Mayor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) of grotesquely large insects which will, after he ingests them, imbue him with greater power. Faith retrieves the box for him, which Buffy then steals in order to prevent this important ritual from occurring. In the process, Buffy's best friend Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan) is captured by Faith, and the Mayor meets Buffy for the first time when they exchange Willow for the box. During the confrontation, the Mayor pointedly asks questions about the viability of Buffy's relationship with Angel (David Boreanaz), a vampire who has been re-ensouled and who fights alongside Buffy. Although Buffy and Angel have been trying
Surprise (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) the Judge, also played Luke in "Welcome to the Hellmouth". Both episodes were two-parters in which his character died in the second part. "Surprise" was the final episode to air on Monday nights on The WB. Together with "Innocence," the show transitioned from Mondays to Tuesdays as a lead-in for The WB's then newest debuting series "Dawson's Creek". Both "Buffy" and "Dawson's Creek" would go on to become two of the network's signature series. Surprise (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Surprise" is episode 13 of season two of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It was written by Marti Noxon