Reptile Boy
- Episode aired Oct 13, 1997
- TV-PG
- 44m
Buffy and Cordelia attend a frat party where they are offered as human sacrifices to a reptilian creature.Buffy and Cordelia attend a frat party where they are offered as human sacrifices to a reptilian creature.Buffy and Cordelia attend a frat party where they are offered as human sacrifices to a reptilian creature.
- Rupert Giles
- (as Anthony Stewart Head)
- Richard Anderson
- (as Greg Vaughn)
- Tackle
- (as Christopher Dalhberg)
- Frat Brother #2
- (uncredited)
- Drusilla's Sister of Caligula
- (uncredited)
- Man
- (uncredited)
- Pledge
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe term "patrolling" is first used. Prior to this, Buffy's graveyard exploits are referred to as hunting. Furthermore, this marks the first time that she patrols with no specific purpose. From this point on, she will patrol nightly.
- GoofsWhen Buffy is fighting the "giant snake" her shoes are black flats. When she is finished talking with Giles and walking up the stairs her shoes are chunky black heels.
- Quotes
[first lines]
[watching Indian Bollywood-type television program]
Xander Harris: Is she dying?
Buffy Summers: I think she's singing.
Xander Harris: To a telephone, in Hindi. Now, that's entertainment. Why is she singing?
Willow Rosenberg: She's sad because her lover gave her twelve gold coins. But then the wizard cut open the bag of salt, and now the dancing minions have nowhere to put their big Maypole... fish thing.
Xander Harris: Uh-huh. Why is she singing?
Buffy Summers: Her lover? I thought that was her chiropractor?
Willow Rosenberg: Because of that thing he did with her feet? No, that was personal.
Xander Harris: Hmm, and we thought just because we didn't have any money or any place to go, this would be a lackluster evening.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Gift (2001)
More disturbing (if possible) is the fraternity surrounding the ritual of sacrifice around the creature. The warnings of the show imply a lot about the dangers of college party life for the under-protected girls who attend them. From being drugged to forcefully being physically overwhelmed, there is more reality than fantasy for much of the show.
The 'lift' arrives during the melee where a fantasy battle finally ensues. Wild to see Buffy overpowered in rather unexpected ways due to poor decisions and deception. Important conversation starter of an episode.
- Aegelis
- Mar 23, 2024