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| - "Buffy vs. Dracula" is the season premiere of the fifth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and is the seventy-ninth episode altogether. It was written by Marti Noxon and directed by David Solomon. It originally broadcast on September 26, 2000. Buffy faces the infamous Count Dracula, who had come to Sunnydale to meet her and make her one of his brides.
- Unable to sleep, Buffy goes out to patrol the cemetery and after staking a vampire, she returns to bed with Riley. The next day, Buffy and Riley play around at the beach, until Willow magically ignites the barbecue, and a sudden storm forces them all to seek shelter from the rain. Elsewhere, two men deliver a large crate to a residence, but when they drop it, a clawed hand breaks through the wood and attacks one of the men.
- At the beginning of season 5 ("Buffy vs. Dracula") of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, main character, Buffy, encounters Dracula. Originally aired late September 2000, Joss Whedon establishes a conversation of a then-modern understanding of vampire characteristics to the tale of Dracula. Throughout the episode, viewers are forced to examine the then-modern portrayal of vampires to how they were portrayed in the past. Upon Buffy and Dracula's first encounter, Buffy is astonished that Dracula is not, in fact, a myth and responds in disbelief: "get out". Buffy compares the physical attributes of Dracula to a number of "pimply, overweight vamps" that she is most used to encountering. Buffy soon discovers that there are more differences, other than appearance, that separate her usual vampire suspects
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| - "Buffy vs. Dracula" is the season premiere of the fifth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and is the seventy-ninth episode altogether. It was written by Marti Noxon and directed by David Solomon. It originally broadcast on September 26, 2000. Buffy faces the infamous Count Dracula, who had come to Sunnydale to meet her and make her one of his brides.
- At the beginning of season 5 ("Buffy vs. Dracula") of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, main character, Buffy, encounters Dracula. Originally aired late September 2000, Joss Whedon establishes a conversation of a then-modern understanding of vampire characteristics to the tale of Dracula. Throughout the episode, viewers are forced to examine the then-modern portrayal of vampires to how they were portrayed in the past. Upon Buffy and Dracula's first encounter, Buffy is astonished that Dracula is not, in fact, a myth and responds in disbelief: "get out". Buffy compares the physical attributes of Dracula to a number of "pimply, overweight vamps" that she is most used to encountering. Buffy soon discovers that there are more differences, other than appearance, that separate her usual vampire suspects to Dracula. Similarly to Bram Stoker's Dracula, Whedon's Dracula stays in a gothic/eerie castle with The Three Sisters (the weird sisters), who Giles later falls victim to. Throughout the episode, Dracula is referred to as a type of celebrity- on multiple occasions Buffy reminices in the fact that he knew her name. In addition to influencing Buffy's dreams, Xandar, member of the Scooby gang, falls under Dracula's spell/influence and attempts to lure Buffy to Dracula. Having a soulful vampire and ex-demon among the group, the team is able to gather information and counter any illusions of Dracula's actual powers. Giles attempts to make sense of Dracula's unique powers by saying "there is a great bit go myth about Dracula. I imagine the trick to defeating him lies in separating the fact from the fiction". It is arguable that the seemingly obvious attempt to make Dracula seem overly serious and mysterious actually commented on the difference in how vampires were once portrayed and how they are portrayed today. While many of the female characters commented on the power of his seductive lure, his power and mystique was ultimately ruled ineffective. At the end of the episode, Buffy stakes Dracula but lingers in the castle, for having seen his movies, knows he will reappear. This episode was also a crucial moment for Buffy's storyline. Introducing a character symbolizing the "original" vampire offered Buffy the chance to question the origin of the Slayer. Dracula noted that despite Buffy's perception of being "the good guy", her power was rooted in evil. This character and plot choice provided a more credible and reasonable reason for Buffy to reflect on her role. The well-known, and always expected, sarcasm utilized in the show also commented on the dated perception of Dracula and the "original" vampire. References
- Unable to sleep, Buffy goes out to patrol the cemetery and after staking a vampire, she returns to bed with Riley. The next day, Buffy and Riley play around at the beach, until Willow magically ignites the barbecue, and a sudden storm forces them all to seek shelter from the rain. Elsewhere, two men deliver a large crate to a residence, but when they drop it, a clawed hand breaks through the wood and attacks one of the men. Giles has Willow start scanning books into a computer so that they can be resources for the gang to use. He then tells her that he's going back to England because it seems he's no longer needed by Buffy or the Scoobies. While patrolling, Buffy is confronted by a vampire who condenses from mist: he introduces himself as Count Dracula. When she tries to stake the legendary vampire, he disappears. Xander and Willow arrive to see Dracula before he turns into a bat and flies away. The women discuss how amazing Dracula is, and Riley and Xander both express their jealousy towards the infamous Dark Prince. Willow makes a lame attempt to attract attention to Giles and his usefulness, but the gang seems oblivious. As Xander is walking home alone, he encounters Dracula. Using his mysterious charms, the vampire persuades Xander to be his aide and lure the Slayer to him. Riley asks Spike about Dracula, but the former commando is warned that Dracula is too dangerous for him to take on alone. Buffy awakens to find Dracula in her bedroom. She is helpless against his powers and unable to stop him from biting her. When she wakes the next morning, she hides the puncture marks in her neck with a scarf. Later, the gang discusses their plan of attack. Buffy seems distracted and after hearing about the truths of Dracula, she leaves abruptly. Riley follows her and forces her to take off the scarf to show the puncture marks on her neck. Everyone is shocked to see that she has been under the control of Dracula. Since Xander is under Dracula's power, he has a strange hunger for spiders and attempts to defend the powerful vampire to his friends. Xander volunteers to have Buffy stay safely at his place, Willow and Tara use magic to protect the Summers's home, and Giles and Riley go after Dracula. Anya complains about not going after Dracula herself, until Xander locks her in the closet. Xander takes the willing Slayer to his "Master" in hopes of getting immortality in return. After being left alone with Dracula, Buffy tries to take control and stake him, but he is easily able to make her put the stake down. Riley and Giles discover Dracula's castle, remarking how they've never noticed it before, and enter carefully. Dracula talks to Buffy of all the things he will do for her while she struggles to regain control of herself. Xander tries to stop Riley from going after Dracula, but Riley knocks him out with one punch. Giles finds himself victim to the Three Sisters who effectively keep him distracted. Dracula offers his blood to Buffy, and she hesitantly takes a drink. A flash of memories allows Buffy to break his control over her. Riley rescues Giles from the sister vampires, and they go to save Buffy. Buffy and Dracula fight in a vicious battle, and finally Buffy stakes him. After they leave, Dracula comes back from the dust. Buffy is there and stakes him again, knowing he would come back. Dracula attempts to re-form again but is reminded by Buffy that she is "standing right here". He slips away in his mist-form. Buffy talks to Giles, telling him that she wants to be the Slayer again, to learn about her duties and her future. She asks Giles to be her Watcher again, and Giles is pleased. Buffy comes home and announces to her mom that she's going out with Riley. As she enters her room, she finds a girl there going through her stuff. Joyce tells Buffy that she should take her sister with her if she goes out, to which both girls immediately complain, "Mom!"
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