Prophecy Girl (2 Jun. 1997)

Giles discovers an ancient book foretelling Buffy's death at the hands of the Master.

Director:

Joss Whedon

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator), Joss Whedon

Stars:

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Buffy Summers
Nicholas Brendon	...	Xander Harris
Alyson Hannigan	...	Willow Rosenberg
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase
Anthony Head	...	Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head)
Mark Metcalf	...	The Master
David Boreanaz	...	Angel
Kristine Sutherland	...	Joyce Summers
Robia LaMorte	...	Jenny Calendar
Andrew J. Ferchland	...	Collin
Scott Gurney	...	Kevin

Storyline

In the first-season finale, Giles discovers an ancient prophecy which states that Buffy will face the Master and she will die. Upon hearing this, Buffy first denies her slayer roots, but when a small tragedy occurs at school, Buffy realizes she can't run from destiny, and decides to take on The Master.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | crossbow | prom | clinical death | heroine | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 June 1997 (USA)

Filming Locations:

1800 Stewart St., Santa Monica, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mutant Enemy, Kuzui Enterprises, Sandollar Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally, another sign of the impending apocalypse was going to be stones raining down on Sunnydale High. It was cut out due to budget costs.

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Goofs

When Willow, Jenny, and Cordelia are closing the door of the library to shut out the vampires, the doors are shown being shut from their point of view. But when it goes to the vampires point of view, the right door shuts again.

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Quotes

The Master: Where are your jibes now? Will you laugh when my Hell is on earth?
Buffy: You're that amped about Hell?
[grabs him by the throat]
Buffy: Go there.
[Buffy tosses him through the skylight and he lands on a broken table that impales him]

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Connections

References Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Best of Both Worlds: Part 1 (1990)

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Soundtracks

"I Fall To Pieces"
Performed by Patsy Cline

User Reviews

Season One

Season One of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is honestly quite poor when compared to basically all of the later episodes of the show. Although it contains two memorable and exciting episodes- "Angel" and "Prophecy Girl", it's really mostly a collection of poor or mediocre, and really formulaic (see monster becoming a threat, monster captures/endangers someone Buffy likes or is related to, and Buffy saves the day) episodes that serve no purpose or benefit but to introduce the characters and setting. Luckily, it's only 12 episodes long and the second season was an astronomical improvement.

Average rating based on all episodes: 5.33/10