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Season 4, Episode 5
Written by Tracey Forbes
Directed by David Solomon
Original Airdate: 1 November 1999
"Giles, don't make Cave-Slayer unhappy."
Xander
REGULAR CAST
GUEST CAST
CO-STARRING
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Kal Penn as
Hunt
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Jake Phillips as
Kip
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Bryan Cuprill as
Roy
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Lisa Johnson as
Paula
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Joshua Wheeler as
Driver
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Patrick Belton as
College Kid #1
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Kaycee Shank as
College Kid #2
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Steven Jang as
College Kid #3
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Cameron Bender as
Stoner
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Kate Luhr as
Young Woman
SYNOPSIS
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At the cemetery, Buffy rescues Parker from three
vampires and then he thanks her for saving his life and asks for
forgiveness. Buffy then wakes up from her daydream in Psychology class
to see Parker flirting with another girl. On campus, Buffy studies while
Xander informs her and Willow that he's the new bartender at the campus
Pub. Buffy's still stuck on Parker, and hopes that he'll come back
wanting to pursue a relationship with her.
That night, Xander struggles as the bartender, finding it difficult to
deal, when Buffy enters the bar, and while her eyes are fixated on
Parker sitting with another girl, she runs into Riley. He tells her
Parker's bad news, and that he only uses a girl and then moves on to
another one. An intelligent upperclassman makes fun of Xander and the
fact that he's nothing more than a bartender. Xander spots Buffy at the
bar and tries to console her but must get back to work. On her way out,
Buffy runs into another guy who, with the help of his friends persuades
her to stay and drink with them. Seeing Parker leave with the other
girl, Buffy accepts and ends up getting drunk with these very
intelligent college guys.
At the Bronze, Willow and Oz watch the new band "Shy," play. Oz can't
seem to keep his eyes off of the band's lead singer, Veruca. Willow is
slightly disturbed by this, but says nothing. The next morning, Willow
finds Buffy hung-over and sitting in front of the TV, mesmerized by the
bright colours and tiny people. In Psychology class that day, Buffy's
weird behaviour continues when she sees another girl eating in class and
quickly snatches the sandwich. Later at the bar, she again gets
completely drunk with the guys, and their once intelligent behaviour has
diminished incredibly to primal grunts and short sentences. Xander turns
on the jukebox, and Buffy is amazed by the box that sings. Then, Xander
cuts her off from the beer and sends her back to her dorm room to sleep.
After briefly noticing that 'girl' is gone, the four, previously smart
guys all change into cavemen-like creatures. Xander scares them away
with the fire from his lighter, then confronts his boss. His boss
however is responsible because he had his brother, a warlock, create a
potion to be mixed with the "Black Frost" beer and it brings out the
primal side in its drinkers. Xander then goes to Giles for help and
together they go to find Buffy. Elsewhere, Willow finds Parker and
demands an explanation. He explains that he was just looking for sex
without the commitment, and he didn't intend to lead Buffy on and make
her think it was anything else. Giles and Xander find Buffy in her dorm
room, where she has painted figures on the walls, spins around in a
chair and amuses herself with things around the room until Giles
mentions beer and she runs off to find some.
Meanwhile, the four cavemen have been out running around the streets.
They check out garbage, cars, and girls. Meanwhile, Parker attempts to
charm Willow, and while she pretends that she's falling for it at first,
in the end she tells him she wasn't. The cavemen charge into the room
carrying girls with them, and knock Willow and Parker out with wooden
clubs. They build a fire, but it quickly gets out of hand and spreads to
the rest of the bar. Outside, Xander manages to catch up with Buffy just
as she spots that the bar is on fire. Something inside of her is able to
determine that fire is bad, and she crashes through the wall and tries
to put out the fire, but doesn't know how. Spotting Willow on the
ground, and then a window, Buffy breaks the window and carries Willow
out while the other cavemen and their captured girls also find safety
through the window.
After seeing Parker on the floor, she clubs him over the head, and then
carries him out as well. The cavemen are locked into a car, and the only
lesson Buffy has learned about beer is that it's foamy. Parker
approaches Buffy again, and her dream begins to really happen as he
apologizes and thanks her for saving his life. However, Buffy doesn't
seem to care and just hits him over the head again with her club. Her
friends walk up and look down on him, and then they all walk away.
TRIVIA
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The shot of U.C. Sunnydale shown at the
start of this episode is the same one used in
The Freshman. You can even see Buffy
walking up the middle of the screen holding the folder and wearing the
dress she wore in that episode.
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This episode received an Emmy nomination
for 'Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series' in the 52nd Annual Emmy
Awards.
CONTINUITY
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At one point, Buffy says 'Fire Bad' which
she also said in Graduation Day (Part 2).
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Willow is not pleased at Oz's attraction to
Veruca, and at one point, says that she 'dresses like Faith.'
GOOFS
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As Xander tries to practice his bartending
skills on Willow and Buffy, the two coffee cups on the table move
around, though no one touches them.
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When Xander holds up his fake ID, the shots
from behind him show that he's holding the license with his thumb and
middle finger, but in the shots facing him, he's holding it on the right
with his thumb and index finger.
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As Willow drinks from the cup that Oz
brought her, she holds it at the top, but as the camera changes angles,
her hand is lower. Then she sets it down, touching the rim with one
hand, but from another angle, that hand is nowhere near the rim.
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The second time Buffy is drinking with the
guys, the level of the beer in the pitcher changes without being filled.
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While Parker talks to Willow, he gestures
with his arms. At one point, he folds them in front of himself, but
there's an immediate cut to a shot where his left arm is still extended
towards Willow.
The Freshman |
Living Conditions |
The Harsh Light of Day |
Fear, Itself |
Beer Bad
Wild at Heart |
The Initiative |
Pangs |
Something Blue |
Hush |
Doomed
A New Man |
The I in Team |
Goodbye Iowa |
This Year's Girl |
Who Are You |
Superstar
Where the Wild
Things Are |
New Moon Rising |
The Yoko Factor |
Primeval |
Restless
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