"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" I, Robot... You, Jane (1997)

Director:

Stephen L. Posey

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator)
Ashley Gable (written by) ...

TV Series:

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)

Original Air Date:

28 April 1997 (Season 1, Episode 8)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

Willow meets a new friend, Malcolm, over the Internet. Meanwhile, a demon named Moloch has escaped from the book in which he was bound.

Plot Keywords:

Library | Female Protagonist | Heroine | Character Name In Title | Demon

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Buffy Summers
Nicholas Brendon	...	Xander Harris
Alyson Hannigan	...	Willow Rosenberg
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase (credit only)
Anthony Head	...	Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head)
Robia LaMorte	...	Jenny Calendar
Chad Lindberg	...	Dave
Jamison Ryan	...	Fritz
Pierrino Mascarino	...	Thelonius
Edith Fields	...	School Nurse
Damon Sharpe	...	Male Student (as Damon Sharp)
Mark Deakins	...	Moloch / Malcolm (voice)

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Company:

Mutant Enemy

Trivia:

Series creator Joss Whedon provides the (uncredited) voice of the newscaster in this episode, his only on-air appearance in the seven year run of the show. He did make one on-screen appearance on this show's spin-off, "Angel".

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the opening scene, one of the monks says an Italian word incorrectly. He states "viene" when in fact the correct wording to use would have been "vieni".

Quotes:

Giles: I need your help. But before that, um, I need you to believe something that, um, you may not want to. Uh, there's, uh- Something's got into... i-i-inside... There's a demon in the Internet.
Jenny Calendar: I know.

Movie Connections:

References Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

Haven't laughed so much in ages!

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

OK, so it may not be the most intense or scary episode of Buffy ever, but when you watch it for the first time in years, it is so funny!! Willow does indeed form a 'relationship' with the computer demon, but this is not the best bit of the episode.

I watched it last night with a friend, and we couldn't help laughing uncontrollably at the background characters - Fritz & Dave. For a start, is the name Fritz that common in California? His nerdy outburst at Giles is a moment of comedy genius! We also enjoyed Giles reading out the incantation to Ms Calendar to type...with his yelling it to add dramatic tension...we were curious as to how how Jenny would convey the varying changes to his tone with only caps and non-caps! OK, so the plot may not be strong. The most crucial plot moment was meeting Jenny Calendar and finding out that she knows all about demons and the like...but it is a great episode if you don't focus too hard on the general arc of the series!