Helpless (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

"**Helpless**"
"Helpless"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 12
Directed by	James A. Contner
Written by	David Fury
Production code	3ABB12
Original air date	January 19, 1999
Guest appearances
	Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers; Jeff Kober as Zachary Kralik; Harris Yulin as Quentin Travers; Dominic Keating as Blair; David Haydn-Jones as Hobson; Nick Cornish as Guy; Don Dowe as Construction Worker;
Episode chronology
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"Helpless" is the twelfth episode of season three of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was written by David Fury, directed by James A. Contner, and first broadcast on The WB on January 19, 1999. Giles and the Watcher's Council administer a test which drains Buffy of her Slayer powers.