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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

- Episode 02x09

Episode: 02x09
Title: What's My Line? (1)
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 5V09
First Aired: Nov. 17, 1997

Season 2 » Episode #09 - What's My Line? (1)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - 02x09 What's My Line? (1)

Summary: Spike wanting to cure Dru, summons the Order of Taraka - a group of deadly assassins, to keep Buffy occupied. Meanwhile, a new slayer comes to Sunnydale.

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Clip: All Muteville For Me (2:18)

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Dalton	played by Eric Saiet
Norman Pfister	played by Kelly Connell
Kendra	played by Bianca Lawson
Willy the Snitch	played by Saverio Guerra
Drusilla	played by Juliet Landau
Principal Snyder	played by Armin Shimerman
Suitman	played by Michael Rothhaar
Mrs. Kalish	played by Patricia Bethune
Vampire #2	played by Laura Silverman

	Season 2 / Episode 9: - What's My Line? (1) Dalton: The Order of Taraka? I mean, isn't that overkill? Spike: No. I think it's just enough kill.
	Season 2 / Episode 9: - What's My Line? (1) Rupert Giles: This ring is worn only by members of the Order of Taraka. It's a society of deadly assassins dating back to King Solomon. Xander: And didn't they beat the Elks this year in the Sunnydale Adult Bowling League Championships? Rupert Giles: Their credo is to sow discord and kill the unwary. Xander: Bowling is a vicious game.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

CONT: The shot of the 'suitman' in the house of his first victim, shows his 'maggot-arm' turning into a human one, hand to just under the armpit. His arm shows no sleeve. In the shot right after that, he reaches for his cup of tea and you can see that his sleeve is rolled up to his elbow.
FAKE: The first attacker of the Order of Taraka, drops 'dead' on the ice, but when Angel inspects the attacker's ring, you can clearly see him breathing.
CONT: One of the assassins of the Order of Taraka is shown getting off a bus. In a wide shot, the steps are one color with signs reading "Watch your step". In the close up, the steps change color and the signs are missing.
CREW: At twenty-one minutes in, as Giles talks to Buffy outside the du Lac crypt and starts to walk away, you can see a crew member moving around behind the shrubbery at the left edge of the picture.
CONT: When Angel is in Buffy's room, he walks by a mirror and we can see his reflection.

TRIVIA

The Tarot cards that Drusilla consults are not real ones. Writer Marti Noxon had no idea what images were used on real Tarot cards so she just made up whatever images were necessary for her plot.
Writer Marti Noxon's first episode for the series.
Sarah Michelle Gellar does all of her own ice skating in this episode.
Bianca Lawson (Kendra the Vampire Slayer) originally auditioned for the role of Cordelia.