Never Leave Me

"Never Leave Me"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode
The First Evil uses Spike's blood to open the seal to unleash the Turok-Han
Episode no.	Season 7 Episode 9
Directed by	David Solomon
Written by	Drew Goddard
Production code	7ABB09
Original air date	November 26, 2002
Guest appearance(s)
Danny Strong as The First/Jonathan Levinson Adam Busch as The First/Warren Mears Tom Lenk as Andrew Wells Cynthia Lamontagne as Lydia Oliver Muirhead as Phillip Kris Iyer as Nigel Harris Yulin as Quentin Travers D.B. Woodside as Principal Robin Wood Donald Bishop as Butcher Camden Toy as Übervamp Bobby Brewer as Hoffman Roberto Santos as Grimes
Episode chronology
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List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes

"Never Leave Me" is the ninth episode of the seventh and final season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in which the Scooby Gang begins to realize the magnitude of their peril.

Xander works to repair the living room window while Dawn, Willow and Anya help clean up and discuss the potential danger that is Spike. Wearing a trench coat like Spike's, Andrew is coached by Warren to continue playing his part in the game. Warren explains that because he can't take corporeal form, Andrew is a crucial player and then he morphs into Jonathan to continue the encouragement. Andrew stresses that he can't kill anymore, but Jonathan doesn't consider that to be a problem. Buffy tries to offer comforting words to Spike while she ties him down to a chair. He instructs her to tie the rope tighter so he can't get free.

Principal Wood lectures two students about damaging school property and ultimately threatens the students into repairing their mistake. Dawn drops by his office and informs him that Buffy is sick and unable to attend work. Buffy calls Quentin Travers and asks about Giles, but he's just as clueless as she is. He's with a group of Watchers and informs them that they need to find Giles quickly. Buffy checks on Spike, who's struggling to control his blood lust after tasting so much human blood. He vamps and snaps at her, but remains tied to the chair. Buffy and Willow talk about Spike outside the room and Willow volunteers to get him some animal blood to help ease his cravings.

Warren coaches Andrew on killing a pig, but Andrew fails miserably and resorts to going to the butcher shop to get the blood they need. At the butcher shop, Andrew orders an array of meats and pig's blood, but as he's leaving, he runs into Willow and spills his purchases on the ground. Andrew runs from her, but she catches up with him and uses his assumption that she's evil to frighten him. She takes him back to the house with her, pointing out his suspicious behavior and purchase of animal blood to the rest of the group. Xander and Anya interrogate Andrew while he's tied to a chair, but he doesn't have any answers they want to hear. Anya snaps and slaps Andrew before Xander pulls her out of the room.