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Blood Ties

episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (S5 E13)
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Summary

Blood Ties is a television series episode[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blood Ties's instance of is recorded as television series episode[3].
  • Blood Ties was directed by Michael Gershman[4].
  • Steven S. DeKnight wrote the screenplay for Blood Ties[5].
  • Blood Ties followed Checkpoint[6].
  • Blood Ties was followed by Crush[7].
  • Blood Ties's part of the series is recorded as Buffy the Vampire Slayer[8].
  • The original language of Blood Ties was English[9].
  • Blood Ties was published on February 6, 2001[10].
  • Blood Ties's title is recorded as Blood Ties[11].
  • Blood Ties's production code is recorded as 5ABB13[12].
  • Blood Ties's season is recorded as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, season 5[13].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Blood Ties was directed by Michael Gershman[4]. Steven S. DeKnight wrote the screenplay for it[5].

Publication

Blood Ties was published on February 6, 2001[10]. The original language of it was English[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as Buffy the Vampire Slayer[8].

Subject and Themes

Blood Ties's part of the series is recorded as Buffy the Vampire Slayer[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Blood Ties followed Checkpoint[6]. It was followed by Crush[7].

Why It Matters

Blood Ties ranks in the top 6% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imdb id → tt0533402
    Comic vine id → 4070-22748
    Tv maze episode id → 40123
    Instance of → television series episode
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tv maze episode id: 40123, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270766|batch #270766]]"
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