query: who plays spike in buffy the vampire slayer?

title: Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Spike, played by James Marsters, is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel". Spike is a vampire and played various roles on the shows, including villain, anti-hero, trickster and romantic interest. For Marsters, the role as Spike began a career in science fiction television, becoming "the obvious go-to guy for US cult [television]." For creator Whedon, Spike is the "most fully developed" of his characters. The character was intended to be a brief villain, with Whedon originally adamant to not have another major "romantic vampire"

title: Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: role James Marsters won Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series (in 2000, 2003) and was nominated for this award in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004. In 1999, Spike won a TV Guide Award for "Scariest Villain". In 2017 Spike made into the list of "25 Villains We Love to Hate from the last 25 years" for the 25th anniversary of Syfy. Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Spike, played by James Marsters, is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel". Spike is a vampire and played various roles

title: Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Drusilla, or Dru, is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt for the American television series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel". The character is portrayed by American actress Juliet Landau. Drusilla is introduced alongside her lover Spike (James Marsters) in the second season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" to serve as new antagonists to the series' heroine, vampire Slayer Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and alongside Darla (Julie Benz) and Wolfram & Hart as the main antagonist of the second season of Angel. In contrast to the series' previous central villain,

title: Becoming (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Becoming (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Becoming" is the season finale of the WB Television Network's second season of the drama television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", consisting of the twenty-first and twenty-second episodes. The two episodes were split into two broadcasts; "Part 1" first aired on May 12, 1998 and "Part 2" first aired on May 19, 1998. They were written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon. The narrative features vampire slayer Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) working to prevent Angelus (David Boreanaz) and fellow vampires Drusilla (Juliet Landau) and Spike (James Marsters) from awakening the demon Acathla. Production

title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

text: First Evil. Buffy gathers other allies: Spike (James Marsters), a vampire, is an old companion of Angelus (Angel) and one of Buffy's major enemies in early seasons, although they later become allies and lovers. At the end of season six, Spike regains his soul. Spike is known for his Billy Idol-style peroxide blond hair and his black leather coat, stolen from a previous Slayer, Nikki Wood; her son, Robin Wood (D. B. Woodside), joined the group in the final season. Tara Maclay (Amber Benson) is a fellow member of Willow's Wicca group during season four, and their friendship eventually turns

title: Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: 2004, Whedon considered creating a "Spike" film spin-off. Canonically, the character appears in issues of the comic books "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight" (2007–11), "" (2007–09), "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine", "Angel & Faith" (both 2011–2013) and several "Spike" limited series, spinning off from both "Buffy" and "Angel". Currently the character is in the canonical comic Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven (2016–2017). Spike's story before he appears in Sunnydale unfolds in flashbacks scattered, out of sequence, among numerous episodes of both "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel". The first flashback occurs in "Buffy" Season Five's "Fool for

title: Crush (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Crush (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Crush" is the 14th episode of season 5 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Dawn has a crush on Spike, who reveals his crush on Buffy when he takes her on a stakeout date. When his advances are turned down, Spike kidnaps Buffy and Drusilla, who has returned to Sunnydale. He tries to force an admission of love from Buffy. Harmony appears as well and breaks up with Spike. The Bronze re-opens, and Buffy watches as her friends dance. Spike shows up only to be forced away by Xander. Willow reveals that she

title: Who Are You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Who Are You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Who Are You" is the 16th episode of season 4 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon, it originally aired February 29, 2000 on the WB Television Network. Buffy, in Faith's body, is abducted by the Watchers Council's team. Meanwhile Faith, in Buffy's body, gives herself a makeover and heads to The Bronze, where she has ruthless fun at the expense of Spike and Tara. Tara recognizes that something is wrong, and she and Willow perform a spell to find the real Buffy. Faith

title: Potential (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: with this episode) due to Sarah Hagan's connection to episode writer Rebecca Rand Kirshner, who wrote for Hagan's previous series "Freaks and Geeks". Potential (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Potential" is the twelfth episode of seventh and final season of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Two Potential Slayers, Rona and Vi, walk alone in the cemetery until Spike knocks Rona out of the way, grabs Vi and leans in for the kill. Buffy and the other Slayers watch and learn from this example and Buffy lectures the girls on how to deal with vampire attacks. Buffy has Spike attack

title: Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: remember the name of Buffy's sister, he phones her boyfriend Xander, and also warns him that the rogue Slayer Simone Doffler has been seeking a way to become the ultimate vampire. When the others return and Dawn is restored Buffy thanks him for staying with her sister, Spike says all that matters to him is that Dawn is safe again. Spike continues to appear in "Season Ten", in which he and Buffy finally resume their relationship, tell each other they love each other and kiss. Spike is seen as something of a paradox amongst vampires in the series, and frequently

title: Potential (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Potential (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Potential" is the twelfth episode of seventh and final season of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Two Potential Slayers, Rona and Vi, walk alone in the cemetery until Spike knocks Rona out of the way, grabs Vi and leans in for the kill. Buffy and the other Slayers watch and learn from this example and Buffy lectures the girls on how to deal with vampire attacks. Buffy has Spike attack her to continue, but she easily gets the upper hand and pins Spike to the ground, reawakening some of his wounds and some

title: What's My Line (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: What's My Line (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "What's My Line" is a two-episode story in season two of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". In part one, Buffy endures Career Week at school while Spike hires assassins to kill her; a fierce fighter who identifies herself as "Kendra the Vampire Slayer" shows up in Sunnydale. In part two, Angel is taken by Spike for a ritual in which Drusilla is restored to health. Spike works on a cure for Drusilla. Dalton, a vampire transcriber, is unable to decipher the book stolen from the library which contains a cure. Drusilla

title: Wrecked (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Wrecked (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Wrecked" is the 10th episode of season 6 of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Tara and Dawn wake on the couch and find that neither Buffy nor Willow returned home the night before. Buffy wakes up naked with Spike to find that the building around them fell down as she remembers what they did. Spike tempts Buffy as she tries to leave and reminds her of everything they did the night before. He angers and disgusts her, but while she searches for her clothes Spike asks her to stay. Buffy appears on the

title: First Date (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: leave town. Buffy tells Spike not to leave because she isn't ready for him not to be there. In the final scene of the episode, the First shows itself to Wood in the guise of his dead mother (she is the Slayer seen previously during the 1977 flashback in "Fool for Love") and, though it does not say so explicitly, leads him to conclude that it was Spike who killed her. First Date (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "First Date" is the fourteenth episode of seventh and final season of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Buffy discusses the removal

title: Him (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: wanted bank robber on the loose. Him (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Him" is the sixth episode of the seventh and final season of television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Xander introduces Spike to his new living environment: Xander's apartment. Buffy tries to convince a reluctant Xander that Spike needs their help and a place better than the basement to live. Spike's just about as reluctant as Xander, but Buffy thinks this plan is the right thing for him. Buffy and Dawn talk privately about Buffy's feelings for Spike and why she's helping him in light of the pain he's caused

title: Him (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Him (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Him" is the sixth episode of the seventh and final season of television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Xander introduces Spike to his new living environment: Xander's apartment. Buffy tries to convince a reluctant Xander that Spike needs their help and a place better than the basement to live. Spike's just about as reluctant as Xander, but Buffy thinks this plan is the right thing for him. Buffy and Dawn talk privately about Buffy's feelings for Spike and why she's helping him in light of the pain he's caused her. Dawn starts to rant about

title: Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Sunnydale in the second season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", in the episode "School Hard", accompanied by Drusilla. Spike and Dru were modeled on Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen; punk, "badass" vampires to contrast sharply with the more ceremonial tradition of the Master and the Order of Aurelius from Season One. Spike is in fact a fan of Sid Vicious' band The Sex Pistols and punk band The Ramones. In the final scene of the episode "Lovers Walk", he can be seen singing to a cover of "My Way" by Gary Oldman, who portrayed Vicious in the film "Sid and

title: Entropy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Entropy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Entropy" is the 18th episode of season 6 of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". The Trio, riding ATVs, pursue two vampires through a cemetery; one of them throws a tree branch at Andrew, causing him to fall off and the others to crash. The vampires encounter Buffy and they fight. One vampire drops the mysterious disk that the Trio were after; Warren snatches it and the Trio escapes, unseen by the Slayer. As Buffy fights, Spike seizes one of the vampires and offers to stake him, provided that Buffy agrees to tell the

title: Touched (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Touched (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Touched" is the 20th episode of the seventh and final season of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". When Spike returns from his mission with Andrew, he is enraged to find that the Scooby Gang have lost faith in Buffy's leadership, during his absence, and have evicted her from her home. He denounces them all as traitors, then storms out in disgust to find Buffy after exchanging a few blows with Faith. Spike tracks down and comforts a depressed Buffy, while Faith accepts her role as the newly elected leader of the Potentials. The

title: Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: drunk with Spike, and calls him "a neutered vampire who cheats at kitten poker." After a demon's spell makes them express their emotions in song, and Buffy sings "I want the fire back", Buffy and Spike begin a physical relationship, consummated two episodes later. The relationship is frequently violent, with Buffy most often initiating both the violence and the sex between them; the violence is made all the easier when Spike finds that (as a side effect of Willow's resurrection spell) his chip now does not stop him from harming Buffy. Buffy threatens to kill Spike if he ever tells

title: Wrecked (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: American English: "Smashed", "Wrecked", and "Gone." Willow's descent into her addiction to magic becomes dizzying and frightening. As noted in the credits, this episode was dedicated to the memory of J.D. Peralta (assistant to executive producer and showrunner Marti Noxon) who died of cancer in November 2001, the month in which this episode aired. Wrecked (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Wrecked" is the 10th episode of season 6 of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Tara and Dawn wake on the couch and find that neither Buffy nor Willow returned home the night before. Buffy wakes up naked with Spike

title: Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: in Seasons Two and Four; "Who Made Who" is set during the "Buffy" episode "Lovers Walk" and depicts the disintegration of his relationship with Drusilla when they were together in Brazil. After "Buffy" finished in 2003, Spike appeared in a comic story from the canonical "Tales of the Vampires" series. Written by series writer Drew Goddard, "The Problem with Vampires" establishes his adventures in Prague prior to his introduction "Buffy" episode "School Hard". Christopher Golden's 2000 novel "" depicts Spike killing a Slayer named Sophie in the 1940s, contradicting the two Slayers whom Spike is later established to have killed;

title: Out of My Mind (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: do it and the pair kiss. Suddenly Spike wakes up beside a still sleeping Harmony; he's merely suffered a nightmare, but Spike is mortified at the thought he has feelings for Buffy. Out of My Mind (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Out of My Mind" is the fourth episode of season 5 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". At the cemetery, Buffy stalks her vampire prey, killing several new vampires with a little unwanted help from both Riley and Spike. Riley demonstrates quite a bit of enthusiasm and new strength while fighting, while Buffy simply orders Spike to stay

title: Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: to Sunnydale hoping to kill a third Slayer, Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), with whom he later forges an uneasy alliance. Over the course of "Buffy", Spike falls in love with the Slayer, reacquires his soul to prove himself to Buffy and dies a hero in the show's series finale. He is subsequently resurrected in the first episode of the fifth season of the spin-off series "Angel". Considered a 'breakout character', Spike proved immensely popular with fans of "Buffy". The character appears substantially in Expanded Universe materials such as comic books and tie-in novels. Following the cancellation of "Angel" in

title: Sleeper (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Sleeper (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Sleeper" is the eighth episode of the seventh and final season of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". In the opening, Spike is seen digging a grave and buries the woman he has just killed while he hums a tune. Meanwhile Buffy struggles with the possibility that Spike may have begun killing innocent people and "siring" them as vampires. The Scooby Gang tries to make sense of the strange apparitions of the dead they have been contacted by and wonder whether any or all of the information they gave them was true. Meanwhile, in

text: Out of My Mind (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Out of My Mind" is the fourth episode of season 5 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". At the cemetery, Buffy stalks her vampire prey, killing several new vampires with a little unwanted help from both Riley and Spike. Riley demonstrates quite a bit of enthusiasm and new strength while fighting, while Buffy simply orders Spike to stay out of her way. As Buffy and Riley leave, Spike swears to taste Buffy's blood, but as he walks off, he falls into an open grave. Buffy and Willow debate over a

title: Something Blue (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Something Blue (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Something Blue" is the 9th episode of season 4 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Written by Tracey Forbes and directed by Nick Marck, it originally aired on November 30, 1999 on the WB network. In "Something Blue", a spell by Willow goes awry, blinding Giles, making Xander a literal demon magnet, and causing Buffy and Spike to fall in love and get engaged. Riley invites Buffy out on a picnic. Willow and Buffy discuss the consequences of a possible relationship with Riley, who seems "safe" and unlikely to hurt her. Buffy

title: Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: de Lioncourt and Spike. "Forbes" named Angel The Series as the Hollywood's second most powerful vampire show. Rankings were based on television ratings, inflation-adjusted box office performance, as well as presence in popular culture through blog and press mentions since 1979. Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Angel is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt for the American television programs "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and its spin-off series "Angel". The character is portrayed by actor David Boreanaz. As introduced in "Buffy" in 1997, Angel is a love interest for heroine Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), a young

title: All the Way (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: All the Way (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "All the Way" is the sixth episode of season 6 of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It is Halloween and Anya has set the gang to work in the magic shop. She sends Buffy to the basement, where she runs into Spike. At his suggestion, Buffy attempts to leave to go patrol with Spike, but Giles points out that Halloween is an inactive day for most evil creatures, and engages Buffy in helping with bagging products. An elderly man, Kaltenbach, is seen walking down the street humming "Pop Goes the Weasel"

title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine

text: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics from 2011 to 2013. It is the sequel to the "Season Eight" comic book series, a canonical continuation of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". The "Season Nine" brand also incorporates a new "Buffy" spin-off series, Angel & Faith, and two spin-off miniseries "Willow: Wonderland" and "Spike: A Dark Place." Each core series consisted of 25 issues and each miniseries consisted of 5 issues. While Joss Whedon, the creator of the original television series, shares writing duties

title: Gone (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Gone (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Gone" is the 11th episode of season 6 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Buffy feels life spinning out of control. In the previous episode, Willow got high on the magic (so much so that her eyes are almost permanently dilated and darkened to black) and crashed a car, breaking Dawn's arm. Willow is still distraught. Dawn is ignoring Buffy and resents her because Buffy was off secretly having sex with Spike during the crisis, so the younger Summers is only talking to Xander. Dawn is further irritated because Buffy is gathering up

title: Fool for Love (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Fool for Love (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Fool for Love" is episode 7 of season 5 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It is a companion to the "Angel" episode "Darla", which aired later on the same night on The WB network; both episodes include multiple flashbacks to the history of Spike and Darla, shown from their respective viewpoints. After a common vampire nearly kills her with her own stake, Buffy turns to Spike to learn how other Slayers met their end so as not to make further mistakes. Buffy receives a serious stab wound while fighting a

title: All the Way (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: to Giles, who is unhappy about how Buffy is relying on him so much. Meanwhile, Willow casts a spell on Tara to make her forget their quarrel. At IMDb, "All the Way" was given a rating of 7.2 out of 10. TV.com scored the episode 7.9 out of 10. All the Way (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "All the Way" is the sixth episode of season 6 of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It is Halloween and Anya has set the gang to work in the magic shop. She sends Buffy to the basement, where she runs into Spike.

title: Satsu (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: big bad Twilight and his army in Tibet. She initially disagrees with the plan to temporarily disable Slayer powers, along with the other members of the army, in an attempt to escape notice by Twilight, but she remains loyal to Buffy. She later responds angrily when she sees Buffy and Angel having sex to give birth to a new universe. In "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten", Buffy's boyfriend Spike mentions that he is aware of her sexual tryst with Satsu. Satsu would later reappear to convince Buffy to collaborate with the vampire community to handle the frequent demonic invasions

title: Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: examples of his "amusing awkwardness", which "spoke volumes about who he was". For his role in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Season Two, "Whatculture" placed Angelus at Number One on their list of "Buffy" Big Bads, alongside Spike and Drusilla, stating that having Buffy's lover become her enemy 'emphasiz[es] the tragedy at the show’s centre that Buffy’s Slayer responsibilities mean she has to make difficult choices.' Angel was voted by thousands of "Hello!" readers as the sexiest on-screen vampire in 2009. He gathered 34 percent of the vote and finished ahead of other popular vampires like Edward Cullen, Eric Northman, Lestat

title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 2)

text: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 2) The second season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered on September 15, 1997 on The WB and concluded its 22-episode season on May 19, 1998. The first 13 episodes aired on Mondays at 9:00 pm ET, beginning with episode 14 the series moved to Tuesdays at 8:00 pm ET, a timeslot the series would occupy for the rest of its run. The emotional stakes are raised in season two. New vampires Spike and Drusilla come to town along with the new slayer, Kendra Young, who was activated as a result of

title: Empty Places (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Empty Places (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Empty Places" is the 19th episode of the seventh and final season of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". The citizens of Sunnydale flee en masse and Sunnydale becomes a ghost town. Willow uses magic to get information from the police on Caleb, and Spike and Andrew leave to pursue a lead. They discover an engraving on a plaque that states that the power they are searching for is to be wielded by "her" alone. At the deserted school Buffy is confronted by Caleb, who beats her unconscious. After a brief period of

title: Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: dialogue. Drusilla's costumes were initially intended to be a "cross between a Victorian period look and the Kate Moss heroin chic fashion look," says Landau. Drusilla appeared in 24 Buffyverse episodes: Other stories featuring Drusilla include "The Problem With Vampires", from the 2004 comic mini-series "Tales of the Vampires". Drusilla appears in a number comics/novels of the Buffy/Angel expanded universe. She appears notably in her own mini-series: "Spike & Dru". Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Drusilla, or Dru, is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt for the American television series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel".

title: As You Were (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: As You Were (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "As You Were" is the fifteenth episode of season 6 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". On the way home from work, Buffy is attacked by a vampire, but the smell of Doublemeat Palace makes him lose his appetite; Buffy stakes him all the same. At home, Buffy finds Spike waiting in front of her house. She knows what he's there for, but with Dawn waiting inside, she refuses to let him follow her into the house. He persuades her to stay outside with him instead. The next day, Buffy learns

title: Crush (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: asked to do an episode that took the Buffy/Spike relationship to the next level, decided that it was time for the audience to discover that Spike was in love with Buffy. He says, "...and it then progressed into Buffy finding out, which was something we were saving for later. It turned out to be a good play because we were able to take them to interesting places throughout the rest of the season." According to Fury, the resurrection of Spike and Drusilla's relationship "was really significant in terms of what love means to Spike." Crush (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Crush"

title: Surprise (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Surprise (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Surprise" is episode 13 of season two of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It was written by Marti Noxon and first broadcast on January 19, 1998. "Surprise" is part one of a two part story. Part two, "Innocence", was broadcast the next day. Buffy has a vivid dream (a very undead Drusilla dusts Angel) which she fears is prophetic and realises that Spike and Dru may still be alive. Oz finally asks Willow out on a date. She accepts, but remembers the Scoobies are planning a surprise party for Buffy's 17th birthday and

text: Spike's actions, though she found Buffy's reactions less than believable. Something Blue (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Something Blue" is the 9th episode of season 4 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Written by Tracey Forbes and directed by Nick Marck, it originally aired on November 30, 1999 on the WB network. In "Something Blue", a spell by Willow goes awry, blinding Giles, making Xander a literal demon magnet, and causing Buffy and Spike to fall in love and get engaged. Riley invites Buffy out on a picnic. Willow and Buffy discuss the consequences of a possible relationship with

title: After Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: After Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "After Life" is the third episode of season 6 of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". The Scooby Gang rushes to find Buffy and figures she is at her house. The bikers are on the run now that Razor has been destroyed. At the house, Buffy is confused and acting strangely as she surveys the changed scenery of her house and is told by Dawn that Giles has left. Spike arrives, angry and looking for Dawn, though when he realizes the real Buffy is back he softens and helps to clean up her

title: Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Nancy". Spike's first act in Sunnydale is to attack Buffy and a large group of people at her school, making his first appearance the deadliest of any of "Buffy"s "Big Bads", as he very nearly kills Buffy, but Buffy's mother distracts Spike long enough for Buffy to recover. Throughout Season Two, Spike and Dru are the canon's most prominent example of affection between vampires, displaying the humanity and intricacies of vampire relationships. Spike was initially conceived as a disposable villain to be killed off, but proved so popular with fans that Joss Whedon decided to merely injure him instead, in

title: Who Are You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: "You’re nothing! Disgusting, murderous bitch! You're nothing! You're disgusting!" According to Richardson and Rabb, "Faith is finally seeing herself as Buffy sees her and is even harder on herself than Buffy has ever been." Who Are You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Who Are You" is the 16th episode of season 4 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon, it originally aired February 29, 2000 on the WB Television Network. Buffy, in Faith's body, is abducted by the Watchers Council's team. Meanwhile Faith, in Buffy's body, gives herself a makeover and heads

title: Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Love", and reveals William as in fact a meek, young man (and an aspiring poet) who lived in London with his mother, Anne. Anne would often sing the folksong "Early One Morning" to her son, right up until the time he was turned into a vampire. William's surname is given as "Pratt" in the non-canon comic "" and is written on the label of his jar of blood in the comic "" #002. This surname became official with the publication of the canon comic "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 11" #7, in which Buffy calls him by it. The name

title: Vampire (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Vampire (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) In the fictional world of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and its spin-off series "Angel", a vampire is a unique variety of demon that can only exist on the earthly plane by inhabiting and animating a human corpse. In "Fray", a "Buffy" comic book spin-off set about a century in the future, vampires are also called lurks. The vampires in the canonical Buffyverse differ greatly from those that appear in the 1992 "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" movie. The movie's vampires are able to fly, look pale but relatively human, and do not crumble

title: Tabula Rasa (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Tabula Rasa (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Tabula Rasa" is the eighth episode of season 6 of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It explores the characters not as they are, but as they could be, after they lose their memory to a spell gone awry. Spike confronts Buffy about their kiss at the end of the previous episode and she tells him it will never happen again, then defends him from an attack by a demon loan shark. Willow, Xander, Anya and Tara talk about their discovery that they called Buffy back from Heaven, not Hell. Willow suggests fixing

title: Triangle (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: which everything magical is fictional, during the fight which takes place in The Magic Box, in the background is a rack filled entirely with copies of the real-world Neo-Pagan magazine "Green Egg", published by the Church of All Worlds. The actor who plays Olaf, Abraham Benrubi, has appeared in a number of TV shows, two of which involved ex-"Buffy" cast members: "Robot Chicken" created by and starring Seth Green, and "Bones" starring David Boreanaz. Triangle (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Triangle" is the eleventh episode of season 5 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Giles visits England, leaving Anya

title: The Weight of the World (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: The Weight of the World (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "The Weight of the World" is the 21st episode of season 5 of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". In the episode, Willow tries to reach the Slayer, who has been rendered catatonic by Dawn's abduction. Meanwhile, the boundaries separating Ben and Glory begin to dissolve, and Glory is forced to deal with human emotion. Glory prepares for the ritual to open the portal, talking to her minions and Dawn, who is tied up and gagged on a chair. Spike reports that he can't see Glory anywhere, but the gang

title: The Initiative (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode)

text: The Initiative (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode) "The Initiative" is the seventh episode of season 4 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Written by Doug Petrie and directed by James A. Contner, it originally aired on November 16, 1999 on the WB network. In "The Initiative", Spike is imprisoned in an underground demon-research facility, and Riley realizes he has a crush on Buffy. Riley and a couple of friends, Forest and Graham, watch Buffy as she manages to make a mess of the soda machine and yogurt machine. They comment on what a catch she is, and how

title: Into the Woods (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Into the Woods (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Into the Woods" is the tenth episode of season 5 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Spike leads Buffy to see that Riley goes to a vampiric brothel, where humans pay vampires to suck their blood. When she confronts Riley about it, he decides to take the military up on an offer to join a demon-hunting unit, and leaves Buffy and Sunnydale. At the hospital, the Scooby Gang awaits news from the doctor about Joyce's surgery, and they are all relieved when the surgery is a success. Dawn spends the night

text: Sarah Michelle Gellar. Into the Woods (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Into the Woods" is the tenth episode of season 5 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Spike leads Buffy to see that Riley goes to a vampiric brothel, where humans pay vampires to suck their blood. When she confronts Riley about it, he decides to take the military up on an offer to join a demon-hunting unit, and leaves Buffy and Sunnydale. At the hospital, the Scooby Gang awaits news from the doctor about Joyce's surgery, and they are all relieved when the surgery is a success. Dawn

title: Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: help restore her strength. He reunites with Angel and seems genuinely pleased to see him, but is disgusted to find that Angel has a soul (whether or not Spike in fact knew that Angel's acquisition of a soul is why he left the group nearly a century before has never been made clear) and is in love with the current Slayer, Buffy Summers. When Angel loses his soul and rejoins Spike and Dru, Spike's initial celebration soon turns to resentment when Angelus starts pursuing Drusilla as a lover and taunting him. Spike decides to ally himself with Buffy against Angelus;

title: Satsu (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Satsu (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Satsu is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight", a comic book continuation of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Introduced as one of the strongest Slayers, she has a close relationship with her mentor Buffy Summers. Satsu develops romantic feelings for Buffy, and the two have a brief sexual relationship. She becomes the leader of her own Slayer squadron in Tokyo, and forms a friendship with fellow Slayer Kennedy during her performance review. She also makes a minor appearance in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten".

title: Becoming (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: entertainment. Buffy finds Whistler in Giles' apartment and they discuss Angel's reversion to Angelus. He reveals that Angel was destined to stop Acathla not awaken him. Buffy is nearly arrested, but Spike attacks the policeman and offers a temporary alliance. He has no wish to see the world destroyed, and is jealous of Angelus' attentions to Drusilla; he will help Buffy stop Angelus if she allows him and Drusilla to leave town. Buffy and Spike go to her house to talk, but meet Joyce. Buffy is forced to tell her about her role as a vampire slayer. Joyce tells her

title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine

text: and Riley are still friends of Buffy's, but she sees them less frequently. Buffy lives with two seemingly normal roommates, Tumble and Anaheed, and the job of patrolling for vampires initially falls to Buffy and her ex-lover Spike, a vampire with a soul. Due to his feelings for Buffy, Spike departs San Francisco in his space ship. Willow also leaves, Buffy's broken scythe in tow, on a quest to restore magic. Buffy faces a few enemies, including many ravenous zompires, the rogue Slayer Simone Doffler, and a young man named Severin—prophesied as "the Siphon"— who since the end of magic

title: Tabula Rasa (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: to make up his debt to the intimidated loan shark. Back at the house, Tara packs her belongings and leaves as Willow cries in another room. Giles takes his plane back to England. Spike finds Buffy at The Bronze, but she turns her face away and he stalks off. Later, however, they are shown kissing passionately beneath the stairs. While the Scoobies generally have no memory upon waking up, they do retain certain aspects of their personalities. Tabula Rasa (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Tabula Rasa" is the eighth episode of season 6 of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".

title: Restless (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun." are repeated by Dracula to Buffy in the following episode ("Buffy vs. Dracula"). In Xander's dream, Giles and Spike swing together on a swing set, with Spike wearing a tweed jacket. Giles comments, "Spike's like a son to me." In "Tabula Rasa" (season six), when the characters lose their memories, Spike wears the same tweed jacket and believes Giles is his father. The episode received critical praise and is often included on lists of the best episodes of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". In "Entertainment Weekly" list of the 25 best

title: Intervention (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Buffybot having sex in the cemetery, and shocked, Xander goes to confront them. However, Glory's minions assume Spike is the Key, and knock Xander unconscious and take Spike. Glory is upset when she sees Spike, as she knows a vampire cannot be the Key. Nevertheless, she decides to torture him in hopes that he knows where the Key is. Buffy wakes to find her guide, in the form of the First Slayer, on the opposite side of a large fire. The guide advises Buffy that love is at the center of all Slayers and that love will bring Buffy to

title: Empty Places (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: At Dawn's request, Buffy leaves the house and Faith reluctantly becomes the new leader. Empty Places (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Empty Places" is the 19th episode of the seventh and final season of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". The citizens of Sunnydale flee en masse and Sunnydale becomes a ghost town. Willow uses magic to get information from the police on Caleb, and Spike and Andrew leave to pursue a lead. They discover an engraving on a plaque that states that the power they are searching for is to be wielded by "her" alone. At the deserted school

title: Anointed One (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Anointed One (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) The Anointed One is a fictional character in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". The character is played by Andrew J. Ferchland. His title may be a reference to Jesus, whose title "Christ" derives from the Greek "christos" meaning "the anointed one." This could refer to his position as the "messiah" (another word meaning anointed) of the vampire the Master. Introduced in season one to help The Master escape his confinement, he is killed by Spike in the season two episode "School Hard". A prophecy foretold the coming of the Anointed One: "And

title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

text: 2011, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten" in 2014, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven" in 2016, and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve" in 2018, which was the final season of the comic book series. Joss Whedon was interested in a film continuation in 1998, but such a film has yet to materialize. In July 2018, 20th Century Fox Television began development on a television reboot of the series. Monica Owusu-Breen is to serve as showrunner and has been working on the script with Whedon, who is to be an executive producer. News of Whedon's involvement is being seen

text: mind and he attempts to comfort her instead. He takes a seat next to her and gently pats her on the back, an action that Buffy does not rebuff, though her shock is clear. Fool for Love (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Fool for Love" is episode 7 of season 5 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It is a companion to the "Angel" episode "Darla", which aired later on the same night on The WB network; both episodes include multiple flashbacks to the history of Spike and Darla, shown from their respective viewpoints. After a common vampire nearly

title: Kennedy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Kennedy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Kennedy is a fictional character in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Portrayed by Iyari Limon in the TV series, the character was introduced in the final season of the series and goes on to appear in the comic book series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight" which continues the story of the television series. Kennedy is introduced as a "potential Slayer", one of many girls who might become endowed with supernatural abilities, destined to battle evil creatures such as vampires and demons, like protagonist Buffy Summers. Distinctly, Kennedy is also a love interest

title: The Initiative (Buffy the Vampire Slayer organization)

text: penultimate episode of Season 4, the government overseers rule that the former Initiative base would be filled with cement to hide evidence of its existence, but in "The Killer in Me", Buffy and Spike are able to access the abandoned and gutted facility. The Initiative (Buffy the Vampire Slayer organization) The Initiative is a fictional secret government organization in the television series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel". The Initiative program seems to be established during or before the 1940s, when it employed Angel's talents to liberate a sunken captured German submarine during World War II. It was originally known

title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer in popular culture

text: through the cemetery she realises she's...BUFFY!" Their idea is knocked back immediately. In the 2007 film "The Jane Austen Book Club", directed by Robin Swicord, also starring Marc Blucas who played Riley Finn on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", Jocelyn finds herself surrounded by "Buffy" fans as to she is around a "Buffy convention" called the "Buffy Contingency." In the 2010 American vampire spoof "Vampires Suck", based in most part on "Twilight" film series, Buffy is portrayed by Krystal Mayo. She uses an outfit similar to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight" #1 cover. In 2011 film remake "Fright Night" vampire

title: Crush (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: in front of a warehouse, Buffy is unnerved by some of Spike's behavior, because he normally does not help for free and has never really taken an interest in her personal likes and dislikes. Buffy and Spike attack the vampires, but they immediately run off at the sight of the Slayer. Buffy realizes that the warehouse is a vampire nest, and thus they couldn't have been the ones involved in the train massacre. When Spike goes so far as to unwittingly hold the door open for her, Buffy finally demands to know why he is acting like this, demanding to

text: The Initiative (Buffy the Vampire Slayer organization) The Initiative is a fictional secret government organization in the television series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel". The Initiative program seems to be established during or before the 1940s, when it employed Angel's talents to liberate a sunken captured German submarine during World War II. It was originally known as the "Demon Research Initiative." The "Angel" episode "Why We Fight" explained that the Third Reich had a similar program and investigated the possible use of vampires in the war effort with three vampire captives – Spike, Nostroyev and the so-called Prince of

title: Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: being re-ensouled) often loses patience with anything more complicated than outright attack, as mentioned in the episode "In the Dark". He is also impatient to fight the Slayer upon his initial arrival in Sunnydale; the attack is supposed to coincide with the Night of St. Vigeous (when a vampire's natural abilities are enhanced), but he "couldn't wait" to go after the Slayer and recklessly leads a mass assault against Buffy at Sunnydale High, which fails and results in the deaths of many Aurelian vampires. However, Spike did exercise patience throughout the later half of "Buffy" Season Two, when he used

title: Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) A Slayer, in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" (both created by Joss Whedon), is a young female bestowed with mystical powers that originate from the essence of a pure-demon, which gives her superhuman senses, strength, agility, resilience and speed in the fight against forces of darkness. She occasionally receives prophetic dreams in the few hours that she sleeps. The opening narration in the Buffy series states "Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to

title: Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: then ends, and it's unknown what comes next. Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) A Slayer, in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" (both created by Joss Whedon), is a young female bestowed with mystical powers that originate from the essence of a pure-demon, which gives her superhuman senses, strength, agility, resilience and speed in the fight against forces of darkness. She occasionally receives prophetic dreams in the few hours that she sleeps. The opening narration in the Buffy series states "Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She

title: Master (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Thus, she is fatally vulnerable to being hypnotized by Drusilla (Juliet Landau), an insane vampire with extraordinary mental abilities, who kills Kendra easily. Master (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) The Master is a fictional character on the action-horror/fantasy television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997–2003). He is a centuries-old vampire portrayed by Mark Metcalf, determined to open the portal to hell below Sunnydale High School in the fictional town of Sunnydale where the main character Buffy Summers lives. The premise of the series is that Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is a Slayer, a teenage girl endowed with superhuman strength and other

title: Bad Eggs (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Bad Eggs (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Bad Eggs" is the twelfth episode of the second season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It was written by Marti Noxon and originally aired on January 12, 1998. Buffy must contend with vampire cowboys the Gorch brothers and the bezoar, a prehistoric parasite. Buffy and her mother Joyce are shopping at a mall when Buffy notices a vampire leading a girl into a closed arcade. Buffy fights off the vampire who is later found to be a semi-notorious vampire named Lyle who travels with his brother Tector. At school the next day, Cordelia and

title: Bad Eggs (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: and Angel consummate their relationship. Bad Eggs (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Bad Eggs" is the twelfth episode of the second season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It was written by Marti Noxon and originally aired on January 12, 1998. Buffy must contend with vampire cowboys the Gorch brothers and the bezoar, a prehistoric parasite. Buffy and her mother Joyce are shopping at a mall when Buffy notices a vampire leading a girl into a closed arcade. Buffy fights off the vampire who is later found to be a semi-notorious vampire named Lyle who travels with his brother Tector. At school

title: Passion (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Passion (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Passion" is the seventeenth episode of the second season of the fantasy-horror television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003). The episode was written by Ty King and directed by Michael Gershman, who served as the show's cinematographer. It originally aired on The WB Television Network in the United States on February 24, 1998. The premise of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is that an adolescent girl, Buffy Summers, is chosen by mystical forces and given superhuman powers to kill vampires, demons, and other evil creatures in the fictional town of Sunnydale. She is supported by a

title: Retreat (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Retreat (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Retreat" is the sixth story arc of the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight" series of comic books, based upon the television series of the same name, and is written by television screenwriter Jane Espenson. The story returns the action to the central plot of vampire Slayer Buffy Summers and her friends in the fight against the masked person Twilight, alongside his followers Amy Madison and Warren Mears. This story arc features the character of Oz, a werewolf who is Buffy's schoolfriend and Willow Rosenberg's ex-boyfriend, who last appeared canonically in the television series' fourth

text: longer alone in her calling. At the remains of the church, Spike lies seriously injured under the rubble. Drusilla rises, the ritual having worked and restored her to full power. She carries her partner out of the debris, promising to return the favor and make him as powerful as her. Part one pulled in 3.5 million households on its original airing, while part two had an audience of 3.9 million households. What's My Line (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "What's My Line" is a two-episode story in season two of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". In part one, Buffy

title: After Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: She admits to him that although she wasn't initially sure where she was, she knows that she wasn't in Hell. She was in Heaven and was happy, and her friends pulled her out. Spike is shocked as she tells him that this reality is her Hell, having been to live again in real life feeling the loss of Heaven where she felt safe, loved and complete, and she stresses that her friends can never know the truth. After Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "After Life" is the third episode of season 6 of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".

title: Doomed (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Doomed (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Doomed" is the 11th episode of season 4 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Buffy and Riley finally talk. As much as Riley wants to tell Buffy who he really is, he can't, but Buffy is able to guess based on the evidence of the past several weeks. Riley is amazed by her talents and abilities, but when she confesses that she's the Slayer, he doesn't know what that is. An earthquake hits and although it is mild, the memory of the last earthquake in Sunnydale disturbs Buffy. As Xander cleans up some

title: Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode)

text: Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode) "Angel" is the seventh episode of season 1 of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It was written by co-executive producer David Greenwalt and directed by Scott Brazil. The narrative follows Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), vampire slayer, coming to terms with her feelings for Angel (David Boreanaz), who is revealed to be a vampire cursed with a soul. However, Darla (Julie Benz) is playing a deadly game manipulating both Buffy and Angel to the Master's (Mark Metcalf) will. The Master sends a trio of armoured warrior vampires after Buffy. They ambush her,

title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics

text: Meanwhile, IDW publishing decided to follow up the series with the publication of Angel & Faith as a part of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine. Season Ten is a Buffy comic series published after Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine. Dark Horse began publishing Season Eleven in November 2016. This season consists of a 12-issue "Buffy" series, a 12-issue "Angel" series, and a 4-issue "Giles" miniseries. Fray is an eight-issue comic book limited series, a futuristic spin-off of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Written by "Buffy" creator Joss Whedon, the series follows a Slayer named Melaka Fray,

title: Lie to Me (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: it as the vampire Ford said he had killed. Ford approaches Spike and asks to be made a vampire. The idea does not interest Spike until Ford explains that he can give them the Slayer in return. Later that night, Angel comes to Buffy's house to tell her about Ford's club. Buffy goes to the Sunset Club where Ford explains that he was counting on Buffy figuring out his plan. Buffy pleads with him to let the other club members go. Ford interrupts to tell her that he has brain cancer and will be dead within six months; becoming a

title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score

text: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score is a soundtrack album featuring incidental music from the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" TV series. It is the first "Buffy" CD release which is exclusively dedicated to the TV series' musical score, and features compositions from seasons 2, 3, 4, 5 and season 6 from the episode "Bargaining". The album was released on September 9, 2008. Note: The first version of "Sacrifice" appeared on the episode “The Gift”; that version of the song was released on the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Feeling” soundtrack. On this

title: Intervention (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Intervention (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Intervention" is the eighteenth episode in the fifth season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". At the Summers's home after dinner, Buffy confesses to Giles that she's worried about her ability to love. Giles suggests he and Buffy go to a sacred location in the desert so that she can undergo a vision quest. When they arrive, Giles performs a ritual to create Buffy's guide. A mountain lion appears and directs Buffy into an open desert that reminds her of her dream from "Restless." Glory orders her minions to watch the Slayer and see who is

title: Satsu (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: a storyline as representative of "the drastic underrepresentation of lesbians in the Slayer army," pinpointing Kennedy's comment to Satsu—"Buffy sends the "other lesbian slayer" to check up on me". In her discussion of the character's ethnicity, television studies professor Jessica Hautsch felt that the issue portrayed Satsu with stereotypes of Asian women, specifically those of the geisha and the Dragon Lady. Satsu (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Satsu is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight", a comic book continuation of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Introduced as one of the strongest

title: Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: with the heightened awareness, and the Slayer must focus to achieve the full effect. This does not prevent Buffy (and other Slayers) from being ambushed by vampires. Buffy could be unusually deficient in this sense: Although she initially distrusts Angel when first meeting him and seems to sense that he is following her for a period of time, she doesn't realize until he shows her his vampiric face for the first time that he is a vampire. However, her ability might have been compromised by the presence of Angel's soul. Additionally, in "Dirty Girls," Faith attacks Spike under the impression

title: Doomed (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: tries to persuade Willow and Xander to go out for some more demon-hunting rather than watching television, but they are disinclined to do so. Doomed (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Doomed" is the 11th episode of season 4 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Buffy and Riley finally talk. As much as Riley wants to tell Buffy who he really is, he can't, but Buffy is able to guess based on the evidence of the past several weeks. Riley is amazed by her talents and abilities, but when she confesses that she's the Slayer, he doesn't know what that

title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics

text: Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" comics refer to comic books based on the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". While many of these comics were published when the television show was on air they are not all considered canonical and often deal with characters who do not appear in the television series, most notably in the Tales of the Slayers and Tales of the Vampires mini-series. The first series of books were published by Dark Horse Comics between 1998 and 2004, originally in comic format but then gathered into volumes of trade paperbacks. A small number

title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics

text: a chosen one in a time where vampires (called "lurks") are returning to the slums of New York City, and the rich-poor divide is even greater. Volume one is drawn by Karl Moline (pencils) and Andy Owens (inks). Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" comics refer to comic books based on the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". While many of these comics were published when the television show was on air they are not all considered canonical and often deal with characters who do not appear in the television series, most notably in the Tales of

title: Passion (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: He also provides the vocals to the music for the scene at Jenny’s grave. According to Noel Murray from The A.V. Club, a recurring theme in "Passion" is "the common feeling of being left out". Passion (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Passion" is the seventeenth episode of the second season of the fantasy-horror television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003). The episode was written by Ty King and directed by Michael Gershman, who served as the show's cinematographer. It originally aired on The WB Television Network in the United States on February 24, 1998. The premise of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

title: Witch (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode)

text: Witch (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode) "Witch" is the third episode of the first season of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003). It serves as the show's first regular episode after the Pilot and originally aired in the United States on March 17, 1997, on The WB Television Network. Sometimes billed as ""The" Witch", the episode was directed by Stephen Cragg and was the first episode not written by show creator Joss Whedon and the first of seven with no vampire in it. The premise of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" involves an adolescent girl named Buffy Summers who

text: Buffy the Vampire Slayer in popular culture "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" has had a tremendous influence on popular culture that has attracted serious scholarly attention. Even the language used on the show has affected modern colloquial expressions. "Buffy" and its spinoff, "Angel" which employed pop culture references as a frequent humorous device, have themselves also become a frequent pop culture reference in video games, comics and television shows, and has been frequently parodied and spoofed. Sarah Michelle Gellar, the actress who played Buffy, has herself participated in several parody sketches, including a "Saturday Night Live" sketch in which the Slayer

title: Halloween (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Halloween (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Halloween" is episode six of season two of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It was written by freelance writer Carl Ellsworth and directed by Bruce Seth Green. The narrative follows Ethan Rayne who sells Halloween costumes that transform their wearers into a more real version of that costume. Buffy and Angel finally agree to a date, but Buffy is delayed by a vampire. As Angel waits at The Bronze, Cordelia shows up and starts flirting with him. When Buffy finally arrives, she sees Angel talking to Cordelia and turns to leave. The next day, Principal Snyder

title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds

text: the Gamecube version selling 30,000. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds is a 2003 video game and the fourth of the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" franchise, and the only multiplatform game. It was the first to allow players to control characters other than Buffy Summers and feature a fully developed multiplayer mode; additional players had a limited ability to interact in a hidden debugging mode in the previous game, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". In this game Buffy discovers that Ethan Rayne is at the center of a great struggle with the First, literally the

title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds

text: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds is a 2003 video game and the fourth of the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" franchise, and the only multiplatform game. It was the first to allow players to control characters other than Buffy Summers and feature a fully developed multiplayer mode; additional players had a limited ability to interact in a hidden debugging mode in the previous game, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". In this game Buffy discovers that Ethan Rayne is at the center of a great struggle with the First, literally the first incarnation of evil the

title: Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: character like Angel. Marsters says "Spike was supposed to be dirty and evil, punk rock, and then dead." However, the character ended up staying for the second season, and then returning in the fourth to replace Cordelia as "the character who told Buffy she was stupid and about to die." Within the series' narrative, William was an unsuccessful aspiring poet in the Victorian era who was mocked and called "William the Bloody" because of his "bloody awful" poetry. Sired by the vampire Drusilla (Juliet Landau), William became an unusually passionate and romantic vampire, being very violent and ready to battle,

title: Trio (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: Trio (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) The Trio is a group of three fictional characters in the sixth season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", who serve as the villains of the season. They continually strive to neutralize Buffy, the Slayer, and thus the primary obstacle to their ultimate goal of taking over Sunnydale. Though initially comic relief and little more than a nuisance to the Scooby Gang, they take a darker turn by the episode "Dead Things". Most of their schemes combine science and mysticism, and they are able to avoid detection by the Scoobies (who merely assume their activities to

title: Trio (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

text: describe the fictional universe in which "Buffy" and related stories take place. The franchise has inspired "Buffy" action figures and merchandise such as official "Buffy/Angel" magazines and "Buffy" companion books. Eden Studios has published a "Buffy" role-playing game, while Score Entertainment has released a "Buffy" Collectible Card Game. The storyline was continued in a series of comic books produced by Joss Whedon and published by Dark Horse Comics, which serve as a canonical continuation of the television series. The series, which began in 2007 with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight", followed by "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine" in