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Season 4, Episode 18
Written by Tracey Forbes
Directed by David Solomon
Original Airdate: 24 April 2000
"Experiments happen in the lab under the house
- that's where they kept you and put in your chip. Let's have fun!"
Anya
REGULAR CAST
GUEST CAST
CO-STARRING
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Casey McCarthy as
Julie
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Neil Daly as
Mason
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Jeff Wilson as
Evan
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Bryan Cuprill as
Roy
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Jeffrey Sharmay as
Drowning Boy
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Jeri Austin as
Running Girl
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Danielle Pessis as
Christie
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David Engler as
Initiative Guy
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James Michael Conner as
Scientist
SYNOPSIS
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Buffy and Riley fight a vampire and a demon in the
cemetery, finally disposing of both of them. While they intend to go
tell Giles about the odd pairing of demon and vampire, they opt for sex
at Riley's dorm at Lowell House. Riley gets up in the middle of the
night, acting as if he hears something from the restroom. All he finds
is a dripping faucet in the tub. Xander's driving an ice cream truck for
his new job, and Anya rides along with him to complain about their
diminishing relationship. Trying to convince her that there is nothing
wrong with him or their relationship, Xander suggests they have sex
right there in the truck. He doesn't realize that there is a group of
kids waiting outside for their ice cream.
The gang talks about patrol the night before, and they realize that Adam
is bringing the races of demons together. Buffy and Riley escape for
some alone time, which is no secret to the rest of the gang. The two
continue their sex romp through the night. While the rest of the house
is freezing cold, Buffy and Riley continue to keep occupied, and warm.
Mason is burned when the flames in the fireplace explode and burn him.
The next night, Spike jumps out at Anya in the streets, trying to scare
her into giving him her money. At the party, Buffy and Riley are making
eyes at each other from across the room while their friends attempt to
talk to them. Spike and Anya bond over a couple of beers at the Bronze,
complaining about what it's like to be without their harmful demon
powers.
A guy is talking to a girl, when he places his hand on a wall and
suddenly gets very excited. Xander flirts with a girl named Julie. Riley
and Buffy escape upstairs to resume their own private party. Willow and
Tara talk about horses, but Willow had a bad experience with them and
she's very afraid of them. Willow touches Tara's knee, but Tara backs
away, disgusted with the gesture. Anya and Spike arrive at the frat
party and the two verbally gang up on Xander.
A group is playing spin the bottle, and Xander joins in. On Xander's
turn, the bottle lands on Julie, and he kisses her on the cheek. She
suddenly jumps him and starts kissing him aggressively. After she runs
away, Xander follows and finds her in the closet cutting off her hair.
Willow goes to the restroom looking for Tara and instead finds a boy
drowning in the bathtub. When she reaches for him, he disappears and
reappears behind her. All this time, Buffy and Riley have barely come up
for air, not even stopping when they hear Willow scream or the gang
calling for them outside the door.
The house begins to shake violently, and vines begin to cover the walls.
Forrest and Graham run downstairs for instructions from their commanding
officers. A ghost runs straight through Anya and Spike is strapped to a
chair. Spike breaks free of his bonds and everyone escapes outside. The
gang goes to Giles for help and find him singing and playing the guitar
at the Espresso Bar. He's surprisingly very good, which Willow, Tara and
Anya all find slightly appealing.
Research leads them to information about the Lowell building, which used
to be the old Lowell Home for Children. They find the woman, Genevieve
Holt, who ran the children's home and she confesses that she rewarded
the children when they were good and punished them when they were dirty.
She'd cut off their hair and "baptized" them by holding them under water
in a bathtub. After leaving Ms. Holt's place, they conclude that a group
of poltergeists is now releasing their pent up sexual energy thanks to
the repetitive acts of sex by Buffy and Riley. When Buffy and Riley are
drained of all their strength, they will die.
Willow, Tara and Giles perform a spell to stop the spirits. Xander and
Anya hack their way through the vines and try to reach Buffy and Riley.
Anya is knocked across the house while Xander is dragged into the
bathroom and held underwater. Anya makes her way upstairs to save Xander
and they fight against the vines and finally open Riley's dorm. The next
day, the gang talks about Giles's "mid-life crisis" and the consequences
of Buffy and Riley's endless sex. Unconvincingly, Buffy and Riley say
how horrible the experience was.
TRIVIA
CONTINUITY
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Xander wonders if every U.C. Sunnydale frat
house is haunted, referring to the last frat party they went to, at
which a fear demon trapped them in the frat house and fed on their
fears. That happened in Fear, Itself.
GOOFS
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Considering that a vine shot straight
through Anya's hand, she doesn't seem in much pain.
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When Spike leaves Lowell house and is
deciding whether to go in again or not, his reflection can be seen first
in the window and then in the glass door.
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In the scene just after Anya saves Xander
from the bath, you can see a set of hands controlling the vines which
are attacking them on the left side of the screen.
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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