Lessons

In which we wonder why they'd build the new high school on the wreckage of the old, Buffy's employed, Spike's crazy, someone is killing girls, and everything's connected.

Official back-of-box synopsis:

When Sunnydale High is rebuilt, Buffy accompanies Dawn to school for her first day of classes... only to encounter evil spirits living in the basement.

Cross-reference:

episodes introducing african-american characters:

• What's My Line? (part 1)
  Kendra
• Faith, Hope And Trick
  Mr Trick -- duh!
• this episode
  Principal Wood

Cast:

• Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy / The First
• Alyson Hannigan as Willow
• Nicholas Brendon as Xander
  

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• Anthony Stewart Head as Giles
• Mark Metcalf as The Master / The First
• James Marsters as Spike
• Juliet Landau as Drusilla / The First
• Harry Groener as The Mayor / The First
• Emma Caulfield as Anya
• George Hertzberg as Adam / The First
• Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn
• Clare Kramer as Glory / The First
• Adam Busch as Warren / The First
• Kali Rocha as Halfrek
• DB Woodside as Principal Wood
• Alex Breckenridge as Kit
• Jeremy Howard as Dead Nerd
• Ken Strunk as Dead Janitor
• Rachael Bella as Dead Girl
• Ed Martin as Lonegrin
• Jeff Denton as Vampire
• Simon Cherni as Student
• David Zepeda as Carlos