The following is a list of episodes for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series began on March 10, 1997 and ran for seven years until May 20, 2003. In that time, 144 episodes of the series aired.
Season 1[]
| No. | Image | Title | Air date |
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"Welcome to the Hellmouth" | March 10, 1997 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Charles Martin Smith | ||
| Buffy Summers and her mom move to Sunnydale, California, for a fresh start, unaware of the evil lurking in this quiet suburb. Somewhat reluctant in her role as the slayer, Buffy quickly makes friends and enemies at her new school. While also meeting her new "Watcher," Giles, the staid school librarian, her newly assembled team encounters the ever-abundant unearthly creatures in Sunnydale. | |||
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"The Harvest" | March 10, 1997 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: John T. Kretchmer | ||
| Second part of the series premiere. | |||
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"Witch" | March 17, 1997 |
| Writer: Dana Reston | Director: Stephen Cragg | ||
| When students start dropping out of cheerleading tryouts by spontaneously combusting, going blind and losing the power of speech, Buffy and her posse suspect a powerful witch is in their midst. Buffy herself soon becomes the target of a deadly spell as they discover the witch's true identity. Meanwhile, Xander finally musters up the nerve to ask Buffy out on a date but in the throes of a witch's spell, Buffy's response isn't exactly as he'd hoped. | |||
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"Teacher's Pet" | March 25, 1997 |
| Writer: David Greenwalt | Director: Bruce Seth Green | ||
| A substitute teacher's infatuation with Xander is flattering to the lovesick teen, but alarming to Buffy. | |||
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"Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" | March 31, 1997 |
| Writers: Rob Des Hotel, Dean Batali | Director: David Semel | ||
| Buffy tries to maintain some semblance of a normal teenage social life by opting for a hot date instead of helping Giles protect Sunnydale from a violent vampire prophecy. As she's blinded by love, Buffy ignores the signs of the dark forces aligning against her. Meanwhile, while Buffy's being romanced, The Master is plotting her demise by invoking the wrath of the "Anointed One," a great warrior vampire who is The Master's most powerful weapon against the slayer. | |||
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"The Pack" | April 7, 1997 |
| Writers: Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer | Director: Bruce Seth Green | ||
| When Buffy and the rest of Sunnydale High endure the annual field trip to the zoo, Xander and some other kids sneak into the quarantined hyena exhibit, but leave in an altered state. It's up to Buffy, Giles and Willow to discover the cause behind Xander's bizarre behavior and reverse the transformation before it's too late. Meanwhile, Xander's new aggressive demeanor doesn't play well with his old friends. | |||
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"Angel" | April 14, 1997 |
| Writer: David Greenwalt | Director: Scott Brazil | ||
| While Buffy grows more and more annoyed with Angel's mysterious disappearing act, she can't deny her growing obsession with him. Meanwhile, it's killing Xander that Buffy doesn't have a clue how he feels about her and, as he vents his frustrations to Willow, she knows all too well how he feels. And in the underworld, The Master is incensed that Buffy has taken the lives of so many members of his family, and he summons warrior vampires to annihilate her. | |||
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"I Robot, You Jane" | April 28, 1997 |
| Writers: Ashley Gable, Thomas A. Swyden | Director: Stephen Posey | ||
| Buffy and Giles face a demon spirit who has been trapped since the Dark Ages and is unleashed into cyberspace. Meanwhile, Willow has fallen for a cyber-beau whom she met online and Xander and Buffy are wary of who this anonymous wooer may turn out to be. | |||
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"The Puppet Show" | May 5, 1997 |
| Writers: Rob Des Hotel, Dean Batali | Director: Ellen S. Pressman | ||
| Sunnydale High School's annual talent show serves as a backdrop for murder when Buffy must catch a knife-wielding stealer of human organs. Meanwhile, the new principal is a discipline-loving brute who forces Giles to run the talent show and orders Buffy, Xander, and Willow to perform. | |||
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"Nightmares" | May 12, 1997 |
| Writers: Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt | Director: Bruce Seth Green | ||
| The world of nightmares and reality become one when everyone in Sunnydale is living out their worst fears. While Xander comes to school in his underwear and Giles is unable to read, Buffy must unravel the mystery before reality folds completely into the world of nightmares. | |||
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"Out of Mind, Out of Sight" | May 19, 1997 |
| Writers: Joss Whedon, Ashley Gable, Thomas A. Swyden | Director: Reza Badiyi | ||
| Buffy and Cordelia become unlikely allies to combat an invisible spirit that has targeted Cordelia and everyone around her. Meanwhile, Angel goes to Giles to warn him that Buffy could be in grave danger. | |||
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"Prophecy Girl" | June 2, 1997 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| Buffy wants to resign from her life of slaying when Giles uncovers an ancient prophesy that spells out her deadly fate, as the Master's ascension from the Hellmouth is at hand. As the earth begins to crack open, Xander, Willow and Cordelia face an army of demons and the prophetic end of the world. Meanwhile, Xander finally asks Buffy to the prom with equally disastrous consequences. | |||
Season 2[]
| No. | Image | Title | Air date |
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"When She Was Bad" | September 15, 1997 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| When Buffy returns home to Sunnydale after a spending the summer away, Xander and Willow become concerned with her disturbingly cold and distant behavior. Meanwhile, Cordelia and Sunnydale High teacher Ms. Calendar are kidnapped and Buffy is convinced that the fight to protect them and the world from the undead is hers alone. Still reluctant to risk getting close to Angel, Buffy turns him away before either one can express his or her true feelings. | |||
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"Some Assembly Required" | September 22, 1997 |
| Writer: Ty King | Director: Bruce Seth Green | ||
| When the body parts of dead girls are discovered missing from their graves, Buffy and her posse discover that the parts are being used to create the perfect woman, with the final touch being Cordelia's head. Meanwhile, Giles finally musters the nerve to ask fellow teacher Ms. Calendar out on a date and Angel admits his jealousy over the amount of time Buffy spends with Xander. | |||
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"School Hard" | September 29, 1997 |
| Writers: David Greenwalt, Joss Whedon | Director: John T. Kretchmer | ||
| When parent-teacher night is interrupted by uninvited guests, Buffy must protect her fellow students, the principal and her mother while keeping her secret. Meanwhile, Angel's old friends, Spike and Drusilla visit Sunnydale for The Night of Saint Vigeous — the holy night of attack. | |||
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"Inca Mummy Girl" | October 6, 1997 |
| Writers: Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer | Director: Ellen S. Pressman | ||
| Buffy and Giles are suspicious of Ampata, a Peruvian exchange student staying at Buffy's house, when a fellow student goes missing during a school field trip to the Natural History Museum and a broken Peruvian pictogram-cover plate is found in his place. Meanwhile, after Xander falls head over heels for Ampata, he faces certain death when his love interest is revealed to be an ancient mummy who must kill to stay alive. | |||
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"Reptile Boy" | October 13, 1997 |
| Writer: David Greenwalt | Director: David Greenwalt | ||
| Buffy and Cordelia become unlikely party pals when at a fraternity bash they are offered as human sacrifices to Machida, a horrible half-man, half-snake creature. | |||
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"Halloween" | October 27, 1997 |
| Writer: Carl Ellsworth | Director: Bruce Seth Green | ||
| Buffy, Willow and Xander are recruited by Principal Snyder to trick-or-treat with the neighborhood kids, but the night doesn't turn out as they had planned when Buffy's costume causes her to lose her slaying ability and the other kids transform into their costume characters. Meanwhile, when Giles begins to paste together the night's events, he learns that it's his past that is making this a very haunted Halloween. | |||
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"Lie to Me" | November 3, 1997 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| Buffy's fifth grade flame, Billy "Ford" Fordham, unexpectedly arrives in Sunnydale with one motive: to deliver Buffy to Spike in exchange for the immortal life of a vampire. Meanwhile, Buffy and Angel confront their feelings for each other and Angel owns up to his past relationship with Drusilla. | |||
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"The Dark Age" | November 10, 1997 |
| Writers: Dean Batali, Rob Des Hotel | Director: Bruce Seth Green | ||
| Giles' quiet existence in Sunnydale is jeopardized when a murder victim, who is found to be linked to Giles' past, is discovered on the steps of the school library. Meanwhile, when the Mark of Eyghon — a demon that takes possession of a dead host — takes over Ms. Calendar, Buffy and Angel discover the one way to save her soul. | |||
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"What's My Line? Part One" | November 17, 1997 |
| Writers: Howard Gordon, Marti Noxon | Director: David Solomon | ||
| In part one of a two-part episode, Buffy and Angel finally go out on their first date; Angel sets out to hunt down his rival, Spike, however, unbeknownst to Angel, Spike and his new recruits are determined to capture him in hopes of helping the frail Drusilla; and Buffy encounters her new ally, Kendra. | |||
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"What's My Line? Part Two" | November 24, 1997 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: David Semel | ||
| In this conclusion of a two-part episode, Buffy reluctantly confronts Kendra the new vampire slayer, only to find that the two are polar opposites in every way. Much to Buffy's chagrin, she must join forces with Kendra to save the man who means the most to her — Angel. Meanwhile, with Buffy on the hunt, Xander and Cordelia are left to wait at Buffy's home where they have a close encounter of their own kind. | |||
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"Ted" | December 8, 1997 |
| Writers: David Greenwalt, Joss Whedon | Director: Bruce Seth Green | ||
| The whole gang falls for Buffy's mom's new boyfriend, Ted — everyone, that is, except Buffy, who suspects there may be more to him than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Giles tries to repair his relationship with Ms. Calendar after her near-death experience with a demon; and still reluctant to let anyone know about their romantic involvement, Xander and Cordelia continue to hide their rendezvous from their friends. | |||
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"Bad Eggs" | January 12, 1998 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: David Greenwalt | ||
| Buffy and the gang are introduced to parenting through a school assignment that takes a very rotten turn. Meanwhile, two wild west vampires come to town hunting for Buffy. At the same time, romance is in the air when Buffy and Angel continue to rendenzvous and Xander and Cordelia keep their liaison in the closet. | |||
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"Surprise" | January 19, 1998 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: Michael Lange | ||
| The fate of the world is at stake when Spike and Drusilla gather the dismembered body parts of The Judge — a demon with a deadly touch — from the ends of the earth as their ultimate weapon to extinguish The Slayer. Meanwhile, Angel's ability to feel human emotion is in jeopardy when he and Buffy share an intimate moment which threatens to destroy his soul. | |||
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"Innocence" | January 20, 1998 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| After Buffy shares an intimate moment with Angel which extinguishes his human soul, she is left with the realization that she must destroy the now-evil Angel who has transformed into his previous persona of Angelus. Meanwhile, Giles' relationship with Jenny Calendar takes on a new twist when he discovers that she is a member of the gypsy family who gave Angel his human soul, and Willow's hopes of a relationship with Xander are dashed when she discovers Xander and Cordelia's secret romance. | |||
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"Phases" | January 27, 1998 |
| Writers: Rob Des Hotel, Dean Batali | Director: Bruce Seth Green | ||
| When a werewolf descends upon the city of Sunnydale, it is up to Buffy and the gang to protect the mostly-human being from an evil poacher who is hunting the animal for sport. Meanwhile, much to Xander's dismay, Willow turns her romantic interests to Oz, unaware of the danger she is about to face. | |||
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"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" | February 10, 1998 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| When Cordelia succumbs to peer pressure and breaks off her tryst with Xander, on Valentine's Day, he convinces a witch to put a spell on Cordelia which will make her fall in love with him. But when the spell backfires, the women in Sunnydale, except Cordelia, and including Buffy and Drusilla begin to see Xander in a whole new light. | |||
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"Passion" | February 24, 1998 |
| Writer: Ty King | Director: Michael E. Gershman | ||
| Angel's obsession with tormenting Buffy takes a dangerous turn when he starts edging closer to her heart — and home, forcing Buffy to have a serious talk with her mom. Meanwhile, Jenny is doing everything in her power to right her wrongs, especially the one with Giles. | |||
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"Killed by Death" | March 3, 1998 |
| Writers: Rob Des Hotel, Dean Batali | Director: Deran Sarafian | ||
| Buffy is admitted to the hospital with a raging fever where she encounters a young child who brings with him nightmares of Buffy's past and present. Meanwhile, a jealous Cordelia looks on as Xander protects a weakened Buffy from Angel's fury. | |||
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"I Only Have Eyes for You" | April 28, 1998 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: James Whitmore Jr. | ||
| Buffy encounters a tortured spirit haunting the halls of Sunnydale High and recruits her friends to help the bitter spirit in its quest for peace. Meanwhile, Giles is filled with anguish when he believes the spiritual being is Jenny trapped and trying to impart a final message to him from the beyond. | |||
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"Go Fish" | May 5, 1998 |
| Writers: Elin Hampton, David Fury | Director: David Semel | ||
| When a monster starts preying on members of the high school swim team, Buffy takes it upon herself to become the protector of the star players. Meanwhile, Xander goes undercover to discover the truth about the missing teammates and ends up revealing a rarely seen side of himself. | |||
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"Becoming, Part One" | May 12, 1998 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| Buffy determines the time has come to destroy Angel and must ascertain if she is ready to sacrifice all she knows to be true to do so, but her decision is further entangled when Willow uncovers the secret that may restore Buffy's former beloved. Elsewhere, Angel chooses to unearth an evil demon that could swallow the earth and all of the beings, rather than return to the arms of his former lover. | |||
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"Becoming, Part Two" | May 19, 1998 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| The suspense continues as hell prepares to swallow the world and Buffy is left alone to stop it. With Giles in the hands of the enemy and Angel primed for destruction, our slayer is forced into some treacherous alliances and faced with life-changing decisions. | |||
Season 3[]
| No. | Image | Title | Air date |
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"Anne" | September 29, 1998 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| Trying to escape who she is, Buffy finds herself in a city far from home where she is forced to once again face her destiny to battle a demonic force threatening inner-city kids living on the streets. Back in Sunnydale at the onset of senior year, Willow, Xander, Cordelia and Oz try to keep the vampire population in check without getting themselves killed, while Giles searches for leads on Buffy's whereabouts. | |||
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"Dead Man's Party" | October 6, 1998 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: James Whitmore Jr. | ||
| After months of being away, Buffy finds life back in Sunnydale less than welcoming with Xander and Willow involved in their own romantic twosomes and Principal Snyder sticking to his guns about expelling her from school. Despite the awkward reunion, the gang must try to come together to face a new undead threat. | |||
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"Faith, Hope & Trick" | October 13, 1998 |
| Writer: David Greenwalt | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| Just as Buffy tries to return to her normal life of going to school, hanging out with friends and saving the world, she is faced with the arrival of an ancient, cloven-hoofed villain and his blood-sucking sidekick, Mr. Trick. Another new Sunnydale arrival, Faith, helps Buffy in her battle against the unspeakable demons and ingratiates herself into every aspect of Buffy's life. | |||
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"Beauty and the Beasts" | October 20, 1998 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: James Whitmore Jr. | ||
| When a Sunnydale High student is found savagely mauled in the woods, Willow fears that Oz in werewolf mode might somehow be responsible for the violent murder. Meanwhile, Buffy secretly discovers that Angel has returned after 100 years of hellish torture, and she suspects that he is the murderous culprit. | |||
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"Homecoming" | November 3, 1998 |
| Writer: David Greenwalt | Director: David Greenwalt | ||
| With Cordelia flaunting her sure win in the race for Homecoming Queen, she awakens the Prom Queen from within Buffy, who tries to enlist the entire gang to help her show Cordy how it's done, but some of their allegiances may be elsewhere. Meanwhile, the blood-sucking Mr. Trick assembles a host of killers in Sunnydale for a thrilling hunt to the death to bring down the two slayers. | |||
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"Band Candy" | November 10, 1998 |
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Director: Michael Lange | ||
| Buffy is forced to grow up even faster when Mr. Trick executes a devious plot to render the town defenseless by causing Sunnydale's adult population to inexplicably behave as irresponsible adolescents. Meanwhile, Buffy struggles to keep Angel's return and recovery a secret while her mom and Giles conspire to schedule her 24 hours a day. | |||
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"Revelations" | November 17, 1998 |
| Writer: Douglas Petrie | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| Tempers run hot when the gang learns of Angel's return and Buffy's harboring this vicious killer, but they all must band together to fight a demon who has arrived in Sunnydale in search of a highly powerful weapon. Meanwhile, Faith meets her new watcher, a brisk Englishwoman who is disdainful of Giles' haphazard operations. | |||
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"Lovers Walk" | November 24, 1998 |
| Writer: Dan Vebber | Director: David Semel | ||
| Just as Buffy enjoys a minute to revel in her S.A.T. scores and ponder her bright future, the underworld version of Sid Vicious, Spike, returns to Sunnydale a fallen man, a pathetic shell of his former self who has been left in the dust by his love Drusilla and is back to punish every one who is to blame, especially Angel. Meanwhile, Willow prepares a de-lusting spell to keep her and Xander's hormones in check during a double bowling date with Cordelia and Oz. | |||
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"The Wish" | December 8, 1998 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: David Greenwalt | ||
| Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned — Cordelia, wanting to be rid of all things Xander and his spooky entourage, decides that all of her troubles started when Buffy moved to Sunnydale and wishes that historic event never actually happened. Not knowing that a an evil genie would grant her fateful wish, Cordelia is transported into an altered reality in which the Hellmouth is open and The Master is alive and ruling, with Willow and Xander as his undead minions. | |||
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"Amends" | December 15, 1998 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| As Buffy and her friends make plans for a quiet Christmas vacation, Angel is haunted by visions of his violent, demonic past, including the ghost of Jenny Calendar. Meanwhile, Willow goes to great, seductive lengths to try to convince Oz that he is the one for her; and Xander painfully adjusts to his life without Cordelia. | |||
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"Gingerbread" | January 12, 1999 |
| Writers: Thania St. John, Jane Espenson | Director: James Whitmore Jr. | ||
| Picking the worst possible night for a surprise "mother-daughter bonding" visit with Buffy, Joyce is haunted by the discovery of two murdered children and feels compelled to take drastic action. When Giles suggests that the killings appear to be an occult sacrifice, Joyce rallies the entire adult population of Sunnydale behind a Salem-like witch hunt, leading the murderous mob directly to Willow and Buffy. | |||
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"Helpless" | January 19, 1999 |
| Writer: David Fury | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| For her upcoming 18th birthday, Buffy eschews her friends' offer of a big party, hoping to celebrate with quiet reflection and a traditional trip to the ice show with her father. But unbeknownst to Buffy, preparations are being made for a life-threatening rite of passage that drains the slayer of her powers and then entraps her with a powerful vampire foe that she must defeat in a defenseless state in order to pass the test. | |||
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"The Zeppo" | January 26, 1999 |
| Writer: Dan Vebber | Director: James Whitmore Jr. | ||
| Xander's lack of slaying superpowers has him feeling painfully expendable, but his quest to prove he's cool leads him to an unforgettable night that finds him consorting with fast women, raising the dead and rolling with a dangerous crowd that could put Sunnydale in a world of hurt. Meanwhile, Buffy, Giles and the rest of the crew engage in a furious battle with an all-female apocalypse cult that intends to reopen the Hellmouth and bring about the end of the world. | |||
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"Bad Girls" | February 9, 1999 |
| Writer: Douglas Petrie | Director: Michael Lange | ||
| A taste of the wild life leaves Buffy wanting more, and while Sunnydale is being inhabited by a long-dead demon and his vampire minions, Buffy follows Faith into her irresponsible world of reckless slaying abandon. Meanwhile, Giles fights to maintain his sanity in the face of the pompous and stuffy new watcher, while Willow, Xander and Oz ponder their options for life after high school. | |||
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"Consequences" | February 16, 1999 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: Michael Gershman | ||
| Buffy is haunted by the consequences of her and Faith's reckless behavior as she battles with Faith's apparent lack of remorse to keep her from continuing on her destructive path. Meanwhile, the new watcher Wesley overrides Giles' objections and instructs Buffy and Faith to get to the bottom of the recent murder, while the Mayor and Trick are thrilled by the possibility of imprisoning a slayer for the murder. | |||
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"Doppelgängland" | February 23, 1999 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| Buffy and the real Willow must save the day when from the bleak alternate universe in which vampires rule Sunnydale, Willow's blood-sucking doppelganger is brought forth into this world and wreaks havoc and confusion on Sunnydale. Meanwhile, Buffy goes into full training mode so she can ace out Faith on the Watchers Council tests, while Faith's unholy new alliance is already paying handsome dividends. | |||
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"Enemies" | March 16, 1999 |
| Writer: Douglas Petrie | Director: David Grossman | ||
| Faith and the Mayor's secret alliance becomes an all-powerful triumvirate of evil against Buffy when they conspire to rob Angel of his soul. Meanwhile, Giles has unofficially resumed his role as Watcher, as Wesley is distracted from his sacred duties by Cordelia's amorous attention. | |||
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"Earshot" | September 21, 1999 |
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Director: Regis Kimble | ||
| A near-fatal run-in with a pair of oozy, mouthless demons unexpectedly leaves Buffy with the awesome ability to hear other people's thoughts, but this newfound power ultimately threatens to overwhelm and destroy her as the cacophony of thoughts isolates her from the rest of the world and drives her to the brink of insanity. When Buffy's clairvoyance unearths a potential mass murder plan at the school, Giles, Willow and the rest of the gang spring into action to locate the would-be killer and thwart a schoolyard massacre, while Angel endeavors to keep Buffy from spiraling into telepathy-induced madness. | |||
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"Choices" | May 2, 1999 |
| Writers: David Fury | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| Since Faith's turn to the dark side seems to have put the proverbial kibosh on Buffy's chances of ever getting out of Sunnydale to go away to college, Buffy decides to launch an offensive and shut down the Mayor's plans for "Ascension." Meanwhile, plans for the future are the order of the day, as Willow tries to choose among a bevy of college acceptances, Xander prepares to hit the road on a Kerouac-inspired adventure and Buffy and Angel refuse to face the insurmountable obstacles to a successful life together. | |||
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"The Prom" | May 11, 1999 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: David Solomon | ||
| Spring has definitely sprung in Sunnydale as talk turns to all things Prom, and while Buffy and Angel grapple with the impossibility of a future together, she is determined on keeping a villain intent on crashing the Prom from ruining her friends' perfect high school moment. Meanwhile, a chance encounter between Xander and Cordelia may have reopened their lines of communication, but he is saddled with a demonic Prom date, while Cordy only has eyes for the new watcher Wesley. | |||
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"Graduation Day, Part One" | May 18, 1999 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| As Buffy, Willow, Xander, Oz and Cordelia ready for their long-awaited graduation day, the Mayor makes preparations for his Ascension and transformation into pure demon at the climax of his commencement address to the Class of 1999. With the fate of the world in true peril, Buffy is distracted from her purpose when Angel is weakened with a lethal poison, and it's slayer against slayer when Buffy faces Faith for what may be the last time. | |||
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"Graduation Day, Part Two" | July 13, 1999 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| As the hours tick away to the fateful graduation of Sunnydale High School's Class of 1999, the impending doom of the Mayor's ascension and transformation into pure demon hangs heavy with Buffy. With Angel near death, Buffy must risk her own life and defy the orders of the Watchers Council in order lead a campaign to save the world. | |||
Season 4[]
| No. | Image | Title | Air date |
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"The Freshman" | October 5, 1999 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| Trying to adjust to the rigors of college life proves to be harder than Buffy imagined. She moves into a dorm, must contend with a less-than-stable roommate and the complexities of dating college men. On campus, Willow is overly enthused about college life and her ongoing romance with Oz, and Xander unexpectedly returns from his self-discovery adventure. Elsewhere, Giles seems to be enjoying his life away from being a librarian and a Watcher. | |||
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"Living Conditions" | October 12, 1999 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: David Grossman | ||
| Dorm life proves to be quite an adjustment for Buffy when her roommate drives her crazy with her idiosyncrasies even invading Buffy's dreams and the gang must come together to find away to get her to move out. Away from the dorm, Buffy meets Parker Abrams, a handsome older classman who is the first guy Buffy has been attracted to since her break-up with Angel. | |||
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"The Harsh Light of Day" | October 19, 1999 |
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| The underworld version of Sid Vicious, Spike, returns to Sunnydale in search of the vampire version of the Holy Grail, a mythical relic that supposedly engenders the wearer with unimaginable powers, and it's up to Buffy to stop him. Meanwhile, Buffy is distracted by dating issues as she deals with her feelings for a new boy who happens to not be a blood-sucking vampire, but is equally as difficult to understand. Xander has romance issues of his own when his prom date from last spring, Anya, can't get the X-man out of her mind. | |||
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"Fear, Itself" | October 26, 1999 |
| Writer: David Fury | Director: Tucker Gates | ||
| Buffy reluctantly agrees to join Willow, Oz and Xander at a Halloween party where they stumble into a real-life house of horrors masquerading as an innocuous fraternity. Meanwhile, Giles is called upon to help out the college crowd when all he wants is to get into the spirit of the holiday. | |||
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"Beer Bad" | November 2, 1999 |
| Writer: Tracey Forbes | Director: David Solomon | ||
| When Buffy is befriended by a group of upperclassmen who convince her to drown her sorrows with them, bartender Xander becomes suspicious when Buffy and her new friends return to their primordial roots. Back at The Bronze, Willow is aware of Oz's attention being turned to a new performer, the sexual and charismatic Veruca. | |||
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"Wild at Heart" | November 9, 1999 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: David Grossman | ||
| Buffy does her best to console Willow when Oz is undeniably drawn to another woman, Veruca. Even after it is discovered that his attraction stems from the fact that she is also a werewolf, his powerful primitive instincts may be too innate to ignore. | |||
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"The Initiative" | November 16, 1999 |
| Writer: Douglas Petrie | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| Unbeknownst to Buffy and the gang, Spike is captured by a commando squad for The Initiative, a mysterious underground laboratory beneath the streets of U.C. Sunnydale. Meanwhile, Buffy's Psych T.A., Riley, has a major slayer crush and turns to Willow for advice on ways to woo. | |||
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"Pangs" | November 23, 1999 |
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Director: Michael Lange | ||
| Unbeknownst to Buffy, Angel lurks in the shadows of Sunnydale trying to protect her and keep her safe, while her perfect Thanksgiving feast is disrupted by an army of Chumash Indians, the original inhabitants of Sunnydale, whose spirits have come alive to recreate the wrongs that were done to their people. | |||
| 09 | 
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"Something Blue" | November 30, 1999 |
| Writer: Tracey Forbes | Director: Nick Marck | ||
| Buffy is only one of many who must bear the repercussions of a spell gone awry when Willow, pining over the disappearance of Oz, tries to imbue herself with the power to have her will done. The fallout includes Buffy falling in love with Spike and planning to marry him, Giles going blind and Xander becoming even more of a demon magnet. | |||
| 10 | 
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"Hush" | December 14, 1999 |
| Writers: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| A silence falls over Sunnydale when otherwordly beings come to town and steal the power of speech from all the residents. Meanwhile, Riley gets his first clue to Buffy's slayerside when they have a fight with the outside visitor, and Willow attends a Wicca group that's not all she had hoped. | |||
| 11 | 
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"Doomed" | January 18, 2000 |
| Writers: Marti Noxon, David Fury, Jane Espenson | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| While Buffy and Riley grapple to come to terms with what they now know about each other, the reopening of the Sunnydale Hellmouth sends Buffy and the gang back to high school to prevent impending apocalypse. Meanwhile, Spike has lost all will to live without the ability to kill, but he grows heartened by the approaching end of the world. | |||
| 12 | 
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"A New Man" | January 25, 2000 |
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Director: Michael Gershman | ||
| Buffy and Riley explore the extent of each other's powers as they become more romantically entwined. Feeling left out these days, Giles turns to his old buddy Ethan Rayne for camaraderie, but Giles must rely on an unlikely source when he is transformed into a demon and mistakenly hunted down by an unknowing Buffy. | |||
| 13 | 
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"The I in Team" | February 8, 2000 |
| Writer: David Fury | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| Buffy's friends become hurt and concerned when her involvement with Riley and the Initiative becomes more intense. Meanwhile, Professor Walsh sends the slayer on a mission that brings her close to revealing a dangerous secret. | |||
| 14 | 
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"Goodbye Iowa" | February 15, 2000 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: David Solomon | ||
| Buffy and Riley's relationship is put to the test when she investigates Professor Walsh's death and comes up against the Initiative's secret weapon. While Buffy is trying to find a way to save Sunnydale from rogue warrior demon on the loose, Riley becomes paranoid and delusional and challenges Buffy when he discovers that his mentor has been killed. Elsewhere in town, Spike has become the outcast among demons since he has taken up with the Scooby-Doo Gang. | |||
| 15 | 
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"This Year's Girl" | February 22, 2000 |
| Writer: Douglas Petrie | Director: Michael Gershman | ||
| Buffy is preoccupied with catching the creature that attacked Riley, but her problems are just beginning when she learns that Faith has awakened from her coma and has gone seeking revenge to the only home in which Faith remembers Buffy living. Meanwhile, once she is set free, Faith receives a mysterious gift left behind from the Mayor. | |||
| 16 | 
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"Who Are You?" | February 29, 2000 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| Buffy battles to escape the clutches of the Watcher's Council special operations team who plan to send her to England, while Faith continues to wreak havoc in the lives of Buffy's family and friends. Meanwhile, it's Willow and Tara who figure out Buffy's whereabouts, but not before Faith has done some serious damage to Buffy's relationship with Riley. | |||
| 17 | 
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"Superstar" | April 4, 2000 |
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Director: David Grossman | ||
| Buffy, still reeling from the discovery that Riley was intimate with Faith, must put aside her personal emotions and summon the strength to uncover why the entire town thinks that former high school nerd, Jonathan, is Sunnydale's newest version of a superhero. | |||
| 18 | 
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"Where the Wild Things Are" | April 25, 2000 |
| Writer: Tracey Forbes | Director: David Solomon | ||
| Buffy and Riley unleash a powerful supernatural force that awakens during a Lowell House fraternity party and causes everyone's hormones to kick into overdrive, threatening the very lives of Buffy and Riley. In order to free them, the gang must battle the spirits of children from the 1950s who have come back to avenge past abuses. | |||
| 19 | 
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"New Moon Rising" | May 2, 2000 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| Willow and her friends are stunned when Oz returns to Sunnydale claiming he still loves Willow and has his full moon frolics under control. Meanwhile, Willow tries to sort out her feelings for Oz and finally tells Buffy about her new relationship with Tara. But when the moon sets, a transformed Oz is captured by The Initiative and an unlikely source breaks his alliance to come to the rescue. | |||
| 20 | 
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"The Yoko Factor" | May 9, 2000 |
| Writer: Doug Petrie | Director: David Grossman | ||
| Buffy is even more certain of her love for Riley when Angel's surprise visit to Sunnydale brings Riley and Angel to blows. Meanwhile, Spike joins forces with Adam and devises a plan to tear the Slayer apart from her gang, leaving her wide open for her enemies to attack. | |||
| 21 | 
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"Primeval" | May 16, 2000 |
| Writer: David Fury | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| Buffy's estrangement from her friends and Giles threatens to keep the group from stopping Adam's plan to design a master race of human/demon hybrids. Elsewhere, Riley is captured by Adam and learns that before Professor Walsh death, she had implanted Riley with a chip that could destroy his power and bond him to Adam forever. | |||
| 22 | 
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"Restless" | May 23, 2000 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| A primal force stalks Buffy, Willow, Xander and Giles in their nightmares as they each come face to face with their worst fears. | |||
Season 5[]
| No. | Image | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 
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"Buffy vs. Dracula" | September 26, 2000 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: David Solomon | ||
| Still searching for a normal life, Buffy is shaken by the awesome power — and more than a little star-struck — when she and her friends come face to face with the greatest vampire of all time, Dracula. While Buffy is powerless under Dracula's thrall, Xander becomes the dark one's emissary and leads his friends into peril. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Buffy, Giles is seriously contemplating returning to England as he feels she no longer needs his help. | |||
| 02 | 
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"Real Me" | October 3, 2000 |
| Writer: David Fury | Director: David Grossman | ||
| While Buffy and Giles heat up the training, Buffy and Dawn's sibling rivalry gets them into trouble when a new gang of vampires target the slayer. | |||
| 03 | 
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"The Replacement" | October 10, 2000 |
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| When a crafty demon out Buffy hunting accidentally catches Xander in his sights, a mysterious Xander double is born. Two Xanders aren't better than one as the evil double quickly takes over Xander's identity, fooling everyone including Buffy, and starts living Xander's life with a flourish. | |||
| 04 | 
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"Out of My Mind" | October 17, 2000 |
| Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner | Director: David Grossman | ||
| Buffy is in a race against time when the physical aftereffects of Riley's being used as a lab rat by The Initiative threatens his very life. When Riley stubbornly refuses help and goes into hiding, Buffy reluctantly turns to Spike for help, but he takes advantage of her situation for his own plot to rid his life of the slayer once and for all. | |||
| 05 | 
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"No Place Like Home" | October 24, 2000 |
| Writer: Douglas Petrie | Director: David Solomon | ||
| An unseen evil comes to Sunnydale that that helps Buffy discover more about her little sister Dawn and the girls are distressed and confused when their mom suddenly becomes ill without any clear explanation, medical or supernatural. | |||
| 06 | 
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"Family" | November 7, 2000 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| Willow feels betrayed when Tara's family makes a surprise visit to Sunnydale for her birthday threatening to reveal a shocking secret that could endanger all of their lives. Meanwhile, Buffy and Giles secretly try to learn more about the new evil that is hunting her and her family. | |||
| 07 | 
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"Fool for Love" | November 14, 2000 |
| Writer: Douglas Petrie | Director: Nick Marck | ||
| In an effort to learn about slayers' final battles, Buffy forces Spike to recount how he was able to kill two slayers. His flashbacks reveal his first meeting with his one true love, Drusilla, and how lovers Angel and Darla joined them. | |||
| 08 | 
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"Shadow" | November 21, 2000 |
| Writer: David Fury | Director: Daniel Attias | ||
| In order to protect her sister Dawn, Buffy must face a horrible beast that has been conjured by the powerful demon Glory to help seek out "The Key." | |||
| 09 | 
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"Listening to Fear" | November 28, 2000 |
| Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner | Director: David Solomon | ||
| As Buffy and Dawn help their mother prepare for brain surgery, a creepy extra-terrestrial demon becomes fixated on an increasingly disoriented Joyce and infiltrates the Summers' home. | |||
| 10 | 
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"Into the Woods" | December 19, 2000 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: Marti Noxon | ||
| Spike disrupts Buffy's one moment of peace after her mom's successful operation to expose Riley's late nights spent in the arms of a vampire, sending an upset and bewildered Buffy into a tailspin and putting their relationship in turmoil. | |||
| 11 | 
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"Triangle" | January 9, 2001 |
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Director: Christopher Hibler | ||
| While Buffy recovers from losing Riley, emotions are charged between Willow and Anya when they are left in charge of the magic shop and Willow accidentally conjures an enormous troll that will force them to deal with their less than perfect friendship and their feelings towards Xander. | |||
| 12 | 
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"Checkpoint" | January 23, 2001 |
| Writers: Douglas Petrie, Jane Espenson | Director: Nick Marck | ||
| The Watcher's Council arrives in Sunnydale demanding Buffy pass an exhaustive review of her slaying skills or they will withhold critical information about Glory and have Giles deported back to England. | |||
| 13 | 
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"Blood Ties" | February 6, 2001 |
| Writer: Steven S. DeKnight | Director: Michael Gershman | ||
| As Buffy and friends celebrate her 20th birthday, Dawn is traumatized to learn she is the Key and runs away but Buffy and the Scooby gang must find her before Glory does. | |||
| 14 | 
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"Crush" | February 13, 2001 |
| Writer: David Fury | Director: Daniel Attias | ||
| Buffy confronts Spike about his suspected crush and is appalled by his admission of love, but her brutal rejection sends him back into the clutches of Drusilla who has returned to Sunnydale intent on returning Spike to his killer ways. | |||
| 15 | 
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"I Was Made to Love You" | February 20, 2001 |
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| Buffy must stop a heartbroken young woman who was manufactured to be the perfect girlfriend from destroying the city and then finds herself comforting the creation over the loss of love in both of their lives. | |||
| 16 | 
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"The Body" | February 27, 2001 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| Buffy and her friends are overwhelmed with grief and their lives are changed forever when they must deal with the loss of someone close to all of them. | |||
| 17 | 
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"Forever" | April 17, 2001 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: Marti Noxon | ||
| A grieving and confused Buffy falls into the loving arms of Angel who comes back to Sunnydale after he gets word about the death of her mother. Meanwhile, a distraught Dawn takes it upon herself to perform a magic spell to bring her mom back to life. | |||
| 18 | 
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"Intervention" | April 24, 2001 |
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Director: Michael Gershman | ||
| Buffy travels to a sacred location on a solemn quest guided by the first slayer with the hopes of uncovering why she has become emotionally paralyzed and to help regain her focus towards slaying. Back in Sunnydale, unable to have the real thing, Spike builds a Buffy robot, who is a picture-perfect replica and so devoted to the rogue that it leaves the Scooby gang reeling and Glory's minions convinced he is the Key. | |||
| 19 | 
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"Tough Love" | May 1, 2001 |
| Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner | Director: David Grossman | ||
| Buffy must step up as the authority figure for Dawn now that their mom is gone, all the while fearful that Glory is closer to discovering the Key when a member of the Scooby gang is her latest victim. | |||
| 20 | 
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"Spiral" | May 8, 2001 |
| Writer: Steven S. DeKnight | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| Buffy explodes into action and takes the gang on the road once Glory discovers that Dawn is the Key with Glory on their tail blazing a path of destruction. While on the run, things happen fast as Giles and Spike are wounded, Dawn learns she has the power to destroy the universe, and Willow stays close to an incoherent Tara. | |||
| 21 | 
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"The Weight of the World" | May 15, 2001 |
| Writer: Douglas Petrie | Director: David Solomon | ||
| Buffy slips into catatonia after Glory kidnaps Dawn and prepares to bring about the end of the world, so Willow uses her wicca talents to reach Buffy deep inside her innermost secrets and subconscious fears. | |||
| 22 | 
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"The Gift" | May 22, 2001 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| Another imminent apocalypse is at hand in Sunnydale. Buffy must square off against a true God when Glory prepares to use Dawn to break down the walls between the dimensions and unleash all Hell on Earth. Buffy, Xander, Willow, Giles, Anya, Tara and Spike go to battle with the knowledge that they may not all survive. | |||
Season 6[]
| No. | Image | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 
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"Bargaining, Part One" | October 2, 2001 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: David Grossman | ||
| Buffy's friends try to cope with Buffy's death and are left to defend Sunnydale without her. Meanwhile a gang of marauding demons threaten to jeopardize their plan to bring the slayer back from the dead. To complicate matters, Giles contemplates leaving Sunnydale to come to terms with the loss. | |||
| 02 | 
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"Bargaining, Part Two" | October 2, 2001 |
| Writer: David Fury | Director: David Grossman | ||
| Second part of the season premiere. | |||
| 03 | 
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"After Life" | October 9, 2001 |
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Director: David Solomon | ||
| Buffy has been resurrected from the grave and although she's a bit shaken from her return trip from a hell dimension, everything would appear to be falling back into place. Or is it? After re-associating Buffy (who we find out has been dead for one-hundred and forty-seven days) with her once familiar surroundings and friends, strange things begin happening. Did the gang bring back a tortured and evil Buffy from the grave? Or, did something else come with her? Why is Spike suddenly returning to his romantic days? Our two fave mega-witches, Willow and Tara, start hitting the books to find out why several demonic possessions are taking place within the click. What they find out is almost as shocking as Buffy's death and resurrection. | |||
| 04 | 
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"Flooded" | October 16, 2001 |
| Writer: Jane Espenson, Douglas Petrie | Director: Douglas Petrie | ||
| Buffy's readjustment to the land of the living is not going so hot. Her basement is flooded, she's bankrupt and — oh yes — the M'Fashnik Demon is hellbent on killing her. Also: Giles returns; a trio of slackers plots the takeover of Sunnydale. | |||
| 05 | 
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"Life Serial" | October 23, 2001 |
| Writers: David Fury, Jane Espenson | Director: Nick Marck | ||
| Jonathan, Warren and Andrew test Buffy's abilities — and patience — with a secret campaign of harassment. The Slayer struggles to readjust to life in Sunnydale by attending classes with Willow and working with Xander. | |||
| 06 | 
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"All the Way" | October 30, 2001 |
| Writer: Steven S. DeKnight | Director: David Solomon | ||
| In a quirky and erudite episode, a sudden announcement sends the Scooby Gang into celebration mode on Halloween, but plenty of frights come to light when Dawn disappears. Anya, who has been bugging Xander to announce their engagement for months, finally gets her wish. After Xander drops his bombshell, Buffy and company throw a party for the couple. Only then do they realize that Dawn has sneaked out with a friend. Out on the town, the younger Summers winds up meeting a teen who craves more than just mischief. | |||
| 07 | 
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"Once More, with Feeling" | November 6, 2001 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| Series creator Joss Whedon wrote, directed and composed the music for this episode in which a mysterious force impels the Scooby Gang to burst into song. Even Buffy devotees may be hard-pressed to find an episode as off-the-wall as this, as Sunnydale denizens become players in production numbers in which cast members do their own vocals. Hear Tara sing about her love for Willow! See Xander and Anya perform a duet! Listen to Buffy croon about her lack of life direction! Who's behind the music? Dawn provides the key. | |||
| 08 | 
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"Tabula Rasa" | November 13, 2001 |
| Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner | Director: David Grossman | ||
| Despite Tara's misgivings about her overindulgence in witchcraft, Willow tries to cheer Buffy up by making the Slayer forget the idyllic afterlife she left behind. Alas, the spell goes awry and affects the minds of all the Scoobies. | |||
| 09 | 
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"Smashed" | November 20, 2001 |
| Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg | Director: Turi Meyer | ||
| Buffy's rejection of his amorous advances gives Spike a headache that renews his primal impulses; Willow reverts a former classmate to her old self; Jonathan, Warren and Andrew pull a heist with the help of supercool new weapon. | |||
| 10 | 
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"Wrecked" | November 27, 2001 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: David Solomon | ||
| Buffy's tryst with Spike leaves the Slayer shaken to the core; Willow falls victim to a warlock who stimulates her craving for magic. | |||
| 11 | 
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"Gone" | January 8, 2002 |
| Writer: David Fury | Director: David Fury | ||
| Buffy's efforts to help Willow's recovery are disrupted by a run-in with an intrusive social worker and a spat with Spike. Then, she's mistakenly zapped by an invisibility ray wielded by Jonathan, Warren and Andrew. At least she gets a new hairdo. | |||
| 12 | 
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"Doublemeat Palace" | January 29, 2002 |
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Director: Nick Marck | ||
| Buffy thinks she smells something rotten after she takes a job at a fast-food restaurant that soon has her wondering about the "secret ingredient" in the burgers. Hurting for cash, the Slayer takes a job at Doublemeat Palace, where her fellow employees don't respond well to her sense of humor. "Levity is a time thief that picks the pocket of the company," explains one co-worker. But it's Buffy's growing concern that something demonic might be going on that really turns her stomach. Also, Anya's old friend Halfrek pays an unexpected visit and questions whether Xander is the right man for her; and Willow tries her best to stay away from magic. | |||
| 13 | 
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"Dead Things" | February 5, 2002 |
| Writer: Steven S. DeKnight | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| Spike attacks Buffy — despite the chip in his head that is supposed to defuse his violence. Then, the Slayer's framed for murder by nerdy nemeses Andrew, Warren and Jonathan. | |||
| 14 | 
|
"Older and Far Away" | February 12, 2002 |
| Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg | Director: Michael Gershman | ||
| Lonely Dawn feels like the odd-girl out when the Scooby Gang throws a party in honor of Buffy's birthday, leading to a fateful wish that leaves the Slayer and her friends in a fix. | |||
| 15 | 
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"As You Were" | February 26, 2002 |
| Writer: Douglas Petrie | Director: Douglas Petrie | ||
| Consumed by professional and personal disappointment, Buffy is jolted from ennui by the reappearance of her old beau Riley, who needs her Slayer skills to track down a demon called the Doctor. He also has some startling news to share about his private life. Meanwhile, Anya and Xander struggle to finalize their wedding arrangements. | |||
| 16 | 
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"Hell's Bells" | March 5, 2002 |
| Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner | Director: David Solomon | ||
| On the day of his wedding to Anya, Xander gets cold feet about their prospective life together when an odd stranger offers him a glimpse into the future. | |||
| 17 | 
|
"Normal Again" | March 12, 2002 |
| Writer: Diego Gutierrez | Director: Rick Rosenthal | ||
| A demon doses Buffy with a powerful chemical that causes her to hallucinate, convincing the Slayer her parents are alive and Dawn never existed. | |||
| 18 | 
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"Entropy" | April 30, 2002 |
| Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| Still smarting from being jilted at the altar by Xander, Anya seeks advice from Halfrek; Buffy tries to bond with Dawn while avoiding Spike; Andrew, Jonathan and Warren experiment with a talisman; Willow asks Tara out for coffee. | |||
| 19 | 
|
"Seeing Red" | May 7, 2002 |
| Writer: Steven DeKnight | Director: Michael Gershman | ||
| Buffy's ongoing tussle with a trio of would-be supervillains intensifies in an episode packed with imaginative plot twists. Buffy goes looking for trouble in the lair of Warren, Andrew and Jonathan, the three nerds obsessed with her destruction, and she nearly falls victim to a booby trap of buzz saws. But that's the least of the Slayer's worries. With a little help from his friends, Warren acquires the Orbs of Nezzla'khan, a pair of demonic talismans that he says imbue him with "strength, invulnerability... the deluxe package," thus setting the stage for a fateful showdown. | |||
| 20 | 
|
"Villains" | May 14, 2002 |
| Writer: Marti Noxon | Director: David Solomon | ||
| Buffy tries to recover from an assassination attempt; Jonathan and Andrew share a jail cell; Warren seeks allies at a demon bar; Anya is confronted by a distraught Willow. | |||
| 21 | 
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"Two to Go" | May 21, 2002 |
| Writer: Douglas Petrie | Director: Bill L. Norton | ||
| In the first of a two-part sixth-season finale, Buffy, Anya and Xander race to the Sunnydale police station to try to save Jonathan and Andrew from a sorceress; Dawn persuades Clem to take her to Rack; Spike's stamina and courage are put to the test by a mysterious demon. | |||
| 22 | 
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"Grave" | May 21, 2002 |
| Writer: David Fury | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| In the second part of the sixth-season finale, a magical friend helps the Scooby Gang try to stop a sorceress. But the witch still has a few tricks up her sleeve — and an unwilling assistant. Also: Spike's African sojourn comes to a climax. | |||
Season 7[]
| No. | Image | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 
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"Lessons" | September 24, 2002 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: David Solomon | ||
| Dawn starts school at the newly rebuilt Sunnydale High, while Buffy patrols the new campus on the look out for anything out of the ordinary — and for good reason. Dead people hunt Dawn and Buffy, Spike reappears, and there's a new principal at school. In England, Giles helps Willow to learn to control her power and begin to forgive herself for her actions in Sunnydale. | |||
| 02 | 
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"Beneath You" | October 1, 2002 |
| Writer: Douglas Petrie | Director: Nick Marck | ||
| There's a giant worm on the loose in Sunnydale, and Spike's back to help (or maybe it's to hinder). Willow prepares to head home from England, though reluctantly. Buffy starts her new job at Sunnydale High, Xander is having trouble getting back onto the dating scene, and Anya's back to her old vengeance game. | |||
| 03 | 
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"Same Time, Same Place" | October 8, 2002 |
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| Willow arrives home, and the gang's waiting for her, but they can't seem to see each other. Meanwhile, a skin-eating demon is making the rounds in Sunnydale, and leaving victims that look quite like Warren did, leading Buffy, Dawn and Xander, and even Willow to wonder if she's connected to the killings. | |||
| 04 | 
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"Help" | October 15, 2002 |
| Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner | Director: Rick Rosenthal | ||
| Buffy starts her first week counseling students at Sunnydale High and meets a teen named Cassie, who somehow knows her own death will occur in just a few days. Buffy, along with the help of the gang, rushes to find out the circumstances of Cassie's death and how to prevent it. Willow begins to make peace and settle back into Sunnydale life. | |||
| 05 | 
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"Selfless" | October 22, 2002 |
| Writer: Drew Goddard | Director: Drew Goddard | ||
| Anya seeks vengeance for a wronged college girl, and her spell ends in the death of several frat boys. As Anya reconsiders her actions, Buffy realizes she has to take her stand as the slayer against Anya, much to the chagrin of Xander. Willow re-enrolls at UC Sunnydale and tries to find a more peaceful solution to the Anya situation. | |||
| 06 | 
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"Him" | November 5, 2002 |
| Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg | Director: Michael Gershman | ||
| Dawn falls under the spell (literally) of a boy at school. Problems ensue when Buffy becomes a victim of the same spell and the sisters begin competing for the boy toy. It's up to Xander and Spike, who've just become roommates, to solve the mystery and save the day. | |||
| 07 | 
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"Conversations with Dead People" | November 12, 2002 |
| Writers: Jane Espenson, Drew Goddard | Director: Nick Marck | ||
| While hunting for vampires at the cemetery, Buffy runs into a former classmate-turned-vampire and ends up turning to him for therapy. Meanwhile, Willow is interrupted at the library by the recently dead Cassie (or some form of her) who claims to have a message for Willow from Tara. Dawn returns home to find Joyce attempting to reach her from beyond, but some force prevents her from doing so. | |||
| 08 | 
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"Sleeper" | November 19, 2002 |
| Writers: David Fury, Jane Espenson | Director: Alan J. Levi | ||
| Buffy discovers that Spike is feeding off humans again, and siring vampires. She and the gang attempt to find proof of Spike's actions as Spike begins to remember what may or may not have happened. Off in England, another young girl is murdered by the cloaked figures and Giles arrives too late to help her. | |||
| 09 | 
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"Never Leave Me" | November 26, 2002 |
| Writer: Drew Goddard | Director: David Solomon | ||
| Spike is kept tied up in the Summers' house as Buffy attempts to interrogate him. Willow bumps into Andrew, now the remaining member of the Trio and drags him back to the house for his own interrogation session, run by Anya and Xander. Off in England, the Watcher's Council seems to be falling apart and no one knows where Giles is. | |||
| 10 | 
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"Bring on the Night" | December 17, 2002 |
| Writers: Marti Noxon, Douglas Petrie | Director: David Grossman | ||
| Giles returns to Sunnydale, bringing three slayers-in-training with him. Meanwhile, Buffy and the gang try to discover more about the First, but don't find much to work with. Spike remains a prisoner of the First and is tortured by the newly arrived Ubervamp, who then brings the havoc to Buffy. | |||
| 11 | 
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"Showtime" | January 7, 2003 |
| Writer: David Fury | Director: Michael Grossman | ||
| More potential slayers arrive in Sunnydale and Buffy's house is overrun with visitors. Meanwhile, the Ubervamp becomes more of a worry for Buffy as he is still guarding the caves where Spike is kept captive, and it becomes apparent the Ubervamp will be coming after the young slayer-wannabes at the bidding of the First Evil. Anya and Giles visit an oracle of sorts who they hope will provide them with information on the First and how to defeat it. | |||
| 12 | 
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"Potential" | January 21, 2003 |
| Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| With the First taking time to regroup since the slaying of the Ubervamp, Buffy and Spike take on the task of training all the potential slayers. The coven in England discovers another slayer-in-waiting already living in Sunnydale, and Willow attempts a locator spell to find out who the girl is before the Bringers are able to get to her. However, the spell leads the gang to a surprising conclusion. | |||
| 13 | 
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"The Killer in Me" | February 4, 2003 |
| Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg | Director: David Solomon | ||
| Spike's chip is malfunctioning, prompting to Buffy to search for a way to fix it. Meanwhile, a kiss with Kennedy turns Willow into Warren, and Kennedy races to help Willow find a solution before she becomes Warren permanently. Giles takes the rest of the potentials on a quest in the desert, while Xander and the others get a call from England, which leads them to believe Giles may not be Giles. | |||
| 14 | 
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"First Date" | February 11, 2003 |
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Director: David Grossman | ||
| Principal Wood asks Buffy out on a date, arousing her suspicions and peeking her curiousity, and a secret about the principal's past is revealed. Xander has a date of his own - with a strange woman he met buying rope. Anya's jealous side rears it's ugly head at the idea of Xander dating someone else. Meanwhile, the First is back in the game, this time focusing on Andrew. | |||
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"Get It Done" | February 18, 2003 |
| Writer: Douglas Petrie | Director: Douglas Petrie | ||
| Buffy introduces Principal Wood to the Slayer headquarters and he gives her a slayer hand-me-down in return. When the First brings about a death amongst the potentials, Buffy and friends turn to Principal Wood's gift for help. But help is not necessarily what it will bring when Buffy is sent back in time and a demon is let loose in Sunnydale in her place. | |||
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"Storyteller" | February 25, 2003 |
| Writer: Jane Espenson | Director: Marita Grabiak | ||
| Andrew attempts to document the life and work of Buffy, Slayer of the vampires, much to the annoyance of Buffy. Meanwhile, students at Sunnydale High begin exhibiting the signs of going to school above the Hellmouth — signs Buffy has seen before, but not all at once like this. Buffy and Principal Wood discover the Seal of Danthalzar is cause and set out to find a way to stop it. | |||
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"Lies My Parents Told Me" | March 25, 2003 |
| Writer: David Fury, Drew Goddard | Director: David Fury | ||
| Giles returns to Sunnydale with a possible solution to the trigger in Spike used by the First. Unfortunately, Spike is not overly willing to revisit his memories in order to find the trigger's origin and why it affects him so much, leaving Giles and Wood to come up with an alternative plan of their own. While Giles distracts Buffy, Wood takes on Spike and prepares to revenge the death of his mother. | |||
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"Dirty Girls" | April 15, 2003 |
| Writer: Drew Goddard | Director: Michael Gershman | ||
| Willow brings Faith back to Sunnydale, just in time for the arrival of Caleb, a misogynist preacher who has aligned himself with the First. Caleb sends a message to Buffy in the form of an almost dead potential slayer, claiming to have something of Buffy's, prompting her to prepare her army of girls for an attack against him to reclaim her possession. | |||
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"Empty Places" | April 29, 2003 |
| Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg | Director: James A. Contner | ||
| Buffy and the gang attempt to recover from the results of their attack on Caleb in various ways. Faith takes the potentials out for a night at the Bronze, much to the chagrin of Buffy. Giles and Willow hunt down information on Caleb that sends Spike and Andrew on a road trip to find out more abou the strangely powerful preacher. And Buffy has another meeting with Caleb that leads her to want to make another attack against him, but dissension is among the ranks. | |||
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"Touched" | May 6, 2003 |
| Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner | Director: David Solomon | ||
| Faith claims leadership of the Scoobies and the potentials as Buffy wanders the now deserted Sunnydale in search of a place to stay. Spike and Andrew return from their trip to the mission with news that Caleb may indeed have something of Buffy's — most likely a weapon. Faith and the others kidnap a Bringer and based on his information, plan an attack on the Bringers arsenal. After admonishing the gang for their treatment of Buffy, Spike sets off to find her. | |||
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"End of Days" | May 13, 2003 |
| Writers: Jane Espenson, Douglas Petrie | Director: Marita Grabiak | ||
| As Buffy takes the scythe from Caleb and the First, the potentials and Faith suffer losses from the bomb trap left for them. With Faith knocked unconscious, it's up to the girls to make their way out of the sewers, but thankfully Buffy arrives in time to save them from attacking Ubervamps and reclaim her role as leader. Willow and Giles attempt to find more about the origins of the scythe and Buffy has a mission involving Dawn for Xander. Andrew and Anya head to the now deserted hospital to pick up medical supplies for the wounded SiTs, and Caleb merges with the First to refresh his source of power. | |||
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"Chosen" | May 20, 2003 |
| Writer: Joss Whedon | Director: Joss Whedon | ||
| After finishing off Caleb and sending Angel off with thanks for the amulet he delivered, Buffy returns home to find Dawn back, despite her best efforts at shipping her off to safety. Spike confronts Buffy on her kissing of Angel and after reconciling, she is visited by the First, whose taunts give Buffy an idea of how she and her army can defeat the First's Ubervamp minions. After informing everyone of the plan to enter the Hellmouth and finish the war against the First once and for all, a sleepless night is ahead before the new day arrives. | |||