Buffyverse Dialogue Database - EPISODE: 'Dead Man's Party'


Season: Episode 2 of Season 3
Original Air Date: 10/06/1998
Written by: Marti Noxon
Directed by: James Whitmore, Jr.

Notes:

Maurauding zombies crash Buffy's welcome home party and ease Scooby/Mom vs Slayer tensions.
Plot Highlights:

Buffy meets the gang patrolling w/out her. Snyder denies Buffy readmittance. Meet Pat. Burying the dead cat. Dealing with the zombie cat. The gang turns dinner into a hootanany. Buffy overhears Joyce, starts packing, triggering a big emotional confrontation. Enter zombies. Giles speeds to the Summers' in his citroen. Buffy kills Ovu Moban/Pat. Giles threatens Snyder. Will & Buffy re-bond.
Quick Review:

This episode had its fair share of truly comic moments (see below) and a realistic daub of angsty confrontation to balance things out. And yet somehow though the parts were good, the whole was somehow a little lacking. It was the episode that had to happen to deal with fall-out from the previous season finale and the previous episode, and it was well crafted, but still, it leaves you anxious for the season to REALLY get started. Giles' & Oz's contributions to the humor are highlights.
Memorable Moments:

Giles sneaking off to the kitchen for a moment of unobserved emotion.
Synder and his "nearly physical sensation of pleasure" at keeping Buffy out of school; Joyce's reaction to him: "nasty little horrid, bigoted rodent-man"
Oz at the Hellmouth petting zoo, naming the zombie cat "Patches"; Giles huffily telling the Scoobies he's not taking it home for a warm saucer of milk. Buffy's "I wanted pine fresh, but mom wanted dead cat".
Cordelia "the dip girl" and Oz's discourse on gathering vs shindig vs hootenany.
Gile's mocking of Joyce and her American knack for taking exotic cursed objects home as a nick-knacks.
Giles bringing out a bit of Ripper for a smiling/threatening chat with Snyder on the subject of Buffy's readmission.
Willow enjoying the euphoric benefits of moral superiority; Buffy & Willow's good-natured exchange of character aspersions ("Tramp!" "Bad Seed!")

Transcript Source:

Download from http://www.studiesinwords.de/36deadman.html
Transcribed by: AleXander Thompson
(If the link above doesn't work, try looking here, under multimedia.)

There are 36 clips for this episode

AKAs

Cordelia referred to Xander as Nighthawk

Buffy referred to Snyder as His Ugliness

Snyder referred to Buffy as a troublemaker

Buffy referred to Scoobies as not company-plate people

Joyce referred to Snyder as that nasty little horrid, bigoted rodent-man

Joyce referred to Buffy as a superhero

Cordelia referred to Cordelia as the dip

Xander referred to Giles as the Old Guy

Xander referred to Giles as Library Man

Cordelia referred to Xander as Boy Slayer

Xander referred to Buffy as the Buffster

Stoner referred to Buffy as some chick that just got out of rehab

random guy referred to Giles as Mr. Belvedere

Cordelia referred to Buffy as freak of nature

Cordelia referred to Angel as Mr. Killing Spree

Oz referred to Oz as Referee Guy

Willow referred to Buffy as Runaway, Quitter, Bailer, Delinquent, Bad Seed, Freak

Buffy referred to Willow as Whiner, Harpy, Tramp, Witch

characters

Story Arcs

NOTES ON EPISODE ART: CREATED 10/2001 ~When Buffy and Joyce discuss how to handle Dawn in "Blood Ties" and Buffy says "I wouldn't want my mother and my sister coming at me from all sides" I was reminded of this Season 3 episode, where she dealt with that sort of thing first hand. And so for this collage, I thought I'd put Buffy in the middle and have the whole gang surrounding her, all focused on her, and not in a happy way.

(March 2003) What with all the other season 3 collages looking shiny and new, I just couldn't leave the hideous old version of this collage, so I redid it, in keeping with the original idea, but better.

Notes: Maurauding zombies crash Buffy's welcome home party and ease Scooby/Mom vs Slayer tensions. Plot Highlights: Buffy meets the gang patrolling w/out her. Snyder denies Buffy readmittance. Meet Pat. Burying the dead cat. Dealing with the zombie cat. The gang turns dinner into a hootanany. Buffy overhears Joyce, starts packing, triggering a big emotional confrontation. Enter zombies. Giles speeds to the Summers' in his citroen. Buffy kills Ovu Moban/Pat. Giles threatens Snyder. Will & Buffy re-bond. Quick Review: This episode had its fair share of truly comic moments (see below) and a realistic daub of angsty confrontation to balance things out. And yet somehow though the parts were good, the whole was somehow a little lacking. It was the episode that had to happen to deal with fall-out from the previous season finale and the previous episode, and it was well crafted, but still, it leaves you anxious for the season to REALLY get started. Giles' & Oz's contributions to the humor are highlights. Memorable Moments: Giles sneaking off to the kitchen for a moment of unobserved emotion. Synder and his "nearly physical sensation of pleasure" at keeping Buffy out of school; Joyce's reaction to him: "nasty little horrid, bigoted rodent-man" Oz at the Hellmouth petting zoo, naming the zombie cat "Patches"; Giles huffily telling the Scoobies he's not taking it home for a warm saucer of milk. Buffy's "I wanted pine fresh, but mom wanted dead cat". Cordelia "the dip girl" and Oz's discourse on gathering vs shindig vs hootenany. Gile's mocking of Joyce and her American knack for taking exotic cursed objects home as a nick-knacks. Giles bringing out a bit of Ripper for a smiling/threatening chat with Snyder on the subject of Buffy's readmission. Willow enjoying the euphoric benefits of moral superiority; Buffy & Willow's good-natured exchange of character aspersions ("Tramp!" "Bad Seed!")
Transcript Source: Download from http://www.studiesinwords.de/36deadman.html Transcribed by: AleXander Thompson (If the link above doesn't work, try looking here, under multimedia.)
There are 36 clips for this episode

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