Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1, Episode 7

Angel (14 Apr. 1997)

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Buffy discovers Angel's horrifying secret.

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The Master in the hell-mouth feels Buffy has slain too many of his 'family', so he sends the Three, strong vampire worriers, to kill her, but Angel intervenes, they both get away. Buffy takes him home to dress his wound, sees his tattoo and learns vampires killed his parents. Even knowing the Three will be killed -as punishment and as a lesson for the master's young son Colin- guardian Giles steps up Buffy's weapons training. When Angel kisses Buffy, he turns into a vampire, but jumps out of the window. However Darla, Colin's older sister, pretends to be a school friend so Buffy's ma invites her in, then bites her and arranges for Buffy to see only Angel holding her ma. Giles researched Angelus is an age old terrible European vampire, who mysteriously stopped feeding since emigrating to America. Buffy sets out to hunt Angel with a crossbow, but asks first why he spared her life, hence learns how Romany gypsies punished his cruelties by giving him a soul, and thus the pain of a ... Written by KGF Vissers

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This is the first of three episodes in which we are told that Buffy keeps a diary. The second is in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Ted, in which Ted searches her bedroom and reads her diary. The third time is in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" {The Freshmen (#4.1)}_, where Buffy watches the vampire Sunday and her "gang" going through her things including her diary. Presumably, after that, she ceases to maintain it. See more »

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Near the end when Buffy enters The Bronze it is closed. As she gets to the bottom of the steps the shot changes, as it changes, a person is visible hiding behind the pool table. The person's foot pops out at on the right. See more »

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Willow Rosenberg: So he *is* a good vampire? I mean on a scale of one to ten. Ten being someone who's killing and maiming every night, and one being someone who's... not.
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Referenced in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Faith, Hope & Trick (1998) See more »

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"Buffy the Vampire Slayer Theme"
Written by Nerf Herder
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Angel!
27 April 2007 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

After he saves her from a gang of vampire warriors, Angel and Buffy's relationship grows. As their love blooms, Buffy learns that Angel has been hiding a dark secret. She hesitates, not sure what to believe, but when Angel's secret puts someone she loves in danger, she knows what she has to do.

The revelation episode.This is a fantastic episode and one of the best in the first series.This is where the continuing storyline of the Angel/Buffy romance starts. I really enjoyed this episode very much and this is where everything starts. If your looking for a great episode this is the one.


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