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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Doppelgangland

  • Episode aired Feb 23, 1999
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h
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9.2/10
4.1K
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S3.E16
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Alyson Hannigan in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
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While casting a magic spell, Anya and Willow accidentally summon Willow's evil double from an alternate universe.While casting a magic spell, Anya and Willow accidentally summon Willow's evil double from an alternate universe.While casting a magic spell, Anya and Willow accidentally summon Willow's evil double from an alternate universe.
IMDb RATING
9.2/10
4.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Joss Whedon
  • Writers
    • Joss Whedon
    • Jane Espenson(executive story editor)
    • Douglas Petrie(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Sarah Michelle Gellar
    • Nicholas Brendon
    • Alyson Hannigan
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  • Director
    • Joss Whedon
  • Writers
    • Joss Whedon
    • Jane Espenson(executive story editor)
    • Douglas Petrie(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Sarah Michelle Gellar
    • Nicholas Brendon
    • Alyson Hannigan
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    • 10User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Alyson Hannigan and Nicholas Brendon in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
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    David Boreanaz and Nicholas Brendon in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
    Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
    Anthony Head in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
    Sarah Michelle Gellar and Nicholas Brendon in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
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    Nicholas Brendon and Anthony Head in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
    Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
    Alyson Hannigan in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

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    Sarah Michelle Gellar
    Sarah Michelle Gellar
    • Buffy Summersas Buffy Summers
    Nicholas Brendon
    Nicholas Brendon
    • Xander Harrisas Xander Harris
    Alyson Hannigan
    Alyson Hannigan
    • Willow Rosenbergas Willow Rosenberg
    Charisma Carpenter
    Charisma Carpenter
    • Cordelia Chaseas Cordelia Chase
    David Boreanaz
    David Boreanaz
    • Angelas Angel
    Seth Green
    Seth Green
    • Ozas Oz
    Anthony Head
    Anthony Head
    • Rupert Gilesas Rupert Giles
    • (as Anthony Stewart Head)
    Harry Groener
    Harry Groener
    • Mayor Richard Wilkinsas Mayor Richard Wilkins
    Alexis Denisof
    Alexis Denisof
    • Wesley Wyndam-Pryceas Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
    Emma Caulfield Ford
    Emma Caulfield Ford
    • Anyaas Anya
    • (as Emma Caulfield)
    Ethan Erickson
    Ethan Erickson
    • Percy Westas Percy West
    Eliza Dushku
    Eliza Dushku
    • Faithas Faith
    Armin Shimerman
    Armin Shimerman
    • Principal Snyderas Principal Snyder
    Jason Hall
    Jason Hall
    • Devon MacLeishas Devon MacLeish
    Michael Nagy
    Michael Nagy
    • Alfonseas Alfonse
    Andy Umberger
    Andy Umberger
    • D'Hoffrynas D'Hoffryn
    Megan Gray
    Megan Gray
    • Sandyas Sandy
    Norma Michaels
    Norma Michaels
    • Older Womanas Older Woman
    • Director
      • Joss Whedon
    • Writers
      • Joss Whedon
      • Jane Espenson(executive story editor)
      • Douglas Petrie(story editor)
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    Storyline

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    Anyanka, the demon who used her power to grant wishes to let Cordelia unwillingly create a world without Buffy as Sunnydale slayer, failed since then to get top-rank demon D'Hoffryn to rehabilitate her, but finally gets a chance to succeed in her menial incarnation as Sunnydale High pupil Anya: Willow, who is frustrated as a girl and individual, always taken for granted, in Buffy's shadow and just got railroaded by principal Snyder to 'tutor', or in fact slavishly do the paper writing on her own, for a spoiled jock brat, hunky Percy West, who even explicitly barks at her as his menial flunky, naively accepts to help 'Anya' with a black magic spell. Willow realizes only too late she's really working for the wrong side, stops before Anyanka's power-amulet is revalidated, but still summons a parallel Willow from a black dimension where she's a master vampire, who now makes her grand entry in Drusilla-style at the Bronze, co-existing with gentle Willow. The gang has no time to mourn 'the best of us', who urgently must join in again with Angel, while the new official Watcher, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce from England, proves of little use, to survive and get rid of the dark 'alien' version, while both go undercover as the other... —KGF Vissers
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      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • TV-PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Joss Whedon liked the character of Vampire Willow when she was first introduced in The Wish (1998) so much that he wrote this specifically for her.
    • Goofs
      Anya tells Willow "I heard you were a powerful Wicca," the first of numerous times in which the term is misused. Wicca is a religion, and someone who practices the religious is Wiccan.
    • Quotes

      [the gang looks at the vampire version of Willow from an alternate reality]

      Rupert Giles: It's extraordinary.

      Willow Rosenberg: It's horrible. That's me as a vampire? I'm so evil, and skanky... And I think I'm kinda gay.

      Buffy Summers: Willow, just remember, a vampire's personality has nothing to do with the person it was.

      Angel: Well, actually...

      [pauses as Willow and Buffy look at him]

      Angel: That's a good point.

    • Connections
      Featured in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Gift (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Virgin State Of Mind
      (uncredited)

      Performed by K's Choice

    User reviews10

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Buffy - and Joss - at its finest
    Every "genre" show has an episode that I consider "the show that launched a thousand fanfics", and this is definitely one of Buffy's. (Buffy has several, which is both a symptom of and a cause of its enduring fan base.) "Dopplegangland" has hilarious lines of dialog which comes thick and fast, and the comic timing is excellent on the part of everyone - but who could lose with those witty lines? An atmosphere of strange kink runs through it, used to great comic effect, as well as displaying secret, hidden sides to characters in subtle moments and reactions that only become apparent later in the season, or in the series as a whole. It threatens to get too silly at times, but it never does; the laughs are too smart and too genuine. This is Joss Whedon at the top of his game as both scriptwriter and director, and is the episode that made me into a fan of Whedon - and Buffy.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 23, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 1800 Stewart St., Santa Monica, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Mutant Enemy
      • Kuzui Enterprises
      • Sandollar Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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