Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Prophecy Girl

The Good;
Buffy's unjustified (but very human) rant at Giles, the wonderful slow motion fight with the vamp whilst Cordy is parking with a guy. Buffy accepting her fate for the sake of her friends and family.The Buffy/Master confrontation and her final battle with him. Xander listening to country music, the white man's blues. Xander practicing on Willow and Willow consequently turning him down. Cordy and Will finding the bodies. Cordy's car trick and the girls fleeing in terror. The Buffy/Joyce scene. Love Buffy's dress.

The Bad;
The tentacles from the Hellmouth look pretty weak. Also I thought the boy who get's killed is the same one as in the last ep but it's not, Cordy seems to have a new guy every week. I always think that's lame on TV, characters get boyfriends/girlfriends one week who mean the world to them then they're forgotten about the next ep.

Best line;
Angel; I like your dress
Buffy; Big hit with everyone

Questions and observations;
Buffy dies for the first time and is bitten by a vampire for the first but by no means the last time. Giles get's knocked out for the first time (by Buffy!). Jenny's back, yay! Presumably the reason Cordy is being so nice to Will and isn't mad at her boyfriend du jour is that it's one of the signs of the apocalypse?
So if Buffy had died for real what would have happened? Presumably Angel would have defeated the Master? Or the Initiative? No offence to Kendra but I figure this would have meant that Faith would be the Slayer and consequently Dawn would be HER sister. Faith would never have gone bad and Joyce would get over her grief by adopting Faith and Dawn as her foster children. Even so, in the Buffyverse death isn't necessarily for ever...?
Note that when Buffy comes back from the dead they play the show's theme full blast. According to Joss the theme starts off like a conventional horror theme but then kicks into rock and roll thrash because it signifies that Buffy and co won't conform to the horror stereotype, they won't take it any more. So we have Buffy dying just as the prophecy says, like all the Slayers before her but she rebels and comes back. If you wanted to see a feminist subtext, she refuses to be the victim, to accept the gender role assigned to her. I don't know if Joss intended it but someone at The Bronze once pointed out that the Scoobies are actually the cliched victims you'd find in any horror film, the sexy blonde, the athletic hunk, the bitchy cheerleader, the hapless nerd, the wiseass jerk and the stuffy authority figure. But in Joss' show the victim's fight back and win.
Angel has a phone and Giles' know's his number.
Buffy actually says she feels stronger after Xander brings her back. She shouldn't of course, she should be weak as a kitten so maybe this is God's/the PTB's doing?
Now of course, at the end of this we see the characters walk off into the sunset and we have no idea if there will ever be a second season? If the series had stopped there it would have been a good ending and fondly remembered, we'd assume the Hellmouth was closed and that our characters would go on to lead fairly ordinary lives. Except for Angel, of course?
Couple of interesting lines. Xander says that if Willow is interested in Buffy she's playing it close to her chest. Cordy remarks that she doesn't know why she and Willow bother with boys and Willow agrees 'I hear you'
5/5 even with the stupid tentacles

Watching the first season of the terrific 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', I´ve found the show progressing in my point of view. When I first started this show i was mainly focused on the title "Vampire Slayer", and I had a great feeling of disbelief that a show with "VAMPIRE SLAYER" in it´s title could have this excellent character devolupment a genious story and I surely never thought it would be THIS good. Reaching the episode "Angel" , I had no doubts that I would be with this show till the end. I cannot mention enough that Buffy is a show where the vampires play a secondary part on the story. This is a genious teen show that is only second in my favourite teen shows to the Amazingly brilliant Freaks and Geeks.

While I had severe problems with "The Pack";"Teacher´s Pet" and "I Robot... You Jane", "Angel;"Out of Sight,Out of Mind";"Nightmares" and "Profecy Girl" we´re more than enough to make me want (compulsively) continue.

This episode is the best out of season 1(which for me sufered for some of the actors;mainly Cordelia and Angel,and the very weak episodes I mentioned early) and for me, it gave a very strong "90´s" feeling that made me wish I had surrendered to this show sooner.

This review contains spoilers.



Watching and reviewing the first season of the terrific 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', I've had a number of surprises when reading other people's reviews. Mainly because so many rank this season as if it's terrible – whereas just about any BtVS is good BtVS (especially considering this was done on a much smaller budget, and surely isn't worse than the weak sixth season?!). Secondly because so many strong episodes people seem to dislike (and in a couple of cases, I dislike the few that people rate highly). And that trend kinda continues with this season finale – sure, it's okay, it gets the job done, but I wouldn't necessarily rank it as the all-time classic that some reviewers do. There are far cleverer episodes in the first season, whereas this one for much of the time just kinda consisted of lots of running around and screaming.

(Oh, and please note, I'm not for a second knocking anyone else's point of view, just putting my own thoughts forward) =)



I do love the first season, for its perfect blend of comedy, drama and mild horror, and champion it against those who bash it. But I'll be the first to admit that one of the weaker points was the shakily-handled season arc regarding the whole Master thing. It never seemed to be developed all that clearly (he would often disappear without mention for a number of episodes), and the whole thing with the Rising was never that clear either; what, is it just that enough people have to be killed and turned into vampires to give him "the power" to rise again? Who knows. And that kinda reflects in this season finale. Yes, it's the much awaited showdown between the Master and Buffy, and don't get me wrong, it's very good, but there just feels to be so much regarding the whole Master plot that was never really filled in, making it maybe a little difficult to fully get behind the events seen here.

(As some have commented, this was only a 12-episode "half season"; if it was the more typical 22-episode season pattern that would have followed, no doubt the whole Master arc would have been much more developed and fleshed out.)



Anyway, to back up slightly, the episode starts off with Xander trying to be brave enough to ask Buffy to the upcoming prom. This kinda sowed the seeds for many of the more character-driven "emotional" stories that would follow in subsequent seasons. Likewise, when Buffy overhears the prophecy that she will die, we get a very "dramatic" Buffy scene. I know some love this scene; I'm not knocking Sarah Michelle Gellar's acting abilities for a moment, but to be honest, this kinda thing isn't really my cup of tea (how British of me!).



The scene where Willow and Cordelia find the room full of murdered (by vampires) students is very strong and quite unexpected, and is one of the most notable points of the episode.



The second half of the episode covers the final showdown between Buffy and the Master. As commented above, it's all done ably enough, but just didn't seem to me to be as sharp as some of the first season's clever offerings. That said, it's a reasonable enough season finale – I love the shots of the vampires lumbering towards the school (even if it did kinda blur the line between vampire and zombie properties, as the show sometimes did) – and leads to an exciting climax.

While I kinda try to review episodes for the "here and now", and not continually look further on into the series, later "apocalyptic season finales" would be done on a much grander scale. To remember is, that this was just the first season (heck, this episode was filmed before the first ep even aired, so they didn't know if it would catch on), so things were done on a much smaller budget. And with that in mind, the climax of this episode could have come off far worse.



The end of the episode wraps things up nicely – with the Master defeated (and the library a wreck), all of the characters head off to the Bronze. As mentioned above, due to the first ep not even having aired when this was filmed, it was unknown if the series would be renewed, so this ending served to "tie everything up" in case it was the end. Thankfully, we were treated to six further seasons.



All-in-all, a fair season finale, it gets the job done (and heck, it's the only episode where the main theme plays during the course of the actual episode!), but it just didn't seem as sharp as many episodes of the era for me, and I don't rank it the series classic that some do. That said, it has its moments, and for that I still give it a fair 8.5.



---First season review---



Well, what can be said that hasn't already been said? 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' in many ways changed the face of US TV in the late 1990s, bringing in sharp dialogue, and emotional storylines mixed in with mild horror themes. Was it a comedy? Was it a drama? In truth, it was a bit of both. Soon, there were many imitators and wannabes, but for many of us, BtVS will always be the original and the best.



As mentioned in my review above, some people seem to knock the first season an awful lot. And I personally think it is unjust. Yes the whole Master story arc is handled rather sloppily (and both he and Angel are absent for a number of episodes), but that is made up for by some of the extremely creative storylines, and brought to life by a very able cast. (By the way, do I have a favourite cast member? Back when the series burst onto BBC Two in the U.K. in late 1998, I kinda fancied Willow, kinda wanted to be Xander, but in a way, was mostly drawn to Giles in terms of character – and not just for the whole Brit connection thing).



…But anyway, to return to my original point, sure this season doesn't have the wider-spanning storylines that later seasons would see, but it still has some terrific "stand alone" episodes. In fact – while I know many will disagree with me – in a way I did miss not getting so many of these stand alone tales in later seasons, in favour of the many more "advance the main season plot" instalments.



"Welcome to the Hellmouth" gets the series off to a flying start (broken up into two-parts, with the second titled "The Harvest" for repeat runs), after which comes one of my favourite episodes, the great (and underrated) "Witch". Other personal favourites include "Puppet Show", and in my opinion the best episode of the season is "Out of Sight, Out of Mind". Heck, I even liked "I Robot, You Jane" (which is infamously unpopular in the fan community), though it was let down by an embarrassingly bad final act.

Only "Nightmares" do I consider to be a dud episode from the season (ironically, some *love* this episode), as it feels to me to be a cheap, last-minute filler. A couple of other episodes (maybe "The Pack", for example) have signs that the series isn't on full form yet, but on the whole, just about every single episode has something to offer; If nothing else, some hilarious lines.



Whether you're a fan of the first season or not, I think it's hard to deny the creativity (especially considering the budget, much smaller than later seasons), the introduction to some great characters, and the often super-sharp scripts. Personally, I love the season... and can't wait to re-live the second season, which sees the show get even better.

Giles discovers a prophecy which states that Buffy will face the Master and she will die. OMG, this was a dramatic episode and an amazing season finale. I liked all the drama when Xander asked Buffy to Spring Fling. Then he asked Willow. Aw I felt bad for all of them. Cordelia's boyfriend was smokin' hot though! Rawr! Wow! Buffy set the Master free by going down and facing the Master. She set him free by dying! I loved when Cordelia drove the car through the school. And YAY, Buffy died but she's back! I liked when Giles said, "What's going on?!" and Jenny yelled, "Guess!" Buffy finally defeated the Master! Awesome episode! Great season finale!

This is what could convert any person into a buffy fan in my opinion. the episode concludes the first season excelenting and provided suspense, drama humour and all the other elements needed to make a great show. If i were to choose an episode of buffy that was my favourite this would by mine the dynamics are brillaint the thrill of the hellmouths beat in the libary the shock at buffy's temporary death all make it brillaint to watch. apart from buffy (sarah michelle geller) looking very hot and buetifulin this episode the story sums up everything the show is about and gives all the characters a moment in this episode if i were to have done an ending for the show it wouldnt have stemmed much further from this plotline!

Well, here we are. Buffy vs. The Master in a fight that's sure to make you wet yourself. It's prom night in Sunnydale, but it is also prophecy time. The Master (oh my, oh my!) is coming up from the Hellmouth, and Buffy (with her awesome prom dress) goes to the Hellmouth. Unfortunatlely, that's what The Master wanted, and he kills Buffy and comes upstairs. Thankfully, Buffy comes back to life to stop the Hellmouth. As she approaches the school, they start playing the theme song and I get a cuddle surge, waiting to see what happens. And then, Buffy kills The Master, and that's about it. This episode really had everything for me. We get some super-d-duper action, we get to see Jenny again (hey Jenny, how have you been) and we also got me to scream at the TV screen every time there would be a commercial. In a nut shell, Buffy is an amazing show, and, without a doubt, this is the best episode so far. Have a great summer Buffy!

Prophecy Girl-Giles discovers an ancient prophecy which states that Buffy will face The Master and she will die. Upon hearing this, Buffy breaks down and tries to quit her Slayer duties. But when vampires massacre a group of students on campus, she realizes that she must face her destiny in order to save her friends... and the world.



The best episode of the season and a great first season ender, "Prophecy Girl" rips up this short season nice and tight, but also bringing up some real dramatic developments. This is the most evetful episode the whole season as the Master finally makes his finale move to escape his prison and go to the surface. I especially loved the apocalypse-ness of the episode like the earthquake in the teaser with Master.



Like I said, the first time we see some real drama among the characters and this is where the actors begin to show how good they are. The scene with Xander finally asking Buffy out only to get rejected is sad to watch as you know Xander was only setting himself up to get hurt. Both Sarah and Nicholas played the scene well. Then there's Willow trying to comfort Xander and Giles desperately trying to stop Buffy from facing her death. The scene where Buffy hears about her death from Angel and Giles was one of the best scenes so far of the series. Already shows she's a much capable actress as she conveys Buffy's anger and pain about losing her life at such a young age. Anthony and David also play so well off her.



There are also some disturbing scenes like Willow and Cordelia seeing the mini-massacre of the lounge at the high school. Other great scenes that stand-out is the vampire army marching toward the school and the Hellmouth demon attacking Willow in the library as the Hellmouth opens. But the best part is Buffy confronting the Master, the fear in her eyes as he bites her is terrifying. Also, the way he just says "ohh yeah, nice dress" after he kills her is brilliant! It was also a welcome to see Xander and Angel work together especially how Xander brought Buffy back to life. The final fight with the Master is great one and Buffy little jokes as she fights him like "You have fruit punch mouth" are hilarious. Also, the way Buffy kills the Master and the way he dies is very cool yet invetive how his bones remain when his dusted. All and All, a wonderful finale that has some great drama, character interaction, fight scenes and moments.

Poor Buffy. She always knew that being a slayer would probably mean a short life, but she finds out in this episode that she is meant to die against the master. She finds out the worst way possible, she overhears Angel and Giles discussing it. She does what any normal girl would do in that situation; she quits. But knowing Buffy as we do, she doesn't quit for long. When the master and his goons up the stakes and slaughter a group of boys in the school, Buffy steps up. She does end up dying, but is brought back by Xander (GO XANDER!) and ends up making short work of the master. Awesome way to end season 1.

This episode was the perfect season finale, especially for a series like this one. I loved it. It was filled with so much drama and suspense. I was so amazed by this episode. I can't believe that Buffy died. Of course, she was resurrected when Angel and Xander found her. This episode was fantastic. It is an amazing finale and the perfect ending for the first season. This episode was a perfect installment to the first season and to this amazing series. This episode is classic Buffy. It was perfect. This episode is definately a series classic and one of the best episodes ever.

Words can barely describe this amazing episode.



When I was younger and the show was first on I always watched it. I now have it on DVD up to season 4 and throughout all those episodes this is still one of my favorites.



It has everything that is needed to make a perfect episode. I love the plot with the master, the twists, and the acting.



Sarah Michelle Ghellar had one of the best scenes in all of the series I think. When she finds out that she is prophesized to die, her exporessions, tone of voice, sadness, and anger all come out perfect. It is a moving scene which I love to watch over and over again.

i love buffy. this is one of the best shows. well in this episode buffy needs to fight and kill the master of the vampires to stop the ancient prophcey. buffy dies but comes back to life. than vampires are attacking sunnydale high school. and there is a giant monster in the library. and giles and the others are fighting it. i love how buffy killed the master it was funny when she said u got fruit punch mouth. lol. what a season finale i loved it.

The gang seem to be separated from each other, but in the end they gather to defeat The Master and his plan to dominate the earth. Willow has been supportive of Buffy during the entire season, even when her own life was in peril. When she becomes particularly distressed by what she sees in the audio/visual room (the image of the bloody handprint on the television screen is chilling) she talks about it to Buffy. Buffy recognizes that she must sacrifice her own desire (to remain safe) to help Willow and her fellow students have a good prom (oh, yeah, and this will SAVE THE WORLD, too!). Xander talks to Angel about his feelings for Buffy, and they work together to rescusitate her lifeless body. Cordy, Willow, Jenny & Giles all work together, too, to assist Buffy's efforts to kill The Master. No 'I' in this team, baby!

Buffy final defeats the master and it has cost her. As it said in the prophecy Buffy had to die o allow the Master to be free, but she got him back with avengance.



When she had been brought back to life she said she felt different, I wonder what that will bring for the new season. I hope there will be some attitude changes.



Xander finally tolf Buffy that he loved her and Angel also knows that he hates him. That is surely going to cause some tension in the next season. Also Cordelia seems to have seen rather a lot in the last few episodes, surely she will become part of the scooby gang.



The only thing that annoys me in this episode is the fact that Buffy's dress, nice as it is, always seems to remain spotless. After all the things she has been through you would have thouh it woud be at least a bit dirty or creased.

This was just an amazing episode of Buffy. It was an amazing season finale. Buffy dying was done so perfectly and then Xander being the hero and bringing her back because Angel couldn't made it that much more amazing.



I loved how Giles freaked out about the prophecy that said Buffy was going to die and how he talked to Angel about it.



I loved Buffy's prom dress very nice.



I loved Buffy wacking Giles and telling him that she had to go and face the master even after she had given him a speech abot how she was only 16 and didn't want to die. And Buffy asking Jenny to tell Giles something cool and say that she said it was just enough humor to lighten the situation but not ruin it.



Buffy telling the Master at the end when he said he thought she was dead but at least she was still pretty which was more than she could say for him was classic Buffy I'm pissed off and you're gonna die.



I loved this one definatly an episode to go down in Buffy history.

The apocalypse is coming. According to the Codex Buffy is going to fight the master and she is going to die. There have been a ton more vamps and killings in Sunnydale and Giles and Jenny find the Codex that talks about Buffy dying and the Master rising. Giles tells this to Angel and Buffy overhears, causing her to want to quit. She is sixteen and doesn’t want to die. It’s the night of the big dance and Xander is upset that Buffy didn’t want to go with him. But Buffy tells them they all have to go in case it’s the last dance. Buffy goes to fight the Master underground. He bites her and she falls into a puddle. The Master is now free – the group gets separated – Xander revives Buffy through CPR and other fend of vamps on their way back to the library. Things are getting worse when a huge monster comes up through the floor of the library. Everyone starts hitting the monster while Buffy takes on the Master who is surprised she isn’t dead. Buffy kills that Master and all the vamps and the monster disappear. Buffy sums it up great. “We saved the world. I say we party.”

This is the first season finale and a prophecy tells that Buffy will die while fighting the Master. She decides to quit her Slaying job but when a group of students are murdered, she decides to fight and finish the Master once and for all. She ends up dying, but she is revived by Angel and Xander and she gets a strong feeling that she can take on the Master and the get into one last fight and Buffy pushes him into a window and he falls on something pointy and dies. A great ending to the first season.

A great ending to the first season. I think they really mastered the art of the season finale from season finale number one. To me the season finales were always the crowning moments of tv shows and sometimes that it hard to bank, especially year after year. Sometimes doing a great ending to season can make you lose momentum the next year or even tank on the next finale. But not Buffy!

Prophecy girl is in my opinion the best episode of Buffy’s first season, it’s a lot darker then all the previous episodes we have seen, you don’t see as much of the humour talk which we had earlier and in this episode you don’t need that.



Prophecy Girl will end the story off the Master, Buffy hears she will die if she faces him and she decides to quit her job as the Slayer. This reaction is very understandable and Sarah Michelle Gellar did a great job in this episode. The next part of the episode is about how Buffy finally does accept her responsibility and will face the Master.



It’s nice to see Robia LaMorte back as Jenny Calender, we don’t really have the chemistry between her and Giles in this episode but that’s because of the Apocalypse.



I’ve always loved Mark Metcalf as the Master and I would have loved to have seen him some more, I think if season one had been a full season of 22 episodes we would have seen more dept to the Master story.



As the season 1 finally this episode is great, everyone acted superb and together with the story that’s what makes this episode so good.

An fantastic episode that tied up Buffy's arc vs. the Master (which in itself was never all it could have been). When she learns she is fated to face the Master and be killed, she bolts.



When her classmates are killed on school grounds and found by the vulnerable and now deeply frightened Willow, however she rallies and goes to face the Master. And, shock, he kills her just as foretold!



This is just a killer episode pushing emotional buttons from the way cool opening slaying of a vampire (in Slow Motion with Buffy smirking all the way) to the devastating moment in the library. This is Sarah Michelle Gellar's episode and she shows the audience (and maybe the creative staff) that she can take a emotionally powerful moment and make it her own. Usually the cry scenes go to Aly's Willow, but Sarah shows that given the proper meaty material she can match her.



"So that's it, huh? I remember the drill. One Slayer dies, next one's called. I wonder who she is? Will you train her, or, will they send someone else? Do they say how he'll kill me? Do ya think'll it hurt?"



Following her though is Willow's own scene which has just as much power after she finds the bodies and is talking to Buffy in her bedroom.



And let's not forget the moment when the Master is standing behind Buffy: "If you didn't come, I couldn't go. (whispers in her ear) Think about THAT." And then he sinks his fangs into her.



The other characters also react well to the story putting in great performances from Giles reacting to Buffy's tirade in the library to the scene between Xander and Angel.



Just phenomenal television. An episode I can watch repeatedly.

Okay clevery plotted a good season finale but there are a few bloopers! (easy to spot) this was the first episode rated tv-14 due to violence and the highest rated episode yet good lots of drama and gore good action and goofy lines. This is more like a cliffhanger because in season 2 the plan is to bring back the master after she kills him and there is no statement of her going to la

“Prophecy Girl” is season ones brilliant finale. Lots of things happen: The Master is back with the Anointed One. Its Prom time in Sunnydale and Xander gets turned down by Buffy. Buffy has a showdown with The Master, and dies. Xander saves her life by performing C.P.R. The Hellmouth gets opened up (and it looks a bit like the pit monster form Return of the Jedi), Buffy kicks The Masters butt thus killing him (because he’s powerful his bones remain- this plays a big part in season 2). Cordelia and Mrs Calendar become apart of the inner circle so to speak. This is a great way to finish season one, with character development, ect.

Prophecy Girl ends the season surprsingly good. I don't know if it's Joss's presence in the director's chair, but this episode is so more entetaining than the rest of the season... Everything evolves better. The action sequences are more pleasant to the eye and to the heart, that doesn't stop jumping.

Buffy dies and ressurects. What else can be said to show how incredible it is. A great arc starts here. All of the thing they made us believe since the welcome party changes in that exact moment: there are two of them now. And Whedon just loves to change everything in the end. For some, this episode would propably the last. So, what does the man do? Changes the prophecy. In the actual series finale? Changes it again. This guy brain is incredible.

A classic, no doubt. Something to remember.

This is the finale of season 1 of Buffy and let me just say it goes out with one hell of an episode. I REALLY love this episode, so much happens. Xander confesses his feelings for Buffy, The Master rises, Buffy dies, Buffy comes back to life, the hellmuth is opened, overall just a very big, exciting episode of Buffy. This episode is written, directed, and acted brilliantly. Everyone is great in this episode, from Buffy finding out she was gonna die to finally excepting her fate to then facing the master, Xander being rejected by Buffy then in turn saving her, Willow's reaction to Xander asking her to got to the dance with her and her sadness from she saw the vampires did to her friends at school, I mean they all had alot to work with in this episode and they really did. I love the way the end of the episode it just became really fun and exciting with all the vampires and the hellmouth and just alot of things breaking and smashing through things, I mean this really just became a fun episode in the end. It even has a really cheesy yet loveable part where Buffy, Xander and Angel are walking torwards the school and the theme music comes on loud, I mean it was a bit cheesy but I still loved it. Overall this was an amazing end to a great first season of Buffy.

This episode is just great. In every aspect.

First Xander practices his “love speech” for Buffy with Willow, not knowing, how hard that is for her. Then the big moment has come and he talks to Buffy. It’s one of the heartbreaking moments in this episode. I mean Xander really finds the right words (maybe the only time in this season), even when it’s get harsh to the end. Then we see Willow stand up for her for one of the first times ever. Well for Buffy the situation isn’t easy too, so when she hears Giles and Angel talking about her end, she’s already in a fragile state of motion. So she has to break down, it’s inevitable. Well after she was home and has to recognize she can’t run, and might have lost her friends (potential Xanader, Giles and Angel) and then Willow is so scared about all, she forces Buffy to accept it all. There’s nothing left for her. She might survive a world of darkness, but she would be alone, so its better she ends it all, end gets killed. Well it’s a funny scene when she knocks out Giles.

Well the fight between Buffy and the Master has two parts. In the first part, everything is as we heard it in the prophecy. So Buffy dies. After the CTR of Xander the Master can’t control her anymore, because he only has the power over the slayer (and she isn’t the actual slayer anymore, the next one is). So she finally finds her strength to fight.

Well I didn’t like how the hell mouth looked, but this fact is compensated by the great score and well, also the clothing of all persons, especially Buffy, when she going to die in her beautiful white dress. She can die in innocence. Perfect till the bitter end. After the master is dead, she looks more like an angel, who saved the world, in it.

Well it’s kind of a really sad story, but it touches me all the time, when I watch it. That’s what makes it so great.

In this fantastic episode we see Buffy go head to head with the Master in the all action series finale... will she be able to defeat it, or has Buffy finally met her match.



This is my favourite episode from the first season, the plot involves many twists as Buffy figures out how to overcome her biggest opponent to date, and the Scoobies must band together(with Cordelia) to overcome the dangerous times ahead.



This episode (as it states above)is exactly why I love Buffy - it has a well defined plot, great action scenes, emotions that will tear your heart out, great comedy moments - but above all a story that makes Buffy irresistable to watch. Absoloutely awesome.

Xander tells Buffy how he feels about him and asks her to the Spring Fling. When she declines him, saying she only sees him as a friend, he gets upset and asks Willow, who also turns him down because she knows he'd only be wishing she was Buffy the whole night.



All the while, weirder than normal things start happening at Sunnydale. An earthquake, blood running from the faucet. Signs that the Master is going to rise.



Reading through The Codex, the book Angel loaned him, Giles finds a prophecy that states that Buffy will face the Master and die the next night. Giles calls Angel in a panic, and while the two are worriedly arguing and trying to come up with ways to overt Buffy's devastating fate as stated in the prophecy, Buffy overhears the heart-wrenching news.





*Buffy, laughing: "So thats it, huh? I remember the drill. One slayer dies, next one's called. Wonder who she is? Will you train her, or will they send someone else?"

*Giles: "Buffy, I-"

*Buffy: "They say how he's gonna kill me? Do you think it'll hurt?"



Angel walks towards her.



*Buffy: "Dont touch me! Were you even gonna tell me?"

*Giles: "I was hoping that I wouldn't have to. That there was some way around it."

*Buffy: "I've got a way around it. I quit."

*Angel: "It's not that simple."

*Buffy: "I'm making it that simple. I quit. I resign. I'm fired. You can find someone else to stop the Master from taking over."

*Giles: "I'm not sure that anyone else can. All the signs indicate-"

*Buffy,crying and throwing books: "The signs? Read me the signs! Tell me my fortune! You're so useful sitting here with all of your books! You're really a lot of help!"

*Giles: "No, I don't suppose I am."

*Angel: "I know this is hard.

*Buffy: "What do you know about this? You're never gonna die."

*Angel: "You think I want anything to happen to you? Do you think I could stand it? We just gotta figure out a way."

*Buffy: "I already did. I quit, remember? Pay attention!"

*Giles: "Buffy, if the Master rises-"

*Buffy, rippping off her cross: "I dont care! I don't care. Giles I'm 16 years old. I don't wanna die."





Buffy storms out of the library and heads home. She talks with her mom, who convinces her to go to the dance after surprising her with a beautiful white gown, not knowing her daughter's dreadful fate which has yet to come. Buffy gets dressed, and heads to the library, where Giles has already made up his mind that he will face the master instead of Buffy.



Buffy punches Giles nd knocks him out cold, knowing that to be the only thing that could have stopped him. She leaves and runs into the annointed one, a child who will lead her to the Master. Once she arrives, the annointed one leaves her. She shoots her crossbow and almost hits the Master, but he is too quick for her. He tells her that she just the lamb. He says that if she hadn't come, he wouldn't have been able to leave. He has control over her. He bites her and she falls into a pool of water.



Meanwhile, Giles awakens on the floor of the library and calls Willow and Xander for backup. Xander heads to Angel's apartment to get help in finding Buffy and the Master. Willow, Giles, and Jenny research and find that when the Master rises, vampires will gather at the hellmouth and form an army. Willow and Jenny leave to go to the Bronze, thinking it to be the Hellmouth, but run into a mob of vampires outside of the school. It turns out that the mouth of hell is the library. They hop in Cordelia's car and crash through the school walls to head for safety.



Xander and Angel arrive too late. Buffy is already dead. She has no pulse. But there's a chance that she has drowned. Because Angel lacks breath, Xander has to give Buffy CPR and he revives her. They think she's weak, but she's actually stronger. As the rockin' Nerf Herder theme song blares in the background, the three head to the school to stop the Master.



The Master is on the roof top, watching as the hellmouth opens and a wormy snake type demon arises out of it. Giles, Jenny, Willow, and Cordelia struggle while trying to keep away from the hellmouth and keep vampires out of the library. Buffy heads to the roof, where she battles it out with the Master for the second time.



*The Master: "You're dead!"

*Buffy: "I may be dead, but I'm still pretty. Which is more than I can say for you."



Seeing a sharp piece of wood below through the glass ceiling, Buffy gets ready.



*Buffy: "If you're that amped about hell, go there!"



The Master crashes through the ceiling and is staked right through the heart. Oddly, his bones remain. As the group recooperates and gathers around the bones, they all look exhausted. They discuss what to do now that they've averted the apocolypse.



*Buffy: "We saved the world. I say we party!"



And the gang heads out to go to the Spring Fling at the Bronze. Angel tells Buffy that he likes her dress, and we are left with a final thrill as the camera closes out on the bones of the Master.





The season 1 finale of Buffy The Vampire Slayer was a fine example of why I watch this series. The show has action, adventure, mystery, humor, love, drama, and more! It has every single element a show could have, and the depth behind all of the characters is just amazing. I loved how Xander confessed his love for Buffy, and how Willow stood up for herself and refused to go with him just as a friend. I enjoyed seeing more of Cordelia's character, and her helping the gang. I enjoyed seeing how Giles and Angel cared for Buffy so much. I loved the tensity between Xander and Angel, and the new love blossoming betweeen Giles and Jenny. It was great seeing such an emotional side to Buffy, and seeing her talk with her mother. Buffy may have died, but that will prove to be yet another obstacle for her in the next season.



I just loved this finale. It made me cry, it made me laugh, and it made me sorry that I'd have to wait a whole summer to see the next season. Definately a favorite episode!

One of the great things about "Prophecy Girl" is that it examines one of my favorite themes: that attempts to change the future are destined not only to fail, but to fulfill the future that was trying to be changed. Of course this theme is in the spotlight with the new Star Wars movie, and this being one of it's central themes, but I think this episode does a better job of handling the subject than Star Wars did, partly because everyone knows that Anakin is destined to become Darth Vader. And yes, even though Buffy does "die" in this episode, she is quickly brought back to life through Xander's noble deeds and goes on to kick the Master's butt big time. A perfect ending to the season.

All the drama this season comes to a head in this episode.



Xander asks buffy out and she crushes him and hooks up with Angel instead. So Buffy only dates older men like old old.



And Giles finds another prophecy saying the master will rise and kill Buffy. I'm sure that will happen.



So Buffy decides to fight her destiny and follow the weird evil kid to the cave and the Master rises out of the ground and all the Vampires come out on prom night and Buffy ruins her dress falling in muddy water. A Bad day at Sunnydale high.



So Angel and Xander have a showdown and both decide to rescue Buffy. Xander finally gets his wish and performs Mouth to Mouth on Buffy. I think a part of him enjoyed that a bit too much. What's more after Buffy saves the day and kills the Master she doesn't mention anything about Xander saving her life and she still has the hots for Angel. What's a guy got to do to impress Buffy?

I wanted to be able to give this Season 1 finale a 10, but unfortunately, there are just too many plot holes and inconsistencies. Here are some of the issues I had with this episode's storyline:



1). When Willow and Ms. Calendar are surrounded by all the vampires and Cordelia pulls up in her car, Willow says they have to go to the library, but the library is just about the most unsafe place to go. Sure, maybe they were not wanting to abandon Giles, but then they should have picked him up in the car and gotten the heck out of there!



2). After being revived by Xander, Buffy says that she knows where the Master has gone. It's as if she has some kind of psychic connection to him or something. This is very convenient for the flow of the story-perhaps a little too convenient, I think.



3). After being revived by Xander, Buffy confidently approaches the school with a brisk stride, but why didn't she ditch Xander and Angel and start running? She may not have known that her friends were being attacked in the library, but she knew that the situation was really urgent!



4). After Buffy kills the Master, what happens to the hordes of vampires? There's nothing in the Buffy mythology to explain why all these vampires would just disappear after the Master is killed. There may be a reason that these vamps just vanish, but the viewers never hear about it.



5). The Master, because he is the first vamp, has bones, which are left behind after he dies and the rest of him turns to dust. The Scooby gang just decides to leave them there and deal with them after going to the big dance. So a bunch of vampires were causing a big ruckus at the school and Cordelia actually drove her car through the school, but the police aren't going to show up to investigate? That just seems ridiculous. I think a little clean up after averting the apocalypse was in order, and it was silly for the writers just to gloss over it.



All of these issues aside, there are some excellent moments in this episode. I loved the interactions between Willow and Xander and Buffy and Xander regarding their love triangle. I loved how confident Buffy appears in her initial fight scene, making the viewer realize how much she has come into her own over the course of the season, and later on, when Buffy finds out she is destined to die, SMG's performance is phenomenal. Cordelia and Willow finding the dead bodies of their fellow students is a great plot twist that is also visually very striking. Giles' determination that he is going to fight the Master is adorable, as is Buffy's determination to stop him by any means necessary, including knocking him out. I love that she gives Ms. Calendar a message to give to Giles, knowing that she may never see him again-"Think of something cool . . . Tell him I said it." Hilarious! Also hilarious is Xander's interactions with Angel, where he accuses him of looking at his neck-- "I wasn't looking at your neck!" Angel snaps back, and then Xander says, "I told you to eat before we left!" Too funny!



One of my favorite moments in the episode is when Buffy is dead, and Angel tells Xander that he can't give her CPR because he has no breath, so it's up to Xander to save her life. It's perfect. As is so often the case with Buffy, Xander-the guy with seemingly the least to offer-manages not only to save the day but to help save the world by bringing Buffy back to life.



Overall, "Prophecy Girl" is a great episode, one with many classic moments, but it just doesn't rise to the level of other, later episodes, and is probably the worst of the Season finales. That said, I think it's fun to watch and shows a glimmer of how great this series is about to become.

Prophecy Girl was a throwback to the Classic Buffy The Vampire Slayer. This episode was awesome, and sealed this season as a Classic for years to come. This episode was about a prophecy discovered by Giles, and it basically says The Slayer will die at the hands of the Master. Buffy is upset after over hearing this news. Zander is upset that Buffy doesn't share his feelings. The Hell Mouth is right underneath the Library, what a great place for the gang to meet before fighting the forces of evil. I really enjoyed watching this season finale. It had lots of action, drama, and humor. This episode really makes us want more Buffy. I can't wait to watch the next season!!!