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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode Guide

Unaired Pilot

First aired: Unaired
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Riff Regan (Willow Rosenberg), Stephen Tobolowsky (Principal Flutie), Nicole Bilderback (Cordette), Persia White ( Aura), Julie Benz (Darla), Mercedes McNab (Harmony), Amy Chance (Aprodeshia)

A slayer, trying to escape her destiny comes to a new town looking for a fresh start, but finds anything but.



1 :01x01 - Welcome to the Hellmouth (1)

First aired: Mar/10/1997
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Guest star: Mark Metcalf (The Master), Brian Thompson (Luke), David Boreanaz (Angel), Ken Lerner (Principal Flutie), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Julie Benz (Darla), J. Patrick Lawlor (Thomas), Eric Balfour (Jesse), Natalie Strauss (Teacher), Carmine Giovinazzo (Boy (credited as Carmine D. Giovinazzo)), Amy Chance (Girl #1), Tupelo Jereme (Girl #2), Persia White (Girl #3), Sprung Monkey (Themselves)

Vampire Slayer Buffy Summers hopes to start anew in the small town of Sunnydale. However, she soon finds that she can't outrun fate, as not only is her new home a fountain of supernatural activity, but her arrival coincides with the arising of a great evil. Now Buffy must embrace her responsibilities to help her new friends.



2 :01x02 - The Harvest (2)

First aired: Mar/10/1997
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: John Kretchmer
Guest star: Mark Metcalf (The Master), Brian Thompson (Luke), David Boreanaz (Angel), Ken Lerner (Principal Flutie), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Julie Benz (Darla), Eric Balfour (Jesse), Mercedes McNab (Harmony), Jeffrey Steven Smith (Guy in Comp. Class), Teddy Lane, Jr. (Bouncer), Deborah Brown (Girl), Chris Doyle (Colin), Kerry Zook (First Female Victim)

Following their encounter, Buffy's new friends are now aware of vampires and that she is a Slayer. Before they can get adjusted Watcher Giles discovers the nature of the Harvest. They must now put a stop to an event that will free the dreaded vampire known as the Master and bring with him a literal Hell on Earth.



3 :01x03 - Witch

First aired: Mar/17/1997
Writer: Dana Reston
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy Madison), Robin Riker (Catherine), Jim Doughan (Mr. Pole), Nicole Prescott (Lishanne), Amanda Wilmshurst (Senior Cheerleader), William Monaghan (Dr. Gregory)

In an attempt to lead a normal teenage life, Buffy auditions to be a cheerleader. She soon discovers that someone else wants to make the squad and is casting spells to cut out the competition.



4 :01x04 - Teacher's Pet

First aired: Mar/25/1997
Writer: David Greenwalt
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Guest star: David Boreanaz (Angel), Ken Lerner (Principal Flutie), Musetta Vander (Miss Natalie French), Jackson Price (Blaine), Jean Speegle Howard (Real Miss French), William Monaghan (Dr. Gregory), Jack Knight (Homeless Guy), Michael Ross Verona (Teacher), Karim Oliver (Bud #1), Super Fine (Themselves)

Xander's hormones shift from Buffy to Miss French, a substitute for the deceased biology teacher. While tracking his killer and a dangerous vampire, Buffy begins to figure out that there's more to the new teacher than meets the eye.



5 :01x05 - Never Kill a Boy on the First Date

First aired: Mar/31/1997
Writer: Rob des Hotel, Dean Batali
Director: David Semel
Guest star: Mark Metcalf (The Master), David Boreanaz (Angel), Christopher Wiehl (Owen Thurman), Geoff Meed (Andrew Borba), Paul-Felix Montez (Mysterious Guy), Robert Mont (Van Driver), Andrew J. Ferchland (Boy), Velvet Chain (Themselves)

While trying to maintain a normal dating life, Buffy finds it interrupted by the fulfilment of an ancient prophesy that foretells the rising of a vampire known as the Anointed One, a powerful warrior to the Master.



6 :01x06 - The Pack

First aired: Apr/07/1997
Writer: Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Guest star: Ken Lerner (Principal Flutie), Eion Bailey (Kyle), Michael McCraine (Rhonda), Brian Gross (Tor), Jennifer Sky (Heidi), Jeff Maynard (Lance), James Stephens (Dr. Wierick), David Brisbin (Mr. Anderson), Barbara Whinnery (Mrs. Anderson (credited as Barbara K. Whinnery)), Gregory White (Coach Herrold), Justin Jon Ross (Joey), Jeffrey Steven Smith (Adam), Patrese Borem (Young Woman)

Along with four bullies, Xander becomes possessed with a hyena spirit and they begin to roam the school as a pack, taunting and picking on weaker students. However, their behaviour begins to become increasingly animalistic and even dangerous, leaving Buffy, Giles, and Willow to undo the possession before things get worse.



7 :01x07 - Angel

First aired: Apr/14/1997
Writer: David Greenwalt
Director: Scott Brazil
Guest star: Mark Metcalf (The Master), David Boreanaz (Angel), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Julie Benz (Darla), Andrew J. Ferchland (Collin), Charles Wesley (Meanest Vamp)

As the Master ramps up his attacks on the Slayer, so does the romantic tension between Buffy and Angel. Ultimately, a moment of weakness between the two leads to the secret that Angel has been holding back since their first encounter.



8 :01x08 - I, Robot... You, Jane

First aired: Apr/28/1997
Writer: Ashley Gable, Thomas A. Swyden
Director: Stephen L. Posey
Guest star: Robia LaMorte (Ms. Calendar), Chad Lindberg (Dave), Jamison Ryan (Fritz), Pierrino Mascarino (Thelonius), Edith Fields (School Nurse), Damon Sharp (Male Student), Mark Deakins (Moloch), Joss Whedon (Radio Host), Michael Deak (Moloch)

Willow begins an online relationship with a boy named Malcolm. Worried about who Malcolm is and his motives, Buffy begins investigating and soon she, Xander, and Giles discover that Willow is actually chatting with Moloch, a demon who draws devoted followers. Originally bound in a book, he is now trapped in cyberspace where his access to knowledge has him becoming more dangerous than he ever was as a flesh-and-blood demon.



9 :01x09 - The Puppet Show

First aired: May/05/1997
Writer: Dean Batali, Rob des Hotel
Director: Ellen S. Pressman
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Richard Werner (Morgan), Burke Roberts (Marc), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Lenora May (Mrs. Jackson), Chasen Hampton (Elliot), Natasha Pearce (Lisa), Tom Wyner (Sid), Krissy Carlson (Emily (Dancer)), Michelle Miracle (Locker Girl)

The Scoobies go up against their most horrific obstacle yet when the new principal puts Giles in charge of the Sunnydale High School talent show and forces Buffy, Xander, and Willow to participate. In the meantime, something is killing and harvesting body parts. Their prime suspect soon becomes a creepy ventriloquist dummy who may have a life of its own.



10 :01x10 - Nightmares

First aired: May/12/1997
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Guest star: Mark Metcalf (The Master), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Jeremy Foley (Billy Palmer), Andrew J. Ferchland (The Anointed One), Dean Butler (Hank Summers), Justin Urich (Wendell), J. Robin Miller (Laura), Terry Urdang (Ms. Tishler (credited as Terry Cain)), Scott Harlan (Aldo Gianfranco), Brian Pietro (Coach), Johnny Green (Way Cool Guy), Patty Ross (Cool Guy's Mom), Dom Magwili (Doctor), Sean Moran (Stage Manager)

Sunnydale finds out that nightmares do come true when everyone's worst fears begin manifesting in reality. The only connection is a young boy seen around each incident who is himself being stalked by a monstrous looking man.



11 :01x11 - Out of Mind, Out of Sight

First aired: May/19/1997
Director: Reza Badiyi
Guest star: David Boreanaz (Angel), Clea DuVall (Marcie Ross), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Ryan Bittle (Mitch), Denise Dowse (Ms. Miller), John Knight (Bud #1), Mercedes McNab (Harmony), Mark Phelan (Agent Doyle), Skip Stellrecht (Agent Manetti), Julie Fulton (FBI Teacher)

As Cordelia prepares to become May Queen, she is distracted by an assault on those close to her. Discovering the culprit is an invisible girl whose condition came from being ignored by those around her, Buffy and friends must set aside their differences with Cordelia in order to protect her from a revenge plot.



12 :01x12 - Prophecy Girl

First aired: Jun/02/1997
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Mark Metcalf (The Master), David Boreanaz (Angel), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Robia LaMorte (Ms. Calendar), Andrew J. Ferchland (The Anointed One), Scott Gurney (Kevin)

Buffy learns of an ancient prophecy that foretells the rising of the Master and her subsequent death. Horrified to learn this, she struggles to defeat her fate, either by avoiding it or facing it head-on.



13 :02x01 - When She Was Bad

First aired: Sep/15/1997
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Robia LaMorte (Ms. Calendar (credited as Robia La Morte)), Andrew J. Ferchland (The Anointed One), Dean Butler (Hank Summers), Brent Jennings (Absalom), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Tamara Braun (Tara), Cibo Matto (Themselves)

Buffy returns from L.A. to begin the new school year. It soon becomes evident that Buffy's behaviour has changed for the worse, and everyone suspects that it's linked to her fateful encounter with the Master. Unbeknownst to the gang, the Anointed One and his followers plot to resurrect the vampire, forcing Buffy to stop them or face the Master again.



14 :02x02 - Some Assembly Required

First aired: Sep/22/1997
Writer: David Tyron King
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Guest star: Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar (credited as Robia La Morte)), Angelo Spizzirri (Chris Epps), Michael Bacall (Eric), Ingo Neuhaus (Daryl Epps), Melanie MacQueen (Mrs. Epps), Amanda Wilmshurst (Cheerleader)

The Scoobies discover open graves that are the result of a collective grave robbery. After happening upon the bodies with missing parts, they find out that someone is trying to construct a woman. With no missing heads, Buffy races to stop the wannabe Dr Frankenstein from taking a fresh one and completing their twisted science experiment.



15 :02x03 - School Hard

First aired: Sep/29/1997
Director: John Kretchmer
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar (credited as Robia La Morte)), Andrew J. Ferchland (The Anointed One), James Marsters (Spike), Alexandra Johnes (Sheila), Gregory Scott Cummins (Big Ugly), Andrew Palmer (Lean Boy), Brian Reddy (Police Chief Bob), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Keith MacKechnie (Parent), Alan Abelew (Brian Kirch), Joanie Pleasant (Helpless Girl), Nickel (Themselves)

Between Snyder and her mother, Buffy dreads Parent-Teacher night. However, it might be moot given the upcoming Night of Saint Vigeous where the Anointed One and his followers plan to attack in full force. Things are made even worse by the arrival a vampire named Spike who has killed two Slayers in the past and promises to make Buffy his hat trick.



16 :02x04 - Inca Mummy Girl

First aired: Oct/06/1997
Writer: Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer
Director: Ellen S. Pressman
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Ara Celi (Inca Mummy/Ampata), Seth Green (Oz), Jason Hall (Devon), Henrik Rosvall (Sven), Clayne Crawford (Rodney (credited as Joey Crawford)), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Kristen Winnicki (Gwen), Gil Birmingham (Peru Man (Bodyguard)), Samuel Jacobs (Peruvian Boy (Ampata Gutierrez)), Bernard White (Tour Guide)

An Incan mummy is released and assumes the identity of the foreign exchange student living with the Summers. Xander is immediately smitten with her, and while the two begin a loving relationship, he and the others are unaware that she must drain the life force from others to remain alive.



17 :02x05 - Reptile Boy

First aired: Oct/13/1997
Writer: David Greenwalt
Director: David Greenwalt
Guest star: Greg Vaughan (Richard), Todd Babcock (Tom Warner), Jordana Spiro (Callie), Robin Atkin Downes (Machida), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Christopher Dahlberg (Tackle), Jason Posey (Linebacker), Coby Bell (Young Man), Kavan Smith (Man), Scott Duthie (Frat Brother #2)

Buffy feels she has no social life due to Giles's taxing schedule and Angel's reluctance to dating. She rebels by setting aside her better judgement and going with Cordelia on a double-date with a couple of college boys. What they do not know is that the fraternity they belong to has built its power on a long tradition of worship and sacrificing girls to a demon.



18 :02x06 - Halloween

First aired: Oct/27/1997
Writer: Carl Ellsworth
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Guest star: Seth Green (Oz), James Marsters (Spike), Robin Sachs (Ethan Rayne), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Larry Bagby III (Larry), Abigail Gershman (Girl), Marjorie Lovett (Mrs. Parker)

While chaperoning trick-or-treaters on Halloween, Buffy, Xander, and Willow, as well as several others in town, find themselves transforming into the personas of their costumes. Spike sees the chaos as an opportunity, especially when he finds that Buffy is now stuck in the role as a helpless noble woman.



19 :02x07 - Lie to Me

First aired: Nov/03/1997
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar (credited as Robia La Morte)), James Marsters (Spike), Jason Behr (Billy "Ford" Fordham), Jarrad Paul (Diego), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Will Rothhaar (James), Julia Lee (Chanterelle), Julie Michaels (Julia), Todd McIntosh (Sunset Club Greeter)

Buffy is visited by Ford, an old friend her old high school. While she is relieved that she doesn't have to hide her Slayer identity from him, a jealous Angel, along with Willow and Xander, discover that Ford is himself hiding something from Buffy.



20 :02x08 - The Dark Age

First aired: Nov/10/1997
Writer: Rob des Hotel, Dean Batali
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Guest star: Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar (credited as Robia La Morte)), Robin Sachs (Ethan Rayne), Stuart McLean (Philip Henry), Wendy Way (Dierdre), Michael Earl Reid (Custodian), Daniel Henry Murray (Creepy Cult Guy), Carlease Burke (Detective Winslow), Tony Sears (Morgue Attendent), John Bellucci (Man), Chris O'Hara (Vampire)

Giles learns that he can't outrun his sins when a demon he helped summon during his rebellious youth comes back for he and his then circle of friends. With the demon now narrowing its target onto Giles, he soon finds those closest to him in danger due to the reckless past he had hoped they would never discover.



21 :02x09 - What's My Line? (1)

First aired: Nov/17/1997
Writer: Howard Gordon, Marti Noxon
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Seth Green (Oz), James Marsters (Spike), Eric Saiet (Dalton), Kelly Connell (Norman Pfister), Bianca Lawson (Kendra), Saverio Guerra (Willy), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Michael Rothhaar (Suitman), P. B. Hutton (Mrs. Kalish), Spice Williams (Patrice), Scott Duthie (Vampire)

Career Week at Sunnydale High leads Buffy to question where her Slayer duties will leave her in terms of a stable future. In the meantime, she must be on guard for the Order of Taraka, a collection of assassins who Spike has sicced on Buffy to distract her as he tries to find a way to restore Drusilla to full health.



22 :02x10 - What's My Line? (2)

First aired: Nov/24/1997
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: David Semel
Guest star: Seth Green (Oz), Saverio Guerra (Willy), Kelly Connell (Norman Pfister), Bianca Lawson (Kendra), James Marsters (Spike), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Danny Strong (Hostage Kid), Spice Williams (Patrice)

The revelation of a new Slayer relieves Buffy of worry of her duties, but she soon finds herself back in battle when she discovers that Spike has taken Angel who is the key to curing Drusilla. The two Slayers must coordinate their methods to stop the upcoming ritual.



23 :02x11 - Ted

First aired: Dec/08/1997
Writer: Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Guest star: John Ritter (Ted), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar), Ken Thorley (Neal), James MacDonald (Detective Stein (credited as James G. MacDonald)), Jeff Langton (Vampire), Jeff Pruitt (Vampire)

Buffy discovers that her mother has a boyfriend. Everyone quickly takes to Ted, except Buffy. While many dismiss it as stepfather issues, the more Buffy finds out about Ted, the more her dislike for him is justified.



24 :02x12 - Bad Eggs

First aired: Jan/12/1998
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: David Greenwalt
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Jeremy Ratchford (Lyle Gorch), James Parks (Tector Gorch), Rick Zieff (Mr. Whitmore), Danny Strong (Johnathan), Brie McCaddin (Cute Girl), Eric Whitmore (Night Watchman)

As if hunting down a couple of cowboy vampires is enough for Buffy, she also has to take care of an egg for a health class assignment. After a few tireless nights, she discovers that there's something amiss with her egg.



25 :02x13 - Surprise (1)

First aired: Jan/19/1998
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: Michael Lange
Guest star: Vincent Schiavelli (Enios), Seth Green (Oz), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar), Brian Thompson (The Judge), Eric Saiet (Dalton), James Marsters (Spike), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Roger Stoneburner (Vampire)

Buffy's 17th birthday is approaching, but she is more concerned about Angel, due to a troubling dream where he was killed by Drusilla. The fear is not unwarranted, as a healthy Drusilla and wheelchair-bound Spike have begun assembling The Judge, a powerful demon with the ability burn to down humanity.



26 :02x14 - Innocence (2)

First aired: Jan/20/1998
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Vincent Schiavelli (Enios), Seth Green (Oz), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar), Brian Thompson (The Judge), Ryan Francis (Soldier), James Marsters (Spike), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), James Lurie (Teacher), Carla Madden (Woman), Parry Shen (Student)

As if the apocalyptic situation with The Judge isn't bad enough, the curse inflicted upon Angel has been lifted. With no soul, Angel has reverted to his evil ways and joined forces with Spike and Drusilla. Buffy must now put aside her feelings for the man she once loved and come to terms with the monster he's become.



27 :02x15 - Phases

First aired: Jan/27/1998
Writer: Dean Batali, Rob des Hotel
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Guest star: Seth Green (Oz), Camila Griggs (Miss Litto), Jack Conley (Cain), Larry Bagby III (Larry), Megahn Perry (Theresa), Keith Campbell (Werewolf), Lotion (Themselves)

With Buffy dealing with the loss of Angel, Cordelia is frustrated with Xander, and Willow yearns to develop a more affectionate relationship with Oz.

Meanwhile, a werewolf is on the loose in Sunnydale, and the Scoobies race to find out who it is. They must stop the creature, not just from others, but also for its own sake, as a hunter aims to kill it to sell its pelt.



28 :02x16 - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

First aired: Feb/10/1998
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Seth Green (Oz), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar), Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy Madison), Mercedes McNab (Harmony), Lorna Scott (Miss Beakman), James Marsters (Spike), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Jason Hall (Devon), Jennie Chester (Kate), Kristen Winnicki (Cordette), Tamara Braun (Frenzied Girl), Scott Hamm (Jock)

Under pressure from her friends, Cordelia breaks up with Xander, on Valentine's Day of all days. Hoping to get her back, he has Amy preform a love spell for him. Unfortunately, it has the opposite effect, making every woman in sight but Cordelia go crazy over Xander.



29 :02x17 - Passion

First aired: Feb/24/1998
Writer: David Tyron King
Director: Michael Gershman
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar), Richard Assad (Shopkeeper), James Marsters (Spike), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Danny Strong (Student), Richard Hoyt Miller (Policeman)

At Buffy's urging, Giles and Jenny try to reconcile their relationship. As Jenny is on the verge of cracking a spell that could restore Angel's soul, Angel's emotional torture of Buffy is getting worse, eventually leading to an act that will haunt Buffy and friends for a long time to come.



30 :02x18 - Killed by Death

First aired: Mar/03/1998
Writer: Dean Batali, Rob des Hotel
Director: Deran Sarafian
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Richard Herd (Dr. Stanley Backer), Willie Garson (Guard), Andrew Ducote (Ryan), Juanita Jennings (Dr. Wilkinson), Robert Munic (Intern), Mimi Paley (Little Buffy), Denise Johnson (Celia), James Jude Courtney (Kindestod)

Buffy is overcome with the flu and taken to the hospital. She is eager to get out due to a phobia of hospitals that stems from a childhood incident, but soon discovers that something is stalking the children's wing.



31 :02x19 - I Only Have Eyes For You

First aired: Apr/28/1998
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Guest star: Meredith Salenger (Grace Newman (credited as Meredith Salinger)), Christopher Gorham (James Stanley), John Hawkes (George), Miriam Flynn (Mrs. Frank), Brian Reddy (Police Chief Bob), James Marsters (Spike), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Brian Poth (Fighting Boy), Sarah Bibb (Fighting Girl), James Lurie (Mr. Miller), Ryan Taszreak (Ben), Anna Coman-Hidy (50's Girl #1), Vanessa Bednar (50's Girl #2), Angie Hart (Herself (credited as Splendid))

A violent lovers spate is reenacted again and again in the halls of Sunnydale High School. With the spirits of a student and his teacher repeatedly possess people and carrying out the murder-suicide that occurred forty-three years eariler, the Scoobies scramble to put an end the tragic cycle.



32 :02x20 - Go Fish

First aired: May/05/1998
Writer: Elin Hampton, David Fury
Director: David Semel
Guest star: Charles Cyphers (Coach Marin), Jeremy Garrett (Cameron Walker), Wentworth Miller (Gage Petronzi), Conchata Ferrell (Nurse Greenliegh), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Jake Patellis (Dodd McAlvy), Shane West (Sean)

A creature appears to be targeting members of the swim team. With two already found by nothing more than their skin. Buffy keeps a watchful eye on the most likely next target, while the others try to find out about the origin of the monster.



33 :02x21 - Becoming (1)

First aired: May/12/1998
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Max Perlich (Whistler), Seth Green (Oz), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Julie Benz (Darla), Bianca Lawson (Kendra), Jack McGee (Doug Perren), Richard Riehle (Merrick), James Marsters (Spike), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Shannon Welles (Gypsy Woman), Zitto Kazann (Gypsy Man), Ginger Williams (Girl), Nina Gervitz (Teacher), Dean Butler (Hank Summers), Sophia Crawford (Vampire)

Buffy has resolved to finally fight Angel just as he plans to awaken the demon Acathla and suck the world into Hell. However, her decision is clouded by the discovery of Jenny's spell that could restore Angel's soul.



34 :02x22 - Becoming (2)

First aired: May/19/1998
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Max Perlich (Whistler), Seth Green (Oz), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar), James MacDonald (Detective Stein (credited as James G. MacDonald)), James Marsters (Spike), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Susan Leslie (First Cop), Thomas G. Waites (Second Cop), Roger Stoneburner (Vampire)

With Giles being tortured by Angel to reveal the secret to awakening Acathla, Buffy is in a race against time. Even with an unlikely ally helping her, Buffy will have to face heartbreak and hardship along her way to face Angel alone.



35 :03x01 - Anne

First aired: Sep/29/1998
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Julia Lee (Lily), Carlos Jacott (Ken), Mary-Pat Green (Blood Bank Nurse), Chad Todhunter (Rickie), Larry Bagby III (Larry), James Lurie (Teacher), Michael Leopard (Roughneck), Harley Zumbrum (Demon Guard), Barbara Pilavin (Old Woman), Harrison Young (Old Man), Alex Toma (Aaron), Dell Yount (Truck Guy), Bellylove (Themselves), Jeff Pruitt (Demon Bouncer)

Buffy is lying low by settling for a lonely life in L.A. However, her old life comes back when someone from her past comes to her in need of help.

Meanwhile, the Scoobies take on slaying duties, as Joyce continues to come to grips with the secret life her daughter kept from her.



36 :03x02 - Dead Man's Party

First aired: Oct/06/1998
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Nancy Lenehan (Pat), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Jason Hall (Devon), Paul M. Stetler (Young Doctor (credited as Paul Morgan Stetler)), Chris Garnant (Stoner #1), Heath Castor (Party Guest), Scott Duthie (Zombie)

Buffy now back in Sunnydale, feels unwelcomed and unwanted by her friends and mom. If that weren't bad enough, she also has to deal with zombies crashing her homecoming party.



37 :03x03 - Faith, Hope & Trick

First aired: Oct/13/1998
Writer: David Greenwalt
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), K. Todd Freeman (Mr. Trick), Fab Filippo (Scott Hope), Jeremy Roberts (Kakistos), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), John Ennis (Manager), Darling Violetta (Themselves), R. D. Price (Pizza Delivery Guy)

Buffy meets a new rogue slayer by the name of Faith, who was called on after the death of Kendra. Buffy soon learns that Faith has a lot of problems, which end up becomming Buffy's problems as well when she learns Faith was followed to Sunnydale.



38 :03x04 - Beauty and the Beasts

First aired: Oct/20/1998
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Guest star: Fab Filippo (Scott Hope), John Patrick White (Pete Clarner), Danielle Weeks (Debbie), Phill Lewis (Mr. Platt), Eliza Dushku (Faith)

When a vicious murder occurs at Sunnydale High, the gang begins to think Oz may have been behind it. Meanwhile, Buffy discovers a wild Angel, who has returned from a hell dimension.



39 :03x05 - Homecoming

First aired: Nov/03/1998
Writer: David Greenwalt
Director: David Greenwalt
Guest star: K. Todd Freeman (Mr. Trick), Jeremy Ratchford (Lyle Gorch), Fab Filippo (Scott Hope), Ian Abercrombie (Old Man), Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Jason Hall (Devon), Jack Plotnick (Deputy Mayor), Billy Maddox (Frawley), Joseph Daube (Hans), Jermyn Daube (Frederick), Lee Everett (Candy Gorch), Tori McPetrie (Michelle), Chad Stahelski (Kulak), Jennifer Hetrick (Ms. Moran)

Buffy and Cordelia go head to head as they battle it out to win the title of Homecoming Queen. They soon realize they have bigger problems while being hunted as a part of Slayerfest '98.



40 :03x06 - Band Candy

First aired: Nov/10/1998
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: Michael Lange
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), K. Todd Freeman (Mr. Trick), Robin Sachs (Ethan Rayne), Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Jason Hall (Devon), Peg Stewart (Ms. Barton)

The adults begin acting like children after consuming chocolate bars sold by Sunnydale High students. Buffy and her friends soon find out that Ethan Rayne is back and is to blame for the current situation.



41 :03x07 - Revelations

First aired: Nov/17/1998
Writer: Douglas Petrie
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Serena Scott Thomas (Gwendolyn Post), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Jason Hall (Devon), Kate Rodger (Paramedic)

Things heat up after everyone finds out that Angel is back in Sunnydale and Buffy has kept it secret. Meanwhile, Faith's new watcher is not all that she seems.



42 :03x08 - Lovers Walk

First aired: Nov/24/1998
Writer: Dan Vebber
Director: David Semel
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III), James Marsters (Spike), Jack Plotnick (Deputy Mayor), Mark Burnham (Lenny (credited as Marc Burnham)), Suzanne Krull (Clerk)

Spike returns to Sunnydale, blaming Buffy and her friends for losing Drusilla. He has Willow make him a love spell while he holds her and Xander hostage.



43 :03x09 - The Wish

First aired: Dec/08/1998
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: David Greenwalt
Guest star: Mark Metcalf (The Master), Emma Caulfield (Anyanka), Larry Bagby III (Larry), Mercedes McNab (Harmony), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Nicole Bilderback (Cordette #1), Nathan Anderson (John Lee), Mariah O'Brien (Nancy), Gary Imhoff (Teacher), Robert Covarrubias (Caretaker)

When Cordelia wishes that Buffy had never come to Sunnydale, the demon Anyanka grants her wish. Now the entire city is stuck in an alternate reality where the vampires have made a feeding ground out of Sunnydale.



44 :03x10 - Amends

First aired: Dec/15/1998
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Saverio Guerra (Willy), Shane Barach (Daniel), Edward Edwards (Travis), Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy (Margaret), Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Mark Kriski (Weatherman), Tom Michael Bailey (Tree Seller Guy)

Angel's past comes back to haunt him when he starts seeing the spirits of those he killed while he was Angelus.



45 :03x11 - Gingerbread

First aired: Jan/12/1999
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy Madison), Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III), Jordan Baker (Sheila Rosenberg), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Lindsay Taylor (Little Girl), Shawn Pyfrom (Little Boy), Blake Soper (Michael (credited as Blake Swendson)), Grant Garrison (Roy), Roger Morrissey (Demon), Daniel Tamm (Mooster)

When Buffy's mother discovers two dead children in the park, she goes on a witch hunt of sorts trying to rid Sunnydale of all evil.



46 :03x12 - Helpless

First aired: Jan/19/1999
Writer: David Fury
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Jeff Kober (Zachary Kralik), Harris Yulin (Quentin Travers), Dominic Keating (Blair), David Haydn-Jones (Hobson), Nick Cornish (Guy), Don Dowe (Construction Worker)

It is said that once a Slayer reachers her 18th birthday, her watcher must strip her of her powers and have her engage in combat with a fierce monster. However, Giles isn't like most other watchers.



47 :03x13 - The Zeppo

First aired: Jan/26/1999
Writer: Dan Vebber
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Guest star: Saverio Guerra (Willy), Channon Roe (Jack), Michael Cudlitz (Bob), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Darin Heames (Parker), Scott Torrence (Dickie), Whitney Dylan (Lysette), Vaughn Armstrong (Cop)

Taunted by Cordelia, uncool Xander sets out to improve his image and gets more than he bargained for by way of ferocious demons, the walking dead and an unexploded bomb before he earns a night of passion with Faith. Unfortunately, his solo heroics go unnoticed by Buffy and the team, who are preoccupied with a nest of hideous bird-like creatures threatening to reopen the Hellmouth.



48 :03x14 - Bad Girls

First aired: Feb/09/1999
Writer: Douglas Petrie
Director: Michael Lange
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III), K. Todd Freeman (Mr. Trick), Jack Plotnick (Allan Finch), Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndham-Pryce), Christian Clemenson (Balthazar), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Alex Skuby (Vincent), Wendy Clifford (Mrs. Taggert), Ron Roggé (Cop)

New watcher, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, arrives from England, full of dire warnings about the activities of a demon called Balthazar and his sinister acolytes. Meanwhile Buffy gets a taste of the dark side when on patrol with companion Faith - but unfortunately, their vampire-killing spree ends in the accidental death of a mortal.



49 :03x15 - Consequences

First aired: Feb/16/1999
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: Michael Gershman
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III), K. Todd Freeman (Mr. Trick), Jack Plotnick (Allan Finch), Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndham-Pryce), James MacDonald (Detective Stein (credited as James G. MacDonald)), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Amy Powell (T.V. News Reporter), Patricia Place (Woman)

When Faith feels no guilt for the human she unintentionally killed, she ends up alienating herself from Buffy and is slowly being lured to the side of evil.



50 :03x16 - Doppelgängland

First aired: Feb/23/1999
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III), Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndham-Pryce), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Ethan Erickson (Percy), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Jason Hall (Devon), Michael Nagy (Alfonse), Andy Umberger (D'Hoffryn), Megan Gray (Sandy), Norma Michaels (Older Woman), Corey Michael Blake (Waiter), Jennifer Nicole (Body-Double Willow), K's Choice (Themselves)

Due to a failed spell, an evil Willow from an alternate dimension falls into Buffy's world and tries to make this world more like hers.



51 :03x17 - Enemies

First aired: Mar/16/1999
Writer: Douglas Petrie
Director: David Grossman
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III), Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndham-Pryce), Michael Manasseri (Horned Demon), Gary Bullock (Shrouded Man), Eliza Dushku (Faith)

With the ascension quickly approaching, Faith and the Mayor try to steal Angel's soul in an attempt to bring him over to their side.



52 :03x18 - Earshot

First aired: Sep/21/1999
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: Regis Kimble
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndham-Pryce), Ethan Erickson (Percy), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Larry Bagby III (Larry), Keram Malicki-Sanchez (Freddy Iverson), Justin Doran (Hogan), Lauren E. Roman (Nancy Doyle), Wendy Worthington (Lunch Lady), Robert Arce (Mr. Beach), Molly Bryant (Ms. Murray), Rich Muller (Student), Jay Michael Ferguson (Another Student)

A fight with a demon leaves Buffy with the ability to read minds. When she hears a fellow Sunnydale High student thinking about killing the entire school, she goes on an all out hunt to find the person and stop them.



53 :03x19 - Choices

First aired: May/04/1999
Writer: David Fury
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III), Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndham-Pryce), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Keith Brunsmann (Vamp - Lackey), Jimmie F. Skaggs (Courier), Michael Schoenfeld (Security Guard #1), Seth Coltan (Security Guard #2), J. R. Reed (Vamp - Guard), Bonita Friedericy (Manager), Brett Moses (Student)

Buffy and her friends decide to strike against the Mayor directly, and steal a magic box crucial to his Ascension. However, their plan is foiled when Willow is captured by Faith and used as leverage.



54 :03x20 - The Prom

First aired: May/11/1999
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndham-Pryce), Brad Caleb Kane (Tucker Wells), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Bonita Friedericy (Mrs. Finkle), Andrea Baker (Sales Girl), Mike Kimmel (Harv), Tove Kingsbury (Tux Boy), Michael Zlabinger (Student at Mic), Monica Serene Garnich (Pretty Girl), Joe Howard (Priest), Damien Eckhardt (Jack Mayhew), Stephanie Denise Griffin (Tux Girl)

On Prom Night, Buffy has to deal with Angel leaving her, as well as one of her fellow students planning to unleash his hell beasts on the students during the senior prom.



55 :03x21 - Graduation Day (1)

First aired: May/18/1999
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III), Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndham-Pryce), Mercedes McNab (Harmony), Ethan Erickson (Percy), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), James Lurie (Mr. Miller), Hal Robinson (Lester), Adrian Neil (Vamp Lackey #1), John Rosenfeld (Vamp Lackey #2)

As Buffy's Graduation Day approaches, Faith is instructed to poison Angel as part of the Mayor's plot to distract Buffy's attention from the Ascension.



56 :03x22 - Graduation Day (2)

First aired: Jul/13/1999
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III), Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndham-Pryce), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Larry Bagby III (Larry), Mercedes McNab (Harmony), Ethan Erickson (Percy), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Paulo Andres (Dr. Powell), Susan Chuang (Nurse), Tom Bellin (Dr. Gold), Samuel Bliss Cooper (Vamp Lackey)

Ascension Day heralds the ultimate battle, as Buffy and her friends prepare for a face-off against the Mayor and a horde of vampires during Graduation.



57 :04x01 - The Freshman

First aired: Oct/05/1999
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Marc Blucas (Riley Finn), Dagney Kerr (Kathy Newman), Pedro Balmaceda (Eddie), Katharine Towne (Sunday), Lindsay Crouse (Maggie Walsh), Mike Rad (Rookie), Shannon Hillary (Dav), Mace Lombard (Tom), Robert Catrini (Prof. Riegert), Scott Rinker (R. A.), Phina Oruche (Olivia), Denice J. Sealy (Student Volunteer), Evie Peck (Angry Girl), Anil Raman (Earnest Fellow), Jason Christopher (Nonserious Guy), Jane Silvia (Conservative Woman), Mark Elliott Silverberg (Passing Student), Walter Borchert (New Vampire), David Boreanaz (Angel), Angie Hart (Herself)

As Buffy begins college, she learns that it's not all that different from high school and that her work as slayer is never finished, when a new vampire, Sunday, and her army of goons begin abducting college students and making it seem as if they had run away.



58 :04x02 - Living Conditions

First aired: Oct/12/1999
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: David Grossman
Guest star: Dagney Kerr (Kathy Newman), Adam Kaufman (Parker Abrams), Clayton Barber (Demon 1), Walter Borchert (Demon 2), Roger Morrissey (Tapparich), David Tuckman (Freshman), Paige Moss (Veruca)

Buffy is convinced that her strange new roommate, Kathy, is a demon. However, nobody believes her as they just assume that she's gone insane.



59 :04x03 - The Harsh Light of Day

First aired: Oct/19/1999
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Emma Caulfield (Anya), Mercedes McNab (Harmony), Adam Kaufman (Parker Abrams), James Marsters (Spike), Jason Hall (Devon), Melik (Brian), Bif Naked (Herself (Performer))

Spike returns to Sunnydale in search of a magical ring of invincibility, and this time he has another femme fatale at his side - Cordelia's former sidekick, Harmony. As a recent addition to the ranks of the undead, she's gained a new lease on "lifelessness", and a voracious appetite - for Willow.



60 :04x04 - Fear, Itself

First aired: Oct/26/1999
Writer: David Fury
Director: Tucker Gates
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Marc Blucas (Riley Finn), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Adam Kaufman (Parker Abrams), Lindsay Crouse (Maggie Walsh), Marc Rose (Josh), Sulo Williams (Chaz), Aldis Hodge (Masked Teen), Walter Jones (Edward), Adam Bitterman (Gachnar), Michele Nordin (Rachel), Adam Grimes (Lobster Boy), Darris Love (Hallmate), Larissa Reynolds (Present Girl)

When Buffy and her friends decide to check out a fun haunted house on Halloween night, they discover that the house actually is haunted, with them trapped inside it.



61 :04x05 - Beer Bad

First aired: Nov/02/1999
Writer: Tracey Forbes
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Marc Blucas (Riley Finn), Adam Kaufman (Parker Abrams), Paige Moss (Veruca), Eric Matheny (Colm), Steven M. Porter (Jack), Lindsay Crouse (Maggie Walsh), Kal Penn (Hunt), Jake Phillips (Kip), Bryan Cuprill (Roy), Lisa Johnson (Paula), Joshua Wheeler (Driver), Patrick Belton (College Kid #1), Kaycee Shank (College Kid #2), Steven Jang (College Kid #3), Cameron Bender (Stoner), Kate Luhr (Young Woman), Michael Beardsley (UC Sunnydale Student)

Xander lands a job in the college bar, where Buffy sees Parker kissing someone else. Hurt and confused, she seeks solace with a gang of rowdy students - whose beer turns her into a rampaging neanderthal.



62 :04x06 - Wild At Heart

First aired: Nov/09/1999
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: David Grossman
Guest star: Marc Blucas (Riley Finn), Paige Moss (Veruca), James Marsters (Spike), Lindsay Crouse (Maggie Walsh)

Oz seems to be attracted to mysterious musician by the name of Veruca. Willow shows her jealousy toward this female singer, who actually turns out to be a female werewolf.



63 :04x07 - The Initiative

First aired: Nov/16/1999
Writer: Douglas Petrie
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Marc Blucas (Riley Finn), Mercedes McNab (Harmony), Adam Kaufman (Parker Abrams), Bailey Chase (Graham Miller), Leonard Roberts (Forrest Gates), Lindsay Crouse (Maggie Walsh), Mace Lombard (Tom), Scott Becker (Lost Freshman)

Spike is held prisoner in an underground laboratory, by a mysterious military organization, known as the Initiative. He soon escapes and sets out to exact revenge on the Slayer - little suspecting the shock in store for him.



64 :04x08 - Pangs

First aired: Nov/23/1999
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: Michael Lange
Guest star: Marc Blucas (Riley Finn), Mercedes McNab (Harmony), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Leonard Roberts (Forrest Gates), Bailey Chase (Graham Miller), Tod Thawley (Hus), David Boreanaz (Angel), Margaret Easley (Curator), William Vogt (Jamie), Mark Ankeny (Dean Guerrero)

On Thanksgiving, Buffy encounters the restless and vengeful spirit of a Native American, whose people 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.



65 :04x09 - Something Blue

First aired: Nov/30/1999
Writer: Tracey Forbes
Director: Nick Marck
Guest star: Marc Blucas (Riley Finn), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy Madison), Andy Umberger (D'Hoffryn)

Willow casts a disastrous spell which happens to make her every wish come true, without her even realizing it.



66 :04x10 - Hush

First aired: Dec/14/1999
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Marc Blucas (Riley Finn), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Leonard Roberts (Forrest Gates), Phina Oruche (Olivia), Amber Benson (Tara), Brooke Bloom (Nicole), Jessica Townsend (Cheryl), Lindsay Crouse (Maggie Walsh), Doug Jones (Gentleman), Camden Toy (Gentleman), Don W. Lewis (Gentleman), Charlie Brumbly (Gentleman), Carlos Amezcua (Newscaster), Elizabeth Thuax (Little Girl), Wayne Sable (Freshman), Andy Hallett (Student)

...knocking on windows, knocking on doors. They're here to take seven, and they might take yours...

In this Emmy-nominated episode, The Gentlemen come to Sunnydale and render the town speechless.



67 :04x11 - Doomed

First aired: Jan/18/2000
Writer: David Fury, Jane Espenson, Marti Noxon
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Leonard Roberts (Forrest Gates), Bailey Chase (Graham Miller), Ethan Erickson (Percy West), Anastasia Horne (Laurie), Anthony Anselmi (Partier)

Buffy and gang head back to Sunnydale High School to stop an impending apocalypse.



68 :04x12 - A New Man

First aired: Jan/25/2000
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: Michael Gershman
Guest star: Robin Sachs (Ethan Rayne), Amber Benson (Tara), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Lindsay Crouse (Maggie Walsh), Elizabeth Penn Payne (Waitress), Michelle Ferrara (Mother)

Giles is turned into a demon, forcing him to track down slippery sorcerer, Ethan Rayne, in the hope of reversing the process.



69 :04x13 - The I In Team

First aired: Feb/08/2000
Writer: David Fury
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Amber Benson (Tara), George Hertzberg (Adam), Leonard Roberts (Forrest Gates), Bailey Chase (Graham Miller), Jack Stehlin (Doctor Angleman), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Lindsay Crouse (Maggie Walsh), Neil Daly (Mason)

Buffy begins to distance herself from her friends as she starts spending more and more time with Riley and the Initiative.



70 :04x14 - Goodbye Iowa

First aired: Feb/15/2000
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Amber Benson (Tara), George Hertzberg (Adam), Leonard Roberts (Forrest Gates), Bailey Chase (Graham Miller), Jack Stehlin (Doctor Angleman), Amy Powell (Reporter), J. B. Gaynor (Little Boy), Saverio Guerra (Willy), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Andy Marshall (Scientist #1), Paul Leighton (Rough-Looking Demon), Karen Charnell (Shady Lady)

The Initiative falls apart following Maggie Walsh's death, while Riley is aghast to discover he was surreptitiously fed addictive drugs, and begins to doubt everything he ever held dear - including Buffy.



71 :04x15 - This Year's Girl (1)

First aired: Feb/22/2000
Writer: Douglas Petrie
Director: Michael Gershman
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Amber Benson (Tara), Leonard Roberts (Forrest Gates), Bailey Chase (Graham Miller), Chet Grissom (Detective), Alastair Duncan (Collins), Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Jeff Ricketts (Weatherby), Kevin Owers (Smith), Mark Gantt (Demon), Kimberly McRae (Visitor), Sara Van Horn (Older Nurse), Brian Hawley (Orderly), Jack Esformes (Doctor)

Faith awakens from her coma and immediately comes after Buffy, seeking revenge on her and her loved ones.



72 :04x16 - Who Are You? (2)

First aired: Feb/29/2000
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Amber Benson (Tara), Leonard Roberts (Forrest Gates), George Hertzberg (Adam), Chet Grissom (Detective), Alastair Duncan (Collins), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Eliza Dushku (Buffy), Rick Stear (Boone), Jeff Ricketts (Weatherby), Kevin Owers (Smith), Amy Powell (Reporter), Rick Scarry (Sergeant), Jennifer S. Albright (Date), Craig Patton (E.R. Doctor)

Faith, having switched bodies with Buffy, goes around tarnishing Buffy's good name.



73 :04x17 - Superstar

First aired: Apr/04/2000
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: David Grossman
Guest star: Danny Strong (Jonathan), Amber Benson (Tara), Bailey Chase (Graham Miller), Robert Patrick Benedict (Jape), John Saint Ryan (Colonel Haviland), George Hertzberg (Adam), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Erica Luttrell (Karen), Adam Clark (Cop), Chanie Costello (Inga), Julie Costello (Ilsa), Brad Caleb Kane (Additional vocals)

Still reeling from her discovery about Riley, Buffy tries to find out why school misfit Jonathan has become a local hero in Sunnydale.



74 :04x18 - Where the Wild Things Are

First aired: Apr/25/2000
Writer: Tracey Forbes
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Amber Benson (Tara), Leonard Roberts (Forrest Gates), Bailey Chase (Graham Miller), Kathryn Joosten (Mrs. Holt), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Casey McCarthy (Julie), Neil Daly (Mason), Jeff Wilson (Evan), Bryan Cuprill (Roy), Jeffrey Sharmay (Drowning Boy), Danielle Pessis (Christie), David Engler (Intiative Guy), James Michael Connor (Scientist)

A weird occurence takes place at a fraternity party when Riley and Buffy have sex in the frat house. It turns out that they are the ones who spark the spooky events that are taking place.



75 :04x19 - New Moon Rising

First aired: May/02/2000
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Amber Benson (Tara), Leonard Roberts (Forrest Gates), Bailey Chase (Graham Miller), Robert Patrick Benedict (Jape), Conor O'Farrell (Colonel McNamara), George Hertzberg (Adam), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Seth Green (Oz), James Michael Connor (Scientist #1), Mark Daneri (Scientist #2), Dorron Keeman (Commando #2)

Oz learns to control his werewolf nature and returns to Sunnydale, but his unexpected reappearance casts a shadow over Willow and Tara's growing relationship.



76 :04x20 - The Yoko Factor (1)

First aired: May/09/2000
Writer: Douglas Petrie
Director: David Grossman
Guest star: Amber Benson (Tara), Leonard Roberts (Forrest Gates), Conor O'Farrell (Colonel McNamara), George Hertzberg (Adam), Emma Caulfield (Anya), David Boreanaz (Angel), Bob Fimiani (Mr. Ward), Jade Carter (Lieutenant)

Spike joins forces with Adam and manages to turn the gang against each other, while Angel's return to Sunnydale provokes a violent reaction.



77 :04x21 - Primeval (2)

First aired: May/16/2000
Writer: David Fury
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Leonard Roberts (Forrest Gates), Amber Benson (Tara), Bailey Chase (Graham Miller), Jack Stehlin (Doctor Angleman), Conor O'Farrell (Colonel McNamara), George Hertzberg (Adam), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Lindsay Crouse (Maggie Walsh), Bob Fimiani (Mr. Ward), Jordi Vilasuso (Dixon)

Adam gains control of Riley's mind and attempts to create an army of invincible soldiers to destroy the Initiative, but Buffy has ideas of her own. She and her friends break back into the Initiative to put a stop to Adam- for good this time.



78 :04x22 - Restless

First aired: May/23/2000
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Amber Benson (Tara), Mercedes McNab (Harmony), David Wells (The Cheese Man), Michael Harney (Xander's Father), George Hertzberg (Adam), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Seth Green (Oz), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Sharon Ferguson (Primitive), Phina Oruche (Olivia), Rob Boltin (Soldier)

After the powerful spell they used to destroy Adam, the gang gathers at Buffy's house for a night of relaxation and videos. However, when they fall asleep, they find they are caught in a web of wild dreams, pursued by a mysterious figure.



79 :05x01 - Buffy vs. Dracula

First aired: Sep/26/2000
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Rudolf Martin (Dracula), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), Amber Benson (Tara), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), E. J. Gage (Mover #1), Scott Berman (Mover #2), Marita Schaub (Vampire Girl #1), Leslee Jean Matta (Vampire Girl #2), Jennifer Slimko (Vampire Girl #3)

As the shadow of night falls over Sunnydale, the Slayer is brought face to face with the most infamous vampire ever to have stalked the Earth, the legendary Count Dracula.



80 :05x02 - Real Me

First aired: Oct/03/2000
Writer: David Fury
Director: David Grossman
Guest star: Mercedes McNab (Harmony), Bob Morrisey (Crazy Guy), Amber Benson (Tara), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Brian Turk (Mort), Chaney Kley (Brad), Faith Abrahams (Peaches), Tom Lenk (Cyrus)

Harmony and her vampire gang plan Buffy's death, while a jealous Dawn adjusts to life with her overworked sister.



81 :05x03 - The Replacement

First aired: Oct/10/2000
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Michael Bailey Smith (Toth), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Kelly Donovan (Xander Double), Cathy Cohen (Building Manager), David Rivers (Foreman), Fritz Greve (Construction Worker)

A demon splits Xander into two separate beings, one with his best characteristics and another with his worst. Unfortunately his friends seem too busy with their own problems to help, especially Riley, who fears his love for Buffy is unrequited.



82 :05x04 - Out of My Mind

First aired: Oct/17/2000
Writer: Rebecca Sinclair
Director: David Grossman
Guest star: Mercedes McNab (Harmony), Bailey Chase (Graham Miller), Charlie Weber (Ben), Time Winters (Initiative Doctor), Amber Benson (Tara), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Deirdre Holder (Hospital Doctor)

Spike attempts to force a surgeon to remove the pain-inducing microchip from his brain, while Riley resists medical attention, fearing Buffy will lose interest in him if he's left without his strength.



83 :05x05 - No Place Like Home

First aired: Oct/24/2000
Writer: Douglas Petrie
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Clare Kramer (Glory), Charlie Weber (Ben), Ravil Isyanov (Monk), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), James Wellington (Night Watchman), Paul Hayes (Older Night Watchman), Staci Lawrence (Customer), John Sarkisian (Old Monk), Pavel Lychnikoff (Other Monk)

Just as a mysterious new villain, Glory, arrives in Sunnydale, Buffy finally learns the truth about her new sister Dawn, and where she comes from.



84 :05x06 - Family

First aired: Nov/07/2000
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Mercedes McNab (Harmony), Clare Kramer (Glory), Charlie Weber (Ben), Amy Adams (Cousin Beth), Steve Rankin (Mr. Maclay), Amber Benson (Tara), Ezra Buzzington (Bartender), Peggy Gross (Crazy Person), Teddy Pendergrass (Demon), Megan Gray (Sandy), Brian Tee (Intern), Kevin Rankin (Donny)

Tara's family, convinced she will turn into a demon on her next birthday, come to Sunnydale to take her away.



85 :05x07 - Fool for Love

First aired: Nov/14/2000
Writer: Douglas Petrie
Director: Nick Marck
Guest star: David Boreanaz (Angel), Mercedes McNab (Harmony), Julie Benz (Darla), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Kali Rocha (Cecily Adams), Edward Fletcher (Male Partygoer), Katherine Leonard (Female Partygoer), Matthew Lang (2nd Male Partygoer), Christopher Daniels (Stabbing Vampire), Kenneth Feinburg (Chaos Demon), Steve Heinze (Vampire #1), Ming Liu (Chinese Slayer), April Weeden-Washington (Subway Slayer)

After a near death experience, Buffy, wanting to find out more about what it means to be a slayer, has Spike recount the stories of the slayers he has killed in the past.



86 :05x08 - Shadow

First aired: Nov/21/2000
Writer: David Fury
Director: Daniel Attias
Guest star: Clare Kramer (Glory), Charlie Weber (Ben), Kevin Weisman (Dreg), William Forward (Dr. Isaacs), Amber Benson (Tara), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Megan Gray (Sandy)

When Glory creates a snake-like beast to go find out who or what is the key, Buffy must stop it before it reports back to Glory. Meanwhile, the results of Joyce's CAT scan show a 'shadow' in her brain.



87 :05x09 - Listening to Fear

First aired: Nov/28/2000
Writer: Rebecca Sinclair
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Charlie Weber (Ben), Nick Chinlund (Major Ellis), Kevin Weisman (Dreg), Randy Thompson (Doctor Kriegel), Amber Benson (Tara), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Paul Hayes (Older Nightwatchman), Keith Allan (Skinny Mental Patient), Erin Leigh Price (Vampire Chick), April Adams (Nurse Lampkin), Barbara C. Adside (Creature), Debbie Lee Carrington (Creature), Bailey Chase (Graham Miller)

A creature from another planet lands on Earth and only seems to target people who aren't all right in the head. Buffy must stop him when he goes after her mother, days before her brain surgery.



88 :05x10 - Into the Woods

First aired: Dec/19/2000
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: Marti Noxon
Guest star: Bailey Chase (Graham Miller), Nick Chinlund (Major Ellis), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Randy Thompson (Doctor Kriegel), Rainy Jo Stout (Junkie Vampire Girl), Emmanuel Xuereb (Whip), Adam G. (Tough Vamp)

Buffy and Riley have a major blowout when she finds out how he's been spending his nights. Then Riley, feeling inferior to Buffy tells her that he is leaving on a mission to Belize, unless she give him one good reason why he should stay.



89 :05x11 - Triangle

First aired: Jan/09/2001
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: Christopher Hibler
Guest star: Abraham Benrubi (Olaf the Troll), Amber Benson (Tara), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Ranjani Brow (Young Nun)

Willow and Anya's bickering cause them to accidentally conjure up a troll when they are left in charge of The Magic Box in Giles' absence.



90 :05x12 - Checkpoint

First aired: Jan/23/2001
Writer: Jane Espenson, Douglas Petrie
Director: Nick Marck
Guest star: Clare Kramer (Glory), Charlie Weber (Ben), Cynthia Lamontagne (Lydia), Oliver Muirhead (Phillip), Kris Iyer (Nigel), Kevin Weisman (Dreg), Troy Blendell (Jinx (credited as Troy T. Blendell)), Amber Benson (Tara), Harris Yulin (Quentin Travers), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Peter Husmann (Mailman), Justin Gorence (Orlando), Jack Thomas (Council Member #4), John O'Leary (Council Member #5), Ace Mask (Professor Roberts (credited as Wesley Mask))

The Watchers Council come to Sunnydale to test Buffy's slayer skills. They also reveal to her the truth about Glory and who she really is.



91 :05x13 - Blood Ties

First aired: Feb/06/2001
Writer: Steven S. DeKnight
Director: Michael Gershman
Guest star: Clare Kramer (Glory), Charlie Weber (Ben), Troy Blendell (Jinx (credited as Troy T. Blendell)), Amber Benson (Tara), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Justin Gorence (Orlando), Michael Emanuel (Burly Guard), Joe Ochman (Janitor), Paul Bates (Crazie #1), Carl J. Johnson (Crazie #2), Candice Nicole (Young Buffy), Elyssa D. Vito (Young Dawn)

Buffy's birthday party is ruined when Dawn finds out that she is the key and runs away, endangering herself and the world when Glory finds her.



92 :05x14 - Crush

First aired: Feb/13/2001
Writer: David Fury
Director: Daniel Attias
Guest star: Mercedes McNab (Harmony), Charlie Weber (Ben), Amber Benson (Tara), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Frederick Dawson (Porter), Greg Wayne (Student), Joseph Digiandomenico (Matt), Walter Borchert (Jeff), Asher Glaser (Boy in Bronze), Jennifer Bergman (Girl in Bronze), Nell Shanahan (Waitress)

When Spike professes his love for Buffy, she is disgusted by it. Meanwhile Drusilla is back in Sunnydale to cause some trouble.



93 :05x15 - I Was Made to Love You

First aired: Feb/20/2001
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Clare Kramer (Glory), Charlie Weber (Ben), Shonda Farr (April), Adam Busch (Warren), Troy Blendell (Jinx (credited as Troy T. Blendell)), Amber Benson (Tara), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Amelinda Smith (Katrina), Paul Darrigo (Driver), Gil Christner (Resident), Kelly Felix (Teenager), Paul Walia (Friend)

A very powerful robot programmed to be the perfect girlfriend will stop at nothing to find her hiding boyfriend, and will kill anyone who gets in her way.



94 :05x16 - The Body

First aired: Feb/27/2001
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Randy Thompson (Doctor Kriegel), Amber Benson (Tara), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Kevin Cristaldi (First Paramedic), Stefan Umstead (Second Paramedic), Loanne Bishop (911 Operator), J. Evan Bonifant (Kevin), Kelli Garner (Kristie), Rae'Ven Larrymore-Kelly (Lisa), Tia Matza (Teacher), John Michael Herndon (Vampire)

In this harrowing episode, Buffy comes home to find her lifeless mother laying on the couch.



95 :05x17 - Forever

First aired: Apr/17/2001
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: Marti Noxon
Guest star: David Boreanaz (Angel), Clare Kramer (Glory), Charlie Weber (Ben), Troy Blendell (Jinx (credited as Troy T. Blendell)), Amber Benson (Tara), Joel Grey (Doc), Todd Duffey (Murk), Andrea Gall (Customer), Alan Henry Brown (Funeral Director), Darius Dudley (Minister), Annie Talbot (Lady with Baby), Noor Shic (Lady with Rosary)

Buffy, already dealing with her mother's funeral arrangements and trying to cope with her death, now has to worry about Dawn trying to bring Mrs. Summers back from the grave.



96 :05x18 - Intervention

First aired: Apr/24/2001
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: Michael Gershman
Guest star: Clare Kramer (Glory), Adam Busch (Warren), Troy Blendell (Jinx (credited as Troy T. Blendell)), Amber Benson (Tara), Sharon Ferguson (Primitive), Todd Duffey (Murk), Kelly Donovan (Xander stunt double)

Since Spike can't have the real thing, he has Warren build him a Buffy robot which ends up fooling her friends. Meanwhile, Buffy goes on a quest with Giles.



97 :05x19 - Tough Love

First aired: May/01/2001
Writer: Rebecca Sinclair
Director: David Grossman
Guest star: Clare Kramer (Glory), Charlie Weber (Ben), Troy Blendell (Jinx (credited as Troy T. Blendell)), Anne Betancourt (Principal Stevens), Leland Crooke (Professor Lillian), Amber Benson (Tara), Todd Duffey (Murk), Alan Heitz (Slook), Pat Skipper (Doctor)

Somone close to Buffy pays the ultimate price after Glory mistakes them for the key.



98 :05x20 - Spiral

First aired: May/08/2001
Writer: Steven S. DeKnight
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Clare Kramer (Glory), Charlie Weber (Ben), Wade Williams (General Gregor (credited as Wade Andrew Williams)), Karim Prince (Dante), Amber Benson (Tara), Justin Gorence (Orlando), Lily Knight (Gronx), Todd Duffey (Murk), Jack Donner (Cleric #1), Bob Morrisey (Crazy #1), Paul Bates (Crazy #2), Carl J. Johnson (Crazy #3), Mary Sheldon (Nurse)

Buffy, realizing that Glory cannot be defeated, decides to take her friends and flee Sunnydale before she hurts anybody else.



99 :05x21 - The Weight of the World

First aired: May/15/2001
Writer: Douglas Petrie
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Joel Grey (Doc), Clare Kramer (Glory), Charlie Weber (Ben), Dean Butler (Hank Summers), Lily Knight (Gronx), Bob Morrisey (Crazy), Amber Benson (Tara), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Todd Duffey (Murk), Alexandra Lee (Young Buffy), Paul Bates (Crazy #2), Carl J. Johnson (Crazy #3), Matthew Lang (High Priest Minion)

With Buffy in a catatonic state, Willow must enter her mind and snap her out of it and bring her back.



100 :05x22 - The Gift

First aired: May/22/2001
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Clare Kramer (Glory), Charlie Weber (Ben), Amber Benson (Tara), Joel Grey (Doc), Todd Duffey (Murk), Craig Zimmerman (Minion #1), Josh Jacobson (Teen), Tom Kiesche (Vampire)

With Dawn in Glory's hands and about to be used to destroy the world, Buffy and her friends face off with Glory one final time, and Buffy ends up paying the ultimate price in order to save her sister and the world.



101 :06x01 - Bargaining (1)

First aired: Oct/02/2001
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: David Grossman
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Franc Ross (Razor), Amber Benson (Tara), Geoff Meed (Mag), Mike Grief (Klyed), Paul Greenberg (Shempy Vamp), Joy DeMichelle Moore (Ms. Lefcourt), Bru Muller (Teacher), Robert D. Vito (Cute Boy), Harry Johnson (Parent #1), Kelly Lynn Warren (Parent #2), Hila Levy (Pretty Girl), Richard Wharton (Homeowner)

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.



102 :06x02 - Bargaining (2)

First aired: Oct/02/2001
Writer: David Fury
Director: David Grossman
Guest star: Franc Ross (Razor), Amber Benson (Tara)

Buffy is back from the dead, but since her friends are left unaware that their spell worked, she is forced to claw herself out of her own grave. She wanders around town, disoriented as the demon gang continue to destroy Sunnydale.



103 :06x03 - After Life

First aired: Oct/09/2001
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Amber Benson (Tara), Lisa Hoyle (Demon)

As Buffy tries to adjust to her life again, she and her friends are visited by a demon that forces them to deal with the repercussions of the Slayer's resurrection.



104 :06x04 - Flooded

First aired: Oct/16/2001
Writer: Jane Espenson, Douglas Petrie
Director: Douglas Petrie
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Todd Stashwick (M'Fashnick Demon), Amber Benson (Tara), Michael Merton (Mr. Savitsky), John Jabaley (Tito), Brian Kolb (Bank Guard)

Buffy faces off against one of her most formidable foes yet - bankruptcy- in a drolly scripted mosaic of money problems and demonic menace. The death of Buffy's mother last season left the Slayer as the head of her household, and Buffy's brief demise hardly eased the Summers' strained finances. So when the water pipes burst and their basement floods, a bank loan is their only option. But, alas, Buffy has no collateral. Plus, she's the target of the obnoxious M'Fashnik Demon, employed by three nerdy would-be super villains. Lucky for Buffy, Giles has returned from England after hearing the news about her resurrection.



105 :06x05 - Life Serial

First aired: Oct/23/2001
Writer: David Fury, Jane Espenson
Director: Nick Marck
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Amber Benson (Tara), Paul Gutrecht (Tony), Noel Gugliemi (Vince (credited as Noel Albert Gugliemi)), Enrique Almeida (Marco), Jonathan Goldstein (Mike), Winsome Brown (Woman Customer), Christopher May (Male Customer), David Meunier (Rat-Faced Demon (credited as David J. Miller)), Andrew Cooper Wasser (Slime-Covered Demon), Richard Beatty (Small Demon), James C. Leary (Loose Skinned Demon), Jennifer Shon (Rachel), Jabari Hearn (Steve), Derrick McMillon (Ron), Clint Culp (Bartender), Mark Ginther (Horned Demon), Alice Dinnean (Mummy Hand (credited as Alice Dinnean Vernon)), Marcia Ann Burrs (Professor Bellamy)

Buffy tries to find her niche, as she goes through a series of jobs, while villains Jonathan, Warren and Andrew unwittingly put the Slayer through a series of tests to find her weakness.



106 :06x06 - All The Way

First aired: Oct/30/2001
Writer: Steven S. DeKnight
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), John O'Leary (Kaltenbach), Kavan Reece (Justin), Amber Tamblyn (Janice), Dave Power (Zach), Amber Benson (Tara), Charles Duckworth (Glenn), Dawn Worrall (Christy), Emily Kay (Maria), Adam Gordon (Carl), Steven Anthony Lawrence (Chunky Kid), Sabrina Speer (Girl), Chad Erickson (Guy), Dominic Rambaran (Paramedic #1), Anthony Sago (Paramedic #2), Lorin Becker (Witch Woman), Lily Jackson (Witchy Poo)

Buffy's friends celebrate Xander and Anya's engagement, while Dawn puts herself in danger when she sneaks out with friends to engage in some Halloween-night mischief.



107 :06x07 - Once More, With Feeling

First aired: Nov/06/2001
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Hinton Battle (Sweet), Amber Benson (Tara), David Fury (Mustard Man), Marti Noxon (Parking Ticket Woman), Daniel Weaver (Handsome Young Man), Scot Zeller (Henchman), Zachary Woodlee (Demon/Henchman), Timothy Anderson (Henchman), Alex Esternel (Henchman), Matt Sims (College Guy #1), Hunter Cochran (College Guy #2)

In this musical extravaganza, a demon, Sweet, comes to Sunnydale and forces the town to sing their most private, and sometimes shocking secrets to one another. This causes Buffy's friends to finally learn the truth about where she really was while she was dead.



108 :06x08 - Tabula Rasa

First aired: Nov/13/2001
Writer: Rebecca Sinclair
Director: David Grossman
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Raymond O'Connor (Teeth), Amber Benson (Tara), Geordie White (Vamp #1), Stephen Triplett (Vamp #2), David Franco (Vamp #3), Michelle Branch (Herself (Performer))

Buffy and her friends all lose their memories and forget who they are when a spell that Willow casts goes horribly wrong. They decide to take on new identities, but slowly begin figuring out who they really are and what it is that they do.



109 :06x09 - Smashed

First aired: Nov/20/2001
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
Director: Turi Meyer
Guest star: Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy Madison), Amber Benson (Tara), Patrice Walters (Woman), John Patrick Clerkin (Man), Jack Jozefson (Rusty), Rick Garcia (Reporter), Kelly Smith (Innocent Girl), Jordan Belfi (Ryan), Adam Weiner (Simon), Melanie Sirmons (Brie), Lauren Nissi (Girlfriend)

The chip in Spike's head malfunctions, allowing him to prey on people again; Willow reunites with a formerly furry friend, who also practices black magic, and the two enchantresses go on a tear.



110 :06x10 - Wrecked

First aired: Nov/27/2001
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy Madison), Jeff Kober (Rack), Amber Benson (Tara), Fleming Brooks (Mandraz), Mageina Tovah (Jonesing Girl), Michael Giordani (Jonesing Guy), Colin Malone (Creepy Guy)

Buffy becomes so intent on fighting her attraction to Spike that she fails to recognize Willow's descent into magical addiction and the dangerous situation it creates for Dawn.



111 :06x11 - Gone

First aired: Jan/08/2002
Writer: David Fury
Director: David Fury
Guest star: Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Daniel Hagen (Frank (Social Services Supervisor)), Susan Ruttan (Doris Kroeger), Jessa French (Cleo), Kelly Parver (Girl in Park), Jeffrey Jacquin (Meter Man), Dwight Bacquie (Security Guard), Lyndon Smith (Little Boy), Melina Webberley (Little Girl), Elin Hampton (Co-Worker)

A social services worker threatens to take guardianship of Dawn. Complicating matters, the three villains accidentally turn Buffy invisible, forcing the gang to rely on Willow's natural brainpower to save the slayer. Plus, in a moment of panic over her relationship with Spike, Buffy chops off her hair.



112 :06x12 - Doublemeat Palace

First aired: Jan/29/2002
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: Nick Marck
Guest star: Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy Madison), Pat Crawford Brown (Wig Lady), Brent Hinkley (Manny), Kirsten Nelson (Lorraine Ross), Kali Rocha (Halfrek), Marion Calvert (Gina), Douglas Bennett (Phillip), T. Ferguson (Gary), Andrew Reville (Timothy), Kevin C. Carter (Mr. Typical), John F. Kearney (Elderly Man), Sara Lawall (Housewife Type), Victor Z. Isaac (Pimply Teen)

Buffy needs a job and goes to work at a fast food joint, the Doublemeat Palace. Fast food horror stories are taken to a new level, as Buffy soon discovers what really goes on behind the counters.



113 :06x13 - Dead Things

First aired: Feb/05/2002
Writer: Steven S. DeKnight
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Amelinda Smith (Katrina), Amber Benson (Tara), Marion Calvert (Gina), Rock Reiser (Desk Sergeant), Bernard K. Addison (Cop #1), Eric Prescott (Cop #2)

Buffy investigates why Spike is suddenly able to attack her, despite the chip in his head. Meanwhile, Jonathan, Warren and Andrew try to frame Buffy for murder.



114 :06x14 - Older and Far Away

First aired: Feb/12/2002
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
Director: Michael Gershman
Guest star: Kali Rocha (Halfrek), Ryan Browning (Richard), Amber Benson (Tara), Laura Roth (Sophie), James C. Leary (Clem), Elizabeth Cazenave (Teacher)

Buffy's friends throw her a birthday bash she'll never forget. Due to a spell gone awry, everyone is trapped inside her home and is unable to leave.



115 :06x15 - As You Were

First aired: Feb/26/2002
Writer: Douglas Petrie
Director: Douglas Petrie
Guest star: Marc Blucas (Riley Finn), Ivana Milicevic (Sam), Ryan Raddatz (Todd), Adam Paul (Skanky Vamp), Marilyn Brett (Lady), Alice Dinnean (Baby Demon Puppeteer), Mitch Morris (Cute Boy)

Riley comes back to Sunnydale and makes Buffy question some of her recent decisions, including her relationship with Spike.



116 :06x16 - Hell's Bells

First aired: Mar/05/2002
Writer: Rebecca Sinclair
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Casey Sander (Tony Harris), Kali Rocha (Halfrek), Andy Umberger (D'Hoffryn), Lee Garlington (Jessica Harris), Jan Hoag (Cousin Carol), George D. Wallace (Future Xander), Amber Benson (Tara), Steven Gilborn (Uncle Rory), James C. Leary (Clem), Daniel McFeeley (Warty Demon), Rebecca Jackson (Tarantula), Mel Fair (Tentacle Demon), Nick Kokich (Demon Teen), Robert Noble (Night Manager), Julian Franco (Young Bartender), Susannah L. Brown (Caterer Girl), Joey Hiott (Josh Age 10), Abigail Mavity (Sara Age 8), Chris Emerson (Josh Age 21), Ashleigh Ann Wood (Sara Age 18), Megan Vint (Karen)

Xander and Anya's wedding day has finally arrived. Things are bad enough when Xander and Anya's families can't seem to get along, but a demon from Anya's past plans on breaking up the happy couple, by scaring off the already-nervous Xander.



117 :06x17 - Normal Again

First aired: Mar/12/2002
Writer: Diego Gutierrez
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Guest star: Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Dean Butler (Hank Summers), Michael Warren (Doctor), Kirsten Nelson (Lorraine Ross), Amber Benson (Tara), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Sarah Scivier (Nurse), Rodney Charles (Orderly), April Dion (Kissing Girl)

Buffy is sent into a wild fluctuation between alternative realities - in one world she's the vampire slayer, in the other she's been institutionalized for severe delusional schizophrenia. With both worlds appealing and disturbing for different reasons, she faces a difficult choice of which reality to accept.



118 :06x18 - Entropy

First aired: Apr/30/2002
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Kali Rocha (Halfrek), Amber Benson (Tara), Edie Caggiano (Mother)

Xander’s remorse is not quite enough to satisfy Anya’s rage over their aborted marriage, as she seeks supernatural retribution. Meanwhile, as Willow and Tara begin renewing their romance, Buffy tries to end her relationship with Spike.



119 :06x19 - Seeing Red

First aired: May/07/2002
Writer: Steven S. DeKnight
Director: Michael Gershman
Guest star: Amber Benson (Tara), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Amy Hathaway (Christine), Nichole Hiltz (Diana), James C. Leary (Clem), Garrett Brawith (Frank), Tim Hager (Administrator), Stefan Marks (Guard #1), Christopher James (Guard #2), Kate Orsini (Girl at Bronze), Troy Brenna (Nezzla Demon)

While Willow and Tara have reunited, Buffy's friendship with Xander is endangered following the revelation of her sexual relationship with Spike. In the aftermath of the heartache caused from his tryst with Anya, Spike is dead set to prove he truly loves Buffy, bringing him to carry out an unthinkable act.



120 :06x20 - Villains

First aired: May/14/2002
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Jeff Kober (Rack), Amelinda Smith (Katrina), Amber Benson (Tara), James C. Leary (Clem), Steven W. Bailey (Cave Demon), Tim Hodgin (Coroner), Michael Matthys (Paramedic), Julie Hermelin (Clerk), Alan Henry Brown (Demon Bartender), Mueen Jahan Ahmad (Doctor (credited as Mueen J. Ahmad)), Jane Cho (Nurse #1), Meredith Cross (Nurse #2), David Adefeso (Paramedic #2), Jeffrey Nicholas-Brown (Vampire (credited as Jeffrey Nicholas Brown)), Nelson Frederick (Villager)

Buffy is rushed to the hospital after being shot by Warren while Willow turns to the darkest of majicks in order to exact revenge on Tara's murderer.



121 :06x21 - Two to Go (1)

First aired: May/21/2002
Writer: Douglas Petrie
Director: Bill L. Norton
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Jeff Kober (Rack), James C. Leary (Clem), Jeff McCredie (Officer), Damian Mooney (Patrol Cop), Michael Younger (Truck Driver), Steven W. Bailey (Cave Demon), Tanoai Reed (Fire Demon)

One down, two to go. Willow has now completely gone to the dark side - fully immersed in the majicks - as she continues to avenge Tara's death. When her friends try to intervene, she turns against them as well.



122 :06x22 - Grave (2)

First aired: May/21/2002
Writer: David Fury
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Brett Wagner (Trucker), Steven W. Bailey (Cave Demon)

As this thrilling story comes to a close, Willow having tried to destroy Buffy and all her friends, is too powerful for any of them to stop. Lucky for them, Giles returns with borrowed power to try and stop the all-powerful wicca from destroying the world.



123 :07x01 - Lessons

First aired: Sep/24/2002
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), George Hertzberg (Adam), Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III), Mark Metcalf (The Master), Jeff Denton (Vampire), Kali Rocha (Halfrek), Ken Strunk (Dead Janitor), Simon Chernin (Student), Rachael Bella (Dead Girl), Jeremy Howard (Dead Nerd), Ed F. Martin (Mr. Lonegrin), Alex Breckenridge (Kit Holburn), David Zepeda (Carlos Trejo), D. B. Woodside (Principal Robin Wood), Adam Busch (Warren), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Clare Kramer (Glory)

Buffy takes Dawn to her first day at the newly restored Sunnydale High, only to discover that the school still hides the deep, menacing secrets of years past. Meanwhile, a remorseful Willow recoups in England and turns to Giles and the coven to learn to control her magic.



124 :07x02 - Beneath You

First aired: Oct/01/2002
Writer: Douglas Petrie
Director: Nick Marck
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Benita Krista Nall (Young Woman), Kaarina Aufranc (Nancy), Tess Hall (Punk Girl), D. B. Woodside (Principal Robin Wood), Jack Sundmacher (Ronnie)

After her first day as Sunnydale's new guidance counselor, Buffy and her friends get right into investigating a subterranean monster, that is wreaking havoc on Sunnydale. Meanwhile, Willow has mixed emotions as she says her good-byes to Giles and leaves England to return to Sunnydale.



125 :07x03 - Same Time, Same Place

First aired: Oct/08/2002
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Camden Toy (Gnarl), Anthony S. Johnson (Father), Marshe Daniel (Brother), Matt Koruba (Teen Boy), Nicholette Dixon (Sister)

Willow's Sunnydale homecoming is more difficult than she or anyone else expected, causing the gang some concern that she hasn't fully recovered from her evil ways. Meanwhile, Dawn officially joins the hallowed ranks of the Scooby Gang as they hunt down a demon with baffling powers.



126 :07x04 - Help

First aired: Oct/15/2002
Writer: Rebecca Sinclair
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Guest star: Glenn Morshower (Mr. Newton), Azura Skye (Cassie Newton), Rick Gonzalez (Thomas), Zachery Ty Bryan (Peter), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), J. Barton (Mike Helgenberg), Jarrett Lennon (Martin Wilder), Daniel Dehring (Red Robed #1), Kevin Christy (Josh), D. B. Woodside (Principal Robin Wood), Marcie Lynn Ross (Dead Woman), A. J. Wedding (Red Robed #2), Troy Brenna (Avilas Demon)

Buffy's role as a guidance counselor is severely tested when she tries to help a student who claims she is able to foretell her own, imminent death. Meanwhile, Anya struggles with being a vengeance demon, which takes an unexpected turn as she finds herself dispensing advice instead of curses.



127 :07x05 - Selfless

First aired: Oct/22/2002
Writer: Drew Goddard
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Andy Umberger (D'Hoffryn), Joyce Guy (Professor), Kali Rocha (Halfrek), Abraham Benrubi (Olaf), Jennifer Shon (Rachel), Taylor Sutherland (Villager #1), Marybeth Sherr (Villager #2), Alessandro Mastrobuono (Villager #3), Daniel Spanton (Viking #1), John Timmons (Viking #2), David Fury (Mustard Man), Marti Noxon (Parking Ticket Woman)

When Anya grants a particularly gruesome vengeance wish, Buffy, Xander and the gang are forced to confront her choice to become a demon again. Meanwhile, in an attempt to return to some semblance of a normal life, Willow moves back in with Buffy and re-enrolls in college.



128 :07x06 - Him

First aired: Nov/05/2002
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
Director: Michael Gershman
Guest star: Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase (archive footage)), Yan England (O'Donnell), Brandon Keener (Lance Brooks), Riki Lindhome (Cheryl), Angela Sarafyan (Lori), David Ghilardi (Teacher), D. B. Woodside (Principal Robin Wood), Thad Luckinbill (RJ Brooks)

Dawn's crush on a football jock named RJ begins to concern Buffy when she notices a drastic change in Dawn's behavior. Believing her sister's actions are borderline obsessive, Buffy decides to have a talk with RJ. However, upon meeting him, she ends up finding herself madly attracted to him as well. Believing that supernatural forces are at play, Anya and Willow take their shot at investigating, only to find themselves the next victims of RJ's love. With all four women willing to go to drastic lengths to prove their undying love for RJ, it is now up to Spike and Xander to get to the bottom of the situation and reverse the spell.



129 :07x07 - Conversations with Dead People

First aired: Nov/12/2002
Writer: Jane Espenson, Drew Goddard
Director: Nick Marck
Guest star: Danny Strong (Jonathan), Stacey Scowley (Young Woman), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Azura Skye (Cassie Newton), Jonathan M. Woodward (Holden "Webs" Webster), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Adam Busch (Warren), Angie Hart (Herself)

Joyce visits Dawn from the beyond, Buffy has a revealing chat with a vampire, and Willow receives a ghostly visitor whom she believes may well be Tara, all of which portend an imminent, unpleasant future. Meanwhile, Jonathan and Andrew return to Sunnydale for some inevitably unpleasant mischief.



130 :07x08 - Sleeper

First aired: Nov/19/2002
Writer: David Fury, Jane Espenson
Director: Alan J. Levi
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Stacey Scowley (Young Woman), Kevin Daniels (Bouncer), Lisa Jay (Linda), Robinne Lee (Sired Vampire), Rob Nagle (Robson), Aimee Mann (Herself), Lindy Christopher (Nora)

Fearful that Spike may be killing again, the gang's investigation into his mysterious behavior climaxes in a formidable confrontation between him and Buffy. Meanwhile, Giles makes what may be a cataclysmic discovery that could affect everyone's future.



131 :07x09 - Never Leave Me

First aired: Nov/26/2002
Writer: Drew Goddard
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Kris Iyer (Nigel), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Bobby Brewer (Hoffman), Camden Toy (Ubervamp), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Harris Yulin (Quentin Travers), Cynthia Lamontagne (Lydia), Oliver Muirhead (Philip), Rob Nagle (Robson), Donald Bishop (Butcher), D. B. Woodside (Principal Robin Wood), Adam Busch (Warren), Roberto Santos (Grimes)

After giving Spike a brutal third degree about his recent malevolent deeds, Buffy and the gang then kidnap and grill Andrew in a desperate effort to learn more about the growing evil forces that surround them all. At the same time, Buffy urgently contacts the Watcher’s Council to try to locate Giles in hopes that he may have some answers about the deadly, ever-encroaching evil.



132 :07x10 - Bring On The Night

First aired: Dec/17/2002
Writer: Marti Noxon, Douglas Petrie
Director: David Grossman
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Chris Wiley (Roger), Camden Toy (Ubervamp), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Rob Nagle (Robson), Courtnee Draper (Annabelle), D. B. Woodside (Principal Robin Wood), Clara Bryant (Molly), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Iyari Limon (Kennedy)

As Buffy and the gang search for a way to annihilate an extremely powerful Ubervamp, Giles arrives in Sunnydale with three would-be slayers in tow.



133 :07x11 - Showtime

First aired: Jan/07/2003
Writer: David Fury
Director: Michael Grossman
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Amanda Fuller (Eve), Camden Toy (Ubervamp), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Lalaine Paras (Chloe), Josh Braaten (Torg), Indigo (Rona), Clara Bryant (Molly), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Felicia Day (Vi)

Buffy struggles to protect potential Slayers from assassination by the Ubervamp while Giles and Anya petition a creature for information about the First.



134 :07x12 - Potential

First aired: Jan/21/2003
Writer: Rebecca Sinclair
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Derek Anthony (Demon), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Indigo (Rona), Clara Bryant (Molly), James C. Leary (Clem), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Felicia Day (Vi)

Buffy enlists Spike’s aid in graphic, intensive training of the potential slayers, in anticipation of the expected cataclysmic return of The First. Meanwhile, Willow performs a spell that reveals that another unexpected potential slayer is living in Sunnydale.



135 :07x13 - The Killer In Me

First aired: Feb/04/2003
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Rif Hutton (Initiative Leader), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Megalyn Echikunwoke (Vawn), Anna Maria Maccarrone (Waitress), Adam Busch (Warren), Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy Madison), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Terence Bernie Hines (Shop Keeper)

When Willow starts to give in to romantic feelings for Kennedy, her guilty conscience causes her to turn into Warren, Tara's killer. Also, the gang gets clues that lead them to believe Giles may be The First, and Buffy helps Spike with what seems to be his malfunctioning chip, ultimately leaving Buffy with a hard decision to make.



136 :07x14 - First Date

First aired: Feb/11/2003
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: David Grossman
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Rob Nagle (Robson), Kristy Wu (Chao-Ahn), D. B. Woodside (Principal Robin Wood), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Ashanti (Lissa), K. D. Aubert (Nikki Wood)

Buffy goes on a date with Principal Wood, while Xander goes on date with an enigmatic woman he happens to work with.



137 :07x15 - Get It Done

First aired: Feb/18/2003
Writer: Douglas Petrie
Director: Douglas Petrie
Guest star: Sharon Ferguson (Primitive), Camden Toy (Ubervamp), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Lalaine Paras (Chloe), Kristy Wu (Chao-Ahn), Geoffrey Kasule (Shadowman #1), Karara Muhoro (Shadowman #2), Daniel Wilson (Shadowman #3), Indigo (Rona), D. B. Woodside (Principal Robin Wood), Clara Bryant (Molly), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Felicia Day (Vi)

The Summers home, densely packed with Slayer wannabes, suffers a surprising, grievous loss which ratchets up the gang’s attempt to rout the growing forces of evil. Meanwhile, Buffy makes a treacherous journey to try to obtain knowledge that will help in the battle against The First.



138 :07x16 - Storyteller

First aired: Feb/25/2003
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: Marita Grabiak
Guest star: Danny Strong (Jonathan), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Alan Loayza (Stressed Out Boy), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Corin Amber Norton (Crying Girl), Sujata DeChoudhury (Shy Girl), T. W. Leshner (Feral Teen), Indigo (Rona), D. B. Woodside (Principal Robin Wood), Adam Busch (Warren), Iyari Limon (Kennedy)

In this light-hearted episode, Andrew shoots a documentary, chronicling a day in the life of the scoobies and the potentials. Meanwhile, the Sunnydale High school is also experiencing problems when the Hellmouth is activated.



139 :07x17 - Lies My Parents Told Me

First aired: Mar/25/2003
Writer: David Fury, Drew Goddard
Director: David Fury
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Damani Roberts (Young Robin Wood), Ira Steck (New Vamp), Indigo (Rona), D. B. Woodside (Principal Robin Wood), Caroline Lagerfelt (Anne), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), K. D. Aubert (Nikki Wood)

Giles, believing Spike has become a liability, teams up with Principal Wood, who also has animosity toward Spike. The two conspire to kill Spike behind Buffy's back. Buffy finds out about their plans and manages to save Spike, but loses all respect for Giles and decides to end her relationship with him. Meanwhile, Spike is flooded with memories of his mother and how he turned her into a vampire.



140 :07x18 - Dirty Girls

First aired: Apr/15/2003
Writer: Drew Goddard
Director: Michael Gershman
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Nathan Fillion (Caleb), Rachel Bilson (Colleen), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Kristy Wu (Chao Ahn), Dania Ramirez (Caridad), Carrie Southworth (Betty), Christie Abbott (Helpless Girl), Mary Wilcher (Shannon), Indigo (Rona), D. B. Woodside (Principal Robin Wood), Clara Bryant (Molly), Iyari Limon (Kennedy)

Faith returns to Sunnydale and joins forces with the growing Scooby gang just as The First empowers a dangerous new threat, the malevolent cleric Caleb. When Buffy decides to face Caleb head-on and test the wannabes, his power and viciousness stun her and the gang.



141 :07x19 - Empty Places

First aired: Apr/29/2003
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
Director: James A. Contner
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Nathan Fillion (Caleb), Justin Shilton (Monroe), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Larry Clarke (Monk), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Kristy Wu (Chao Ahn), Mary Wilcher (Shannon), David Grammer (Crazy Citizen), Dorian Missick (Policeman), Indigo (Rona), D. B. Woodside (Principal Robin Wood), James C. Leary (Clem), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Felicia Day (Vi), Nathan Brooks Burgess (Duncan)

As Sunnydale's residents evacuate en masse, Faith rallies the demoralized potentials while an emotionally fragile Buffy endures another run-in with Caleb.



142 :07x20 - Touched

First aired: May/06/2003
Writer: Rebecca Sinclair
Director: David Solomon
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Nathan Fillion (Caleb), Lance E. Nichols (Middle-Aged Man), Harry Groener (Mayor Richard Wilkins III), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Dania Ramirez (Caridad), D. B. Woodside (Principal Robin Wood), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Felicia Day (Vi)

With Buffy no longer in charge, Faith leads the potentials into the sewers in search of weapons, but they are attacked by an army of vampires and discover a ticking bomb. Meanwhile, after Spike lifts Buffy's spirts, she goes to the Vinyard to face Caleb, and discovers a new weapon- a mystical scythe which will help her in her impending battle.



143 :07x21 - End of Days

First aired: May/13/2003
Writer: Douglas Petrie, Jane Espenson
Director: Marita Grabiak
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Nathan Fillion (Caleb), Christine Healy (Guardian), David Boreanaz (Angel), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Lisa Ann Cabasa (Injured Girl), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Dania Ramirez (Caridad), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Felicia Day (Vi)

Buffy rejoins the group, as Giles and Willow do some research on her newfound weapon. Meanwhile, it seems that everyone else is prepared for the end, as they can feel something bad coming. Finally, Buffy faces off against Caleb with the help of an old friend, who pays her one final visit.



144 :07x22 - Chosen

First aired: May/20/2003
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
Guest star: Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Nathan Fillion (Caleb), David Boreanaz (Angel), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Lisa Ann Cabasa (Injured Girl), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Mary Wilcher (Shannon), Demetra Raven (Girl at Bat), Katie Gray (Indian Girl), Ally Matsumura (Japanese Girl), Kelli Wheeler (School Girl), Jenna Edwards (Trailer Girl), Julia Ling (Potential with Power #2), Indigo (Rona), D. B. Woodside (Principal Robin Wood), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Felicia Day (Vi)

Buffy catches up with Angel, who has come to Sunnydale with the intention of helping Buffy in her impending battle. After Buffy refuses his help, he heads back to LA, but not before handing Buffy an ancient amulet which he says will be of help to her in battle. Buffy then heads back home, where she and her friends prepare to lead the potential slayers into the Hellmouth waging one final battle against the First Evil and his army of vampires.