Him (Buffy episode)
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"Him" is the sixth episode of the seventh and final season of television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
falls in love with RJ, a football
player at her high school
and becomes desperate to win his affections, despite her awkward social skills in his presence. Her sister Buffy
falls for RJ at first sight as well and the two fall out over the matter. After RJ briefly visits the Summers' home Anya
and Willow
fall for him as well, even though Willow is gay.
As Buffy, Anya and Willow each plot to win RJ's love, Dawn, feeling overshadowed by and inferior to her three older friends, lays herself across train tracks to await a train to crush her to death. Meanwhile, Buffy leaves to kill RJ's nemesis, Principal Robin Wood with a rocket launcher, Anya robs a bank, and Willow begins an elaborate spell
to turn him into a woman. When Xander
and Spike finally learn about the coming mayhem, they set out to track the women and stop them.
Finally, it's revealed that RJ's letter jacket is a love-charm, passed on to him by his brother, who acquired it from his father. Xander and Spike destroy the jacket, and all is well.
Plot synopsis
Dawn SummersDawn Summers
Dawn Summers is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and introduced by Marti Noxon and David Fury on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, portrayed by Michelle Trachtenberg. She made her debut in the premiere episode of the show's fifth season, and subsequently appeared in every...
falls in love with RJ, a football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player at her high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
and becomes desperate to win his affections, despite her awkward social skills in his presence. Her sister Buffy
Buffy Summers
Buffy Summers is a fictional character from Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise. She first appeared in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer before going on to appear in the television series and subsequent comic book of the same name...
falls for RJ at first sight as well and the two fall out over the matter. After RJ briefly visits the Summers' home Anya
Anya Jenkins
Anya is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She also appears in the comic book series based on the television show. Portrayed by Emma Caulfield, the character appears as a guest star in the third and fourth seasons of the show before...
and Willow
Willow Rosenberg
Willow Rosenberg is a fictional character created for the fantasy television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer . She was developed by Joss Whedon and portrayed throughout the TV series by Alyson Hannigan...
fall for him as well, even though Willow is gay.
As Buffy, Anya and Willow each plot to win RJ's love, Dawn, feeling overshadowed by and inferior to her three older friends, lays herself across train tracks to await a train to crush her to death. Meanwhile, Buffy leaves to kill RJ's nemesis, Principal Robin Wood with a rocket launcher, Anya robs a bank, and Willow begins an elaborate spell
Magic (paranormal)
Magic is the claimed art of manipulating aspects of reality either by supernatural means or through knowledge of occult laws unknown to science. It is in contrast to science, in that science does not accept anything not subject to either direct or indirect observation, and subject to logical...
to turn him into a woman. When Xander
Xander Harris
Alexander LaVelle "Xander" Harris is a fictional character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as in numerous items in the series Expanded Universe, such as comic books, tie-in novels and video games...
and Spike finally learn about the coming mayhem, they set out to track the women and stop them.
Finally, it's revealed that RJ's letter jacket is a love-charm, passed on to him by his brother, who acquired it from his father. Xander and Spike destroy the jacket, and all is well.