The Harvest (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

"The Harvest"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode
Buffy scares off the rest of the vampires after killing Luke
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 2
Directed by	John T. Kretchmer
Written by	Joss Whedon
Production code	4V02
Original air date	March 10, 1997
Guest appearance(s)
Mark Metcalf as The Master David Boreanaz as Angel Brian Thompson as Luke Ken Lerner as Principal Bob Flutie Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers Julie Benz as Darla Eric Balfour as Jesse McNally Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall Amy Chance as Aphrodesia Persia White as Aura
Episode chronology
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List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes

"The Harvest" is the second episode of season one of the WB Television Network television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was written by executive producer Joss Whedon and directed by John T. Kretchmer. The episode originally aired in feature-length format alongside part one, "Welcome to the Hellmouth", on March 10, 1997, and attracted 3.4 million viewers. As such, and even though it is typically shown as two separate episodes in reruns, the action continues directly from the cliffhanger ending of "Welcome to the Hellmouth", as Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) struggles to save Jesse McNally's (Eric Balfour) life.

Luke (Brian Thompson) is about to finish off Buffy, who is trapped in a stone coffin, but she repels him with the silver cross that a mysterious stranger (David Boreanaz) had given her earlier that evening. She then escapes the mausoleum and saves her new friends Xander (Nicholas Brendon) and Willow (Alyson Hannigan) from vampires in the graveyard. However, Darla (Julie Benz) has already taken Jesse McNally (Eric Balfour), and she and Luke now inform The Master (Mark Metcalf) about Buffy's unusual fighting abilities and knowledge of the supernatural, and it is suspected that she may be a new Slayer. The Master decides to use Jesse as bait.