The Harvest (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
2nd episode of the 1st season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The Harvest" is the second episode of the first season of the American supernatural drama television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was written by series creator executive producer Joss Whedon and directed by John T. Kretchmer. The episode originally aired on The WB on March 10, 1997, forming a two-hour premiere with the previous episode, "Welcome to the Hellmouth", and attracted 3.4 million viewers.[1]
"The Harvest" | |||
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode | |||
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 2 | ||
Directed by | John T. Kretchmer | ||
Written by | Joss Whedon | ||
Featured music | Walter Murphy | ||
Cinematography by | Michael Gershman | ||
Editing by | Skip Schoolnik | ||
Production code | 4V02 | ||
Original air date | March 10, 1997 (1997-03-10) | ||
Running time | 46 minutes | ||
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The episode continues directly from the cliffhanger ending of "Welcome to the Hellmouth", as Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) struggles to save Jesse McNally's (Eric Balfour) life with the help of her new friends Xander Harris (Nicholas Brendon) and Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan), and her Watcher Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head). Although the episode originally aired with "Welcome to the Hellmouth", in subsequent reruns and home media releases, the two episodes are typically presented separately.