Trivia / Buffy the Vampire Slayer S4E2 "Living Conditions"

• Completely Different Title:
  • Finnish: "Ärsyttävä kämppäkaveri" (Annoying Roommate)
  • French: "Cohabitation Difficile" (Difficult Cohabitation)
  • German: "(K)eine Menschenseele" ((Not) a Human Soul)
  • Hungarian: "A Szobatárs" (The Roomate)
  • Italian: "Fuga dall'Oltretomba" (Escape from the Underworld)
  • Spanish (Latin America): "Calidad de Vida" (Life Quality)
• Deleted Scene:
  • Buffy talking to Giles about Kathy:
  Buffy: "I mean, she'd make anybody nuts. She has her outfits written up on index cards, and she gives them names like 'Easter at the White House'. I find that deeply, deeply disturbed. Don't you?
  • From Oz's dialogue:
  I'm pretty sure the next part is about fava beans and a nice Chianti.
  • After Buffy says: "I knew it! I know you were one of those demon things.":
  Kathy: I'm not. Those guys are after me.
  Buffy: Funny. I'm seeing the skin, the eyes…
  Kathy: So, I'm from the same dimension. But I'm not like them. They're disgusting.
  Buffy: What, they don't live by the Kathy 'system'?"
  • During the argument between Kathy and Taparrich, after Kathy whines about they treat her as if she was only 900:
  Tapparich: When you stop acting that way. I can't tell you how much you've upset your mother.
  Xander: (to Oz outside the door) I only hear talking. Maybe we got here in time.
  Kathy: You never let me do anything.
• What Could Have Been: In the original script, the song Kathy plays over and over was "Butterfly" by Mariah Carey.
• Write What You Know: Joss Whedon spoke about the episode at the Posting Board, saying it was a “totally accurate portrayal of roomies - I almost hired a man to kill him when he straightened his rug one time. And he hated me even more.”

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