Bad Eggs (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (S2 E12)
"Bad Eggs" is the twelfth episode of the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was written by Marti Noxon and originally aired on The WB on January 12, 1998. Buffy must contend with the Bezoar (a prehistoric parasite) and a pair of vampire cowboys.
Plot
Buffy and her mother Joyce are shopping at a mall when Buffy notices a vampire leading a girl into a closed arcade. Buffy fights off the vampire, who is later found to be a semi-notorious vampire named Lyle Gorch who travels with his brother Tector.
At school the next day, Cordelia and Xander make out in a closet, despite the fact they both continue to bicker and agree they do not want a relationship. In health class, the teacher, Mr. Whitmore asks the students to pair off to take care of an egg. That night, Buffy's egg breaks open and a tentacle emerges, attaching itself to her face and inserting a tendril into her ear.
The next morning when Buffy wakes up, the egg is back to normal, but she is feeling ill.
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