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Buffy the Vampire Slayer S4E19 — New Moon Rising

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer•Season 4•Episode 19

New Moon Rising

8.1/10 · 3,818 votesMay 2, 200043 min

Ranked #9 of 22 in Season 4•+0.2 vs season avg

Oz's return to Sunnydale leads to his incarceration by the Initiative and complicates the relationship between Willow and Tara.

Directed byJames A. Contner

Written byMarti Noxon

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Cast6

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Buffy Summers

Nicholas Brendon

Nicholas Brendon

Xander Harris

Alyson Hannigan

Alyson Hannigan

Willow Rosenberg

Anthony Stewart Head

Anthony Stewart Head

Rupert Giles

James Marsters

James Marsters

Spike

Marc Blucas

Marc Blucas

Riley Finn

Crew12

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James A. Contner

Director

Marti Noxon

Marti Noxon

Writer

M

Michael Gershman

Director of Photography

R

Regis Kimble

Editor

Jeff Pruitt

Jeff Pruitt

Stunt Coordinator

Michael Owen

Michael Owen

Stunts

B

Brian Hite

Stunts

Zach Hudson

Zach Hudson

Stunts

Sophia Crawford

Sophia Crawford

Stunt Double

Jay Caputo

Jay Caputo

Stunts

J

Jailyn Osborne

Stunts

Gloria O'Brien

Gloria O'Brien

Stunt Double

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Episode Summary

"New Moon Rising" is episode 19 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4. It scored 8.1/10 from 3,818 votes, ranking #9 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by James A. Contner and written by Marti Noxon, it aired on May 2, 2000.

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