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EPISODE ESSENTIALS
Air date: March 10, 1997
Episode number: 01
Season: 1
Writer(s): Joss Whedon
Director(s): Charles Martin Smith
Guest star(s): Julie Benz, David Boreanaz, Ken Lerner, Mark Metcalf, Brian Thompson

SYNOPSIS
Buffy Summers transfers to Sunnydale High to make a fresh start but can't escape her destiny as a slayer because Sunnydale just happens to be at the mouth of Hell.

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Buffy meets Giles, her new Watcher.

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 MONSTERS / BADDIES IN THIS EPISODE
The Master
Name:
 The Master
Species:
 Vampire
Powers:
Physical characteristics:
 Vampire king
Motivation:
 Go above ground, turn the world into his own Hell
Fate:
 Buffy throws him through the skylight over the library and he lands on stake.


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Name:
 Darla
Species:
 Vampire
Powers:
Physical characteristics:
Motivation:
 She works with The Master in his plot to leave the underground and bring Hell to the world.
Fate:
 She is trying to kill Buffy, but she is staked by Angel.


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 REVELATIONS
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 UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
















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 SCOOBY GANG MONSTER SLAYING TALLY
[Untitled]
MONSTER TYPE LOCATION HOW WERE THEY SLAYED?
Vampire (Thomas)
 Mausoleum
 Staked by Buffy
Vampire
 Graveyard
 Staked by Buffy with a branch















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 MEMORABLE MOMENTS
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 BUFFY EPISODE TRIVIA
  • Buffy and Angel meet for the first time (for Buffy anyway)













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 QUOTES FROM BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
  • "I did, I really did, but you're not seeing the big picture, I mean that gym was full of vampir......aspestos" (Buffy to Mr Flutie)

  • " I would kill to live in LA, that close to that many shoes" (Cordelia to Buffy)

  • " 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?" (Buffy to Giles)
  • Oh, come on, a stake through the heart, a little sunlight, it's like falling of a log!" (Buffy to Giles)
  • "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!" (Buffy to Giles)

  • "Gee, can you vague that up for me?" (Buffy to Giles)

  • Angel : "You really think that's an option anymore? You're standing in the mouth of hell! And it's about to open!..........Don't turn you're back on this! You've got to be ready!"Buffy: "What for? Angel: "For The Harvest"
  • "You're like a text book with arms! I know this!" (Buffy to Giles)
  • "The point is the Slayer should be able to see them anywhere! Without looking, without thinking! Can you tell me if there is a vampire in this building?" (Giles to Buffy)

  • "Oh please, look at his jacket! He's got the sleeves rolled up! And the shirt, deal with that outfit for a moment!" (Buffy to Giles)

  • "God, what is your childhood trauma?" (Cordelia to Buffy)
  • "Are you sure? Now this is not going to be pretty. I'm talking violence, strong language, adult content" (stakes vampire Thomas) "See what happens when you roughhouse!" (Buffy to Darla)

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 MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE
ARTIST SONG LISTEN SCENE
Sprung Monkey
 Saturated

Sprung Monkey Believe

Sprung Monkey Swirl

Sprung Monkey
 Things Are Changing

















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 EPISODE PHOTO GALLERY




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lanabear The 1st episode! 0 Jun 19 2011, 9:25 AM EDT by lanabear
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I never get tired of watching the very first episode. It was a great beginning!!!
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joxerlives Buffy ep by ep; Welcome to the Hellmouth 3 Sep 3 2010, 12:22 PM EDT by Patrece
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Welcome to the Hellmouth

Ok, now on to Buffy proper;

The Good; Great opening scene, straight from every slasher flick ever but with a Joss twist. Brian Thompson is an excellent villain with a real sense of menace about him as anyone who saw him on the X-files can tell you. He plays a very similar role in the excellent Fright Night pt2. The Master is pretty OTT but like Darth Vaders first appearance in Star Wars you really get the sense this is the baddest guy in the universe and no mistake.

The bad; not much although it's early days yet. The one thing they could have improved upon is putting Eric Balfour in the opening titles, when you don't see him it's a big clue that Jesse isn't going to make it

Best lines; Instantly fell in love with Giles when he states that "You didn't hone". Also a good one from Xander when he recovers Buffy's stake "All I can think of is that you're building a really small fence"

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