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Unaired Pilot

Written by Joss Whedon

Directed by Joss Whedon

Lizbet's Review

Plot:

A boy and girl break into a deserted school. The girl -- blonde, ethereally dressed in gauze, and ever-so-slightly vacant -- follows him to the theater stage, where he nearly drops a trapdoor underneath her feet. When he pulls her closer, she stops, afraid that she's heard something. After his assurances that there's nothing out there, she turns, fully fright-faced, and kills him.

Buffy Summers' first day at Berryman High School is looking good. Principal Flutie can't remember her name to save his life, but he welcomes Betty... Bambi... Barbie... whoever she is warmly. Meanwhile, Xander is having a problem. With the math. His best buddy Willow is on hand to bail him out by studying with him, for the standard fee of a shiny nickel. As Willow moves away, the resident bitch-queen Cordelia and her posse diss her outfit, and then diss Xander when he dares to speak to them. While Xander is searching for a devastating comeback, Buffy bumps into him and drops her things. She introduces herself and asks the way to the library. Xander points it out, admires the view as she walks away -- and finds the stake she dropped.

Buffy charges into the empty library and turns around, almost bumping into the librarian, Mr. Giles. She tells him she's taking Euro-centric history, but backs away when he offers her a text on a different topic: Vampires. The encounter unsettles her, and Buffy is troubled through her next class. When the bell rings, Willow approaches her with an offer to help. Buffy, who lacks a best subject, accepts cheerfully.

As they walk through the school, Willow admits to her dorky nature. Buffy tries to convince her that she's pretty, but Willow won't listen. Buffy then asks about the librarian. Willow tells her that Mr. Giles is new, and from some British museum. They are interrupted by Cordy et al, who take Buffy under their collective wing and away from Willow.

Blue and Aphrodisia discuss the new girl while getting ready for gym class -- a discussion cut short when a body falls out of a locker. Meanwhile, Xander catches up with Buffy and returns her stake. Playing tour guide, Xander points out the Housers (gansta-wannabees who are crippled by their upper-middle-class status), and Panga-in-breeds, who are always looking for the perfect wave. Buffy picks out the theater class and the drama club on her own, and no one could miss the Dirty Girls walking by. Xander doesn't have an affiliation at present (although he's waiting to hear back from the Dirty Girls).

While he and Buffy laugh, Willow approaches them, troubled. There was a body in the locker. Cordelia confirms it, and the unlikely group watch Buffy run off. Buffy meets Principal Flutie coming out of the girl's locker room, and he immediately apologizes for this happening on her first day of school. Buffy is willing to be consoled, however, and asks to see the body. Upon discovering that it, as she suspected, has two holes in the neck, she heads for the library.

Mr. Giles doesn't seem terribly surprised by the news, but he is surprised that Buffy wants nothing to do with Slaying. Infuriated, she tells him that she loved her life before she knew she had a destiny, and she even loved her life for a little after. But she lost everything she valued (including her first Watcher), and now she wants nothing to do with it. Unfortunately for both Buffy and Giles, Xander is in the stacks, and overhears the conversation.

Buffy meets Xander outside the Bronze that night and inquires after Willow. Willow apparently has a boyfriend, a fact that seems to unnerve Buffy. After quizzing Xander on Willow's guy's appearance, Lionel Richie look and all, Buffy charges off. Willow, meanwhile, is on the stage of the theater with a blond guy, shy but willing to hang out with him. She's troubled by the death of the boy found in the locker, and the blonde guy says he got what he deserved, coming up here with a stranger, how stupid could you be. Willow turns -- to find Blond Guy in full fright-mask form.

As Xander is asking if this is a "vampire slaying thing," he and Buffy hear a scream from the auditorium. Buffy bursts in to find Blond Vamp noshing on Willow, and attacks him. Unfortunately for Buffy, he's soon joined by two of his closest friends. Xander and Willow attempt to get away -- and are sidetracked by the blonde vampire from the beginning. Willow gets her off Xander by pressing a cross to her forehead.

After dispatching one vamp, another asks Buffy who she is. Slowly, Buffy draws herself up. "The Slayer," she says. The vampire runs, leaving Buffy with Blond Guy, who fights her to (his) death.

The next day, Giles scolds Buffy for her sloppy fighting and allowing others to find out who she was, while Willow and Xander defend her. Buffy is unfazed. "Don't sweat it. The world's in beauty hands. Trust me." And she flips a stake to land in the heart of a Nosferatu poster across the quad.


	The Bronze \| home Bargaining 1 \| Bargaining 2 \| After Life \| Flooded \| Life Serial \| All the Way \| Once More, With Feeling \| Tabula Rasa \| Smashed \| Wrecked \| Unaired Pilot Unaired Pilot Unaired Pilot Written by Joss Whedon Directed by Joss Whedon Lizbet's Review Plot: A boy and girl break into a deserted school. The girl -- blonde, ethereally dressed in gauze, and ever-so-slightly vacant -- follows him to the theater stage, where he nearly drops a trapdoor underneath her feet. When he pulls her closer, she stops, afraid that she's heard something. After his assurances that there's nothing out there, she turns, fully fright-faced, and kills him. Buffy Summers' first day at Berryman High School is looking good. Principal Flutie can't remember her name to save his life, but he welcomes Betty... Bambi... Barbie... whoever she is warmly. Meanwhile, Xander is having a problem. With the math. His best buddy Willow is on hand to bail him out by studying with him, for the standard fee of a shiny nickel. As Willow moves away, the resident bitch-queen Cordelia and her posse diss her outfit, and then diss Xander when he dares to speak to them. While Xander is searching for a devastating comeback, Buffy bumps into him and drops her things. She introduces herself and asks the way to the library. Xander points it out, admires the view as she walks away -- and finds the stake she dropped. Buffy charges into the empty library and turns around, almost bumping into the librarian, Mr. Giles. She tells him she's taking Euro-centric history, but backs away when he offers her a text on a different topic: Vampires. The encounter unsettles her, and Buffy is troubled through her next class. When the bell rings, Willow approaches her with an offer to help. Buffy, who lacks a best subject, accepts cheerfully. As they walk through the school, Willow admits to her dorky nature. Buffy tries to convince her that she's pretty, but Willow won't listen. Buffy then asks about the librarian. Willow tells her that Mr. Giles is new, and from some British museum. They are interrupted by Cordy et al, who take Buffy under their collective wing and away from Willow. Blue and Aphrodisia discuss the new girl while getting ready for gym class -- a discussion cut short when a body falls out of a locker. Meanwhile, Xander catches up with Buffy and returns her stake. Playing tour guide, Xander points out the Housers (gansta-wannabees who are crippled by their upper-middle-class status), and Panga-in-breeds, who are always looking for the perfect wave. Buffy picks out the theater class and the drama club on her own, and no one could miss the Dirty Girls walking by. Xander doesn't have an affiliation at present (although he's waiting to hear back from the Dirty Girls). While he and Buffy laugh, Willow approaches them, troubled. There was a body in the locker. Cordelia confirms it, and the unlikely group watch Buffy run off. Buffy meets Principal Flutie coming out of the girl's locker room, and he immediately apologizes for this happening on her first day of school. Buffy is willing to be consoled, however, and asks to see the body. Upon discovering that it, as she suspected, has two holes in the neck, she heads for the library. Mr. Giles doesn't seem terribly surprised by the news, but he is surprised that Buffy wants nothing to do with Slaying. Infuriated, she tells him that she loved her life before she knew she had a destiny, and she even loved her life for a little after. But she lost everything she valued (including her first Watcher), and now she wants nothing to do with it. Unfortunately for both Buffy and Giles, Xander is in the stacks, and overhears the conversation. Buffy meets Xander outside the Bronze that night and inquires after Willow. Willow apparently has a boyfriend, a fact that seems to unnerve Buffy. After quizzing Xander on Willow's guy's appearance, Lionel Richie look and all, Buffy charges off. Willow, meanwhile, is on the stage of the theater with a blond guy, shy but willing to hang out with him. She's troubled by the death of the boy found in the locker, and the blonde guy says he got what he deserved, coming up here with a stranger, how stupid could you be. Willow turns -- to find Blond Guy in full fright-mask form. As Xander is asking if this is a "vampire slaying thing," he and Buffy hear a scream from the auditorium. Buffy bursts in to find Blond Vamp noshing on Willow, and attacks him. Unfortunately for Buffy, he's soon joined by two of his closest friends. Xander and Willow attempt to get away -- and are sidetracked by the blonde vampire from the beginning. Willow gets her off Xander by pressing a cross to her forehead. After dispatching one vamp, another asks Buffy who she is. Slowly, Buffy draws herself up. "The Slayer," she says. The vampire runs, leaving Buffy with Blond Guy, who fights her to (his) death. The next day, Giles scolds Buffy for her sloppy fighting and allowing others to find out who she was, while Willow and Xander defend her. Buffy is unfazed. "Don't sweat it. The world's in beauty hands. Trust me." And she flips a stake to land in the heart of a Nosferatu poster across the quad.