Enemies
- Episode aired Mar 16, 1999
- TV-PG
- 1h
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
3.6K
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As Faith attempts to seduce Angel and steal his soul, the Mayor summons a dark-magic demon to finish the job.As Faith attempts to seduce Angel and steal his soul, the Mayor summons a dark-magic demon to finish the job.As Faith attempts to seduce Angel and steal his soul, the Mayor summons a dark-magic demon to finish the job.
Anthony Head
- Rupert Giles
- (as Anthony Stewart Head)
Jack Plotnick
- Deputy Mayor Allan Finch
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Marc Vilt
- Movie Goer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAfter meeting Skyler, Buffy allows him to depart unharmed rather than slaying him, noting that he seems harmless. This marks the widening of one of the Buffyverse's overall themes, that demons are capable of being benign whereas soulless vampires are not, a concept introduced in Becoming: Part 1 (1998) and explored more fully in Angel (1999).
- GoofsWhen Angel and Faith meet with Mayor Wilkins, the Mayor tells Angel not to kill Buffy too fast as he doesn't want a new Slayer popping up anytime soon. Even if Buffy is killed there wouldn't be a new Slayer to take her place. Kendra was her replacement after the master killed her in the first season. Then when Kendra died at the hand of Drusilla, Faith was called. So the only way another Slayer can be called is if Faith dies. This isn't necessarily true. Having two active Slayers is unprecedented. The only way to test it is to actually kill Buffy again. The Mayor (or anyone else) couldn't be sure and he doesn't want to take the chance.
- Quotes
Buffy Summers: I never knew you had so much rage in you.
Faith: What can I say? I'm the world's best actor.
Angel: Second best.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Gift (2001)
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Faith takes Angel's soul
As Buffy and Faith are patrolling they are approached by a demon; he isn't threatening them though; he has an offer... he is offering the 'Books of Ascension', which he says relate to the mayor's plans, for $5,000. Of course neither the demon nor Buffy know that Faith is now working for the mayor. She later kills the demon before going to see Angel and trying to seduce him. It turns out the Mayor wants Angelus back; so when this method doesn't work he summons another demon to take Angel's soul by force. With Angelus back it would appear that Buffy and her friends are in real danger.
This episode was rather fun; the demon who wanted money (clearly a sign of declining standards) was amusing; Faith's behaviour, while not totally unexpected, was more mean spirited than I expected and the return of Angelus was a surprise. There were some good twists as certain things we have been led to believe don't turn out to be true. The cast are on good form; Eliza Dushku is particularly good as Faith and David Boreanaz was both menacing and amusing as Angelus. Overall a really solid episode that let the gang know that the mayor is working to a timetable and is older than he appears.
This episode was rather fun; the demon who wanted money (clearly a sign of declining standards) was amusing; Faith's behaviour, while not totally unexpected, was more mean spirited than I expected and the return of Angelus was a surprise. There were some good twists as certain things we have been led to believe don't turn out to be true. The cast are on good form; Eliza Dushku is particularly good as Faith and David Boreanaz was both menacing and amusing as Angelus. Overall a really solid episode that let the gang know that the mayor is working to a timetable and is older than he appears.
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