Never Kill a Boy on the First Date Boy on the First Date" the "weakest" episode of those relating to the Master plotline in the season. Never Kill a Boy on the First Date "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" is the fifth episode of the first season of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". The episode was written by story editors Rob Des Hotel and Dean Batali, and directed by David Semel. The narrative follows Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), as she struggles to find a date and stop the rise of the Anointed One. Owen asks Buffy out on a date at The
In Which We Meet Mr. Jones the "next chapter" in the story. Pinkner further described the episode as "foundational," as it will set up "a lot of things will be set up which will come to pay off over the next several weeks". The character David Robert Jones is a reference to English musician David Bowie, who was born with that name. "In Which We Meet Mr. Jones" was the first appearance of the character. When actor Jared Harris was first cast for the part, he was told Jones was "possibly a major, important character", as indicated by the episode's title. Whether his character would make