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| − | |number = 11 |
+ | |number = 11 |
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| − | |airdate = May 19, [[1997]] |
+ | |airdate = May 19, [[1997]] |
| − | |writer = [[Joss Whedon]] (story)<br |
+ | |writer = [[Joss Whedon]] (story)<br>[[Ashley Gable]] &<br>[[Thomas A. Swyden]] (teleplay) |
| − | |director = [[Reza Badiyi]] |
+ | |director = [[Reza Badiyi]] |
| + | |length = 43 |
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+ | |series = ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' |
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| + | |next = "[[Prophecy Girl]]" |
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| − | | starring = {{CastGroup|{{CastActor|name=Sarah Michelle Gellar|character=Buffy Summers|billed=Buffy}} |
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| + | |stars = [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] — [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]]<br>[[Nicholas Brendon]] — [[Alexander Harris|Xander]]<br>[[Alyson Hannigan]] — [[Willow Rosenberg|Willow]]<br>[[Charisma Carpenter]] — [[Cordelia Chase|Cordelia]]<br>[[Anthony Stewart Head]] — [[Rupert Giles|Giles]] |
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| − | | {{CastActor|name=Nicholas Brendon|character=Xander Harris|billed=Xander}} |
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| + | |gueststars = [[David Boreanaz]] — [[Angel]]<br>[[Clea DuVall]] — [[Marcie Ross|Marcie]]<br>[[Armin Shimerman]] — [[Snyder]] |
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| − | | {{CastActor|name=Alyson Hannigan|character=Willow Rosenberg|billed=Willow}} |
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| + | |costars = [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084547 Ryan Bittle] — [[Mitch Fargo|Mitch]]<br>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236225 Denise Dowse] — [[Ms. Miller]]<br>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0460958 John Knight] — [[Mitch Fargo's friend|Bud #1]]<br>[[Mercedes McNab]] — [[Harmony Kendall|Harmony]]<br>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0679750 Mark Phelan] — [[Doyle (FBI)|Agent Doyle]]<br>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0340582 Skip Stellrecht] — [[Manetti|Agent Manetti]]<br>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298485 Julie Fulton] — [[Unidentified FBI teacher|FBI Teacher]] |
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| − | | {{CastActor|name=Charisma Carpenter|character=Cordelia Chase|billed=Cordelia}} |
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| − | | {{CastActor|name=Anthony Stewart Head|character=Rupert Giles|billed=Giles}}}} |
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| − | | gueststarring = {{CastGroup|{{CastActor|name=David Boreanaz|character=Angel}} |
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| − | | {{CastActor|name=Clea DuVall|character=Marcie Ross|billed=Marcie}} |
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| − | | {{CastActor|name=Armin Shimerman|character=Principal Snyder}}}} |
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| − | | costarring = {{CastGroup|{{CastActor|name=Ryan Bittle|imdb=0084547|character=Mitch Fargo|billed=Mitch}} |
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| − | | {{CastActor|name=Denise Dowse|imdb=0236225|character=Ms. Miller}} |
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| − | | {{CastActor|name=John Knight|imdb=0460958|billed=Bud #1}} |
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| − | | {{CastActor|name=Mercedes McNab|character=Harmony Kendall|billed=Harmony}} |
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| − | | {{CastActor|name=Mark Phelan|imdb=0679750|character=Agent Doyle}} |
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| − | | {{CastActor|name=Skip Stellrecht|imdb=0340582|character=Agent Manetti}} |
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| − | | {{CastActor|name=Julie Fulton|imdb=0298485|billed=FBI Teacher}}}}}} |
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| ⚫ | "'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" is the eleventh episode of the [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1|first season]] of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and the eleventh episode in the series. Written by [[Joss Whedon]], [[Ashley Gable]], and [[Thomas A. Swyden]], and directed by [[Reza Badiyi]], it was originally broadcast on May 19, [[1997]], on [[The WB]] network. |
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| − | [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]] must protect the thorn in her side, [[Cordelia Chase|Cordelia]], when she becomes the target of an invisible former student who wants revenge for the way she was treated in the past. |
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==Synopsis== |
==Synopsis== |
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| + | THE INVISIBLE GIRL — [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]] and [[Cordelia Chase|Cordelia]] become unlikely allies to combat an [[invisibility|invisible]] [[spirit]] that has targeted Cordelia and everyone around her. Meanwhile, [[Angel]] goes to [[Rupert Giles|Giles]] to warn him that Buffy could be in grave danger.<ref name=":0">[https://web.archive.org/web/20010609161813/http://www.buffy.com:80/slow/mortuary/index_anno1.html "The Mortuary."] ''[[Buffy.com]]''. Archived from [http://buffy.com/slow/mortuary/index_anno1.html the original] on June 9, 2001.</ref> |
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| + | ==Summary== |
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In English class, Cordelia comments that in ''The Merchant of Venice'', the character Shylock is self-involved and whiny. She likens it to a bicycle rider she ran over; the girl whined about her pain and ignored Cordelia's traumatic experience. The teacher seems agreeable to the viewpoint. After class, Cordelia arranges to talk with the teacher the next day to talk about her paper. |
In English class, Cordelia comments that in ''The Merchant of Venice'', the character Shylock is self-involved and whiny. She likens it to a bicycle rider she ran over; the girl whined about her pain and ignored Cordelia's traumatic experience. The teacher seems agreeable to the viewpoint. After class, Cordelia arranges to talk with the teacher the next day to talk about her paper. |
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| − | In the boys' locker room [[Mitch Fargo]], Cordelia's boyfriend, is attacked by a floating baseball bat. Cordelia is outside campaigning for May Queen. As [[Alexander Harris|Xander]] and [[Willow Rosenberg|Willow]] mock Cordelia, referring to a past Buffy did not share, she feels left out and explains that she was the May Queen at her old school. The conversation ends when they hear that Mitch was found beaten. |
+ | In the boys' locker room [[Mitch Fargo]], Cordelia's boyfriend, is attacked by a floating baseball bat. Cordelia is outside campaigning for May Queen. As [[Alexander Harris|Xander]] and [[Willow Rosenberg|Willow]] mock Cordelia, referring to a past Buffy did not share, she feels left out and explains that she was the May Queen at her old school. The conversation ends when they hear that Mitch was found beaten. Principal [[Snyder]] arrives confirming Mitch was not dead. Before Mitch is taken to the hospital, he tells them what had happened. Principal Snyder stops Buffy entering the crime scene but Willow and Xander distract him, allowing Buffy to slip into the boys' locker room to find the word "LOOK" spray-painted on the lockers. |
| − | At the library, the [[Scooby Gang|Scoobies]] are stumped. They suspect a ghost. Meanwhile, |
+ | At the library, the [[Scooby Gang|Scoobies]] are stumped. They suspect a ghost. Meanwhile, Harmony asks Cordelia about Mitch's condition; Cordelia explains that he is alright but looking too bruised for the prom pictures. In a flashback, we see Cordelia and Harmony talking about Mitch's recent break-up with Wendy, and whether Cordelia would like to be his girlfriend. In the present, Harmony is pushed down the stairs and injures her ankle by the invisible force as Buffy approaches. Buffy follows an invisible source of laughter resulting in it bumping into Buffy before escaping. |
| − | Xander suggests a cloak of invisibility worn by the Greek gods. Buffy dismisses that theory because of the pettiness of the crimes. As the Scoobies disperse, Buffy follows the sound of a flute. In the library, Giles is surprised by [[Angel]], who offers to get a book of prophecies, the [[Pergamum Codex]]. Another flashback sequence sees Cordelia and Harmony discussing a lecture and ignoring [[Marcie Ross|Marcie]]. In the present, Cordelia wins the May Queen award. Looking over Willow's list of missing kids, Buffy suspects Marcie when she sees she played the flute. Tracking Marcie, Buffy finds her hideout just as Marcie finds |
+ | Xander suggests a cloak of invisibility worn by the Greek gods. Buffy dismisses that theory because of the pettiness of the crimes. As the Scoobies disperse, Buffy follows the sound of a flute. In the library, Giles is surprised by [[Angel]], who offers to get a book of prophecies, the ''[[Pergamum Codex]]''. Another flashback sequence sees Cordelia and Harmony discussing a lecture and ignoring [[Marcie Ross|Marcie]]. In the present, Cordelia wins the May Queen award. Looking over Willow's list of missing kids, Buffy suspects Marcie when she sees she played the flute. Tracking Marcie, Buffy finds her hideout just as Marcie finds Ms. Miller, Cordelia's literature teacher. She chokes her with a plastic bag. Cordelia, arriving a short while afterward, saves Ms. Miller. An invisible hand writes "LISTEN" on the blackboard. |
| − | [[File:Season 1 ep 11.jpg|left|thumb|Marcie becoming invisible]] |
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| ⚫ | As Willow looks over Marcie's yearbook, she sees it is full of the generic "Have a nice summer!" greeting, something you write down in the yearbook of someone you don't know, showing nobody knew Marcie. |
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| ⚫ | As Willow looks over Marcie's yearbook, she sees it is full of the generic "Have a nice summer!" greeting, something you write down in the yearbook of someone you don't know, showing nobody knew Marcie. She is horrified to find her own greeting to Marcie, "Have a great summer!." Giles realizes that Marcie became invisible not because of magic but science; she became invisible because people treated her like she didn't exist. In a flashback sequence, we see Marcie being looked over by her teacher in favor of those around her even when she had her hand up. She puts it down in defeat and starts becoming invisible. |
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| ⚫ | As the Scoobies realize that Marcie really is after Cordelia, the latter walks into the library asking Buffy for protection. They decide to use Cordelia as bait and to have Buffy bodyguarding her. As Cordelia is getting dressed, she confides in Buffy that she is lonely too, but being popular "beats being lonely by yourself |
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| ⚫ | As the Scoobies realize that Marcie really is after Cordelia, the latter walks into the library asking Buffy for protection. They decide to use Cordelia as bait and to have Buffy bodyguarding her. As Cordelia is getting dressed, she confides in Buffy that she is lonely too, but being popular "beats being lonely by yourself." Marcie lures Willow, Xander, and Giles into the boiler room, where she closes the door and opens the gas, then grabs Cordelia as she is changing. Buffy follows Cordelia and finds her unconscious. Marcie surprises Buffy, kicking her and knocking her out. |
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| − | [[Image:CordyBuffy.jpg|thumb|Cordelia and Buffy under attack]] |
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| − | Buffy wakes up, finding herself tied to a chair near Cordelia, similarly indisposed. They see the word "LEARN" on a curtain, and Marcie explains that Cordelia is the lesson, or will be when she makes a mockery of Cordelia's face by surgery. Buffy kicks the instrument tray at Marcie and frees herself from the ropes. Angel rescues the Scoobies and shuts off the gas. Buffy concentrates, listening to Marcie, knocks her into a curtain before knocking her out. |
+ | Buffy wakes up, finding herself tied to a chair near Cordelia, similarly indisposed. They see the word "LEARN" on a curtain, and Marcie explains that Cordelia is the lesson, or will be when she makes a mockery of Cordelia's face by surgery. Buffy kicks the instrument tray at Marcie and frees herself from the ropes. Angel, who had come to the school to deliver the Codex to Giles, rescues the Scoobies and shuts off the gas. Buffy concentrates, listening to Marcie, knocks her into a curtain before knocking her out. |
| − | Two FBI agents, [[ |
+ | Two FBI agents, [[Doyle (FBI)|Doyle]] and [[Manetti]], arrive to haul Marcie away. Cordelia comes by the day after the coronation to thank them for helping her, much to their surprise. However, her reaction when Mitch arrives shows she is not ready to renounce her popularity. Marcie is taken to a school full of invisible students, taught by a [[Unidentified FBI teacher|teacher from the FBI]]. She sits down in class and opens her textbook. The title reads "Assassination and Infiltration," to which Marcie chuckles and says: "Cool." |
==Continuity== |
==Continuity== |
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| − | *Cordelia begins to have a rapport with Buffy and the Scoobies beyond simply ridiculing them. Additionally, she admits to Buffy privately that she feels lonely, despite being so popular. This |
+ | *Cordelia begins to have a rapport with Buffy and the Scoobies beyond simply ridiculing them. Additionally, she admits to Buffy privately that she feels lonely, despite being so popular. This will grow into her eventual disconnection from the [[Sunnydale High School|Sunnydale High]] popular clique ([[Cordettes]]) in "[[Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered]]" and her change in life direction to help the helpless ([[Angel Investigations]]) in "[[City Of]]." |
| − | *Cordelia |
+ | *Cordelia is later used as a bait again in "[[Anne (episode)|Anne]]" when the Scoobies try to chase vampires on their own after Buffy has left town. |
| − | *Cordelia mentions the time Buffy accidentally attacked her at |
+ | *Cordelia mentions the time Buffy accidentally attacked her at the [[Bronze]], from episode "[[Welcome to the Hellmouth]]." |
| + | *Giles and Angel meet for the first time. Buffy told Giles about meeting Angel in "Welcome to the Hellmouth" and that he was a vampire as soon as she as aware of it, in "[[Angel (episode)|Angel]]." |
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| − | *The United States government is aware of the supernatural, a fact that becomes more apparent later with the [[ |
+ | *The United States government is aware of the supernatural, a fact that becomes more apparent later with the [[Initiative]] ("[[The Initiative]]"). |
| − | *Giles and Angel meet for the first time. |
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| − | *Cordelia makes reference to the "Twinkie Defense". [[Ben Wilkinson|Ben]]'s hospital superior will reference it as well in season 5 while firing him. |
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| − | *Harmony is named for the first time in this episode. |
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| + | *Willow wears a Scooby-Doo t-shirt, Buffy wears a neck scarf like Daphne, and later Xander responds "Can you say 'Gulp'?" like the character Shaggy. In the episode "[[What's My Line? Part One]]," the group of friends will first be referred to as the Scooby Gang. |
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| − | *Every Scooby is knocked out in this episode, with the notable exception of Giles, whose propensity for being knocked out would later become a running gag in the series. Buffy and Cordelia are also tied up for the first time. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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*[[Angel]] |
*[[Angel]] |
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*[[Cordelia Chase]] |
*[[Cordelia Chase]] |
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| − | *[[Doyle (FBI)|Doyle]] |
+ | *[[Doyle (FBI)|Doyle]] |
| − | *[[Mitch Fargo]] |
+ | *[[Mitch Fargo]] |
*[[Rupert Giles]] |
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| − | *[[ |
+ | *[[Alexander Harris]] |
| + | *[[Jessica Harris]] {{Om}} |
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*[[Harmony Kendall]] |
*[[Harmony Kendall]] |
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| − | *[[Manetti]] |
+ | *[[Manetti]] |
| − | *[[ |
+ | *[[Master]] {{Om}} |
| + | *[[Ms. Miller|Miller]] |
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| + | *[[Sheila Rosenberg]] {{Om}} |
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*[[Willow Rosenberg]] |
*[[Willow Rosenberg]] |
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| − | *[[Marcie Ross]] |
+ | *[[Marcie Ross]] |
| − | *[[ |
+ | *[[Snyder]] |
*[[Buffy Summers]] |
*[[Buffy Summers]] |
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| + | *[[Wendy]] {{Om}} |
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| + | *[[Mitch Fargo's friend]] |
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| − | *FBI |
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| + | *[[Unidentified FBI teacher]] |
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| + | *[[Cordettes]] |
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*[[Scooby Gang]] |
*[[Scooby Gang]] |
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*[[Slayer]] |
*[[Slayer]] |
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*[[Watcher]] |
*[[Watcher]] |
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| + | *[[Witch]] {{Om}} |
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===Species=== |
===Species=== |
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| + | *[[Ghost]] {{Om}} |
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*[[Human]] |
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| + | *[[Poltergeist]] {{Om}} |
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*[[Vampire]] |
*[[Vampire]] |
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===Locations=== |
===Locations=== |
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| − | *[[ |
+ | *[[Los Angeles]] {{Om}} |
| − | *[[ |
+ | **[[Hemery High School]] {{Om}} |
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| + | **[[Hellmouth]] {{Om}} |
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| + | **[[Sunnydale High School]] |
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| + | ***[[Sunnydale High School library]] |
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| + | *[[Cross]] |
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| + | *''[[Legends of Vishnu]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Pergamum Codex]]'' |
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| + | *[[Stake]] |
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| + | *''[[Sunnydale High Yearbook]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Tiberius Manifesto]]'' {{Om}} |
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| + | ==Death count== |
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| + | *None. |
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===Production=== |
===Production=== |
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| − | *The scene in which Marcie watches her hand fade away was inspired by a vivid dream that show creator [[Joss Whedon]] had as a child and also matches a similar scene in the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Back to the Future|Back to the Future]]''. |
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| − | *Underneath the manual headline of "Assassination and Infiltration" are the lyrics to |
+ | *Underneath the manual headline of "Assassination and Infiltration" are the lyrics to [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]]' song "[[Wikipedia:Happiness Is a Warm Gun|Happiness Is a Warm Gun]]," but with a few small changes; any repetition in the lyrics is removed, the line "happiness is a warm gun" is changed to "joy is a hot revolver," and the last line of text that is visible is not part of the song. What it says is "because joy is a hot revolver, and he is afraid of the monkeys who are in." |
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| − | *All the flashback scenes in this episode are in sepia tone. This is the only time in the [[Buffyverse]] where this effect is used. |
+ | *All of the flashback scenes in this episode are in sepia tone. This is the only time in the [[Buffyverse]] where this effect is used. |
| + | *Marcie Ross's belongings include the same doll that would be used as [[Miss Edith]] in season 2. |
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===Broadcast=== |
===Broadcast=== |
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+ | *"{{PAGENAME}}" pulled in an audience of 2.4 million households upon its original airing.<ref>"[http://www.tvtango.com/series/buffy_the_vampire_slayer/episodes "Episode List: Buffy the Vampire Slayer."] ''TV Tango''. Retrieved on December 4, 2019.</ref> |
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| + | ===Goofs=== |
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| + | *In the HD version, a hand turning the pages in the invisible class is visible in the left corner of the screen. |
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| + | *When Willow notices the Men in Black, the same pair of girls walks behind them twice. Also, a girl in an orange sweater walks behind Willow, but also appears walking through the quad in the other direction with a different boy. |
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+ | ===Pop culture references=== |
| + | *Ms. Miller's class discuss the play ''[[Wikipedia:The Merchant of Venice|The Merchant of Venice]]'' and its character [[Wikipedia:Shylock|Shylock]]. |
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| − | *Cordelia |
+ | *Cordelia uses the term "[[Wikipedia:Twinkie defense|Twinkie defense]]," which is a derisive label used by the media for the defense strategy, coined in a 1979 murder trial. |
| + | *Cordelia says, "My eyes are hazel, [[Wikipedia:Helen Keller|Helen Keller]]," referencing the deaf and blind American author and political activist. |
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| + | *Willow wears a [[Wikipedia:Scooby-Doo|Scooby-Doo]] t-shirt. |
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===Music=== |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:Sharon Bezaly|Sharon Bezaly]] & Terence Charlston |
+ | *[[Wikipedia:Sharon Bezaly|Sharon Bezaly]] & Terence Charlston — "Sonata in E-Flat Major for Flute and Harpsichord, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano" — [[Wikipedia: Bach|Bach]] |
| − | *[[Walter Murphy]] |
+ | *[[Walter Murphy]] — original score |
| − | ===International |
+ | ===International titles=== |
| + | *'''Armenian:''' "Անտեսանելի աղջիկը (Հոգեկան անտեսանելին)" (Invisible Girl (Mental Invisible)) |
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| + | *'''Hungarian:''' "Szem elől tévesztve" (Losing Sight) |
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| + | *'''Italian:''' "Lontano dagli Occhi, Lontano dal Cuore" (Out of Sight, Out of Mind) |
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| + | *'''Japanese:''' "去る者日々に疎し" (Out of Sight, Out of Mind) |
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| + | *'''Polish:''' "Co z oczu, to..." (Out of Sight, It's…) |
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| − | *This is the last episode of the first season to feature the opening prologue. |
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| + | *'''Portuguese (Brazil):''' "Fora da Mente, Fora da Visão" (Out of Mind, Out of Sight) |
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| − | *Willow is seen wearing a Scooby-Doo shirt. Sarah Michelle Gellar will later star in the live-action ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo_(film) Scooby-Doo] ''movies. |
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| + | *'''Romanian:''' "Ochii care nu se văd, se uită" (Out of Mind, Out of Sight) |
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| − | *Guest-star [[Clea DuVall]] said about being on this episode: "It was pretty early in my career. I’m almost positive we shot it before it [the entire first season] had aired. Or maybe I just didn’t know they were doing that show, and when my agent told me I had an audition for it, I was like, 'They’re making a TV show of ''Buffy The Vampire Slayer''? That’s insane.' Then I went on to also become obsessed with the show, because it’s so good. But I was pretty new, and I was really young. I think I was maybe 18 or 19 when we shot it. I was nervous and very shy, but really related to that character so much because I am a shy person. I am an introvert. I was so taken with the sensitivity and the emotion in that role. When I first heard the idea they were making a show about ''Buffy The Vampire Slayer'', I thought it was insane and then read that script and was impressed, and it’s something I’m happy I was a part of."<ref>Clea DuVall, 2016. [http://www.avclub.com/article/clea-duvall-cant-hardly-wait-buffy-and-how-cramps--241427 "Clea DuVall on ''Can’t Hardly Wait'', ''Buffy'', and how cramps almost cost her Carnivàle"]. ''A.V. Club''. |
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| + | *'''Russian:''' "Девочка-невидимка (Чокнутая невидимка)" (Invisible Girl (Nutty Invisible)) |
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| − | *Sarah Michelle Gellar and Clea DuVall also starred in ''[http://ju-on-the-grudge.wikia.com/wiki/The_Grudge The Grudge]'' along with [[Jason Behr]] ([[Billy Fordham|Ford]]). |
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| + | *'''Swedish:''' “Borta Ur Minnet, Borta Ur Sinnet” (Away From the Memory, Away From the Sight) |
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| + | ===Adaptations=== |
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| + | *The episode script was included in ''[[The Script Book: Season One, Volume 2]]''. |
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| + | *The book ''[[The Cordelia Collection]]'' includes a novelization of this episode. |
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| + | ===Behind the scenes=== |
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===Advertisement=== |
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Out of Mind Out of Sight promo.jpg|"All new terror! How do you hunt an evil that can't be seen?" |
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==Quotes== |
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| − | |Willow|"Uh, Cordelia just has a history of trying too hard." |
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| − | |Xander|"Yeah, what kind of moron would wanna be May Queen anyway?" |
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| − | |Buffy|''(turns to her locker)'' "'''I''' was." |
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| − | |Xander|"You what?" |
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| − | |Buffy|"At my '''old''' school." |
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| − | |Xander|"Oh! So the, uh, '''good''' kind of moron would do that. The, uh, non-moron, I mean." |
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| − | |Buffy|''(closes her locker and turns back)'' "Well, we didn’t call it ‘May Queen’, but we had the coronation, and the dance, and all that stuff. It was nice." |
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| − | |Xander|"Well, you know, you don’t need that anymore. You got '''us'''!" |
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|Xander|"Oh, hey, do you wanna come to our place tonight for dinner? Mom's making her famous phone call to the Chinese place." |
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+ | |Willow|"Oh, my God. 'Have a nice summer', 'Have a nice summer'? This girl had no friends at all." |
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+ | |Giles|"Uh, once again I teeter at the precipice of the generation gap." |
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+ | |Buffy|"'Have a nice summer' is what you write when you have nothing to say." |
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| + | |Cordelia|"I knew you'd be here. Buffy, I, uh, I know we've had our differences, with you being so weird and all, and hanging out with these total losers... Well, anyway, despite all of that, I know that you share this feeling that we have for each other, deep down..." |
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| ⚫ | |Cordelia|"Hey! You think I'm never lonely because I'm so cute and popular? I can be surrounded by people and be completely alone. It's not like any of them really know me. I don't even know if they like me half the time. People just want to be in a popular zone — sometimes when I talk, everyone's so busy agreeing with me, they don't hear a word I say." |
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| − | |Cordelia|"So, how much the creepy is it that this Marcie’s been at this for months? Spying on us? Learning our most guarded secrets? So, are you saying she’s invisible because she’s so unpopular?" |
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| − | |Buffy|"That about sums it up." |
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| − | |Cordelia|''(exhales)'' "Bummer for her. It’s '''awful''' to feel that lonely." |
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| − | |Buffy|"Hmm. So you’ve read something about the feeling?" |
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|Buffy|"Well, if you feel so alone, then why do you work so hard at being popular?" |
|Buffy|"Well, if you feel so alone, then why do you work so hard at being popular?" |
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| − | |Buffy|''(talking to Cordelia through the closet door)'' "You know what you were saying before? I understand. Somehow it doesn’t seem to matter how popular you are when..." |
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| − | |Cordelia|"You were popular? In what alternate universe?" |
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| − | |Buffy|"In L.A. Th-the point is, I did sort of feel like something was missing." |
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| − | |Cordelia|"Marcie, I know you think I don’t understand, but I do!" |
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| − | |Marcie|"Yeah, I’ll '''bet''' you know how I feel. I’m sure you can just be with all your friends and feel so alone ’cause they don’t really know you. You’re just a typical, self-involved, spoiled little brat, and you think you can charm your way out of this, don’t you?! ISN’T THAT WHAT YOU THINK?!" ''(She swings the scalpel and cuts Cordelia’s cheek; Buffy looks at her in shock)'' "I see right through you." |
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Latest revision as of 11:20, 24 September 2023
"Out of Mind, Out of Sight" is the eleventh episode of the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the eleventh episode in the series. Written by Joss Whedon, Ashley Gable, and Thomas A. Swyden, and directed by Reza Badiyi, it was originally broadcast on May 19, 1997, on The WB network.
Synopsis
THE INVISIBLE GIRL — Buffy and Cordelia become unlikely allies to combat an invisible spirit that has targeted Cordelia and everyone around her. Meanwhile, Angel goes to Giles to warn him that Buffy could be in grave danger.[1]
Summary
Cordelia is talking excitedly with Harmony and her friends about the spring and the May Queen competition when Buffy bumps into them, spilling various slayer paraphernalia. Buffy makes up an excuse about borrowing it from Giles for a history project.
In English class, Cordelia comments that in The Merchant of Venice, the character Shylock is self-involved and whiny. She likens it to a bicycle rider she ran over; the girl whined about her pain and ignored Cordelia's traumatic experience. The teacher seems agreeable to the viewpoint. After class, Cordelia arranges to talk with the teacher the next day to talk about her paper.
In the boys' locker room Mitch Fargo, Cordelia's boyfriend, is attacked by a floating baseball bat. Cordelia is outside campaigning for May Queen. As Xander and Willow mock Cordelia, referring to a past Buffy did not share, she feels left out and explains that she was the May Queen at her old school. The conversation ends when they hear that Mitch was found beaten. Principal Snyder arrives confirming Mitch was not dead. Before Mitch is taken to the hospital, he tells them what had happened. Principal Snyder stops Buffy entering the crime scene but Willow and Xander distract him, allowing Buffy to slip into the boys' locker room to find the word "LOOK" spray-painted on the lockers.
At the library, the Scoobies are stumped. They suspect a ghost. Meanwhile, Harmony asks Cordelia about Mitch's condition; Cordelia explains that he is alright but looking too bruised for the prom pictures. In a flashback, we see Cordelia and Harmony talking about Mitch's recent break-up with Wendy, and whether Cordelia would like to be his girlfriend. In the present, Harmony is pushed down the stairs and injures her ankle by the invisible force as Buffy approaches. Buffy follows an invisible source of laughter resulting in it bumping into Buffy before escaping.
Xander suggests a cloak of invisibility worn by the Greek gods. Buffy dismisses that theory because of the pettiness of the crimes. As the Scoobies disperse, Buffy follows the sound of a flute. In the library, Giles is surprised by Angel, who offers to get a book of prophecies, the Pergamum Codex. Another flashback sequence sees Cordelia and Harmony discussing a lecture and ignoring Marcie. In the present, Cordelia wins the May Queen award. Looking over Willow's list of missing kids, Buffy suspects Marcie when she sees she played the flute. Tracking Marcie, Buffy finds her hideout just as Marcie finds Ms. Miller, Cordelia's literature teacher. She chokes her with a plastic bag. Cordelia, arriving a short while afterward, saves Ms. Miller. An invisible hand writes "LISTEN" on the blackboard.
As Willow looks over Marcie's yearbook, she sees it is full of the generic "Have a nice summer!" greeting, something you write down in the yearbook of someone you don't know, showing nobody knew Marcie. She is horrified to find her own greeting to Marcie, "Have a great summer!." Giles realizes that Marcie became invisible not because of magic but science; she became invisible because people treated her like she didn't exist. In a flashback sequence, we see Marcie being looked over by her teacher in favor of those around her even when she had her hand up. She puts it down in defeat and starts becoming invisible.
As the Scoobies realize that Marcie really is after Cordelia, the latter walks into the library asking Buffy for protection. They decide to use Cordelia as bait and to have Buffy bodyguarding her. As Cordelia is getting dressed, she confides in Buffy that she is lonely too, but being popular "beats being lonely by yourself." Marcie lures Willow, Xander, and Giles into the boiler room, where she closes the door and opens the gas, then grabs Cordelia as she is changing. Buffy follows Cordelia and finds her unconscious. Marcie surprises Buffy, kicking her and knocking her out.
Buffy wakes up, finding herself tied to a chair near Cordelia, similarly indisposed. They see the word "LEARN" on a curtain, and Marcie explains that Cordelia is the lesson, or will be when she makes a mockery of Cordelia's face by surgery. Buffy kicks the instrument tray at Marcie and frees herself from the ropes. Angel, who had come to the school to deliver the Codex to Giles, rescues the Scoobies and shuts off the gas. Buffy concentrates, listening to Marcie, knocks her into a curtain before knocking her out.
Two FBI agents, Doyle and Manetti, arrive to haul Marcie away. Cordelia comes by the day after the coronation to thank them for helping her, much to their surprise. However, her reaction when Mitch arrives shows she is not ready to renounce her popularity. Marcie is taken to a school full of invisible students, taught by a teacher from the FBI. She sits down in class and opens her textbook. The title reads "Assassination and Infiltration," to which Marcie chuckles and says: "Cool."
Continuity
- Cordelia begins to have a rapport with Buffy and the Scoobies beyond simply ridiculing them. Additionally, she admits to Buffy privately that she feels lonely, despite being so popular. This will grow into her eventual disconnection from the Sunnydale High popular clique (Cordettes) in "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" and her change in life direction to help the helpless (Angel Investigations) in "City Of."
- Cordelia is later used as a bait again in "Anne" when the Scoobies try to chase vampires on their own after Buffy has left town.
- Cordelia mentions the time Buffy accidentally attacked her at the Bronze, from episode "Welcome to the Hellmouth."
- Giles and Angel meet for the first time. Buffy told Giles about meeting Angel in "Welcome to the Hellmouth" and that he was a vampire as soon as she as aware of it, in "Angel."
- Angel gives Giles the Pergamum Codex, which allows him to accurately predict Buffy's death in "Prophecy Girl."
- The United States government is aware of the supernatural, a fact that becomes more apparent later with the Initiative ("The Initiative").
- Marcie's condition will be briefly referenced in episode "Gone," when Buffy assures her friends that her invisibility is not a result of the same condition.
- In "Storyteller," another student from the newly rebuilt Sunnydale High begins to experience the same condition until Buffy intervenes.
- When Willow speculates that there might be a witch, she remarks: "'Cause we can fight a witch," referencing the Scoobies's encounter with one in the episode "Witch."
- Marcie writes LISTEN on the wall; in the Angel episode "Heartthrob," Fred writes "LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN" on a wall, both women experiencing mental breakdowns.
- Cordelia jokes about Buffy being popular in an alternate universe; Cordelia herself would be part of two alternate universes — first in "The Wish" and then in "Birthday."
- Willow wears a Scooby-Doo t-shirt, Buffy wears a neck scarf like Daphne, and later Xander responds "Can you say 'Gulp'?" like the character Shaggy. In the episode "What's My Line? Part One," the group of friends will first be referred to as the Scooby Gang.
Appearances
Individuals
- Angel
- Cordelia Chase
- Doyle
- Mitch Fargo
- Rupert Giles
- Alexander Harris
- Jessica Harris (Only mentioned)
- Harmony Kendall
- Manetti
- Master (Only mentioned)
- Miller
- Sheila Rosenberg (Only mentioned)
- Willow Rosenberg
- Marcie Ross
- Snyder
- Buffy Summers
- Wendy (Only mentioned)
- Mitch Fargo's friend
- Unidentified FBI teacher
Organizations and titles
- Cordettes
- Invisible students
- Scooby Gang
- Slayer
- Watcher
- Witch (Only mentioned)
Species
- Ghost (Only mentioned)
- Human
- Poltergeist (Only mentioned)
- Vampire
Locations
- Los Angeles (Only mentioned)
- Hemery High School (Only mentioned)
- Sunnydale
- Bronze
- Hellmouth (Only mentioned)
- Sunnydale High School
Objects
- Cross
- Legends of Vishnu
- Pergamum Codex
- Stake
- Sunnydale High Yearbook
- Tiberius Manifesto (Only mentioned)
Death count
- None.
Behind the scenes
Production
- This episode is a twist on the phrase "out of sight, out of mind," which refers to someone leaving and being forgotten about. In this episode, the fact that Marcie is ignored while she is there causes her to turn invisible.
- This episode was also known as "Invisible Girl."[1]
- Underneath the manual headline of "Assassination and Infiltration" are the lyrics to The Beatles' song "Happiness Is a Warm Gun," but with a few small changes; any repetition in the lyrics is removed, the line "happiness is a warm gun" is changed to "joy is a hot revolver," and the last line of text that is visible is not part of the song. What it says is "because joy is a hot revolver, and he is afraid of the monkeys who are in."
- All of the flashback scenes in this episode are in sepia tone. This is the only time in the Buffyverse where this effect is used.
- Marcie Ross's belongings include the same doll that would be used as Miss Edith in season 2.
Broadcast
- "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" pulled in an audience of 2.4 million households upon its original airing.[2]
Goofs
- In the HD version, a hand turning the pages in the invisible class is visible in the left corner of the screen.
- When Willow notices the Men in Black, the same pair of girls walks behind them twice. Also, a girl in an orange sweater walks behind Willow, but also appears walking through the quad in the other direction with a different boy.
Pop culture references
- Ms. Miller's class discuss the play The Merchant of Venice and its character Shylock.
- Cordelia uses the term "Twinkie defense," which is a derisive label used by the media for the defense strategy, coined in a 1979 murder trial.
- Cordelia says, "My eyes are hazel, Helen Keller," referencing the deaf and blind American author and political activist.
- Willow wears a Scooby-Doo t-shirt.
Music
- Sharon Bezaly & Terence Charlston — "Sonata in E-Flat Major for Flute and Harpsichord, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano" — Bach
- Walter Murphy — original score
International titles
- Armenian: "Անտեսանելի աղջիկը (Հոգեկան անտեսանելին)" (Invisible Girl (Mental Invisible))
- Czech: "Sejde z mysli, sejde z očí" (Out of Mind, Out of Sight)
- Finnish: "Näkymätön uhka" (The invisible Threat)
- French: "Portée disparue" (Missing)
- German: "Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn" (Out of Sight, Out of Mind)
- Hungarian: "Szem elől tévesztve" (Losing Sight)
- Italian: "Lontano dagli Occhi, Lontano dal Cuore" (Out of Sight, Out of Mind)
- Japanese: "去る者日々に疎し" (Out of Sight, Out of Mind)
- Polish: "Co z oczu, to..." (Out of Sight, It's…)
- Portuguese (Brazil): "Fora da Mente, Fora da Visão" (Out of Mind, Out of Sight)
- Romanian: "Ochii care nu se văd, se uită" (Out of Mind, Out of Sight)
- Russian: "Девочка-невидимка (Чокнутая невидимка)" (Invisible Girl (Nutty Invisible))
- Spanish (Latin America): "Loca e Invisible" (Crazy and Invisible)
- Spanish (Spain): "Fuera de la Mente, Fuera de la Vista" (Out of Mind, Out of Sight)
- Swedish: “Borta Ur Minnet, Borta Ur Sinnet” (Away From the Memory, Away From the Sight)
Adaptations
- The episode script was included in The Script Book: Season One, Volume 2.
- The book The Cordelia Collection includes a novelization of this episode.
- This episode is included in The Slayer Collection: Cordelia DVD.
Gallery
Promotional stills
Behind the scenes
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"Out of Mind, Out of Sight" promo
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Quotes
| Xander: "Oh, hey, do you wanna come to our place tonight for dinner? Mom's making her famous phone call to the Chinese place." |
| Willow: "Xander, do you guys even have a stove?" |
| Willow: "Oh, my God. 'Have a nice summer', 'Have a nice summer'? This girl had no friends at all." |
| Giles: "Uh, once again I teeter at the precipice of the generation gap." |
| Buffy: "'Have a nice summer' is what you write when you have nothing to say." |
| Xander: "It's the kiss of death." |
| Cordelia: "I knew you'd be here. Buffy, I, uh, I know we've had our differences, with you being so weird and all, and hanging out with these total losers... Well, anyway, despite all of that, I know that you share this feeling that we have for each other, deep down..." |
| Willow: "Nausea?" |
| Cordelia: "Somebody is after me! They just tried to kill Ms. Miller? Uh, she was helping me with my homework. And Mitch! And Harmony?! This is all about me! Me, me, me!" |
| Xander: "Wow! For once she's right!" |
| Buffy: "So you've come to me for help." |
| Cordelia: Because you're always around when all this weird stuff is happening. And I know you're very strong, and you've got all those weapons... I was kind of hoping you were in a gang." |
| Giles: "You know, I don't recall ever seeing you here before." |
| Cordelia: "Oh no, I have a life." |
| Cordelia: "Hey! You think I'm never lonely because I'm so cute and popular? I can be surrounded by people and be completely alone. It's not like any of them really know me. I don't even know if they like me half the time. People just want to be in a popular zone — sometimes when I talk, everyone's so busy agreeing with me, they don't hear a word I say." |
| Buffy: "Well, if you feel so alone, then why do you work so hard at being popular?" |
| Cordelia: "Well, it beats being alone all by yourself." |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Mortuary." Buffy.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2001.
- ↑ ""Episode List: Buffy the Vampire Slayer." TV Tango. Retrieved on December 4, 2019.