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Buffy the Vampire Slayer S5E4 — Out of My Mind
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer•Season 5•Episode 4

Out of My Mind

7.5/10 · 3,381 votesOct 17, 200043 min

Ranked #16 of 22 in Season 5•−0.6 vs season avg

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While Riley's health begins to deteriorate, Spike and Harmony force a surgeon to remove the behavior modification chip embedded in Spike's brain.

Directed byDavid Grossman
Written byRebecca Rand Kirshner
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Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Buffy Summers

Nicholas Brendon

Nicholas Brendon

Xander Harris

Alyson Hannigan

Alyson Hannigan

Willow Rosenberg

Emma Caulfield

Emma Caulfield

Anya

Anthony Stewart Head

Anthony Stewart Head

Rupert Giles

Michelle Trachtenberg

Michelle Trachtenberg

Dawn Summers

James Marsters

James Marsters

Spike

Crew9

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Rebecca Rand Kirshner

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David Grossman

David Grossman

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Michael Gershman

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Regis Kimble

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John Medlen

John Medlen

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Chris Daniels

Chris Daniels

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Scott Workman

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Steve Tartalia

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Christopher Leps

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Episode Summary

"Out of My Mind" is episode 4 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5. It scored 7.5/10 from 3,381 votes, ranking #16 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by David Grossman and written by Rebecca Rand Kirshner, it aired on October 17, 2000.

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