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Season 5, Episode 2
Written by David Fury
Directed by David Grossman
Original Airdate: 2 October 2000
"I-I could so save the world if somebody
handed me superpowers! But I-I'd think of a cool name and wear a mask to
protect my loved ones. Which Buffy doesn't even!"
Dawn
REGULAR CAST
GUEST CAST
CO-STARRING
SYNOPSIS
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Buffy trains and works on her strength with the
help of Giles and some crystals. She practices a handstand on a block of
wood, but falls when her sister, Dawn, knocks over the crystals. In the
morning, Joyce asks Buffy to take Dawn shopping for school supplies.
Buffy and Dawn bicker until Riley shows up with intention of hanging out
with his girlfriend. Buffy has to cancel so she can go work with Giles.
Giles and Buffy talk about books and Giles's new car while driving to
the magic shop. Willow and Dawn show that they're good friends and on
the way to the magic shop, Buffy tells Willow that she's dropping Drama
in favour of more slayer training. At the shop, the gang finds the owner
dead, killed by vampires. Buffy sends Dawn outside where the young girl
encounters a homeless man. He recognizes her and tells her she doesn't
belong here.
Tara finds Dawn outside the shop and they talk then thumb wrestle.
Inside, the gang realizes that a pack of vampires killed the shop owner.
Giles admires the shop and its potential for a future business. It turns
out that Harmony's minion vampires raided the magic shop and under
Harmony's leadership, they plan to kill the Slayer. Buffy receives a
lecture from her mother about allowing Dawn to see a dead body. Dawn
needs a babysitter for the night and she was happy to have Xander do the
job, until she discovered that Anya would come along too. While
patrolling, Riley tries to talk some sense into Buffy. Both Buffy and
Dawn resent each other for similar reasons.
Tara and Willow move into their new place and talk about how Dawn is
having a hard time as the outsider of the Scooby Gang. Harmony tries to
draw Buffy out of her home, but is disappointed to see that she's not
home. Xander taunts Harmony and her minions from the safety of the house
until Dawn mistakenly invites the vampire inside. After Harmony puts up
quite a fight, Xander kicks her out of the house, literally. Xander
tells Buffy about Harmony and after the Slayer stops laughing, she gets
angry that Dawn invited Harmony inside.
Harmony and her lackeys run into Spike in the graveyard and the two
ex-lovers talk about Harmony's plans to kill the Slayer. While Dawn
listens outside in the hall, Buffy complains to Riley and Xander about
the trouble Dawn has been causing and how she can't always be there to
protect her. Dawn runs outside in tears and despite Anya's attempts to
bring Dawn inside, Harmony's vampire minions are waiting outside and
capture Dawn. Anya is found knocked out on the floor and Buffy runs out
to find her sister.
Harmony explains her plan to her minions and she won't let them eat
Dawn. Buffy crashes in on Spike's crypt and using her fist for
motivation, Buffy finds out where Harmony is. Harmony complains to Dawn
about her problems until she finds that her minions are revolting and
want to kill her and Dawn. Buffy arrives and eventually kills all of
Harmony's minions while Harmony runs away. The Slayer frees her sister
and when they get home, they agree not to tell their mother. The next
day, Buffy and Giles talk about his plans to take over the magic shop,
while Dawn writes in her journal that Buffy still thinks she's a nobody,
but she's going to be in for a surprise.
TRIVIA
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Michelle Trachtenberg has been added to the
opening titles as of this episode.
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David Fury notes in his DVD commentary for this
episode that Dawn was supposed to be much younger, about 12 years old,
but when Michelle Trachtenberg came to read for the role they decided to
make her older.
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David Fury mentions in his DVD commentary how
uncomfortable Sarah Michelle Gellar feels with laughing on screen, seen
here when she laughs at Harmony's minions. Fury says, "it's hard to seem
spontaneous" when 'acting' laughing.
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Tom Lenk plays Cyrus, one of Harmony's minions in
this episode. He was brought back in the next season to play nerdy
Andrew Wells.
CONTINUITY
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Giles has a new car to replace his
destroyed Citroen, which Spike inadvertently smashed up in
A New Man.
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Contrary to her opinions in the previous
episode, Joyce has since discovered about Willow's relationship with
Tara.
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Willow has taken drama, a fact that she
stated in her dream in Restless.
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The crazy guy who approaches Dawn
foreshadows her presence as the Key, a storyline that will take over the
latter part of the season. He also refers to her as 'Curds and Whey.'
Faith predicted her coming and called her 'Little Miss Muffet' in
Graduation Day (Part 2).
GOOFS
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In the scenes where we first see Harmony
and her minions, at one point Harmony is talking and the camera focuses
on a minion placing a unicorn on a table. We can see Harmony in the
background and she clearly isn't talking.
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When Dawn is at the magic shop, her hair
keeps changing angles without her moving.
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Willow's hair changes when she goes into
the magic shop.
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When Mort lifts Buffy up by her neck, we
see that she is wearing white high heeled boots, but in the next shot
she's wearing brown boots.
Buffy Vs.
Dracula | Real Me |
The Replacement |
Out of My Mind |
No Place Like
Home
Family |
Fool for Love |
Shadow | Listening to Fear |
Into the Woods | Triangle
Checkpoint
| Blood Ties |
Crush | I Was Made to Love You |
The Body |
Forever
Intervention
| Tough Love |
Spiral | The Weight of the World |
The Gift
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