Episode complete credited cast: | |||
Sarah Michelle Gellar | ... | Buffy Summers | |
Nicholas Brendon | ... | Xander Harris | |
Emma Caulfield Ford | ... | Anya (as Emma Caulfield) | |
Michelle Trachtenberg | ... | Dawn Summers | |
James Marsters | ... | Spike | |
Alyson Hannigan | ... | Willow Rosenberg | |
Elizabeth Anne Allen | ... | Amy Madison | |
Jeff Kober | ... | Rack | |
Amber Benson | ... | Tara Maclay | |
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Fleming Brooks | ... | Mandraz |
Mageina Tovah | ... | Jonesing Girl | |
Michael Giordani | ... | Jonesing Guy | |
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Colin Malone | ... | Creepy Guy |
Amy introduces Willow to a warlock whose powerful black magic proves addictive; Buffy and Spike deal with the aftermath of their night of passion.
I love this show. Truly, undeniably love it. But love must come with honesty. And this episode is so blatantly used as a metaphor for drug addiction it will make your eyes rolls into your head for 44 minutes straight. Even the fight with the demon comes off as uninspired. With a show as smart as BTVS it is disheartening to see it resort to blatant and obvious tropes that would be better suited for an 80's after school special.
Don't skip it as it is still BTVS and if you're watching it now, you're binging. But be aware this isn't the crews finest work