Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1 EP6

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Season 1 Episode 6
"The Pack"
Original Airdate: April 4, 1997



Summary: While enduring the annual field trip to the zoo, Xander and several other students enter the quarantined Hyena pen and become possessed by the demonic spirit of the wild animals. When Buffy notices a significant change in Xander's personality, she must figure out what happened and how to reverse it before something terrible happens

Review: Xander's becoming a hyena! Oh no! What are the scoobies to do? Well simple try to get their old pal Xander back to his normal self, and also the other knuckleheads that are bullying the school community. After all the strange behavior, pig and principal eating, they figure out how to fix him and the rest of the cronies. 
It's the classic possession episode that, every paranormal show has it. It's a Xander focused episode, and one that I truly think it's a great one. There's not many vampires in this episode, which I am ok with. I know that the series is called Buffy the VAMPIRE Slayer, but that doesn't mean that's all that's involved in this world. There is so much more. I like seeing the non-vampire side to the show, to see where it is going. 

I noticed that the coloring to this episode has been a lot brighter than the previous ones and that they were able to fix what was wrong with it. I didn't have to turn all the lights off to watch it! Yay!

Nicholas Brendon's acting in this is great. He plays the perfect person that turns on his friends and betrays them. He's started to step up and show how good of an actor he actually is. 

Buffy is turning out to be a wonderful show. It's got the humor, the story lines, the characters, and everything else that makes a great show. "The Pack" is just a movie-of-the-week type of an episode, not anything truly spectacular, but I wouldn't say it flops at all. It's still a great episode especially for the first season of the show. I'm excited for more. I give this episode a 7/10.

Quote of the Episode: 
Giles: Xander's taken to teasing the less fortunate?
Buffy: Uh-huh.
Giles: And, there's been a noticeable change in both clothing and demeanor?
Buffy: Yes.
Giles: And, well, otherwise all his spare time is spent lounging about with imbeciles.
Buffy: It's bad, isn't it?
Giles: It's devastating. He's turned into a sixteen-year-old boy. Of course, you'll have to kill him