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Hell's Bells is the sixteenth episode of the sixth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the one-hundred and sixteenth episode overall.

Guest Stars: Amber Benson (Tara Maclay), Daniel McFeeley (Warty Demon), Rebecca Jackson (Tarantula), Mel Fair (Tentacle Demon), Nick Kokich (Demon Teen), Robert Noble (Night Manager), Julian Franco (Young Bartender), Susannah L. Brown (Caterer Girl), Joey Hiott (Josh age 10), Abigail Mavity (Sara age 8), Chris Emerson (Josh age 21), Ashleigh Ann Wood (Sara age 18), Megan Vint (Karen), Casey Sander (Tony Harris), Andy Umberger (D'Hoffryn), Lee Garlington (Jessica Harris), Jan Hoag (Cousin Carol), George D. Wallace (Future Xander), Steven Gilborn (Uncle Rory)

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

• There was no monster of the week as such due to the episode dealing mainly with Xander and Anya's wedding.

[edit] Body Count

#	Whom	By Whom	How	Where
1	Demon	Xander	Crushed	Chapel

[edit] Arc Advancement

[edit] Happenings

• The Wedding: Xander calls off his wedding on the day of after being shown his nightmare vision of how it would turn out.

[edit] Characters

• Anya: Anya is reoffered her position at the end of this episode after Xander freaks out and can't go through with the wedding.

[edit] Referbacks

• Homecoming: Willow refers to the time when the two kissed before Homecoming which eventually destroyed Xander's relationship with Cordelia.

[edit] Trivia

[edit] The Show

• Missing: Although the majority of the main Buffy cast was at Xander and Anya's wedding, Giles was strangely absent.

[edit] Behind the Scenes

• Creator Rewrites: Although this episode was written by Rebecca Rand Kirshner, the scene in which Buffy talks to Spike was written by Joss Whedon.
• Crew Cameo Hopes: Rebecca Rand Kirshner, writer for the episode, wanted to be cast as Spike's date.
• Early Draft: In one of the early drafts of the script, Giles' absense was explained that he was too busy fighting "daemons" (Willow was specific about the spelling) and paid for the flowers in order to compensate.

[edit] Allusions and References

• Manic Panic: Manic Panic is a brand of temporary hair dye sold in stores like Hot Topic to counter-culture teenagers because it is sold in a varied array of unusual colors. The magenta in Spike's date's hair is a shade of color that is only typically found in temporary hair dyes like Manic Panic.

Dawn: A Manic Panic freak who he's, like, totally macking with right in the middle of the room.

[edit] Memorable Moments

[edit] Quotes

[edit] Reviews

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