A New Man
- Episode aired Jan 25, 2000
- TV-PG
- 1h
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
3.5K
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Ethan Rayne returns to town and transforms Giles into a demon. Spike is the only one who can help.Ethan Rayne returns to town and transforms Giles into a demon. Spike is the only one who can help.Ethan Rayne returns to town and transforms Giles into a demon. Spike is the only one who can help.
Anthony Head
- Rupert Giles
- (as Anthony Stewart Head)
Emma Caulfield Ford
- Anya
- (as a different name)
Elizabeth Payne
- Waitress
- (as Elizabeth Penn Payne)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDouglas Petrie has mentioned the creative process for this episode's metaphor: "Well, we felt that Giles was a little bit underserved at this point in the season and wanted to give him something to be doing. It's always fun to have Ethan Rayne back in the mix. Really, this is Giles' mid-life crisis episode. It was the first time that we got to deal with a metaphor that was that adult, not teen-orientated at all, and quite a bit of fun. [...] There were a couple of ideas kicked around. We were talking about a portal. We were talking about him becoming younger, him becoming older, him kind of recapturing his youth by becoming - I don't think seriously - but I know Jane Espenson was kicking around the idea of getting teenage actors to play teenage versions of Giles and Ethan and to have young Ethan try to seduce Buffy. That was an intriguing idea but ultimately we went with a pretty straight-on metaphor of his questioning himself in the middle of his life and he's turning into a monster."
- GoofsWhen Giles is reading the book about when a demon will be showing up, the pages of the book are obviously blank.
- Quotes
Professor Maggie Walsh: So, the Slayer!
Buffy Summers: Yeah. That's me.
Professor Maggie Walsh: We thought you were a myth.
Buffy Summers: Well, you were myth-taken
- ConnectionsFeatured in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Gift (2001)
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A New Monster in Sunnydale
Ethan Rayne invites Giles for a couple of drinks and puts a spell on him, transforming Giles in a primitive strong monster. Spike is the only one to understand the language spoken by the monster, and Buffy almost kills him.
"A New Man" is an irregular episode of Buffy, but also worthwhile. There are some continuity mistakes in the bar, the way Buffy recognizes Giles is ridiculous, but there are also some very funny moments, like Giles chasing Professor Maggie Walsh or trying to communicate. Spike again has the funniest lines. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Um Novo Homem" ("A New Man")
"A New Man" is an irregular episode of Buffy, but also worthwhile. There are some continuity mistakes in the bar, the way Buffy recognizes Giles is ridiculous, but there are also some very funny moments, like Giles chasing Professor Maggie Walsh or trying to communicate. Spike again has the funniest lines. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Um Novo Homem" ("A New Man")
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