeles and his rivalry with Angel behind. Lilah is subsequently put in charge of Special Projects. Meanwhile, detective Kate Lockley, who learned of the existence of the paranormal the season prior wherein she also dealt with the death of her father, falls deeper into a state of loneliness and despair which compromises her skills as a detective forcing the department to fire her. She subsequently takes an over-dose of medication but is saved by Angel who barges into her apartment and sobers her up. It is here that Kate begins to come to terms with the world that surrounds them and finds solace in the fact that she thinks somebody is watching out for her since she never invited Angel into her apartment despite the fact that he was able to enter, unhampered, in order to save her life. During the last four episodes of the season, the members of Angel Investigations find themselves transported to Lorne's home dimension known as Pylea. The world is based on traditional medieval, sword and sorcery fantasy and it is a place where demons rule and humans are kept as slaves, derogatorily referred to as "cows". Cordelia, known by the ancient teachings as the cursed one because of her visions, is made monarch of the Kingdom but is unknowingly just a tool of the Covenant run by the evil priest Silas. They plan to have her mate with a creature called the Groosalugg so as to pass her visions on to him. Meanwhile, Angel (who can both walk in the sun and see his own reflection) saves the life of a slave girl named Fred who had been sucked in through a portal just like them. The two hide up in a cave that Fred has lived in for the past five years and due to Angel's instability after having transformed into a viscous monster – his true vampiric self, they stay there to recuperate. Gunn and Wesley, acting somewhat as advisors to Cordelia, learn of a connection between the priests and Wolfram & Hart and decide to flee the castle. They escape but Cordelia is caught by Silas and subsequently meets the Groosalugg who turns out to be a handsome champion. In the end, she tells him that she can not give up her visions (despite the pain that comes with them) because they mean too much to her and the people that she and her friends save. Gunn and Wesley are captured by rebels who are attempting to overthrow the Covenant. They eventually join ranks and put Wesley in Angel (season 2) 80

charge wherein Wesley learns of his true skills as a leader. With the rebels attacking the castle and the Groosalugg having been called out to battle by Angel, Cordelia confronts Silas and chops his head off before he can use his magical device to slaughter every human on Pylea. Cordelia then uses her royal power to free the slaves and create a democratic society with the Groosalugg in charge. The four friends, plus Lorne (who had been dealing with emotional issues concerning his family) and Fred return home to find Willow at the hotel to inform them of Buffy's death.

Cast and characters

Main cast • David Boreanaz as Angel • Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase • Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce • J. August Richards as Charles Gunn

Recurring cast • Andy Hallett as Lorne (15 episodes) • Julie Benz as Darla (10 episodes) • Christian Kane as Lindsey McDonald (10 episodes) • Stephanie Romanov as Lilah Morgan (7 episodes) • Sam Anderson as Holland Manners (6 episodes) • Elisabeth Röhm as Kate Lockley (6 episodes) • Juliet Landau as Drusilla (5 episodes) • Amy Acker as Winifred "Fred" Burkle (4 episodes) • Brigid Brannagh as Virginia Bryce (4 episodes) • Matthew James as Merl (4 episodes) • Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg (2 episodes) • Julia Lee as Anne Steele (2 episodes) • Mark Lutz as Groosalugg (2 episodes) • Eliza Dushku as Faith (1 episode) • Daniel Dae Kim as Gavin Park (1 episode) • James Marsters as Spike (1 episode) • Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall (1 episode) • Mark Metcalf as The Master (1 episode)

Crew Series creators Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt served as executive producers, while Greenwalt would serve as the series' showrunner as Whedon was running Buffy. Whedon didn't write a script for the season, although he did write the stories to "" and "Happy Anniversary", directed the fourth episode "" (the only television episode he's directed that he also didn't write) and even acted in the season's penultimate episode as Lorne's dancing cousin Numfar. Buffy writer/producer Marti Noxon served as consulting producer, with other Buffy writers Jane Espenson, Douglas Petrie and David Fury were asked to write freelance scripts. Tim Minear (supervising producer, promoted to co-executive producer midseason) and Jim Kouf (consulting producer) were the only writers kept on the staff. Minear ended up writing the most episodes of the season, including important episodes during the Angel/Darla story arc including "Darla", "The Trial", "", "Reprise" and "Epiphany". "Darla" also counted as Minear's directorial debut. Mere Smith, who was a script coordinator during the Angel (season 2) 81

first season was promoted to a staff writer, and began writing episodes. Shawn Ryan was hired for the season and also served as a producer.[1] James A. Contner (also co-producer) directed the highest amount of episodes in the second season, directing three episodes. David Greenwalt directed two, including the season finale.

Episodes

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code

23 1 "Judgment" Michael Lange Story by: Joss September 26, 2000 2ADH01 Whedon & David Greenwalt Teleplay by: David Greenwalt

After accidentally killing her protector, Angel champions a pregnant woman being hunted down by demons.

24 2 "Are You Now or David Semel Tim Minear October 3, 2000 2ADH02 Have You Ever Been"

In the 1950s, Angel aids a woman living on the lam in the Hyperion Hotel, an establishment with a long history of death and mayhem. In the present, Angel returns to the Hyperion and tracks the demon he refused to stop 50 years earlier.

25 3 "First Impressions" James A. Contner Shawn Ryan October 10, 2000 2ADH03

Angel encounters an amorous Darla in his dreams. Meanwhile, Cordelia to protect Gunn.

26 4 "Untouched" Joss Whedon Mere Smith October 17, 2000 2ADH04

Angel attempts to help a girl with telekinetic powers before she falls into the hands of Wolfram and Hart.

27 5 "Dear Boy" David Greenwalt David Greenwalt October 24, 2000 2ADH05

At the behest of Wolfram & Hart, Darla attempts to unbalance Angel enough to force him to embrace his dark side.

28 6 "Guise Will Be Guise" Kirshna Rao Jane Espenson November 7, 2000 2ADH06

Angel meets a Swami to end his obsession with Darla. Wesley assumes Angel's identity and plays bodyguard.

29 7 "Darla" Tim Minear Tim Minear November 14, 2000 2ADH07

Angel is desperate to rescue Darla from the clutches of Wolfram & Hart. Darla remembers her past.

30 8 "The Shroud of David Grossman Jim Kouf November 21, 2000 2ADH08 Rahmon"

Angel goes undercover with Gunn to prevent a mind-altering Shroud from falling into the wrong hands.

31 9 "The Trial" Bruce Seth Green Story by: David November 28, 2000 2ADH09 Greenwalt Teleplay by: Douglas Petrie & Tim Minear

Learning that Darla is dying, Angel refuses to turn her into a vampire. Instead, he undertakes a series of mystical ordeals in which he must ultimately sacrifice his own life for hers.

32 10 "Reunion" James A. Contner Tim Minear & December 19, 2000 2ADH10 Shawn Ryan

The newly revamped deadly duo of Drusilla and Darla hit the streets of LA. Angel is frantic.

33 11 "Redefinition" Mere Smith January 16, 2001 2ADH11

After firing his staff and cutting himself off from all help, Angel takes on Darla and Drusilla.

34 12 "" R.D. Price Shawn Ryan & Mere January 23, 2001 2ADH12 Smith Angel (season 2) 82

Angel threatens to reveal W&H's criminality when he discovers they're stealing from a teen shelter.

35 13 "Happy Anniversary" Bill L. Norton Story by: Joss February 6, 2001 2ADH13 Whedon & David Greenwalt Teleplay by: David Greenwalt

Angel and The Host search for a physicist who plans to freeze time, while Wesley, Cordelia and Gunn establish themselves as independent detectives.

36 14 "The Thin Dead Line" Scott McGinnis Jim Kouf & Shawn February 13, 2001 2ADH14 Ryan

Angel teams up with Kate to investigate the rumours of zombie policemen who are out for blood while Cordelia, Wesley, and Gunn fend for themselves.

37 15 "Reprise" James Whitmore, Tim Minear February 20, 2001 2ADH15 Jr.

One of Wolfram and Hart's "senior partners" is coming to visit, and Angel is determined to take it out.

38 16 "Epiphany" Thomas J. Wright Tim Minear February 27, 2001 2ADH16

After an empty night of passion with Darla, Angel wakes up with his soul still intact and has an epiphany.

39 17 "Disharmony" Fred Keller David Fury April 17, 2001 2ADH17

While the group tries to track down vampires, Cordelia gets a surprise visit from her high school friend Harmony.

40 18 "" James A. Contner David Greenwalt April 24, 2001 2ADH18

Cordelia's visions get worse and the gang fears for her health. Meanwhile, Lindsey is granted a new hand.

41 19 "" Turi Meyer Shawn Ryan May 1, 2001 2ADH19

Angel and his crew must find a way to kill a bloodthirsty demon who has arrived in town from another dimension.

42 20 "" Fred Keller Mere Smith May 8, 2001 2ADH20

Cordelia is sucked through a magic portal and transported to a demon dimension where humans are considered inferior, prompting the gang to rescue her.

43 21 "Through the Looking Tim Minear Tim Minear May 15, 2001 2ADH21 Glass"

After learning that Cordelia has become the Princess of Pylea, Wesley and Gunn are captured by rebels as Angel tries to save a slave sentenced to execution.

44 22 "There's No Place Like David Greenwalt David Greenwalt May 22, 2001 2ADH22 Plrtz Glrb"

Aided by Fred, Angel struggles with his inner beast the demon dimension brings out in him, while Wesley and Gunn join with rebel forces to overthrow the government. In the last scene, the team return home to the Hyperion to find Willow with news of Buffy's death in "The Gift".

Crossovers with Buffy the Vampire Slayer The second season of Angel aired along with the fifth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Both shows retained their timeslots on The WB Television Network, airing on Tuesdays at 9:00 PM ET and 8:00 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 the 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 appearance on Angel in the episode "The Trial". She returns to Sunnydale in her final present-tense appearance in the episode "Crush". Angel (season 2) 83

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 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 season two finale, "There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb" to deliver the news to Angel that Buffy had died.

Reception The second season won for "Best Television" by the International Horror Guild. It was nominated for five Saturn Awards – Best Network Television Series, Best Actor on Television (David Boreanaz), Best Actress on Television (Charisma Carpenter), Best Supporting Actor on Television (Alexis Denisof) and Best Supporting Actress on Television (Juliet Landau).[2] The Futon Critic named "Reunion" the 20th best episode of 2000.[3] The second season averaged 4.1 million viewers, slightly lower than the fifth season of Buffy.[4]

DVD release Angel: The Complete Second Season was released on DVD in region 1 on September 2, 2003[5] and in region 2 on April 15, 2002.[6] The DVD includes all 22 episodes on 6 discs presented in anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1 aspect ratio. Special features on the DVD include two commentary tracks—"Are You Now or Have You Ever Been" by writer Tim Minear and "Over the Rainbow" by director Fred Keller. Scripts for "Darla" and "Disharmony" are included. Featurettes include, "Making up the Monsters", which details the make-up design; "Inside the Agency" is a set tour of various sets; "Stunts" details the choreography of the stunts; and "Season 2 Overview" is a summary of the season featuring interviews with cast and crew members. A photo stills gallery is also included.[7]

References

[1] "A Brief History of Mutant Enemy" (http:/ / www. whedon. info/ A-Brief-History-of-Mutant-Enemy. html). Whedon.info. May 24, 2004. . Retrieved August 10, 2010.

[2] ""Angel" (1999) - Awards" (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0162065/ awards). IMDb. . Retrieved August 10, 2010.

[3] Brian Ford Sullivan (January 4, 2001). "The 20 Best Episodes of 2000" (http:/ / www. thefutoncritic. com/ reviews/ 2001/ 01/ 04/

the-20-best-episodes-of-2000-10679/ 20010104_bestof2000/ ). The Futon Critic. . Retrieved August 10, 2010.

[4] "The Bitter End" (http:/ / www. ew. com/ ew/ article/ 0,,256435,00. html). Entertainment Weekly. June 1, 2001. . Retrieved August 10, 2010.

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[7] "Angel - The Complete 2nd Season" (http:/ / www. tvshowsondvd. com/ releases/ Angel-Complete-2nd-Season/ 2458). TVShowsOnDVD.com. . Retrieved February 18, 2011.

External links

• List of Angel episodes (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0162065/ episodes) at the Internet Movie Database

• ‹See Tfd›List of Angel season 2 episodes (http:/ / www. tv. com/ angel/ show/ 12/ episode. html?season=2) at TV.com Angel (season 3) 84 Angel (season 3)

Angel season 3

Region 1 Season 3 DVD cover Country of origin United States

No. of episodes 22

Broadcast

Original channel The WB

Original run September 24, 2001 – May 20, 2002

Home video release

DVD release

Region 1 February 10, 2004

Region 2 March 3, 2003

Season chronology

← Previous Next → Season 2 Season 4

List of Angel episodes

The third season of the television series Angel, the spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, premiered on September 24, 2001 on The WB Television Network and concluded its 22-episode season on May 20, 2002. The season aired in a new timeslot, Mondays at 9:00 pm ET. This was the first season where Angel and Buffy didn't air on the same network, as Buffy had moved to the UPN network beginning with its sixth season.

Season synopsis After Angel spends time at a monastery in Sri Lanka, mourning Buffy's death he returns to Los Angeles and is welcomed home by Cordelia, Wesley and Gunn while Fred stays confined to her room, too frightened to leave the hotel. Cordelia is personally attacked by Wolfram & Hart in "That Vision Thing" when Lilah hires a Shaman to hack into the visions granted to Cordelia by the Powers That Be and manifest them physically in order to persuade Angel to free a convicted felon from a hell dimension which he then does. This felon would come back to haunt the females of the group in the episode "Billy" where he uses his power to bring out primal within the males of the species. Fred, Cordelia and even Lilah are forced to fend for themselves as they battle their friends and eventually overcome Billy's tyranny. Both Gunn and Fred officially join the Angel Investigations team after Gunn realizes where his true loyalties lie and Fred comes to terms with what happened in Pylea and realizes she has something to offer to the team: her intellect. Meanwhile, Wesley starts to grow into his leadership position, portraying the same Angel (season 3) 85

authority and ruthlessness he showed back in Pylea. He also starts developing feelings for Fred but halts his advances after the traumatic events of "Billy". In "", Darla returns to L.A. eight and a half months pregnant with Angel's illegitimate love child brought upon by their during season two. Although vampires are unable to reproduce due to their lifeless bodies it becomes apparent that the second chance Angel won for Darla before she was re-sired was enough of a loophole for a child to come to term. Wesley finds reference to "the child born to two vampires" in the Nyazian prophecies and surmises that the child is part of the "Tro-Clon"; a confluence of events that will bring about either the purification or ruination of mankind. As Darla comes closer to labor more people find out about the coming birth of the miracle child including Wolfram & Hart and the current head of special projects, Linwood Murrow. They attempt to steal the baby in order to figure out why it exists. However, they are intercepted not by Angel but by a mysterious man from Angel's past who they come to know as Daniel Holtz. It turns out that Holtz is a part of the Tro-Clon and was brought forth, almost two hundred years into the future, by the dimension hoping demon Sahjhan in order to kill Angel. As more of the Nyazian prophecy is deciphered it becomes clear that Darla will not give birth; "There will be no birth, only death". This cryptic message comes to fruition in the rain socked alley behind Lorne's club Caritas after Holtz destroys it using powerful explosives. Darla, realizing that the baby can not be born and realizing too that she will not be able to love it without a soul, kills herself in the hope that it will bring her baby life. As Darla's ashes fade away a baby boy is left in her stead. Holtz comes within killing range of Angel, but after seeing the new born baby in his arms, lets him go, informing Sahjhan that he has a plan that will truly destroy Angel. At the hospital, Angel comes to name his son Connor after his Irish roots. Over the next few months Angel Investigations become a surrogate family towards baby Connor, looking after him when his father can't while their business continues to boom.Wesley and Gunn both vie for Fred's affection. After the destruction of Caritas, Lorne decides to move into the hotel. On her 21st birthday Cordelia falls into a mystical coma caused by the neurological of the ever more debilitating visions. She is then offered a second life of fame and fortune but decides to stand with Angel and help the helpless, allowed to do so by sacrificing her humanity. Now half-demon, Cordelia is wary of her new found powers but finds it to be a blessing in disguise after the visions cease to cause her pain. After a night fraught with sexual energy the gang return to the hotel to find the Groosalugg waiting for them, having left Pylea to find his true love – Cordelia. With the two of them now together, Angel decides to send the two lovers away on a holiday to give Cordelia a much needed break. Meanwhile, Fred chooses Gunn as her suitor leaving Wesley devastated and emotionally withdrawn. While looking for references about Connor in the Nyazian prophecies, Wesley comes across a passage inscribed; "The father will kill the son." Meanwhile, Holtz has been raising an army of vengeful, vampire hunters willing to fight and die for his cause. Chief among them is Justine Cooper who lost her twin sister to a vampire attack. Wesley meets with Holtz and learns that he plans to assault Angel Investigations but gives Wesley the option to take the baby and go. With everything that Wesley has seen and heard and fearing for the safety of the baby, he feels he has no choice but to take Connor away. However, he is tricked by Holtz and, as he is about to leave, is confronted by Justine who slits his throat and steals the baby away. Holtz then attempts to flee with Justine and the baby but is ambushed by both Angel and Wolfram & Hart. Sahjhan appears and opens a portal to "Quor'toth" – darkest of the dark worlds. With Wolfram & Hart ready to take the baby away (or kill him), Angel tells Holtz to take the baby and run. Holtz jumps into the hell dimension, just before telling Angel that his son will never even know he existed. Angel is left emotionally shattered. Subsequently, Wesley is found bleeding to death in a park and is taken to a hospital where Angel then attempts to smother him to death. Although he fails to do so he tells Wesley that if he ever sees him again he will kill him for the part he played in Connor's abduction. When Cordelia returns from holiday she is angry at the gang for not informing her of the events that transpired after she left and hurt that they wouldn't immediately call her back after things began to spiral out of control. Meanwhile, Gunn and Fred hit a snag in their relationship when an old acquaintance comes to collect Gunn's indebted soul. The gang use this as a catalyst to re-shape their team and get back on track with the Fred/Gunn romance strengthened because of it. As Angel, Inc. begin to rebuild their lives Wesley is busy being continuously ensnared by Wolfram & Hart. Now holding onto a dark and cynical outlook to life, Wesley is Angel (season 3) 86

approached by Lilah who infiltrates his life and ends up having sex with him. Wesley refuses to join her company however and instead sets up his own, more militaristic demon hunting team. After the Hyperion Hotel is infested by inter-dimensional, insect like demons (and subsequently cleansed by Cordelia's new found, angelic powers) a portal to the Quor'toth is created through which Connor re-appears, now eighteen years old and back on Earth to kill Angel for what he did to Holtz' family. Meanwhile, Holtz comes back through the portal as well and tells Connor that he should be with his father claiming to have no taste for vengeance anymore. This, however, is Holtz' final revenge after he has Justine kill him in the manner of a vampire and blames it on Angel. While Connor infiltrates Angel Investigations to lure them into a false sense of security, Angel believes everything in his life is finally starting to go well.Cordelia is halted by a spirit guide who tells her that she no longer belongs on Earth and instead has been called to a Higher Plane. Meanwhile, Connor attacks Angel on the beach and uses a stun gun to incapacitate him. With the help of Justine, he traps Angel in a crate and sinks him to the bottom of the ocean. After this night, Angel Investigations is left shattered; Cordelia is in a heavenly dimension, Lorne has moved on to , the Groosalugg left Cordelia, Connor betrayed his father and Angel was sent to the bottom of the sea. Fred and Gunn are the only members of the group left, curious as to where everyone has gone.

Cast and characters

Main cast • David Boreanaz as Angel • Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase (Does not appear in "", "" and "") • Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce • J. August Richards as Charles Gunn • Amy Acker as Winifred "Fred" Burkle

Recurring cast • Andy Hallett as Lorne (18 episodes) • Stephanie Romanov as Lilah Morgan (14 episodes) • as Daniel Holtz (11 episodes) • Daniel Dae Kim as Gavin Park (8 episodes) • Jack Conley as Sahjhan (7 episodes) • Laurel Holloman as Justine Cooper (7 episodes) • Mark Lutz as Groosalugg (7 episodes) • Julie Benz as Darla (5 episodes) • John Rubinstein as Linwood Murrow (5 episodes) • Vincent Kartheiser as Connor (4 episodes) • David Denman as Skip (3 episodes) • Matthew James as Merl (2 episodes)

Crew Series creators Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt served as executive producers, while Greenwalt would serve as the series' showrunner as Whedon was running Buffy and developing his new series, Firefly. Whedon wrote and directed one episode during the season; "Waiting in the Wings". Greenwalt wrote four of the season's episodes and directed two, the premiere and the finale. Tim Minear was promoted to executive producer midseason and wrote and/or directed six episodes of the season including important, Connor-centric episodes such as "", "" and "". Buffy writer/producer Marti Noxon served as consulting producer for her final season on Angel, as she was also running Buffy since she was promoted to executive producer. No Buffy writers would Angel (season 3) 87

freelance episodes as Buffy switched networks to UPN. The only other returning writer was Mere Smith, who was promoted to story editor. New additions included Jeffrey Bell, who wrote and/or co-wrote six episodes during the season, and served as co-producer, then promoted to producer midseason. Scott Murphy was hired as story editor, although he only wrote two episodes in the first half of the season. Buffy script coordinator David H. Goodman was hired to write two freelance episodes.[1] This was the last season in which both David Greenwalt and Tim Minear served as full-time writer-producers, as Minear left to help develop Whedon's new series, Firefly and Greenwalt left as his contract with Fox was up. They both served as consulting producers for subsequent seasons. Writer Tim Minear directed the highest amount of episodes in the third season, directing four episodes.

Episodes

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code

45 1 "" David Greenwalt David Greenwalt September 24, 3ADH01 2001

As Angel mourns Buffy's death, he battles a lovelorn vampire seeking revenge for the death of his beloved.

46 2 "That Vision Thing" Bill L. Norton Jeffrey Bell October 1, 2001 3ADH03

Lilah coerces Angel's help in securing the release of a prisoner the "Powers That Be" have locked in a fiery prison.

47 3 "That Old Gang of Fred Keller Tim Minear October 8, 2001 3ADH02 Mine"

Gunn's loyalties are torn between his current demon-hunting associates and the gang he used to hang out with when his old gang starts murdering innocent demons.

48 4 "Carpe Noctem" James A. Contner Scott Murphy October 15, 2001 3ADH04

An old man uses an ancient incantation to switch bodies with Angel.

49 5 "Fredless" Mere Smith October 22, 2001 3ADH05

When Fred's parents come to take her home, she feels she should go with them as she doesn't belong to the gang.

50 6 "Billy" David Grossman Tim Minear & Jeffrey October 29, 2001 3ADH06 Bell

Angel's friends are affected by a man called Billy with the power to make other men brutalise women, forcing Fred to deal with a psychotic Wesley and Gunn.

51 7 "Offspring" Turi Meyer David Greenwalt November 5, 2001 3ADH07

As the crew researches a prophecy about the arrival of a being of huge profound impact on the world, Darla arrives at the hotel pregnant.

52 8 "" Skip Schoolnik Jeffrey Bell November 12, 3ADH08 2001

As Angel and his friends try to determine what kind of baby Darla will have, Holtz starts his search for Angel.

53 9 "Lullaby" Tim Minear Tim Minear November 19, 3ADH09 2001

As Darla goes through a difficult labour, Holtz pursues Angel.

54 10 "" Fred Keller David H. Goodman December 10, 3ADH10 2001

Angel tries to keep his son safe from the many demons, vampires and humans who would like to harm the baby.

55 11 "Birthday" Michael Mere Smith January 14, 2002 3ADH11 Grossman Angel (season 3) 88

On her birthday, Cordelia learns her visions will kill her unless she goes back in time and chooses a different path in life.

56 12 "" Bill L. Norton Scott Murphy January 21, 2002 3ADH12

Fred solves a puzzle for a group of demons who literally want to buy her brain, stalking her.

57 13 "Waiting in the Joss Whedon Joss Whedon February 4, 2002 3ADH13 Wings"

Angel and his friends attend a ballet, where Angel realises he saw the exact same dancers on stage 110 years ago.

58 14 "" Tim Minear Tim Minear & Jeffrey February 18, 2002 3ADH14 Bell

Angel struggles with his jealousy of the newly-arrived Groosalugg.

59 15 "Loyalty" James A. Contner Mere Smith February 25, 2002 3ADH15

Wesley dreads the fulfilment of the prophecy that Angel will kill Connor.

60 16 "Sleep Tight" Terrence O'Hara David Greenwalt March 4, 2002 3ADH16

To save Connor's life, Wesley takes him away from Angel.

61 17 "Forgiving" Turi Meyer Jeffrey Bell April 15, 2002 3ADH17

As Fred and Gunn search for Wesley, Angel searches for Sahjhan to learn more about the prophecy that he would kill Connor.

62 18 "Double or Nothing" David Grossman David H. Goodman April 22, 2002 3ADH18

When a demon that Gunn once sold his soul to comes to collect on the debt, Angel, Groosalugg, Fred and Cordelia help to save him.

63 19 "" Marita Grabiak David Fury April 29, 2002 3ADH19

Angel's hotel is infested by demonic slugs created by the spell he used to alter Sahjhan.

64 20 "A New World" Tim Minear Jeffrey Bell May 6, 2002 3ADH20

Angel's son returns from another dimension, now a teenager. Angel pursues Connor, who makes a new friend on the streets.

65 21 "Benediction" Tim Minear Tim Minear May 13, 2002 3ADH21

Holtz insists that Connor rejoin Angel. Meanwhile, Justine learns Holtz is back.

66 22 "" David Greenwalt David Greenwalt May 20, 2002 3ADH22

Angel and Cordelia plan to meet to finally acknowledge their feelings.

Crossovers with Buffy the Vampire Slayer The third season of Angel coincided with the sixth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 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."[2] Although there's 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 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 the Buffy episode "Flooded", and immediately leaves to meet with him. Although the phone call scenes happen on screen, neither Willow's side on Angel or 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. Angel (season 3) 89

Reception The third season was nominated for three Saturn Awards – Best Network Television Series, Best Actor on Television (David Boreanaz) and Female Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award (Amy Acker). The episode "Waiting in the Wings" was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.[3] The Futon Critic named "Billy" the 36th best episode of 2001[4] and "That Vision Thing" the 14th best episode of 2001.[5] The third season averaged 4.4 million viewers, slightly lower than the sixth season of Buffy.[6]

DVD release Angel: The Complete Third Season was released on DVD in region 1 on February 10, 2004[7] and in region 2 on March 3, 2003.[8] The DVD includes all 22 episodes on 6 discs presented in anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1 aspect ratio. Special features on the DVD include three commentary tracks—"Billy" by writers Tim Minear and Jeffrey Bell; "Lullaby" by writer/director Tim Minear and Mere Smith; and "Waiting in the Wings" by writer/director Joss Whedon. There are two sets of deleted scenes, for "Birthday" with commentary by Tim Minear and Mere Smith and "Waiting in the Wings" with commentary by Joss Whedon. Featurettes include, "Darla: Deliver Us From Evil", a featurette on the character of Darla with interviews with actress Julie Benz; "Page to Screen" which details the process from the script to the completed episode; and "Season 3 Overview" is a summary of the season featuring interviews with cast and crew members. Also included are screen tests for Amy Acker and Vincent Kartheiser, series outtakes, and photo galleries.[9]

References

[1] "A Brief History of Mutant Enemy" (http:/ / www. whedon. info/ A-Brief-History-of-Mutant-Enemy. html). Whedon.info. May 24, 2004. . Retrieved August 10, 2010.

[2] Frank Kurtz (July 16, 2001). "Joss Whedon Talks Angel/Buffy Crossovers" (http:/ / www. mania. com/

joss-whedon-talks-angelbuffy-crossovers_article_27874. html). Mania.com. . Retrieved August 1, 2010.

[3] ""Angel" (1999) - Awards" (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0162065/ awards). IMDb. . Retrieved August 10, 2010.

[4] Brian Ford Sullivan (January 2, 2002). "The 50 Best Episodes of 2001 - #40-31" (http:/ / www. thefutoncritic. com/ reviews/ 2002/ 01/ 02/

the-50-best-episodes-of-2001-number-40-31-12215/ 20020102_bestof2001/ ). The Futon Critic. . Retrieved August 10, 2010.

[5] Brian Ford Sullivan (January 4, 2002). "The 50 Best Episodes of 2001 - #20-11" (http:/ / www. thefutoncritic. com/ reviews/ 2002/ 01/ 04/

the-50-best-episodes-of-2001-number-20-11-12228/ 20020104_bestof2001/ ). The Futon Critic. . Retrieved August 10, 2010.

[6] "How did your favorite show rate?" (http:/ / www. usatoday. com/ life/ television/ 2002/ 2002-05-28-year-end-chart. htm). USA Today. May 28, 2002. . Retrieved August 10, 2010.

[7] "Angel - Season Three (1999)" (http:/ / www. amazon. com/ dp/ B0000TEW8C). Amazon.com. . Retrieved August 9, 2010.

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[9] "Angel - The Complete 3rd Season" (http:/ / www. tvshowsondvd. com/ releases/ Angel-Complete-3rd-Season/ 3204). TVShowsOnDVD.com. . Retrieved February 18, 2011.

External links

• List of Angel episodes (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0162065/ episodes) at the Internet Movie Database

• ‹See Tfd›List of Angel season 3 episodes (http:/ / www. tv. com/ angel/ show/ 12/ episode. html?season=3) at TV.com Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 6) 90 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 6)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6

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

[1] Region 1 May 25, 2004

Region 2 May 12, 2003

Season chronology

← Previous Next → Season 5 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 Television Network to UPN.[2]

Plot At the beginning of season six, Buffy's friends resurrect her through a powerful spell. Although believing that they had taken her out of Hell, it is later revealed that she was in Heaven during her death and she falls 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's feelings of alienation lead to kleptomania. Xander leaves Anya at the altar, after which Anya once again becomes a vengeance demon. Willow becomes addicted to magic, causing Tara to temporarily leave her. They also begin to deal with The Trio, a group of nerds led by Warren Mears who use their technological proficiency to attempt to kill Buffy and take over Sunnydale. Warren is shown to be the only competent villain of the group and, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 6) 91

after Buffy thwarts his plans multiple times and the Trio breaks apart, he comes unhinged and attacks Buffy with a gun, killing Tara in the process. This causes Willow to descend into darkness and unleash all of her dark magical powers, killing Warren. Giles returns to face her in battle and infuses her with light magic, tapping into her remaining humanity. This causes Willow to attempt to destroy the world to end everyone's suffering, although it eventually allows Xander to reach through her pain and end her rampage. At the end of the season, after attacking Buffy, Spike leaves Sunnydale and travels to see a demon and asks him to "return him to what he used to be" so that he can "give Buffy what she deserves". After passing a series of tests, Spike is rewarded with restoration of his soul.

Cast and characters

Main cast • Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers • Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris • Emma Caulfield as Anya Jenkins (Does not appear in "") • Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers • Amber Benson as Tara Maclay ("Seeing Red" only; recurring otherwise) • James Marsters as Spike • Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg

Recurring cast • 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 (9 episodes) • James C. Leary as Clem (6 episodes) • Kali Rocha as Halfrek (4 episodes) • Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison (3 episodes) • 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 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 and is 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] Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 6) 92

David Solomon (also producer) directed the highest amount of episodes in the sixth season, directing five episodes. James A. Contner (also co-producer) and David Grossman each directed three.

Episodes

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code

101 1 "Bargaining (Part 1)" David Grossman Marti Noxon October 2, 2001 6ABB01

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

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

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 & October 16, 2001 6ABB04 Douglas Petrie

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 "" Nick Marck David Fury & Jane October 23, 2001 6ABB05 Espenson

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

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 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon November 6, 2001 6ABB07 Feeling"

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 November 13, 2001 6ABB08 Kirshner

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

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

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 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 6) 93

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

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 "" James A. Contner Steven S. DeKnight February 5, 2002 6ABB13

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 Michael Gershman Drew Z. Greenberg February 12, 2002 6ABB14 Away"

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

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 March 5, 2002 6ABB16 Kirshner

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

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

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

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.

120 20 "Villains" David Solomon Marti Noxon May 14, 2002 6ABB20

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 "" (Part 1) Bill L. Norton Douglas Petrie May 21, 2002 6ABB21

The Scoobies must protect Jonathan and Andrew from Willow.

122 22 "Grave" (Part 2) James A. Contner David Fury May 21, 2002 6ABB22

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 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 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 6) 94

principles, guidelines and characters, and really establishes itself independently from Buffy."[4] 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 or 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.

Reception 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". The cast won a Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Television Ensemble at the Satellite Awards.[5] "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".[6] 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".[7] 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".[8] 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." [9] 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".[10] 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".[11] 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."[12] Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 6) 95

The Futon Critic named "Life Serial" the 15th best episode of 2001,[13] "Once More, with Feeling" the 3rd best episode of 2001[14] and "Normal Again" the 35th best episode of 2002.[15] The sixth season averaged 4.6 million viewers, slightly higher than the third season of Angel.[16]

DVD release 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.[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); "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 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.[18]

References

[1] "Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Complete Sixth Season (1997)" (http:/ / www. amazon. com/ dp/ B0000DANYD). Amazon.com. . Retrieved July 30, 2010.

[2] "'Buffy,' Moving to UPN, Tries to Be WB Slayer" (http:/ / www. cesnur. org/ 2001/ buffy_april01. htm). cesnur.org. April 23, 2001. . Retrieved July 30, 2010.

[3] "A Brief History of Mutant Enemy" (http:/ / www. whedon. info/ A-Brief-History-of-Mutant-Enemy. html). Whedon.info. May 24, 2004. . Retrieved July 30, 2010.

[4] Frank Kurtz (July 16, 2001). "Joss Whedon Talks Angel/Buffy Crossovers" (http:/ / www. mania. com/

joss-whedon-talks-angelbuffy-crossovers_article_27874. html). Mania.com. . Retrieved August 1, 2010.

[5] ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) - Awards" (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0118276/ awards). IMDb. . Retrieved August 2, 2010.

[6] Zacharek, Stephanie (November 7, 2001). " The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of ... Vampire Slaying! (http:/ / www. salon. com/

entertainment/ tv/ feature/ 2001/ 11/ 07/ buffy_musical/ index1. html)", Salon.com. Retrieved on June 7, 2010. [7] Johnston, Tony (April 14, 2002). "Something to Sing About", The Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia), p. X06. [8] Ogle, Connie (July 23, 2002). "Something's Fangtastically Wrong in Emmyland", The Miami Herald, p. 1E. [9] Bernstein, Jonathan (November 17, 2001). "The Guide: Aerial view of America", The Observer, p. 98. [10] Murray, Steve (November 6, 2001). "' Buffy ' and friends fight fiend with a song in their heart", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, p. C3. [11] Feschuk, Scott (July 10, 2002). "Genius without breaking a sweat: The best TV shows understand that brilliance should seem effortless", National Post (Canada), p. AL1. [12] Menon, Vinay (November 13, 2002). "Brilliant Buffy still slays us", The Toronto Star, p. D01.

[13] Brian Ford Sullivan (January 4, 2002). "The 50 Best Episodes of 2001 - #20-11" (http:/ / www. thefutoncritic. com/ reviews/ 2002/ 01/ 04/

the-50-best-episodes-of-2001-number-20-11-12228/ 20020104_bestof2001/ ). The Futon Critic. . Retrieved August 2, 2010.

[14] Brian Ford Sullivan (January 7, 2002). "The 50 Best Episodes of 2001 - #10-1" (http:/ / www. thefutoncritic. com/ reviews/ 2002/ 01/ 07/

the-50-best-episodes-of-2001-number-10-1-12235/ 20020107_bestof2001/ ). The Futon Critic. . Retrieved August 2, 2010.

[15] Brian Ford Sullivan (January 7, 2003). "The 50 Best Episodes of 2002 - #40-31" (http:/ / www. thefutoncritic. com/ reviews/ 2003/ 01/ 07/

the-50-best-episodes-of-2002-number-40-31-15257/ 20030107_bestof2002/ ). The Futon Critic. . Retrieved August 2, 2010.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7

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

[1] Region 1 November 16, 2004

Region 2 April 5, 2004

Season chronology

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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.

Plot During season seven, it is revealed that Buffy's resurrection caused an instability which allows the First Evil to begin tipping the balance between good and evil. It begins hunting down and killing the inactive Potential Slayers, and raises an army of ancient, powerful Turok-Han vampires. After the Watchers' Council is destroyed, a number of the Potential Slayers (some brought by Giles) take refuge in Buffy's house. Spike returns to Sunnydale after having regained his soul, and is driven mad by The First Evil; during the season it also gains control of him for a time. Faith returns to help fight the First Evil, and the new Sunnydale High School's principal, Robin Wood, also joins the cause. The Turok-Han vampires and a sinister preacher known as Caleb begin causing havoc for the Scoobies. As the Hellmouth becomes more active, nearly all humans and demons flee Sunnydale. In the series finale, the Scoobies descend into the Hellmouth while Willow uses a spell that activates all of the Potential Slayers, granting them Slayer powers. Angel comes to Sunnydale with an amulet, which Buffy gives to Spike. Anya, now human again, dies in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 7) 98

fight, as do some of the new Slayers. Spike's amulet channels the power of the sun and kills all of the vampires in the Hellmouth, incinerating Spike in the process. This causes the Hellmouth to collapse, and the entirety of Sunnydale collapses into the resulting crater, while the survivors of the battle escape in a school bus.

Cast and characters

Main cast • Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers • Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris (Does not appear in "Conversations with Dead People") • Emma Caulfield as Anya Jenkins (Does not appear in "Help", "Conversations with Dead People" and "") • Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers • James Marsters as Spike • Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg

Recurring cast • 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) • 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) • 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) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 7) 99

Crew 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 highest amount of episodes in the seventh season, directing five episodes and was promoted to co-executive producer. James A. Contner (also co-producer) directed three.

Episodes

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code

123 1 "Lessons" David Solomon Joss Whedon September 24, 2002 7ABB01

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 "" Nick Marck Douglas Petrie October 1, 2002 7ABB02

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 James A. Contner Jane Espenson October 8, 2002 7ABB03 Place"

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 October 15, 2002 7ABB04 Kirshner

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 the bad.

127 5 "Selfless" David Solomon Drew Goddard October 22, 2002 7ABB05

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

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 Nick Marck Jane Espenson & November 12, 2002 7ABB07 Dead People" Drew Goddard

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 November 19, 2002 7ABB08 Espenson

Buffy probes a series of grisly murders that may be the work of Spike.

131 9 "" David Solomon Drew Goddard November 26, 2002 7ABB09

The Summers' home gains two captives: Spike and Andrew. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 7) 100

132 10 "Bring on the Night" David Grossman Marti Noxon & December 17, 2002 7ABB10 Douglas Petrie

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

Buffy must win the confidence of Potential Slayers and kill the Ubervamp.

134 12 "Potential" James A. Contner Rebecca Rand January 21, 2003 7ABB12 Kirshner

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 "" David Solomon Drew Z. Greenberg February 4, 2003 7ABB13

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

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 "" Douglas Petrie Douglas Petrie February 18, 2003 7ABB15

Buffy learns more about the First Slayer and the source of power.

138 16 "Storyteller" Marita Grabiak Jane Espenson February 25, 2003 7ABB16

Andrew makes a documentary on the events in Sunnydale.

139 17 "Lies My Parents Told David Fury David Fury & Drew March 25, 2003 7ABB17 Me" Goddard

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

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 "" James A. Contner Drew Z. Greenberg April 29, 2003 7ABB19

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 May 6, 2003 7ABB20 Kirshner

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 and May 13, 2003 7ABB21 Jane Espenson

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

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. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 7) 101

Crossovers with Angel 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 "" 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 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. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, James Marsters and Emma Caulfield were nominated for Satellite Awards for their performances. The series received the Television Critics Association Heritage Award.[3] The Futon Critic named "Conversations with Dead People" the 42nd best episode of 2002[4] and "Chosen" the 50th best episode of 2003.[5] The seventh season averaged 3.8 million viewers, slightly higher than the fourth season of Angel.[6]

Canonical comic book continuation In late 2006, series creator Joss Whedon announced that a canonical comic book continuation of the series would be written.[7] 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.[8] 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 has written 17 issues and oversees 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). Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 7) 102

DVD release 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.[9] 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 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.[10]

References

[1] "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Seventh Season (1997)" (http:/ / www. amazon. com/ dp/ B0002XVKMC). Amazon.com. . Retrieved July 30, 2010.

[2] "A Brief History of Mutant Enemy" (http:/ / www. whedon. info/ A-Brief-History-of-Mutant-Enemy. html). Whedon.info. May 24, 2004. . Retrieved July 30, 2010.

[3] ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) - Awards" (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0118276/ awards). IMDb. . Retrieved August 2, 2010.

[4] Brian Ford Sullivan (January 6, 2003). "The 50 Best Episodes of 2002 - #50-41" (http:/ / www. thefutoncritic. com/ reviews/ 2003/ 01/ 06/

the-50-best-episodes-of-2002-number-50-41-15241/ 20030106_bestof2002/ ). The Futon Critic. . Retrieved August 2, 2010.

[5] Brian Ford Sullivan (January 12, 2004). "The 50 Best Episodes of 2003 - #50-41" (http:/ / www. thefutoncritic. com/ reviews/ 2004/ 01/ 12/

the-50-best-episodes-of-2003-number-50-41-16363/ 20040112_bestof2003/ ). The Futon Critic. . Retrieved August 2, 2010.

[6] "Season Ratings 2002-2003" (http:/ / www. quotenmeter. de/ cms/ ?p1=n& p2=9939). Nielsen Media Research. . Retrieved August 2, 2010.

[7] Ileane Rudolph (December 7, 2006). "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Is Back: The Complete Joss Whedon Q&A" (http:/ / www. tvguide. com/

news/ Buffy-Vampire-Slayer-35722. aspx). TV Guide. . Retrieved August 4, 2010.

[8] "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8: #1" (http:/ / www. darkhorse. com/ Comics/ 14-111/ Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-Season-8-1). Dark Horse Comics. . Retrieved August 4, 2010.

[9] "Buffy DVD and VHS" (http:/ / www. bbc. co. uk/ cult/ buffy/ buffystuff/ dvdvideo/ index. shtml). BBC. . Retrieved July 31, 2010.

[10] "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 7" (http:/ / www. tvshowsondvd. com/ releases/ Buffy-Vampire-Slayer-Season-7/ 3981). TVShowsOnDVD.com. . Retrieved July 31, 2010.

External links

• List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0118276/ episodes) at the Internet Movie Database

• ‹See Tfd›List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7 episodes (http:/ / www. tv. com/ buffy-the-vampire-slayer/ show/

10/ episode. html?season=7) at TV.com

• List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7 episodes (http:/ / www. buffyguide. com/ episodes/ episodes7. shtml) at

BuffyGuide.com (http:/ / www. buffyguide. com)

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Angel season 4

Region 1 Season 4 DVD cover Country of origin United States

No. of episodes 22

Broadcast

Original channel The WB

Original run October 6, 2002 – May 7, 2003

Home video release

DVD release

Region 1 September 7, 2004

Region 2 April 1, 2004

Season chronology

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List of Angel episodes

The fourth season of the television series Angel, the spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, premiered on October 6, 2002 on The WB Television Network and concluded its 22-episode season on May 7, 2003. The season aired in a new timeslot, Sundays at 9:00 pm ET, and then relocated to Wednesdays at 9:00 pm ET, beginning with "Habeas Corpses".

Season synopsis The season begins with Gunn and Fred searching for Angel (who had been trapped at the bottom of the ocean by his treacherous son Connor) and Cordelia (who had been summoned to a Higher Plane of existence) at the end of season three. It turns out that Wesley (who had been banished from the group for betraying Angel's trust) has been independently searching for them both as well. Using information obtained from Justine, Wesley is able to deduce Angel's location and bring him back to shore and to his friends at Angel Investigations. After Angel forces Connor to leave the Hyperion Hotel in retribution for what he did to him, Angel does everything he can to find Cordelia whose whereabouts are still unknown. Angel and Co. eventually learn that Cordelia is happy and they decide to leave her in peace (much to Cordelia's chagrin, who, having been watching the events of the world from on-high, wants to return to Earth and be with her friends again). However, after the team goes on a mission to Las Vegas in order to rescue an indebted Lorne, the gang return to the hotel and find an amnesiac Cordelia waiting for them – with no idea of who Angel (season 4) 104

she is or how she got there. After Cordelia is made aware of the demonic world that surrounds them, and of her own rather convoluted past, she decides to go live with Connor because of his truthful outlook on life. Meanwhile, Fred and Gunn hit a serious snag in their relationship after Gunn kills Fred's old college professor for sending her to Pylea, after Fred had intended to kill him herself. Wesley is still sleeping with Lilah Morgan who, after decapitating Linwood Murrow with the backing of the Senior Partners, was made head of special projects at Wolfram & Hart. Despite their rather twisted sexual relationship, Wesley and Lilah begin to develop genuine feelings for each other even though they both know that Wesley's true love is, and always will be, Fred. Using rather unreliable magic, Lorne is eventually able to retrieve Cordelia's long lost memories which brings back everything she felt for Angel and her friends. After telling Angel that the two of them were in love, she runs out of the hotel unable to deal with everything that has happened to her. Later she tells Angel that as soon as she regained her memory she had a vision of a terrifying monster rising up underneath Los Angeles. This monster would come to be known as The Beast, who, as soon as he is awakened (having been brought forth at the exact place of Connor's birth), brings about an L.A. wide Apocalypse. As the Beast calls down a reign of fire (soon after defeating the entirety of Angel Investigations with little to no effort) Cordelia and Connor look upon what they believe to be the end of the world. Cordelia, perceiving Connor's life as one big sham, decides to sleep with him in order to give him one moment of truth in an otherwise horrible life of lies. Angel, witnessing this after checking to see if they were okay, grows incredibly frustrated and resentful towards the two of them. After Connor contacts Wolfram & Hart to gain information about his true nature, the Beast invades the building and kills everyone inside (except for Lilah who is rescued by Wesley). Angel is informed of this and goes in with his team to rescue his son. Holding back a force of reanimated corpses, Angel and his team make it to the infamous White Room and come face to face with the Beast again who is seen sucking energy from the conduit who resides there. Using her last ounce of strength, the conduit teleports the team away before they are harmed. This event leads to the gang realizing that the Beast is on a quest to kill the five totems of the sun god Ra (known as the Ra-Tet) in order to block out the sun, which he subsequently achieves. In their most recent confrontation, The Beast refers to Angel as if they are old friends (calling him "Angelus"), which leads Wesley to surmise that Angelus may know a way to defeat it and subsequently uses powerful magic to willingly remove Angel's soul, bringing forth the vicious monster at his core. Angelus tells the team little of value but instead taunts and ridicules each of them by exploiting a weak spot either in their self-esteem or relationships. Lilah returns and offers to free Angelus if he'll help her kill the Beast. The team stop her just in time and bring her back to the hotel along with an ancient text that details knowledge of the Beast. The gang come to realize that the Beast is not a sole agent as they presumed but is in fact working for an even greater entity. With this knowledge they decide to return Angel's soul, but find that its container, the Muo-Ping, is missing. Meanwhile, Fred and Gunn break off their relationship citing the Professor's murder, and Wesley's feelings, as the reason while Connor does his best to beat back the rising demonic hordes in L.A. single-handedly. Angelus eventually escapes his cage and hunts down Cordelia and Lilah in the hotel. They both make a run for it but Lilah is subsequently captured—not by Angelus but by Cordelia who then stabs her in the neck with a dagger, killing her. The gang return to find Lilah dead and Angelus feeding off her corpse. Wesley takes Lilah down to the basement to decapitate her in case she's been turned where he is met with a vision of Lilah who makes him realize what he must do and that the two perhaps did love one another. Wesley then goes to prison to free the rogue Slayer Faith in order to stop Angelus. Faith, Angelus and the Beast compete in an battle wherein Angelus slays the Beast, bringing the sun back. Meanwhile, the Beast's master, whom it turns out is Cordelia, has been communicating with Angelus to try and woo him to her side. During a battle, Angel begins to suck Faith's blood but then falls into a drug induced coma through the effects of Orpheus—a mystical stimulant which Faith had injected into her blood stream. They share a mystical journey where they fight for Angel's soul. Meanwhile, Willow Rosenberg is summoned to the hotel by Fred in order to return Angel's soul which she successful does after competing in a magical battle with Cordelia. With all of the team's threats averted Willow takes Faith back to Sunnydale to aid in their fight against The First while Angel proclaims that they are now stronger than ever. However, Cordelia chooses that moment to come downstairs, revealing that she is pregnant with Connor's child. Angel (season 4) 105

The team deduce that Cordelia's child must be demonic in nature while Angel realizes that Cordelia is the Beast's master (the one who orchestrated everything that happened throughout the season) and sets up an elaborate scheme to catch her in the act. As Cordelia manipulates Connor into kidnapping and murdering a young, female virgin to bring their baby to term, Angel Inc. learn that they are little more than instruments of fate in a far larger plan. Realizing this truth, Angel goes to kill Cordelia but arrives too late and Cordy's baby is born revealing a beautiful Goddess in its stead. Everyone who looks upon immediately fall in love and gain inner peace—including Angel and Connor. Cordelia, meanwhile, is left in a coma. Jasmine, the name chosen by Fred for the fallen power, brings love and peace to the city and begins to end world strife. However, Fred, having accidentally mixed her blood with Jasmine's, realizes the truth—that Jasmine is a hideous creature that is in fact manipulating Earth's inhabitants for her own gain. Fred then goes on the run but bravely returns and confronts Jasmine and Angel Inc. where she is able to bring Angel to her side. The two then infiltrate the hotel and reclaim Wesley, Gunn and Lorne but fail to revert Connor who decides to stand with Jasmine. The five heroes flee the city and go underground where Wesley is captured by an ancient being who tells of his world where Jasmine once ruled. Wesley figures out a way to said world and as Jasmine's army attempt to capture the team, Wesley opens a portal and sends Angel through telling him to find Jasmine's real name which will break her spell. The team are captured and taken back to the hotel during which Jasmine begins to make her presence known to the world at large. Connor meanwhile becomes dissatisfied with Jasmine's actions and seeks out Cordelia whom he finds resting in a protected church. He then confesses his feelings of pain and inadequacy and unfeeling towards everything that has happened in his life, including Jasmine. Meanwhile, in another dimension, Angel confronts a priest who holds Jasmine's name and brings him back to Earth where he says it out loud, destroying her power. The city is left in ruin as people go from having peace to pain in a matter of seconds. Jasmine blames Angel for this and uses her terrific strength to beat him back. He is saved, however, by Connor who punches a hole through Jasmine's head. After he runs off, Angel returns to the hotel to find Lilah alive, and the gang perplexed. She has come to offer them the L.A. branch of Wolfram & Hart because of their valiant efforts in ending world peace. They take a trip to the law firm where they are given the full tour including the science division (Fred), the R&D department (Wesley), the entertainment division (Lorne) and the White Room (Gunn). Angel vehemently declines the offer but begins to change his mind after he witnesses Connor strapping explosives to himself, Cordelia and a crowd of innocent people. He goes to his son's aid where Connor tells him that he was a terrible father and that he cannot feel anything in this world. The two proceed to have their final fight where Angel, using a mystically imbued knife granted to him by Wolfram & Hart, slits his son's throat—fulfilling the fake prophecy that stated "The Father Will Kill The Son." In fact, Connor is not dead but instead has been granted an entirely new life by Wolfram & Hart and all knowledge of him has been deleted from his friends memories. Because of this, Angel takes up Lilah's offer to run Wolfram & Hart. Meanwhile, Wesley had attempted to save Lilah's life by burning her eternal contract with the firm, but to no avail. She thanks him for trying however and professes her genuine feelings for him. Angel then takes a trip to Connor's fabricated life and looks on from a distance as his son shares a joyous dinner with his parents and sisters. Angel then walks away into the shadows. Angel (season 4) 106

Cast and characters

Main cast • David Boreanaz as Angel • Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase (In a coma from "Shiny Happy People" onwards) • J. August Richards as Charles Gunn • Amy Acker as Winifred "Fred" Burkle • Vincent Kartheiser as Connor • Andy Hallett as Lorne (From "Release" onward; recurring previously) • Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce

Recurring cast • Stephanie Romanov as Lilah Morgan (10 episodes) • as The Beast (8 episodes) • Gina Torres as Jasmine (5 episodes) • Alexa Davalos as Gwen Raiden (3 episodes) • Eliza Dushku as Faith (3 episodes) • Daniel Dae Kim as Gavin Park (3 episodes) • Julie Benz as Darla (1 episode) • David Denman as Skip (1 episode) • Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg (1 episode) • Laurel Holloman as Justine Cooper (1 episode) • John Rubinstein as Linwood Murrow (1 episode) • Jonathan M. Woodward as Knox (1 episode)

Crew Series creator Joss Whedon remained as the sole executive producer of the show after David Greenwalt left at the end of season three to produce the ABC series Miracles after his contract with 20th Century Fox was up. He stayed on as a consulting producer for the remainder of the series. At the start of the season, David Simkins was made showrunner and executive producer, but after three months, he left the show due to "creative differences" and is not credited in any episodes. Jeffrey Bell was promoted to co-executive producer and assumed the role of showrunner for the season. Tim Minear also left the series to run Whedon's new series Firefly but, like Greenwalt, stayed on as a consulting producer, and wrote and directed the season finale "Home". Whedon would write and direct only one episode of the season, "", because of his commitments to the first season of Firefly and the final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Steven S. DeKnight, who had written for Buffy during seasons five and six, moved over to Angel where he stayed for the remainder of the show's run. He wrote or co-wrote six episodes of the season, including the season premiere and also directed his debut episode; "". Buffy writer-producer David Fury joined as a consulting producer (taking over Marti Noxon's role) and ended up writing four episodes. Mere Smith was promoted to executive story editor and wrote or co-wrote four episodes. Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain joined the show as staff writers and wrote or co-wrote five episodes. Firefly writer Ben Edlund was brought in to write a freelance episode, "Sacrifice", and later joined the writing staff the following season.[1] Angel (season 4) 107

Episodes

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air Production date code

67 1 "Deep Down" Terrence O'Hara Steven S. DeKnight October 6, 2002 4ADH01

Angel is trapped on the ocean floor and Cordelia is stuck on a mystical plane.

68 2 "" Michael Mere Smith October 13, 2002 4ADH02 Grossman

Angel, Fred and Gunn break into an auction house to get an object that may locate Cordelia, but a cat burglar named Gwen, who possesses the power to control electricity, targets the same relic.

69 3 "The House Always Marita Grabiak David Fury October 20, 2002 4ADH03 Wins"

Angel decides to take Gunn and Fred on a road trip to Vegas to visit Lorne, who is being blackmailed to help a manager steal people's destinies.

70 4 "Slouching Toward Skip Schoolnik Jeffrey Bell October 27, 2002 4ADH04 Bethlehem"

Cordelia returns but has no memory of who she is.

71 5 "" Bill L. Norton Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain November 3, 4ADH05 2002

Fred's article is published and she's invited to speak at a symposium where a portal opens.

72 6 "Spin the Bottle" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon November 10, 4ADH06 2002

Lorne attempts a spell on Cordelia to restore her memory, which results in the gang reverting to their memories as teenagers.

73 7 "Apocalypse, Nowish" Vern Gillum Steven S. DeKnight November 17, 4ADH07 2002

Cordelia's apocalyptic nightmares become a reality as a powerful demon emerges in L.A.

74 8 "Habeas Corpses" Skip Schoolnik Jeffrey Bell January 15, 2003 4ADH08

Angel learns that Connor is trapped in Wolfram and Hart, which is under attack from the Beast.

75 9 "Long Day's Journey" Terrence O'Hara Mere Smith January 22, 2003 4ADH09

The gang learns that the answer to stopping The Beast is "among them", they suspect Connor. Meanwhile, Gwen returns, and the gang learn that the Beast intends to blot out the sun.

76 10 "" James A. David Fury & Steven S. January 29, 2003 4ADH10 Contner DeKnight

In an attempt to locate The Beast and restore the sun, Wesley brings in a dark mystic to extract Angel's soul.

77 11 "Soulless" Sean Astin Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain February 5, 2003 4ADH11

Angelus is interrogated by Wesley and co as they attempt to find out how to kill The Beast.

78 12 "" Bill L. Norton Jeffrey Bell & Steven S. February 12, 4ADH12 DeKnight & Mere Smith 2003

The gang discover The Beast is working for a much more powerful Master, who is far closer to home than they realize.

79 13 "" Jefferson Kibbee David Fury March 5, 2003 4ADH13

Wesley releases Faith from prison to help capture Angelus, who is himself going after the Beast.

80 14 "Release" James A. Steven S. DeKnight & March 12, 2003 4ADH14 Contner Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain

Angelus continues his search for the Beast's Master as Faith attempts to find a way to contain Angelus.

81 15 "Orpheus" Terrence O'Hara Mere Smith March 19, 2003 4ADH15 Angel (season 4) 108

Willow is called in to restore Angel's soul. Meanwhile, while in their comas, Angelus and Faith experience flashbacks of Angel's good deeds over the centuries, culminating in a mental showdown between Angel and Angelus.

82 16 "Players" Michael Jeffrey Bell & Elizabeth March 26, 2003 4ADH16 Grossman Craft & Sarah Fain

Gwen enlists Gunn's help to steal a device to control her abilities while Lorne attempts a ritual to restore his empathic powers.

83 17 "Inside Out" Steven S. Steven S. DeKnight April 2, 2003 4ADH17 DeKnight

The gang learns of a higher being's plan to give birth to itself through Cordelia, and Connor receives a visit from the spirit of his deceased mother, Darla.

84 18 "Shiny Happy People" Marita Grabiak Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain April 9, 2003 4ADH18

As Cordelia lies in a coma following her demonic delivery, the rest of the gang becomes acquainted with—and enchanted by—her unexpected offspring, Jasmine.

85 19 "" Jeffrey Bell Jeffrey Bell April 16, 2003 4ADH19

After discovering the secret to breaking Jasmine's spell over the nation's citizens, Fred must find a way to save the others before she's captured and killed.

86 20 "Sacrifice" David Straiton Ben Edlund April 23, 2003 4ADH20

Free from Jasmine's spell, Angel and the gang escape into the sewers for protection, where Wesley discovers an insect-like demon that may hold the key to defeating Jasmine.

87 21 "" Jefferson Kibbee David Fury April 30, 2003 4ADH21

Connor goes in search of the missing Cordelia, while Angel travels to another dimension in search of Jasmine's true name.

88 22 "Home" Tim Minear Tim Minear May 7, 2003 4ADH22

With Jasmine defeated, Angel and the gang are made an offer they can't refuse from W&H, and Connor goes over the edge into madness.

Crossovers with Buffy the Vampire Slayer The fourth season of Angel coincided with the seventh and final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This was the final year in which both shows were on television together. In the Buffy episode "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 "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 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 Buffy 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.

Reception The fourth season was nominated for five Saturn Awards – Best Network Television Series, Best Actress in a Television Series (Charisma Carpenter), Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series (Alexis Denisof), Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series (Amy Acker), and David Boreanaz won for Best Actor in a Television Series. The season was also nominated for four Satellite Awards – David Boreanaz for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, Andy Hallett for Best Supporting Actor – Television Series Drama, and Amy Acker and Gina Torres both for Best Supporting Actress – Television Series Drama.[2] Angel (season 4) 109

The Futon Critic named "Spin the Bottle" the 33rd best episode of 2002[3] and "Peace Out" the 25th best episode of 2003.[4] The fourth season averaged 3.7 million viewers, slightly lower than the seventh and final season of Buffy.[5]

DVD release Angel: The Complete Fourth Season was released on DVD in region 1 on September 7, 2004[6] and in region 2 on April 1, 2004.[7] The DVD includes all 22 episodes on 6 discs presented in anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1 aspect ratio. Special features on the DVD include seven commentary tracks—"" by writer David Fury and actor Andy Hallett; "Spin the Bottle" by writer/director Joss Whedon and actor Alexis Denisof; "Apocalypse, Nowish" by writer Steven S. DeKnight and director Vern Gillum; "Orpheus" by co-executive producer Jeffrey Bell and director Terrence O'Hara; "Inside Out" by writer/director Steven S. DeKnight; "The Magic Bullet" by writer/director Jeffrey Bell; and "Home" by writer/director Tim Minear. Featurettes include, "Angel and the Apocalypse", which details how they depicted the apocalypse on the show; "Unplugged: Season 4 Outtakes", a series of outtakes from the season; "Last Looks: The Hyperion Hotel", a set tour of the Hyperion Hotel; "Fatal Beauty and the Beast", a look at the villains of the season; "Malice in Wonderland: Wolfram & Hart", a look at the law firm and its importance in the show; and "Prophecies: Season 4 Overview", a summary of the season featuring interviews with cast and crew members.[8]

References

[1] "A Brief History of Mutant Enemy" (http:/ / www. whedon. info/ A-Brief-History-of-Mutant-Enemy. html). Whedon.info. May 24, 2004. . Retrieved August 10, 2010.

[2] ""Angel" (1999) - Awards" (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0162065/ awards). IMDb. . Retrieved August 12, 2010.

[3] Brian Ford Sullivan (January 7, 2003). "The 50 Best Episodes of 2002 - #40-31" (http:/ / www. thefutoncritic. com/ reviews/ 2003/ 01/ 07/

the-50-best-episodes-of-2002-number-40-31-15257/ 20030107_bestof2002/ ). The Futon Critic. . Retrieved August 12, 2010.

[4] Brian Ford Sullivan (January 14, 2004). "The 50 Best Episodes of 2003 - #30-21" (http:/ / www. thefutoncritic. com/ reviews/ 2004/ 01/ 14/

the-50-best-episodes-of-2003-number-30-21-16372/ 20040114_bestof2003/ ). The Futon Critic. . Retrieved August 12, 2010.

[5] "Season Ratings 2002-2003" (http:/ / www. quotenmeter. de/ cms/ ?p1=n& p2=9939). Nielsen Media Research. . Retrieved August 12, 2010.

[6] "Angel - Season Four (1999)" (http:/ / www. amazon. com/ dp/ B0002HS74C). Amazon.com. . Retrieved August 9, 2010.

[7] "Buffy DVD and VHS" (http:/ / www. bbc. co. uk/ cult/ buffy/ buffystuff/ dvdvideo/ index. shtml). BBC. . Retrieved August 9, 2010.

[8] "Angel - The Complete 4th Season" (http:/ / www. tvshowsondvd. com/ releases/ Angel-Complete-4th-Season/ 3767). TVShowsOnDVD.com. . Retrieved February 18, 2011.

External links

• List of Angel episodes (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0162065/ episodes) at the Internet Movie Database

• ‹See Tfd›List of Angel season 4 episodes (http:/ / www. tv. com/ angel/ show/ 12/ episode. html?season=4) at TV.com Angel (season 5) 110 Angel (season 5)

Angel season 5

Region 1 Season 5 DVD cover Country of origin United States

No. of episodes 22

Broadcast

Original channel The WB

Original run October 1, 2003 – May 19, 2004

Home video release

DVD release

Region 1 February 15, 2005

Region 2 February 21, 2005

Season chronology

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List of Angel episodes

The fifth and final season of the television series Angel, the spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, premiered on October 1, 2003 on The WB Television Network and concluded its 22-episode season and its television run on May 19, 2004. The season aired on Wednesdays at 9:00 pm ET. This was the first and only season of Angel to air following the finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Season synopsis Having been handed the reins to the Los Angeles branch of Wolfram & Hart at the climax of season four, Angel and his allies are now surrounded by a world of wealth, power and corruption that they find begins to weaken them from within. While Angel takes care of the day to day running of the company itself, the rest of his team are delegated specific tasks within the firm; Fred heads up the practical science division, Lorne is in charge of the entertainment division, Wesley commands the rather impressive research and development department as well as the virtually infinite library and Gunn becomes the firm's top lawyer after having his brain upgraded with a comprehensive knowledge of the law (human and demonic) at the behest of the Senior Partners themselves. As was the deal that Angel made to save Connor's life, he and Cordelia would not be joining the team in their new headquarters. Meanwhile, Harmony Kendall is hired by Wesley to be Angel's familiar-faced secretary and a new character, Eve, is introduced to act as the team's liaison to the partners. At the end of the first episode Angel opens a package Angel (season 5) 111

containing the amulet used to destroy the Hellmouth at the end of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. From the amulet, Spike is resurrected in a non-corporeal state, unsure of why he is back after having given his life to protect the world. Although Angel is bemused and frustrated by the arrival of his centuries old rival, he continues to assert to his ever more unconvinced squad that they will use the massive resources at Wolfram & Hart to help the world. He does his best to root out the most vile employees and clients within the firm while constantly being set upon at all sides by the evil that surrounds them. As the team settle into their new surroundings they begin to lose contact with one another because of the time consuming demand of their day to day work. Meanwhile, Spike befriends Fred in the hope that she will be able to use her genius level intellect to find out how to solidify him and bind him to the mortal plane. She begins to abuse her resources (to the worriment of Angel) after Spike informs her that he is constantly slipping closer to hell. Meanwhile, Lorne has his sleep removed to focus more energy on his work and Wesley is confronted by his critical-mouthed father and attempts to deal with his serious issues surrounding his unhappy childhood. In "Destiny", a package is mailed to Spike which magically re-corporealizes him, inadvertently causing wide ranging chaos throughout the world. Eve explains that, because of the Shanshu Prophecy which claimed that the vampire with a soul would play a pivotal role in the coming apocalypse, the world has been thrown out of order because there are now two vampires with the requisite credentials to fulfill the prophecy. Hearing tell of a quest that will determine the true champion, Angel and Spike fight for the chance of true atonement. Although Spike wins the battle it turns out that the entire event was a trick set up by Eve and her new boyfriend, Angel's long lost rival Lindsey McDonald. It is at this point that Angel truly begins to question whether he is still the champion he used to be and begins to lose faith in the future set forth by the Shanshu Prophecy which promised him his humanity in return for saving the world. After Eve and Lindsey's next scheme leaves Angel bed ridden, the gang begin to question Eve's loyalties to the firm and exile her from the building. Meanwhile, Lindsey approaches Spike under the guise of Angel's long dead friend Doyle claiming that he receives visions from The Powers That Be and that Spike has a mission to help the helpless. Spike reluctantly buys into it and ends up saving Angel's life as well as taking on his traditional role as the secret protector of Los Angeles. After Cordelia awakens from her coma she attempts to help Angel get his life back on track and aids him in thwarting Lindsey's plans to take control of Wolfram & Hart for himself. After Lindsey's disguise is foiled, The Senior Partners summon him to some unknown hell dimension in retribution for attempting to take Angel's life. Cordelia reiterates to Angel that she loves him and kisses him, shortly before he receives a phone call reporting that Cordelia died that morning. When Angel turns around, Cordelia is gone. It is later revealed that this encounter—the Powers That Be repaying their debt to Cordelia—allowed Cordelia to pass one last vision over to Angel, giving him the knowledge he needs to bring down the true evil that controls Los Angeles. After the events of "Smile Time" (wherein Angel was transformed into a puppet and began a relationship with the werewolf Nina Ash), Fred and Wesley share a passionate kiss which ignites their relationship, something that had been blossoming all year. However, tragedy befalls the team after Fred is infected with the spirit of an ancient demon named Illyria. Eventually the parasite consumes Fred's body and she dies in Wesley's arms. Once Illyria is brought forth she attempts to raise her temple and summon an army to take back the Earth from the human pestilence. She fails in her endeavor however and finds herself lost in the modern world. She approaches Wesley and asks him to be her guide, to which he agrees, simply because of her striking resemblance to Fred. After losing the one thing on this earth that he ever truly loved, Wesley descends into alcoholism and spends his time researching every last scrap of information on Illyria while he develops an unhealthy attachment towards her. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang are equally devastated by the loss of the one thing they all truly agreed on; their love for Fred. Spike takes out his rage on Illyria herself as the two share a multitude of sparring sessions together. Lorne becomes frustrated by the corruption that surrounds him and eventually leaves it for good. Gunn feels tremendous guilt over his part to play in Fred's death having signed the warrant to allow Illyria's sarcophagus past customs in order to receive a new brain upgrade. While Angel uses Fred's death as a catalyst to truly attempt to topple the Wolf, the Ram and the Hart. In "Underneath" Angel goes on a mission to rescue Lindsey from hell in order to learn everything he knows about the Senior Partners. Gunn stays in Lindsey's place as punishment for playing a part in Angel (season 5) 112

Fred's death. Later, Angel comes into contact with Connor for the first time since he signed the deal to take over the firm and learns that the magician Cyvus Vail requires Connor to kill the demon Sahjhan, the one responsible for writing the phony prophecy that, to all intents and purposes, lead to Angel's decision to take over Wolfram and Hart. Although Connor succeeds in killing the demon it is not without a price, having had his original memories returned to him after Wesley used Vail's magic to attempt to re-write the past and bring back Fred. Connor, however, understands what Angel did for him and decides to continue living the fabricated life. After Illyria single-handedly rescues Gunn from the Senior Partner's Hell dimension she claims that Angel Investigations owes her a great debt. As her powers continue to spiral out of control, Wesley fashions a device which will draw the negative energy away from her and into its own pocket universe. Although this does work it leaves Illyria far weaker than she was before as well as emotionally distraught over having lost her immense power. Meanwhile, Gunn goes back to his roots, shedding the Lawyer persona and truly questioning where his loyalties lie while Angel and Spike take a trip to Rome after they hear that Buffy is in danger. Although it turns out that she is in fact happy the two come to reconcile their feelings both for her and for each other. Meanwhile, since Eve's betrayal to the partners, Angel was assigned a new liaison to the firm – Marcus Hamilton. As the group continually notice a change in Angel's personality, they stage a violent intervention and learn that Angel intends to take down Wolfram & Hart at its very core – The Circle of the Black Thorn. As Angel attempts to gain entry to the exclusive group that claims to operate at the center of the world's woe (doing so by officially signing away his chance to become human again through the Shanshu prophecy), the rest of the team spend one last perfect day doing what they wish to do; Lorne sings at a karaoke bar reminiscent of the days when he ran Caritas, Gunn meets up with his old friend Anne and helps her move furniture to a new homeless shelter, Spike performs his centuries old, awful poetry at a rowdy club to much cheer and applause, Angel spends his time with Connor who is applying for an internship and Wesley spends his day dressing Illyria's wounds (who had been badly hurt by the super strong Marcus Hamilton). Illyria asks Wesley why he does not spend the day doing what he loves to which Wesley replies that the thing he loves is dead. The team share one last goodbye with each other before they all go off to meet their individual destinies. As Angel secretly takes out the leader of the Circle (Archduke Sebassis) he is confronted by Hamilton and, with the help of Connor, wins the fight. Wesley takes on Cyvus Vail as the two battle it out using powerful magic. Wesley fails to kill him however and ends up dying in Illyria's arms who recreates Fred's form one last time before punching her fist through Vail's face. Gunn takes down a demonic politician and her army of vampires while Spike rescues a messianic baby from a demonic cult and Lorne shoots Lindsey dead at Angel's request. With the circle destroyed, Angel Investigations meet up in the rain soaked alley behind the Hyperion Hotel. But with Wesley dead and Lorne departed, his innocence shattered, Angel, Spike, Gunn and Illyria are all that remains of the team. In retribution for Angel's rebellion, The Senior Partners send the armies of Hell against the Earth and, while proclaiming; "Let's go to work!", Angel and his team go out fighting the unwinnable fight as they continuously seek their own personal redemptions or die trying.

Cast and characters

Main cast • David Boreanaz as Angel • James Marsters as Spike • J. August Richards as Charles Gunn • Amy Acker as Winifred "Fred" Burkle/Illyria • Andy Hallett as Lorne • Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall (From "Underneath" onward; recurring previously) • Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Does not appear in "Destiny") Angel (season 5) 113

Recurring cast • Sarah Thompson as Eve (10 episodes) • Christian Kane as Lindsey McDonald (6 episodes) • Jonathan M. Woodward as Knox (6 episodes) • Adam Baldwin as Marcus Hamilton (5 episodes) • Dennis Christopher as Cyvus Vail (3 episodes) • Leland Crooke as Archduke Sebassis (3 episodes) • Jennifer Griffin and Gary Grubbs as Trish and Roger Burkle (3 episodes) • as Nina Ash (3 episodes) • Marc Vann as Dr. Sparrow (3 episodes) • Vincent Kartheiser as Connor (2 episodes) • Juliet Landau as Drusilla (2 episodes) • Tom Lenk as Andrew Wells (2 episodes) • Julie Benz as Darla (1 episode) • Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase (1 episode) • Jack Conley as Sahjhan (1 episode) • Julia Lee as Anne Steele (1 episode)

Crew Series creator Joss Whedon served as executive producer, now able to concentrate more on Angel as both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly ended. Whedon wrote and directed two episodes throughout the season ("" and "A Hole in the World"), co-wrote the story for "Smile Time" and co-wrote (as well as directed a number of scenes of) the series finale, "Not Fade Away". Whedon was originally intended to direct the final episode of the show but his commitments to filming Serenity (the sequel film to Firefly) made it impossible for him to do so. He delegated the task to showrunner Jeffrey Bell who also wrote the episode alongside Whedon. Bell would write and direct only one other episode of the season. After Buffy ended, David Fury joined the writing staff full-time as co-executive producer, later promoted to executive producer midseason, and wrote or co-wrote four episodes, including writing and directing the 100th episode. Buffy writer Drew Goddard also joined the staff as executive story editor and wrote or co-wrote five episodes. Steven S. DeKnight was promoted to producer, later promoted to supervising producer midseason, and wrote or co-wrote six episodes, two of which he directed. Ben Edlund was promoted to supervising producer and wrote or co-wrote four episodes, including writing and directing "Smile Time". Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain were promoted to executive story editors and wrote three episodes. Brent Fletcher, who was a script coordinator, wrote one episode, which was directed by series star David Boreanaz. Co-creator David Greenwalt, who had left Angel in an official capacity at the end of season three, came back to direct the pro-penultimate episode of the series, "The Girl in Question".[1]

Episodes Angel (season 5) 114

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code

89 1 "Conviction" (Part 1) Joss Whedon Joss Whedon October 1, 2003 5ADH01

Taking over the LA offices of Wolfram & Hart proves to be more challenging than expected, especially when Spike shows up back from the dead, out from the amulet that is supposed to be buried deep within the Hellmouth.

90 2 "" (Part 2) James A. Contner Story by: David Fury October 8, 2003 5ADH02 Teleplay by: David Fury & Ben Edlund

Spike tries to adjust to life as a ghost while the gang deals with a disgruntled client who has power over the dead.

91 3 "" Marita Grabiak Sarah Fain & October 15, 2003 5ADH03 Elizabeth Craft

Angel tries to protect a woman named Nina, who has been recently bitten by a werewolf, from a group of people who want to dine on werewolf flesh.

92 4 "" Steven S. Steven S. DeKnight October 22, 2003 5ADH04 DeKnight

Spike struggles to maintain his weak grip on reality as spectral forces threaten to send him to Hell, and Fred races to find a way to give him his body back.

93 5 "Life of the Party" Bill L. Norton Ben Edlund October 29, 2003 5ADH05

Lorne works around the clock to throw the ultimate Halloween party at Wolfram & Hart, but problems arise when he has his sleep removed.

94 6 "The Cautionary Tale Jeffrey Bell Jeffrey Bell November 5, 2003 5ADH06 of Numero Cinco"

As he questions his own role as a champion, Angel must track down a retired wrestler hero to help him defeat Tezcatcatl, an Aztec demon.

95 7 "Lineage" Jefferson Kibbee Drew Goddard November 12, 5ADH07 2003

Wolfram & Hart is under attack from cyborg assassins, and Wesley is surprised by the unannounced arrival of his estranged father.

96 8 "Destiny" Skip Schoolnik David Fury & November 19, 5ADH08 Steven S. DeKnight 2003

Spike is recorporealized, and he and Angel battle it out to drink from the "Cup of Perpetual Torment" to settle the renewed conflict of the Shanshu Prophecy.

97 9 "Harm's Way" Vern Gillum Elizabeth Craft & January 14, 2004 5ADH09 Sarah Fain

Already feeling unappreciated at work, Harmony's life in the office gets worse when it appears she has murdered a key player in demonic peace talks.

98 10 "" David Boreanaz Brent Fletcher January 21, 2004 5ADH10

Someone approaches Spike and claims responsibility for recorporealizing him, and Angel is infected by a parasite that makes him experience nightmares where Spike is the champion and he is ignored.

99 11 "Damage" Jefferson Kibbee Steven S. DeKnight January 28, 2004 5ADH11 & Drew Goddard

Angel and Spike hunt a psychotic Slayer who has escaped from an institution and believes that Spike is the man who drove her insane.

100 12 "You're Welcome" David Fury David Fury February 4, 2004 5ADH12

Cordelia awakens from her coma with visions of Angel in trouble, pitting Angel against Lindsey in a final battle.

101 13 "" Terrence O'Hara Drew Goddard & February 11, 2004 5ADH13 Steven S. DeKnight

A mysterious man takes the gang hostage and confronts Angel about certain events in his past - specifically, his "service" in the Second World War. Angel (season 5) 115

102 14 "Smile Time" Ben Edlund Story by: Joss February 18, 2004 5ADH14 Whedon & Ben Edlund Teleplay by: Ben Edlund

Demon puppets from a popular children's show steal the life forces of children by hypnotizing them, and Angel is transformed into a puppet when he tries to investigate.

103 15 "A Hole in the World" Joss Whedon Joss Whedon February 25, 2004 5ADH15

The gang desperately seeks a cure for Fred, who is infected by demon that was imprisoned inside an ancient sarcophagus.

104 16 "" Steven S. Steven S. DeKnight March 3, 2004 5ADH16 DeKnight

Angel and Spike work to restore Fred as Illyria tries to locate her ancient temple and summon her armies.

105 17 "Underneath" Skip Schoolnik Elizabeth Craft & April 14, 2004 5ADH17 Sarah Fain

Hoping that Lindsey has information on the Senior Partners' ultimate plans, Angel, Spike and Gunn track him down to the hell dimension where he was banished.

106 18 "Origin" Terrence O'Hara Drew Goddard April 21, 2004 5ADH18

Connor's new parents seek help from Wolfram & Hart about their son's supernatural abilities, and the past comes back to haunt Wesley when he learns about the deal Angel made to save his son.

107 19 "" Vern Gillum Ben Edlund April 28, 2004 5ADH19

Illyria's powers become unstable, causing her to jump through time, and the gang's attempts to stop her result in her killing them all.

108 20 "The Girl in Question" David Greenwalt Steven S. DeKnight May 5, 2004 5ADH20 & Drew Goddard

Angel and Spike travel to Rome with plans to rescue Buffy from their old nemesis The Immortal, while simultaneously trying to preventing a demon war; back in Los Angeles, Fred's parents come looking for their daughter, unaware that she is dead.

109 21 "Power Play" James A. Contner David Fury May 12, 2004 5ADH21

The gang starts to have doubts about Angel's loyalties after witnessing his disturbing behavior and problematic decisions; while Spike is looking for a demon with Illyria, Drogyn – the Guardian of the Deeper Well – arrives to tell Spike that Angel tried to kill him.

110 22 "Not Fade Away" Jeffrey Bell Jeffrey Bell & Joss May 19, 2004 5ADH22 Whedon

Angel and the rest of the group spend the day as if it were their last before moving to take out the Circle of the Black Thorn in a potentially suicidal confrontation.

Crossovers with Buffy the Vampire Slayer Buffy the Vampire Slayer concluded the previous season, therefore there are no official crossovers between the two series'. Despite this, references are made throughout the fifth season of Angel that relate to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Spike is resurrected (after his death in "Chosen") by the magical amulet Angel gave to Buffy at the start of the finale. Spike subsequently becomes a main character of the season. Harmony Kendall (Mercedes McNab) also becomes a main character and joins the star cast for the last third of the season. Buffy recurring character Andrew Wells (Tom Lenk) appears in two episodes ("Damage" and "The Girl in Question"), 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. Angel (season 5) 116

Cancellation On February 14, 2004, The WB Network announced that Angel would not be brought back for a sixth season. The one-paragraph statement indicated the news, which had been reported by a web site the previous day, had been leaked well before the network intended to make its announcement.[2] Joss Whedon posted a message on a popular fan site, The Bronze: Beta, in which he expressed his dismay and surprise, saying he was "heartbroken"[3] and compared it to a "healthy guy falling dead from a heart attack."[4] Fan reaction was to organize letter-writing campaigns, online petitions, blood and food drives, advertisements in trade magazines and via mobile billboards, and attempts to lobby other networks. UPN was a particular target, as it had already picked up Buffy. Outrage for the cancellation focused on Jordan Levin, The WB's Head of Entertainment. Writer and producer David Fury "guarantees" that if Joss Whedon hadn't requested an early renewal Angel would have been back for a season six: The only reason that Angel didn't come back...it's a very simple thing. Because our ratings were up, because of our critical attention, Joss specifically asked Jordan Levin, who was the head of The WB at the time, to give us an early pick-up because every year they [would] wait so long to give Angel a pick-up [and] a lot of us [would] turn down jobs hoping that Angel will continue – he [Joss] didn't want that to happen. So, he was feeling very confident and he [Joss] just asked Jordan, "Like, make your decision now whether you're going to pick us up or not," and Jordan, sort of with his hands tied, with his back up against the wall, called him the next day and said, "Okay, we're canceling you." Jordan's no longer there and The WB has since recognized...I believe Garth Ancier at The WB said that it was a big mistake to cancel Angel. There was a power play that happened that just didn't fall out the way they wanted it to. We wanted to get an early pick-up, we didn't. In fact we forced them [The WB] to make a decision, and with his hand forced he [Levin] made the decision to cancel us. I guarantee that, if we waited as we normally did, by the time May had come around they would have picked up Angel. I can guarantee that.[5]

Reception The fifth season won four Saturn Awards – Best Network Television Series (tied with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), Best Actor in a Television Series (David Boreanaz), Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series (James Marsters), and Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series (Amy Acker). While Alexis Denisof was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series and Charisma Carpenter was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series. The series, Marsters, and Acker also received nominations again in 2005.[6] "Smile Time" and "Not Fade Away" were nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.[7] The Futon Critic named "Lineage" the 32nd best episode of 2003,[8] "Smile Time" the 21st best episode 2004[9] and "Not Fade Away" the 4th best episode of 2004.[10] The fifth season averaged 3.97 million viewers, slightly higher than season four.[11]

Comic book continuation After the success of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight comic books, Joss Whedon announced a canonical comic book continuation of Angel would be published. Titled Angel: After the Fall, published by IDW Publishing, written by Brian Lynch (along with the help of Whedon), the book takes place after the events the final episode, with Los Angeles in Hell.[12] The first issue was released on November 21, 2007. Originally released as a 17-issue limited series, the book spawned into a ongoing spin-off series. Angel (season 5) 117

DVD release Angel: The Complete Fifth Season was released on DVD in region 1 on February 15, 2005[13] and in region 2 on February 21, 2005.[14] The DVD includes all 22 episodes on 6 discs presented in anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1 aspect ratio. Special features on the DVD include seven commentary tracks—"Conviction" by writer/director Joss Whedon; "Destiny" by writers David Fury and Steven S. DeKnight, director Skip Schoolnik and actress Juliet Landau; "Soul Purpose" by writer Brent Fletcher, actor/director David Boreanaz and actor Christian Kane; "You're Welcome" by writer/director David Fury and actors Christian Kane and Sarah Thompson; "A Hole in the World" by writer/director Joss Whedon and actors Alexis Denisof and Amy Acker; "Underneath" by writers Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain, director Skip Schoolnik and actor Adam Baldwin; and "Not Fade Away" by co-writer/director Jeffrey Bell. Featurettes include, "Angel 100", a look at the 100th episode celebration party; "To Live & Die in L.A.: The Best of Angel", where Joss Whedon discusses the best episodes of the show; "Halos & Horns: Recurring Villainy", interviews with cast members who played villains over the course of the show; "Hey Kids! It's Smile Time", a featurette on the making of "Smile Time"; "Angel: Choreography of a Stunt", detailing the a performance of a stunt and interview with stunt coordinator Mike Massa; "Angel Unbound: The Gag Reels", a series of outtakes from all five seasons; and "Angel: The Final Season", a summary of the season featuring interviews with cast and crew members.[15]

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External links

• List of Angel episodes (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0162065/ episodes) at the Internet Movie Database

• ‹See Tfd›List of Angel season 5 episodes (http:/ / www. tv. com/ angel/ show/ 12/ episode. html?season=5) at TV.com Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 118 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight

Trade paperback cover of The Long Way Home. Art by . Publication information

Publisher Dark Horse Comics

Schedule Monthly

Format Limited series

Genre Fantasy

Publication date March 14, 2007 – January 19, 2011

Number of issues 40

Main character(s) Scooby Gang

Creative team

Writer(s) Joss Whedon Brian K. Vaughan Drew Goddard Jane Espenson Brad Meltzer and others

Penciller(s) Karl Moline

Inker(s) Andy Owens

Colorist(s) Dave Stewart Michelle Madsen

Creator(s) Joss Whedon

Collected editions

The Long Way Home ISBN 1593078226

No Future for You ISBN 159307963X

Wolves at the Gate ISBN 1595821651

Time of Your Life ISBN 1595823107

Predators and Prey ISBN 1595823425

Retreat ISBN 1595824154

Twilight ISBN 1595825584

Last Gleaming ISBN 1595826106 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 119

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics. The series serves as a canonical continuation of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and follows the events of that show's final televised season.[1] It is produced by Joss Whedon, who wrote the first arc, "The Long Way Home".[2] The first issue was released on March 14, 2007.[3] The series was originally supposed to consist of about 25 issues,[4] but series editor Scott Allie stated that they were already "up to about 50, could go a little higher",[5] [6] before it was finally decided that the series would have a 40-issue run. On September 24, 2009, Joss Whedon announced the series would continue into Season Nine.[7] While Allie and Whedon discussed the potential for a spin-off limited series to play out side-stories too far outside of Season Eight's narrative,[8] only a Tales of the Vampires follow-up, a Willow one-shot and a Riley one-shot were released.[9] The success of the series prompted IDW Publishing and Joss Whedon to publish a concurrent continuation of the Angel television series, titled Angel: After the Fall. A brief controversy over Dark Horse's surprise use of the Angel character in one of Season Eight's storylines would later lead to a collaboration between IDW and Dark Horse on IDW's Spike comic book series, which bridges some aspects of continuity between After the Fall and Season Eight.[10] In November 2009, it was announced that a motion comic based on the series would be produced.[11] The first issue was released on July 19, 2010 on Amazon Video on Demand and iTunes.[12] Much as Buffy began television trends, Season Eight began the trend of television-to-comic book adaptations; Pushing Daisies and Charmed, to give two examples, both launched comic book continuations. In 2010, writers of the Charmed comic book cited Season Eight as the commercial model which inspired Zenescope Entertainment to pursue rights to Charmed.[13]

Plot A year after the end of the television series, Buffy and Xander now lead command-central, which is situated at a citadel in Scotland. At their disposal are a wide array of psychics, seers, , and Slayers,[14] along with a vast amount of technology, revealed to be the result of Buffy robbing a Swiss bank to acquire the funds.[15] There are 1,800 Slayers worldwide according to Buffy, almost 500 of whom are working with the Scoobies, separated into 10 squads. Squads include Andrew's in Southern Italy,[16] Giles' in England,[17] Vi's in New York,[18] Robin's in Cleveland, Ohio,[19] and another led by Rona in Chicago, Illinois.[20] For Buffy's protection and because her name is feared worldwide, two decoys are put in place: one partying in Rome and one on a mission in demonic underground caverns.[21] Buffy now relies heavily on Willow, whose character arc sees her under the tutelage of a powerful demon called Saga Vasuki.[15] [22] Under Saga Vasuki, Willow's power has grown phenomenally; for example, she can now fly and cast extremely complicated and large-scale spells.[14] In the wake of Sunnydale's destruction, elements within the U.S. government view the expanded Slayers and the Scooby Gang as international terrorists and characterize Buffy as a "charismatic, uncompromising and completely destructive" leader. General Voll, a member of a mystically aware Initiative-like government project, describes fear of their resources, power, and ideology.[14] The government has teamed with Sunnydale survivor/powerful witch Amy Madison and Season 6 villain Warren Mears in the hopes of bringing Buffy down.[16] Simultaneously, an evil British socialite Slayer called Lady Genevieve Savidge plots to usurp Buffy's place in the Slayer hierarchy,[19] and a shrewd cabal of Japanese vampires scheme to reverse the global activation of Potential Slayers in "Chosen".[23] The appearances of these villains are connected to "", the enigmatic Big Bad of the season, a masked person who views the expanded ranks of Slayers as a threat to humanity and wants to destroy them, and bring about an end to all magic on Earth.[20] It later transpires that like Amy and Warren, Buffy's ex-boyfriend Riley Finn is also loyal to Twilight,[24] though Riley turns out to have been Buffy's double agent.[25] Half-way through the season, ditzy vampire Harmony Kendall rises to fame as a reality TV star and ushers in a new pro-vampire, anti-Slayer world order.[26] Under attack from Twilight and other demons as well as militaries across the world, the various Slayer squads (including Faith) reconvene in retreat from their enemy. Because Twilight can Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 120

now track the group through their use of magic, Buffy and her friends relocate to Tibet to learn from Oz how to suppress magical natures for witches and Slayers alike. Giles and Buffy are both concerned with the extent to which they rely on Willow, worried she may go overboard again as in Season Six;[27] Buffy's fears are in part justified by her visit to the future (a crossover with the Whedon miniseries Fray) where she was forced to kill a future Dark Willow.[24] Following the fray with Twilight, in which many Slayers were killed, Buffy developed abilities similar to those of Twilight. A subplot involves the repercussions of Dawn's college relationship with a boy named Kenny (described as a "thricewise"), whom she cheated on, losing her virginity to his roommate.[15] Consequently, Dawn has been cursed with mystical transformations: first into a giant,[14] then a centaur,[18] and finally a living doll until she apologizes to Kenny and breaks the spell.[28] Among the core group, Buffy is for a time romantically drawn to a female Slayer named Satsu, and Xander to Slayer Renée;[23] Willow's relationship with the core group is more estranged, while she protectively withholds Kennedy from her friends.[15] Kennedy is unaware of the sexual aspect of Willow's relationship with Saga Vasuki.[24] Giles and Buffy, at odds, fall from speaking terms with one another. Giles goes to work with Faith, in trying to prevent more Slayers from going rogue.[29] Although Buffy comes to feel that her only compatible mate is Xander, and is upset to learn that he truly loves Dawn,[30] she and Angel succumb to their desires for one another upon their reunion,[31] though the extent to which they were in control of their actions is uncertain.[32] In the series' penultimate arc, Twilight is revealed to be Buffy's former lover, Angel. Angel attempts to explain that his Twilight persona was used to unify the anti-Slayer movement, thus limiting the potential destruction they could have caused working independently.[31] His secondary goal was to push Buffy's development so that the two of them could reunite romantically and ascend to a higher plane of existence, itself called Twilight.[33] However, whatever magical effect Angel was under seemed to wane after Buffy realised she was needed back on Earth to assist her friends as demons poured in from other dimensions to destroy the old universe. At the last moment, Buffy's other love, Spike arrives in a futuristic ship to announce he has a solution to the problem at hand.[32] In the final arc, "", Spike's information leads them to source both of magic and of Twilight's power, a mystical "seed" buried beneath Sunnydale. Giles plans to destroy it, but Twilight possesses Angel and snaps his neck. Distraught, Buffy smashes the seed herself. Twilight is stopped but magic is also removed from the universe. Though Slayers and vampires retain their powers, witches for example are left entirely powerless. Subsequently, Willow breaks up with Kennedy and Faith inherits Giles' estate and attempts to begin Angel's rehabilitation. A pariah in the community of Slayers and former witches, Buffy moves to San Fransisco where she lives as a houseguest at Dawn and Xander's apartment, and resumes her former duties as Slayer: patrolling at night for vampires.

Writers and story arcs Joss Whedon serves as "executive producer" for the series across every issue, giving his other writers notes on characterization, continuity and his overall concept in mind as he would when overseeing Buffy as a television series. Whedon wrote the first story arc ("The Long Way Home", #1–4), the fourth ("Time of Your Life", #16–19), the final story arc ("Last Gleaming", #36–40), and several intermediary one-shot stories (#5, #10, #11, "Willow", and #31). Comic and television writer Brian K. Vaughan became the first guest writer on the series, writing the second story arc "No Future for You" (#6–9). While Vaughan was not a "Buffyverse" staff member, he was a fan of both series (particularly the character of Faith) and Joss Whedon himself was a fan of Vaughan's series , on which he served as writer during the period Vaughan wrote "No Future for You." Former Buffy and Angel writer Drew Goddard wrote the series' third arc, "" (#12–15). Goddard first became a Buffy writer in its final season, starting with the episode "Selfless" and finishing with the Angel episode "The Girl in Question", which itself obliquely hints at the life of Buffy post-season seven. Goddard went on to become a writer for the movie Cloverfield and acclaimed American Lost and Alias (all working alongside producer J. J. Abrams) while also penning the story "Antique" for canonical Buffy comic book Tales of the Vampires, which he references in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 121

"Wolves at the Gate". Film, comics and television writer-producer Jeph Loeb wrote issue #20 of the series ("After These Messages... We'll Be Right Back!". Loeb had previously been involved with Whedon in the conception of Buffy the Animated Series, which never came to be. Following Loeb are Buffyverse alumni Jane Espenson, Doug Petrie,[34] Drew Greenberg, and Steven S. DeKnight as well as comic book writer Jim Krueger, who each wrote an issue between issues #21 and #25 (""), which is a single arc told from a number of different perspectives. These one-shots follow the perspectives of Harmony (#21, Espenson), Satsu/Kennedy (#22, DeKnight), Buffy/Andrew (#23, Greenberg), Giles/Faith (#24, Krueger) and a Xander/Dawn issue which will also reveal more about Twilight (#25, Petrie).[35] Jane Espenson returned for a five-issue arc involving the character of Oz for issues #26–30, titled "Retreat"[36] and also wrote a one-shot about Riley. Joss Whedon returned to write two one-shots, "Willow: Goddesses and Monsters" and issue #31, "Turbulence". Brad Meltzer, author of several New York Times best-selling books and later both Identity Crisis and for DC Comics wrote the penultimate story arc of Season Eight, "Twilight", which is issues #32–35. Whedon himself resumes authorship for the final five issues (#36–40, "Last Gleaming") of the series, bringing Season Eight to an end.[37] Dark Horse Presents has also offered several short, canonical side stories to the mix. "Harmony Bites" by Espenson and Moline is a fictional episode of Harmony Kendall's television series, tying into issue #21. "Vampy Cat Play Friend" is a fictional television commercial tying in with issue #22, written by Steven S. DeKnight and illustrated by Camilla d'Errico. Joss Whedon teamed up with Jo Chen to produce "Always Darkest", a depiction of Buffy's terrible nightmares, and Espenson teamed up with Moline again to produce "Harmony Comes to the Nation", a fictional interview for The Colbert Report where Harmony lays out her ambitions, both tying in with Jane Espenson's "Retreat" arc. Jackie Kessler wrote "Tales of the Vampires: Carpe Noctem", a two-part ministory with the previously unseen characters Ash and Cyn, about the consequences of Harmony Kendall's television series from a vampire's point of view.

Publication

Issues

Title Issue # Release date

"The Long Way Home, Part I" 1 March 14, 2007

Writer: Joss Whedon Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Buffy Summers leads a squad of Slayers in Scotland with the help of her friend Xander Harris and her sister-turned-giant Dawn. Meanwhile, a government installation investigates the demolished town of Sunnydale.

"The Long Way Home, Part II" 2 April 4, 2007

Writer: Joss Whedon Penciller: Georges Jeanty

The government recruits Amy Madison as their operative to dispatch Buffy. She travels to Scotland, unleashes an army of zombies on the castle, and binds Buffy in a sleep that can only be broken by a true love's kiss.

"The Long Way Home, Part III" 3 May 2, 2007

Writer: Joss Whedon Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Still bound in a sleep, Buffy explores her dreamspace with Ethan Rayne. Willow Rosenberg comes to the Slayers' aid in a battle against Amy and her army of zombies.

"The Long Way Home, Part IV" 4 June 6, 2007

Writer: Joss Whedon Penciller: Georges Jeanty Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 122

Amy kidnaps Willow and presents her to a skinless Warren Mears. Xander and some practicing witches attempt to create a portal to send Buffy and Satsu to Willow's rescue. A U.S. government general warns Buffy of "Twilight", the end of magic.

"" 5 July 25, 2007

Writer: Joss Whedon Penciller: Paul Lee

A young woman reveals how she went from being a high school student to being Buffy’s decoy.

"No Future for You, Part I" 6 September 5, 2007

Writer: Brian K. Vaughan Penciller: Georges Jeanty

In Cleveland, Rupert Giles recruits Faith to assassinate Lady Genevieve Savidge: a rogue Slayer who threatens to destroy the world. Meanwhile in Scotland, Buffy admits to Xander her worry of "Twilight".

"No Future for You, Part II" 7 October 3, 2007

Writer: Brian K. Vaughan Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Faith infiltrates Lady Genevieve Savidge's estate only to discover an amicable connection with her. Willow questions Dawn on her newly giant stature.

"No Future for You, Part III" 8 November 7, 2007

Writer: Brian K. Vaughan Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Faith finds herself torn when Lady Genevieve reveals her plan to kill Buffy. Matters get worse, when Genevieve's mentor Roden kidnaps Buffy and brings her face to face with Faith.

"No Future for You, Part IV" 9 December 5, 2007

Writer: Brian K. Vaughan Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Faith and Lady Genevieve engage in battle to the death. Buffy and Giles' relationship is further strained when she questions him about Faith's mission. Meanwhile, a mysterious character named Twilight meets with a U.S. government agent to discuss the events with Faith and Genevieve.

"Anywhere but Here" 10 January 2, 2008

Writer: Joss Whedon Penciller: Cliff Richards

A Minder named Robin welcomes Buffy and Willow to Tichajt who presents to them the past, present, and future, revealing kept secrets between the best friends. Dawn embarrassingly reveals to Xander that she did not sleep with her boyfriend like most suspect, but instead slept with his college roommate.

"" 11 February 6, 2008

Writer: Joss Whedon Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Buffy invites Satsu to dust a group of vampires at a graveyard. There, Buffy declares to her that she knows Satsu planted the true love's kiss on her when she was bound in sleep. Suddenly, Twilight attacks both of the girls and introduces to Buffy his malicious plan to destroy all of the Slayers.

"Wolves at the Gate, Part I" 12 March 5, 2008

Writer: Drew Goddard Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Just when Xander, Renée, Andrew, Willow, and Dawn all walk in on Buffy and Satsu naked in bed, a group of Japanese vampires breach the castle walls and successfully steal the Scythe. In need for assistance to defeat the vampires, Xander seeks an old friend, Dracula.

"Wolves at the Gate, Part II" 13 April 2, 2008

Writer: Drew Goddard Penciller: Georges Jeanty

When confronted by Xander about the Japanese vampires, Dracula realizes the group has stolen his unique powers, and commits to help out of pride. Meanwhile, Buffy is preparing an all-out assault against the vampires, who have been spotted in Tokyo by the slayer Aiko. The vampires spot Aiko's surveillance and set an ambush: the female vampire Kumiko uses the Scythe to magically revert Aiko into a regular, helpless girl, and the vampire leader Toru then kills her. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 123

"Wolves at the Gate, Part III" 14 May 7, 2008

Writer: Drew Goddard Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Buffy and her team arrive in Japan to find Aiko's corpse strung up with a welcome message written in her blood. They meet up with Xander, Renée, and Dracula, who teaches Willow a spell to contain the desolidifying vampires. With Giant Dawn as a distraction, the team assaults the vampires' lair, only to discover that it's a trap as Toru appears behind them and impales Renée on the scythe.

"Wolves at the Gate, Part IV" 15 June 4, 2008

Writer: Drew Goddard Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Dracula sends Willow to perform the spell to destroy the vampires' special powers. No longer invincible, the Slayers charge and attack all of the vampires. Dawn is confronted by a mecha version of herself.

"Time of Your Life, Part I" 16 July 2, 2008

Writer: Joss Whedon Penciller: Karl Moline

When Buffy and Willow reunite with Kennedy and Vi to unlock the secrets of the Scythe, Buffy finds herself transported into the future of Slayer Melaka Fray. In Scotland, Dawn transforms into a centaur and the castle is hit by a rocket sent by Amy and Warren.

"Time of Your Life, Part II" 17 August 6, 2008

Writer: Joss Whedon Penciller: Karl Moline

After a shaky introduction, Buffy and Fray must join forces in order to discover the purpose of their meeting. Elsewhere in Haddyn, Fray's twin brother vampire Harth has teamed up with Dark Willow to affect time.

"Time of Your Life, Part III" 18 September 3, 2008

Writer: Joss Whedon Penciller: Karl Moline

Xander and Dawn escape from the siege and enter deep in the forest, only to then encounter mystical tree creatures. In the future, Dark Willow convinces Fray to immobilize Buffy in order to save the world.

"Time of Your Life, Part IV" 19 November 26, 2008

Writer: Joss Whedon Penciller: Karl Moline

When a portal temporarily opens between the timelines, Buffy rushes to get back to the present. However, Dark Willow and Fray will make sure she does otherwise. Meanwhile in the present, Riley Finn shows allegiance to Twilight.

"After These Messages... We'll Be Right Back!" 20 December 17, 2008

Writer: Jeph Loeb Penciller: Georges Jeanty, Eric Wight

Buffy wakes up and finds herself back in her 16 year old body, conflicted with her Slayer duties when Cordelia Chase hosts a house party.

"Harmonic Divergence" 21 January 7, 2009

Writer: Jane Espenson Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Harmony sets a contract with MTV to produce a reality television show, presenting vampires as helpless victims.

"Swell" 22 February 4, 2009

Writer: Steven S. DeKnight Penciller: Georges Jeanty

When Kennedy is sent to Japan to evaluate Satsu's efforts as team leader, they are taken by surprise by some fierce furry creatures who want to do nothing more than destroy Buffy.

"Predators and Prey" 23 March 4, 2009

Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Buffy and Andrew embark on a trip to take down the rogue slayer Simone while the rest of the world still feels hatred toward the slayer population.

"Safe" 24 April 1, 2009 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 124

Writer: Jim Krueger Penciller: Cliff Richards

Faith and Giles encounter a runaway Slayer named Courtney. The three investigate The Slayer Sanctuary and its tie to the town of Hanselstadt.

"Living Doll" 25 May 6, 2009

Writer: Doug Petrie Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Buffy will finally have to take action regarding her little sister when Dawn's mysterious disappearance makes it a priority.

"Retreat, Part I" 26 July 1, 2009

Writer: Jane Espenson Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Old friends such as Faith, Andrew, and Satsu are forced to return to Buffy's HQ, who are much the same as them under siege from Twilight's forces, humans and demons. Defenses fall as the Scottish castle comes under attack. The group learns Twilight is able to track them through their use of magic, forcing the team to retreat to Tibet to learn how to suppress magic from Oz.

"Retreat, Part II" 27 August 5, 2009

Writer: Jane Espenson Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Upon arriving in Tibet, the group is filled in on what has happened to Oz since season 4 when he departed Sunnydale. Also, Twilight uses every technological and mystical way to locate the Slayers since they mysteriously vanished from his radar.

"Retreat, Part III" 28 September 2, 2009

Writer: Jane Espenson Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Buffy and her group of Slayers use hard labor and meditation to suppress their inherent magic in order to remain hidden from Twilight. Meanwhile, Andrew uses his videocamera to seek out and expose a spy amongst them—but it may be too late.

"Retreat, Part IV" 29 October 7, 2009

Writer: Jane Espenson Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Having been discovered by Twilight and his army, the Slayer Organization prepare to do battle with human weapons in order to survive to fight another day.

"Retreat, Part V" 30 November 4, 2009

Writer: Jane Espenson Penciller: Georges Jeanty

The epic battle between the Slayers and Twilight's armies comes to a halt when three giant Goddesses rise from the ground and rain destruction on them.

"Turbulence" 31 January 13, 2010

Writer: Joss Whedon Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Buffy admits her attraction to Xander and reveals she's inexplicably inherited superpowers that can defeat the Goddesses.

"Twilight, Part I" 32 February 3, 2010

Writer: Brad Meltzer Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Buffy and Xander test the limits of her new superpowers; Willow suspects they originate from the dead Slayers.

"Twilight, Part II" 33 March 3, 2010

Writer: Brad Meltzer Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Buffy discovers that Twilight is in fact her ex-boyfriend, Angel. Giles begins to explain of a prophecy.

"Twilight, Part III" 34 April 7, 2010

Writer: Brad Meltzer Penciller: Georges Jeanty Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 125

Giles explains that the Slayer and the vampire are a part of a prophecy about the formation of a new dimension. Meanwhile, Buffy and Angel find themselves having sex and awaking in just such a place.

"Twilight, Part IV" 35 May 5, 2010

Writer: Brad Meltzer Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Buffy and Angel choose to return to Earth to assist their friends as the old universe is invaded by extra-dimensional demons.

"Last Gleaming, Part I" 36 September 1, 2010

Writer: Joss Whedon Penciller: Georges Jeanty

The Big Bad finally stands revealed—Angel is Twilight, and it's tearing the Scoobies apart, testing the limits of their friendship. Seems like a perfect time for Spike to return.

"Last Gleaming, Part II" 37 October 6, 2010

Writer: Joss Whedon and Scott Allie Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Spike informs Buffy that in order to destroy the Twilight realm, she must break the source of magic—a seed buried deep in Sunnydale.

"Last Gleaming, Part III" 38 November 3, 2010

Writer: Joss Whedon and Scott Allie Penciller: Georges Jeanty

As Slayers all over the world engage in a mass battle against demon armies from other dimensions, Buffy and a select few get a hold of the Seed.

"Last Gleaming, Part IV" 39 December 1, 2010

Writer: Joss Whedon and Scott Allie Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Angel stops Giles' attempt at destroying the Seed by snapping his neck. Mortified, Buffy breaks it and collapses into tears as the world is relieved of all magic, including Willow's abilities.

"Last Gleaming, Part V" 40 January 19, 2011

Writer: Joss Whedon Penciller: Georges Jeanty

Months after the battle, Buffy is waitressing in San Francisco, living at Xander and Dawn's apartment. Simone kills the Military General and hunts for Buffy next.

One-shots

Title Release date

"Tales of the Vampires: The Thrill" June 3, 2009

Writer: Becky Cloonan Penciller: Vasilis Lolos

In a small town in New Hampshire, a young man named Jacob befriends a gang of vampires who enjoy drinking his blood. Jacob craves the high and the easy escape from the monotony of his life that this "bloodletting" provides. A mysterious character named May appears, who can help Jacob leave those high-school days behind, unless his friend Alexia doesn't stop her first.

"Willow: Goddesses and Monsters" December 23, 2009

Writer: Joss Whedon Penciller: Karl Moline

Following the demise of Sunnydale, Willow went on a where she met a very sultry, extremely powerful serpent lady who seems to be the key to unraveling the mysteries of what Willow is, and will become.

"Riley: Commitment through Distance, Virtue through Sin" August 18, 2010

Writer: Jane Espenson Penciller: Karl Moline Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 126

In the midst of the battle, Buffy's former flame, the demon-fighting soldier Riley Finn, seemingly in league with Twilight, was revealed as a double agent working for the Slayer army. Now Espenson and artist Karl Moline (Fray, Willow) uncover the secrets of Riley's recruitment by Buffy, his infiltration of Twilight's inner circle, and what's become of him and his superspy wife, Sam.

Collected editions The issues are being collected together into trade paperbacks:

# Title Publisher Year ISBN Reprints

1 The Long Way Home Dark Horse Comics October 24, 2007 ISBN 1593078226

2 No Future for You Dark Horse Comics May 21, 2008 ISBN 159307963X

3 Wolves at the Gate Dark Horse Comics November 11, 2008 ISBN 1595821651

4 Time of Your Life Dark Horse Comics May 6, 2009 ISBN 1595823107

5 Predators and Prey Dark Horse Comics September 30, 2009 ISBN 1595823425

6 Retreat Dark Horse Comics February 25, 2010 ISBN 1595824154

7 Twilight Dark Horse Comics October 6, 2010 ISBN 1595825584

8 Last Gleaming Dark Horse Comics June 1, 2011 ISBN 1595826106

Note: The full title of all volumes listed here start with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight: ".

Motion comics Fox Home Entertainment produced motion comics based on the first 19 issues of Season Eight. The first motion comic was released on Amazon Video on Demand and iTunes on July 19, 2010, with new motion comics being released every Monday.[12] The Blu-ray and DVD of the motion comic series was released on January 4, 2011 and includes limited edition Jo Chen packaging and a collectible reprint of Dark Horse Comic's first book in the series.[38]

Reception Initial reaction to Season Eight was generally positive, despite the switch in medium leading to comparison between the television series and the comic. Mathew Springer of The Comicbloc described the series as "very good ... and slightly strange." He praised Whedon's writing in the opening issue, claiming, "The humor, pop culture references and spot-on quirky characterizations are all on vibrant display," and looked forward to the direction the book was going in. However, he admitted that it was hard for him to accept the comic as canon, claiming "there’s something subtly undermining this effort simply because it’s a comic book and not on television."[39] Mark Stoddard of Comix Nexus also approached the series "with some trepidation, unsure of whether there would be more great stories that really needed to be told, and wondering whether the magic of TV could be replicated in the medium of comics."[40] TV Squad's Keith McDuffee expressed that reading Buffy as a comic book after seeing it on television for seven years was strange,[41] but the new format was a good thing because, "You don't have ugly casting problems and the special effects budget isn't a concern at all."[42] In a later review, he reaffirmed this opinion, stating, "Thank God for a medium that lets creativity go completely wild without budget worries."[43] Georges Jeanty's artwork received praise for being dynamic and true to the characters, rather than trying to appear photo-realistic. According to Mathew Springer, "He brings these people to life not as drawings of actors and actresses, but as fully-realized comic book characters in their own right."[39] Mark Stoddard complimented Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 127

choice of Jeanty for the book, saying, "His layouts and storytelling are clear, he handles the action sequences pretty well, and the character likenesses are excellent, retaining a sense of artistic individuality, rather than simply generating portraits or rehashing television stills."[40] However, Keith McDuffee criticized Jeanty's work, feeling, "The cover images...are amazingly detailed and truly capture what we remember of the characters, but the inside pages have a bit to be desired."[43] Richard George of IGN described Jeanty's work as bringing "a mixture of real life practicality and zany cartoons," but warned readers not to compare it to the "immaculate" covers by Jo Chen, explaining, "Do not expect the art inside to be what it is on the outside, and don't hold one against the other. Both styles have their place."[44]

Reaction from original cast Multiple cast members have commented on the appearances of the characters they originated for the TV series in the Season 8 comics. • Sarah Michelle Gellar, who portrayed Buffy, was first informed of Buffy's lesbian experiences by Seth Green, who played Oz, in an on-camera interview, and expressed surprise and approval of the development.[45] • Nicholas Brendon, who portrayed Xander, mentioned the events of issue #12 in the Paley Center for Media Buffy cast reunion held March 20, 2008, to the obvious surprise of James Marsters and Sarah Michelle Gellar,[46] later commenting, "He's looking good, rocking the eye patch in charge of 500 chicks. That is the one thing that Xander would be completely blown away about — being in charge of 500 slayers. Xander wasn't in charge of himself in the show!"[47] • Anthony Stewart Head, who played Rupert Giles, said, "I've seen bits of it and I'd love to see more because it's so cool. It's Joss — and I love Joss's writing. I haven’t had a lot of time but I must get the whole season and check it out."[48] • Elizabeth Anne Allen, who portrayed Amy, described the series as "awesome," saying, "[Season Six/Seven] was fun.... but I really would have loved to play Amy in Season 8. She is much darker."[49]

Awards

Group Year Award Work Result

Diamond Comic Distributors 2007 Comic Book of the Year, under $3.00 Issue #1 Won

[50] Diamond Comic Distributors 2007 Licensed Comic of the Year Issue #1 Won

Eisner Award 2008 Best Continuing Series Nominated

[51] Eisner Award 2008 Best New Series Won

[52] Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2008 Best Book Nominated

[52] Diamond Comic Distributors 2008 Licensed Comic Book of the Year Issue #12 Won

GLAAD Media Awards 20th Annual 2009 Outstanding Comic Book "Wolves at the [53] Gate" Won

Wizard Magazine Fan Awards 2009 (#211 Platinum 2009 Favorite Licensed Comic and Favorite Buffy Summers Won Edition) Heroine

Wizard Magazine 2009 Top 100 Graphic Novels of the Wizard "Wolves at the Placed #67 Magazine Era Gate" Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 128

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