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Xander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school The episode literalizes the issue of teen bullying and pack behavior. The next day, out of embarrassment, Xander convincingly lies to Buffy and Willow that he has no memory of being possessed. Suddenly, they are all eerily effected by the evil beasts' magical stare. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a comedy-action series that chronicles the adventures of Buffy Summers, a teenage girl who is gifted with the strength and skill to hunt vampires. 0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

Xander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school The gang of four flees. She investigates a dead body that is found in the girls' locker room, and, with the help of her new friends Willow and Xander, she fights a gang of vampires. The first five seasons aired on The WB, and in 2001, it transferred to UPN for its final two seasons. The story is so amazingly absurd and ridiculous. Summary: While enduring the annual field trip to the zoo, Xander and several other students enter the quarantined Hyena pen and become possessed by the demonic spirit of the wild animals. "The Pack" is one of my favorite episodes, and really shows the range of Nick Brendon. I absolutely loved this episode. With Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter. When the four known bullies are called in to Flutie's office for devouring mascot Herbert, they eat him, too. When Buffy notices a significant change in Xander's personality, she must figure out what happened and how to reverse it before something terrible happens. The episode literalizes the issue of teen bullying and pack behavior. But before that Xander enters off limit area to investigate what "bad company" is up to with Lance.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American television series created by Joss Whedon, which premiered on March 10, 1997.It concluded on May 20, 2003, after seven seasons with 144 episodes in total, plus an unaired pilot episode. Buffy offers herself as bait to lure them back to the Hyena House where the warden, now in full Willow reaches the Hyena House before Buffy, and the warden ties her up and puts a knife to her throat, telling her it is the "predatory act" that will trigger the ritual and save the students. 1. "The Pack" also sees the demise of Principal Flutie, who is replaced by Golden, Christopher, and Nancy Holder. Was this review helpful to you? Xander is now part of the gang, and his behavior has changed; he becomes insulting and cruel, especially to Willow.

Buffy arrives with the others close behind. Start your free trial to watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other popular TV shows and movies including new releases, classics, Hulu Originals, and more. New York: Pocket Books, 1998 Giles suggests that such behaviors are a normal part of growing up until Buffy connects Xander's behavior to the hyenas at the zoo. Buffy Summers arrives for her first day at a new school, and already weird things are happening.

Willow is completely smitten with Xander, but he chucks in her math tutoring when the hyena spell progresses, as sensed by the piglet Herbert that Principal Bob Flutie introduces as mascot for the Sunnydale High School's 'Razorbacks' football team. He tells them that those hyenas can mimmic human voice . I'll grant it's early, and has more of the 'creature of the week' format, but the setup and leveraging of the early Willow/Xander/Buffy triangle was executed to very good effect here. The first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered on March 10, 1997 as a mid-season replacement on The WB, after the network canceled Aaron Spelling's prime-time soap opera, Savannah.Because it aired late, it is the shortest season of the series, having just twelve episodes. In the ensuing fight, Buffy knocks the warden into the hyenas' pen, where he is eaten.

In episode six, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and friends attend a school field trip to the zoo. The pursuing pack knocks her down, and the warden uses this predatory act to shout a spell that pulls the animal spirits from the five students into himself. On a school field trip to the zoo, Kyle DuFours's gang of bullies taunt good boy Lance, till Xander stops them balancing the nerd over the fence of still quarantined hyena's. Giles suggests that such behaviors are a normal part of growing up until Buffy connects Xander's behavior to the hyenas at the zoo. The Watcher's Guide, Vol. Returning from a teacher's meeting to the library, Giles tells Willow and Buffy about what happened to Principal Flutie. Use the HTML below. I'm really falling in love with this show.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Then when a human is separated from his tribe they attack him. Freshen up your watchlist with Prime Video’s latest roster of movies and TV shows, featuring Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Next, Xander dumps Willow, fully joining Kyle's 'hyena pack' of bullies. Giles knows the truth and agrees to keep Xander's secrets. In Buffy season1 episode 6 - Xander becomes hyena pack leader. Luckily, Xander wasn't involved as he was forcing himself upon Buffy, who knocked him down and locked him up. Even more ominous, the school's new mascot piglet Herbert tries to flee when it smells Xander.

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