List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes

This is a list of episodes for the American television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series began on March 10, 1997 and aired until May 19, 2003. In that time, 144 episodes of the series were made.

Seasons one to five of the series ran on the WB. In 2001, it moved to the United Paramount Network (UPN) for its final two seasons. In the United Kingdom, the entire series aired on Sky One and BBC Two.

All the seven seasons of the series are available on DVDs for regions 1 and region 2. Two all-season collections (The Chosen Collection and The Complete DVD Collection) have been also been released.

Summary

Season		Episodes	Originally aired	DVD release date
				Region 1	Region 2
	1	12	1997	January 15, 2002	November 27, 2000
	2	22	1997 – 1998	June 11, 2002	May 21, 2001
	3	22	1998 – 1999	January 7, 2003	October 29, 2001
	4	22	1999 – 2000	June 10, 2003	May 13, 2002
	5	22	2000 – 2001	December 9, 2003	October 28, 2002
	6	22	2001 – 2002	May 25, 2004	May 12, 2003
	7	22	2002 – 2003	November 16, 2004	April 5, 2004

Season 1 (1997)

"Welcome to the Hellmouth"	March 10, 1997	4V01	1	1x01
Buffy arrives in Sunnydale and is not happy to meet her new Watcher, Rupert Giles. A mysterious "friend" offers guidance, but Buffy resists her destiny until Willow and Jesse are abducted. Buffy saves Willow from an ordinary vampire, but loses track of Jesse in a confrontation with Luke, the Master's vampire Vessel.
"The Harvest"	March 10, 1997	4V02	2	1x02
After escaping from Luke, Buffy goes in search of Jesse, with a little help from Giles and Willow, from her mystery friend, Angel, and from Xander, who braves the dank, dark sewers with her. The Master plots the Harvest, a ritual designed to imbue him with strength enough to open the Hellmouth, but Buffy defeats his minions in a showdown at The Bronze.
"Witch"	March 17, 1997	4V03	3	1x03
Buffy tries out for Sunnydale High's cheerleading squad. The Scoobies at first suspect that Amy is causing all the havoc but discover that her mother, also a practicing witch, has swapped bodies with her.
"Teacher's Pet"	March 25, 1997	4V04	4	1x04
Xander is smitten by the substitute biology teacher, Ms French, who turns out to be a giant praying mantis terrifying enough to make vampires run for cover. Angel's warning gives Buffy a vital clue and she rescues the virgin male students—including Xander—chosen to fertilize the creature's eggs.
"Never Kill a Boy on the First Date"	March 31, 1997	4V05	5	1x05
Buffy's lovelife is looking up when she goes on a date with the normal Owen, but when Owen nearly gets killed during Buffy's battle to save Giles and the others from the Master's vampires, she decides that "normal" dating might be too dangerous after all.
"The Pack"	April 07, 1997	4V06	6	1x06
At the zoo, Xander and four other students sneak into the off-limits hyena habitat and become infected by an evil demon spirit. Xander and his pack grow more and more feral until Buffy, Giles and Willow reverse the spell.
"Angel"	April 14, 1997	4V07	7	1x07
Sharing their first kiss, Buffy is horrified to discover that Angel is a vampire. Bent on Slaying him, Buffy learns that Angel's soul was restored by a Gypsy curse, making him unique—and reviled—among his fellow undead. Angel stakes Darla, the vampire who made him, as she attempts to assassinate Buffy for the Master.
"I, Robot... You, Jane"	April 28, 1997	4V08	8	1x08
Willow meets a boy on the Internet, but "Malcolm" is really Moloch, an ancient demon released from bondage after Willow scanned his "book" into the school's computer. With help from Ms Calendar, Sunnydale High's computer teacher, Buffy foils Moloch's plan to upload himself into a giant robot.
"The Puppet Show"	May 05, 1997	4V09	9	1x09
After Principal Flutie's death, the new sheriff in Sunnydale High, Principal Snyder, forces Buffy and her friends to participate in the school talent show. When a boy's heart is harvested, Buffy suspects a fellow student and his strangely talkative dummy.
"Nightmares"	May 12, 1997	4V10	10	1x10
Sunnydale residents find their worst nightmares coming true and Buffy learns that a little boy in a coma is the cause. To solve the problem, the gang must wake him up and help him confront his fears.
"Out of Mind, Out of Sight"	May 19, 1997	4V11	11	1x11
Ignored by students and teachers alike, Marcie literally becomes invisible, then uses her affliction to terrorize Cordelia and her friends. Sympathetic at first, Buffy nevertheless stops Marcie when she goes too far. Men in black come to take Marcie away.
"Prophecy Girl"	June 02, 1997	4V12	12	1x12
Buffy quits Slaying when a prophecy predicts she will die in battle against the Master and the Anointed One, but soon puts aside her fear and enters the fray on her own timetable and terms. In fulfillment of prophecy, the Master indeed kills the Slayer and opens the Hellmouth, but learns too late that Buffy is resilient and unpredictable—and lethal.

Season 2 (1997 – 1998)

Title	Original airdate	Code	Series #	#
"When She Was Bad"	September 15, 1997	5V01	13	2x01
Buffy suffers a vision in which the Master, undead and undusted, kills her once again. The Anointed One plans to resurrect the slain Master in a ritual using his exhumed skeleton, with kidnapped Scooby Gang members as blood sacrifices. Buffy rescues her friends, then deals with her residual fear and anger by obliterating the Master entirely.
"Some Assembly Required"	September 22, 1997	5V02	14	2x02
Bodies of girls killed in traffic accidents are being dug from their graves. The culprits are two science students, Chris and Eric, using pieces of the girls to create a bride for Chris' monstrous brother, Daryl. The only thing the young Frankensteins need now is Cordy's head—can Scooby Gang members arrive in time to save her?
"School Hard"	September 29, 1997	5V03	15	2x03
The Night of St. Vigeous is fast approaching, when the power of all vampires will be at its peak. Spike and Drusilla blast into town and learn that Sunnydale has its very own Slayer. Impatient to add a third notch to his tally of Slayer-kills, Spike attacks Buffy at Sunnydale High on Parent Teacher Night—with disastrous results.
"Inca Mummy Girl"	October 6, 1997	5V04	16	2x04
After the seal of protection lying in her sarcophagus is broken, a mummified Incan girl in a museum exhibit is revivified when she sucks the life-force from a touring student. An unsuspecting Xander falls head over heels for the Latin beauty, Ampata, and must save Willow when his mistake threatens to cost her life.
"Reptile Boy"	October 13, 1997	5V05	17	2x05
Upset again at Angel, Buffy lies to Giles and goes to a frat party with Cordelia, where their dates drug them and chain them in the basement. The house brothers worship a snake demon and sacrifice girls to it annually in exchange for wealth and power. Giles, Angel and Willow compare notes and meet up with Xander just in time to help Buffy break up the cabal.
"Halloween"	October 27, 1997	5V06	18	2x06
Costume shop owner Ethan Rayne casts a spell that transforms kids into their costume personas. Angel and Cordelia try to help as Willow becomes a ghost, Xander a soldier and Buffy a brainless, helpless 18th-century noblewoman. Spike joins the fun and tries to take advantage of the Slayer's predicament, but Giles breaks Ethan's spell at a critical moment.
"Lie to Me"	November 02, 1997	5V07	19	2x07
Out patrolling, Buffy spies Angel with a demonstrative Drusilla, then catches him in a lie later. Billy "Ford" Fordham, Buffy's long-time LA school chum, transfers to Sunnydale High, but nobody suspects he is negotiating a deal with Spike—and offering the Slayer as trade goods. Angel enlists Willow's help on the QT.
"The Dark Age"	November 10, 1997	5V08	20	2x08
Haunted by his dark past when he was known as Ripper, Giles confronts his old crony Ethan Rayne in an attempt to save Jenny from the lethal consequences of possession by the demon Eyghon. With Giles and the Slayer slated as its next victims, demon-ridden Angel forces Eyghon to possess him instead.
"What's My Line? - Part 1"	November 17, 1997	5V09	21	2x09
To get help killing Buffy while he intensifies his search for Dru's cure, Spike calls upon the Order of Taraka. Buffy is attacked by a series of assassins, one of whom identifies herself as "Kendra, the Vampire Slayer." Kendra, having seen "vampire" Buffy kissing vampire Angel, has already taken Angel out of the picture.
"What's My Line? - Part 2"	November 24, 1997	5V10	22	2x10
While Career Week drags on at Sunnydale High, Buffy and Kendra form an uneasy alliance to stop Spike from sacrificing Angel, whose blood, ritually spilled when the moon is full, is Drusilla's only cure. The Slayers bring Spike's plan, to host a massive killing spree for Dru's "coming out party," down around his ears.
"Ted"	December 8, 1997	5V11	23	2x11
Buffy returns home one evening to find her mother kissing a stranger in the kitchen. Joyce's date, Ted, attacks Buffy, who accidentally kills him in self-defense. Believing herself guilty of manslaughter, the Slayer is hardly relieved to learn that Ted is a serial killer android targeting Joyce as his next wife/victim.
"Bad Eggs"	January 12, 1998	5V12	24	2x12
For Health class, students unknowingly adopt "eggs" of a Bezoar demon growing under the school. Its arachnoid "babies" are able to directly control a person's central nervous system. Dealing with a pair of outlaw vampire brothers in addition to slaying the enormous Bezoar before its progeny take over Sunnydale, Buffy gets ultra-grounded for her trouble.
"Surprise"	January 19, 1998	5V13	25	2x13
The Scoobies plan a surprise party for Buffy's 17th birthday. Drusilla plans her own celebration as Spike collects her presents: the disassembled pieces of The Judge, an ancient demon called to cleanse the world of humanity. Buffy and Angel try to stop him but they fail. In this episode, Buffy and Angel confess their deepest feelings and make love for the first time.
"Innocence"	January 20, 1998	5V14	26	2x14
Because he finds even "one moment of true happiness" in Buffy's arms, Angel's curse is broken; he loses his soul and reverts to the vicious killer, Angelus. Jenny Calendar turns out to be a Gypsy spy. Devastated by these betrayals, Buffy still takes out the reputedly indestructable Judge using her birthday present from Xander—a stolen rocket launcher.
"Phases"	January 27, 1998	5V15	27	2x15
There's a werewolf at large in Sunnydale and the Scoobies discover that it's Oz. Buffy tries to protect Sunnydale residents from the beast, and protect the savage beast from a bounty hunter who doesn't care that his target is human 27 days a month. Angelus stirs up trouble. Willow convinces Oz she still wants to see him, despite everything.
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"	February 10, 1998	5V16	28	2x16
Valentine's Day has everyone on edge. With secret reluctance, Cordelia dumps Xander to appease her friends. Crushed, Xander pressures Amy into casting a love spell, but it goes wrong and every woman in Sunnydale, except Cordy, becomes madly attracted to him. A smitten Dru saves Xander from Angelus, but who will save him from the screaming mob?
"Passion"	February 24, 1998	5V17	29	2x17
Angelus kicks his terror campaign against Buffy and her friends into high gear, leading them to believe Joyce is his next target. Jenny makes progress finding out the gypsy Ritual of Restoration and gets back together with Giles. Jenny and Giles also work with Buffy and Willow to ritually revoke Angel's invitations into their various homes.
"Killed by Death"	March 03, 1998	5V18	30	2x18
After flu lands Buffy in the hospital, she rescues fevered children from Der Kindestod, a nightmare demon invisible to healthy people. When getting well means losing her ability to fight the demon, Buffy reinfects herself. In saving the other children, she also avenges her young cousin and puts her own hospital phobia to rest.
"I Only Have Eyes for You"	April 28, 1998	5V19	31	2x19
The tortured ghost of a former Sunnydale High student reenacts a murder-suicide on the night of the school's Sadie Hawkins dance. Taken over to play the parts, Buffy and Angelus change the tragic outcome just enough for the lovers' spirits to find peace, and for Buffy to learn about forgiveness.
"Go Fish"	May 05, 1998	5V20	32	2x20
Xander goes undercover on the Sunnydale swim team after members begin turning up dead. The swim-team coach gives fish/steroid cocktails to the swim team to get them to perform, but it turns them into sea monsters.
"Becoming - Part 1"	May 12, 1998	5V21	33	2x21
Kendra's Watcher sends her back to Sunnydale because a dark power is rising: Angelus has found a demon called Acathla and plans to perform the ritual that will allow Acathla to suck every living thing on the planet into hell.
"Becoming - Part 2"	May 19, 1998	5V22	34	2x22
With Kendra murdered by Drusilla, Willow in the hospital with head trauma and Giles kidnapped by Angelus, Buffy must decode Whistler's cryptic clues and accept help from an unexpected source to be able to prevent the world from being sucked into Acathla's hell dimension.

Season 3 (1998 – 1999)

Title	Original airdate	Code	Series #	#
"Anne"	September 29, 1998	3ABB01	35	3x01
After sacrificing Angel, a distraught Buffy moves to Los Angeles, where she encounters Lily, a Sunnydale girl she once saved from Spike. When Lily is kidnapped by demons, Buffy rescues her again, then decides she's ready to resume Slaying.
"Dead Man's Party"	October 06, 1998	3ABB02	36	3x02
Buffy struggles to fit back into Sunnydale life. She feels her friends and family have grown distant while she was away. Battling an army of zombies called forth by a Nigerian demon mask brings everyone back together.
"Faith, Hope & Trick"	October 13, 1998	3ABB03	37	3x03
Another Slayer, Faith, arrives in Sunnydale, closely tracked by two vampires, thoroughly modern Mr. Trick and incredibly ancient Kakistos. With Buffy's encouragement, Faith finally stakes the formidable Kakistos. Buffy, finally, accepts Scott Hope's invitation to date, not knowing that Angel has magically returned.
"Beauty and the Beasts"	October 20, 1998	3ABB04	38	3x04
After Oz escapes from his cage, everyone suspects that he committed last night's brutal murders. Only Buffy knows that Angel is a suspect as well. The Scoobies discover that the murderer is their Jekyll/Hyde classmate, Pete.
"Homecoming"	November 03, 1998	3ABB05	39	3x05
Buffy and Cordelia compete for Homecoming Queen while Mr. Trick organizes SlayerFest '98. Willow and Xander kiss, although each sees someone else. Unknown to SlayerFest personnel, Cordelia changes places with Faith. Buffy and Cordy reconcile while defeating Mr. Trick's contestants.
"Band Candy"	November 10, 1998	3ABB06	40	3x06
A candy created by Ethan Rayne causes Sunnydale's adults to behave like teenagers. Buffy confronts Rayne and foils a plan to sacrifice Sunnydale newborns to a monster in the sewers.
"Revelations"	November 17, 1998	3ABB07	41	3x07
Faith's new Watcher, Gwendolyn Post, turns out to be an impostor. Xander discovers Buffy's secret and manipulates Faith into attempting to slay Angel.
"Lovers Walk"	November 24, 1998	3ABB08	42	3x08
A lovelorn Spike returns and kidnaps Willow to cast a love spell on Drusilla. Stashing Willow and a wounded Xander at the factory, Spike soon concocts a new plan and leaves Sunnydale as abruptly as he came, unaware that wedges have been driven into every relationship around him.
"The Wish"	December 08, 1998	3ABB09	43	3x09
Cordelia's pain over Xander's betrayal summons Anyanka, a demon who grants wishes to scorned women. In an alternate reality, the Master rises at the Harvest and takes over Sunnydale, but Giles is able to reverse events by destroying Anyanka's power center.
"Amends"	December 15, 1998	3ABB10	44	3x10
The First Evil is driving Angel insane, appearing as victims of his past crimes, priming him to kill Buffy. Instead, he tries to kill himself by waiting outside for the sunrise, but the sun doesn't shine that unexpectedly wintry day in southern California.
"Gingerbread"	January 12, 1999	3ABB11	45	3x11
Children are being killed as part of a cult sacrifice and Joyce leads the town in a witch hunt. Buffy, Willow and Amy are tied to stakes and Giles and Cordelia rescue them. Amy turns herself into a rat to escape the angry mob.
"Helpless"	January 19, 1999	3ABB12	46	3x12
Giles secretly prepares Buffy for the Cruciamentum, an ordeal the Watchers Council requires every Slayer endure on her eighteenth birthday. Giles helps Buffy, thereby failing his own secret test, and is dismissed from his job as Watcher because he "feels a father's love" for his Slayer.
"The Zeppo"	January 26, 1999	3ABB13	47	3x13
Xander tries to be cool and hangs out with Jack O'Toole, who resurrects three of his former buddies. Xander saves the world by defeating Jack in a contest of wills. His quiet victory gives the others the chance they need to prevent the Sisterhood of Jhe from reopening the Hellmouth.
"Bad Girls"	February 09, 1999	3ABB14	48	3x14
The Slayers get a new Watcher, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce. The girls are having a wild night at The Bronze, where Angel brings info on the whereabouts of the demon, Balthazar. While on the hunt, Faith accidentally kills the Deputy Mayor, a human. Buffy wants to come forward, but Faith claims she "doesn't care."
"Consequences"	February 16, 1999	3ABB15	49	3x15
Faith tells Giles that Buffy is the one who slew the Deputy Mayor, but Giles guesses the truth. Angel apprehends Faith, but Wesley thwarts his intervention and allows Faith to escape. She plans to leave town on the next freighter, but secretly enters the Mayor's employ, after dusting his assassin, Mr. Trick.
"Doppelgangland"	February 23, 1999	3ABB16	50	3x16
Wanting to be a vengeance demon again, Anya tricks Willow into helping with a spell to retrieve her power center, the amulet Giles destroyed in an alternate reality ("The Wish"). Instead of the amulet, however, the spell transports Willow's vampire version to an unsuspecting Sunnydale.
"Enemies"	March 16, 1999	3ABB17	51	3x17
The Mayor and Faith plot to steal Angel's soul and let Angelus remove Buffy from the picture. An overconfident Faith reveals she's gone rogue, as well as details about the Mayor's Ascension, before Buffy and Angel tell her that it's all been a sting. Afterwards, Buffy tells Angel she needs some time apart.
"Earshot"	September 21, 1999	3ABB18	52	3x18
Buffy is infected by a demon's blood and gains the ability to read minds. As she goes insane, Angel, Giles and Wesley struggle to save her. At Sunnydale High, Buffy and Xander stop a potential sniper and a mass murder.
"Choices"	May 04, 1999	3ABB19	53	3x19
Buffy launches an offensive to shut down the Mayor's plans for Ascension. Willow chooses among colleges while Xander plans a road trip. Buffy and Angel cannot see a way around the obstacles to a successful life together.
"The Prom"	May 11, 1999	3ABB20	54	3x20
Angel decides to do the right thing and break up with Buffy. Buffy saves the prom from Hellhounds with a fetish for formal wear. Angel shows up for the last dance.
"Graduation Day - Part 1"	May 18, 1999	3ABB21	55	3x21
While the Mayor prepares for his Ascension, Buffy battles Faith to save Angel's life, needing her Slayer blood as antidote. She stabs Faith, but Faith jumps off the balcony and lands on a moving flatbed truck.
"Graduation Day - Part 2"	July 13, 1999	3ABB22	56	3x22
Buffy forces Angel to feed on her to save his life and he must rush her to the hospital to save hers. The Mayor Ascends, and the Class of '99 blows him and the school away. Meanwhile, Faith remains in a coma, from which the doctors don't expect her to ever wake.

Season 4 (1999 – 2000)

Title	Original airdate	Code	Series #	#
"The Freshman"	October 05, 1999	4ABB01	57	4x01
While Willow blossoms in the college environment, Buffy has a difficult time adjusting - getting lost, getting kicked out of a class for talking, meeting her Cher-loving roommate Kathy - and her Slaying suffers because of it.
"Living Conditions"	October 12, 1999	4ABB02	58	4x02
Buffy becomes convinced that her annoying roommate is evil, but her friends think she is mad. Buffy steals Kathy's toenail clippings to prove that Kathy is a Mok'tagar demon and they get into a fight.
"The Harsh Light of Day"	October 19, 1999	4ABB03	59	4x03
Spike returns to Sunnydale for a gem that will make him invincible, he finds it, but Buffy gets it away from him and decides to send it to Angel; Buffy returns to dating but ends up being let down and hurt.
"Fear, Itself"	October 26, 1999	4ABB04	60	4x04
The gang finds themselves in a real-life house of horrors while a Halloween frat party, in which a fear demon feeds on their individual fears. Meanwhile, Anya needs Giles to help her save Xander when she realizes something is amiss.
"Beer Bad"	November 02, 1999	4ABB05	61	4x05
Xander gets a job bar tending at the college pub; Buffy drinks with an upperclassmen at that pub. It turns out that the bar manager is spiking the beer with some supernatural mojo, causing the targets to revert to caveman mentality.
"Wild at Heart"	November 09, 1999	4ABB06	62	4x06
Oz meets another werewolf (Veruca) and locks her in his cage to prevent her from attacking people. Willow comes to the cage the next morning to find them naked together. Veruca tries to kill Willow, Oz-wolf kills Veruca, and Buffy stops him from attacking Willow.
"The Initiative"	November 16, 1999	4ABB07	63	4x07
Spike, who was captured by the commandos, is being held hostage by them in a hi-tech facility underneath the University. Spike manages to escape and heads to find Buffy, who he assumes is behind this; Riley realizes he has a crush on Buffy.
"Pangs"	November 23, 1999	4ABB08	64	4x08
Xander accidentally releases Hus, a Native American vengeance spirit. Angel secretly arrives in Sunnydale to protect Buffy, who is attempting a perfect Thanksgiving, from the spirit.
"Something Blue"	November 30, 1999	4ABB09	65	4x09
A spell by Willow goes awry, blinding Giles, and causing Buffy and Spike to fall in love and get engaged. Willow breaks the spell and Buffy and Spike find themselves in the middle of a kiss.
"Hush"	December 14, 1999	4ABB10	66	4x10
The Gentlemen steal the voices of the population of Sunnydale, rendering everyone in the town (including the Scooby Gang) unable to speak. Giles reveals that the only thing that can defeat The Gentleman is a real human scream.
"Doomed"	January 18, 2000	4ABB11	67	4x11
An earthquake occurs in Sunnydale, which signifies the Hellmouth is opening. The gang must return to the remains of Sunnydale High to stop it; Buffy and Riley struggle with each other's secrets.
"A New Man"	January 25, 2000	4ABB12	68	4x12
Giles, feeling left out, goes out for drinks with Ethan Rayne. He wakes up in the morning as a Fyarl demon, and hires Spike to help him. Mistaking him for a Fyarl demon, The Initiative and Buffy try to hunt him down.
"The I in Team"	February 08, 2000	4ABB13	69	4x13
When Professor Walsh decides Buffy is a threat to The Initiative, she decides to kill her by sending her on a dangerous mission. Riley discovers that Professor Walsh has tried to kill Buffy and begins to think seriously of leaving the organization.
"Goodbye Iowa"	February 15, 2000	4ABB14	70	4x14
Buffy discovers The Initiative's secret weapon; Riley becomes unstable due to the death of Professor Walsh and drug withdrawal; Adam reveals some information about himself, while trying to learn about people by investigating their insides.
"This Year's Girl"	February 22, 2000	4ABB15	71	4x15
Faith wakes up from her eight month coma and seeks revenge against Buffy. After failing to attack her, she switches bodies with Buffy using a gift given to her by Richard Wilkins III.
"Who Are You?"	February 29, 2000	4ABB16	72	4x16
Buffy (in Faith's body) is abducted by the Council's team, while Faith (in Buffy's body) has ruthless fun on the expense of Buffy. After rescuing a group of people in a church that has been attacked by vampires, they switch their bodies back.
"Superstar"	April 04, 2000	4ABB17	73	4x17
Jonathan casts a spell to cause all of Sunnydale to believe that he is the titular "superstar". However, the spell comes with a price - it conjures up a monster which endangers the town.
"Where the Wild Things Are"	April 25, 2000	4ABB18	74	4x18
When Buffy and Riley rouse a supernatural force at the fraternity party house, they are held hostage by ghost children who were abused by a Christian fundamentalist and now seek for revenge. Willow, Tara and Giles perform a spell to stop the spirits.
"New Moon Rising"	May 02, 2000	4ABB19	75	4x19
Oz returns to Sunnydale after learning to control his werewolf instincts. However, he loses control when he suspects Tara and Willow's relationship, and is subsequently caught by the Initiative.
"The Yoko Factor"	May 09, 2000	4ABB20	76	4x20
Riley spars with Angel when Angel visits Sunnydale; Adam convinces Spike that he will take his chip out if he helps him get Buffy where he wants, Spike agrees and sets out to distance the Scoobies from each other.
"Primeval"	May 16, 2000	4ABB21	77	4x21
The Scoobies reveal Adam's plan of releasing an army of hybrid cyborg monsters. Buffy, into an eerie version of herself with the help of the gang's magic, manages to kill Adam after an intense fight.
"Restless"	May 23, 2000	4ABB22	78	4x22
A primordial spirit haunts Buffy, Giles, Willow and Xander in their individual, cryptic nightmares involving the First Slayer as a result from the magic done in the previous episode.

Season 5 (2000 – 2001)

Title	Original airdate	Code	Series #	#
"Buffy vs. Dracula"	September 26, 2000	5ABB01	79	5x01
Buffy faces Count Dracula who has come to Sunnydale to make her one of his concubines. Dracula turns Xander into a Renfield of sorts, before being defeated but not killed.
"Real Me"	October 03, 2000	5ABB02	80	5x02
Buffy is having trouble getting along with her new sister Dawn, who is kidnapped by Harmony's gang. Harmony makes two inept attempts on Buffy's life, but fails each time and Dawn is saved.
"The Replacement"	October 10, 2000	5ABB03	81	5x03
Xander is split into two people by a demon, one strong, the other weak. The lame Xander is unhappy that the cool Xander lives his life better than he can, getting an apartment and a date with Anya.
"Out of My Mind"	October 17, 2000	5ABB04	82	5x04
Riley is risking his health to be able to fight with Buffy. His super soldier enhancement is destroying his heart. Buffy enlists Spike to take Riley to the doctor, but instead Spike kidnaps the doctor.
"No Place Like Home"	October 24, 2000	5ABB05	83	5x05
The new Bad Girl (Glory), is looking for "The Key." Buffy meets Glory, who kicks her ass, and a monk, who explains to her that she doesn't actually have a sister — Dawn is The Key, sent to Buffy for protection.
"Family"	November 07, 2000	5ABB06	84	5x06
Tara is about to celebrate her 20th birthday, and her family comes to abduct her before she becomes a demon. Glory sends demons after the Slayer, and Tara accidentally helps them.
"Fool for Love"	November 14, 2000	5ABB07	85	5x07
After a close call, Buffy asks Spike about the slayers he's killed; he exploited their death wish. Buffy rebuffs Spike's advances, and he comforts her after first thinking of killing her.
"Shadow"	November 21, 2000	5ABB08	86	5x08
Joyce Summers has brain cancer, and Buffy worries about how Dawn will take it. In addition, Buffy must keep her sister safe from Glory and her magic snake.
"Listening to Fear"	November 28, 2000	5ABB09	87	5x09
As Buffy and Dawn help their mother prepare for surgery, an extraterrestrial preys on Sunnydale's mental patients and follows Joyce home. The alien was summoned by Ben to clean up Glory's mess, and Buffy kills it.
"Into the Woods"	December 19, 2000	5ABB10	88	5x10
After sex with him, Buffy learns Riley has been going to a vampire brothel to be sucked. She confronts him, and he says he's going away with the military if she doesn't give him a reason to stay. She wants him to stay, but doesn't tell him in time.
"Triangle"	January 09, 2001	5ABB11	89	5x11
Emotions between Willow and Anya come to a boil over Xander, and they summon a troll (Olaf). The troll tries to make Xander choose between the women, but Buffy sends him packing.
"Checkpoint"	January 23, 2001	5ABB12	90	5x12
The Watcher's Council withholds information about Glory from Buffy. Glory and the Knights of Byzantium target Buffy, and she realizes it's because she has power over them. She orders Quentin to give her the scoop on Glory; she's a god, not a demon.
"Blood Ties"	February 06, 2001	5ABB13	91	5x13
Dawn discovers that she is the Key, becomes depressed, and runs away. She tells her tale to Ben, who morphs into Glory. Glory decides Dawn doesn't know the Key's location, and Willow and Tara teleport Glory elsewhere.
"Crush"	February 13, 2001	5ABB14	92	5x14
Spike's profession of love for Buffy is spurned when Drusilla returns. He offers to kill Dru, but Buffy is unimpressed. He saves Buffy from Dru, but has his invitation to the Summers' home revoked.
"I Was Made to Love You"	February 20, 2001	5ABB15	93	5x15
A robot girlfriend, April, is spurned by her creator, Warren. When April goes looking for him, he tells her Buffy is his girlfriend, and she attacks Buffy. Her batteries run down and Buffy convinces her she doesn't need a man.
"The Body"	February 27, 2001	5ABB16	94	5x16
Buffy and the gang are crushed by the death of Joyce. Dawn goes to the morgue to see the body and is attacked by a vampire. Buffy saves her and watches as Dawn reaches to touch Joyce.
"Forever"	April 17, 2001	5ABB17	95	5x17
Buffy is comforted by Angel, although he can't stay. Dawn attempts to resurrect Joyce with the help of Spike and Doc, but stops part way through the ceremony.
"Intervention"	April 24, 2001	5ABB18	96	5x18
The Scoobies discovers Spike's new toy; Glory's minions kidnap Spike, thinking he is the Key.
"Tough Love"	May 01, 2001	5ABB19	97	5x19
Glory thinks she has found the Key - Tara.
"Spiral"	May 08, 2001	5ABB20	98	5x20
Glory discovers the Key, and Buffy and company must flee from the Knights of Byzantium, too.
"The Weight of the World"	May 15, 2001	5ABB21	99	5x21
Willow tries to reach the Slayer, who has been rendered catatonic by Dawn's abduction.
"The Gift"	May 22, 2001	5ABB22	100	5x22
Buffy faces Glory as the ritual commences.

Season 6 (2001 – 2002)

Title	Original airdate	Code	Series #	#
"Bargaining - Parts 1 and 2"	October 02, 2001	6ABB01 6ABB02	101 102	6x01 6x02
Giles leaves Sunnydale after wondering whether he still has a place in Sunnydale without Buffy. Meanwhile, a vampire discovers that the Slayer has been replaced by a robot. The Scoobies manage to raise Buffy from the dead with a powerful spell.
"After Life"	October 09, 2001	6ABB03	103	6x03
Spike warns that the resurrection spell could have serious consequences, and his assessment proves to be correct as members of the gang are possessed by an unseen force.
"Flooded"	October 16, 2001	6ABB04	104	6x04
Warren, Andrew, and Jonathan have teamed up in order to take over Sunnydale; they manage to send an M'Fashnik demon to kill Buffy, who they believe to be their biggest threat.
"Life Serial"	October 23, 2001	6ABB05	105	6x05
Buffy will soon be in serious need of money to support herself and Dawn, and she tries to focus on doing something useful and profitable. However, her attempts fail as Jonathan, Warren and Andrew are after her to make her life more difficult.
"All the Way"	October 30, 2001	6ABB06	106	6x06
Xander finally announces his engagement to Anya, and the group make their way back to Buffy's house to celebrate; Dawn sneaks out on Halloween by lying to Buffy; Willow uses magic with abandon.
"Once More, with Feeling"	November 06, 2001	6ABB07	107	6x07
A mysterious force compels Sunnydale residents to break out into song and dance numbers that reveal their true feelings, a new demon in town, Sweet, seems to be responsible for it; Buffy and Spike share a kiss.
"Tabula Rasa"	November 13, 2001	6ABB08	108	6x08
Willow and Tara argue over an amnesia spell, and Tara insists that Willow is dependent on magic. Willow promises to go a week without using magic but breaches the promise, causing the gang to forget who they are.
"Smashed"	November 20, 2001	6ABB09	109	6x09
Willow finds herself alone without Tara and discovers she's now powerful enough to turn the metamorphosed Amy from a rat back into human. Spike discovers that he can hurt Buffy.
"Wrecked"	November 27, 2001	6ABB10	110	6x10
Buffy is shaken by her previous meeting with Spike the night before, which caused the building around them to collapse; Willow gives up magic after abusing it and faces the symptoms of withdrawal.
"Gone"	January 08, 2002	6ABB11	111	6x11
A social services worker threatens to take Dawn away from Buffy; Jonathan, Warren and Andrew attempt to make themselves invisible, but the beam accidentally hits Buffy.
"Doublemeat Palace"	January 29, 2002	6ABB12	112	6x12
Buffy gets a job at the Doublemeat Palace, but suddenly comes with a strange theory over the food ingredients; Anya is visited by an old friend, Halfrek, who questions her relationship with Xander.
"Dead Things"	February 05, 2002	6ABB13	113	6x13
Warren, Andrew and Jonathan try to make Warren's ex-girlfriend Katrina their sexual slave using magic, but when she fights back she accidentally gets killed. They decide to make Buffy think that she has killed Katrina, using magical and demonic forces.
"Older and Far Away"	February 12, 2002	6ABB14	114	6x14
Dawn, feeling that nobody wants to spend time with her, makes a wish in front of a vengeance demon that everyone would stay with her. Fulfilling her wish, the demon causes everyone at Buffy's birthday party to be unable to leave.
"As You Were"	February 26, 2002	6ABB15	115	6x15
Riley returns to town with his new wife Sam, to track down a demon known as "The Doctor", which turns out to be Spike. Riley finds about Buffy's affair with Spike, and Buffy decides to break up with him.
"Hell's Bells"	March 05, 2002	6ABB16	116	6x16
Xander's future self suddenly appears, and warns him that his marriage to Anya will be nothing but the beginning of a life of disgrace and pain. Xander believes him and leaves Anya. They eventually find that the future self is a former victim of Anyanka's revenges, and was planning to destroy Anya's life.
"Normal Again"	March 12, 2002	6ABB17	117	6x17
Warren, Jonathan and Andrew unleash a demon whose powers make Buffy believe that her friends are figments of her imagination. Buffy attempts to attack her friends, locks them in her basement and unleashes the same demon on them. Tara eventually finds the trio and Buffy recovers from the Demon's poison by drinking an antidote.
"Entropy"	April 30, 2002	6ABB18	118	6x18
Anya seeks vengeance on Xander and when looking for someone who wants the same, she finds comfort with Spike. Xander sees their impulsive behavior through a camera and tries to stake Spike; Willow and Tara arrange a date, which ends with the two of them kissing.
"Seeing Red"	May 07, 2002	6ABB19	119	6x19
Willow and Tara reconcile, and Tara tells Willow that Spike and Buffy have been having sex; Buffy stops The Trio when attempting a large-scale theft, but Warren manages to escape with a jetpack. He returns the next day and shoots Buffy and Tara.
"Villains"	May 14, 2002	6ABB20	120	6x20
Willow's grief pushes her over the edge. After magically saving Buffy, a dark Willow hunts Warren down and eventually kills him in a gruesome way.
"Two to Go"	May 21, 2002	6ABB21	121	6x21
The Scoobies must protect Jonathan and Andrew from Willow; Giles returns to help.
"Grave"	May 21, 2002	6ABB22	122	6x22
Willow defeats Giles and decides to end her suffering and that of the worlds by bringing on an apocalypse.

Season 7 (2002 – 2003)

Title	Original airdate	Code	Series #	#
"Lessons"	September 24, 2002	7ABB01	123	7x01
Dawn finds vengeful spirits in the new Sunnydale High; Giles is rehabilitating Willow in England.
"Beneath You"	October 01, 2002	7ABB02	124	7x02
The gang deals with a giant underground demon; Willow prepares to return home.
"Same Time, Same Place"	October 08, 2002	7ABB03	125	7x03
Willow cannot find her friends in Sunnydale, where bodies are found without skin.
"Help"	October 15, 2002	7ABB04	126	7x04
Buffy becomes a counselor at Sunnydale High and meets a girl who predicts her own death.
"Selfless"	October 22, 2002	7ABB05	127	7x05
Buffy deals with Anyanka after she grants a lethal wish; Anya's background story is also revealed.
"Him"	November 05, 2002	7ABB06	128	7x06
The young women of Sunnydale are falling for the high school quarterback; Xander and Spike become reluctant roommates.
"Conversations with Dead People"	November 12, 2002	7ABB07	129	7x07
Buffy, Dawn, and Willow face individual encounters with familiar faces from their past. Also, Jonathan and Andrew return to Sunnydale to unearth a mysterious symbol.
"Sleeper"	November 19, 2002	7ABB08	130	7x08
Buffy probes a series of grisly murders that may be the work of Spike.
"Never Leave Me"	November 26, 2002	7ABB09	131	7x09
The Summers' home gains two captives: Spike and Andrew.
"Bring on the Night"	December 17, 2002	7ABB10	132	7x10
Giles arrives with three apprentice Slayers; the Scoobies research the First; Buffy fights an ancient vampire.
"Showtime"	January 07, 2003	7ABB11	133	7x11
Buffy must win back the confidence of potential slayers.
"Potential"	January 21, 2003	7ABB12	134	7x12
Buffy and Spike establish a boot camp to prepare the potential slayers for combat, while a spell from Willow reveals another potential in Sunnydale.
"The Killer in Me"	February 04, 2003	7ABB13	135	7x13
Willow must face her own demons; Buffy gets in touch with the government.
"First Date"	February 11, 2003	7ABB14	136	7x14
Buffy accepts a dinner invitation from Principal Wood; Anya is jealous when Xander has a date.
"Get It Done"	February 18, 2003	7ABB15	137	7x15
Buffy learns more about the First Slayer.
"Storyteller"	February 25, 2003	7ABB16	138	7x16
Andrew makes a documentary on the events in Sunnydale.
"Lies My Parents Told Me"	March 25, 2003	7ABB17	139	7x17
The gang investigates Spike's trigger; Principal Wood and Giles team up without Buffy.
"Dirty Girls"	April 15, 2003	7ABB18	140	7x18
Faith returns to Sunnydale; Buffy leads the troops into battle.
"Empty Places"	April 29, 2003	7ABB19	141	7x19
As the residents of Sunnydale evacuate, Buffy loses the trust of the group and is forced out of the house. Faith becomes the leader.
"Touched"	May 06, 2003	7ABB20	142	7x20
A depressed Buffy is comforted by Spike; the Scoobies capture and interrogate a Bringer; Faith decides on a plan.
"End of Days"	May 13, 2003	7ABB21	143	7x21
Buffy finds a scythe in the cave; an old ally returns to Sunnydale.
"Chosen"	May 20, 2003	7ABB22	144	7x22
Buffy and her associates organize an attack on The First Evil. Willow uses a spell to invoke the chosen ones, the slayers. Spike uses the amulet and brings about the end of Sunnydale, and the Hellmouth. Final episode of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer"

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