Trivia / Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1E10 "Nightmares"

• Actor-Shared Background: Alyson Hannigan maintains that she cannot sing or dance (which hasn't stopped multiple writers from shoehorning her into splashy musical numbers, but oh well), and requested her part in "Once More With Feeling" be limited.
• Completely Different Title:
  • French: Billy
  • German: "Die Macht der Träume" (The Power of Dreams)
• Deleted Scene:
  • A line of Xander's was cut from the original script due to length:
  Okay, despite the rat-like chill that just crawled up my spine, I'm going to say this very calmly: Helllppp ...
  • An exchange between Giles and Buffy was also cut from the original script due to length:
  Giles: Are you all right? You look a bit piqued.
  Buffy: Hospital lighting. It does nothing for my fabulous complexion.
  Giles: Are you... sleeping all right?
  Buffy: I'll sleep better when we find this guy. Nothing like kicking the crap out of a bad guy to perk up my day.
• Enforced Method Acting: Sarah Michelle Gellar has the same phobia as Buffy, which made filming this episode specially difficult for her.
  I have an irrational fear of cemeteries and being buried alive. I told the producer, "Look, I can't do it, I'm sorry". Through miscommunication, the message never got relayed, and it was four in the morning, and they basically made me do it, and I was hysterical. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done for my job, ever. Some people find cemeteries a turn-on. Some people like sex in cemeteries. Not me. I cried the whole way home. It was horrible. It's really hard to be a vampire slayer if you're scared of cemeteries.
• Similarly Named Works: There is also a chapter of the Turning Red fanfic The Panda Chronicles named "Nightmares".
• Throw It In!: Willow running off the stage during the end credits scene was improvised by Alyson Hannigan.

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