0:04 : Buffy’s narration is fittingly from The Call of the Wild by Jack London, published in 1903. It concerns a dog named Buck who is stolen out of domestication and learns to live in the wild after encountering a pack of wolves.

0:23 : Oz has taken to locking himself in the library book cage on the three nights he transforms into a werewolf. Considering The Pack and The Dark Age, this may not have been the best idea. In those episodes, the cage was breached by the Hyena Pack and Eyghon respectively, both of which could be considered stronger than Oz.

0:51 : Oz, while in werewolf form, goes berserk at the mere mention of the word ‘rabbits’, From next season, Anya does the same thing, but out of fear rather than affection.

1:41 : Willow hands Xander Giles’ tranquiliser gun, which she shot Oz with in Phases.

2:24 : Buffy tells Faith that there’s a ‘smooch spot’ up in the hills, which she visited in Phases.

3:24 : Jeff Orkin’s portrayer is uncredited, but we learn that he was a Sunnydale High student.

4:44 : Enter Debbie Foley and Pete Clarner, whose surnames come from the Sunnydale High Yearbook. Actress Danielle Weeks has appeared in numerous roles, including guest spots on Will & Grace, Cougar Town and How I Met Your Mother.

4:44 : Pete actor John Patrick White was in Galaxy Quest and Can’t Hardly Wait and can also be seen on Touched by an Angel and Party of Five.

5:47 : We’re reminded by Willow that Oz is a genius, which we learnt in What’s My Line? If he actually shows up to class.

6:16 : Seth Green, already a comedic powerhouse, has a belter of a line here: when Giles looks worried when he enters the library, Oz takes one look at his face and says the classic “Just a thought: poker: not your game.”

6:56 : A general query here, for those who ask these sorts of things: would Oz, in werewolf form, really have escaped through the window and then come back again, like the Scoobies seem to believe? Surely, he wouldn’t?

7:36 : Buffy was instructed to take a session with the school psychologist as a condition of her remaining in school – as told to her by Snyder in Faith, Hope and Trick.

7:44 : Dr. Gregory Platt, one of the nicest Sunnydale staff members we meet, is played by Phill Lewis, who worked with the Wayans on their hit show The Wayan Bros. and has diverse credits in shows like Ally McBeal and JAG, as well as regularly lending his voice to American Dad!

11:07 : Cordelia’s reign of ultimate tactless blurbs continues: “Oz ate someone last night.” No hesitation. It just comes forth!

13:36 : Buffy and Angel come face to face for the first time since Becoming. The look of horror and disbelief on Sarah Michelle Gellar‘s face says it all without words.

14:07 : Angel’s tattoo can be seen on his back, considering it was accidentally left off David Boreanaz in the previous episode.

14:36 : Willow, of course, has a Scooby Doo lunchbox – which she seems to use as an autopsy kit…

15:47 : When Buffy opens the box in the mansion, she first pushes off several dolls that, presumably, belonged to Drusilla.

16:49 : Faith, inadvertently, hits Buffy square in the jaw. The next time, it’ll be on purpose…

20:14 : Giles points out that time moves differently in some demon dimensions, which Buffy remembers from Anne.

20:47 : Giles’ speech here about there being two kind of monsters is illuminating. He declares that the difference is one monster wants to change and be redeemed, while the other is devoid of humanity. He’s not only describing the difference between Angelus and Angel, but retroactively between Spike pre and post Season Seven.
    One thing to note, however; Spike chose to seek a soul and be a better man. Angel was cursed with it.

22:47 : It becomes apparent to the viewer at this point that Debbie seemingly gets a great deal of help from Dr. Platt, and is only putting him down to keep Pete away from him.

25:42 : Just why Pete would keep a formula – that can do what it does to a human being – on school grounds, is an absolute mystery.

26:54 : Buffy finds Dr. Platt dead in his office. He’s facing the window, which is clearly looking out straight into the Sunnydale High garden. And yet, he didn’t drop his cigarette? Why didn’t anyone see him and, more importantly, does Pete strike you as that calm?

28:14 : Pete, transforming into a scaly-faced psycho (as opposed to the regular one he usually is) tells Debbie that Platt won’t help her again, proving that he’s the killer.

30:05 : Another magic comedy moment: Willow’s “Yes!” when Oz is cleared of murder.

31:45 : Another beat: Giles asks if there is anything that connects Jeff Orkin and Dr. Platt. Faith’s brilliant response: “Missing internal organs?”

36:50 : When Oz declares that ‘time’s up’ and he transforms, where do his clothes go? There’s no shredding sound and the ground is clear.

37:21 : Giles is shot by accident with a dart from the tranquiliser gun.
    Number of Times Giles is Knocked Unconscious in the Series: 11.

39:32 : Buffy enters the utility room and finds Debbie dead, not a victim of a demonic monster technically, but of domestic violence.

40:09 : Angel enters the room, still with his chains, but with his vampire face on for the first time since Becoming.

41:12 : Angel appears to recognise Buffy and morphs back to his human face…

41:15 : Christophe Beck‘s ‘Close Your Eyes’ plays softly, as Buffy realises that he knows who she is…

41:48 : Kudos, once again, to Sarah Michelle Gellar here. The single tear down her face just brings it home.

42:04 : Cordelia, who’s been missing in action for most of the episode, asks numerous questions, all bluntly, to discover what has happened. Charisma Carpenter was born to play her.

42:17 : Willow references that Pete’s formula was a ‘Jekyll/Hyde’ deal, referring to The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, which features a man who can turn into a monster via a chemical. It was also the inspiration for The Incredible Hulk.

42:43 : In what is possibly Cordelia’s best line yet, after discovering what happened, she states: “Great. Now I’m gonna be stuck with serious thoughts all day.”

43:39 : Buffy’s narration returns and sees the episode out, again with quotations from Call of the Wild.