Episode 1: Welcome to the Hellmouth>

EPISODE COLLAGE: Welcome to the Hellmouth
Season: Episode 1 of Season 1
Original Air Date: 03/10/1997
Written by: Joss Whedon
Directed by: Charles Martin Smith

Notes:
Buffy starts school (and slaying) in Sunnydale.

Plot Highlights:

Darla feeds. Joyce admonishes Buffy to think positive. Xander is intrigued by the new girl. Principal Flutie reads Buffy's transcripts. Xander introduces himself to Buffy. Cordelia tests Buffy's coolness factor, approves. Giles offers Buffy a book marked "VAMPYR". Buffy introduces herself to Willow. Cordelia announces the discovery of Darla's victim. Buffy goes to Giles, he tries to get her on active duty. Buffy meets Angel, who warns her about the Harvest, then chats with Willow at the Bronze. Giles shows up, Willow goes off with a vampire, Buffy & Xander track her down. Buffy challenges Darla, Luke intervenes.

Memorable Moments:

  • Principal Flutie's fizzling pep-talk as details of Buffy's permanant record start jumping out at him.
  • Buffy storming into the library to tell Giles she doesn't care; their ensuing conversation RE her Slayerhood.
  • Buffy's mid-air hand-stand & swoop down for her first meeting with Angel.
  • Buffy's "violence, strong language" speech to Darla

Transcript Source:
Download from http://www.studiesinwords.de/01welcome.html
Transcribed by: AleXander Thompson
(If the link above doesn't work, try looking here, under multimedia.)

There are 27 clips for this episode

The following AKAs appeared in this episode:
The following characters appeared in this episode:
|Angel |Buffy |Cordelia |Darla |Giles |Joyce |Master |Willow |Xander |

The following Story Arcs where represented in this episode:

NOTES ON EPISODE ART: CREATED 05/2003 ~Willow was my problem child this time around; none of the caps of her I have wanted to play nice with the others I definitely needed to include. So I'm leaving her out. Sigh. However, I did have fun working in those icongraphic caps from the very roots of Buffydom, the "vampyre" book, the Master lounging, the silver Cross-in-a-box, the library.



NEXT EPISODE:
The Harvest


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