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List of original air dates for ATS episodes and BTVS episodes. - Feel free to suggest a particular post like first appearance for your favorite minor character, or for a specific ship (non-canon is fine). - If anyone wants to join and help make these posts hit me up. - uncredited images are typically from IMDB, no edits (except maybe minor brightening) by me. - icon credit to onegirlinallthewrld - header credit to screensland

(normally this is photos only blog, but an exception was made for Mr. Hinton Battle who recently passed away)

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May 20, 2003

Chosen aired for BTVS season 7, episode 22. This was the series finale for BTVS. It was the 144th episode of BTVS.

This was the last appearance of many Buffyverse characters, including Buffy, Dawn, Xander, and Willow. As well as Giles, Faith, Anya, Kennedy, Rona, and Robin Wood.

Since ATS S4 had ended earlier in May, the only Buffyverse characters that would appear again would be those who are in ATS S5. (S5 would be the last season of ATS.)

(Technically several characters also appear in Buffy books and comics, but this site only considers the TV series.)

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February 22, 2000

This Year's Girl aired for BTVS season 4, episode 15. Buffy and Faith change the sheets of Buffy's bed together. Faith goes on a picnic with Mayor Wilkins, and later receives a gift from him. Faith visits Buffy at UC Sunnydale, but they do not go for tea. This episode was almost named "Rise and Shine."

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December 14, 1999

Hush aired for BTVS season 4, episode 10. This was the first appearance of Tara Maclay, a classmate of Willow's at UC Sunnydale. Tara is played by Amber Benson and is a major character for the rest of this season and several more.

For the first time, Buffy and Riley kiss.

Olivia, a friend of Giles', has the last spoken words of the episode before the silence begins.

This episode was nominated for two Emmy Awards: Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series. The episode did not win in either nominated category.

The villains, a group of silent men called The Gentlemen, are especially frightening. Camden Toy played one of the Gentlemen, he is shown in the photo above. He returned to the Buffyverse playing other characters in 5 episodes of BTVS season 7 and 1 episode of ATS season 5. Sadly he passed away in early December 2023 from pancreatic cancer.

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Happy LATE anniversary to this episode! (I wrongly titled this as November 14 in the original version.) Happy 25 years to the first appearance of Tara Maclay!

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October 2, 2001

Bargaining (Part 1 and 2) aired for the BTVS season 6 premiere. This is Buffy's resurrection, which is sometimes mentioned as the example for the trope "Came Back Wrong."

(mod note: She actually didn't come back wrong.)

(image credit to buffycapss)

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May 20, 2003

Chosen aired for BTVS season 7, episode 22. This was the series finale for BTVS. It was the 144th episode of BTVS.

This was the last appearance of many Buffyverse characters, including Buffy, Dawn, Xander, and Willow. As well as Giles, Faith, Anya, Kennedy, Rona, and Robin Wood.

Since ATS S4 had ended earlier in May, the only Buffyverse characters that would appear again would be those who are in ATS S5. (S5 would be the last season of ATS.)

(Technically several characters also appear in Buffy books and comics, but this site only considers the TV series.)

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April 15, 2003

Dirty Girls aired for BTVS season 7, episode 18. This was the return of Faith to BTVS. Willow brought her back from LA after ATS 4x15 Orpheus.

This is the first appearance of Caleb, who would continue to appear in all (4) remaining episodes. Caleb is played by Nathan Fillion. This is also the first time that Faith and Spike meet when they look like themselves. Faith remembers meeting Spike before in S4, but Spike is not aware that he previously met Faith when she looked different. They have memorable conversations in the cemetery and Buffy's house's basement.

(This is also the first time that we see Faith and Dawn interact, but because of the monks they both remember each other from before.)

This episode also includes the only appearance of a Vulcan in the Buffyverse. (The most famous Vulcan is Spock from Star Trek.) As Andrew shares a story we see it as a flashback, with Faith fighting a Vulcan. Andrew thinks Faith killed a Vulcanologist, meaning a person who studies Vulcans. (For some reason in his flashback we see an actual Vulcan including pointy ears. It does not appear to be a person in cosplay.) Actually Faith killed a volcanologist, a person who studies volcanoes. The Potentials correct Andrew on his mistake, but not before Faith gets the upper hand on the Vulcan in his flashback.

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March 31, 1997

Never Kill a Boy on the First Date aired for BTVS season 1, episode 5. At one point Buffy is arguing with Giles to go on a date. She says one of the first iconic lines of the show.

BUFFY: This is the 90's. The 1990's, in point of fact, and I can do both. Clark Kent has a job. I just wanna go on a date. GILES: Well, I, I suppose it was a fairly slim lead… BUFFY: Thank you, thank you, thank you! And look, I won't go far, okay? If the apocalypse comes, beep me.

(image credit - S1 promo shots - to buffyversefans)

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March 26, 2003

Players aired for ATS season 4, episode 16. Gwen returns to team up with Gunn. They work together in formal wear to rescue a young girl at a dinner party.

This was the last appearance of Gwen Raiden. Gwen is played by Alexa Davalos and is in three episodes total, all in S4.

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March 25, 2003

Lies My Parents Told Me aired for BTVS season 7, episode 17. In the Buffyverse timeline, these events should have occurred just before ATS episode Orpheus. However Lies My Parents Told Me aired one week later than planned. (*)

You can tell the intended Buffyverse timeline because in Lies Willow gets a phone call from Fred and heads to L.A. And in Orpheus Willow appears in L.A.

This was the last BTVS appearance of Drusilla, played by Juliet Landau. This was also the last appearance of Nikki Wood, and the second appearance of Nikki played by K.D. Aubert.

(* longer mod note below) According to wikipedia: "It [Lies] was originally intended to air on March 18, 2003, a day before the Orpheus, but was postponed due to the start of the Iraq War." The show was airing Tuesday night so this makes some sense. However, war criminal and President George W Bush made his infamous 13 minute speech on March 19, not March 18.

(mod note: So many US war criminals started this war and have faced zero real consequences, but that's not the point of this sideblog. Fuck US imperialism, in 2003 and today.)

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March 24, 1997

Teacher's Pet aired for BTVS season 1, episode 4. Angel notices Buffy is cold at The Bronze and gives her his jacket.

(Angel takes off his jacket.) ANGEL: I mean, you look cold. (He puts his jacket around her shoulders.) BUFFY: A little big on me. (Angel gives Buffy a semi-cryptic warning.) BUFFY: OK, I'll give you improved marks for that one. Ripping a throat out, it's a strong visual, it's not cryptic! ANGEL: I have to go. (Buffy stares after him.) BUFFY: Sweet dreams to you, too.

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March 19, 2003

Orpheus aired for ATS season 4, episode 15. Fred awkwardly flirts with Willow but Willow does not flirt back, mentioning she is dating someone back in Sunnydale [Kennedy].

This episode includes the last ATS appearances by Willow and Faith. This is the third ATS appearance by Willow, her others are in S2. This concludes Faith's three-episode ATS "redemption arc", her other appearances are in S1 and S2. Faith appears in six total episodes of ATS.

Willow is played by Alyson Hannigan. Wesley is played by Alexis Denisof. At the time of filming, Alyson was engaged to now-husband Alexis.

The shooter in the 1970s mind walk diner scene was played by Nate Dushku, who is Eliza Dushku's brother. This is Nate's only appearance in the Buffyverse.

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Taking a little break. Started Feb 20 and plan to return March 4. Monday March 18. Unsure when regular updates will be. Expect sporadic stuff.

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February 18, 2004

Smile Time aired for ATS season 5, episode 14. In a 2005 Angel magazine poll this was voted as the readers' second favorite ATS episode. (IWRY was readers' favorite ATS episode in the same poll.) Angel gets turned into a puppet. Werewolf Nina is interested in (non puppet) Angel. Wesley and Fred's relationship begins.

(Angel magazine poll details)

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February 18, 2003

Get It Done aired for BTVS season 7, episode 15. While trying to explain to Principal Wood why a gang of teenage girls (The Potentials) are training in formation in Buffy's backyard, Willow pretends that it's cheer practice. Even though she is carrying a large amount of non-cheerleading weapons.

WILLOW: Oh, hi. Hey. Well, Buffy... I see that our preparation for the school-pep-dance-cheer-drill contest are coming along. (loudly to the potentials) Bring it on!

(mod note: The first Bring It On movie came out in 2000 and starred Eliza Dushku, who plays Faith. Faith will reappear in S7 Sunnydale in a few episodes, following an off-screen car trip with Willow, as they both return from LA.)

This is the last appearance of Sineya. She appeared in three episodes, in S4, S5, and here in S7. Oddly she is credited as "Primitive" even though she has the name Sineya. Sineya is the first Slayer and was played by Sharon Ferguson.

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February 16, 1999

Consequences aired for BTVS season 3, episode 15. At the start of this episode Faith has accidentally killed a man, in the previous episode Bad Girls. By the end of this episode Faith has intentionally made several poor choices, including blaming Buffy for the accidental killing to Giles and assaulting Xander. She also officially joins The Mayor.

This is the last appearance of Mr. Trick. He appeared in five episodes, all in S3. Mr. Trick was played by K. Todd Freeman, who originally auditioned for the role of Spike.