 This was the episode with introduced Amber Benson (qv), playing  Tara Maclay, to the show. Although urban legend has it that Benson  played an uncredited part in Season Threes "Dopplegangland," that  is incorrect. This is her first appearance on the show. She was  originally passed over for the part by Joss Whedon (qv) because  she did not fit his mental image of what Tara should look and act  like, but Marti Noxon (qv) convinced Whedon to give Benson another  reading, and she so impressed him, he decided to retool the  character to fit the actress.