Out of Mind, Out of Sight
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| “Out of Mind, Out of Sight” | |
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| Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 11 |
| Guest stars | David Boreanaz (Angel) Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder) |
| Written by | Joss Whedon (story) Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden(teleplay) |
| Directed by | Reza Badiyi |
| Production no. | 4V11 |
| Original airdate | May 19, 1997 |
| Episode chronology | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| "Nightmares" | "Prophecy Girl" |
"Out of Mind, Out of Sight", is the eleventh and penultimate episode in the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. See also List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
Cordelia is talking excitedly with her friends about the spring and the May Queen competition when Buffy bumps into them, spilling various slayer paraphernalia. Buffy makes up an excuse about borrowing it from Giles for a history project.
In English class, Cordelia comments that in The Merchant of Venice, Shylock is self-involved and whiny. She likens it to a bicycle rider she ran over; the girl whined about her pain and ignored Cordelia's traumatic experience. The teacher was agreeable to the viewpoint. After class, Cordelia arranges to talk with the teacher the next day to talk about her paper.
In the boys' locker room Mitch, Cordelia's boyfriend, is attacked by a baseball bat. Cordelia is outside campaigning for May Queen. As Xander and Willow mock Cordelia, referring to a past Buffy did not share. Buffy feels left out and explains that she was the May Queen at her old school. The conversation ends when they hear that Mitch was beaten and is taken to the hospital. Buffy slips into the boys' locker room to find the word "LOOK" spray-painted on the lockers.
At the library, the Scoobies are stumped. They suspect a ghost. Meanwhile, Harmony asks Cordelia about Mitch's condition; Cordelia explains that he is alright but looking too bruised for the prom pictures. In a flashback, we see Cordelia and Harmony talking abot Mitch's recent break-up with Wendy, and whether Cordelia would like to be his girlfriend. In the present, Harmony is pushed down the stairs by the invisible force as Buffy approaches. Principal Snyder arrives, and Buffy's friends must distract him from Buffy, who runs off to follow an invisible source of laughter. The invisible thing bumps into Buffy before escaping.
This is not a ghost. Xander suggests a cloak of invisibility worn by the Greek gods. Buffy dismisses the theory for the pettiness of the crimes. As the Scoobies disperse, Buffy follows the sound of a flute. In the library, Giles is surprised by Angel, who offers to get a book of prophecies, the Pergamum Codex. Another flashback sequence sees Cordelia and Harmony discussing a lecture and ignoring a Marcy. In the present, Cordelia wins the May Queen award. Looking over Willow's list of missing kids, Buffy suspects Marcy when she sees she played the flute. Tracking Marcy, Buffy finds her hideout just as Marcy finds Mrs. Miller, Cordelia's literature teacher and chokes her with a plastic bag. Cordelia, arriving a short while afterwards, saves Mrs. Miller. An invisible hand writes "listen" on the blackboard.
As Willow looks over Marcy's yearbook, she sees it is full of the generic "Have a nice summer!" greeting, showing nobody actually knew Marcy. She is horrified to find her own greeting to Marcy, "Have a great summer!". Giles realizes that Marcy became invisible because nobody notices her. In a flashback sequence, we see Marcy being ignored in class, and becoming invisible. As the Scoobies realize that Marcy really is after Cordelia, the latter walks into the library asking Buffy for protection. They decide to use Cordelia as bait, and to have Buffy bodyguarding her. As Cordelia is getting dressed, she confides in Buffy that she is lonely too, but it is better to be lonely and popular. Marcy lures Willow, Xander and Giles into the boiler room, where she closes the door and opens the gas, then grabs Cordelia as she is changing. Buffy follows Cordelia, and finds her unconscious. Marcy surprises Buffy, kicking her and knocking her out.
Buffy wakes up, finding herself tied to a chair near Cordelia, similarly indisposed. They see the word "learn" on a curtain, and Marcy explains that Cordelia is the lesson, or will be when she makes a mockery of Cordelia's face by surgery. Buffy frees herself from the ropes, and kicks the instrument tray at Marcy. Angel rescues the Scoobies, and shuts off the gas. Buffy concentrates, listening to Marcy, then finds her, drapes the curtain over her and knocks her out. Two FBI agents arrive to haul Marcy away. Marcy is later "shown" in a school for spies, together with a whole class full of invisible students.
[edit] Acting
[edit] Main cast
- Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers
- Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris
- Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg
- Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase
- Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles
[edit] Special guest stars
[edit] Guest stars
- David Boreanaz as Angel
- Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder
[edit] Also starring
- Clea DuVall as Marcie Ross
- Ryan Bittle as Mitch
- Denise Dowse as Ms. Miller
- John Knight as Bud 1
- Mercedes McNab as Harmony
- Mark Phelan as Agent Doyle
- Skip Stellrecht as Agent Manetti
- Julie Fulton as FBI teacher
[edit] Translations
- French title: "Portée disparue" ("Gone Missing")
- Italian title: "Lontano dagli occhi" ("Out of sight" (literally: far from the eyes))
- German title: "Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn" ("Out of sight, out of mind" (sic))
- Japanese title: "去る者日々に疎し" ("Sarumono Hibi ni Utoshi" - "Missing Person, Unknown Days")
[edit] Trivia
- In the final scene of the episode, where Marcie is shown in the school for invisible spies, the textbook she opens contains the lyrics to the Beatles' White Album song "Happiness Is A Warm Gun".
[edit] Timing
- Stories that take place around the same time in the Buffyverse:
| Location, time (if known) |
Buffyverse chronology: Spring 1996 - Spring 1997 (non-canon = italic) |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles, summer 1996 | Film version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| Los Angeles, summer 1996 | Buffy graphic novel: The Origin |
| Los Angeles, summer 1996 | Buffy graphic novel: Viva Las Buffy |
| Los Angeles, summer 1996 | Buffy graphic novel: Slayer Interrupted |
| Los Angeles, summer 1996 | Buffy graphic novel: A Stake to the Heart |
| Sunnydale, fall 1996 | B1.00 Unaired Buffy pilot |
| Sunnydale, fall 1996 | B1.01 Welcome to the Hellmouth |
| Sunnydale, fall 1996 | B1.02 The Harvest |
| Sunnydale, fall 1996 | WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer |
| Sunnydale, fall 1996 | B1.03 Witch |
| Sunnydale, fall 1996 | B1.04 Teacher's Pet |
| Sunnydale, Halloween 1996 | Buffy book: Halloween Rain |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | Buffy book: Night of the Living Rerun |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | B1.05 Never Kill a Boy on the First Date |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | B1.06 The Pack |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | B1.07 Angel |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | Buffy the Animated Series unaired four-minute pilot |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | B1.08 I, Robot... You, Jane |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | B1.09 The Puppet Show |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | B1.10 Nightmares |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | B1.11 Out of Mind, Out of Sight |
| Sunnydale, spring 1997 | B1.12 Prophecy Girl |
| Sunnydale, summer 1997 | Buffy book: Coyote Moon |
| Sunnydale, & L.A., summer 1997 | Buffy anthology book: How I Survived My Summer Vacation |
[edit] External links
- Out of Mind, Out of Sight at the Internet Movie Database
- Buffy Body Count for this episode
- Buffy Guide
- Buffy Trivia Guide
- All Things Philosophical
- TV.com Summary
- BBC Guide
- Wikiquote
- Stake&Cross Summary
- Buffy vs. Angel Summary
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