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Bargaining (1) is the first episode of the sixth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the one-hundred and first episode overall. Following the events of the fifth season finale, the Scooby Gang works on a spell to rise Buffy from the grave. Meanwhile, a gang of biker demons learn that Sunnydale is without a slayer and descend on the town.

Guest Stars: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Amber Benson (Tara Maclay), Franc Ross (Razor), Geoff Meed (Mag), Paul Greenberg (Shempy Vamp), Mike Grief (Klyed), Joy DeMichelle Moore (Ms. Lefcourt), Bru Muller (Teacher), Robert D. Vito (Cute Boy), Harry Johnson (Parent #1), Kelly Lynn Warren (Parent #2), Hila Levy (Pretty Girl), Richard Wharton (Homeowner)

Contents 1 Plot Overview 2 Notes 2.1 Monster of the Week 2.2 Body Count 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 6 Reviews

[edit] Plot Overview

[edit] Notes

[edit] Monster of the Week

• The Hellions: A gang of no good demons with an affinity for motorcycles, the Hellions' backstory is not expressly laid out for the viewer. They are an opportunistic horde who live for destruction and chaos.

[edit] Body Count

#	Whom	By Whom	How	Where
1	Vampire	Spike	Set Ablaze	Graveyard
2	Vampire	Buffy-Bot	Staked	Graveyard
3	Vampire	Razor	Decapitated	Biker Bar

[edit] Arc Advancement

[edit] Happenings

[edit] Characters

• Anya: The magic shop is left under the control of Anya, although Giles is still a legal partner in the business.
• Giles: Giles returns home to England after accepting that Buffy is dead and his work is effectively over.
• Buffy: Although it isn't apparent to the gang, Buffy is resurrected from the dead as a result of Willow's spell. However, she is still in her coffin.

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[edit] Trivia

[edit] The Show

• Previously On: The "previously on" segment includes scenes from the entire series and the movie.
• Mutant Enemy: When the gang is giving Giles parting gifts, Tara pulls out a monster finger puppet as a reminder of Sunnydale and says, imitating the monster, "Grr Arg." This is a reference to the soundbite that plays during the Mutant Enemy (the studio which produces the series) company card at the end of each episode.
• Music: The music playing in the biker bar is a clip from "Permanence" by Static-X played on a loop.

[edit] Behind the Scenes

• Credits Change-Up: As of this episode, Anthony Stewart Head is no longer in the opening credits of the series. He is, however, still credited as a special guest star. His final credit of "Actor as Character Name" has been replaced with "Alyson Hannigan as Willow"
• Filming Locations: The scenes at the airport were filmed at Long Beach Airport between Los Angeles and Orange County.
• Where's Joss?: This is the second season premiere which Joss Whedon did not direct or co-direct, the other being the first episode of the series.
• Alteration: In the version released on video in the United Kingdom, the note left by Giles is read by a voiceover of Giles instead of Xander.
• Deleted Scenes: Several scenes were cut from the episode including comments about vampires taking perscription medication, several scenes before the classroom scene with Dawn and Buffy-Bot and Xander mentioning that he wanted to buy a bottle of alcohol for Giles but the homeless man in front of the store wouldn't buy it for them. A scene showing Willow killing the fawn in sacrifice was also cut due to it being too horrific.

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[edit] Memorable Moments

[edit] Quotes

• Spike: Oh, poor Watcher... Has your life passed before your eyes: cup of tea, cup of tea, almost got shagged, cup of tea?

[edit] Reviews

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