"Pangs" is the eighth episode of season 4 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.On Thanksgiving, Buffy encounters the restless and vengeful spirit of a member of the aboriginal Chumash tribe, who were wiped out by white settlers. During a tense confrontation, the Slayer fights a losing battle against her formidable foe - but fortunately, a mysterious protector watches over her from the shadows.Buffy scholar Rhonda V.