Episode Trivia
Batman
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The comic Batman, by DC Comics, is mentioned several times in Buffy.
- In 2.02 Some Assembly Required, Buffy alludes to the ‘Bat-Signal’ in Gotham city which is used to alert Batman that he is needed when she says to Willow:
“Sorry to interrupt, Willow, but it’s the Bat-Signal.”
- In the Batman comics, Catwoman is a cat-burglar, and the alter ego of Selina Kyle. In 2.06 Halloween, Xander says to Cordelia:
“Catwoman, you’re with me.”
- The Batcave was Batman’s high-tech base and Alfred was his loyal butler. In 4.20 The Yoko Factor, Xander says:
“You and Willow go do the superpower thing, I’ll stay behind and putt around the Batcave with crusty old Alfred here.”
- The nerds’ freeze ray gun in 6.09 Smashed may have been inspired by Batman’s Mr Freeze, who used a similar device.
- In 7.02 Beneath You, Spike refers to the 1960s TV show Batman in which Batman and Robin would slide down poles to the Batcave when they were needed when he says:
“A little touchy-feely, and you’re off to the Batpoles?”
- In 7.10 Bring On The Night, Andrew mentions Batman’s foe The Riddler:
“You think I’m a super-villain like Dr. Doom or Apocalypse or The Riddler. But I admit I went over to the dark side but just to pick up a few things and now I’m back. I’ve learned. I’m good again.”
- Vincent Schiavelli, who played Jenny’s uncle in 2.13 Surprise and 2.14 Innocence played the Organ Grinder in the movie Batman Returns.
- In the Angel episode 1.02 Lonely Hearts, Doyle refers to the Bat-signal, saying:
“It’s not like you have a signal folks can shine in the sky whenever they need help, you know?”
- In 1.03 In The Dark, Spike says of Angel:
“Quickly to the Angelmobile, away.”
- In 1.05 Rm W/A Vu, Cordy says:
“They gave it to a blonde that showed up in a skintight leather cat suit. She is supposed to be a housewife. She looked ridiculous. She looked like cat-woman taking out the cat-trash.”
- In 1.12 Expecting, Cordelia smudges her lipstick across her face and says (referencing Batman’s nemesis):
“And now I look like the Joker.”
- In 3.21 Benediction, Lilah says of Connor (referring to the name often given to Batman’s sidekick, Robin):
“Who’s the boy wonder?”
- In 4.02 Ground State, when the gang are climbing the gates to get into the auction house, Gunn says:
“This is so much harder than it looks on Batman”.
- In 5.19 Time Bomb, Hamilton says:
“It’s a business, boys, not a Batcave.”
Blood drinkers
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Both Cordelia and Wesley have drunk blood on Angel - Cordelia drinks Angel’s blood supply from his fridge in 1.12 Expecting and Wesley is offered blood when pretending to be Angel in 2.06 Guise Will Be Guise.
David Semel
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David Semel directed 3.08 Lover’s Walk, 2.20 Go Fish, 2.10 What’s My Line? (Part Two) and 1.05 Never Kill A Boy On The First Date, and the Angel episodes 1.12 Expecting and 2.02 Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been. He has also worked on Lone Star State of Mind, Boston Public, Roswell, Dawson’s Creek, Ally McBeal, 7th Heaven, Malibu Shores, Chicago Hope, Party of Five and Beverly Hills, 90210.
Evita
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In 1.10 Nightmares, Willow says, “Why is she so Evita-like?” Evita was the nickname of María Eva Duarte de Peron (1919-1952), an Argentinean actress who married political leader Juan Peron. She gained a massive political following as an outspoken champion of women and the poor. Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote a musical based on Eva Peron’s life, called Evita. It was turned into a 1996 movie starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas.
In 1.12 Expecting, Cordy says to her ghost, “Alright Dennis, knock it off! This is the first guy I’ve actually liked in a long time, and if you keep killing the mood I’ll kill you - all right, empty threat, you being a ghost, but I’ll do something worse… I’ll play Evita around the clock… the one with Madonna!”
Haxil Beast
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The Haxil Beast (latin name: ‘Haxil Daemonica’) offers wealth, fame and success to human men to impregnat human women with it’s spawn. It then telepathically controls the women via it’s link to it’s unborn children. The gestation period is very short and the women give birth very quickly. The Haxil Beast is huge, speaks English and neither decapitation nor fire will kill it. It was destroyed in 1.12 Expecting when Angel threw a liquid nitrogen canister at it, which Wesley shot. Cordelia shattered the beast in revenge for impregnating her.
Howard Gordon
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Howard Gordon co-wrote the episode 2.09 What’s My Line? (Part One) with Marti Noxon, and was consulting producer on the show. He was also a consulting producer and writer on Angel. He wrote the Angel episodes 1.09 Hero, 1.12 Expecting and 1.16 The Ring. Howard worked with Buffy’s executive producer David Greenwalt before, on an episode of The X-Files. He wrote many episodes and was co-executive producer of both 24 and The X-Files.
Shayna R. NuDelman
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The song that comes on on Cordelia’s radio in her apartment in 1.12 Expecting is Deeper Than a Milkshake by Shayna R. NuDelman.
Splashdown
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When Cordelia and Wilson are talking in the bar in 1.12 Expecting, Games You Play by Splashdown is on in the background.
Wilson Christopher
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Wilson Christopher was a photographer whose group of friends acted as surrogates to impregnate women with the seed of their master, a Haxil demon. In exchange for doing this they received fame, wealth and success. Cordelia began dating Wilson, and woke up heavily pregnant after sleeping with him for the first time in 1.12 Expecting. Angel tracked him down to a gun club, where a huge fight between Wilson and his friends ensued. Wilson was not killed, but Wesley and Angel destroyed the Haxil demon, making further pregnancies impossible.
Wrong house
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This stage direction is from the script for 1.12 Expecting, in the scene in which Angel and Wesley get the wrong house whilst demon-hunting:
Wesley charges in, startling an ELDERLY COUPLE watching TV. Angel charges in behind him, SMACK! right into the ‘No Uninvited Vampires Allowed’ threshold.
[Goof] Blood stains
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When we see Cordy drink Angel’s blood suppy in 1.12 Expecting, she drips blood down the front of herself but later, when see her hit Wesley with the book, there is no blood there.
[Goof] Cordelia’s robe
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In 1.12 Expecting, when Cordelia and the other women are preparing to give birth to the Haxil demon’s children, they are wearing floor-length white robes and are up to their chests in yellow liquid. However, as soon as Cordelia climbs out of the container and walks around the rim of it, her robe is white and dry.