High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Ted" is episode 11 of season two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Although she tries to take Angel`s (David Boreanaz) advice to allow her mother (Kristine Sutherland) to have a man who is not Hank Summers in her life, Buffy is unable to warm up to Joyce`s new boyfriend (John Ritter). When Ted shows Buffy a side of himself that he keeps hidden from the others, Buffy cannot find a way to raise her valid objections without seeming like the brat Ted considers her to be. When her escalating conflict with the man has apparently lethal consequences, Buffy`s resentment turns to guilt. As her friends help unravel the mystery piece by piece, however, Buffy`s guilt turns to fear—Joyce is in far greater danger than anyone, even Buffy herself, could have imagined.