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A New Man is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the sixty-eighth episode overall.

Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Marc Blucas (Riley Finn), James Marsters (Spike)

And: Anthony Stewart Head (Giles)

Guest Starring: Robin Sachs (Ethan Rayne), Amber Benson (Tara Maclay), Emma Caulfield (Anya),

And: Lindsay Crouse (Maggie Walsh)

Co-Starring: Elizabeth Penn Payne (Waitress), Michelle Ferrara (Mother)

Contents 1 Plot Overview 2 Notes 2.1 Monster of the Week 2.2 Body Count 2.3 Music 3 Arc Advancement 3.1 Happenings 3.2 Characters 3.3 Referbacks 4 Trivia 4.1 The Show 4.2 Behind the Scenes 4.3 Allusions and References 4.4 Memorable Moments 5 Quotes

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[edit] Notes

[edit] Monster of the Week

Giles is transformed into a Fyarl Demon by Ethan Rayne, who cast some spell and possibly poisoned his beer to do so. According to one of Giles' books (and corroborated by Spike), Fyarl demons are strong, simple-minded creatures who typically work for more powerful monsters. They can spray paralyzing mucous from their noses to create a hard shell around their victims. The only thing that can kill a Fyarl Demon is a silver weapon.

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There were no deaths in this episode.

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[edit] Arc Advancement

[edit] Happenings

• The Initiative: Buffy is introduced as the Slayer to Professor Walsh for the first time and Walsh attempts to bring her into the fold of the Initiative, believing that they have something she can learn from (despite the fact that Buffy's amount of "hostile" kills dwarf's Riley's). It's also confirmed that the organization is, in fact, backed by the US Military and is a relatively new upstart—Giles claims they've only been in operations for 6 months.

• 314: At the bar, Ethan Rayne warns Giles that the "new outfit" is throwing things out of balance and could be causing something more chaotic than chaos. Something about "314" has demons terrified and the implication is that The Initiative has something to do with it, especially with the last scene of Walsh entering room 314.

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• Ethan: Ethan is arrested by the United States military and, according to Riley, taken to a secret detention center in the Nevada desert. He assures them that he'll be rehabilitated "in no time" and presumably later released and deported.

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[edit] The Show

• Final Appearance: Robin Sachs makes his final appearance in the series as Ethan Rayne in this episode. The character does make an appearance in the season eight comic books, however.

[edit] Behind the Scenes

• International: Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been dubbed into many different languages and the title translated for each different international version. Some international translations of this episode's title are:
  • French: "314"
  • Italian: "Un uomo nuovo" ("A New Man")
  • German: "Metamorphosen" ("Metamorphoses")
  • Spanish: "Un hombre nuevo" ("A New Man")
• Cut Line: After Spike crashed Giles' Citron, a scene was shot with him limping out and saying, excitedly, "I can kill demons. I can crash cars. Things are looking up!" The line was cut for time.

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[edit] Memorable Moments

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