In 4.12 A New Man, Ethan Rayne tells Giles about a new threat in Sunnydale - 314 (pronounced “three-fourteen”). He says to Giles:
“Something’s happening in the dark worlds. It’s only been rumors out there but one thing’s coming through clear: that something’s harming demons and it’s not the Slayer… They’re scared. There’s something called “314″ that’s got them scared most of all. The kind of scared that turns to angry. I know we’re not particularly fond of each other, Rupert but we are a couple of old mystics. This new outfit, it’s blundering into new places it doesn’t belong. It’s throwing the worlds out of balance and that’s way beyond chaos, mate. We’re headed quite literally for one hell of a fight.”
At the end of the episode, we see Maggie Walsh enter a door with the number 314 on it, and we discover her secret project, Adam, was created in that room.
Related episodes: 4.12 A New Man
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tadpole on March 26th, 2007 at 7:03 am
I’ve always wondered if there was any sginificance to 314 being pi. Probably just a coincidence, or surely it’s been addressed before, seeing how obvious it is.
Any insights?
cardboardy on March 30th, 2007 at 8:24 am
Pi, well that’s certainly something I’d never picked up, nice spotting. Theories? None but I’m happy to make something up.
Episode 3.14 was Bad Girls, which is all about not thinking things through full circle, and having blood on your hands that won’t wash off.
Also, Buffy and Willow’s first dorm room in Stevenson was 214, maybe there’s something here too?