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  • Season 2
  • Episode 13
To give Buffy a surprise on her 17th birthday, Drusilla and Spike bring together the body parts of a dismembered demon who cannot be killed.
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Buffy Summers
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Xander Harris
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Willow Rosenberg
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Cordelia Chase
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Angel
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Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head)
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Oz
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Joyce Summers
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Jenny Calendar (as Robia LaMorte)
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The Judge
Eric Saiet ...
Dalton
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Uncle Enyos
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Spike
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Drusilla

Directed by

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Michael Lange

Written by

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Joss Whedon ... (created by) (creator)
 
Marti Noxon ... (written by)
 
Rob DesHotel ... (executive story editor) (as Rob Des Hotel) &
Dean Batali ... (executive story editor)
 
Marti Noxon ... (staff writer)

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Gail Berman ... executive producer
Gareth Davies ... producer
Sandy Gallin ... executive producer
Howard Gordon ... consulting producer
David Greenwalt ... co-executive producer
Fran Rubel Kuzui ... executive producer
Kaz Kuzui ... executive producer
Gary Law ... co-producer
Dolly Parton ... executive producer (uncredited)
David Solomon ... co-producer
Joss Whedon ... executive producer / showrunner

Music by

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Christophe Beck ... (score by)

Cinematography by

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Michael Gershman ... director of photography

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Regis Kimble ... (as Regis B. Kimble)

Editorial Department

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Dekker Dreyer ... re-mastering
Marilyn McMahon Adams ... assistant editor (as Marilyn Adams)
Ian Sullivan ... finishing accountant
Brian Wankum ... post-production coordinator
Kent Pritchett ... colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Casting By

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Marcia Shulman

Production Design by

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Carey Meyer

Set Decoration by

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David A. Koneff ... (as David Koneff)

Costume Design by

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Cynthia Bergstrom

Makeup Department

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Jeri Baker ... hair stylist
Dayne Johnson ... makeup artist
John Maldonado ... makeup artist
Todd McIntosh ... makeup supervisor
John Vulich ... special makeup effects creator
Jeffrey S. Farley ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Mark Garbarino ... special effects makeup coordinator (uncredited)
Sean Kenney ... lens technician (uncredited)
Michael S. Pack ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Gerald Quist ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Mark Shostrom ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Gary Law ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Brenda Kalosh ... first assistant director
Alan Steinman ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Brian Dott ... prop builder
Lisa Gamel ... paint foreman
Gustav Gustafson ... leadman
Martin Milligan ... set dresser
Caroline Quinn ... set designer
Stella Starlight ... graphic designer
Steve West ... construction coordinator
Ken Wilson ... property master
Juliette Blasor ... props (uncredited)
Bryan Corbett ... propmaker gangboss (uncredited)
Damon Hight ... general foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Kevin Patrick Burns ... re-recording mixer
Don Digirolamo ... re-recording mixer
Tony Gray ... boom operator
Maury Harris ... production sound mixer
Peter Nusbaum ... re-recording mixer
Todd Orr ... re-recording mixer (as Todd Keith Orr)
Cindy Rabideau ... supervising sound editor
Mark Cleary ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Robert Guastini ... adr editor (uncredited) / dialogue editor (uncredited)
Mike Marchain ... sound editor (uncredited)
Tami Treadwell ... adr recordist (uncredited)

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Damian Fisher ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Jennifer Imes ... fabricator: Optic Nerve Studios (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Zachary Goodson ... visual effects artist: main titles
Lu Kondor ... data manager (uncredited)

Stunts

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Jeff Pruitt ... stunt coordinator
Sophia Crawford ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Eyal Gordin ... camera operator
Tom Keefer ... key grip
Dayton Nietert ... chief lighting technician
Rusty Redican ... assistant camera
Erin Franklyn ... grip (uncredited)
John Keefer ... set grip (uncredited)
Bob Snowdon ... grip (uncredited)
Joseph D. Urbanczyk ... additional camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Donna Ekholdt ... casting executive: Studio Casting Executive (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jessica Pazdernik ... set costumer (uncredited)
Cindy Rosenthal ... costume supervisor (uncredited)
Sydney Conrad Shapiro ... costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Jordana Kronen ... location manager

Music Department

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Fernand Bos ... music editor
Nerf Herder ... theme
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Lesley King ... script supervisor
Amy Wolfram ... script coordinator

Transportation Department

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Bob Ellis ... transportation coordinator (as Robert Ellis)
George Williams Jr. ... driver (as George Williams)

Additional Crew

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Marc David Alpert ... assistant: Gareth Davies (as Marc D. Alpert)
Caroline Kallas ... assistant: Gail Berman
Edwin L. Perez ... production auditor
Ericka Bryce Poniewaz ... Supervising/Key Set Medic
R.D. Price ... assistant: David Greenwalt (as Robert Price)
Phyllis H. Saldutti ... production coordinator (as Phyllis Saldutti)
George Snyder ... assistant: Joss Whedon
Thomas Cobb ... title designer (uncredited)
Jeremy Jacobs ... stand-in (uncredited)
George Montgomery ... title designer (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

While the gang is encouraged by Giles to prepare a surprise party for Buffy's 17th birthday, she has nightmares about Angel being vanished by Drusilla, who has indeed survived the fire with Spike and is preparing a revenge 'party'. They find out the hard way, by finding one of the severed armored body parts of the Judge, a terrible demon who can not be killed by any weapon and is designed to destroy all righteous people, which the vampires are reassembling. Written by KGF Vissers

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  • Surprise (United States)
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  • 60 min
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Trivia Begins a tradition of Buffy birthdays gone awry, although Buffy does not celebrate her birthday on-screen in the final season. Her birthday takes place in Season Three (Helpless (1999)), Season Four (A New Man (2000)), Season Five Blood Ties (2001) and Season Six (Older and Far Away (2002)), when Spike suggests Buffy to not celebrate her birthday anymore. See more »
Goofs Buffy makes a grievous error while discussing her dream about Drusilla. She comments that Dru could be alive since a body was never found. As the Slayer, Buffy knows that Dru couldn't be alive if there's no body, since vampires turn to dust when slain. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Gift (2001). See more »
Soundtracks Transylvanian Concubine See more »
Quotes Oz: I'm gonna ask you to go out with me tomorrow night. And I'm kinda nervous about it, actually. It's interesting.
Willow Rosenberg: Oh. Well, if it helps at all, I'm gonna say yes.
Oz: Yeah, it helps. It-it creates a comfort zone... Do you wanna go out with me tomorrow night?
Willow Rosenberg: Oh, I can't!
Oz: Well, see, I like that you're unpredictable.
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