 SPOILER: Amber Benson (qv) was added to the opening credits of the  show for one episode, "Seeing Red," in which she was killed and  never seen again. Series creator Joss Whedon (qv) has said that  hes always wanted to do this, and was planning on doing it in the  series premiere with the character Jesse, to show that the show was  full of surprises, but at the time he didnt have the money to make  another set of credits.