Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1996–2003): Season 3, Episode 1 - Anne - full transcript

That's right, big boy.

Come and get it.

I got him! Go!

Any time now...

He's getting away!

And... Ow.

That really never works.

Are you guys all right?

First of all, what was
with the acrobatics?

How did that happen?

Wasn't Andy Hoelich on
the gymnastics team?



That's right, he was.
Cheater!

OK, and the second problem
I'm having...

"Come and get it,
big boy"?

Well...

Well, the slayer
always says a pun

or a witty
play on words.

And I think it throws
the vampires off

and it makes them frightened
because I'm wisecracking.

OK, I didn't really have a
chance to work on that one,

but you try it
every time.

Uh, if I may
suggest...

"This time
it's personal."

I mean, there's a reason
why it's a classic.

I've always been amazed
with how Buffy fought, but...



In a way, I feel like we took
her punning for granted.

Xander, past tense rule.

Oh, sorry. I just meant we in
the past took it for granted

and, uh, we won't
when she gets back.

Do you think Buffy knows
school's starting tomorrow?

Tomorrow.

Right.

Big day.

Oh, I'm gonna be
busy a lot,

but, but only till 3:00,

and that's when
you usually get up.

I can't wait
to see Cordelia.

I can't believe I can't wait
to see Cordelia.

I wonder what our first
homework assignment's gonna be.

Hey, you're excited
over Cordelia, OK?

We've all got issues.

I guess we should
pack it in.

Yeah.

Wouldn't it be great if Buffy
just showed up tomorrow?

Like nothing happened?

She just can't show up,
she got kicked out.

Well, yeah, I know.
I just wish...

I wish we knew
where she was.

How did you
find me here?

If I was blind,
I would see you.

Stay with me.

Forever.

That's
the whole point.

I'll never leave.

Not even
if you kill me.

Anything else?

That'll do us, peaches.

Pay at the counter.

Sure you don't want me
to work it off for you?

Ha ha ha ha.

You guys ready?

Yeah. I think
we're good.

Um... "Anne."

What'll you have?

Well, OK... what can
we get with this?

Um...

Can we get cake?

Don't be stupid.

We gotta eat healthy.

We can't have cake.

Can we get pie?

We've got a peach pie.

I can't guarantee
there's a peach in it.

We shouldn't have
blown all our money.

Come on,
it was worth it.

Hey, check this out.

It's nice.

It's nice and,
uh, permanent.

Yeah, forever.

I mean, that's
the whole point.

Hey, do I know you?

I don't think so.

Really? Where
are you from?

I'll get your pie.

I'm not feeling great.

Do you think you
can cover for me?

Sure. Okay.

So, no joy at
the cemetery?

No, he got away.

We still have some
glitches in the system,

like...

Vampires getting away.

But I think we're improving.

For god's sake
be careful.

I mean, uh,

I appreciate your efforts

to keep the vampire
population down

until Buffy returns,

but, uh, well, if anything
should happen to you...

You should be killed,

I should take it
somewhat amiss.

You'd be cranky?

Entirely.

Well, we try not
to get killed.

That's part of our whole
mission statement.

"Don't get killed."

Good.

I think you're going
to love that one.

Hi.
Hey, Willow.

How was your summer?

Oh, I can't believe
you brought that up.

Las Palmas was
the nightmare resort.

They order you around and
make you have organized "fun,"

and I use sarcastic
quote marks.

Plus the fact there are
cockroaches in Mexico

big enough
to own property.

It was all about
dread.

How was your summer?

Oh, it was OK.

Is Xander around?

Well, uh, yeah.
Somewhere.

Good. Great. I haven't
seen him yet.

Do I look OK?

Oh, yeah.

How's my hair?

Uh, it's good.

He didn't meet anybody
over the summer, did he?

No, who's he gonna meet
in sunnydale,

but monsters and stuff?

But then again
he's always

been attracted
to monsters.

How's my hair?

Still good.

Hi.

Maybe he's
forgotten me.

Well, I'll just have
to make him remember.

See ya.

You came to visit me.

You came with books?

Are they books for me?

Actually, they're
kind of for me.

I don't get it.

Well, it's sort of
a funny story.

You remember when
I didn't graduate?

Well, I know you had
a lot of incompletes,

but that's what
summer school was for.

Yeah. You remember
when I didn't go?

Whoa. Slow down, people.

Summer is over.

Be somber.

But you never said anything.

How am I supposed to react
to this rather alarming news?

Well, actually, I was pretty much
banking on you finding it cute.

Traditionally, you know, repeating
a grade isn't exactly a turn-on.

And... and you're
practically a genius.

You're Mr. test scores.

It's all a little weird.

So the cute thing
is out?

Have you guys seen
Cordelia?

Yeah. She's around
here somewhere.

I don't want to
come on too geeky.

But, uh, OK,
I'm psyched.

There's gonna be some heat,
if you know what I mean.

So you guys might want
to duck and cover.

And I'm starting
to be geeky.

OK, bye.

How's my...
Your hair is fine.

Cool.

This is our year,
I'm telling you.

Best football season
ever.

I'm so in shape,
I'm a rock.

It's all about
egg whites.

If we can focus,
keep discipline,

and not have quite as
many mysterious deaths,

sunnydale
is gonna rule!

I'm trying to get
to cute, really.

But I'm still sorta
stuck on "strange."

Well, I'd be willing to
bargain down to "eccentric"

with an option on "cool."

Hey.
Hey.

Good summer?

It was all right.

Cool.

Yeah.

Well,
I'll see ya.

Yeah, whatever.

Hey. How are you?

Can I talk
to you for a minute?

I'm no one.

I'm no one.

I'm no one.

Yes? Thank you,
thank you.

I have a lead.

A friend in Oakland

has a sketchy report
of a young girl

fending off a group of
vampires about a week ago.

There's a plane out
in about an hour.

And what makes this different
from the last 9 leads?

Well, I believe there's
a meal on this flight.

Look, I don't mean
to poop the party here,

it's just, you get
your hopes all up,

and then it's just a big fat
raspberry, and I feel bad.

But it's good that
you're looking, though.

You shouldn't give up.

Oh, yeah. Definitely.

Yes, one must try.

Well, I should go.

You don't think
maybe he'll find her?

I think he'll find her when
she wants to be found.

Anne?

Anne?

Buffy?

Don't be mad.

I won't turn you in
or nothing.

I guess you don't
recognize me.

Lily?

I mean from before.

I was calling myself
chantarelle then.

I used to...

Well, I was in this cult
that worshipped vampires.

So lame, I know.

Yeah...
I, uh, I remember.

But you kinda saved us.

I never thanked you
or anything.

Did you tell anyone
who I was?

Oh, no.
Not even Rickie.

I mean, I was so surprised
to see you here,

waiting tables...

But I wouldn't tell.

I know how it is
when you gotta get lost.

Do you, uh,
do you live nearby?

Well, there's
a couple of places.

Uh, they're abandoned, and
a lot of people stay there.

So how come you
came up with Anne?

It's my middle name.

Lily's from a song.

Rickie picked it.

I'm always changing
anyway.

Chantarelle was part
of my exotic phase.

It's nice.
It's a mushroom.

It is?

That's really
embarrassing.

Um, well, it's
an exotic mushroom,

if that's
any comfort.

Well, before that, I was
following this loser preacher

and calling myself
sister sunshine.

What do they
call you at home?

I like Lily.

It's cool for now.

Hey, do you have
any money?

I didn't mean that
like...

Well, I just mean,
I know this guy,

he's gonna have this kinda
rave thing in his basement.

We could go.

I mean, I could show
you if you had...

'Cause I'm broke.

I don't think so.

I just kind of...
I want to be alone.

I didn't mean
to bug you.

No, I didn't mean
that, it's just...

A lot of people like
that... it's too much.

I do have the money,
though, so,

why don't you
and Rickie go,

and then maybe
I could meet you...

No. It's OK.
Forget about it.

That's not very polite.

Are you OK?

I'm no one.

Are you OK?

Geez, I didn't see you.

Maybe you
shouldn't move.

Maybe you should lie down.
Somebody call an ambulance!

No! I'm OK.
I just...

I need to go.

Whoa.

Oh,

where are you
running to?

Sorry.

Maybe I should ask, where
are you running from?

You're pretty new
around here.

You've got the look,
though.

The look?

Like you had to grow up
way too fast.

What's your name?
Anne.

Hey, um, I'm Ken.

Here, go ahead,
take one of these.

Don't be shy
about stopping by.

I guess you're not
starving, but...

We're not just interested
in feeding the body.

You might find something
you're missing.

I'm all right.

Then why are you here?

This is not a good place
for a kid to be.

You get old fast here.

The thing that drains the
life out of them is despair.

I mean, kids come here, and
they got nothing to go home to.

This ends up being the last
stop for a lot of them.

Shouldn't have to be
that way.

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ On my way to freedom ♪

♪ I ask myself ♪

♪ Why did I come here? ♪

♪ To find my ♪

♪ Own way to freedom ♪

♪ And a change
is gonna come ♪

♪ I'm gonna find my way ♪
♪ find my way ♪

♪ Find my way
back to freedom ♪

♪ Gonna find my way ♪
♪ find my way ♪

♪ Find my way ♪

♪ Find my way
back to freedom ♪

Boy, I'm glad we showed up
for "depressing night."

I wonder what she's
doing right now.

Oh, I know what
she's doing.

Gabbing to all of her friends
about her passionate affair

with Pedro the cabana boy

laughing about me thinking

how she still might have
feelings about me.

Oh, it's possible you were
talking about Buffy.

It's possible.

The bronze just never seems
the same without her.

And the slaying isn't
getting any easier, either.

I don't know, I think we're
kinda getting a rhythm down.

We're losing
half the vamps.

Yeah, but, rhythmically.

We just need to work
on our timing, I think.

No, I know what we need.

A vampire slayer?

Next best thing.

Bait.

Uh, hello.

Hello. Um, may I...

Oh, uh, of course.
Come on in.

I've just come back
from Oakland.

A friend of mine
called with a lead.

Stories about someone
fighting vampires.

It didn't pan out,
I'm afraid.

No Buffy.

No vampires.

Bunch of school kids
in heavy mascara

listening to extremely
silly music.

Well, thank you for going.

I can hardly...

I can hardly
leave the house.

I'm just afraid she'll call
and she'll need my help.

Buffy is the most capable
child I've ever known.

I mean, she may be
confused, unhappy,

but I honestly believe
she's in no danger.

I just wish
I could talk to her.

The last thing
we did was fight.

Joyce, you mustn't blame
yourself for her leaving.

I don't.

I blame you.

You've been this huge influence
on her, guiding her.

You had this whole relationship
with her behind my back.

I feel like you've
taken her away from me.

I didn't make Buffy
who she is.

And who exactly is she?

Buff... uh, Anne?

Can I talk to you?

Look, this really isn't a good time.
Can it wait?

Rickie's gone.

I haven't seen him
for more than a day.

I... he's never left
for that long.

I think something's...
Happened.

Maybe something's
happened.

Well, did you call
the police?

Rickie skipped out
on his parole.

They would just cause
more trouble.

I don't know,
did you ask around?

Can you help me?

Uh, I can't.

But that's who you are
and stuff, right?

I mean, you help people,
and, you know...

I can't get into this.
I'm sorry, Lily.

You... you know
how to do stuff.

I don't.
Not anymore.

But... I don't know
what to do.

We gave blood lots of times
'cause you get a few bucks

and they have cookies.

You're a fan of
the sugar rush?

It's nice.

Hi. Are you here
to donate blood?

Uh, we're looking
for a friend.

Rickie T.?
We come in sometimes.

Rickie, sure.
Uh, he's not here.

Well, do you know if he's
been in the last day or so?

Let me check
the sheet.

This'll probably go
faster if we split up.

Can I come with you?

OK, where did I lose you on
the whole splitting up thing?

Oh. Sorry.

I was thinking we could check
out some of your hangouts

and then, I guess,
meet later at my place.

OK.

Sorry, guys.

He hasn't been here.

Thanks.

I'll tell him
you were looking.

Great.

Rickie?

Did you find Rickie?

I thought of...

Well, he likes to go
to this movie house,

you can get in
around the back...

Lily...

I think he's dead.

But...

He takes care of me.

I'm sorry.

We're gonna get a place.

His cousin can get him
a job at the car wash.

Lily, there's...

There's something else.

The person that I found...

Was old.

He looked about 80.

Well, that's not Rickie.

I'm sure it was.

I... I don't know how, but...

It was like something
drained the life out of him.

Do you mean like
a vampire?

No.

A vampire couldn't accelerate
the aging process.

Maybe it was something
in his blood.

When was the last time
you guys gave blood together?

I don't understand.

Maybe it's not
Rickie, OK?

Lily, this is something you're
just gonna have to deal with.

But he didn't do
anything wrong,

why would this
happen to him?

That's not the point.

These things happen
all the time.

You can't just...
Close your eyes

and hope that they're
gonna go away.

Is it 'cause of you?

What?

You know about monsters
and stuff.

You could have brought
this with you.

I didn't bring
anything with me.

And I didn't ask for you to
come to me with your problems.

I just wanted
to be left alone.

If you can't deal,
then don't lay it off on me.

Are you OK?

Hey, it's OK.

Maybe I can help.

You can't.

Look, I know you all
think I'm a big square

handing out leaflets
about hope.

But hope is
a real thing,

just like despair.

Hope can fill up the part
of you that's missing.

But Rickie...

Rickie?

Say, are you Lily?

Right, he was
talking about you.

You've seen Rickie?

Oh, sure.

Rickie's
with us now.

She said he was dead.

Well, someone sure
handed you a tall tale.

Rickie's no more dead
than I am.

Why don't you come
to family home?

We'll get you
taken care of.

Candidate for what?

What are you doing?

Breaking into your office and
going through your private files.

Candidate for what?

I'm calling the police.

Now, you've got a whole bunch
of candidates here.

I wonder if any of them
are missing like Rickie.

Gosh, I bet they are.

You're getting yourself
in a lot of trouble.

I don't want any trouble.

I just want to be alone
and quiet in a room

with a chair and a
fireplace and a tea cozy.

I don't even know what a tea
cozy is, but I want one.

Instead, I keep
getting trouble,

which I am more than
willing to share.

What are you doing
with these kids?

Nothing.

I just...

I give him the names
of the healthy ones.

Give them to who?

Well...

Don't you look nice?

I guess.

Well, you don't want to wear your
own outfit to the cleansing.

It'll get soaked.

A cleansing is like a baptism?
Right?

Not quite the same.

Will I see Rickie after?

Oh, of course.
He's waiting for you.

He's very excited.

Cordelia:
Why do I have to be bait?

I'm always bait.

Why can't Willow
be bait?

He's already
seen Willow.

And could you complain louder
so all the vampires leave?

I think this is
a good spot.

Is everybody packin'?

Let's do it.

I'm doing this
for Buffy's sake.

This has nothing
to do with you.

Yeah, like I needed
that cleared up.

Go away. This is
my hiding spot.

Where do I hide?

You don't hide.
You're bait.

Go act baity.

What's the plan?

The vampire attacks you.

And then what?

The vampire kills you.

We watch, we rejoice.

Cordelia: Everything's
a joke with you.

Xander: No, just
our relationship.

What relationship?

Right, I forgot.
We actually want

to bury that piece
of the past, don't we?

We come to this station
to wash away the past.

Go ahead, kneel.

We let the water
run over the sin

and the pain

and the uncertainty.

It looks kinda...
Dirty.

Yeah.

Buffy:
You know, I just...

I woke up, and I
looked in the mirror,

and I thought,

hey, what's with
all the sin?

I need to change.

I'm...

I'm dirty.

I'm...
I'm bad with the...

Sex and the envy

and that loud music us
kids listen to nowadays.

Uh...

Oh, I just suck
at undercover.

Where's Ken?

This is a private moment.

If you could just...

How do you make 'em
old, Ken?

Do you feed on youth?
What's the deal?

Do you really wanna know?

What's going on?

Aaaaah!

Unh! Ohh...

Lily.

Oh! Unh!

Ohh...

Ohh...

Ken: Oh, my face.

Ow! My face!

Do you have any idea
how hard it is

to glue
that thing on?!

Guards!

Welcome to my world.

I hope you like it.

You're never leaving.

Let me just ask you one thing... how
long did it take you to forget me?

Were you still taxiing
down the runway,

or was it actually
in the cab?

Oh, yeah! Mr. faithful?!

You probably met up with some
hot little Inca mummy girl.

Yeah. I heard about her.

Aah! Help!

Aah!

Xander!

Oh. Unh...

Lily...

I always knew
I would come here...

Sooner or later.

I knew
I belonged here.

Where?

Hell.

This isn't hell.

Isn't it?

Unh...

What is hell

but the total
absence of hope?

The substance,

the tactile proof
of despair.

You're right, Lily.

This is where you've been
heading all your life.

Just like Rickie.

Rickie...

He forgot you.

Well, it took him
a long time.

He remembered
your name

years after he'd
forgotten his own.

But in the end...

Years?

But...

Oh. Interesting thing...

Time moves more quickly
here than in your reality.

A hundred long years
will pass here.

On earth...
It's just a day.

So you just work us till we're
too old and spit us back out.

That's the plan.

See, Lily,

you'll die of old age

before anyone wonders where you went.
Not that anyone will.

That's why we chose you.

You didn't choose me.

No.

But...

I know you...

Anne. Heh.

So afraid.

So pathetically
determined to run away

from whatever it is
you used to be,

to disappear.

Congratulations.

You got your wish.

Guard: You work...

And you live.

That is all.

You do not complain or laugh
or do anything besides work.

Whatever you thought,

whatever you were
does not matter.

You are no one now.

You mean nothing.

Who are you?

Aaron.

Who are you?

No one.

Who are you?

No one.

Who are you?

I'm Buffy...

The vampire slayer.
And you are...?

Raaagghh!

Anyone who's not
having fun here,

follow me.

Buffy: There's no way we can get back
up there without meeting new people.

OK, Lily,
when those guards leave,

and they will leave,

I want you to take these people
and get them up there, OK?

Fast and quiet.

You're leaving me?
But...

Lily...

You can handle this.

'Cause I say so.

We've gone public. Quick, get them up.
Go! Quiet!

I'm sorry I said this
was your fault before.

Lily, this can wait.

Well, in case
we die...

Go! Go!

Come on, come on!
Everybody go! Run!

Humans don't fight back.

Humans don't fight back!

That's how this works!

Get down there!

Ken: One of you fights...

And you all die!

That...

Was not...

Permitted.

Yeah, but it was fun.

You've got guts.

I think I'd like to slice you
open and play with them.

Let everyone know!

This is the price

of rebellio...

Aaagh!

They'll be coming.

Unh! Unh!

OK...

This works...

The abs...

And the glutes.
Unh!

Ohh, I'm gonna feel this
for a week.

Raaagghh!

Aah-aah-aaaah!

Yaaaaggghhh!

You've ruined...

You've...

Hey, Ken,

wanna see my impression
of Gandhi?

Gandhi?

Well, you know,

if he was really
pissed off.

Ooh!

What do we do
about...?

Let me give you the tour.

This concludes our tour.

It's really nice.

All the rent's paid up
for the next 3 weeks.

I spoke to Mitch
at the diner.

He said you can start
on Thursday.

He's, uh...

He's kind of...
Repulsive,

but, uh, he won't give you
a hard time.

Um...

I'll call and
check up on you.

I'm not...

Great at taking
care of myself.

Gets easier.

Takes practice.

Hey...

Can I be "Anne"?

Grr! Argh!