The Dark Age

These snapshots may contain SPOILERS for the entire series, so if for some reason you haven't yet seen some of the episodes and do not want to know what is going on, read no further.

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The secrets of Giles's dark past come back to haunt him when an old friend turns up dead in Sunnydale. As a troubled youth, Giles (known then as "Ripper") and his friends summoned a demon called Eyghon, The Sleepwalker. Now, Eyghon has returned and is hunting down the people who used to call him up for their amusement. And the only two left are Rupert Giles and Ethan Rayne.


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BUFFY:  I'm not gonna lie to you. It was scary. I'm so used to you being a grownup, and then I find out that you're a person.
GILES: Most grownups are.


Good character development, average dialogue and an average plot.

Basically a Giles character development episode.

Angel saves Jenny's life at the end. Kind of ironic considering what happens in Passion.

At the end we see a break in the Giles - Jenny romance as a result of the events in this episode.

Second of the three appearances of Ethan Rayne. Halloween and Band Candy were the others. Just love his line;
ETHAN: Now, this may sting a little just at first. But don't worry, that'll go away once the searing pain kicks in.

Just of a bit of misinformation in the show. Willow says the Etruscans predate the Egyptians. Maybe in the Buffyverse, but in our reality its the other way around by a couple of millenia.

Foreshadowing

Angel choking Jenny Calendar.

My views/status of characters;
Buffy - like
Willow - like
Xander - like
Giles - like
Cordelia - like
Spike - absent
Angel - neutral


Overall I consider this an average episode compared to the rest of the season.