Buffyverse Dialogue Database - EPISODE: 'The Initiative'


Season: Episode 7 of Season 4
Original Air Date: 11/16/1999
Written by: Douglas Petrie
Directed by: James A. Contner

Notes:

A neutered Spike escapes from the Initiative, which turns out to be run by Professor Walsh.
Plot Highlights:

Giles & Xander feel unneeded. Professor Walsh is insensitive to Willow's post-Oz blues & Buffy chews her out about it. Riley discusses Buffy with his friends, then enlists Willow's help in courting her. Spike returns to Harmony. Riley, Forrest & Graham turn out to be Initiative agents working under Professor Walsh. Xander & Harmony tangle. Riley & Buffy try to send each other home. Spike can't bite Willow. Spike & Willow elude the commandos with help from Buffy.

Transcript Source:

Download from http://www.studiesinwords.de/63theinitiative.html
Original English Copyright (c) 1999 Jillian Tatterton; Visit the site: http://altern.org/Buffyiv.
(If the link above doesn't work, try looking here, under multimedia.)

There are 34 clips for this episode

AKAs

Forrest referred to Buffy as major league hottie

Spike referred to Harmony as my little foam latte

Spike referred to Harmony as mon petite creme brulee

Spike referred to Spike as Big daddy

Spike referred to Harmony as my little mentholated pack of smokes

Harmony referred to Xander as a sissy kicker

Walsh referred to Spike as Hostile 17

Riley referred to Riley as Joe Regular

Xander referred to Riley as Teutonic boy toy

Buffy referred to Riley as John Wayne

characters

Story Arcs

NOTES ON EPISODE ART: CREATED 06/2005 ~Another easy episode collage. I immediately knew that given that this was the episode with the big reveal (though it's hard to remember that for the first 6 episodes of the season we didn't know about Riley & Walsh's involvement with the commando sightings! or what the Initiative was.) I had to feature Riley, Walsh and the initiative compound. Plus throw Spike in there for his key role in getting us a lab rat's eye view of the place.

Notes: A neutered Spike escapes from the Initiative, which turns out to be run by Professor Walsh. Plot Highlights: Giles & Xander feel unneeded. Professor Walsh is insensitive to Willow's post-Oz blues & Buffy chews her out about it. Riley discusses Buffy with his friends, then enlists Willow's help in courting her. Spike returns to Harmony. Riley, Forrest & Graham turn out to be Initiative agents working under Professor Walsh. Xander & Harmony tangle. Riley & Buffy try to send each other home. Spike can't bite Willow. Spike & Willow elude the commandos with help from Buffy.
Transcript Source: Download from http://www.studiesinwords.de/63theinitiative.html Original English Copyright (c) 1999 Jillian Tatterton; Visit the site: http://altern.org/Buffyiv. (If the link above doesn't work, try looking here, under multimedia.)
There are 34 clips for this episode

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