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\/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ The following is downloaded from the Ain't It Cool News website at http://www.aintitcool.com/section.cgi?type=Coolnews Hope you enjoy, Kirayoshi DAWN-ING OF A NEW ERA Who's got the biggest scoops on season five of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer?" The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, of course! Did Mr. McWeeny remember to stick a big spoiler button on this piece? If so, take that button seriously, and be sure to get back before Dawn. THERE ARE SPOILERS AHEAD! The Post-Gazette's TV editor, Rob Owen, apparently hauled himself out to Pasadena for the annual TV critics shindig last month, got "Buffy" supervising producer David Fury thorougly liquored up at a Writers Guild mixer, and rocketed back to Pennsylvania an armload of scoops for his July 25 column. Some of the hottest tidbits: DAWN. The Hollywood trade papers reported a few weeks ago that Harriet the Spy herself, 14-year-old Michelle Trachtenberg, would play Dawn, a long-hinted-upon character who enjoys a "sisterly relationship" with Buffy. What Fury let slip is that Dawn will actually be Buffy's sister. Dawn is expected to be introduced in the fifth season premiere in much the same manner that The Initiative was introduced in the fourth season premiere: Dawn will remain off-camera and unremarked-upon until the episode's final minutes, when she will emerge from her room eating a twinkie (or something), and the gang will treat her as if Buffy's had a little sister all along. The Scoobies will dwell in this Dawniverse for at least five episodes. In the fifth episode, at least some of the mysteries of Dawn will be explained. DRUSILLA. Spike's demented ex-girlfriend, as embodied by Juliet Landau, returns to Sunnydale, but first pays a visit to an old pal in Los Angeles. This year will mark Dru's first appearance since 1998 and Buffy's second season. GILES. Look for escalating threats to cause Rupert and Buffy to formally renew their association with the Watcher's Council. Giles is expected to make a jaunt back to Mother England to negotiate the deal. XANDER. Anya's townie boyfriend will enter "the skilled labor industry." Whether this means he'll be made a junior watcher remains a matter of some speculation. AMY. This infamous victim of one of Willow's earliest spells may soon find her way out of the habitrail and learn for the first time of Christine Aguilera and "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." Amy's "de-ratting" may be related to a sudden growth spurt in Tara's new pet. |