Season 5, Episode 17: "To Be or Not to Be"
TEASER
INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - DAY
GILES (voiceover) Previously on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".
BUFFY (calling) Hey, Mom.
BUFFY turns, sees some flowers on the table beside the door.
BUFFY Ooh.
She opens the card that came with the flowers. Shot of the card, which reads: "Thank you for a lovely evening. See you soon? Brian."
BUFFY (to herself) Still a couple of guys gettin' it right.
She turns to call up the stairs, putting down her jacket.
BUFFY (calls) Hey, flower-gettin' lady. Want me to pick Dawn up from school?
In the background, on the living room sofa, we can see someone or something, but it's out of focus; the focus is on BUFFY in the foreground.
BUFFY frowns, looks down the hall toward the kitchen.
BUFFY Mom?
She turns and looks in the living room.
BUFFY What are you doing?
She walks into the living room, stops.
Shot of JOYCE lying on the sofa. Her eyes are open, staring sightlessly at the ceiling. One arm hangs loosely over the edge of the sofa. She does not move or blink.
BUFFY (quieter) Mom? (even quieter) Mom? (very quietly) Mommy?
Black out.
END OF TEASER
Wolf howl and season five credits. Commercial break.
TEASER
INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - DAY
GILES (voiceover) Previously on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".
BUFFY (calling) Hey, Mom.
BUFFY turns, sees some flowers on the table beside the door.
BUFFY Ooh.
She opens the card that came with the flowers. Shot of the card, which reads: "Thank you for a lovely evening. See you soon? Brian."
BUFFY (to herself) Still a couple of guys gettin' it right.
She turns to call up the stairs, putting down her jacket.
BUFFY (calls) Hey, flower-gettin' lady. Want me to pick Dawn up from school?
In the background, on the living room sofa, we can see someone or something, but it's out of focus; the focus is on BUFFY in the foreground.
BUFFY frowns, looks down the hall toward the kitchen.
BUFFY Mom?
She turns and looks in the living room.
BUFFY What are you doing?
She walks into the living room, stops.
Shot of JOYCE lying on the sofa. Her eyes are open, staring sightlessly at the ceiling. One arm hangs loosely over the edge of the sofa. She does not move or blink.
BUFFY (quieter) Mom? (even quieter) Mom? (very quietly) Mommy?
Black out.
END OF TEASER
Wolf howl and season five credits. Commercial break.