The episode Normal Again was originally supposed to be shown as episode eight in season six but was later changed to seventeen.

Marti Noxon said about the episode Normal Again:
“It was always something we saw as a sort of stand-alone that could fit in almost any season. The idea was really strong and I thought the episode turned out kind of nice and moody and intriguing. The question that seemed to …

When Buffy looks at the family photograph of her as a little girl in Normal Again, it is the same child (Alexandra Lee) who portrayed young Buffy in season five’s episode The Weight of the World. The photo can also be seen in Never Leave Me.

Amber Benson and James Marsters appeared together in a short movie in 2001 called The Enforcers. It was written and directed by Angel writer Mere Smith and also starred Andy Hallett (Lorne in Angel).

Andrew summons a Glarghk Guhl Kashmas demon using a didgeridoo in Normal Again. It has the power to create hallucinations in those it injects. The demon caused Buffy to believe she was really in a psychiatric institution, hallucinating that her real life was made up. It’s “pokey stinger” carries an …

Michael Warren played the doctor in the episode Normal Again. He can also be seen in Soul Food, City of Angels, Murder One, A Different World, The Hunted, Days of Our Lives, Storyville, and Hill Street Blues as Officer Robert ‘Bobby’ Hill.

The following dialogue from Hell’s Bells, which explains Giles’s absence from Xander and Anya’s wedding, was deleted from the episode:
Dawn: “I thought Xander and Anya couldn’t afford flowers.”
Willow: “Giles sent ‘em. Aren’t they gorgeous?”
Dawn: “Yeah. I wish Giles was here.”
Willow: “Me too. And I’m sure he’d much …

In Hell’s Bells, the future Anya says she’s doing a make-over party and Xander says, “I hope you crash in your stupid pink car! ” These are references to Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc., a company which was founded in 1963. Mary Kay began issuing pink Cadillacs to its top ‘Independent …

Willow tells Xander in Hell’s Bells, “It’s a good thing I realized I was gay because…here we are in formal wear…” This is a reference to their attraction to each other in season three, which was first realized (for Xander, anyway) while they were trying on their evening outfits in …

In Hell’s Bells, Dawn tells Buffy that Spike’s date is “A Manic-Panicked freak”. Manic Panic is a brand of temporary hair dye which comes in unusual colours such as pink, blue and green.

Sam Finn showed up in Sunnydale in As You Were with her new husband (and Buffy’s ex) - Riley. They were in pursuit of a rare and lethal demon, whose eggs were being sold locally on the black market. She was a military demon hunter and former Peace Corps volunteer, …

The following is a stage direction for As You Were, from the script:

“Riley Finn. Looking intense, fit, and more handsome than ever in his stylin’ lightweight kevlar battle gear. (The new scar he’s sporting above his right eye don’t hurt none.)”

In Older and Far Away, Xander asks if the boys want to play poker, and Clem says it’s weird without kittens. This is a reference to Life Serial earlier in the season, where Spike played poker with some demons, with kittens as the stake.

In Older and Far Away, Xander makes what could be a reference to the 1984 cheesy horror film Children of the Corn when he says, “the only thing missing is a cornfield”. Children of The Corn is the story of a couple encountering a Nebraskan town filled with demonic teenagers. …

The episode title Older and Far Away is a quotation from J.G. Ballard’s novel Empire of the Sun. It relates the story of a wealthy, young British boy named Jim, living with his family in pre-World War II Shanghai. During the Japanese invasion, he is separated from his parents and …