Mercedes McNab Movies

An average guy discovers that his gorgeous girlfriend is actual the mastermind of a vast female conspiracy to turn his entire world upside down in this comedy that proves sometimes love really is worth waiting for. Dave (Bradley Snedeker) is convinced that his girlfriend Jamie (Mercedes McNab) is cheating on him. Though Dave's best friend Victoria initially manages to convince her edgy guy pal that he's just being paranoid, a subsequent series of personal and professional disasters soon sets into motion a revelatory series of events. One night, after secretly following Jamie to her regular "study group," Dave finds out that she is in fact the leader of a conspiratorial group of ex-girlfriends who have made it their life's mission to torment him at every turn. Though getting his life back together isn't going to be easy, perhaps with the help of some particularly shady associates and the conspirator's reluctant new recruit Katie, he can finally turn the tables on the women who take sadistic delight in watching him suffer. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Although Angel (David Boreanaz) has reunited with his co-workers, regaining their trust isn't easy. Wesley (Alexis Denisof) is now in charge, and Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter) tells Angel outright that although they may be working together, they're no longer friends. One of Cordy's own friends, former Sunnydale resident and classic ditz Harmony Kendall (Mercedes McNab), soon arrives in town for a visit. Unaware that Harmony is now a vampire (see Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "The Harsh Light of Day" and various other episodes of that series), Cordy invites the girl to stay with her. When Harm confesses that she wants to jump Cordelia, Cordy assumes she's gone sapphic. A phone call to actual lesbian Willow (Buffy mainstay Alyson Hannigan) soon sets her, ahem, straight. But Harmony claims she's trying to learn not to be evil. Cordy gives her friend the benefit of the doubt and insists on inviting Harmony to hang out with the crew. This causes no end of annoyance to the others, who are working on a case involving a guru-turned-vampire who now runs an undead pyramid scheme. Harmony proves a crucial ally in infiltrating the network, but she's so stupid that the charlatan easily convinces her to betray her friends. Nevertheless, Angel's team is triumphant, and Cordy can't find it in her heart to stake Harmony. As the team recovers from her eventful visit, Angel buys his way back into Cordelia's heart by purchasing her an entire new wardrobe. Originally broadcast April 17, 2001, on the WB network, "Disharmony" marked season two, episode 17 of the supernatural comedy drama. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

Its title notwithstanding, this zany made-for-cable comedy-fantasy is motivated by a lack of "beer money." While camping in the woods, a trio of impoverished party animals -- Tim (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), Rut (Nick von Esmarch), and Blank (J.P. Manoux) -- stumble upon a lovable E.T.-like space alien. Nicknaming their new "friend" Greenie, our dunderheaded heroes hope to sell the alien to a sleazy TV tabloid show, "Unbelievable Encounters," thereby keeping themselves in beer money for the rest of their lives. The problem now is to keep Greenie a secret from the local townsfolk until the TV deal is finalized. Producer/writer Rich Wilkes appears unbilled as Nick the Hollywood Snake. The sort of film that makes The Three Stooges look subtle, Beer Money debuted over the USA network on June 19, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The mystery of the Slayer's newfound sibling deepens as narrator Dawn (Michelle Trachtenberg) confides to her diary that she's sick of big sis Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) hogging all the attention. Buffy vents her own frustrations about having to balance her duties as the Slayer with her sisterly responsibilities -- a juggling act thrown into sharp relief when Dawn accidentally invites bimbo vampire Harmony (Mercedes McNab) into the house and gets kidnapped, necessitating a dramatic rescue. As for viewers, they may well be frustrated by the sudden and inexplicable appearance of Dawn in the surprise ending of the previous episode (see "Buffy vs. Dracula"); Buffy was an only child for the first 78 episodes of the series, but now she and her friends are acting as if Dawn has been around all along. Perhaps the truth has something to do with the mad vagrant who accosts Dawn and tells her she doesn't belong here; nonetheless, it will be three more episodes before the truth about the girl's origin is revealed (see "No Place Like Home"). In the meantime, Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) decides to take over Sunnydale's magic shop after yet another of its proprietors ends up dead. Originally broadcast October 3, 2000, on the WB network, "Real Me" marked episode 80 of the cult-favorite series. As of this episode, Michelle Trachtenberg joins the regular cast. Tom Lenk, who portrays vampire Cyrus here, would return in the prominent role of geeky would-be villain Andrew throughout the sixth and seventh seasons. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

Spike (James Marsters) reveals his feelings for Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) when she comes to him for information on what it's like when a slayer dies. A brush with her own mortality ignites Buffy's curiosity and she realizes that only Spike, who has killed two previous slayers, will be able to sate it. When she offers the neutered vampire cash for his life story, he happily obliges: William, a terrible poet in the London of 1880, tries to court beautiful Cecily Addams (Kali Rocha) but finds acceptance only from Drusilla (Juliet Landau), the alluring but insane vampire who later sires him. Rampaging across the planet with Darla (Julie Benz), Angelus (David Boreanaz), and Dru, William comes into his own and renames himself Spike. His flamboyant carnage annoys the low-profile Angelus, who warns Spike that one day a slayer will get the best of him. Now fixated on slayers, Spike kills a Chinese Chosen One (Ming Liu) during the Boxer Rebellion, earning extravagant praise from Drusilla. A mere 75 years later, on a subway in New York, he finally bags his second slayer (April Weeden-Washington), this one a Foxy Brown-style heroine from whose corpse he collects his now-signature black leather trench coat. Dru remains his inamorata throughout these adventures, but in 1998 she leaves him, disgusted by his truce with Buffy (see "Becoming, Part 2"). In the present day, Spike counsels Buffy that he was able to kill both slayers only because their constant proximity to death left them eager, finally, to feel its peaceful embrace. He tells Buffy that when she's ready he will kill her, then he tries to kiss her. She recoils, tells him he's beneath her, and leaves him sobbing. Later, however, after learning her mother has once again been hospitalized, Buffy stiffly allows Spike to console her. Originally broadcast November 14, 2000, on the WB network, "Fool for Love" marked episode 85 of the cult-favorite series. The subsequent episode "Hell's Bells" would hint strongly that Halfrek, the vengeance demon played by Kali Rocha, is the same person as Cecily Addams, the human she portrays here. And although she would be played by a different actress, this episode's unnamed Blaxploitation slayer would resurface unexpectedly in "First Date." ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

This seminal two-part episode features the end to the characters' high school careers. As the Mayor (Harry Groener) prepares for the Ascension, so do Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and her friends -- with the help of former demon Anya (Emma Caulfield). Buffy assumes that she has to miss graduation to fight the Mayor, but is amused at finding out that he will give the commencement speech. Hoping to take Buffy's attention off the Ascension, Faith (Eliza Dushka) poisons Angel (David Boreanaz). Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) and Wesley (Alexis Denisof) research a cure and find that Angel must drink the blood of a slayer. Nervous about battling with the Mayor, Willow (Alyson Hannigan) and Oz (Seth Green) grow closer. Tired of Oz's distant behavior, Willow urges him to express his panic -- which he does by kissing her. Buffy attempts to sacrifice Faith to save Angel, stabbing her -- but this, of course, is not the end of their rivalry. ~ All Movie Guide

Riley (Marc Blucas) likes Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar). He even punches Parker (Adam Kaufman) for making disparaging remarks about her. Despite his masculine confidence as an Initiative Commando -- an elite sect of the military that hunts and studies monsters -- he is nervous about asking Buffy out. He even goes to Willow (Alyson Hannigan) for advice. This leads to Riley proffering some cheese squares for Buffy at a party. Needless to say, they are both unaware of each other's secret night life. Meanwhile, Spike (James Marsters) -- or "Hostile 17," as he is now called -- is languishing in a holding cell in the Initiative's underground compound below Riley's fraternity house. Spike soon breaks out and attacks Willow in her dorm room. Mysteriously, he is unable to bite her. ~ All Movie Guide

Oz's (Seth Green) band, Dingoes Ate My Baby, is playing at the Bronze when Harmony (Mercedes McNab) comes over to Willow (Alyson Hannigan) and shows her what she's been up to over the summer: vamping. Oz and Willow fend her off, but not before she threatens that her boyfriend is going to get them. The next night, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is hanging out at a party with her new crush, Parker (Adam Kaufman), when she catches Harmony and her boyfriend, Spike (James Marstens), with a victim. She chases them and fights with Harmony, who lets it slip that Spike is back in Sunnydale looking for the Gem of Amarra -- a charm that makes vampires immune to sunlight and death. Later, Buffy returns to the party where she and Parker make passionate love. The next morning, Parker promises to call her and leaves. After waiting all day for a call, it becomes clear to Buffy that Parker used her -- causing future depression and self-doubt. In a crossover plot line with the spin-off series Angel ("In the Dark") Buffy takes the Gem of Amara from Spike and tells Oz, whose band is going to tour in Los Angeles, to deliver the stone to Angel (David Boreanaz) -- for obvious reasons. ~ All Movie Guide

Xander (Nicholas Brendon) and Cordelia's (Charisma Carpenter) relationship has gone public at Sunnydale High and Cordelia's noticing a considerable drop in her popularity. Naturally, she breaks up with Xander -- on Valentine's Day. Heartbroken, he turns to Amy (Elizabeth Anne Allen), who has taken up her mother's witchy hobbies (see "The Witch") for some magical support. She casts a love spell to make Cordelia fall in love with Xander. The spell works so well that everyone, including Drusilla (Juliet Landau) and Joyce Summers (Kristine Sutherland), falls in love with Xander -- everyone except Cordelia. Mob love ensues as everyone competes for Xander's affection. A minor, though no less ominous plot thread has a now-evil Angel (David Boreanaz) leaving roses for Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) with a note saying, "Soon." ~ All Movie Guide

In this outdoor adventure, three young people find themselves fighting for survival after their light plane is wrecked in a frozen wilderness. Forced to rely on their wits (and their limited knowledge of fending for themselves in the arctic), the three receive an important assist from an unlikely source -- a white wolf who seems to understand their predicament as he helps them find food and shelter and guides them back to civilization. White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf stars Rodney A. Grant, Mick Cain, and Mercedes McNab. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

The stuck-up attitude of Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter) comes back to hurt her in this important first-year episode. While campaigning to be crowned Sunnydale High's May Queen, Cordelia's date is clubbed to death by a possessed baseball bat. A friend of Cordelia's then falls down some stairs, leading Buffy to believe that an invisible assailant might be at work in Sunnydale. Soon enough, Buffy discovers evidence of a girl named Marcia Ross (Clea DuVall) living in the recesses of Sunnydale High. Among her belongings, she finds a yearbook signed by Xander (Nicholas Brendon) and Willow (Alyson Hannigan), although no one seems to remember the girl. Treated as invisible for so long, Marcia has actually become invisible and is exacting revenge upon her classmates. Buffy finds a way of stopping her before she can kill Cordelia, creating some goodwill between the two. By the end, Marcia is taken away by federal agents to be rehabilitated at a school for other invisible students, foreshadowing other political entanglements Buffy will encounter in future seasons. Another point of interest in this episode is the first meeting between Angel (David Boreanaz) and Giles (Anthony Stewart Head). ~ All Movie Guide

In the second episode of the series, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and friends Xander Harris (Nicholas Brendon), Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan), and Watcher Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) band together to stop a group of vampires from fulfilling an ancient prophecy called "The Harvest." The Harvest will allow Luke (Brian Thompson), a vampire supernaturally connected to The Master (Mark Metcalf) -- a very old, powerful, and angry vampire -- to feed on humans and thereby give him strength. The Master, viewers learn, was imprisoned in catacombs underneath Sunnydale 60 years earlier by an earthquake while attempting to open the Hellmouth, and is trapped underground until The Harvest is complete. When Luke sends some vampires out for food, they subsequently capture Xander's buddy Jesse and use him as bait to lure Buffy into a trap. Buffy, who now understands her destiny to be the Slayer, dutifully chases after Jesse. Buffy and Xander find Jesse in the catacombs only to realize that he has already been turned into a vampire. Meanwhile, Luke and his vampires are attacking all the club-going teens at The Bronze to fulfill The Harvest prophecy. Buffy and her cohorts come to the rescue just in time to stop them, during which Xander accidentally kills Jesse. Most of the vampires (including Luke) are killed, but Darla (Julie Benz), a vampire who figures heavily in future episodes, gets away. Originally aired on March 10, 1996, "The Harvest" is the second half of the two-part pilot episode. ~ All Movie Guide