“Anybody not wearing 2 million sunblock is gonna have a real bad day.” - Sarah Connor

In the last episode we were left with a cliff hanger. Buffy was trapped in a crypt about to be bitten by the large and scary Luke, (The Master’s pet vampire). Willow, Xander, and Jesse had escaped into the cemetery, but had several blood thirsty vamps hot on their tail. It’s all very exciting.

So, Luke is within drooling distance of Buffy’s beautiful neck when the cross that Angel gave her falls out of her shirt and burns him. She’s able to throw Luke off and run out into the cemetery. The vamps had of course, caught up with Willow, Xander, and Jesse at this point. Buffy dusts the baddies holding Willow and Xander, but can’t find Jesse anywhere. Darla (hot vamp chick) took him.

The next day at school, Buffy, Xander and Willow powwow with Giles in the school library about the happenings of the night before. A shocked Willow and Xander question Giles on the whole Buffy, Slayer, vampire thing. At the same time, Darla and Luke present a very freaked out Jesse to the Master (who, on a side note, is now on 24 as some CTU agent. Always good to see my peeps off of Buffy getting work.) The Master at this point rants for a few minutes about the Harvest and the Slayer and such. Excellent bad guy speechage.

Cut back to the library where Buffy figures out that the entrance to the Master’s cave area is actually in the mausoleum that she had been fighting in. So after some debate, Buffy goes back to the mausoleum alone, where she runs into the devilishly handsome Angel, who after being all cryptic like, wishes her well and sends her off into the tunnels. Xander has, against Buffy’s orders, followed our intrepid hero into the tunnels to help find his friend. They find Jesse chained to the floor. After freeing him and making for freedom the run into many, many fang faces. They take refuge in a dank little room, when Jesse suddenly goes all vamp! And I’m sure where all surprised considering how many times I called him a “red shirt�? in my first review.

After escaping Jesse and other big bads, Xander and Buffy return to the school library, where Giles has figured out that “The Harvest�?, a ritual where in the Master can give his blood to his “Vessel�? and gain power through him, is that very night. So, to keep the Master from gaining enough power through his “Vessel�? to escape his cave like prison, Buffy must destroy him (the Vessel, not the Master, that’s later). They figure out that the Harvest will be held at The Bronze, because that’s where all the delicious teenage kids will be, then quickly devise a plan to stop the impending massacre.

But first, Buffy must restock on the weapons, and makes a quick pit stop at her house. While there, her very earnest mom grounds her for coming home late the previous night. There’s a cute line in there about how she’s sure it’s the end of the world for Buffy. After sneaking out a window and meeting up with the Scoobies, B and the gang make for The Bronze. The vamps have already beaten them there and started on the eating of the people. After a snappy Buffy entrance and a few quippy one liners, Buffy dusts the vamps and kills Luke, all while Giles, Xander, and Willow get the civilians out. All the while, Angel is lurking outside of the Bronze to apparently watch or some such. At this point in the series, Angel’s still kind of a pansy ass pansy.The next day at school rumors are flying about the crazed “biker gang�? at The Bronze and life continues on as if all were well and right in the world.Previously: Buffy For Beginners 1.1 - Welcome to the Hellmouth Next: Buffy For Beginners 1.3 - The Witch

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