Episode 3— The Replacement
Aired October 10, 2000 · 43 min

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When a demon creates a Xander double, the real Xander must convince his friends of his true identity.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar
as Buffy Summers
Nicholas Brendon
as Xander Harris
Alyson Hannigan
as Willow Rosenberg
Marc Blucas
as Riley Finn
Emma Caulfield Ford
as Anya
Michelle Trachtenberg
as Dawn Summers
James Marsters
as Spike
Anthony Head
as Rupert Giles
Michael Bailey Smith
as Toth
Kristine Sutherland
as Joyce Summers
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