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| 23. Ted Original Air Date: December 08, 1997 Written by: David Greenwalt & Joss Whedon Directed by: Bruce Seth Green Guest Cast: Ken Thorley (Neal) James G. MacDonald (Detective Stein) Jeff Langton (Vampire) To Buffy's dismay, her mom Joyce has a new beau, Ted ! He seems too good to be true. He cooks and he's a computer specialist -- making him an instant hit with both Xander and Willow. At school, Giles awkwardly chats with Jenny Calendar, but she says his concern about her well-being (since she's recovered from being a demon) is getting on her nerves. Ted continues to charm the gang, until he talks to Buffy alone at the mini-golf course and reveals a decidedly dark side by threatening to slap her when he discovers her cheating. Buffy puts on her Angela Lansbury hat and checks out Ted's place of business. She finds out from a co-worker that he's apparently engaged to her mother. She asks Joyce and Ted at dinner if this is true, and Ted denies it -- but he's certainly hoping to ask Joyce to marry him if all goes well. Buffy leaves to go patrolling and returns through her window as usual, only to find Ted snooping through her things. He has read her slayer journal, and threatens to show it to Joyce if Buffy doesn't toe the line. She talks back to him, and he pummels her. A fight ensues and one of her blows knocks him down the steps -- killing him. Buffy goes to school next day in a depressed daze -- she's never killed someone who wasn't already undead. Knowing that Buffy wouldn't have tangled with someone just because he was dating her mom, Xander, Willow and Cordelia try to figure out what Ted was up to. Xander's extremely concerned at first, but suddenly says, "Don't sweat it." This is a big, honking clue to Willow, and she realizes what's caused Xander's change of attitude -- he's eating one of Ted's homebaked cookies. Analyzation shows the cookies contain a tranquilizer. Cordelia investigates further and finds out that Ted has had four wives. Meanwhile, at the cemetery, Jenny apologizes to Giles for being short with him, but their warm fuzzy moment is interrupted by a vampire who attacks Giles. Jenny tries to shoot the demon with Giles' crossbow, but hits Giles by accident. Giles removes the dart and kills the demon with it. Buffy discovers the supposedly dead Ted sitting in her room, looking remarkably healthy. They fight and she stabs him with a nail file revealing circuitry just underneath his skin. He's a robot. Xander, Willow and Cordelia continue their sleuthing at Teds home and stumble upon what's left of Ted's ex-wives in his closet. Back at the Summer's, Ted approaches Joyce, who is freaked to see him, then glad to see him, then completely wigged when he starts short-circuiting and revealing his intent to dominate her. Buffy whacks him with a frying pan, exposing his robot face and killing him (although on this show you never know...). Next day at school, it's just another ordinary post-slaying day at Sunnydale High, until the gang accidentaly see Giles and Jenny making out in the Library! Summary by:EpisodeGuides.com |
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