First Glance              
"Someone from Giles' past wreaks havoc on Halloween, causing Buffy and the gang to be transformed into their costumes."

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  • Writer: Carl Ellsworth
  • Director: Bruce Seth Green
  • Guest Stars:
    Robin Sachs (Ethan Rayne)
    Seth Green (Oz)
    James Marsters (Spike)
    Juliet Landau (Drusilla)
    Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder)

    Summary              
    Halloween. The quietest night of the year for the undead. But, it seems our heroine and her pals are in store for a lot more than they thought. Instead of a relaxing evening at home, they're forced by Principal Snyder to take a group of kids trick or treating. After seeing Angel and Cordelia together, Buffy decides to take action in becoming someone that Angel would have more interest in. Her and Willow steal Giles' watcher diary and discover pictures of a beautiful, old fashion woman. Later that day when the gang is buying Halloween costumes, she finds an old-fashion dress that seems perfect for her... she talks to the mysterious owner and gets a good deal and buys it. That night, choas ensued. It seemed that someone had cast a spell that turned everyone into their costumes. There's suddenly little monsters, goblins and god knows what else running around the streets of Sunnydale. Buffy is helpless, Xander is a commando and Willow is a scantilly clad ghost. We find out that Giles and the costume shop owner, Ethan Rayne, have a past... and after Gile's beats Ethan, he gets the secret of reversing the spell. The end :)

    Goofs              
  • Willow says that Angel was eighteen in 1775. But twice so far this season, ("Some Assembly Required" and "Reptile Boy"), Angel has stated that he's 241, which would have him born in 1756 (or 1755, if he hasn't had a birthday yet). So he would be either 19 or 20 in 1775.

  • It is established that Ghost Willow can't touch anything (she couldn't turn the pages of a book), yet when Giles tells her to leave Ethan's shop, the door can clearly be heard opening and closing as she goes out.

  • Although vampires can't enter a house without an invitation, a kid-turned-vampire attacks Buffy and Angel in her kitchen, with no explanation as to how he got in. Of course, he's not technically a "real" vampire, so it could be argued that the rule doesn't apply.

    Music              
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  • Epperley - "Shy" (From Epperley, Triple X Records, 1996)
    This is the song playing in the Bronze at the beginning of the episode.

  • Treble Charger - "How She Died" (From Maybe It's Me, RCA Records, 1997)
    This song plays at the end of the episode as Oz watches Willow walk home and once again wonders who she is.

    Transcript              
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    Quotes              
    Angel: Buffy!
    Buffy: Hi! I'm...
    Angel: Late.
    Buffy: Rough day at the office.
    Angel: So I see.
    Buffy: Hey, it's a look. A seasonal look.

    Willow: True. It's too bad we can't sneak a look at the Watcher diaries and read up on Angel. I'm sure it's full of fun facts to know and tell.
    Buffy: Yeah. It's too bad. That stuff is private.
    Willow: Also Giles keeps them in his office. In his personal files.
    Buffy: Most importantly, it would be wrong.

    Cordelia: Buffy. Love the hair. It just screams street urchin.

    Buffy: Gosh, I'd love to sign up, but I recently developed carpal tunnel syndrome, and can tragically no longer hold a flashlight.

    Xander: Those wacky vampires! That's why I love 'em! They just keep you guessing!

    Larry: You and Buffy, you're just friends, right?
    Xander: I like to think of it less as a friendship and more as a solid foundation for future bliss.

    Xander: I'm gonna do what any man would do about it: somethin' damn manly.

    Willow: Oh, I don't get wild. Wild on me equals spaz.

    Xander: Private Harris reporting for... Buffy! Lady of Buffdom, Duchess of Buffonia, I am in awe! I completely renounce spandex!

    Cordelia: Is Mr. I'm-the-lead-singer-I'm-so-great-I-don't-have-to-show- up-for-my-date-or-even-call gonna be there?
    Oz: Yeah, y'know, he's just going by 'Devon' now.

    Willow: She couldn't've dressed up like Xena?

    Spike: Well! This is just... neat!

    Drusilla: Do you love my insides? The parts you can't see?
    Spike: Eyeballs to entrails, my sweet.

    Buffy: Tada. Just little old 20th-century me.
    Angel: Sure you're okay?
    Buffy: I'll live.
    Angel: I don't get it, Buffy. Why'd you think I'd like you better dressed that way?
    Buffy: I just wanted to be a real girl for once. The kind of fancy girl you liked when you were my age.
    Angel: Oh, ho.
    Buffy: What?
    Angel: I hated the girls back then. Especially the noble women.
    Buffy: You did.
    Angel: They were just incredibly dull. Simpering morons, the lot of them. I always wished I could meet someone... exciting. Interesting.
    Buffy: Really? Interesting how?
    Angel: You know how.
    Buffy: Still, I had a really hard day. You should probably tell me.
    Angel: You're right. I should.
    Buffy: Definitely.

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