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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Touched

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Spike goes to comfort the displaced Buffy while Faith tries to rally the troops into action. Later, both Slayers set off on a late-night raid, and both find something completely unexpected. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Rebecca Rand Kirshner

Director:: David Solomon

Stars:: Emma Caulfield (Anya); James Marsters (Spike); Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Anne Summers); Nicholas Brendon (Alexander 'Xander' Harris); Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg); Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers)

Recurring Role:: Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III); Tom Lenk (Andrew); Iyari Limon (Kennedy); Sarah Hagan (Amanda); Felicia Day (Vi); Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles); DB Woodside (Principal Robin Wood); Nathan Fillion (Caleb); Eliza Dushku (Faith)

Guest Star:: Lance E. Nichols (Middle-Aged Man); Dania Ramirez (Caridad)

At the end of the previous episode, when everyone is ganging up on Buffy, Anya's hair is straight. The start of this episode is meant to be later on that night and everyone is wearing the same clothes but Anya's hair is curly. edit »
The sex scene between Willow and Kennedy is the first lesbian sex scene ever on network TV edit »
As with most such prophecies, by trying to keep Buffy from getting the scythe, Caleb and The First actually brought her attention to it. Ironically, she might have never known about it if they hadn't tried to thwart the prophecy. edit »
When we first see Faith fighting Bringers at the arsenal, her first slice motion makes a cutting noise (like when a knife is used). However, the arm she used to hit the Bringer's face with holds a torch, not a knife (which is in her other hand). This is obviously a sound effect mistake. edit »
Faith's conversation with Wood before they have sex makes no sense. Faith has a long history of not talking about her feelings out loud especially with men. For her to talk so openly with a man she just met is totally out of character. Having a one night stand and brushing him off the next day is in character, just the talking wasn't. edit »

The First can also imitate smells, since Principal Wood said that when it appeared as his mother he could smell her perfume. edit »
The BBC, for early evening purposes, cut out all of the scenes of lovemaking, including Heather Nova's song. edit »
The song that plays while everyone is being "touched" is "It's Only Love" by Heather Nova from the album "South". edit »
The Mayor/The First calls Faith a firecracker. He said the same thing to her in "Graduation Day, Part 1", and it's also what her mother used to call her. edit »
Dania Ramirez, the actress that plays Caridad, is from the Philippines, and her accent is genuine. It is likely that Caridad is from the Philippines as well. edit »

Wood: That's exactly what the first does. Finds your Achilles heel.
Faith: No, it just talked to me. What, it does a heel thing too? edit »
Spike: There's always casualties in a war.
Buffy: Casualties. It just sounds so casual. edit »
Buffy: I don't want to be the one.
Spike: Well I don't want to be this good looking and athletic. We all have crosses to bear. edit »
Spike: That diabolical old torture device, the comfy chair. edit »
Anya: We're all on death's door repeatedly ringing the doorbell like maniacal Girl Scouts trying to make quota! edit »

Caleb: Well, if it ain't the prodigal Slayer.
This is a reference to the biblical Prodigal Son who was a man who left his family for better things. He discovered that home and family were more important, and he returned. edit »
The First/Mayor: Who was my favorite character in little women? Meg.
Little Women is an 1868 autobiographical novel by Louisa May Alcott that takes place during the American Civil War and retells the lives of four sisters (Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy). This novel has 11 movie adaptations. edit »
Visual: The Scythe
Fans of the Dark Horse Comic Book series Fray by Joss Whedon will recognize the Scythe. It is discovered by the future Slayer late in the series. edit »
Spike: That diabolical torture device, the comfy chair.
This is a reference to "The Spanish Inquisition" skit from the show Monty Python's Flying Circus. The inquisitors try to torture people by making them sit in the comfy chair. But as we all know, comfy chairs aren't torture, they're... comfy. edit »

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GotalSaiyajin
member since: Jan 27, 2007
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The Bottom Line: "Another great installment"
Faith in trouble ...Continue »
11/07/08 08:18am | report abuse
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raluka87
member since: Apr 22, 2008
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The Bottom Line: "A very special episode"
wow... ...Continue »
05/16/08 11:24am | report abuse
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Spuffy4l87
member since: Aug 18, 2007
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The Bottom Line: "A very special episode"
Words cannot explain how amazing this episode is, probably one of my favorites! ...Continue »
08/20/07 04:40pm | report abuse
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fitz_15
member since: Mar 10, 2007
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The Bottom Line: "Series classic"
that speech!! ...Continue »
05/27/07 07:14am | report abuse
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dmarex
member since: Apr 26, 2005
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The Bottom Line: "Cleverly plotted"
The aftermath. ...Continue »
05/06/07 12:23am | report abuse