#2: Welcome to the Hellmouth
Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1E01
Title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Director:
Joss Whedon
Writer:
Charles Martin Smith
Release Date:
March 10, 1997
Network: WB
Production No: 4V01
Times Watched: 151
Times Rated: 97
Issue Blurb
16-year-old sophomore Buffy just wanted to retire from vampire hunting and be a typical teenager. When she arrives at her new school and people start turning up dead, she might have to rethink that. Can she save her new friends from becoming the latest victims?
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DarianRogue
+1
May 10, 2022
Already significantly better than the movie, though still slightly flawed.
Paprika
+1
Jan 21, 2021
Solid opening episode and very good pacing with that.
Buffy is super fun and relatable from the start. The rest of the gang is instantly fun.
What a strong start.
4/5
"Seize the moment, tommorow, you could be dead"
Buffy is super fun and relatable from the start. The rest of the gang is instantly fun.
What a strong start.
4/5
"Seize the moment, tommorow, you could be dead"
imredjimmy
+1
Dec 22, 2020
Really great way to start the show. Like any pilot some parts are a bit awkward but you can already see the strength of the cast. Sarah Michelle Gellar is incredibly charismatic and I'm already swooning over David Boreanaz. I had forgotten that Angel appeared this early in the series.
ScottG12
+1
Sep 25, 2019
Quite a bit of early edition weirdness, Xander has a skateboard? Jesse never gets mentioned again? But as a pilot it's possibly one of the best in terms of setting up the shows tone, plot, characters, themes etc.
Looking forward to getting back into my favourite show, it is a shame that season 1 doesn't have this quality overall though.
Looking forward to getting back into my favourite show, it is a shame that season 1 doesn't have this quality overall though.
Necron102
+1
Jan 6, 2019
First time going through this series at all, it's an interesting deviation from the film. Will be curious to see where things go from here.
alendor
+1
Sep 6, 2018
Good start to the series with great character introductions... but also got a few classic pilot problems with the presence of elements that are going to fade away quickly like the slayer’s ability to sense vampires. Or maybe it just happens offscreen. It also introduces my favourite theme of the series - Buffy’s determination/wish for a normal life vs burden of being a slayer. That dilemma will give us several heartbreaking scenes from Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Billstar2
+2
Sep 6, 2018
Interesting start to the series. Like the characters so far, Willow is actually my favorite so far(sorry Buffy). Was surprised to see Angel so early on. Thought he came in later in the seasons.
