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Choices is the nineteenth episode of the third season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the fifty-third episode overall.

Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase), David Boreanaz (Angel), Seth Green (Oz)

And: Anthony Stewart Head (Giles)

Guest Starring: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III), Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndham-Pryce), Eliza Dushku (Faith)

And: Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder)

Co-Starring: Keith Brunsman (Vamp-Lacky), Jimmie F. Skaggs (Courier), Michael Schoenfeld (Security Guard #1), Seth Coltan (Security Guard #2), Jason Reed (Vamp-Guard), Bonita Friedericy (Manager), Brett Moses (Student)

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

[edit] Plot Overview

[edit] Notes

[edit] Monster of the Week

This episode deals entirely with the Mayor's attempts to acquire the Box of Gavrock, a box which collects and harnesses demonic power. When the box is opened, beetle-like creatures escape and kill anyone who they can latch onto. The Mayor claims that there are billions of the bugs in the box.

[edit] Body Count

#	Whom	By Whom	How	Where
1	Vampire	Angel	Staked	Cemetery
2	Vampire	Buffy	Staked	Cemetery
3	Courier	Faith	Shot with an Arrow	Airport
4	Vampire	Buffy	Staked (off-screen)	Road
5	Vampire	Willow	Staked	City Hall
6	Guard	Beetle	Mauled	Cafeteria

[edit] Music

[edit] Arc Advancement

[edit] Happenings

• Big Bad: The Mayor acquires the Box of Gavrock, which he considers to be a crucial component of his ascension. However, Willow also manages to steal several pages from the Books of Ascension which she thought seemed interesting and possibly relevant to stopping the Mayor.

[edit] Characters

• Cordelia: Despite her usual attitude, it's shown that Cordelia is having money problems and is employed at a fashion store where she's performing laborious tasks. Previously, it was assumed that all of her money came from her rich father.

[edit] Referbacks

[edit] Trivia

[edit] The Show

[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: "La boîte de Gavrock" ("The Box of Gavrock")
  • Italian: "Scelte" ("Choices")
  • German: "Die Box von Gavrock" ("The Box of Gavrock")
  • Japanese: "選択" ("Sentaku" - "Choice")
  • Spanish: "Opciones" ("Options")

[edit] Allusions and References

• On The Road: The book that Xander is reading early in the episode is On The Road by Jack Kerouac. The novel is a semi-autobiographic account of Kerouac's spontaneous road trips taken with his beat poet colleagues, particularly Neal Cassady (or, in the context of the story, Dean Moriarty). The book convinces Xander to have a road trip of his own after graduation.

[edit] Memorable Moments

[edit] Quotes