Hell's Bells (Buffy episode)
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| Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode | |||||||
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 16 |
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| Written by | Rebecca Rand Kirshner | ||||||
| Directed by | David Soloman | ||||||
| Guest stars | Casey Sander (Tony Harris) Kali Rocha (Halfrek) Andy Umberger (D'Hoffryn) Lee Garlington (Jessica Harris) Jan Hoag (Cousin Carol) George D. Wallace (Old Xander Harris) Amber Benson (Tara) Steven Gilborn (Uncle Rory) |
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| Production no. | 6ABB16 | ||||||
| Original airdate | 5 March 2002 | ||||||
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"Hell's Bells" is the 16th episode of season 6 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
Xander and Anya are finally about to get married. However, an old man introducing himself as Xander Harris' future self warns young Xander that his marriage to Anya will end in disgrace and pain. Xander returns from a vision of the future and flees the wedding, leaving Anya standing alone at the beginning of the long walk.
Even after discovering that Future Xander is actually a former victim of Anyanka, seeking revenge by destroying Anya's wedding, Xander is still afraid that he might be wrong in marrying her. Having seen his father's problems with drinking (and his own, hinted at in the vision) makes him afraid that he might become an alcoholic, turn violent and hurt Anya. In the end, Xander leaves and Anya is left alone crying.
[edit] Writing and acting
- Rebecca Rand Kirshner reveals in her DVD commentary of this episode that Anya's reference to herself as a 'sex poodle' was a reference to colleague Jane Espenson who had been using the name herself.
- Amber Benson said in an interview to Buffy magazine that "I'm the biggest klutz on the set. Remember Emma in that wedding dress? I got that dress off of her at least four times, because I'd be following her and I'd step on the dress and she'd be pulling it back up. But she looked gorgeous in that dress."
[edit] Acting
[edit] Main cast
- Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers
- Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris
- Emma Caulfield as Anya Jenkins
- Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers
- James Marsters as Spike
- Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg
[edit] Recurring role
- Amber Benson as Tara Maclay
[edit] Guest stars
- Casey Sander as Mr. Harris
- Kali Rocha as Halfrek
- Lee Garlington as Jessica Harris
- Andy Umberger as D'Hoffryn
- Jan Hoag as Cousin Carol
- George Wallace as Old Xander
- Steve Gilborn as Uncle Rory
[edit] Quotes and trivia
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- This episode was nominated for three Emmy Awards. The most for a year in the show's history:
- Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series
- Outstanding Makeup Series (Prosthetic)
- Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-prosthetic)
- The Watcher's Guide 3 reveals cut dialogue which explains Giles' absence:
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- Dawn: "I thought Xander and Anya couldn't afford flowers."
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- Willow: "Giles sent 'em. Aren't they gorgeous?"
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- Dawn: "Yeah. I wish Giles was here."
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- Willow: "Me too. And I'm sure he'd much rather be here than fighting that nasty demon-"
- In the wedding, the demon Clem is sitting among Xander's family and friends.
- Playing charades, Buffy mimes horns with her fingers and, amongst other guesses, someone shouts "Deathwok clan!" That's the demon family of Lorne, from Angel. Also, Sarah Michelle Gellar shows a hidden talent skillfully juggling three balls.
- After Willow and Xander see each other in formal wear she jokes that it's a good thing she realized she was gay, referring to a previous occasion ("Homecoming") where she and Xander saw each other in formals and shared an illicit kiss.
[edit] Translations
- Italian title: "Le campane dell'inferno" ("Hell's bells")
- German title: "Höllische Hochzeit" ("Hellish wedding")
- French title: "La corde au cou" ("The Rope Around The Neck"; comes from a French expression, "avoir la corde au cou" ("having the rope around the neck"), meaning you're caught in a dilemma, being forced to do what you don't want to do)
[edit] Continuity
[edit] Arc significance
- While this wraps up the will-they-or-won't they questions about Xander and Anya's marriage, it has implications which continue for the rest of the series.
- Anya becomes a vengeance demon again, wreaking havoc and nearly being slain by Buffy later in the series.
[edit] Timing
- Stories that take place around the same time in the Buffyverse:
| Location, time (if known) |
Buffyverse chronology: January 2002 - Spring 2002 (non-canon = italic) |
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| Sunnydale, 2002 | B6.13 Dead Things |
| L.A., 2002 | Angel book: Fearless |
| L.A., 2002 | A3.13 Waiting in the Wings |
| Sunnydale, 2002 | B6.14 Older and Far Away |
| L.A., 2002 | A3.14 Couplet |
| Sunnydale, 2002 | B6.15 As You Were |
| L.A., 2002 | A3.15 Loyalty |
| Sunnydale, 2002 | B6.16 Hell's Bells |
| L.A., 2002 | A3.16 Sleep Tight |
| Sunnydale, 2002 | B6.17 Normal Again |
| L.A., 2002 | A3.17 Forgiving |
| L.A., 2002 | Angel comic: Spike: Old Times |
| Sunnydale, 2002 | B6.18 Entropy |
| L.A., 2002 | A3.18 Double or Nothing |
| Sunnydale, 2002 | B6.19 Seeing Red |
| L.A., 2002 | A3.19 The Price |
| Sunnydale, 2002 | B6.20 Villains |
| Sunnydale, 2002 | Buffy books: Wicked Willow |
| L.A., 2002 | A3.20 A New World |
| Sunnydale, 2002 | B6.21 Two to Go |
| Sunnydale, 2002 | B6.22 Grave |
| L.A., 2002 | A3.21 Benediction |
| L.A., 2002 | A3.22 Tomorrow |
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