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Season 5 Episode 1
Written by: Marti Noxon
Directed by: David Solomon

Buffy vs Dracula

Synopsis
The scoobies gather on the beach on a nice sunny day. After Xander struggles to light the barbecue, Willow starts the fire with a few magic words. Suddenly, it starts raining heavily, bringing to an end the day at the beach.
That night, a delivery truck stops at a large castle on the edge of Sunnydale. As the two delivery men remove a crate from the truck, a hand breaks through the wood and kills them.
The next day, Giles reveals to Willow that he is leaving Sunnydale to go back to England.

Giles: We're doing all this because I, I want you and the others to have everything you need at your fingertips. You see, I'm, I'm going back to England.
Willow: You're ... what? But you can't! You're ... Buffy's Watcher! I mean, in a fired way, but...

In the cemetary, Buffy runs in to a stranger claiming to be Dracula. As Xander & Willow arrive, Buffy informs them that she believes that he is the infamous Vamp. He tells Buffy that he will be seeing her soon. He then turned into a bat and vanished into the night.
The group meet at Giles' to inform him about Drac. Afterwards, Xander gets jealous about Anya's attraction to Dracula whom she'd met back in her demon days. After she leaves, the Vampire appears and recruits Xander. In return for his service, he would be turned into a creature of the night.

Xander: Okay, let's do it. And no poofing. Come on, puffy shirt. Pucker on up, cause you can kiss your pale ass-
Dracula: Silence.
Xander: Yes master. No, that's not-
Dracula: You will be my emissary, my eyes and ears in daylight.

Riley asks Spike for info about Drac. Spike reveals that they were once rivals. That night, Dracula entered Buffy's room. She found herself powerless against him and let him bite her. After it is revealed that Joyce invited the Vamp into the house, Willow & Tara perform a protection spell to keep him out. Xander tells Buffy that he has to bring her to his Master. She agrees to go.
At Drac's castle, Buffy escapes his thrall and stakes him. He reappears, but is staked again. No matter how many times he is staked, he comes back.
As they leave, Xander vows never to be used like that again.

Xander: Dammit! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt-monkey!

Buffy asks Giles to become her watcher again and he agrees. When she arrived home, Joyce suggested that she take her sister Dawn to the movies. What the heck is going on!?!

Analysis


Dracula Vlad Tepes(The Impaler) was a Romainian prince hated by the people he ruled. Myth says that after his death, he was sighted all over Romainia. He appeared in Sunnydale looking to kill Buffy Summers. He has the ability to make buildings appear out of nowhere, disappear, turn into an animal, and brainwash people. Even though he was staked he can still come back. How can this be? Dracula brought on the storm at the start of the episode. It says in Bram Stoker's novel that upon Drac's arrival, there was a violent storm.

Dawn Who or what is Dawn? In last season's finale, "Restless", Tara said "Be back before Dawn". In "This Years Girl", Faith said in a dream "Little sis coming". But how did she get here?