| "Witch" | |
|---|---|
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Stephen Cragg |
| Written by | Dana Reston |
| Production code | 4V03 |
| Original air date | March 17, 1997 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Witch" is the third episode of the first season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It serves as the show's first regular episode after the pilot and originally aired in the United States on March 17, 1997, on The WB. Sometimes billed as "The Witch", the episode was directed by Stephen Cragg and was the first episode not written by show creator Joss Whedon.
When students start dropping out of cheerleading tryouts by spontaneously combusting, going blind and losing the power of speech, Buffy and her posse suspect a powerful witch is in their midst. Buffy herself soon becomes the target of a deadly spell as they discover the witch's true identity. Meanwhile, Xander finally musters up the nerve to ask Buffy out on a date but in the throes of a witch's spell, Buffy's response isn't exactly as he'd hoped.[1]