Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Dirty Girls

"I've been through more battles with Buffy than you all can ever imagine. She's stopped everything that's ever come up against her. She's laid down her life —- literally —- to protect the people around her. This girl has died two times, and she's still standing. You're scared? That's smart. You got questions? You should. But you doubt her motives, you think Buffy's all about the kill, then you take the little bus to battle. I've seen her heart, and this time —- not literally. And I'm telling you, right now, she cares more about your lives than you will ever know. You gotta trust her. She's earned it."

- Xander Harris

"Dirty Girls" is the eighteenth episode of season seven of the supernatural/action series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the 140th episode of the series overall. It was directed by Michael Gershman and written by Drew Goddard. It first aired on UPN on April 15th, 2003. In this episode, an insane priest named Caleb arrives in Sunnydale and tortures a potential Slayer. He instructs her to deliver a message to Buffy and the others. Faith returns to Sunnydale and gets into a fight Spike. Once explanations are made, the two enter into a very unlikely congress. Buffy gathers the Scobbies and tracks Caleb down. Xander suffers a serious injury at the hands of the deranged preacher.

Notes & Trivia

 * This is the seventh and final episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer directed by Michael Gershman. He previously directed "Intervention".


 * First appearance of Caleb.


 * Willow Rosenberg and Faith Lehane appeared last in the "Orpheus" episode of Angel where they assisted in re-ensouling him after he had been taken over by his Angelus persona.


 * Xander Harris loses his eye in this episode thanks to Caleb. He wears an eye-patch through the remainder of the series.


 * In the original shooting script, the fighting potential that Caleb tortures is named Diane.