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Buffy the Vampire Slayer S6E17 — Normal Again
8.4
Buffy the Vampire Slayer•Season 6•Episode 17

Normal Again

8.4/10 · 3,848 votesMar 12, 200243 min

Ranked #7 of 22 in Season 6•+0.4 vs season avg

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After being stung by a demon, Buffy finds herself shifting back and forth between the Sunnydale she knows and a psych ward where she is told the last six years have been an elaborate hallucination. Struggling to make sense of either reality, she must decide

Directed byRick Rosenthal
Written byDiego Gutierrez
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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

Emma Caulfield

Emma Caulfield

Anya

Michelle Trachtenberg

Michelle Trachtenberg

Dawn Summers

James Marsters

James Marsters

Spike

Crew10

D

Diego Gutierrez

Writer

Rick Rosenthal

Rick Rosenthal

Director

Gary Ray Stearns

Gary Ray Stearns

Stunts

John Medlen

John Medlen

Stunt Coordinator

P

Peter Basinski

Editor

Scott Workman

Scott Workman

Stunts

Gloria O'Brien

Gloria O'Brien

Stunt Double

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Steve Tartalia

Stunt Double

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Raymond Stella

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Wendi Bromley

Wendi Bromley

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Episode Summary

"Normal Again" is episode 17 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6. It scored 8.4/10 from 3,848 votes, ranking #7 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Rick Rosenthal and written by Diego Gutierrez, it aired on March 12, 2002.

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