The appearance of the first, original Slayer in Restless raises some interesting points not yet explored in the show. The episode is essentially an epilogue for the forthcoming season, and in the next episode (Buffy vs Dracula), Buffy tells Giles that she wants to find out more about what it …

In Buffy’s dream in Restless she says, “Faith and I just made that bed”. Buffy and Faith actually made the bed together in Faith’s dream sequence in This Year’s Girl. A dream sequence that references someone else’s dream sequence!

Willow’s dress in Restless is obviously supposed to be the one she wore in Welcome to the Hellmouth, but it’s actually slightly different. The season one dress was a small plaid and this one looks as though it’s made of panelled suede.

The French voice-over for Giles in Xander’s dream in Restless was done by Joss Whedon’s assistant Diego Guiterez, who later went on to write the season six episode Normal Again. The following is the French dubbed scene of Xander’s dream, from the shooting script:

GILES (in English): The others have all …

One of the main things to come out of the episode Restless was the desperation of fans to find out about the enigmatic Cheese Guy. Joss Whedon insists that there is no meaning in his presence. He had this to say at the old posting board The Bronze:
“The cheese …

In her dream in Restless we see that Buffy has a mystical power and she is worried that by definition she is nothing but a killer. She also worries about being alone, as Riley rebuffs her (no pun intended) and she is always trying to find her friends.

In his dream in Restless we see that Giles is basically having a mid-life crisis. He’s torn between his work and parental responsibilities (which is how he sees Buffy) and play, hence his singing of the exposition in the Bronze.

In Restless, Xander dreams of himself being a struggling twenty-something who is desperate to escape his horrible life in his parents’ basement. Every time he goes somewhere he ends up back in the basement. We also see how he feels about his abusive father, who rips his heart out. Oh …

Argh! What does this mean?! Here’s a rough breakdown of the basic meaning behind Willow’s dream in Restless. We see that Willow still sees herself as the nervous nerd she was in season one. She even wears the same outfit from Welcome to the Hellmouth. The red curtains which Willow …

Michael Harney, played Xander’s father in Restless. He has also been in Erin Brockovich, NYPD Blue, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, ER and Cold Case, amongst other things. Casey Sander played Xander’s father in Hell’s Bells.

Sharon Ferguson, who played the First Slayer in Restless, Intervention and Get It Done, appeared as a skater in Austin Powers in Goldmember (alongside Seth Green, who played Buffy’s Oz) and as a hooker/dancer in Malcolm X.

David Wells, who played the not-so-mysterious ‘Cheese Man’ in Restless, has also been in Days of Our Lives (as Carl Liszt), Return of the Living Dead III, Basic Instinct, Other People’s Money, Marilyn and Me (alongside Joel Grey, who played season five’s Doc), Beverley Hills Cop, Six Feet Under, The …

There are rumours that Joss Whedon hoped the following characters could return for the episode Restless: Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter) to laugh at Willow in her nerdy clothing from Welcome to the Hellmouth again; Faith (Eliza Dushku) for a continuation of the 7-3-0 stuff; and Angel (David Boreanaz) to do the …

Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Seth Green (Oz), Mercedes McNab (Harmony) and Phina Oruche (Olivia) make brief cameos in the episode Restless. This was the final episode for all these characters, except for Harmony who appeared in season five. When Giles sings at the Bronze, the piano player is Christophe Beck …

The Initiative is closed down by the Government at the end of Primeval as it was deemed a failure. There was a 40% casualty rate amongst the soldiers: “Maggie Walsh’s vision was brilliant but, ultimately, insupportable. The demons cannot be harnessed, cannot be controlled…The Initiative itself will be filled with …