Buffy celebrates her 20th birthday in Blood Ties. Her party comes to a staggering halt when Dawn discovers she’s the Key and freaks out. This isn’t the first (nor last) time that Buffy’s birthday has gone wrong. In Surprise, Buffy slept with Angel on her 17th birthday which prompted him to turn evil and start killing her friends. In Helpless, the Watcher’s Council forced a test on Buffy on her 18th birthday by removing her powers and seeing how she coped with a crazed vampire. In Older and Far Away, Dawn unwittingly made a wish with a vengeance demon that none can leave her, forcing the Scoobies to be stranded in Buffy’s house at her birthday party.
August 27th, 2005 at 8:12 pm
I don’t get why Buffy doesn’t have a birthday in season 7. She usually has one at the beginning of the second half of a season. So where was the season 7 one???
August 27th, 2005 at 8:18 pm
It could be that the last season was referring to the first season a lot so because the first season didn’t have Buffy Birthday episode, the last one didn’t either. The more logical answer would be that she was too busy to even notice her birthday. In the episode that Giles comes back, she mentions that she didn’t even realize it was December. Maybe the same theory applies to her birthday.
August 27th, 2005 at 8:21 pm
Also, this trivia doesn’t mention that on her ninetinth birthday, Giles turned into a Fyarl demon and she almost killed him.
August 28th, 2005 at 1:14 pm
I thought that it was kinda nice that there wasn’t always focus on Buffy’s birthday as none of the others really got birthday episodes…I know that they weren’t main characters but it would have been nice. It was nice that some of Buffy’s birthdays were missed.
November 8th, 2005 at 11:38 am
At least Cordelia got a birthday episode on Angel (even if it is the worst episode ever of Angel.) Also, I’m glad that Tara got a birthday episode since she’s my all time favorite character on any show (and because it was a great episode, unlike the aforementioned episode of Angel.)
November 18th, 2005 at 3:16 am
I always thought that the reason why they only showed Buffy’s birthday was because she was the slayer. I’m not trying to say that the others’ weren’t as important. I only mean that they were celebrating one more year that Buffy survived as the slayer. I’m pretty sure they celebrated the others’ birthdays, just off-screen.
November 18th, 2005 at 6:10 am
They did show Tara’s birthday once. I can’t remember the season or the episode, but I remember Buffy and Xander are trying to decide what to get her, and they keep saying things like “She’s…different… but really nice!! She’s very nice..”
November 18th, 2005 at 6:11 am
oh, oops… missed that… notfadeaway mentioned Tara’s birthday. sorry!
December 11th, 2005 at 2:44 am
onlimain, Thanks for mentioning the date on the headstone. I didn’t know of this screencap, and I didn’t remember it too well, apparently.
December 20th, 2005 at 5:31 am
Tommorrow (Dec 20th) is my 17th birthday. I am hoping I don’t get an arm in a box and a souless killer boyfriend as a suprise.
December 20th, 2005 at 6:04 am
Was it Buffy’s 21st birthday in Older and Far Away
December 20th, 2005 at 3:37 pm
Happy Freakin’ Birthday, Smash. I remember when I was 17….electricity was the “new big thing”. And, to think, I thought it would never catch on…
December 20th, 2005 at 3:41 pm
it’s funny ‘cause it’s true.
December 20th, 2005 at 3:43 pm
and Happy Birthday Smash. Late December birthdays are tough, unless your jewish or some other non-christmas celebrating religion, or poor in which case you wouldn’t get anything anyway.
and this might be the most depressing birthday greeting ever…CHEERS!!!
December 20th, 2005 at 4:06 pm
“it’s funny ‘cause it’s true.”
*mutters under breath…”bitch”…*
December 20th, 2005 at 7:53 pm
“It was my golden birthday”. My golden birthday was when I was 3. It’s been downhill ever since….
December 20th, 2005 at 10:21 pm
“geez slightlyem, you mutter alot.”
*mutters under breath…”piss off, b’please”…*
(Just joking, b’please, don’t go crazy on me like some El Al security guy who breaks your souveniers…)
December 20th, 2005 at 10:42 pm
Happy Birthday to Smash, Happy Birthday to Smash!!! Hope you celebrate in a warm and wonderful Canadian way! What is the legal age to drink in Canada! If you are now old enough, cheers!
b’please, you have the best stories, those nasty El Al security people!
Slightlyem, just say, while counting off on your fingers “out…for…a…walk…….bitch”
December 21st, 2005 at 12:57 am
“The leagal age for drinking in Canada is nineteen if anyone is interested.”
I bet a lot of 18-year old Canadians are interested….
December 21st, 2005 at 1:10 am
Actually it’s 18 in Alberta, but I’m not big on the intoxication anyway. Thanks for all the well wishes guys! It’s really sweet of you.
So far, no apocalypse, so I’d say it’s a good day.
January 29th, 2006 at 9:14 am
Grumble grumble … my birthday’s in 4 months. And it’s not even a good birthday where you get to do something that you couldn’t do before, like drive or vote or drink or something. Or when you get an arm in a box or a cruciamentum or your Watcher turns into a demony guy. Oh well … the best has yet to come, right?