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Posted by the Spoiler
Slayer on 9-5-02
I've just gotten some additional information which confirms the general
plot of 'Help'. As reported before, the episode revolves around Buffy's
first day on the job at Sunnydale High. It's still unclear what her exact
role is, but it appears that a number of teens will be coming to her with
various 'issues'. One of these is a young girl 'Cassie', who feels that
she will be dead in a few days. But these aren't the only student problems
that Buffy faces in her first few days...A female student, who feels that
she's being picked on by another student, misinterprets some advice Buffy
offers, and lets her fists do the talking.
One student asks Cassie to the school dance, but after she turns him down,
he confesses to Buffy that Dawn was his first alternate.
A male student who thinks that he might be gay, but wonders if Buffy will
help him test that theory.
Finally, there are a couple of students who were once content with only
picking on their peers, but might be trading up to demonic sacrifice.
Buffy may also have to face some parents too. This of course lends further
credence to the report that I had from that 'untested source' earlier,
I'll be adjusting the spoiler rankings to reflect this.
In addition to the information on 'Help', I've also received a report
from another source. Supposedly the production staff is in the process
of building a 19th century town/village set on location. This would seem
to confirm the spoilers that the episode that revolves around Anya will
feature flashbacks. However, this could also be in preparation for either
a sweeps episode, an Angel episode, or even a Firefly episode. Just something
to keep in mind as we get more spoilers.
Posted by the Oracle on the BC&S Spoiler Board on 9-6-02
"Same Time, Same Place"
UPDATED! - Anya pays the price for undoing the curse on Worm Man and is
restricted to only being able to teleport for Vengeance jobs. (Previously
reported it was all teleporting, but there was confusion there. All better
now.)
Episode 5
NEW! - Anya grants a young woman's wish, but the violent act of vengeance
leaves Anya completely guilt-ridden. In order to fix her mistake, she
asks that the spell be undone. Knowing the price of the reversal is the
life of a Vengeance Demon, she's willing to make the sacrifice.
NEW! - Flashbacks to Anya's past, supposedly complete with the return
of Olaf, Anya's *husband* before she was made a Vengeance demon. We'll
also learn about the origination of Anya's "bunny" fear.
NEW! - Buffy and Anya fight (and I don't me a verbal sparring) after Buffy
and the gang learn about Anya's destructive wish granting.
Posted by Wanda on E!Online on 9-9-02
http://www.eonline.com/Gossip/Wanda/Trans/Archive2002/020909c.html
From shaneboy: I missed you last week! So tell us the truth. Are they
turning Spike into a wussy Angel knockoff?
No. You wash those words right out of your mouth, mister! Everything that
I've heard sounds very promising and very different from the Angel/Buffy
interaction. Don't you worry. This season looks amazing so far.
From lovergirl: So if Spike isn't a wuss, what will he be?
Tormented. Tortured. Tortilla. And, okay, I'll admit, this is a teensy
bit loserish: He will be living in a similar sitch to Xander of a few
seasons ago. Word is he'll be shacking up in Buffy's basement this season.
From sarahlain: I thought Spike was going to live in the
basement of the school.
Crimeney. What did I say? Sorry, people, it's been a looooooong two weeks.
Spike is living in the basement of the new high school.
From wolfen430: That's very different From Buffy's basement.
I know. Throw your rotten food my way.
Posted by the Spoiler Slayer
on 9-13-02
Episode 6 info:
The main storyline will revolve around Dawn's latest crush, the captain
of the football team. The only problem is, Dawn isn't the only one interested
in the him. In fact, all the female students and staff at Sunnydale (including
all the female Scoob's) find themselves drawn to him.
Xander, who has found himself in a similar situation in the past, figures
out that something strange must be going on. The answer to the puzzle
is the Letters Jacket the captain wears. Anyone wearing it becomes irresistable
to members of the opposite sex. It's Spike and Xander to the rescue...
Posted by Wanda on E!Online on 9-16-02
http://www.eonline.com/Gossip/Wanda/Trans/Archive2002/020916.html
From park450: Are you upset that Buffy got zero wins at the Creative Arts
Emmys? I know I am.
Miserable. Is someone brainwashing those voters? If so, please stop.
From dianeb92: When does the tour of the Buffy set with James
Marsters air? My VCR wants to know!
Glad you asked. Tell your trusted friend that it will be on during E!'s
Live Emmy Countdown Show, which airs this Sunday, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
on E! I've also visited two other sets and I'll be doing a live interview
on the red carpet with one of the stars from last season's highest-rated
drama. I'm all squishy nervous. Tune in and watch my knees knock.
From kelly: So, if Faith is coming back for the last five
Buffy eps, do you think they might be planning a Faith spinoff, if Sarah
Michelle doesn't re-sign?
From your mouth to Joss' ears. They truly, truly have not decided the
fate of the show or whether SMG will be back. However, yes, it does sound
like this is a very strong contingency plan. I'm sure Joss and Marti have
heard the reaction to the possibility of "Dawn the Vampire Slayer."
I'm curious, though, what do you all think of a Faith spinoff?
From veaniebabie: Wanda, I've heard stuff on Anya, Willow,
Buffy, Spike...what's in store for my favorite hunky construction worker?
Sorry to be the one to break it with you, but he's parted ways with the
cop, the Indian and the cowboy...Oh, sorry, that construction worker.
The first peep I've heard from the world of Xander is that he considers
reconciling with Anya, but it may be too late.
From lmblack21: What's the what with Marti replying to our
questions?
She already did. Got 'em in early (love that!) and there's some very interesting
stuff in there. They answers will be posted with Friday's column.
From haylied: With all the other people from Buffy's past
showing up this season, is there any hope that Seth Green will show up?
Not unless they are keeping it really under wraps.
Posted by the Oracle on the BC&S Spoiler Board on
9-17-02
'Lessons'
UPDATED - A new possible big bad makes an appearance in Sunnydale...but
just wait until you see what it looks like. To vaguely confirm some suspicions,
this particular villain makes it possible for *any* character good or
bad, new or old to appear...and a large majority of past characters will
be returning. *** New revelations make it possible for this "villain"
to just be a result of Spike's newly twisted mind. It could just be all
in his head, it could be something making Spike see these visions, or
he could really be seeing what he's seeing. All that is clear is that
Spike's not quite mentally stable and real or not, these figures are messing
with is mind even more.
'Help'
NEW! - A young girl named Cassie, whom Buffy counsels at school, knows
that she's going to die and the day it's going to happen, but not why
or how. It's up to councellor Buffy and the rest of the gang to help her
out.
NEW! - Meanwhile, a group of guys want to use Cassie (*ahem* Callie, anyone?)
as a sacrifice for a demon. (Before you assume sloppy writing, I think
there's something much bigger and much better hidden behind these oddly
repetitious episode plots. Maybe a literal return to the beginning--and
no that's not a spoiler, just crazy thoughts.)
"Selfless"
UPDATED! - Flashbacks to Anya's past, supposedly complete with the return
of Olaf, Anya's *husband* before she was made a Vengeance demon. We'll
also learn about the origination of Anya's "bunny" fear. We
also see Anya and Hallie during the Russian Revolution serving up some
gruesome vengeance.
NEW! - Willow uses the talisman D'Hoffryn gave her (in "Something
Blue") to summon him.
NEW! - Anya does not die in the episode. Emma's a regular and she's not
going anywhere just yet.
Join
me in the Crypt of Decryption:
Two corrections this week: I was sloppy and misread a few things. First,
as the Oracle indicates, episode 5 is not titled "Anya." I misunderstood
my source for that info. Second, I corrected the last Spoiler Zone to
indicate that any conclusion that the final scene of episode 1 involved
the Big Bads morphing into each other was
Herc's speculation, not Drew Greenberg's comment. Of course, we now know
Herc was onto something.
A member of TWOP apparently saw Episode 1 in advance. You can read his
description of the episode here.
I have additional
spoilage, mainly relating to Spike.
Episode
2:
Buffy goes
back to the basement to look for Spike--but he's not there. This is before
he shows up at her house to offer to help with the Worm.
Episode 3:
Spike and
Willow also have a conversation, of sorts. It's clear from the conversation
that Willow knows about Spike's soul. Willow is mainly concerned with
finding out more about the dead body.
Also, Spike still has some snark left, even though he is still insane.
Episode
4:
Buffy goes to Spike for help finding out what's happening with Cassie,
the psychic girl. Spike is still crazy and is saying he's bad. He starts
hitting himself and Buffy stops him. He's getting confused about "hurting
the girl"--he blames himself. He means Buffy, which is confusing
to Buffy because she wants to know who's going to hurt Cassie. When she
starts to go away, he begs her not to leave, but she says she feels he's
worse when she's there. As she leaves, he yells after her, "Don't
hurt the girl!"--which he also says later when he rescues Buffy from
the demon. And when Cassie sees him, she has something to say about his
future: "Someday she'll tell you."
Episode
5:
Spike hallucinates
that Buffy has come to help him get through his problems; the real Buffy
shows up and tells him that he needs to get out of the basement because
whatever is there is causing his problems. She also tells him that he
has a fresh start with her.
Episode
6:
(this info is derived from casting sides and thus is subject to change)
Dawn has a crush on a high school football player. She finds herself in
competition for his attention with other girls. She has a fight with one
girl, and Buffy intervenes. Later, Buffy talks with the football player
to tell him to behave more responsibly, but when he puts on his jacket,
Buffy begins to have a different reaction to him; she begins to find him
more physically attractive. Later, Buffy pulls him out of class ostensibly
for a guidance consultation, but instead she brings him into a classroom
to get to "know" him better.
Meanwhile, Xander and Spike work together, with plenty of snarky banter,
to solve the problem of the football player's mysterious allure. They
visit his brother, whom Xander remembers as being similarly charismatic.
However, when they meet him, he is living in the basement of his parents'
house and seems to be an underachiever. Xander and Spike figure out that
the power of the spell is in the jacket, and they accost the football
player and remove the coat from him.
Scheduled writers and episode titles:
Episode
#1: Joss Whedon
Title: Lessons
Episode
#2: Douglas Petrie
Title: Beneath You
Episode
#3: Jane Espenson
Title: Same Time, Same Place
Episode
#4: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
Title: Help
Episode
#5: Drew Goddard
Title: Selfless
Episode #6: Writer Unknown
Title: Him
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