2.06 Halloween

"I'm gonna do what any man would do about it. Something damn manly."
Xander

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Age of Angel

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Angel revealed to Buffy that he was 241 years old in 2.02 Some Assembly Required. He also said this in 2.05 Reptile Boy. This means he would have been born in 1755 or 1756. In 2.06 Halloween, Willow states that Angel was eighteen in 1775. But in 2.21 Becoming (Part One) we see that he was made into a vampire in 1753, even though by previous reckonings he wouldn’t have been born yet. It’s all very confusing, but Joss Whedon has admitted that he’s terrible at maths, so I’ll leave it at that.

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Batman

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The comic Batman, by DC Comics, is mentioned several times in Buffy.

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Buffy’s moving door

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The front door of Buffy’s house changes in different episodes. In the season one episode 1.07 Angel, when Buffy is trying to close her front door on The Three, you can see that the front door opens on Buffy’s right. In the season two episodes 2.04 Inca Mummy Girl and 2.06 Halloween, we see that Buffy’s door now opens on her left.
Later in season two, when Cordelia talks to Norman Pfister in Buffy’s hall in 2.10 What’s My Line? (Part Two), you can see that the door handle of Buffy’s front door is on the left. But when Xander let Cordelia in the house in the previous episode (2.09 What’s My Line? (Part One)) the handle was on the right!

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Care Bears

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In 2.06 Halloween, Cordelia compares Angel to a:

“Care Bear with fangs.”

Care Bears were a late-80’s range of toys, with their own cartoon series, and I seem to remember a couple of films too. They included Bedtime Bear, Cheer Bear, Funshine Bear, Share Bear and Tenderheart Bear and were sickeningly cute.

Carl Ellsworth

Carl Ellsworth

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Carl Ellsworth wrote the episode 2.06 Halloween. He has also written for Cleopatra 2525 and Xena: Warrior Princess. Carl wrote the screenplay for the Wes Craven movie Red-Eye. He spoke to the Louisville Courier Journal about how he left the Buffy writing team:

“One day I was called into Joss Whedon’s office expecting to get notes on the script, but he said, “Carl, we are taking the script away, and we have nothing else for you.” They fired me. It still shakes me up to think about it. I had never been fired before. As I look back, there are so many reasons. It just wasn’t a fit. … When you are a staff writer, it’s an entry-level position, and you have to learn when to pitch ideas and when not to. At that time, I was a little too green, and I don’t think I was able to capture the voices of the characters in high school. It was a personal blow, and I had a classic depression — I couldn’t type a word. That lasted about six months. … I got back going with Animorphs, a Nickelodeon show.”

Casper

Casper

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Casper the friendly ghost was a cartoon and movie character who wanted to make friends with humans.
In 5.02 Just Rewards, Angel says to Spike,

“You’re not in this world… Casper.”

In 5.04 Hell Bound, Spike says, “Or playing Casper with one foot in the fryer.”
In 1.05 Rm W/A Vu, Cordy says to her ghost, “Listen good, Casper, you haven’t won a thing here!”
In 4.07 Apocalypse, Nowish, Gunn says of a ghost, “Yep, Casper’s dealing with the big boys now.”
In the Buffy episode 2.06 Halloween, Buffy calls Willow “Casper” when she sees her in her ghost costume.

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Coffee

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In 2.05 Reptile Boy, Buffy and Angel agree to go for coffee, and attempt to do this in 2.06 Halloween. Buffy makes a big show that going for coffee is an important date-like event in season five’s 5.15 I Was Made To Love You when she meets Ben and they have a painfully boring conversation using coffee as an analogy for their feelings for each other:

Ben: “You know, in case you want to get coffee.”
Buffy: Thank you. I just… I think you should know that I… (sighs) I kind of have this bad history in which, you know, we go get coffee and, well, it all ends with you leaving town and you just got here and everything…”
Ben: “Apparently we’d be risking a tragic chain reaction but… I just really like coffee. I think coffee might be worth it. And I would like to get to know… coffee better.”

Cordelia’s cat costume

Cordelia’s cat costume

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The following extract is from the March 26, 2007 interview of Joss Whedon by Dark Horse:

“I didn’t have Halloween as a kid. Either in the city (that one that never sleeps), where trick or treating is just creepy, or upstate at the farm, where the nearest neighbor was five miles away and trick or treating required pitons and a sherpa guide. So none. So thanks ever so for rubbing my face in that memory. Punch you right in the shin-muscle, I swear to God.”

“But oh! We had costumes at school and one year I rigged a little scaffold to come out of the back of my shirt and was a hanged man. Shared Best Costume with a girl in cat suit. A GIRL in a CAT SUIT??? I want a recount. Thanks for bringing up that memory too. Shin-muscles.”

Could this childhood experience be the inspiration for Cordelia’s costume in 2.06 Halloween?

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Cordelia’s surnames

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Cordelia has a habit of giving people sarcastic new surnames.
She has called Angel:

She has called Gunn:

She has called Lorne:

She has called Wesley:

Others have also been named by Cordy:

Cordelia has also thrown in a few Misses in her name calling. She has called Buffy:

Cordelia has even called herself a name:

Epperley

Epperley

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In 2.06 Halloween, we hear ‘Shy’ by Epperley at the Bronze, while Buffy and Angel are talking.

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Ethan Rayne

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Ethan was an old college friend of Giles, or ‘Ripper’ as he called him. The two used to hang out, worshipping demons and creating dark magic spells. After Giles went on the straight and narrow, Ethan continued his bad ways. He occasionally came to Sunnydale to cause havoc, such as turning people into their Halloween costumes, enchanting 3.06 Band Candy to turn adults into teenagers, and turning Giles into a Fyarl demon (4.12 A New Man).

Ethan was extremely powerful magically, but had no physical strength so would flee after creating chaos. He was arrested and removed to a secret military base in Nevada by the Initiative in 4.12 A New Man, never to be seen on the show again. We never found out what happened to Ethan, though he appeared in Buffy’s dream in The Long Way Home, Part 3.

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Godfather

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Ethan Rayne says to Buffy in 2.06 Halloween,

“I feel quite moved to make you a deal you can’t refuse.”

This is a reference to the 1972 movie The Godfather, in which Don Vito Corleone often uses the phrase, “an offer you can’t refuse”. In 3.19 Choices, Faith paraphrases the famous line when she tells the Mayor,

“I made him an offer he couldn’t survive.”

In 3.05 Fredless, Lorne says:

“But it turns out massacres are a lot like sitting through Godfather 3: once is enough.”

In 5.01 Conviction, Lorne says:

“The part’s yours. Yeah, I’ve got a whole freezer full of horses’ heads downstairs.”

He is referring to the first Godfather movie, in which a man gets a part in a movie because someone puts a horse’s head in the bed of the director who doesn’t want him in the movie, to scare him into giving him the part.

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Halloween

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Halloween gets its name from the Catholic celebration of All Hallow’s Eve, a day when all the saints, not just those with their own feast day, were honoured. Its real origins go back much further, to the ancient festival of Samhain, the Celtic new year. On that day it was believed that the boundaries between the worlds of the living and dead were weakened. Thus spirits were able to cause trouble on earth, and humans to gain otherworldly knowledge. According to Giles, Halloween is traditionally a quiet night for undead activity as they think it’s corny. Halloween is celebrated in the Buffy episodes 2.06 Halloween, 4.04 Fear, Itself and 6.06 All The Way.

Janus

Janus

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Janus was the god worshipped by Ethan Rayne in 2.06 Halloween. In Roman mythology, Janus was the two-faced Roman god of gates, of doors, and of beginnings and endings, and was worshipped at harvests, marriages, births, and other kinds of beginnings.

Janus again

Janus again

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In 6.08 Tabula Rasa, there is a replica of the two faced statue Janus behind Giles when he finds his airline ticket in his pocket. The statue was seen first used by Ethan Rayne in 2.06 Halloween.

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JoJo the Dog-Faced Boy

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Cordelia references JoJo the Dog-Faced Boy in the episodes 2.06 Halloween and 3.09 The Wish. A real person, JoJo was amongst the human oddities exhibited in the 1880s by P T Barnum. He suffered from hypertrichosis, or abnormal hair growth, which caused him to grow long hair all over his face.

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Larry Bagby III

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Larry played Sunnydale High bully turned gay activist Larry Blaisdale. Larry is a Mormon, but this didn’t stand in his way of playing a gay character (Mormons do not condone homosexuality). Larry was in an episode of Mr. Belvedere with Seth Green when the two were about 12 years old. The two also worked together on Airborne. Larry played another bully in Hocus Pocus, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Bette Midler.

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Larry Blaisdale

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Larry was Sunnydale High’s school bully (2.06 Halloween, 2.15 Phases) who was “outed” by Xander and transformed himself into being comfortable with his sexuality (3.18 Earshot). Larry helped his classmates to battle with the Mayor’s Ascension. The last we saw of Larry was him being thrown into the air by the Mayor’s tail, which killed him.

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Miss Edith

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Drusilla’s favourite doll is called Miss Edith. In 2.03 School Hard, Miss Edith was punished by Dru who said:

“Miss Edith speaks out of turn. She’s a bad example, and will have no cakes today.”

In 2.06 Halloween, Dru says:

“Miss Edith needs her tea”

In 2.09 What’s My Line? (Part One), she tells Spike:

“I need to change Miss Edith”.

In the Angel episode 2.10 Reunion, Drusilla is seen carrying a doll which could be Miss Edith.

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No heroes

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When Buffy and Willow sit in the bathroom in 2.06 Halloween, there’s a poster behind Buffy which says, “There are no heroes in this locker room” which seems apt considering how many students have been killed/attacked in the school’s locker room - when Buffy hasn’t been around!

Oz’s van

Oz’s van

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In 2.06 Halloween, Oz drove a zebra-striped van with right-hand drive. His van changes to a dark left-hand drive van in 2.14 Innocence.

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Photo friends

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The photo that Buffy looks at when she visits her office in 7.19 Empty Places is the same one she looked at in 4.21 Primeval. It is also similar to a photo she looked at in 3.02 Dead Man’s Party and 2.06 Halloween.

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Robin Sachs

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Robin played Giles’s college friend turned nemesis Ethan Rayne. Sachs starred as Heinrich the vampire acrobat in the 1972 British horror film Vampire Circus. He’s also featured in Ocean’s Eleven, Jurassic Park - The Lost World, Bridehead Revisited, Galaxy Quest (where he played the villain Sarris) and a couple of episodes of Babylon 5 as Hedronn. Robin voiced the character of Ethan Rayne for the Buffy video game Chaos Bleeds.

Shelter Club

Shelter Club

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Dingoes Ate My Baby have a gig at the Shelter Club in 2.06 Halloween. We don’t know if it’s in Sunnydale or not.

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Soldier Boy

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A large part of the episodes 2.14 Innocence and 3.22 Graduation Day (Part Two) rely on Xander’s recollection of the events of 2.06 Halloween, when he became a soldier for a short time. In 2.14 Innocence he says he still has all his memories of being a soldier, including:

“Procedure, ordnance, access codes, everything.”

Xander’s military knowledge was a great plot device help to Buffy writers when they needed lots of gun power easily. We discover in the episode 4.03 The Harsh Light Of Day that Xander has lost his power when he has a girly scrap with Harmony, though in 4.13 The I In Team, he says:

“My pseudo-soldier memory bank tells me that’s a tracer.”

In 4.14 Goodbye Iowa, Anya says:

“It’s not like he was in the ‘Nam. He was G.I. Joe for one night.”

In 7.09 Never Leave Me, Xander realises that Spike has a “trigger”, to which Willow replies,

“Is this left over from your days in the Army?”

He admits that knowledge comes from Army movies.
In 7.12 Potential, Dawn says to Xander:

“Well, you had that sexy Army training for a while.”

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Spandex

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A tiny hint that Cordelia and Xander would eventually get together is shown in the episode 2.06 Halloween. Xander says to Buffy that he prefers his women in Spandex - Cordelia said that Spandex was one of her trademarks in the previous episode (2.05 Reptile Boy).

Spaz

Spaz

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In 2.06 Halloween, Willow says to Buffy, “Wild on me equals spaz”. This line was cut when shown on the BBC.

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The Prisoner

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In 2.06 Halloween, Ethan leaves behind a note on the counter of the costume shop which says, “Be seeing you.” When Eyghon leaves Giles’ apartment after first possessing Ms. Calendar in 2.08 The Dark Age, it also says, “Be seeing you.” The phrase is a reference to 60s cult paranoia drama The Prisoner.

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The Simpsons

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Buffy says in 2.09 What’s My Line? (Part One):

“Have a cow Giles.”

This is a play on the phrase “Don’t have a cow”, made popular by Bart in the TV show The Simpsons. It means don’t get excited/worked up.
In 3.08 Lover’s Walk, Willow compares herself to Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel. This is a reference to the stupid hick who is a recurring character on The Simpsons.

An episode of The Simpsons called ‘Treehouse of Horror 16′ (which aired on November 6, 2005) contained a reference to the season two Buffy episode 2.06 Halloween. In that episode, everyone in town is turned into their costumes - which included Principal Skinner turning into a GI Joe, and his mother turning into a 17th century woman (like Xander and Buffy in 2.06 Halloween).
In an episode of The Simpsons called ‘The Homer of Seville’, the family are looking for somewhere to eat and pass a restaurant called “Buffet the Hunger Slayer”.

Treble Charger

Treble Charger

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We hear Treble Charger’s ‘How She Died’ (from their album Maybe It’s Me) as Willow walks in front of Oz’s van in 2.06 Halloween.

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Vamps on tape

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Seeing as they have no reflection, one might assume that vampires would be a bit tricky to capture on film (or video). Yet, it appears to be perfectly possible. We first discovered this in 2.06 Halloween when Spike watched Buffy’s fighting technique via video tape, and Andrew later videos Spike in 7.16 Storyteller. Likewise, in 3.12 Helpless, Zachary Kralik was able to photograph himself.

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Watcher’s Journal

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All Watchers who are assigned to Slayers must keep a journal of activities, as a reference for future Watchers. It is from these that Giles and Buffy learnt about the histories of Angel (in 2.06 Halloween) and Spike (in 2.03 School Hard).

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Who’s that girl?

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Oz first noticed Willow in 2.04 Inca Mummy Girl when she wore an eskimo costume to the dance. In 2.06 Halloween, Cordelia bosses Oz around, then when she walks away, Oz says (sarcastically):

“Why can’t I meet a nice girl like that?”

He then turns and bumps into Willow, wearing her ghost costume so he doesn’t recognise her. At the end of 2.06 Halloween, Oz saw Willow once again, this time in her very non-Willow Halloween costume. They didn’t meet properly until 2.09 What’s My Line? (Part One), in which they are both picked out for special treatment by software recruiters, and bonded over finger food.

Willow in charge

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In a verbal jab from 2.06 Halloween, Cordelia seems to presage Buffy’s death in season 5 and Willow taking over as leader in season 6. The following dialogue occurs after Willow gives instructions to Xander and Cordelia for holding off the monsters:

Willow: “I-it’s like amnesia, okay? They don’t know who they are. Just sit tight.”
Cordelia: “Who died and made her the boss?”

In 6.01 Bargaining (Part One), Willow, Xander, Anya, and Tara are arguing about bringing Buffy back from the dead:

Willow: Nobody’s changing their minds. Period.
Xander: Excuse me? Who made you the boss of the group?
Anya: You did.
Tara: You said Willow should be boss. (Willow moves away)
Anya: And then you said “let’s vote,” and it was unanimous…
Tara: …and then you made her this little plaque, that said “Boss of Us,” you put little sparkles on it…

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WP (Widespread Panic)

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A black and white oval sticker with the letters “WP” can often be seen in Sunnydale. The sticker is for a band called Widespread Panic. Examples of episodes in which this is seen include:

Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena: Warrior Princess

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In the season two episode 2.06 Halloween, a spell by Ethan Rayne turns everyone into their Halloween costumes. Buffy is dressed as an eighteenth century noblewoman and loses her memory of being the Slayer. A frustrated Willow sarcastically asks:

“She couldn’t've dressed up like Xena?”

Xena: Warrior Princess was a TV show which ran for six years (1995-2001). Set in ancient mythical lands, the show followed the tales of Xena, played by Lucy Lawless. There are many similarities between Buffy and Xena. Both lead characters are strong women who fight the forces of evil and help people in need. Like Angel, Xena is trying to atone for her past evils. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is referenced in the Xena episode ‘The Play’s the Thing’. Two theatre critics discuss which play to see and one says, “There’s the opening of Buffus, the Bacchae Slayer across the street.” Like Buffy, Xena had a musical episode.

In 2.20 Over The Rainbow, we hear the following conversation:

Host: Just remember, keep your heads down. Xenophobia kind of a watchword where I’m from.
Gunn: I don’t get it. Why are they afraid of Xena? I think she’s kinda fly.
Wesley: Xenophobia. Fear of foreigners.
Gunn: Oh. Then can we pretend I didn’t just say that?

[Goof] Noisy ghost

[Goof] Noisy ghost

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When Willow is turned into a ghost in 2.06 Halloween she can’t move anything. But when Giles tells Willow to leave she moves a curtain and you can hear her shut the door.

[Goof] Sarah

[Goof] Sarah

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When Buffy and Willow are in the bathroom looking at the diary in 2.06 Halloween, Buffy says there’s no name for the girl drawn but if you look closely, it says Sarah.

[Goof] Video tape

[Goof] Video tape

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When he’s watching the video tape in 2.06 Halloween, Spike tells his minion to rewind the tape, but if you look closely, the tape is being fast fowarded.

[Goof] Willow’s arms

[Goof] Willow’s arms

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When Willow falls on the porch in 2.06 Halloween, her costume falls over her arms so that you can only see her hand sticking out. But when the ghost Willow gets up, you can see the costume is in a different position.

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