Original Air Date: November 3, 1997
Written by Joss Whedon
Directed by Joss Whedon
Summary
At the cemetery, Buffy spies Angel talking to a strange
girl -- who we recognize as Drusilla, the evil Spike's
spaced-out paramour. The next day at school, Buffy runs into
an old friend, Billy Fordham. "Ford" has
transferred to Sunnydale from their old school (from which
Buffy was suspended). Later at the Bronze, Ford admits that
he knows she's the slayer. We see him enter a building which
is crawling with ghoulish people and find out he is plotting
something with them.
Angel, who's gotten a bad vibe from Ford, enlists Willow's
help in investigating the kid on the Internet. Meanwhile,
Buffy and Ford encounter some vampires on school grounds, and
as she runs off to slay one, Ford tells a girl vampire he'll
spare her if she'll give him information. When Buffy returns,
he pretends that he killed the girl. Even though Willow
doesn't find any incriminating evidence against Ford, Angel's
still sure he's bad news, and he, Willow and Xander go to
Ford's hangout. It seems all these creepy kids are not really
undead, but just vampire wannabes. Concerned that the
vampires have come to Sunnydale High, Buffy beeps Giles,
who's out on a date with Miss Calendar. They all meet at the
library, and Buffy spots a picture of Drusilla in Giles'
book. Suddenly, a girl vampire runs in, grabs the book and
flees -- the vampire Ford said he killed. Back at Spike's
lair, Ford enters and offers His Evilness a deal -- if he'll
turn Ford into a vampire, Ford will give him Buffy.
Angel finally warns Buffy about Ford. When she confronts
him about Dru, he reluctantly reveals that he was responsible
for her death -- he had been obsessed with her, and he
tortured and killed her. Buffy finally trusts Angel, and
agrees to go out with Ford to set him up. When she goes to
his hangout he and his friends lock her in. She tries to
explain to them that becoming a vampire doesn't mean living
eternally, but Ford takes her aside and confides that he has
only 6 months to live, and this is the best alternative to
death he can find.
At sunset, Spike, Dru and company bust in and start
ravaging the group. Buffy grabs Dru and tells Spike she'll
kill his girl unless everyone is released. The wannabes are
released and Buffy escapes, but leaves Ford inside to the
death he prayed for.
As Buffy and Giles chat at the cemetery, Ford pops out of
his grave and she slays him as if swatting a fly and goes
back to her conversation.
Miscellaneous Info
-Angel can eat or drink, it just doesn't
have any nutritional value for him.
Quote of the Week
Buffy: You're aiming for mass murder here
and nothing you say is going to make that okay!
My Rating
5/5
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