An evil demon called Moloch with the power of persuasion is accidentally scanned into the school’s computer system. Moloch begins to take over the Internet thereby gaining the power to wreak havoc on the world. At the same time, Moloch disguises himself as Willow’s on-line boyfriend - Malcolm.

Directed by: Stephen Posey
Original Air Date: 28 April 1997

Guest Stars:
Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar)
Mark Deakins (Moloch the Corrupter)
Chad Lindberg (Dave)

Trivia:

• The title is a mashup from Tarzan and Isaac Asimov
• Buffy’s birthday is 10/24/80, no wait, it’s 5/6/79???
• The director also directed the film Slumber Party Massacre. Now you know why this episode seems like a cheesy horror movie

Quotes:

Ms. Calendar: “You’re here again? You kids really dig the library, don’t you?”
Buffy: “We’re literary.”
Xander: “To read makes our speaking English good.”

Buffy: “Access launch codes for our nuclear missiles.”
Giles: “Destroy the world’s economy.”
Buffy: “I think I pretty much capped it with that nuclear missile thing.”
Giles: “Right, yours was best.”

Key Events:

• We meet Jenny Calendar
• Geeks are psychotics. Don’t F with

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• Buffy has spider-sense
• Willow’s luck with men… not so good

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Buffy and Angel are chased by vampires and hide out at Buffy’s place. There, they kiss and Angel reveals himself to be a vampire. When Buffy later hunts him, she discovers that he actually has a soul. Angel proves his loyalty to Buffy and to the greater good by killing his old comrade and sire, Darla.

Directed by: Bruce Seth Green
Original Air Date: 14 April 1997

Guest Stars:

Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers)
Julie Benz (Darla)
Andrew J. Ferchland (Anointed One)

Trivia:

• Buffy’s address is 1630 Revello Drive
• Bullets don’t kill vampires, it just hurts like hell
• The Anointed One has a first name, Colin

Quotes:

The Master: “He was the most vicious creature I’ve ever known……..I miss him.”

Darla: “Do you know what the saddest thing in the world is?”
Buffy: “That hair on top of that outfit?”

Key Events:

• Angel is revealed as a vampire
• Buffy gets to use the crossbow
• One of the very few scenes of gun-play in the entire series

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While enduring the annual field trip to the zoo, Xander and several other students enter the quarantined Hyena pen and become possessed by the spirit of the wild animals. Buffy notices that Xander is acting different, more aggressive and mean, but she must figure out what happened and how to reverse it before something terrible happens.

Directed by: Bruce Seth Green
Original Air Date: 7 April 1997

Guest Stars:

Ken Lerner (Principal Flutie)
Eion Bailey (Kyle)
Brian Gross (Tor)
Jennifer Sky (Heidi)

Trivia:

• Rumor has it, Alyson Hannigan went to de-pants Nick Brendon in the dodge ball game and got more than just his shorts… she got his undies down as well.
• The gym is a seperate gym from what we’ve seen in previous episodes.

Quotes:

Gym Teacher: “God this game is brutal. I love it.”

Xander: “We just saw the zebras mating! Thank you, very exciting…”
Willow: “It was like the Heimlich, with stripes!”

Buffy: “I cannot believe that you, of all people, are trying to Scully me. There is something supernatural at work here. Get your books! Look stuff up!”

Key Events:

• Flutie is eaten. The first principle to die on the show.
• We see many different parts of the school
• First inter scoobie fighting

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Buffy goes out on a date with the much sought-after Owen, but a vampire-related emergency arises, forcing her to take him along to the local mortuary. Meanwhile, the Master’s brethren await the coming of the Anointed One, who Buffy believes she has killed… but she’s in for a big (or rather small) surprise.

Directed by: David Semel
Original Air Date:31 March 1997

Guest Stars:
Andrew J. Ferchland (The Anointed One)
Christopher Wiehl (Owen)

Trivia:

• Giles is knocked out for the second time
• The Buffy house was originally shot on location in Torrance CA. Later the entire house, interiors and front and back exteriors were built on a sound stage. If you compare some of the shots in this episode with the later episodes you’ll see the dinning room seems to move.
• First time a vampire is dusted and leaves something behind.
• Geoff Meed, the ‘Pork & Beans’ vampire, also played Mag, one of the biker-demons in season six’s Bargaining, Part One and Two.

Quotes:

The Master:“…and one of the brethren shall go out hunting the night before and get himself killed because he couldn’t wait to finish his job before he ate. Oh wait” *chokes minion* “…that’s not written anywhere.”

Buffy: “Two points for the slayer while the watcher has yet to score”

Xander: “So Buffy, how’d the slaying go last night?”
Buffy: “Xhander!”
Xander:“I mean… how’d the laying go. NoIDon’tMeanThatEither.”

Cordelia : “Hello, salty goodness.” (upon seeing Angel)

Key Events:

• Cordelia sees angel for the first time
• A student comes into the library to actually get a book
• Buffy actually read, or at least looked at the pictures, in one of the watcher books and remembered the symbol on the ring

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Special Thanks to Cat from the Lipstick Aliens podcast for being a special co-host on this episode.

 

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