Buffy and Cordelia compete for Homecoming Queen and are hunted in a competition of a different kind; Willow and Xander’s friendship takes a turn.

Directed by: David Greenwalt
Original Air Date: November 03, 1998
Guest Stars:
Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III)
Fab Filippo (Scott Hope)

Trivia:

• Sarah Michelle Gellar broke a bone in her hand while filming this episode.
• Chad Stahelski plays the bone knife throwing deamon Kulak. Chad was also David Boreanaz’s stunt double in both Buffy and Angel.

Quotes:

Mr. Trick: “We all have the desire to win, whether we’re human… vampire… and whatever the hell you are, my brother. You got spiny looking head things. I ain’t never seen that before.”

Key Events:

• The first time that the mayor appears
• Xander and Willow kiss

Rating:

Jason: 3 out of 5 stars

Kathleen: 3 out of 5 stars

Troy: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Overall Score: 2.83 out of 5 stars

In Other News:

• Nick Brendon Day!

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There have been some horrible murders on Sunnydale (what’s new?) and all clues point to Oz… well Wolf Oz. But things are not what they seem… with several Sunnydale high students.

Directed by: James Whitmore, Jr.
Original Air Date: October 20, 1998
Guest Stars: Fab Filippo (Scott Hope)

Trivia:

• At a point, Buffy is standing in front of a poster that reads “Most girls aren’t attracted to dead guys”
• When Willow is in the morgue she busts out her CSI kit… that she totes in a Scoobie Doo lunch box.

Quotes:
Oz: “Time’s up. Rules change.”

Giles: “Don’t Panic”
Oz: “Just a thought – Poker, not your game.”

Key Events:

• We see how the Scoobies handle Oz’s wolf problem

Rating:

Jason: 3 out of 5 stars

Kathleen: 3 out of 5 stars

Troy: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Overall Score: 3.17 out of 5 stars

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Buffy manages to get back into school, despite Snyder, and a new slayer shows up and “B” is trying to get back with the dating.

Directed by: James A. Contner

Written by: David Greenwalt

Original Air Date: 10/13/1998

Guest Stars:

Fab Filippo (Scott Hope)

Eliza Dushku (Faith)

K. Todd Freeman (Mr. Trick)

Trivia:

• Darling Violetta was the band playing at the Bronze, the same band that created the Angel theme song

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• David Boreanaz becomes the first cast member to shoot a scene completely nude

Quotes:

Cordelia: “What is it with you and Slayers? Maybe I should dress up as one,

and put a stake to your throat.”

Xander: “Oh, please, God, don’t let that be sarcasm.”

Joyce: “I think what my daughter’s trying to say is: ‘Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah!’”

Key Events:

• Faith arrives in sunnydale
• Buffy is allowed back in school
• Buffy tells Giles and Willow that the spell worked and it was Angel she had to stab and send to ‘hell’
• Angel reappears

Rating:

Jason: 4 out of 5 stars

Kathleen: 4 out of 5 stars

Troy: 4 out of 5 stars

Overall Score: 4 out of 5 stars

In Other News:

• Alexis Denisof and Summer Glou join the cast of Dollhouse

Buffy has returned home but the reception isn’t exactly what she’d hoped when zombies crash her surprise-ish welcome home party.

Directed by: James Whitmore, Jr.
Original Air Date: Oct. 6th 1998
Guest Stars: Danny Strong (Johnathan)

Trivia:

• The first time that the outdoor set that will become main street Sunnydale is used. (Espresso Pump)
• Xander says “It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye.” Eye-Roic?

Quotes:
Giles: ” ‘Do you like my mask? Isn’t it pretty? It raises the dead.’ Americans!”

Xander: “Generally speaking, when scary things get scared: not good.”

Key Events:

Rating:

Jason: 2 out of 5 stars

Kathleen: 2.75 out of 5 stars

Troy: 1 out of 5 stars

Overall Score: 1.92 out of 5 stars

In Other News:

• Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog won an EMMY!!!!
• Felicia Day (Dr. Horrible/Buffy Season 7) has a fantastic web comedy, “The Guild”. Highly recommended! Here is the first episode.
  
• Julie Benz (Darla) stars in the upcoming Boondock Saints 2 film. Here is a link to the Redband trailer where you can see her as some badass investigator. (Redband trailers are R rated)
• Hulu won’t be getting any more seasons of Buffy.
  “Availability Notes:
  After Oct. 2, Season 3 episodes will no longer be available for online streaming. After Oct. 16, Season 2 episodes will no longer be available for online streaming.

  At this time, we are only able to offer Seasons 1-3 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Additional seasons have not been made available to Hulu, but we’ll continue to request more episodes for our users.”

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Directed by: Joss Whedon
Original Air Date: 29 September 1998

Guest Stars:
Julia Lee (Lily)

Trivia:

• We learn in this episode that “Anne” is Buffy’s middle name.  The Buffy Trivia Guide mentions that there is a chain of lingerie stores in England named Ann Summers, which I thought was funny enough to mention.  =)
• According to IMDB, this is the first episode where they do the “Previously, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer” thing at the beginning.  Really?  How did I miss that?

Quotes:

Larry: “If we can focus, keep discipline, and not have quite as many mysterious deaths, Sunnydale is gonna *rule!*”

Key Events:

• Buffy returns to Sunnydale, after having been away for several months.

Rating:

Jason:

Kathleen:

Troy:

In Other News:

Jason is the proud papa of Seth, surely a future Watcher.

And you can find out what Longaberger is here.