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"The Gift" is the fifth season finale, and the 100th episode, of the fantasy-horror television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003).
The premise of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is that an adolescent girl, Buffy Summers, is chosen by mystical forces and given superhuman powers to kill vampires, demons, and other evil creatures in the fictional town of Sunnydale. She is supported by a close circle of family and friends, nicknamed the Scooby Gang. In "The Gift", Buffy refuses to accept that her sister Dawn's death is the only way to defeat the hell-god Glory and prepares to do battle. In the end, she discovers the meaning of her "gift".
Original Release
05/22/2001
US Release
05/22/2001
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sarah Michelle Gellar | Buffy Summers |
Nicholas Brendon | Xander Harris |
Alyson Hannigan | Willow Rosenberg |
Emma Caulfield Ford | Anya |
Michelle Trachtenberg | Dawn Summers |
James Marsters | Spike |
Anthony Head | Rupert Giles |
Clare Kramer | Glory |
Charlie Weber | Ben |
Amber Benson | Tara Maclay |
Directors
Writers
Rebecca Kirshner, Steven S. DeKnight, Joss Whedon
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sarah Michelle Gellar | Buffy Summers |
Nicholas Brendon | Xander Harris |
Alyson Hannigan | Willow Rosenberg |
Emma Caulfield Ford | Anya |
Michelle Trachtenberg | Dawn Summers |
James Marsters | Spike |
Anthony Head | Rupert Giles |
Clare Kramer | Glory |
Charlie Weber | Ben |
Amber Benson | Tara Maclay |
Joel Grey | Doc |
Todd Duffey | Murk |
Craig Zimmerman | Minion #1 |
Josh Jacobson | Teen |
Tom Kiesche | Vampire |
Sharon Ferguson | Primitive |
Aaron Miller | Minion |
Jeff Shrewsbury | Stunt Crazy #6 |
Johnny Arbid |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joss Whedon | Executive Producer |
Gail Berman | Executive Producer |
Sandy Gallin | Executive Producer |
Marti Noxon | Executive Producer |
Dolly Parton | Executive Producer |
Fran Rubel Kuzui | Executive Producer |
Kaz Kuzui | Executive Producer |
Marc David Alpert | Producer |
Gareth Davies | Producer |
Jane Espenson | Producer |
David Fury | Producer |
David Greenwalt | Producer |
John F. Perry | Producer |
Douglas Petrie | Producer |
David Solomon | Producer |