"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Prophecy Girl (1997)

Director:

Joss Whedon

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator)
Joss Whedon (written by)

TV Series:

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)

Original Air Date:

2 June 1997 (Season 1, Episode 12)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

In the first-season finale, Giles discovers an ancient prophecy which states that Buffy will face the Master and she will die...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Crossbow | Prom | Clinical Death | Heroine

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Buffy Summers
Nicholas Brendon	...	Xander Harris
Alyson Hannigan	...	Willow Rosenberg
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase
Anthony Head	...	Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head)
Mark Metcalf	...	The Master
David Boreanaz	...	Angel
Kristine Sutherland	...	Joyce Summers
Robia LaMorte	...	Jenny Calendar
Andrew J. Ferchland	...	Collin
Scott Gurney	...	Kevin

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Company:

Mutant Enemy

Trivia:

Originally, another sign of the impending apocalypse was going to be stones raining down on Sunnydale High. It was cut out due to budget costs.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Buffy goes down to stop the Master, he kills her and throws her into some water. She lands with her arms underneath her and her hair tied in a ponytail. When Angel and Xander find her, her hair is loose and she has her arms out to her sides.

Quotes:

Xander: How can I say this clearly?
[Holds up cross]
Xander: I don't like you. At the end of the day, I pretty much think you're a vampire. But Buffy's got this big old yen for ya. She thinks you're a real person. And right now I need you to prove her right.
Angel: You're in love with her.
Xander: Aren't you?

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)

Soundtrack:

Inconsolable

Season One

Season One of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is honestly quite poor when compared to basically all of the later episodes of the show. Although it contains two memorable and exciting episodes- "Angel" and "Prophecy Girl", it's really mostly a collection of poor or mediocre, and really formulaic (see monster becoming a threat, monster captures/endangers someone Buffy likes or is related to, and Buffy saves the day) episodes that serve no purpose or benefit but to introduce the characters and setting. Luckily, it's only 12 episodes long and the second season was an astronomical improvement.

Average rating based on all episodes: 5.33/10