Original Air Date: October 13, 1997
Written by David Greenwalt
Directed by David Greenwalt
Summary
A young woman is chased to a cemetery by a bunch of men
wearing monk's robes. But Buffy and her merry band are
unaware of this, and are delighted about the recent lull of
activity on the Hellmouth. Giles frets about this, telling
Buffy she shouldn't get lax about her training, but Buffy is
ready to let her hair down a little. Meanwhile, Cordelia is
dating a fraternity man, Richard -- intrigued mostly by his
wealth and society connections. When smarmy Richard comes to
pick her up at school, his sweet frat brother, Tom, charms
Buffy. But Buffy doesn't want to go to their frat party. As
far as she's concerned, she's "seeing" Angel -- if
only in the dark. When Buffy tries to get Angel to go out
with her, he says their difference in age is a problem, as
well as the fact that his demon side tends to take over when
he becomes passionate. Dejected, she decides to join Cordelia
at the frat party, which requires lying to ever-vigilant
Giles about her evening's activities.
Buffy and Cordelia are both drugged at the party and
chained in the basement with the young woman from the
cemetery. Back at school, a broken, bloody bracelet Buffy
found at the cemetery is traced by Willow and Giles to the
woman who had been chased. Willow's hacking skills lead to
more info -- a year earlier to the day, three other women
disappeared and were never found. They go to the frat party
with Angel and Xander just as the three women are about to be
offered up as a sacrifice to Machida, a snake-like demon who
arises every year and is worshipped by the frat boys. Buffy
manages to break loose and a scuffle ensues. Tom, who turns
out to be way wicked, is about to cut Buffy's throat, but she
grabs the sword and defeats Machida. Cordelia, messy but
undaunted, chides Tom as he is led away with a typically
pithy remark: "You're going to jail for fifteen thousand
years!" Giles forgives Buffy for her lie, and Angel
shows up at the Bronze and asks Buffy out for coffee. She
grins and takes a rain check, as any self-respecting slayer
would, and all is well again at the unpredictable Hellmouth.
Miscellaneous Info
-Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan and
Charisma Carpenter all wear the same shoe size.
Quote of the Week
Angel: This isn't some fairy tale: When I
kiss you, you don't wake up from a deep sleep and live
happily ever after.
Buffy: When you kiss me, I want to die.
My Rating
3.5/5
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