The first episode of Buffy the Vampire slayer introduces several of the characters that play major roles throughout Buffy and Angel. Willow, Xander, Giles, Cordelia, Angel, and Buffy all make appearances in the series premiere. The episode also introduces two major villains: the Master, Buffy's nemesis throughout season one, and Darla, Angel's sire (though that isn't explained until later). Principal Flutie also begins his short-lived run on the show during this episode.
The story is basically just an introduction to the various important characters. Buffy meets Giles, her Watcher, for the first time. She attempts to resist his insistence on further training of her Slayer abilities, until Willow is taken by a vampire to be fed to the Master. Xander and Willow discover Buffy's role as the slayer as she saves Willow's life. Unfortunately, Buffy is surprised by one of the Master's strongest servants and the episode ends as he pins her in a stone coffin.
My favorite quote from this episode comes from Cordelia, after she is assaulted by Buffy upon startling her outside of the Bronze : "What is your childhood trauma?"
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