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Season 4, Episode 11
Written by David Fury and Jane Espenson
Directed by James A. Contner
Original Airdate: 17 January 2000
"I'm the Slayer. Slay-er. Chosen One. She who hangs
out a lot in cemeteries. You're kidding me! Ask around. Look it up. Slayer,
comma, The."
Buffy
REGULAR CAST
GUEST CAST
CO-STARRING
SYNOPSIS
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Buffy and Riley finally talk. Riley doesn't want
to admit who he is, but Buffy was able to guess exactly what he is.
Riley is amazed by her talents and abilities, but when she confesses
that she's the Slayer, he doesn't know what that is. An earthquake hits
and although it is mild, memories of the last earthquake in Sunnydale
frighten Buffy.
Xander bosses Spike around, and out of anger, Spike tries to hit him
with a large wrench, but is stopped by the sharp pain in his head.
Willow checks in with Buffy and informs her of the aftershock party that
is taking place in one of the dorm buildings that lost power. Buffy goes
to Giles, fearing that the world is going to come to an end, but he
dismisses her ideas thinking that the earthquake was just a normal
southern California occurrence.
At the party, Willow sees Percy, whom she tutored in high school. The
girl he is with, Laurie, has a problem with Willow talking to Percy and
suggests that they go somewhere else. A guy is mixing drinks in one of
the dorm rooms and when he turns around, a large demon slits his throat.
Later, Willow overhears a conversation between Percy and Laurie where
Percy talks bad about Willow to impress his girl. Depressed, Willow goes
into one of the dorm rooms to lie on a bed, but when the lights come
back on, she finds herself next to the body that was mutilated by the
demon.
Xander finds Spike wearing a Hawaiian shirt and shorts because he shrunk
his own clothes. Willow fills everyone in about the body she found, and
about Percy talking bad about her. After she shows everyone a symbol
that was carved into the student's chest, Giles says it is definitely
the end of the world again. Buffy hunts down the demon, and finds it at
a mausoleum where it's collecting the bones of a small child. She fights
with the demon, but it escapes and she runs into Riley.
He tries to talk to her, to convince her to give a relationship between
them a chance, but because of all the pain in her past, and the problems
she knows it would cause, she tells him no. Research leads them to find
that the demon needs the blood of a man, the bones of a child and the
Word of Valios. Riley talks to his team and sends them out to find and
kill the demon. Fed up with his pathetic life, Spike tries to kill
himself by falling on a stake, but Willow and Xander walk in, making him
miss the stake. They bring him along to save the world.
Giles discovers that the Word of Valios is actually a talisman that he
has in his possession. The demons however have already made their way
into his apartment and beat him up badly before taking the talisman. The
gang find Giles and then head off to the old high school after he
informs them that the ritual is to open the Hellmouth. Cautiously
walking down the halls, the gang makes it to the library where three
demons are performing the ritual. A fight breaks out, and then one of
the demons jumps into the Hellmouth, revealing that they're the
sacrifice for the ritual.
Another demon attacks Spike, and after several hits, he finally hits
back. There's no pain in his head, and he realizes he can hurt demons.
After wailing on this demon, he throws it into the Hellmouth. While the
rest of the gang escape the soon-to-be-falling building, Riley shows up
to help Buffy fight. The third demon makes it's way into the Hellmouth
and Buffy goes in after it. Thanks to a cable and hook Riley attached to
her belt, Buffy is pulled out of the Hellmouth along with the third
demon. The world is saved again.
Afterwards, Riley tries to keep up his secret identity, but Buffy's
friends pretty much know who he is by his clothes. The next day, Buffy
goes to Riley's dorm, where he says how upset he is at himself for
allowing her and her friends to find out about him. Telling him that
everything will be okay, she kisses him. Spike tries to convince Willow
and Xander to go out and kill something, but they are reluctant and
slightly frightened by his overly-excited attitude.
TRIVIA
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The ruins of Sunnydale High are all
computer generated.
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Marc Blucas is added to the opening credits
as of this episode, an indicator to fans that his relationship with
Buffy would be fairly long-term.
CONTINUITY
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Buffy says that she’s a Capricorn on the
cusp of Aquarius, which confirms that her birth date is somewhere
between the 17th and the 20th of January. This corresponds to the fact
that her birthday episodes usually air that week in the US (usually the
18th or 19th episode of each season).
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Buffy tells Riley of a failed relationship
that she once had with someone who knew her secret identity. She's
referring to Angel.
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Spike discovers that despite the chip
implanted in his head during The Initiative,
he can still hurt demons.
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An earthquake signals the upcoming
apocalypse, which Buffy, Xander and Willow insist is a sign since then
last time that there was an earthquake in Sunnydale was during the
apocalypse that took place Prophecy Girl.
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Buffy tells Riley that, “the last person I
know that believed that is in a coma right now because she had so much
fun on the job.” This is the first indication that Faith is still alive
since Buffy stabbed her in Graduation
Day (Part 1).
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In
Graduation Day (Part 1), Buffy said that Angel would be her last
'office romance.' She's about to contradict herself.
GOOFS
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In the first scene, Buffy's hair is
different than the end of the last episode, though it is supposed to be
a continuation of the end scene in that episode.
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When the lights first turn on to show
Willow with the dead guy, his eyes are open. In the close-up shots his
eyes are closed.
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When the gang is researching, Xander's work
shirt is open over a white t-shirt. In one shot the shirt is buttoned
up, before going back to being open again.
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When Spike attempts to stake himself, the
stake goes flying off and cannot be seen in the shot of Spike lying on
the floor. Xander then steps in front of him, and picks the stake up,
though the stake wasn't there a moment before.
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How does Buffy manage to fall into the
Hellmouth more quickly than the demon?
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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