Gingerbread
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Haunted by her discovery of two murdered children, Joyce rallies the town into a witch hunt.
Directed by: James Whitmore, Jr.
Original Air Date: January 12, 1999
Guest Stars:
- Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison
- Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder
- Jordan Baker as Sheila Rosenberg
- Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers
- Harry Groener as Mayor Richard Wilkins III
- Giles’s translation of the German article on the computer was accurate.
- Willow’s parents obviously do not pay very much attention to her, as this episode made very clear. Among other things, her mom refers to Buffy as “Bunny” twice, and didn’t even know that Willow had cut her hair.
Quotes:
Buffy: “I’m like the kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.”
Angel: “Dike. It’s another word for dam.”
Buffy: “Oh, OK, that story makes a lot more sense now.”
Giles: They’re confiscating my books.
Buffy: Giles, we need those books.
Giles: Believe me, I tried to tell that to the nice man with the big gun.
Key Events:
- Amy has been turned into a rat.
- Willow is coming into her own as a witch.
In Other News:
- There has been talk of rebooting the Buffy movie. No one likes the idea, especially former cast members.
- Here is the actual green Giles mug (Screen used green mug)
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Amends
Its Christmas in Sunnydale and to kick the season off right Angel is being haunted by his past and seeing people he’s killed. And not just on christmas
He’s slipping and Buffy may just have to kill him.
Again.
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Original Air Date: Dec. 15 1998
Guest Stars:
Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar)
Eliza Dushku (Faith)
Trivia:
- The first snowfall EVER in Sunnydale
- First time we see the front door of Willy’s
Quotes:
Joyce Summers: “So Angel’s on top again.
Buffy: “What?”
Joyce: “Angel or Star?”
Buffy: “Oh, uh, star.”
Oz: “No, not going. Just dramatic gesture.”
Key Events:
- The first appearance of … The First.
Rating:
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The Wish
A new girl shows up at Sunnydale High and gets Cordelia to wish that Buffy had never come to Sunnydale, Cordelia gets her wish and is trapped in the hell that is a Slayer-less Sunnydale.
Directed by: David Greenwalt
Original Air Date: December 8, 1998
Guest Stars:
Mark Metcalf (The Master)
Emma Caulfield (Anya/Anyanka)
Danny Strong (Jonathan)
Trivia:
- First appearance of Anya/Anyanka
- Vamps are attracted by bright colors?
Quotes:
Vampire Willow: “Bored now.”
Anyanka: “You trusting fool! How do you know the other world is any better than this?”
Giles: “Because it has to be.”
Cordelia: “No, no, no way. I wish us into bizarro-land and you guys are still together?”
Vampire Xander: “We really are livin’ in a golden age.”
Key Events:
- Anya is introduced and we know she’s a powerful deamon… until the end of this episode that is.
- Alternate, Buffy-less, Sunnydale reality is created
Rating:
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In Other News:
- Free comic book day and Bowling with Nicky Brendon!
Lover’s Walk
Spike returns to sunnydale after being dumped by Dru. So of course he decides to kidnap Xander and Willow and force her to create a love spell to get her back. And Who knew that Cordi and Buffy were brains?
Directed by: David Semel
Original Air Date: November 24, 1998
Guest Stars:
Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers)
Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III)
Trivia:
- Buffy scored a 1430 on her SAT test
- At the start of this episode Sunnydale had a population of 38,500
Quotes:
SPIKE: “You’re not friends. You’ll never be friends. You’ll be in love ’til it kills you both. You’ll fight, and you’ll shag, and you’ll hate each other ’til it makes you quiver, but you’ll never be friends. Love isn’t brains, children, it’s blood. Blood screaming inside you to work its will. I may be love’s bitch, but at least I’m man enough to admit it.”
SPIKE: “She wouldn’t even kill me. She just left. She didn’t even care enough to cut off my head, or set me on fire! I mean, is that too much to ask? Some little sign that she cared?”
Key Events:
- Willow and Xander kiss
- Buffy and Angel ‘break up’
- Cordelia tells Xander to stay away from her
- Cordelia almost dies by falling and becoming impaled on rebar
- We find out what happened with Spike and Dru when they left Sunnydale
Rating:
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In Other News:
- The Watchercast will be hanging out with Nicky Brendon again at Pack Rat Comics for Free Comic Book Day
- Call of the Dead will feature Sara Michelle Gheller (VIDEO)
- The timeline of Spike
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