First, as scobro mentioned, having dracula was a risky move, but was handled well for a few reasons which i will explain soon. Buffy faces count dracula who has come to sunnydale to make her one of his concubines. This was the final season to air on the wb before it moved to upn. Dracula add to watchlist as the shadow of night falls over sunnydale, the slayer is brought face to face with the most infamous vampire ever to have stalked the earth, the legendary count dracula. This is the script that they give out to the cast and crew. Theres a new buffy logo that consists of the letters b, s, and v swirling in from the foreground and interlocking with a clang. Wb announcer concludes, buffy meets dracula, and now the wb presents the season premiere of buffy the vampire slayer, followed by the season premiere of angel. Buffys inability to resist dracula is mirrored by her inability to resist spikes sexual advances due to lack of selfesteem rather than mind control in the season 6 episode dead things spike even uses the same stop me taunt. Heralding the arc of the season and foreshadowing buffy s descent into darkness, dracula is a deliciously fun and campy vampire who mesmerized all. After first falling under his thrall, buffy breaks free to face the famous dracula. This community is dedicated to joss whedons brainchild, buffy the vampire slayer.
We missed you a ton and theres so much to talk about, so we are coming back to you with a supersized, 2freakinghour episode. Buffy the vampire slayer is a comedyaction series that chronicles the adventures of buffy summers, a teenage girl who is gifted with the strength and skill to hunt vampires. Buffy the vampire slayer s05e01 buffy the vampire slayer. We see here buffy sleeping next to riley, yet seeming very distant from him. In the process, he turns xander into a renfield of sorts, and giles becomes enthralled with the three sis. In the process, he turns xander into a renfield of sorts, and giles becomes enthralled with the three sisters, much like jonathan harker in the novel. Each buffy season had a solid or amazing premiere but aside from a few moments buffy vs dracula didnt bring anything to the table as far as premieres go.
Watch buffy the vampire slayer episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Episode listing for buffy the vampire slayer and angel with details of crossover episodes. Buffy the vampire slayer season 5 soundtrack tunefind. Giles and riley are appalled, of course, but its endlessly amusing watching everyone else fan out over this smarmy twerp. After buffy saves her watcher from the three sisters, giles confesses a few things to his slayer. Oct 01, 2010 i think this episode placed in the middle of the season would have been kind of a let down, but this episode helps the continuity of the show immensely. Sep 26, 2000 dracula rudolf martin casts his dark shadow over sunnydale and buffy s relationship with riley when the count interrupts her patrol and displays more power than the usual vampire. For most of the episode, it seems that buffy is following this. Dracula for a show that draws so fundamentally from vampire lore, its surprising that the prince of darkness himself, dracula, didnt appear until the season five premiere.
Are you now or have you ever been judgment buffy vs. From buffy the vampire slayer, season 5, episode 01. I wanted to watch the dvds in order to make sure i got the continuity as intended by the writers. Dracula isnt the best episode of the season, but you really cant miss it. Dracula, it opens up with buffy in bed and she wakes up to slay a vampire in the cemetery. After they spun angel off into a separate show at the end of buffy season 3, there were quite a few crossovers between the two shows. Buffy the vampire slayer s05e01 buffy the vampire slayer vs. Watch buffy the vampire slayer streaming online hulu free. The oneandonly dracula makes his way to sunnydale and immediately has everyone enchanted.
This episode did not require dracula to work, narratively any old vampire with knowledge of the series lore would have worked. All 32 songs featured in buffy the vampire slayer season 5 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. It maintained its previous timeslot, airing tuesdays at 8. If you were wondering what this season was going to be about, look no further than the teaser. The wb billed the season five finale as the wb series finale. The actor who played dracula was boring and had no charisma compared to a one off villain like sunday in the freshman.
Watch buffy the vampire slayer season 5 episode 1 buffy vs. Buffy vs dracula from buffering the vampire slayer. Dracula, when dracula himself arrives in sunnydale, he leaves the entire gang star struck. Why is buffy vs dracula such an average season premiere. Buffy the vampire slayer s05e01 buffy vs dracula video. For as long as there have been vampires, there has been the slayer. Buffy must find a way to stop him before she falls com. If you havent watched through the entirety of both buffy and angel, there will most likely be a lot of spoilers.
The last seduction still searching for a normal life, buffy is shaken by the awesome power and more than a little. This episode did not require dracula to work, narratively any old vampire with knowledge of the. Both an enemy and ally to the scooby gang, dracula maintained a rivalry with the slayer, buffy summers, and an unusual friendship with alexander harris. If i remember this episode right, its pretty cheesy. Xander to the point of becoming the counts sunnydale renfield. Weve got incredible guests joanna robinson of vanity fair and the. Aug 04, 2017 watch buffy the vampire slayer s05e01 buffy the vampire slayer vs dracula buffy the vampire slayer on dailymotion. Also, it really helps you to follow the story if you watch the episodes in order. Buffy faces the infamous count dracula, who has come to. Dracula was first broadcast on september 26, 2000 on the wb television network. I think this episode placed in the middle of the season would have been kind of a let down, but this episode helps the continuity of the show immensely. The fifth season of the television series buffy the vampire slayer premiered on september 26, 2000 on the wb and concluded its 22episode season on may 22, 2001. It was quite a shock for me to go directly from restless possibly the best episode of the series to buffy vs.
This is a nice script from the hit tv show buffy the vampire slayer. Dracula sees the gang totally taken in by draculas charisma and celebrity. The characteristics of dracula were similar to those in the book, his skin complexion was pale, although he did not have red lips, they were pale in buffy vs. Watch buffy the vampire slayer s05e01 buffy the vampire slayer vs dracula buffy the vampire slayer on dailymotion. While buffy is powerless under draculas thrall, much to the chagrin of a jealous riley, xander becomes the dark ones emissary and leads his friends into peril. And when he finally does, in the fifth season premiere hilariously titled buffy vs. Dracula is the season premiere of the fifth season of buffy the vampire slayer television show, and the seventyninth episode in the series. Buffy is shaken and more than a little starstruck when she and her friends come face to face with the greatest vampire of all time, dracula. Video of season 5 episode 1 buffy vs dracula for fans of buffy the vampire slayer. While buffy is powerless under draculas thrall, much to the chagrin of a jealous riley, xander becomes the dark ones. Please take a moment to register your free funtrivia id. Prophecy girl 1997, and angel in buffy the vampire slayer. In xanders dream, giles and spike swing together on a swing set, with spike wearing a tweed jacket. Dracula and so we begin our journey through season five with the horrendously aweful episode.
Buffy already has to get up in the middle of the night to kill things in order to sleep through the night next to boring riley. May 06, 2014 an uneasy encounter with the legendary count dracula leaves buffy desiring to learn more about herself and thus asking giles to once again be her watcher. Written by marti noxon and directed by david solomon, it originally broadcast on september 26, 2000 on the wb network. During its original broadcast, the episode was watched by 5. Buffy the vampire slayer season 5 episode 1 buffy vs. Dracula sees the gang totally taken in by dracula s charisma and celebrity. Its one of the better motw offerings, and despite the recurring mentions of darkness, killing and death, its often flatout. Buffy faces the infamous count dracula, who has come to sunnydale to make her one of his brides. She was previously bitten by the two wellknown vampires the master in buffy the vampire slayer. Representation of gender in this episode of buffy vs.
Buffy faces the infamous count dracula, who has come to sunnydale to make her one of his concubines. Dracula turns xander into a renfield of sorts, before being defeated but not killed. Buffy vs dracula from buffering the vampire slayer a. This kind of foreshadows that she will soon meet dracula in a cemetery, which she does not too soon after. Dracula tv episode 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Buffy and her friends come to the aid of a woman being pursed by a gigantic wormlike creatureonly to learn that its appearance in. Listen to buffering the vampire slayer a buffy the vampire slayer podcast episodes free, on demand.
Dracula is the fifth season premiere of the television series buffy the vampire slayer. Taras words to buffy, you think you know whats to come, what you are. Spike drinks from buffy next, in the comic desperate times. Possessing abilities uncommon to vampires, he sold his story and became a celebrity in both demon and human societies, but was considered by many to be a myth. Some dialogue has been borrowed from the original episode, of which this is a rewrite. With sarah michelle gellar, nicholas brendon, alyson hannigan, marc blucas. Dracula rudolf martin casts his dark shadow over sunnydale and buffys relationship with riley when the count interrupts her patrol and displays more power than the usual vampire. Dracula is more of a how i spent my summer vacation episode, from the scene of the scoobies frolicking on the beachwhere buffy throws a football so hard she injures riley, and willow casts a. That part of the cannon storyline will start being rewritten in the next episode.
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