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After the flu puts Buffy in the hospital, she helps save sick children from Der Kindestod, a nightmare demon invisible to healthy people. When getting well means losing her ability to fight the demon, Buffy reinfects herself. In saving the other children, she also avenges her young cousin, Celia, and puts her own hospital phobia to rest.

Directed by: Deran Serafian
Original Air Date: March 3, 1998
Guest Stars:

• Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers
• Richard Herd as Dr. Stanley Backer
• Willie Garson as Security Guard
• Andrew Ducote as Ryan
• Juanita Jennings as Dr. Wilkinson

Trivia:

• When the gang takes Buffy for a walk around the hospital grounds, she tells them she saw “Death”. Xander advises her to refuse if Death offers to play chess with her. This refers to ‘Max von Sydow’’s epic chess match vs Death’s in Ingmar Bergman’s Det sjunde inseglet (IMDB)
• Joss Whedon designed Der Kindestod himself. He was an amalgam of Freddy Krueger, Nosferatu, and the boogeyman.

Quotes:

Kathleen’s Fave Exchange:
Xander: “Cordy, you should go with Giles.”
Giles: “Why do I have to have…? Good thinking, I could do with a research assistant.”
Cordelia: “Let’s go, Tact-Guy.”

Troy’s Fave Exchange:
“Xander: “She fell.”
Willow: “The flu.”
Cordelia: “She fainted.”
Xander: “The flu, fainted and fell. She’s sick, make it better!”

Jason’s Fave Quote:
Cordelia:“Tact is just not saying true stuff…I’ll pass”

Troy’s Der Kindestod Rendition:

Rating:

Jason :

Kathleen :

Troy :

Overall Score:

The Watchercast Monster Rating: :

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