Unaired
The TV Pilot
This
presentation episode pretty much has the same storyline and dialogue as in the actual aired pilot but with a few different
scenes, specifically in the finale. In this story, Willow is lured by a vampire
(as in the aired version) into a trap at the school where Buffy shows up with Xander and kills all the vamps except one who
goes and reports to The Master that there is a Slayer in town. In the original
script, Angel appeared as a mysterious background character who helps Buffy in the finale and although David Boreanaz had
already been cast to play Angel, he did not appear in the filmed episode. This
episode lasts 30 minutes.
10/03/1997 Welcome to the Hellmouth
Buffy
Summers, The Chosen One, arrives in Sunnydale, California trying to forget all the talk about her destiny and the vampires,
only to discover that the quiet, small American town sits atop a Hellmouth and a master vampire is about to be brought forth.
With the help of her new Watcher, Giles; and new friends Xander and Willow, Buffy
tries to do her sacred duty while also leading a normal teenagers life.
10/03/1997
The Harvest
Buffy
gradually learns to accept her role as the Slayer and prepares to battle the Master's minions in order to stop the Harvest,
a ceremony which will free the Master from his prison in the sewers. Willow and
Xander are confided in by Giles about the existence of Vampires and Demons and, although overwhelmed, pledge to help Buffy
in her fight.
17/03/1997
The Witch
When
several cheerleaders are involved in strange accidents that cause them to spontaneously combust or leave them without eyes
or a mouth, Buffy and the gang suspect that one of the cheerleader wannabes is practicing witchcraft and is trying to eliminate
her competition.
25/03/1997
Teacher's Pet
When
Xander and most of the male population of Sunnydale High fall for the substitute science teacher Miss French, Buffy tries
to warn him that she may not be what she seems when she sees the well-proportioned female specimen scare off a vampire.
31/03/1997
Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
Buffy
sets her sights on the mysterious and brooding Owen and she opts to go on a date rather than help Giles prevent a prophecy
about an unstoppable vampire rising to help the Master. Giles decides to face
the prophecy alone and gets himself trapped and when Buffy is forced to save him she learns that Owen is a little too enticed
by her dangerous lifestyle.
07/04/1997
The Pack
While
enduring the annual field trip to the Zoo, Xander and several other students enter the quarantined Hyena pen and leave in
an altered state. Xander begins acting strangely, sniffing Buffy and being cruel to people, including Willow;
and Buffy becomes convinced that he has been possessed by the spirit of the wild animal.
Killed
- Principal Flutie (Eaten by The Pack)
14/04/1997
Angel
After
saving her from a gang of vampire warriors, Angel and Buffy's "relationship" grows until he reveals his true self to her.
Angel is really 'Angelus', a 240-year-old vampire who has a reputation for being the most violent creature to ever walk the
Earth. Faced with the reality that her possible true love is an enemy, Buffy must ask herself - can a vampire really be a
good person or must she do her sworn duty and destroy him?
Killed
- Darla (Slain by Angel)
28/04/1997
I Robot, You Jane
Willow,
saddened by Xander's affection for Buffy turns to the chat rooms and meets a charming boy on-line, ignoring Buffy's concerns
about Internet freaks. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang discover a demon trapped in the school computer network.
05/05/1997
The Puppet Show
The
new principal forces Giles to run Sunnydale High's annual talent show and Buffy, Willow
and Xander have to perform against their will. Things get worse as the talent show proves to be a deadly place when one of
the participants is found with her heart removed and the clues all point to one boy and his ventriloquist puppet.
12/05/1997
Nightmares
When
strange things begin happening to the students at Sunnydale High, it seems that everyone is living their worst nightmares.
Buffy and the gang must hold together to stop the phenomena before reality and the nightmare world become one.
19/05/1997 Out of Mind, Out of Sight
When
a seemingly evil invisible force centers around Cordelia, Buffy investigates and discovers that a student who was ignored
by all her classmates, including Willow and Xander; became invisible by their
perception of her and she plans revenge on Cordelia because of her popularity.
02/06/1997
Prophecy Girl
With
the help of Angel, Giles discovers an ancient prophecy which foresees that Buffy will die if she fights The Master. Upon hearing
of her doom, Buffy is met with the biggest decision of her young life. When vampires
attack a group of students at the school, Buffy decides to face her destiny. Unfortunately, the prophecy is deceiving and
it is actually Buffy who frees the Master when he feeds on her and gains the power to break through the barrier. Buffy falls unconscious into a pool of water and drowns but Xander and Angel arrive in time and Xander
performs CPR to bring her back. Buffy wakes and is stronger after the encounter and the three head to the school to stop the
Master, while the rest of the gang have their hands full fighting off the Hellmouth.
Killed
- Buffy (drowned by The Master, Saved by Xander)
Killed
- The Master (Slain by Buffy)
