Bring On The Night

In which Giles comes to town but is not at all himself, and the first of many Potentials enter the picture.

Official back-of-box synopsis:

As Christmas approaches, Giles returns to Sunnydale with 3 Potential Slayers, whom Buffy must protect from the First - setting in motion a colossal battle between Buffy and a seemingly indestructible uber-vampire.

Links:

This episode's page at http://www.restlessbtvs.com/, the Restless BTVS Trivia Guide

This episode's page at http://www.vrya.net/bdb/, the Buffyverse Dialog Database

Cross-reference:

episodes named after songs:

• Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
  Rodgers and Hart, from the musical "Pal Joey"
• I Only Have Eyes For You
  The Flamingos
• Lover's Walk
  Elvis Costello
• This Year's Girl
  Elvis Costello
• Who Are You?
  The Who
• I Was Made To Love You
  Stevie Wonder
• Hells Bells
  AC/DC
• Help
  The Beatles
• this episode
  Sting

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
• Kristine Sutherland as Joyce / The First
• James Marsters as Spike
• Juliet Landau as Drusilla / The First
• Emma Caulfield as Anya
• Camden Toy as Ubervamp
• Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn
• Tom Lenk as Andrew
• DB Woodside as Principal Wood
• Iyari Limon as Kennedy
• Clara Bryant as Molly
• Courtnee Draper as Annabelle
• Chris Wiley as Roger