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Giles discovers a prophecy that Buffy will face the Master and die. Terrified, she wants to quit as a Slayer but an incident in the school, which upsets Willow, makes Buffy decide to face her destiny. The Master drowns her but she’s resuscitated by Xander. Buffy finally kills the Master.

Directed by: Joss Whedon
Original Air Date: June 02, 1997

Guest Stars:
Mark Metcalf (The Master)

Trivia:

• The demon coming out of the Hellmouth at the end of “Prophecy Girl” was supposed to be frightening, however, seeing as how most mid-season replacements don’t have that big a budget, Joss had to make do with several people each wearing a “tentacle” costume and wiggling around.
• This is the first Buffy episode directed by Joss Whedon.

Quotes:

The Master: You were destined to die, it was written.
Buffy: What can I say? I flunked the written.

Buffy: You have fruit punch mouth.

Key Events:

• Buffy dies for the first time.
• Buffy comes back to life for the first time.
• The Master dies.

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