When a writer has finished their version of an episode, it is often changed by the other writers slightly, in order to flesh out various scenes. In 5.02 Real Me, Marti …

The cast and crew of both Buffy and Angel regularly visited Joss Whedon’s house on a Sunday to read Shakepeare plays together. Paul Ruditis wrote in Once More With Feeling: …

It was rumoured that the entire town of Sunnydale would be sucked into the Hellmouth in the episode 5.22 The Gift. This actually occurred in the show’s final episode, 7.22 Chosen. Marti …

When casting the role of Tara, Joss Whedon was originally looking for someone like ‘old Willow’ - before Willow became as confident as she is now. Visually he wanted someone …

The scene where Warren is skinned alive by Willow was edited out when shown in most places. Marti Noxon said of the scene:

“The skinning of Warren was something Joss …

Writers/producers Marti Noxon and David Fury both had cameos in the musical episode 6.07 Once More, With Feeling. Marti played the woman arguing over a parking ticket and Fury was the …

The episode 6.10 Wrecked was dedicated “In Loving Memory Of J.D. Peralta”. She was Marti Noxon’s assistant, who died of cancer in November 2001 (the month in which the episode aired). …

Marti Noxon, who wrote and directed the episode 5.10 Into The Woods, in which Riley leaves Buffy, said about Riley’s departure:

“Sunnydale romance just rarely goes well. Buffy with a boyfriend …

Marti Noxon had the following to say about the episode 6.09 Smashed:

“This was the beginning of the most divisive story we’ve ever had, which was Buffy and Spike boning. Really, I’ve …

Marti Noxon said about the episode 6.04 Flooded:

“It’s not that exciting to watch Buffy deal with bills. The show is not called ‘Buffy The Debt Collector’ or ‘Buffy The Credit Card …

Marti Noxon said about the episode 6.17 Normal Again:

“It was always something we saw as a sort of stand-alone that could fit in almost any season. The idea was really …

Marti Noxon said about 6.14 Older And Far Away:

“An effort to deal with Dawn, with her state of mind and what was going on with her. How abandoned she had …

Marti Noxon said of the episode 6.06 All The Way:

“That one was interesting, but there were two things wrong with it. The romance between Dawn and the vampire never took off. …

Marti Noxon said about the episode 6.08 Tabula Rasa:

“One criticism we received about the episode was the fact that Giles left even after knowing what Buffy had been through. We tried …

Marti Noxon said about the episode 6.11 Gone:

“The bit when Spike seems to be by himself when, in fact, he was having sex with the invisible Buffy was something that …

Marti Noxon said about the episode 6.13 Dead Things:

“It got so dark and so intense, and even darker still when Buffy beats the hell out of Spike. Some people had a …

Marti Noxon said about the episode 6.19 Seeing Red in the SFX Year End Collector’s Edition (written by Edward Gross):

“We really wanted to make it pretty brutal and scary. It …

Marti Noxon had the following to say about the end of season six:

“It was the first season climax that Joss did not write and direct. There were some production …

Marti Noxon said the following about the episode Doublemeat Palace:

“One of the craziest episodes we’ve ever done. It’s just insane. And the monster looks like a penis - we know …

In the SFX Year End Collector’s Edition, Marti Noxon said of the episode 6.10 Wrecked:

“Some criticism kicked in here that we were being too literal about Willow’s addiction and comparing …