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The Dark Age
A 60-minute fantasy episode from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2, Episode 8.
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After a tweedy British gentleman gets his neck broken by a demon, Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) reveals that he knows the man as Philip Henry (Stuart McLean), an old friend who has a tattoo oddly identical to one on Giles' arm. Soon after, Philip awakens from death, possessed by the demon that killed him, and leaves the morgue. Meanwhile, Giles descends into a state of brooding drunkenness and misses a meeting with Buffy. She discovers Ethan Rayne (Robin Sachs) sneaking about the library, and he informs her about the Mark of Eyghon -- the tattoo on Giles' arm. A reluctant Giles soon reveals that as a young man he rebelled against his Watcher duties and formed a circle with five friends, including Ethan, to dabble in the occult. They summoned the demon Eyghon, who then killed one of them. Moving from victim to victim to stay alive, Eyghon is now attempting to kill everyone bearing his mark. Giles' relationship with Jenny (Robia La Morte) is also endangered as she becomes possessed by Eyghon.
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FAQ
How long is The Dark Age?
The Dark Age runs for 1h for this episode.
What language is it available in?
The primary language listed for this title is English.
What kind of episode is this?
It is tagged under fantasy, cult classic, drama.
How big is the series commitment?
This series currently shows 143 episodes across 7 seasons.
Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 143 hours 0 minutes (143 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Epic Binge A massive saga. Set aside dedicated weekends for this run.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 143 days
3 episodes/day: 48 days
5 episodes/day: 29 days
Episodes (143)
- S01E01 - Welcome to the Hellmouth
- S01E10 - Nightmares
- S01E11 - Out of Mind, Out of Sight
- S01E12 - Prophecy Girl
- S01E02 - The Harvest
- S01E03 - The Witch
- S01E04 - Teacher's Pet
- S01E05 - Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
- S01E06 - The Pack
- S01E07 - Angel
- S01E08 - I Robot...You Jane
- S01E09 - The Puppet Show
- S02E01 - When She Was Bad
- S02E11 - Ted
- S02E12 - Bad Eggs
- S02E13 - Surprise
- S02E14 - Innocence
- S02E15 - Phases
- S02E16 - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
- S02E17 - Passion
- S02E18 - Killed by Death
- S02E19 - I Only Have Eyes for You
- S02E02 - Some Assembly Required
- S02E20 - Go Fish
- S02E21 - Becoming, Part 1
- S02E22 - Becoming, Part 2
- S02E03 - School Hard
- S02E04 - Inca Mummy Girl
- S02E05 - Reptile Boy
- S02E06 - Halloween
- S02E07 - Lie to Me
- S02E08 - The Dark Age Viewing
- S02E09 - What's My Line?
- S03E01 - Anne
- S03E10 - Amends
- S03E11 - Gingerbread
- S03E12 - Helpless
- S03E13 - The Zeppo
- S03E14 - Bad Girls
- S03E15 - Consequences
- S03E16 - Doppelgangland
- S03E17 - Enemies
- S03E18 - Earshot
- S03E19 - Choices
- S03E02 - Dead Man's Party
- S03E20 - The Prom
- S03E21 - Graduation Day, Part 1
- S03E22 - Graduation Day, Part 2
- S03E03 - Faith, Hope & Trick
- S03E04 - Beauty and the Beasts
- S03E05 - Homecoming
- S03E06 - Band Candy
- S03E07 - Revelations
- S03E08 - Lovers Walk
- S03E09 - The Wish
- S04E01 - The Freshman
- S04E10 - Hush
- S04E11 - Doomed
- S04E12 - A New Man
- S04E13 - The 'I' in Team
- S04E14 - Goodbye Iowa
- S04E15 - This Year's Girl
- S04E16 - Who Are You?
- S04E17 - Superstar
- S04E18 - Where the Wild Things Are
- S04E19 - New Moon Rising
- S04E02 - Living Conditions
- S04E20 - The Yoko Factor
- S04E21 - Primeval
- S04E22 - Restless
- S04E03 - The Harsh Light of Day
- S04E04 - Fear, Itself
- S04E05 - Beer Bad
- S04E06 - Wild at Heart
- S04E07 - The Initiative
- S04E08 - Pangs
- S04E09 - Something Blue
- S05E01 - Buffy vs. Dracula
- S05E10 - Into the Woods
- S05E11 - Triangle
- S05E12 - Checkpoint
- S05E13 - Blood Ties
- S05E14 - Crush
- S05E15 - I Was Made to Love You
- S05E16 - The Body
- S05E17 - Forever
- S05E18 - Intervention
- S05E19 - Tough Love
- S05E02 - Real Me
- S05E20 - Spiral
- S05E21 - The Weight of the World
- S05E22 - The Gift
- S05E03 - The Replacement
- S05E04 - Out of My Mind
- S05E05 - No Place Like Home
- S05E06 - Family
- S05E07 - Fool for Love
- S05E08 - Shadow
- S05E09 - Listening to Fear
- S06E01 - Bargaining, Part 1
- S06E10 - Wrecked
- S06E11 - Gone
- S06E12 - Doublemeat Palace
- S06E13 - Dead Things
- S06E14 - Older and Far Away
- S06E15 - As You Were
- S06E16 - Hell's Bells
- S06E17 - Normal Again
- S06E18 - Entropy
- S06E19 - Seeing Red
- S06E02 - Bargaining, Part 2
- S06E20 - Villains
- S06E21 - Two to Go
- S06E22 - Grave
- S06E03 - After Life
- S06E04 - Flooded
- S06E05 - Life Serial
- S06E06 - All the Way
- S06E07 - Once More, with Feeling
- S06E08 - Tabula Rasa
- S06E09 - Smashed
- S07E01 - Lessons
- S07E10 - Bring On the Night
- S07E11 - Showtime
- S07E12 - Potential
- S07E13 - The Killer in Me
- S07E14 - First Date
- S07E15 - Get It Done
- S07E16 - Storyteller
- S07E17 - Lies My Parents Told Me
- S07E18 - Dirty Girls
- S07E19 - Empty Places
- S07E02 - Beneath You
- S07E20 - Touched
- S07E21 - End of Days
- S07E22 - Chosen
- S07E03 - Same Time, Same Place
- S07E04 - Help
- S07E05 - Selfless
- S07E06 - Him
- S07E07 - Conversations with Dead People
- S07E08 - Sleeper
- S07E09 - Never Leave Me
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