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- “I've been avoiding this place for so many years, and it's nothing. It's nice, got the pretty windows, the pillars, lots of folks to eat…”
- ―Boone[src]
An unidentified church was one of the forty-three churches in Sunnydale.[1]
History[]
In 2000, a vampire attack took place in this church, where Boone and two other vampires barricaded themselves in with at least twenty parishioners as hostages. The vampires acted after being recruited by Adam, who had influenced them talking about overcoming their fears, which included being killed by religious objects.[2]
Unidentified reporter outside the church.
The attack caused police and media attention, so Faith Lehane, in Buffy Summers's body, gave up her flight to help. Riley Finn had been late for church and was able to determinate it was a military situation, so the police didn't intercede. Riley intended to enter and help as well, but Faith reminded him of his injury and had him to wait outside. Buffy (in Faith's body), Rupert Giles, Willow Rosenberg, and Tara Maclay also arrived outside, where Giles had to act hysterical in order to distract the police so Buffy could slip inside.[2]
Faith entered the church and staked one of the vampires, while the hostages ran away. Riley removed the hooded robe of an escaping vampire and burned him in sunlight. As Boone advanced on Faith, Buffy staked him from behind, so the two Slayers then began fighting each other. Faith got Buffy on the floor and punched her while cursing her, until Buffy grabbed her hand with a Draconian Katra. As the two switched back to their own bodies, Faith ran away from the church.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
- This church takes place in the real Church of the Angels, located in 1100 Avenue 64 in Pasadena.
- The location has been featured as well in the films Knots Landing (1985), Heathers (1988), Just Married (2003), television series The X-Files episode "Hellbound" (2002), Desperate Housewives episode "The Story of Lucy and Jesse" (2009), The Office episode "Christening" (2010), several episodes of JAG, The West Wing, Lawnmower Man, as well as Mick Jagger and Lenny Kravitz's music video "God Gave Me Everything I Want" (2001).