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Giles originally forbids Buffy from joining the cheerleading squad, arguing it's a "cult" and a distraction from her sacred duty as the Slayer. [S1E3] Witch
After Giles successfully reverses the spell, Catherine is trapped inside a cheerleading trophy in the school's hallway. For a deeper look into the episode's plot
The episode features one of the series' first major supernatural twists, where Amy and her mother's consciousnesses are swapped. including spontaneous combustion and sudden blindness.
Buffy tries to reclaim a sense of normalcy by trying out for the . However, the tryouts take a supernatural turn when several competitors are hit by bizarre, dangerous accidents, including spontaneous combustion and sudden blindness.