Doublemeat Palace

"Doublemeat Palace"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode
Buffy in her Doublemeat Palace work uniform
Episode no.	Season 6 Episode 12
Directed by	Nick Marck
Written by	Jane Espenson
Production code	6ABB12
Original air date	January 29, 2002
Guest appearance(s)
Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison Pat Crawford Brown as Old Lady Brent Hinkley as Manny Rocha Kirsten Nelson as Lorraine Ross Kali Rocha as Halfrek T. Ferguson as Gary Marion Calvert as Gina Douglas Bennett as Phillip Andrew Reville as Timothy Kevin Carter as Mr. Typical John F. Kearney as Elderly Man Sara Lawall as Housewife Type Victor Z. Isaac as Pimply Teen
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"Doublemeat Palace" is the 12th episode of season 6 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Willow reports to Xander and Anya that the supervillains seem to have abandoned their basement lair. Meanwhile, Buffy, having found out that she is deeply in debt, gets a new job working at a fast food restaurant called Doublemeat Palace. She soon believes something strange is going on.

Buffy is offered the Doublemeat Medley, a burger consisting of typical ingredients and layers of beef and chicken. She reluctantly takes a bite, then questions what the secret ingredient in the meat is, but gets no clear answer ("It's a meat process."). Buffy watches as a coworker, Gary, waits on a woman wearing a wig who is a regular at the Palace. After his demonstration, Buffy takes the next customer, but is lost quickly in the process as the family's order is too complex for her to follow.

During her break, Buffy sneaks around in the back rooms, searching for the truth behind the secret ingredient, but is caught by Manny. At the counter, Buffy finds her friends have come by to visit her and she treats Xander to a Doublemeat Medley. Anya goes on a rant about how behind the wedding plans are, partially blaming Willow for the complications. Later, Buffy receives a surprise visit from Spike at the restaurant. He teases her and tries to persuade her to leave the job and be with him, warning her that this job could kill her. He offers to do everything in his power to take care of her and help her with her money problems. She remains determined and turns away. Gary goes out to the alley behind the restaurant and encounters someone/something that he recognizes; then that someone or something attacks him.

The next day, with Gary not there to work, Buffy is assigned to the grill. As Timothy demonstrates the process, Buffy asks again about the secret ingredient, but still can't get an answer from anyone. Manny then assigns Buffy to a double shift because of the reduction of employees.

At the apartment, a vengeance demon appears suddenly before Xander, threatening to tear him into pieces. Fortunately, Anya enters the room and recognizes the vengeance demon as her old friend Halfrek, and the girls greet each other gleefully. Anya clears up the confusion, explaining that she invited Halfrek to the wedding, not to seek vengeance on Xander. Xander quickly gets out of their way.