Why didn't a new Slayer get called when Buffy died in The Gift?
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As we know, a new Slayer is activated once the previous Slayer dies. As for the reason another one does not get called from Buffy's death in The Gift, one already has been called. When Buffy died the first time in Prophecy Girl, Kendra the Vampire Slayer was called. That was Buffy's replacement in the Slayer line.
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When Spike got his soul in the episode Grave, did he know he was going to get a soul, or was he trying to get the chip out of his head?
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Spike went there with the intention of getting his soul. So yes, he knew that he was going to get his soul returned to him.
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What ever happened to Buffy's job at The Doublemeat Palace?
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We can only assume that she had that job until getting her councilor job at Sunnydale High School. It is never stated when exactly she leaves.
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What is the correct spelling of the character's name, Xander or Zander?
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The correct spelling would be with an X (as in AleXander).
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What is Ripper?
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Ripper was Giles' nickname back when he was a wild child. When Buffy was reaching its end, there were rumors of a television show with the title Ripper, based on Giles' character, would come to production after the end of Buffy. Although it did not happen, there are still rumors of the possible production going on today.
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In the episode Normal Again, we see that Buffy is in a mental institution. Is that supposed to be the reality, or was it really an effect from the psychotic toxins?
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Some of the people behind the episode have stated that it is left open for us viewers to decide which is the reality.
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Why does Buffy suddenly have a sister in season 5?
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We see in Buffy vs. Dracula that Buffy suddenly has a little sis. The following episode, Real Me, goes into a little more detail on our new character. It is not until the episode No Place Like Home that we, and Buffy, get an explanation of Buffy's new little sister, Dawn. To avoid possible spoilers, please highlight after this to go into further detail about the coming of Dawn:In the fifth season, we get a new character, Dawn. Throughout the season, we learn that Dawn is actually a key. There were a group of Monks who protected this key from the hellgod Glorificus, or Glory for short. The key was a ball of energy that could rip through the fabric of our dimension and transport Glorificus to her home dimension. In order to protect the rip in dimensions, they made the key into human form. They then sent the key to the slayer, for extra protection from Glorificus, and made false memories for everyone to think that she was Buffy's little sister, and always has been.
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If vampires have no breath, how do they breathe and smoke?
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While Angel does state in Prophecy Girl that he cannot perform CPR on Buffy because he has no breath, we learn throughout the series that vampires do have breath, just not a lot of it. They have enough to smoke or breath heavy in a fight or struggle, but not enough to give CPR.
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How can vampires bleed if their hearts to not beat? Also, how was Spike able to make Drusilla pass out in Becoming Part 2?
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We can assume that the answer for both of those are related. While we know that vampires do not have a heart beat, we can only assume that they do have some kind of circulation in their body. While it may be minor compared to humans, they do have some blood flow in their bodies.
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In what episode is it that we Xander stake a female vampire as we see in some versions of the opening theme?
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That clip is from the season 2 episode Phases. The scene takes place in a funeral home where the girl's body is at for her wake.
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Where did Spike get the scar about his eye?
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The answer to this lies within the season 5 episode Fool For Love. We learn that in Spike's first battle with a slayer in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion, that the slayer cuts him with her sword right above his eye. So Spike got his scar from a slayer in 1900.
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In some of the opening credits, it shows Buffy twirling around a stake. What episode is that from?
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That scene is from the season 4 episode, The Freshman.
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In some of the opening credits, we see Buffy running down the hall at Sunnydale High in slow motion with a long blue-greenish long jacket on. What episode is that from?
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That scene is from the season 2 episode, Becoming, Part 1. The scene is at the end of the episode when Buffy is running back to the library after learning that she was lured into leaving her friends and finding out it was all a trap to get her away from her friends so they can be attacked.
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What episode is it that Xander and Harmony have their infamous "fight?"
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That "fight" is in the season 4 episode, The Initiative.
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Why is it that the Bringers did not kill slayers from all around the world?
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In a few episodes of season 7, Buffy is having prophetic dreams about girls from all over the world being killed by the Bringers, so they actually were killing the girls that they could find, from all over the world.
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In the episode The Harsh Light of Day, Buffy says that she is planning on giving the Gem of Amara to Angel. Does she ever do this?
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At the end of the episode, Oz offers to take it to L.A. to Angel since his band has a gig there. We then see Oz on Buffy's spin-off show, Angel, in the season 1 episode, In the Dark. To avoid possible spoilers, please highlight after this to go into further detail about what happened with the Gem of Amara on Angel:The episode's name of In the Dark alone could be a hint of what happened to the ring. On The Harsh Light of Day, we see that Spike can go into the "harsh light of day" because of the ring. While In the Dark represents that he no longer can go into that light. After Oz gives the ring to Angel, Spike starts trouble with Angel, Cordelia, and Doyle in his efforts to try to find the Gem of Amara, which Angel wisely hid. After Angel runs Spike back out of town and debates the pro's that come along with the Gem of Amara, he figures that the con's are too many and he then destroys the Gem of Amara.
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What is that song that Buffy and Faith dance to in the episode Bad Girls? The song is also on the menu's of the US season 3 DVDs.
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The song in question is Chinese Burn by the band Curve.
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Where are the "Easter Eggs" on the US DVDs?
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There are a few "Easter Eggs" on some of the DVDs. They include….
**Season 6, disc 2. While on the main menu, select to go to the episode Once More With Feeling. While on that episode menu, select to go to "Language." On the language menu, highlight "Resume Episode" and press the up button on your remote while having the "Resume Episode" feature highlight. A hidden "B" Buffy logo will then appear. When you click on that, you should then get a feature of autographed signing of the Once More With Feeling Soundtrack that Joss Whedon and Michelle Trachtenberg were present for.
**Season 6, disc 4. While on the main menu, select to go to the episode Doublemeat Palace. While on that episode menu, select to go to "Language." On the language menu, highlight "Resume Episode" and press the up button on your remote while having the "Resume Episode" feature highlight. A hidden "B" Buffy logo will then appear. When you click on that, you should get instructions on how to access a printable "Call Sheet" for the episode Normal Again.
**Season 7, disc 6. While on the main menu, select to go to "Special Features." While on that special features menu, highlight the selection for The Last Sundown. After that is highlighted, press the left button on your remote. You should now have a hidden "B" Buffy logo highlighted. After clicking that, you will see the "previously on" they showed on The Gift that contains a montage with clips from all of the previous 99 episodes.
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Edited on 07/02/2008 7:04pm
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