The Harvest

In which Buffy has to foil the evil plan of the Master using only her wits, her strength, and a pointy stick.

Official back-of-box synopsis:

Buffy swings into action in a fight to the death with the Master, a powerful vampire intent on making a meal of her new-found friends and re-opening the mouth of Hell.

From the old WB Buffy website:

SPECIAL TWO-HOUR SERIES PREMIERE -- Picking up where the feature film left off, Buffy Summers and her mom move to Sunnydale, California, for a fresh start, unaware of the evil lurking in this quiet suburb. Somewhat reluctant in her role as the slayer, Buffy quickly makes friends and enemies at her new school. While also meeting her new "Watcher," Giles, the mercurial school librarian, her newly assembled team encounters the ever-abundant unearthly creatures in Sunnydale.

Links:

This episode's page at http://www.restlessbtvs.com/, the Restless BTVS Trivia Guide

This episode's page at http://www.vrya.net/bdb/, the Buffyverse Dialog Database

Cast:

• Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy
• Alyson Hannigan as Willow
• Nicholas Brendon as Xander
  

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• Anthony Stewart Head as Giles
• Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia
• Mark Metcalf as The Master
• David Boreanaz as Angel
• Ken Lerner as Principal Flutie
• Kristine Sutherland as Joyce
• Julie Benz as Darla
• Brian Thompson as Luke
• Eric Balfour as Jesse
• Mercedes McNab as Harmony
• Teddy Lane as Bouncer
• Jeffrey Steven Smith as Guy In Computer Class
• Deborah Brown as Girl