Saturday, July 5, 2008

The Harvest (#1.02)

"A Slayer hunts vampires; Buffy is the Slayer; don't tell anyone.
I think that's all the vampire information you need."

The regulars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter, and Anthony Stewart Head.
Guest stars: Mark Metcalf as The Master; Brian Thompson as Luke; David Boreanaz as Angel; Ken Lerner as Principal Flutie; Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers; Julie Benz as Darla; and Eric Balfour as Jesse.
Written by: Joss Whedon
Directed by: John Kertchmer

The one where... 'The Harvest' has to be stopped and Jesse dies.

Resident evil: The Master, Luke, Darla + a bunch of other vampires.

The rewatch: "The Harvest" is a great conclusion to "Welcome to the Hellmouth". The Master remains one of my favorite villians. No matter how many times I rewatch this ep, I cannot grow tired of him. I can't say the same thing about David Boreanaz's acting in this ep. Yikes.

Still bummed they killed off Jesse. There's no such thing as having enough Eric Balfour on the show.

Extra tidbits: According to the pilot commentary, The Master's real name is Heinrich Joseph Nest.

Jesse/Eric Balfour was rumored to appear in "Conversations with Dead People". Unfortunately for me, that didn't happen. I would've rather seen him with Xander, than Cassie with Willow (or Joyce/Dawn).

Harmony's first appearance. YAY!

Rating: Great conclusion to "Welcome to the Hellmouth."

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