Something Blue

In which Buffy and her vampire boyfriend plan their wedding while Giles turns a blind eye and Xander consorts with demons. Same old, same old. Except that the vampire is Spike. Willow, you got some splaining to do!

Official back-of-box synopsis:

Something old, something new... - Buffy has fallen in love with Spike and plans to marry him. Giles is going blind, and Xander has become even more of a demon magnet.

From the old WB Buffy website:

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW... - Buffy is only one of many who must bear the repercussions of a spell gone awry when Willow, pining over the disappearance of Oz, tries to imbue herself with the power to have her will done. The fallout includes Buffy falling in love with Spike and planning to marry him, Giles going blind and Xander becoming even more of a demon magnet. Nick Marck directed the episode written by Tracey Forbes.

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

Cross-reference:

episodes in which our heroes get drunk:

• The Dark Age
  Giles - whisky
• Beer Bad
  A Very Special Buffy
• A New Man
  Giles -- again -- too many beers with Ethan
• The Yoko Factor
  Giles - whisky - again
• Life Serial
  Buffy - Tequila - priceless look on her face
• Entropy
  Spike and Anya. Hilarity ensues. Oh, wait, not hilarity.
• this episode
  Willow's "Not drowning, wading" in light beer

Cast:

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

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• Anthony Stewart Head as Giles
• Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy
• James Marsters as Spike
• Emma Caulfield as Anya
• Andy Umberger as D'Hoffryn
• Marc Blucas as Riley