h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Buffy is relaxed and easy-going right from the beginning. A very different Buffy from the one we see in the later seasons (especially Season 7). Buffy’s philosophy: “Life is short. Seize the moment – tomorrow you might be dead”

Giles is “Mr Stuffy-Shirt” – The serious and bookwormy Giles that we come to love so much!

Angel is particularly hot in this Episode – and in all of Season 1 in fact! He is very sarcastic in WttH and The Harvest, and a gotta say that he is a really bad actor in these early days! Buffy’s observation: “Dark and broody. I REALLY didn’t like him!”

Willow is very geeky. About her outfit: “My mum picked it out!” Would any 15 year-old girl admit to that?

Xander is his loveable and goofy self. I wonder how different the plot would have been if Jesse had stayed around – my thought is that Xander and Jesse would have been all about “Girls, Girls, Girls”!

I love Buffy’s skill in recognising vamps:

Buffy: Look at his outfit – he’s got the sleeves rolled up – and the shirt! Deal with that outfit for a moment!
Giles: It’s dated?
Buffy: It’s carbon-dated! Trust me, only someone living underground for 10 years would think that was still the look!

Cordy is happy to accept Buffy into her group UNTIL she starts hanging out with Willow and Xander and almost stakes Cordy at the Bronze. Cordy’s first (of many) near-death experiences

Darla is very different from the character that she later portrays in “Angel”.