Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1E5 — Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer•Season 1•Episode 5

Never Kill a Boy on the First Date

7.2/10 · 5,081 votesMar 31, 199743 min

Ranked #9 of 12 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

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With Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader.

Directed byDavid Semel
Written byRob DesHotel, Dean Batali
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Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Buffy Summers

Nicholas Brendon

Nicholas Brendon

Xander Harris

Alyson Hannigan

Alyson Hannigan

Willow Rosenberg

Charisma Carpenter

Charisma Carpenter

Cordelia Chase

Anthony Stewart Head

Anthony Stewart Head

Rupert Giles

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Rob DesHotel

Writer

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Dean Batali

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David Semel

Director

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Michael Gershman

Director of Photography

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Jeff Smolek

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Sophia Crawford

Sophia Crawford

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Don C. McGovern

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Skip Macdonald

Skip Macdonald

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Brian Avery

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Episode Summary

"Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" is episode 5 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 5,081 votes, ranking #9 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by David Semel and written by Rob DesHotel, Dean Batali, it aired on March 31, 1997.

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