About this programme

5/22. Buffy becomes convinced her mother's illness is supernatural in origin, and casts a spell to learn the truth, but instead discovers that Dawn is somehow not real. Setting out in search of answers, she encounters an unstoppable new enemy whose strength far outmatches hers and is searching for the mysterious Key. Meanwhile, Giles' magic shop opens for business, leading Anya to discover her true calling.

Cast and crew

Cast

Buffy Summers: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Dawn Summers: Michelle Trachtenberg
Glory: Claire Kramer
Rupert Giles: Anthony Stewart Head
Xander Harris: Nicholas Brendon
Willow Rosenberg: Alyson Hannigan
Anya: Emma Caulfield
Joyce Summers: Kristine Sutherland
Riley Finn: Marc Blucas
Spike: James Marsters
Ben: Charlie Weber

Crew

Director: David Solomon
Writer: Douglas Petrie

Categories: Drama

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