Lessons (24 Sep. 2002)

Sunnydale High is re-opened, with a new designed campus and a new principal, Robin Wood. It is Dawn's first day at school there and Buffy accompanies her to class, only to discover evil spirits lurking in the basement.

Director:

David Solomon

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator), Joss Whedon

Stars:

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Buffy Summers
Nicholas Brendon	...	Xander Harris
Emma Caulfield	...	Anya
Michelle Trachtenberg	...	Dawn Summers
James Marsters	...	Spike
Alyson Hannigan	...	Willow Rosenberg
Anthony Head	...	Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head)
Alexandra Breckenridge	...	Kit Holburn (as Alex Breckenridge)
Kali Rocha	...	Halfrek
D.B. Woodside	...	Principal Robin Wood (as DB Woodside)
Mark Metcalf	...	The Master
Juliet Landau	...	Drusilla
Harry Groener	...	Mayor Richard Wilkins
George Hertzberg	...	Adam
Clare Kramer	...	Glory

Storyline

It's Dawn's first day at the newly re-opened Sunnydale High School, and it's just like old times for Buffy as some undead students rise up and blame the Slayer for failing to protect them. Dawn and Buffy, together with some of Dawn's new friends, join together to defeat the evil. Meanwhile, the newly-ensouled Spike is seeking solace in the basement of the new school, and Willow is progressing in her rehabilitation with Giles in England.

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Plot Keywords:

heroine | lesbian | one word title | sister sister relationship | reference to britney spears | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

1800 Stewart St., Santa Monica, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mutant Enemy, Kuzui Enterprises, Sandollar Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

41 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the writers first came up with the character of Robin Wood, they weren't definite on whether it would be a man or a woman, so they picked a name that could apply to either gender.

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Goofs

When Buffy rolls backwards with the zombie woman on top of her, the zombie woman's top moves up to reveal her very non-dead regular person stomach.

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Quotes

Dawn: I like music. I'm very into Britney Spears' early work, before she sold out. So, mostly her, um, finger painting and macaroni art.

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Connections

References Twilight Zone (1959)

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Soundtracks

"So High"
Written by Ciaran Hope and James O'Connell and Karla Grefe
Performed by Ciaran Hope and Karla Grefe
Strange Radio appears courtesy of Pangea Music

User Reviews

Buffy is the coolest mom EVER

This is the beginning of Series 7 I hate the character The First because all that it does is talk in different forms to Spike. The plot is It's Dawn's first day at the newly re-opened Sunnydale High School, and it's just like old times for Buffy as some undead students rise up and blame the Slayer for failing to protect them. Dawn and Buffy, together with some of Dawn's new friends, join together to defeat the evil. Meanwhile, the newly-ensouled Spike is seeking solace in the basement of the new school, and Willow is progressing in her rehabilitation with Giles in England. this isn't the best BtVS episode but EVERYONE referencing Buffy as Dawn's mom in this episode was hysterical it was so funny.