Buffyverse Dialogue Database - EPISODE: 'Hell's Bells'


Season: Episode 16 of Season 6
Original Air Date: 03/05/2002
Written by: Rebecca Kirshner
Directed by: David Solomon

Notes:

Xander & Anya's wedding train gets derailed.
Plot Highlights:

Buffy & Willow bemoan their bridesmaid dresses. Morning at Xander's apartment. Buffy helps Xander with his cummerbund. Willow & Tara help Anya dress. D'Hoffryn, Halfrek, Uncle Rory, Spike, etc arrive at the wedding. Xander's dad tasteless drunken toast. An old man takes Xander aside, shows him a vision of his future life with Anya. Buffy & Spike have a civil chat. Willow congratulates Xander. Anya practices her vows. Xander goes missing, Buffy stalls. Dawn chats with a demon boy. A wedding brawl breaks out. Anya confronts the old man, who reverts to demon form. Buffy fights the demon, Xander gets back in time to finish it off. Xander breaks off the wedding. Buffy, Willow & Dawn hang out being sad. D'Hoffryn offers Anya her job back.
Memorable Moments:

Buffy & Willow's predictable, but still funny, horror-struck statements that turn out to be about bridesmaids' dresses and not a demon.
Anya's practice vows, especially the final ones spoken over scenes of Xander wandering in the rain trying to come to terms with himself.
Buffy & Spike's quiet encounter
Willow's happy send off of Xander
Buffy juggling, doing charades.
Anya's heartbreaking reactions to the demon's recriminations.
Xander's breaking off his wedding with Anya, leaving her to walk sadly down the aisle without him.

Transcript Source:

Download from http://www.studiesinwords.de/116hellsbells.html
transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com). action descriptions edited by me.
(If the link above doesn't work, try looking here, under multimedia.)

There are 17 clips for this episode

AKAs

Buffy referred to Buffy as Buffy the Bridesmaid

Buffy referred to Xander as Mr. About-To-Get-Married

Anya referred to Xander as my best friend

Willow referred to Xander as my little Xander

characters

Story Arcs

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NOTES ON EPISODE ART: CREATED 03/2002 ~Otherwise known as the "Poor Anya!" collage... there were just so many poignant shots of Anya looking heartbroken that they kinda squeezed Xander out of the picture. Oh well! I used some copied blurred layers applied with soft light & overlay to give everything a kind of soft glow, and then some of Vered's wonderful "watercolor" & "old paper" custom brushes to add a little texture. The shot in the top right corner was already quite gold as captured, so I decided to extend that golden glow to the nearby captures.

Notes: Xander & Anya's wedding train gets derailed. Plot Highlights: Buffy & Willow bemoan their bridesmaid dresses. Morning at Xander's apartment. Buffy helps Xander with his cummerbund. Willow & Tara help Anya dress. D'Hoffryn, Halfrek, Uncle Rory, Spike, etc arrive at the wedding. Xander's dad tasteless drunken toast. An old man takes Xander aside, shows him a vision of his future life with Anya. Buffy & Spike have a civil chat. Willow congratulates Xander. Anya practices her vows. Xander goes missing, Buffy stalls. Dawn chats with a demon boy. A wedding brawl breaks out. Anya confronts the old man, who reverts to demon form. Buffy fights the demon, Xander gets back in time to finish it off. Xander breaks off the wedding. Buffy, Willow & Dawn hang out being sad. D'Hoffryn offers Anya her job back. Memorable Moments: Buffy & Willow's predictable, but still funny, horror-struck statements that turn out to be about bridesmaids' dresses and not a demon. Anya's practice vows, especially the final ones spoken over scenes of Xander wandering in the rain trying to come to terms with himself. Buffy & Spike's quiet encounter Willow's happy send off of Xander Buffy juggling, doing charades. Anya's heartbreaking reactions to the demon's recriminations. Xander's breaking off his wedding with Anya, leaving her to walk sadly down the aisle without him.
Transcript Source: Download from http://www.studiesinwords.de/116hellsbells.html transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com). action descriptions edited by me. (If the link above doesn't work, try looking here, under multimedia.)
There are 17 clips for this episode

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