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Faith, Hope, and Trick

Air date: October 13, 1998
Writer: David Greenwalt
Director: James A. Contner

Trivia:

- The band playing at the Bronze in this episode is Darling Violetta, who later would provide the title theme for the Angel.

- The title has the remarkable trait of being simply the list of the names of three characters that made their first appearance in this episode: Faith Lehane, Scott Hope and Trick the vampire. The title is even a mocking of the Three Theological Virtues of Christianism, with "Trick" as a substitute of "Charity".

- Seniors at Sunnydale High School are allowed to leave school grounds for lunch.

- Sunnydale has a fiberoptic network.

- Faith's Watcher is the first female Watcher to be mentioned on the show since Giles' grandmother in "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date."

- More Sunnydale locations: State Street, which has a movie theater on it, and the Downtowner Apts. Motel.

- There is a Watchers Council.

Goofs:

- When Faith asks Buffy about her hardest kill, Buffy is about to tell her about the Three, but in fact Buffy didn't kill the Three. Buffy and Angel ran back to her house, and then Darla killed the Three for failing the Master.

- At the end, as Angel lies naked on the floor, it looks like the tattoo on his back is missing.

References:

- "When did you become Martha Stewart?" Martha Stewart is a frighteningly perky and omnipresent homemaking expert, writer, and television personality whose name has become synonymous with domestic expertise.

- "Makes D.C. look like Mayberry!" D.C. refers to Washington.

- "What was the last thing that guy danced to, K.C. & the Sunshine Band?" K.C. & the Sunshine Band were one of the biggest stars of the disco era in the late 1970's.

- "All I'm sayin' is, we stay local"”where the humans are jumpin' and the cotton is high"”but we live global." Mr. Trick is misquoting "Summertime," the lullaby sung by Clara to her baby in the beginning of George Gershwin's 1935 "folk opera" Porgy & Bess.

- "But I'm the one getting Single White Female'd here." In the 1992 movie Single White Female, Bridget Fonda plays a woman whose roommate, played by Jennifer Jason Leigh, starts to copy her lifestyle and her look, and eventually tries to kill her in an insane attempt to completely take over her life.

Body Count:

- Happy Burger Employee, Pizza Delivery Boy, Motel Manager, Kakistos, 5 other vampires.

Best Quotes:

- Buffy: When I killed him, Angel was cured. Your spell worked at the last minute, Will. I was about to take him out, and, um... something went through him... and he was Angel again. He-he didn't rememebr anything that he'd done. He just held me. Um, but i-it was... it was too late, and I-I had to. So I-I told him that I loved him... and I kissed him... and I killed him. I don't know if that helps with your spell or not, Giles.

- Faith: God, I could eat a horse. Isn't it crazy how slaying just always makes you hungry and horny?

- Buffy: Oh, no... I have to go take an English make-up exam. They give you credit just for speaking it, right?

- Buffy: Maybe I should introduce you again. Faith, this is Giles.
Faith: I've seen him. If I'da known they came that young and cute, I would've requested a transfer.
Buffy: Raise your hand if eww.

- Xander: And they say young people don't learn anything in high school nowadays, but, um, I've learned to be afraid.

- Cordelia: Oh, you mean 'cause of how the only guy that ever liked her turned into a vicious killer and had to be put down like a dog?

- Oz: Alright, prepare to uncouple... Uncouple.

- Xander: Aw, you wanna date. I saw that half-smile, you little slut.

- Faith: Hey, as long as you don't go scratching at me or humpin' my leg, we're five by five.

- Buffy: Oh, the one that nearly bit me mentioned something about 'kissing toast'. He lived for kissing toast.
Giles: You mean, Kakistos?
Buffy: Maybe it was taquitos. Maybe he lived for taquitos. What?

Soundtrack:

- "Going To Hell"
The Brian Jonestown Massacre


- "The Background"
Third Eye Blind

- "Cure"
Darling Violetta

- "Blue Sun"
Darling Violetta



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I watched this episode today, fantastic debut on Faith's part.

Really though, I just love all of Season 3. It has this special charm to it that I love.
 
I love this ep. 😀 First of all, it introduces Faith (sw), and then the whole Scott Hope thing was really sweet (til Scott became a jerk later in the season).
 
Would love too, hopefully i can get back in time from Cricket. I'll probably just turn up late and try to catch up. :smile3:
 
Had fun watching this one again. Seriously though, Principal Snyder needed to get a life. Some people take power way too seriously...
 
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I love this ep. 😀 First of all, it introduces Faith (sw), and then the whole Scott Hope thing was really sweet (til Scott became a jerk later in the season).

I don't know, while I didn't like Scott at all, Buffy was extremely non-committal in even wanting to date him. I kinda don't blame him for breaking it off (although I can't remember how he was later in the season, just finished Lovers Walk). ITA with the Faith intro though, she's one of the best parts of season 3 IMO. I'm kinda iffy on Trick, although can't wait for the Mayor!!

And while we're on the subject, how come all of Buffy's "normal" beaus were all so bland & kinda wimpy? I mean, Scott, Owen, Parker... none of those guys measured up to Angel, Spike, or even military-guy Riley for goodness sake! Uh, I guess that's the point, huh?
 
This was the first episode of Buffy I ever saw ... it got me hooked!! Thanks, Eliza.

Two things I don't like about the episode: Scott is stupid and never would have worked out with Buffy - what was Willow thinking. Second, the way that Kakistos just stands there at the end laughing, giving Faith a chance to pick up a log and stake him, is kind of stupid.
 
This was the first episode of Buffy I ever saw ... it got me hooked!! Thanks, Eliza.

Two things I don't like about the episode: Scott is stupid and never would have worked out with Buffy - what was Willow thinking. Second, the way that Kakistos just stands there at the end laughing, giving Faith a chance to pick up a log and stake him, is kind of stupid.

Yeah, this is definitely not one of my favorite eps, although I do love the introduction of Faith. Personally, I think the entire series just doesn't have enough Faith!!
 
- "Makes D.C. look like Mayberry!" D.C. refers to Washington.
And Mayberry refers to the town in which Andy Griffith lived on the Andy Griffith show. A picturesque community where nothing really goes wrong.

I liked this episode. I love how Buffy finally comes clean and Giles says there is no spell. He just wanted her to come clean about what really happened.
 
It's definitely a really sweet Giles/Buffy moment. I love their interaction together, and it seems right that she would open up to him.

As an episode, it's okay. All three storylines are excellent, and I love the Faith of this episode. That scene where she's talking to Scott and she looks uncomfortable and cute while talking to him shows a real vulnerability and innocence that we don't get to see much more of after this episode.

I really liked Scott Hope, I wish they hadn't thrown in that stupid line in Conversations With Dead People about him spreading a rumour about Buffy being a lesbian. Apart from that he was a nice guy, I would totally date him! If Buffy hadn't have been so strung up on Angel then they would make a cute couple indeed. I also thought it was really cute that he had a crush on her for ages, but respected her enough to wait until she was ready.

Trick was a cool little villain to bring into the picture and to be honest, I would have liked to see more of him. I think his interaction with Faith once she turned bad would have been excellent.

It's an episode I always enjoy and never think about skipping, and after the 20+ times I've seen all the episodes, that's saying something!
 
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Wow... after 14 years of being a Buffy fan do I just now find out Faith's last name... I am kind of taken aback, maybe I just assumed she didn't tell anyone her last name. But wow. Faith Lehane. I am extremely blown away right now, and feel kind of stupid. lol.
 
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Me neither. it's weird 'cause it's a lot like mine & my daughter's name is Faith..totally looks like I was really naming her after Faith the slayer...
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