Goodbye, Iowa
Season 4 Episode #14
Overall Episode #70; Original air date February 15, 2000
Written by Marti Noxon. Directed by David Solomon.
Slay Me - episode rating
<== <== <- (out of 5 stakes)
French Title: Stress
German Title: Die Kampfmaschine
Quick, pretend to make out with me. Well, I, uh... you know, in the movies the guy and the girl have to hide. -Xander to Buffy while undercover at the Initiative.
The Story:
- - First It Sounds Like Lies Then It Sounds Like Truth - -
Say What? - quote of the week... More Quotes
Buffy: Seems like things could get heavier. I mean, his world's falling apart.
Anya: And after you went through all that stuff with Angel... You should get a boring boyfriend, like Xander. But you can't have Xander.
Buffy: That was the idea. Riley was supposed to be Mr. Joe Guy. We were supposed to to dumb stuff - like hold hands through the daisies going, 'tra, la, la...'
Willow: Poor Buffy. Your life resists all things average.
Anya: So dump him. But you can't have Xander.
Buffy: I'll try to remember that.
Slayage - 0.
Body Count - 3 - Young Boy, unknown commando and Dr. Angleman all by Adam.
Credits - the cast: *Sarah Michelle Gellar - Buffy Summers; *Nicholas Brendon - Xander Harris; *Alyson Hannigan - Willow Rosenberg; *Anthony Stewart Head - Rupert Giles; *James Marsters - Spike; *Marc Blucas - Riley Finn; Emma Caulfield - Anya; Amber Benson - Tara Maclay; Jack Stehlin - Dr. Angleman; Leonard Roberts - Forrest; Bailey Chase - Graham Miller; George Hertzberg - Adam; Lindsay Crouse - Maggie Walsh; JB Gaynor - Young Boy; Saverio Guerra - Willy; Amy Powell - Reporter; Andy Marshall - Scientist #1; Paul Leighton - Rough-Looking Demon; Karen Charnell - Shady Lady.
Rock On - Soundtrack: Romeo Had Juliet by Lou Reed; My Last Romance by Paul Singerman; and Mark Cherrie's Big Ed. Episode score by Christophe Beck.
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