Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1996–2003): Season 1, Episode 1 - Welcome to the Hellmouth - full transcript

IN EVERY GENERATION,
THERE IS A CHOSEN ONE.

SHE ALONE WILL STAND
AGAINST THE VAMPIRES,

THE DEMONS
AND THE FORCES OF DARKNESS.

SHE IS THE SLAYER.

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ARE YOU SURE
THIS IS A GOOD IDEA?

IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
NOW, COME ON.

YOU GO TO SCHOOL HERE?

I USED TO.

ON TOP OF THE GYM,
IT'S SO COOL.

YOU CAN SEE
THE WHOLE TOWN.



I--I--I--I DON'T WANT
TO GO UP THERE.

OH, YOU CAN'T WAIT, HUH?

WE'RE JUST GONNA
GET IN TROUBLE.

YEAH, YOU CAN COUNT
ON IT.

[GASPS]

WHAT WAS THAT?

WHAT WAS WHAT?

I HEARD A NOISE.

IT'S NOTHING.

WELL, UH, MAYBE
IT'S SOMETHING.

WELL, MAYBE
IT'S SOME THING.

THAT'S NOT FUNNY.

HELLO.

THERE'S NOBODY HERE.



ARE YOU SURE?

YES, I'M SURE.

OK.

[SNARLING]

AH! AAH!

Woman: BUFFY!

I'M UP, MOM.

Mom: DON'T WANT TO BE LATE
FOR YOUR FIRST DAY!

NO...

WOULDN'T WANT THAT.

♪♪ [ Rock, Indistinct ]

OK.

[SIGHS]

HAVE A GOOD TIME.

I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA
MAKE FRIENDS RIGHT AWAY.

JUST THINK POSITIVE.

AND, HONEY...

TRY NOT TO GET
KICKED OUT.

I PROMISE.

OK.

EXCUSE ME. COMING THROUGH.
PARDON ME.

EXCUSE ME. WHOA!

CAN'T STOP.

PLEASE MOVE. WHOA!
EXCUSE ME.

WHOA.

OH, GOD!
I'M OKAY. I FEEL GOOD.

WILLOW!

YOU'RE SO VERY MUCH
THE PERSON I WANTED
TO SEE.

OH, REALLY?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I KIND OF HAD
A PROBLEM WITH THE MATH.

UH, WHICH PART?

THE MATH.

CAN YOU HELP ME OUT
TONIGHT, PLEASE?

BE MY STUDY BUDDY?

WELL, WHAT'S IN IT
FOR ME?

A SHINY NICKEL.

OK. DO YOU HAVE
THEORIES IN TRIG?

YOU SHOULD
CHECK IT OUT.

"CHECK IT OUT"?

FROM THE LIBRARY--

WHERE THE BOOKS LIVE.

RIGHT. I'M THERE.

SEE? I WANNA CHANGE.

HEY, HEY!

HEY, JESSE. WHAT'S WHAT?

NEW GIRL.

THAT'S RIGHT.
I SAW HER.

PRETTY MUCH A HOTTIE.

I HEARD SOMEONE
WAS TRANSFERRING.

SO TELL.

TELL WHAT?

WHAT'S THE SITCH?
WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT HER?

NEW GIRL.

WELL, YOU'RE CERTAINLY
A FONT OF NOTHING.

BUFFY SUMMERS.

SOPHOMORE,
LATE OF HEMERY HIGH
IN LOS ANGELES.

INTERESTING RECORD.

QUITE A CAREER.

WELCOME TO SUNNYDALE.

A CLEAN SLATE, BUFFY,
THAT'S WHAT YOU GET HERE.

WHAT'S PAST IS PAST.

WE'RE NOT INTERESTED
IN WHAT IT SAYS
ON A PIECE OF PAPER,

EVEN IF IT SAYS...

WHOA.

MR. FLUTIE...

ALL THE KIDS HERE
ARE FREE TO CALL ME BOB.

BOB...

BUT THEY DON'T.

I KNOW MY TRANSCRIPTS
ARE A LITTLE...

COLORFUL.

HEY, WE'RE NOT CARING
ABOUT THAT.

DO YOU THINK,
UH, "COLORFUL"

IS THE WORD?

NOT, UH, DISMAL?

WASN'T THAT BAD.

YOU BURNED DOWN THE GYM.

I DID.

I REALLY DID, BUT...

BUT YOU'RE NOT SEEING
THE BIG PICTURE HERE.

I MEAN, THAT GYM
WAS FULL OF VAMPI--

UH, ASBESTOS.

BUFFY, DON'T WORRY.

ANY OTHER SCHOOL...

THEY MIGHT SAY,
"WATCH YOUR STEP"

OR "WE'LL BE
WATCHING YOU,"

BUT THAT'S JUST
NOT THE WAY HERE.

WE WANT TO SERVICE
YOUR NEEDS

AND HELP YOU
TO RESPECT OUR NEEDS.

AND IF YOUR NEEDS AND
OUR NEEDS DON'T MESH...

OOH! SORRY.

THAT'S OK.

OHH.

CAN I HAVE YOU?

UH, CAN I HELP YOU?

UH, THANKS.

I DON'T KNOW YOU, DO I?

I'M BUFFY.

I'M NEW.

XANDER IS--IS ME.

HI.

OH, THANKS.

WELL, UH,

MAYBE I'LL SEE YOU
AROUND.

MAYBE AT SCHOOL...

SINCE WE BOTH...

GO THERE.

GREAT.

IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU.

WE BOTH GO TO SCHOOL.

VERY SUAVE.

VERY NOT PATHETIC.

OH. HEY!

HEY! YOU FORGOT YOUR...

STAKE.

IT'S ESTIMATED
THAT ABOUT 25 MILLION PEOPLE

DIED IN THAT
ONE 4-YEAR SPAN.

BUT THE FUN PART
OF THE BLACK PLAGUE

IS THAT IT ORIGINATED
IN EUROPE HOW?

AS AN EARLY FORM
OF GERM WARFARE.

IF YOU'LL LOOK
AT THE MAP ON PAGE 63,

YOU CAN TRACE
THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE

INTO ROME
AND THEN NORTH...

HERE.

THANKS.

SURE.

AND THIS POPULAR PLAGUE

LED TO WHAT
SOCIAL CHANGES?

STEVE?

[BELL RINGS]

HI, I'M CORDELIA.

I'M BUFFY.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR A TEXTBOOK
OF YOUR VERY OWN,

THERE'S PROBABLY A FEW
IN THE LIBRARY.

OH, GREAT. THANKS.
WHERE WOULD THAT BE?

I'LL SHOW YOU. COME ON.

SO YOU'RE FROM HEMERY,
RIGHT? IN L.A.?

YEAH.

OH, I WOULD KILL
TO LIVE IN L.A.--

THAT CLOSE
TO THAT MANY SHOES.

WELL, YOU'LL BE OK HERE.

IF YOU HANG WITH ME
AND MINE,

YOU'LL BE ACCEPTED
IN NO TIME.

OF COURSE,
WE DO HAVE TO TEST
YOUR COOLNESS FACTOR.

YOU'RE FROM L.A.,
SO YOU CAN SKIP
THE WRITTEN,

BUT LET'S SEE.

VAMP NAIL POLISH?

UM, OVER?

SO OVER.

JAMES SPADER?

HE NEEDS
TO CALL ME.

FRAPPACHINOS?

TRENDY, BUT TASTY.

JOHN TESH.

THE DEVIL.

THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH
A GIMME,

BUT YOU PASSED.

OH, GOOD.

WILLOW.

NICE DRESS.

GOOD TO KNOW YOU'VE SEEN
THE SOFTER SIDE OF SEARS.

UH, WELL--WELL,
MY MOM PICKED IT OUT.

NO WONDER YOU'RE SUCH
A GUY-MAGNET.

ARE YOU DONE?

OH!

IF YOU WANT
TO FIT IN HERE,

THE FIRST RULE
IS KNOW YOUR LOSERS.

ONCE YOU CAN
IDENTIFY THEM
ALL BY SIGHT,

THEY'RE A LOT EASIER
TO AVOID.

AND IF YOU'RE
NOT TOO SWAMPED
WITH CATCHING UP,

YOU SHOULD COME BY
THE BRONZE TONIGHT.

THE WHO?

THE BRONZE.

IT'S THE ONLY CLUB WORTH
GOING TO AROUND HERE.

THEY LET ANYBODY IN,

BUT IT'S STILL
THE SCENE.

IT'S IN THE BAD PART
OF TOWN.

WHERE'S THAT?

ABOUT A HALF A BLOCK
FROM THE GOOD PART
OF TOWN.

WE DON'T HAVE
A WHOLE LOT OF TOWN
HERE.

YOU SHOULD SHOW.

WELL, I'LL TRY.
THANKS.

[BELL RINGS]

GOOD. SO,
I'LL SEE YOU AT GYM,

AND CAN TELL ME
ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING
THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT YOU.

GREAT.

OH, THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.

HELLO?

IS ANYBODY HERE?

OOH!

OH. ANYBODY'S HERE.

CAN I HELP YOU?

I WAS LOOKING
FOR SOME...

WELL, BOOKS.

I'M NEW.

MISS SUMMERS?

GOOD CALL.

GUESS I'M THE ONLY
NEW KID, HUH?

I'M MR. GILES...

THE LIBRARIAN.

I WAS TOLD
YOU WERE COMING.

GREAT.

SO, UM, I'M GONNA NEED
PERSPECTIVES ON 20th
CENTURY...

I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE AFTER.

THAT'S NOT WHAT
I'M LOOKING FOR.

ARE YOU SURE?

I'M WAY SURE.

MY MISTAKE.

SO, WHAT IS IT YOU SA--

THE NEW KID?

SHE SEEMS KIND OF WEIRD
TO ME.

WHAT KIND OF NAME
IS BUFFY?

HEY, APHRODESIA.

OH, HEY.

THE CHATTER
IN THE CAF IS THAT
SHE GOT KICKED OUT

AND THAT'S WHY
HER MOM HAD
TO GET A NEW JOB.

NEG!

POS! SHE WAS
STARTING FIGHTS.

NEGLY!

I HEARD FROM BLUE,
AND SHE SAID--

[SCREAMING]

UH, HI.

WILLOW, RIGHT?

WHY?

I--I MEAN, HI.

UH, DID YOU WANT ME
TO MOVE?

WHY DON'T WE START
WITH "HI, I'M BUFFY,"

AND THEN LET'S SEGUE

DIRECTLY INTO ME
ASKING YOU FOR A FAVOR.

IT DOESN'T
INVOLVE MOVING,

BUT IT DOES INVOLVE
HANGING OUT WITH ME
FOR A WHILE.

BUT AREN'T YOU
HANGING OUT
WITH CORDELIA?

I CAN'T DO BOTH?

NOT LEGALLY.

LOOK, I REALLY WANT
TO GET BY HERE.

NEW SCHOOL.

AND CORDELIA'S
BEEN REALLY NICE...

TO ME, ANYWAY...

BUT, UM, I KIND OF HAVE
THIS BURNING DESIRE

NOT TO FLUNK
ALL MY CLASSES,

AND I HEARD A RUMOR
THAT YOU WERE THE PERSON
TO TALK TO

IF I WANTED
TO GET CAUGHT UP.

OH, I COULD TOTALLY
HELP YOU OUT.

IF YOU HAVE
6th PERIOD FREE,

WE COULD MEET
IN THE LIBRARY.

OR NOT.

UH, WE CAN MEET
SOMEPLACE QUIETER.

LOUDER. UH, THAT PLACE
JUST KIND OF GIVES ME
THE WIGGINS.

OH, IT HAS THAT EFFECT
ON MOST KIDS.

I LOVE IT, THOUGH.
IT'S A GREAT COLLECTION,

AND THE NEW LIBRARIAN
IS REALLY COOL.

HE'S NEW?

YEAH, HE JUST STARTED.

HE WAS A CURATOR
AT SOME BRITISH MUSEUM--

OR THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

I'M NOT SURE,
BUT HE KNOWS EVERYTHING,

AND HE BROUGHT ALL THESE
HISTORICAL VOLUMES
AND BIOGRAPHIES,

AND AM I THE SINGLE
DULLEST PERSON ALIVE?

NOT AT ALL.

HEY, YOU GUYS BUSY?
ARE WE INTERRUPTING?

WE'RE INTERRUPTING.

HEY. HEY.

HEY, THERE.

BUFFY, THIS IS JESSE
AND THAT'S XANDER.

OH, ME AND BUFFY
GO WAY BACK.

OLD FRIENDS, VERY CLOSE.

THEN THERE WAS
THAT PERIOD
OF ESTRANGEMENT,

WHERE WE BOTH GROWING
AS PEOPLE,

BUT NOW HERE WE ARE,
LIKE OLD TIMES.

I'M QUITE MOVED.

IS IT ME,

OR ARE YOU TURNING
INTO A BIBBLING IDIOT?

NO, IT'S, UH,
IT'S NOT YOU.

WELL, IT'S NICE
TO MEET YOU GUYS,
I THINK.

WE WANTED
TO WELCOME YOU,

MAKE YOU FEEL
AT HOME--

UNLESS YOU HAVE
A SCARY HOME.

AND TO RETURN THIS.

THE ONLY THING
I CAN THINK

IS THAT YOU'RE BUILDING
A REALLY LITTLE FENCE.

AHA. NO, UM...

A-ACTUALLY,
IT WAS FOR SELF-DEFENSE.

EVERYONE HAS THEM IN L.A.

PEPPER SPRAY
IS JUST SO PASSE.

SO WHAT DO YOU DO
FOR FUN?

WHAT DO YOU LIKE,
WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR
IN A MAN?

LET'S HEAR IT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY DARK,
PAINFUL SECRETS

YOU'D LIKE US
TO PUBLISH?

GEE, EVERYONE WANTS
TO KNOW ABOUT ME.

HOW KEEN.

WELL, NOT MUCH GOES ON
IN A ONE-STARBUCKS TOWN
LIKE SUNNYDALE.

YOU'RE PRETTY BIG NEWS.

I'M NOT. REALLY.

ARE THESE GUYS
BOTHERING YOU?

UH, NO.

SHE'S NOT HANGING OUT
WITH US.

HEY, CORDELIA.

OH, PLEASE.

I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT
YOUR DOWNWARD MOBILITY,

BUT I JUST WANTED
TO TELL YOU

THAT YOU WON'T BE MEETING
COACH FOSTER--

THE WOMAN
WITH THE CHEST HAIR--

BECAUSE GYM WAS CANCELED

DUE TO THE EXTREME DEAD GUY
IN THE LOCKER.

WHAT?

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

SOME GUY WAS STUFFED
IN AURA'S LOCKER.

DEAD?

TOTALLY DEAD.
WAY DEAD.

NOT JUST A LITTLE DEAD
THEN?

DON'T YOU HAVE
AN ELSEWHERE TO BE?

YOU KNOW, IF YOU NEED
A SHOULDER TO CRY ON
OR JUST TO NIBBLE ON...

HOW DID HE DIE?

I DON'T KNOW.

WERE THERE ANY MARKS?

MORBID MUCH?

I DIDN'T ASK.

UM, I GOTTA BOOK.
I'LL SEE YOU GUYS LATER.

WHAT'S HER DEAL?

OH, GREAT.

OK, WHAT'S THE SITCH?

Giles: SORRY?

YOU HEARD ABOUT
THE DEAD GUY, RIGHT?

THE DEAD GUY
IN THE LOCKER?

Giles: YES.

'CAUSE IT'S
THE WEIRDEST THING.

HE'S GOT 2 LITTLE-LITTLE
HOLES IN HIS NECK

AND ALL HIS BLOOD'S
BEEN DRAINED.

ISN'T THAT BIZARRE?

AREN'T YOU JUST GOING,
"OOH"?

I WAS AFRAID OF THIS.

WELL, I WASN'T.

IT'S MY FIRST DAY.

I WAS AFRAID THAT
I WAS GONNA BE BEHIND
IN ALL MY CLASSES,

THAT I WOULDN'T MAKE
ANY FRIENDS,

THAT I WOULD HAVE
LAST MONTH'S HAIR.

I DIDN'T THINK THERE'D
BE VAMPIRES ON CAMPUS.

AND I DON'T CARE.

THEN WHY ARE YOU HERE?

TO TELL YOU THAT...

I DON'T CARE,

WHICH I DON'T,

AND HAVE NOW TOLD YOU,

SO...

BYE.

IS HE--WILL HE RISE AGAIN?

WHO?

THE BOY.

NO.

HE'S JUST DEAD.

CAN YOU BE SURE?

TO MAKE YOU A VAMPIRE,
THEY HAVE TO SUCK
YOUR BLOOD,

AND THEN YOU HAVE
TO SUCK THEIR BLOOD.

IT'S, LIKE, A WHOLE BIG
SUCKING THING.

MOSTLY THEY'RE
JUST GONNA KILL YOU.

WHY AM I STILL TALKING
TO YOU?

YOU REALLY HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT'S GOING ON, DO YOU?

YOU THINK IT'S COINCIDENCE
YOUR BEING HERE?

THAT BOY WAS JUST
THE BEGINNING.

WHY CAN'T YOU PEOPLE
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE?

BECAUSE YOU
ARE THE SLAYER.

TO EACH GENERATION
A SLAYER IS BORN.

ONE GIRL
IN ALL THE WORLD,

A CHOSEN ONE,

ONE BORN
WITH THE STRENGTH...

AND SKILL TO HUNT
THE VAMPIRES,

TO STOP THE SPREAD
OF THEIR EVIL BLAH,
BLAH, BLAH.

I'VE HEARD IT, OK?

I REALLY DON'T
UNDERSTAND
THIS ATTITUDE.

YOU'VE ACCEPTED
YOUR DUTY.

YOU'VE SLAIN VAMPIRES
BEFORE.

YEAH, AND I'VE BOTH
BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT,

AND I'M MOVING ON.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THIS TOWN?

IT'S 2 HOURS
ON THE FREEWAY
FROM NEIMAN-MARCUS.

DIG A BIT IN THE HISTORY
OF THIS PLACE,

AND YOU'LL FIND
A STEADY STREAM

OF FAIRLY ODD
OCCURRENCES.

I BELIEVE
THIS WHOLE AREA

IS A CENTER
OF MYSTICAL ENERGY,

THAT THINGS GRAVITATE
TOWARDS IT

THAT YOU MIGHT NOT FIND
ELSEWHERE.

LIKE VAMPIRES.

ZOMBIES, WEREWOLVES,
INCUBI, SUCCUBI--

EVERYTHING
YOU'VE EVER DREADED
WAS UNDER YOU BED

BUT TOLD YOURSELF
COULDN'T BE
BY THE LIGHT OF DAY.

THEY'RE ALL REAL.

WHAT, YOU, LIKE, SENT AWAY
FOR THE TIME/LIFE SERIES?

OH, W-WELL, YES.

DID YOU GET
THE FREE PHONE?

UM, THE CALENDAR.

COOL.

WAIT. OK.

FIRST OF ALL,
I'M A VAMPIRE SLAYER.

AND SECONDLY, I'M RETIRED.

HEY, I KNOW.
WHY DON'T YOU KILL THEM?

I'M A WATCHER.

I HAVEN'T THE SKILL.

OH, COME ON.
STAKE THROUGH THE HEART,
A LITTLE SUNLIGHT--

IT'S LIKE FALLING
OFF A LOG.

A SLAYER SLAYS,
A WATCHER...

WATCHES?

YES...NO!

HE TRAINS HER.
HE--HE PREPARES HER.

PREPARES ME FOR WHAT?

FOR GETTING KICKED OUT
OF SCHOOL?

FOR LOSING
ALL OF MY FRIENDS?

FOR HAVING TO SPEND
ALL OF MY TIME
FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE

AND NEVER GETTING
TO TELL ANYONE BECAUSE
I MIGHT ENDANGER THEM?

GO AHEAD.

PREPARE ME.

DAMN.

WHAT?

IT'S GETTING WORSE.

WHAT'S GETTING WORSE?

THE INFLUX
OF THE UNDEAD,

THE SUPERNATURAL
OCCURRENCES.

IT'S BEEN BUILDING
FOR YEARS.

THERE'S A REASON
WHY YOU'RE HERE,

AND A REASON
WHY IT'S NOW.

BECAUSE NOW IS THE TIME
MY MOM MOVED HERE.

SOMETHING'S COMING.
SOMETHING--SOMETHING--

SOMETHING IS--
IS GONNA HAPPEN HERE.

SOON.

GEE, CAN YOU VAGUE
THAT UP FOR ME?

THE SIGNS,
AS FAR AS I CAN TELL,

POINT TO A CRUCIAL
MYSTICAL UPHEAVAL
VERY SOON.

[BELL RINGS]

DAYS. POSSIBLY LESS.

OH, COME ON.

THIS IS SUNNYDALE.

HOW BAD AN EVIL
CAN THERE BE HERE?

Man:
THE SLEEPER WILL WAKE.

Man:
THE SLEEPER WILL WAKE.

THE SLEEPER WILL WAKE.

THE SLEEPER WILL WAKE.

AND THE WORLD WILL BLEED.

AMEN!

HI, I'M AN ENORMOUS SLUT!

HELLO, WOULD YOU LIKE
A COPY OF THE WATCHTOWER?

I USED TO BE
SO GOOD AT THIS.

Mom: HI, HON.

HEY.

ARE YOU GOING OUT
TONIGHT?

YEAH, I'M GOING TO A CLUB.

OH.

WILL THERE
BE BOYS THERE?

NO, MOM,
IT'S A NUN CLUB.

WELL, JUST BE CAREFUL.

I WILL.

YOU KNOW, I THINK
WE CAN MAKE IT WORK
HERE.

I'VE GOT MY POSITIVE
ENERGY FLOWING.

I'M GONNA GET
THE GALLERY
ON ITS FEET.

OH, UH, WE MAY HAVE
FOUND A SPACE TODAY.

THAT'S GREAT.

OH, AND THAT SCHOOL
IS A VERY NURTURING
ENVIRONMENT,

WHICH IS JUST
WHAT YOU NEED.

WELL, ACTUALLY...

NOT TOO NURTURING.

I KNOW. YOU'RE 16.

I'VE READ ALL ABOUT

THE DANGERS
OF OVER-NURTURING.

IT'S HARD.

NEW TOWN
AND EVERYTHING.

IT IS FOR ME, TOO.

I'M TRYING
TO MAKE IT WORK.

I'M GOING
TO MAKE IT WORK.

I KNOW.

OH, YOU'RE A GOOD GIRL,
BUFFY.

YOU JUST FELL IN
WITH THE WRONG CROWD.

BUT THAT IS ALL
BEHIND US NOW.

IT IS.

FROM NOW ON,

I'M ONLY GOING
TO HANG OUT
WITH THE LIVING--

I MEAN, LIVELY...

PEOPLE.

OK.

YOU HAVE FUN.

[CAT CATERWAULS]

[GARBAGE CAN CLATTERS]

[CHUCKLES]

IS THERE A PROBLEM,
MA'AM?

YEAH, THERE'S A PROBLEM.
WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME?

I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING,

BUT DON'T WORRY.

I DON'T BITE.

THE TRUTH IS...

I THOUGHT
YOU'D BE TALLER,

OR BIGGER MUSCLES
AND ALL THAT.

OH.

YOU'RE PRETTY SPRY,
THOUGH.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

THE SAME THING YOU DO.

OK...

WHAT DO I WANT?

TO KILL 'EM.

TO KILL 'EM ALL.

SORRY. THAT'S INCORRECT.

BUT YOU DO GET
THIS LOVELY WATCH

AND A YEAR'S SUPPLY
OF TURTLEWAX.

WHAT I WANT
IS TO BE LEFT ALONE!

DO YOU REALLY THINK
THAT'S AN OPTION ANYMORE?

YOU'RE STANDING
AT THE MOUTH OF HELL,

AND IT'S ABOUT TO OPEN.

DON'T TURN YOUR BACK
ON THIS.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE READY.

WHAT FOR?

FOR THE HARVEST.

WHO ARE YOU?

LET'S JUST SAY...

I'M A FRIEND.

YEAH, WELL,
MAYBE I DON'T
WANT A FRIEND.

I DIDN'T SAY
I WAS YOURS.

♪ EVERYBODY WANTS TO BELIEVE
IN SOMETHING ♪

♪ SOMETHING THAT
FILLS THEM UP INSIDE ♪

♪ OH, EVERYBODY WANTS
THE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ♪

♪ TO ALL THE QUESTIONS
THAT FILL THEM UP INSIDE ♪

♪ OH, I JUST WANNA
BELIEVE ♪

♪ CAN YOU HEAR ME?
CAN YOU SEE ME? ♪

♪ WHAT'S INSIDE
OF ME? ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA BELIEVE ♪

♪ IF MY LIFE
CAN HAVE A PURPOSE ♪

♪ HELP ME
TO BELIEVE ♪

♪ OH, I JUST WANNA
BELIEVE ♪

♪ CAN YOU HEAR ME?
CAN YOU SEE ME? ♪

♪ WHAT'S INSIDE
OF ME? ♪

♪ OH, I JUST WANNA
BELIEVE ♪

♪ IF MY LIFE
CAN HAVE A PURPOSE ♪

♪ HELP ME
TO BELIEVE ♪

♪ WELL, EVERYBODY
WANTS TO FIND THE CIRCLE ♪

♪ THE LINE OF TRUTH
THAT HAS NO END ♪

♪ BECAUSE SO MANY LIVES
HAVE THE FEELING OF EMPTY ♪

HEY!

OH, HI.

HI.

OH, YOU'RE HERE
WITH SOMEONE?

NO, I'M JUST HERE.

I THOUGHT XANDER
WAS GOING TO SHOW UP.

OH, ARE YOU GUYS
GOING OUT?

NO, WE'RE JUST FRIENDS.

WE USED TO GO OUT,
BUT WE BROKE UP.

HOW COME?

HE STOLE MY BARBIE.

OH, WE WERE 5.

OH.

I DON'T ACTUALLY
DATE A WHOLE LOT...
LATELY.

WHY NOT?

WELL, WHEN I'M
WITH A BOY I LIKE,

IT'S HARD FOR ME
TO SAY ANYTHING COOL
OR WITTY OR AT ALL.

I--I CAN USUALLY MAKE
A FEW VOWEL SOUNDS,

AND THEN I
HAVE TO GO AWAY.

IT'S NOT THAT BAD.

NO, IT IS.

I THINK BOYS ARE MORE
INTERESTED IN A GIRL
WHO CAN TALK.

YOU REALLY HAVEN'T
BEEN DATING LATELY.

IT'S PROBABLY
EASY FOR YOU.

YEAH, REAL EASY.

I MEAN, YOU
DON'T SEEM TOO SHY.

WELL, MY PHILOSOPHY--
DO YOU WANT TO HEAR
MY PHILOSOPHY?

YEAH, I DO.

LIFE IS SHORT.

LIFE IS SHORT.

NOT ORIGINAL,
I'LL GRANT YOU,
BUT IT'S TRUE.

YOU KNOW,
WHY WASTE TIME
BEING ALL SHY

AND WORRIED ABOUT
SOME GUY AND IF HE'S
GOING TO LAUGH AT YOU?

SEIZE THE MOMENT
'CAUSE TOMORROW
YOU MIGHT BE DEAD.

OH, THAT'S NICE.

UM, I'LL BE BACK
IN A MINUTE.

OH, THAT'S OK. YOU
DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK.

I'LL BE BACK
IN A MINUTE.

SEIZE THE MOMENT.

SO, YOU LIKE TO PARTY
WITH THE STUDENTS?

ISN'T THAT
KIND OF SKANKY?

UH, RIGHT.
THIS IS ME HAVING FUN.

WATCHING CLOWN HAIR
PRANCE ABOUT IS HARDLY
MY IDEA OF A PARTY.

I'D MUCH RATHER BE AT
HOME WITH A CUP OF BOVRIL
AND A GOOD BOOK.

YOU NEED
A PERSONALITY, STAT!

THIS IS A PERFECT
BREEDING GROUND
FOR VAMPIRE ACTIVITY.

IT'S DARK,
IT'S CROWDED...

BESIDES, I KNEW YOU
WERE LIKELY TO SHOW UP,

AND I HAVE TO
MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND.

THAT THE HARVEST
IS COMING, I KNOW.
YOUR FRIEND TOLD ME.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

THE HARVEST. THAT MEAN
SOMETHING TO YOU?

'CAUSE I'M
DRAWING A BLANK.

I'M NOT SURE.

WHO--WHO
TOLD YOU THIS?

THIS GUY--
DARK, GORGEOUS IN
AN ANNOYING SORT OF WAY.

I FIGURED
YOU TWO WERE BUDS.

NO.

THE HARVEST. DID HE
SAY ANYTHING ELSE?

SOMETHING ABOUT
THE MOUTH OF HELL.

I REALLY
DIDN'T LIKE HIM.

LOOK AT THEM,
THROWING THEMSELVES ABOUT,

COMPLETELY UNAWARE
OF THE DANGER THAT
SURROUNDS THEM.

LUCKY THEM.

OR PERHAPS
YOU'RE RIGHT.

PERHAPS THERE IS
NO TROUBLE COMING.

THE SIGNS COULD BE WRONG.

IT'S NOT AS THOUGH YOU'VE
BEEN HAVING THE NIGHTMARES.

MY MOM DOESN'T EVEN
GET OUT OF BED ANYMORE,

AND THE DOCTOR
SAYS IT'S EPSTEIN-BARR.

I'M LIKE, "PLEASE,
IT'S CHRONIC HEPATITIS,

OR AT LEAST CHRONIC
FATIGUE SYNDROME."

I MEAN, NOBODY COOL
HAS EPSTEIN-BARR
ANYMORE.

HEY, CORDELIA.

OH, YAY,
IT'S MY STALKER.

HEY, YOU--
YOU LOOK GREAT.

WELL, I'M GLAD WE
HAD THIS LITTLE CHAT.

LISTEN, UH, YOU KNOW,
YOU WANT TO DANCE,
YOU KNOW?

WITH YOU?

WELL, UH, YEAH.

WELL, UH, NO.

COME ON, GUYS.

FINE.

PLENTY OTHER FISH
IN THE SEA.

OH, YEAH,
I'M ON THE PROWL.

WITNESS ME PROWLING.

I DIDN'T SAY I'D NEVER
SLAY ANOTHER VAMPIRE.

IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVE
ALL THESE FLUFFY BUNNY
FEELINGS FOR THEM.

I'M JUST NOT GOING TO
GET WAY EXTRACURRICULAR
WITH IT.

YOU KNOW,
IF I SEE ONE, SURE--

WILL YOU BE READY?

THERE'S SO MUCH YOU
DON'T KNOW ABOUT THEM,
ABOUT YOUR OWN POWERS.

A VAMPIRE APPEARS
TO A COMPLETELY NORMAL,
UNTIL THE FEED IS UPON THEM.

ONLY THEN DO THEY REVEAL
THEIR TRUE DEMONIC VISAGE.

YOU'RE LIKE A TEXTBOOK
WITH ARMS. I KNOW THIS.

THE POINT IS,
A SLAYER SHOULD BE ABLE
TO SEE THEM ANYWAY,

WITHOUT LOOKING,
WITHOUT THINKING.

WELL, CAN YOU TELL ME
IF THERE'S A VAMPIRE
IN THIS BUILDING?

MAYBE.

YOU SHOULD KNOW.

EVEN THROUGH
THIS MASS AND THIS DIN

YOU SHOULD BE
ABLE TO SENSE THEM.

WELL, TRY.

REACH OUT
WITH YOUR MIND.

YOU HAVE TO
HONE YOUR SENSES,

FOCUS UNTIL THE ENERGY
WASHES OVER YOU,

TILL YOU--YOU FEEL
EVERY PARTICLE OF--

THERE'S ONE.

WHERE?

RIGHT THERE,
TALKING TO THAT GIRL.

YOU DON'T KNOW--

OH, PLEASE!

LOOK AT HIS JACKET.
HE'S GOT THE SLEEVES
ROLLED UP,

AND THE SHIRT?
DEAL WITH THAT OUTFIT
FOR A MOMENT.

IT'S DATED?

IT'S CARBON DATED.

TRUST ME, ONLY SOMEONE
LIVING UNDERGROUND
FOR 10 YEARS

WOULD THINK THAT
WAS STILL THE LOOK.

BUT YOU DIDN'T...HONE.

OH, NO!

ISN'T THAT--

WILLOW.

WHAT'S SHE DOING?

SEIZING THE MOMENT.

UHH!

AAH!

[GASPS]

CORDELIA.

GOD! WHAT IS YOUR
CHILDHOOD TRAUMA?

HAVE YOU GUYS
SEEN WILLOW?

DID SHE
COME BY HERE?

WHY? DO YOU NEED TO
ATTACK HER WITH A STICK?

JEEZ!

EXCUSE ME.

I HAVE TO CALL
EVERYONE I HAVE
EVER MET RIGHT NOW.

OHH.

THAT WAS QUICK.
WELL DONE.

I NEED TO GO TO THE LIBRARY.
THIS HARVEST THING IS--

I DIDN'T FIND THEM.

THE VAMPIRE IS NOT DEAD?

NO, BUT MY SOCIAL LIFE
IS ON THE CRITICAL LIST.

SO WHAT DO WE DO?

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

I--I NEED TO
COME WITH YOU, YES?

DON'T WORRY.
ONE VAMPIRE I CAN HANDLE.

SO, UH, WHAT DID YOU
SAY YOUR NAME WAS?

DARLA.

DARLA. YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T
SEEN YOU AROUND BEFORE.

ARE YOU FROM AROUND HERE?

NO, BUT I
HAVE FAMILY HERE.

HAVE I MET THEM?

YOU PROBABLY WILL.

MASTER.

I AM WEAK.

COME THE HARVEST,
YOU WILL BE RESTORED.

THE HARVEST.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

SOON YOU'LL BE FREE.

I MUST BE READY.

I NEED MY STRENGTH.

I'VE SENT YOUR SERVANTS
TO BRING YOU SOME FOOD.

GOOD.
LUKE--

YES?

BRING ME
SOMETHING...YOUNG.

SURE IS DARK.

IT'S NIGHT.

WELL, THAT'S
A DARK TIME, NIGHT.

TRADITIONALLY.

I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE
I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU
AT SCHOOL.

DO YOU HAVE MR. CHOMSKY
FOR HISTORY?

UH, THE ICE CREAM BAR
IS THIS WAY.

IT'S PAST
HAMILTON STREET.

I KNOW A SHORTCUT.

HEY, YOU'RE LEAVING ALREADY?

OH, XANDER,
HAVE YOU SEEN WILLOW?

NOT TONIGHT, NO.

SHE LEFT WITH A GUY.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
WILLOW, RIGHT?

SCORING AT THE BRONZE.
WORK IT, GIRL--

I NEED TO FIND HER.
WHERE WOULD HE TAKE HER?

WHY? OH, HEY, I HOPE
HE'S NOT A VAMPIRE,

BECAUSE THEN YOU MIGHT
HAVE TO SLAY HIM.

WAS THERE
A SCHOOL BULLETIN?

WAS IT IN
THE NEWSPAPER?

IS THERE ANYONE IN
THIS TOWN WHO DOESN'T
KNOW I'M THE SLAYER?

I ONLY KNOW
THAT YOU THINK THAT
YOU'RE THE SLAYER,

AND THE REASON
WHY I KNOW THAT--

WELL, WHATEVER.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.

JUST TELL ME
WHERE WOULD WILLOW GO?

YOU'RE SERIOUS.

WE DON'T FIND HER,

AND THERE'S GOING TO
BE ONE MORE DEAD BODY
IN THE MORNING.

O-OK, THIS IS NICE...
AND SCARY.

ARE YOU SURE
THIS IS FASTER?

HEY, YOU EVER BEEN
IN ONE OF THESE?

NO. THANK YOU.

COME ON.

WHAT ARE YOU
AFRAID OF?

[YELPS]

THAT WASN'T FUNNY.

UH, I THINK
I'M GOING TO GO.

IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK?

Darla: IS THIS THE BEST
YOU COULD DO?

SHE'S FRESH.

HARDLY ENOUGH TO SHARE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
BRING YOUR OWN?

I DID.

HEY,

WAIT UP.

OH, MY GOD, JESSE.

YOU KNOW, I THINK
YOU GAVE ME A HICKEY.

I GOT HUNGRY
ON THE WAY.

JESSE, LET'S
GET OUT OF HERE.

OH, YOU'RE
NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

LEAVE US ALONE.

YOU'RE NOT
GOING ANYWHERE

UNTIL WE'VE FED.

AAH!

WELL, THIS IS NICE.

IT'S A LITTLE BARE,
BUT A DASH OF PAINT,

A FEW THROW PILLOWS,
CALL IT HOME.

WHO THE HELL
ARE YOU?

YOU MEAN THERE'S
ACTUALLY SOMEBODY
IN THIS TOWN

WHO DOESN'T KNOW ALREADY?

PHEW, THAT'S A RELIEF.
I'M TELLING YOU--

HAVING A SECRET IDENTITY IN
THIS TOWN IS A JOB OF WORK.

BUFFY,
WE BAIL NOW, RIGHT?

NOT YET.

Buffy: OK, FIRST OF ALL,
WHAT'S WITH THE OUTFIT?

LIVE IN THE NOW, OK?
YOU LOOK LIKE DeBARGE.

[VAMPIRES GROWLING]

NOW, WE CAN DO THIS
THE HARD WAY OR...

WELL, ACTUALLY, THERE'S
JUST THE HARD WAY.

THAT'S FINE WITH ME.

ARE YOU SURE?
NOW, THIS IS NOT
GOING TO BE PRETTY.

WE'RE TALKING VIOLENCE,
STRONG LANGUAGE,
ADULT CONTENT.

[GRUNTS]

SEE WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU ROUGHHOUSE?

HE WAS YOUNG AND STUPID.

XANDER, GO.

DON'T GO FAR.

YOU KNOW, I JUST
WANTED TO START OVER,

BE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

HAVE SOME FRIENDS,
YOU KNOW, MAYBE A DOG.

BUT, NO.
YOU HAD TO COME HERE.

YOU COULDN'T GO SUCK
ON SOME OTHER TOWN.

WHO ARE YOU?

DON'T YOU KNOW--UHH!

I DON'T CARE.

OHH!

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
BRINGING AN OFFERING
FOR THE MASTER.

WE'RE ALMOST AT HARVEST,
AND YOU DALLY WITH
THIS CHILD?

WE HAD SOMEONE,
BUT THEN SHE CAME.

SHE KILLED THOMAS.

LUKE, SHE'S STRONG.

YOU GO. I'LL SEE IF I
CAN HANDLE THE LITTLE GIRL.

YOU'RE STRONG.

I'M STRONGER.

WE'LL GET THE POLICE.

IT'S JUST
A FEW BLOCKS UP.

[GROWLING]

Luke: YOU'RE
WASTING MY TIME.

HEY, I HAD OTHER
PLANS, TOO, OK?

YOU THINK
YOU CAN STOP ME?

STOP US?

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
YOU'RE DEALING WITH.

AAH!

AND LIKE
A PLAGUE OF BOILS,

THE RACE OF MAN
COVERED THE EARTH.

Luke: BUT ON THE THIRD
DAY OF THE NEWEST LIGHT
WILL COME THE HARVEST,

WHEN THE BLOOD OF MEN
WILL FLOW AS WINE,

WHEN THE MASTER WILL WALK
AMONG THEM ONCE MORE.

THE EARTH...

WILL BELONG
TO THE OLD ONES,

AND HELL ITSELF
WILL COME TO TOWN.

[GROWLS]

AAH!

UHH! AAH!

[PANTING]

AAH! AAH!

AAH!

AMEN.

[GROWLING]

GRR! ARRGH!