Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 7 (2002 - 2003)

• Season 7 Episode 22: Chosen

  Series creator Joss Whedon directs the final episode of the supernatural action drama, in which the Slayer launches a final devastating assault on the Hellmouth, aiming to defeat the First once and for all. As the end draws near, the battle-weary Scoobies unite for what could be their last showdown in Sunnydale, little knowing who will stand and who will fall. Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Marsters and Alyson Hannigan star

• Season 7 Episode 21: End of Days

  Angel returns to Sunnydale to join forces with Buffy in her final fight against Caleb, but first she has to wrest leadership of the Potentials from Faith. Supernatural adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Boreanaz and Eliza Dushku

• Season 7 Episode 20: Touched

  Buffy seeks comfort from Spike, the gang captures and interrogates a Bringer, and Faith leads an attack on the creatures' subterranean lair. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Marsters and Eliza Dushku

• Season 7 Episode 19: Empty Places

  In the wake of their humiliating defeat in battle, the potential slayers choose a new leader to replace Buffy. Meanwhile, Faith tussles with police officers intent on returning her to prison. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, with Eliza Dushku and Alyson Hannigan

• Season 7 Episode 18: Dirty Girls

  Willow and Faith come across a girl who has been stabbed and thrown from a truck, and take her to the hospital. Buffy is soon on the scene and discovers the girl was attacked by a mad priest - so she and the gang set off to his vineyard lair to confront him. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan and Eliza Dushku

• Season 7 Episode 17: Lies My Parents Told Me

  As Spike struggles to bury haunting memories of his violent past, which have left an emotional wound that may never heal, Giles tries to unravel the mystery of the First's masterful hold over the vampire. Meanwhile, Willow embarks on an extraordinary journey. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, Nicholas Brendon and Alyson Hannigan

• Season 7 Episode 16: Storyteller

  Andrew decides to film the gang for a documentary he wants to leave behind as a record of their battle against the First. His dream of being immortalised as a hero is swiftly crushed when the rest of the gang finds out he has the power to open the Seal of Danzalthar and break its disruptive spell. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Tom Lenk

• Season 7 Episode 15: Get It Done

  Principal Wood gives Buffy a bag of items previously owned by his mother, including an enchanted puppet show that opens a dimensional portal and thrusts her into another realm, where she meets the creators of the original Slayer. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 7 Episode 14: First Date

  Principal Wood surprises Buffy by revealing that he is the son of a murdered Slayer, and Xander experiences a date beyond his wildest dreams. Supernatural adventures with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and guest star Ashanti

• Season 7 Episode 13: The Killer in Me

  Willow takes on Warren's personality and finds herself forced to confront the terrible reality of Tara's death. Meanwhile, Buffy faces a tough decision about Spike's behaviour-modification chip. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, with James Marsters and Alyson Hannigan

• Season 7 Episode 12: Potential

  Buffy and Spike begin to train the potential Slayers, while Willow performs a locator spell and discovers another possible candidate at Sunnydale High - Dawn's friend Amanda. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Marsters and Alyson Hannigan

• Season 7 Episode 11: Showtime

  Buffy squares up to the Uber-vampire in a fight to the finish, while Giles and Anya enter another dimension to consult an Oracle about defeating the First. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, with Nicholas Brendon and Alyson Hannigan

• Season 7 Episode 10: Bring on the Night

  Giles introduces three apprentice Slayers, the gang researches the origins of the First to find a way to rescue Spike, and Buffy battles a fearsome foe known as the Uber-vampire. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, with Nicholas Brendon and Alyson Hannigan

• Season 7 Episode 9: Never Leave Me

  Buffy takes Spike prisoner to learn more about her foes as the First and its minions launch an attack against the Watchers' Council. Meanwhile, would-be super-villain Andrew tries his hand at a killing spree, but only ends up becoming another captive of the Summers household. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 7 Episode 8: Sleeper

  Convinced Spike is responsible for a series of grisly murders, Buffy enlists Anya and Xander's help to monitor his nocturnal activities - and gradually realises he is being manipulated by a shape-shifting demon. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, with Nicholas Brendon and James Marsters

• Season 7 Episode 7: Conversations with Dead People

  Five separate stories in which the gang confronts paranormal forces with dire consequences. Buffy encounters a devious vampire who goads her into revealing her insecurities, Dawn gets a visit from her dead mother and Willow struggles with the ghost of Cassie, who insists she has a message from Tara

• Season 7 Episode 6: Him

  Dawn, Buffy, Anya and Willow all fall head over heels in love with a high-school football player, little realising they are being toyed with by a malevolent force. Xander and Spike search for the source of the spell that has bewitched the girls, becoming reluctant room-mates into the bargain

• Season 7 Episode 5: Selfless

  Anya grants a girl's wish for vengeance on a group of college boys, but finds it impossible to live with the overpowering sense of guilt and tries to have the spell undone - even though her own life may be at stake if she succeeds. Supernatural adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Emma Caulfield

• Season 7 Episode 4: Help

  A group of boys plans to sacrifice a girl who has predicted her own death, while newly appointed school counsellor Buffy, still struggling to get to grips with her role, encounters the problem students at Sunnydale High. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Geller

• Season 7 Episode 3: Same Time, Same Place

  Willow's return to Sunnydale proves to be far from welcoming when she is isolated from everyone except Spike and Anya. The witch falls victim to a creature that paralyses its victims and flays them alive. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan

• Season 7 Episode 2: Beneath You

  The gang tries to help a woman who is being pursued by a mysterious worm-like creature, while Willow prepares to leave England. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, with Nicholas Brendon and Alyson Hannigan

• Season 7 Episode 1: Lessons

  Buffy finds little has changed since her own schooldays as Dawn enrols for her first day of classes at the newly built Sunnydale High. Anxious to get off to a good start, the youngster struggles to fit in with the popular kids - and the discovery of evil spirits lurking in the basement only adds to her problems

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6 (2001 - 2002)

• Season 6 Episode 22: Grave

  Having stolen the magical energy from Giles, Willow sets out to destroy the world, while Buffy and the gang desperately attempt to stop her before it is too late. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, with Anthony Stewart Head and Alyson Hannigan

• Season 6 Episode 21: Two to Go

  Willow uses her black magic powers on Andrew and Jonathan - leading her into a spectacular showdown with Buffy, who has appointed herself the duo's defender. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, with Nicholas Brendon and Alyson Hannigan

• Season 6 Episode 20: Villains

  A grief-stricken Willow embraces the dark arts in a bid to find Warren and avenge Tara's death, putting her friendship with Buffy to the test. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan and James Marsters star

• Season 6 Episode 19: Seeing Red

  A magic crystal endows Warren with superhuman strength, setting him on a collision course with Buffy and the gang, who find themselves almost completely unable to resist his attack. Supernatural adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan and Adam Busch

• Season 6 Episode 18: Entropy

  Anya returns to Sunnydale, where a resentful Spike is only too happy to help her exact revenge on Xander. Supernatural adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon and Emma Caulfield

• Season 6 Episode 17: Normal Again

  Jonathan, Andrew and Warren continue their bumbling campaign to destroy Buffy by releasing a demon that makes her believe her closest friends are mere figments of her imagination. Supernatural adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 6 Episode 16: Hell's Bells

  A mystery guest claiming to be Xander's future self turns up at his wedding to warn him that life with Anya may not be quite the cosy domestic idyll he is hoping for. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon and Emma Caulfield

• Season 6 Episode 15: As You Were

  Riley pursues a demon to Sunnydale, but his reappearance reminds Buffy of all the good times they shared - and makes her question the wisdom of continuing her relationship with Spike. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Marsters and Marc Blucas

• Season 6 Episode 14: Older and Far Away

  Friends old and new gather at the Summers' home for Buffy's 21st birthday party, but Anya's demon friend, Halfrek, casts a spell to prevent them from leaving - and Tara's well-meaning intervention only makes the situation worse. Supernatural adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amber Benson and Emma Caulfield

• Season 6 Episode 13: Dead Things

  The Geek trio accidentally kill Warren's ex-girlfriend Katrina while trying to make her their willing slave, but try to get off the hook by using demonic forces to convince Buffy she was responsible for the murder. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars

• Season 6 Episode 12: Doublemeat Palace

  Strapped for cash, Buffy gets a job in a fast-food restaurant - where the weird manager and high turnover of staff soon arouse her suspicions. Meanwhile, a visit from a demon makes Anya wonder if she's doing the right thing by marrying Xander. Supernatural adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon and Emma Caulfield

• Season 6 Episode 11: Gone

  Buffy is made invisible by the scheming Troika and can't resist taking advantage of the situation by paying Spike a visit and causing trouble - until Willow gets blamed for all her friend's mischief. Meanwhile, Xander discovers an alarming secret about the Slayer's molecular structure. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and James Marsters

• Season 6 Episode 10: Wrecked

  Amy introduces Willow to a warlock whose powerful brand of magic soon has her hooked, and the witch ends up putting Dawn in danger. Meanwhile, a shamefaced Buffy confronts Spike about their night of passion. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and James Marsters

• Season 6 Episode 9: Smashed

  Fledgling witch Willow casts a spell to turn Amy back into her old self, while Spike makes an unexpected and disturbing discovery about Buffy, leading him to suspect she's no longer entirely human. Supernatural adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and James Marsters

• Season 6 Episode 8: Tabula Rasa

  Willow casts a spell to make Buffy forget she was actually in Heaven - but unfortunately it goes wrong and gives the entire gang a bad case of amnesia. Meanwhile, Giles and Spike grow convinced they are father and son. Supernatural adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, with Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and Anthony Stewart Head

• Season 6 Episode 7: Once More, with Feeling

  In a special musical edition, a mysterious force causes everyone in Sunnydale to reveal their innermost thoughts and feelings in song. Giles announces he's returning to England, hoping his absence will encourage Buffy to become more independent. Supernatural adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, with Anthony Stewart Head, James Marsters and Emma Caulfield

• Season 6 Episode 6: All the Way

  Dawn lies to Buffy and sneaks off to spend Hallowe'en night partying with her friend Janice and two older boys - who turn out to be vampires. Meanwhile, Xander announces his engagement to Anya. Supernatural adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and Michelle Trachtenberg

• Season 6 Episode 5: Life Serial

  Buffy tries to get her life back to normal by returning to college and starting a new job - but soon finds herself up against would-be sorcerers the Troika, who cast a spell trapping her in a strange time loop. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon and Alyson Hannigan star

• Season 6 Episode 4: Flooded

  Giles reprimands Willow for abusing her magical powers, while Buffy finds herself trying to contend with burst pipes and home-improvement loan repayments - to say nothing of a demon dispatched by three bored would-be sorcerers intent on causing mischief. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, with Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and Anthony Stewart Head

• Season 6 Episode 3: After Life

  Buffy recalls her experiences in an alternate dimension and realises being 'dead' wasn't so bad, while the gang battle an opportunistic demon that hitched a ride back to Earth with her. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Nicholas Brendon

• Season 6 Episode 2: Bargaining : Part Two

  Part two of two. The gang fears Willow's attempt to bring Buffy back to life has failed and flee for their lives from the marauding demon bikers - little realising the traumatised Slayer is desperately trying to claw her way out of her own grave. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon and Alyson Hannigan

• Season 6 Episode 1: Bargaining - Part One

  Part one of two. The gang attempt to bring the heroine back to life with a magic spell, while a group of motorbike-riding demons discover the truth about Buffybot. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and Anthony Stewart Head

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5 (2000 - 2001)

• Season 5 Episode 22: The Gift

  The gang races against time to prevent Glory spilling Dawn's blood and creating a portal to her own world, allowing Hell to burst forth on Sunnydale in the process. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Michelle Trachtenberg

• Season 5 Episode 21: Weight of the World

  Willow enters Buffy's troubled subconscious in an effort to somehow reach the Slayer, who has been rendered catatonic by Glory's abduction of Dawn. Meanwhile, Spike, Xander and Giles work on undermining the hell god's nefarious plans. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Nicholas Brendon star

• Season 5 Episode 20: Spiral

  Buffy and the gang flee Sunnydale in a bid to escape Glory, who has finally discovered the identity of the Key, and the Knights of Byzantium, who are intent on killing Dawn before she falls into enemy hands. Supernatural drama, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Clare Kramer

• Season 5 Episode 19: Tough Love

  Tara reels from the emotional fallout of her first big fight with Willow, unaware she's been targeted by Glory and her minions, who think she may be the Key. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Amber Benson and Clare Kramer

• Season 5 Episode 18: Intervention

  Buffy undertakes a soul-searching trip to the desert, where the a vision of the first Slayer has a mysterious message for her. Back home, the rest of the gang mistake the Buffy-robot for the real thing, and Glory's minions kidnap Spike in the belief that he is the coveted Key. Sarah Michelle Gellar and James Marsters star

• Season 5 Episode 17: Forever

  Dawn tries to bring Joyce back from the dead, but when Willow and Tara refuse to help with the spell - so she turns to Spike instead. Meanwhile, a timely visit from Angel provides Buffy with a much-needed shoulder to cry on. Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz star

• Season 5 Episode 16: The Body

  Buffy is left devastated by her mother's death, and wonders how to break the news to Dawn, who is already traumatised by the discovery that she is the Key. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang try to adjust to the shock. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Michelle Trachtenberg star

• Season 5 Episode 15: I Was Made to Love You

  The gang meets an incredibly strong female robot who just wants to be loved. Meanwhile, Buffy decides it is time she moved on and agrees to a date with Ben, little realising how close he is to the evil Glory. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars

• Season 5 Episode 14: Crush

  Drusilla returns to Sunnydale intent on fresh mayhem, while Buffy notices that Dawn is spending an increasing amount of time around Spike - and suspects she has a crush on him. Sarah Michelle Gellar and James Marsters star

• Season 5 Episode 13: Blood Ties

  Dawn learns she is the Key, and deals with the crisis by running away. However, she falls straight into the clutches of Glory, who is smarting from the discovery that her mortal enemies the Knights of Byzantium are in town. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Michelle Trachtenberg star

• Season 5 Episode 12: Checkpoint

  The slayer and company get a visit from the Council of Watchers, who have information on the identity of Glory. Unfortunately, they refuse to hand over the crucial evidence until Buffy proves her worth. Meanwhile, an ancient order of knights appear in Sunnydale, hell-bent on destroying the Key before it falls into the wrong hands. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars

• Season 5 Episode 11: Triangle

  Anya and Willow inadvertently conjure up a fearsome troll while minding the magic shop, and the rampaging beast proceeds to tear Sunnydale apart. Emma Caulfield and Alyson Hannigan star

• Season 5 Episode 10: Into the Woods

  Joyce comes out of surgery as the friends anxiously wait to hear whether the procedure was a success. Acting on a warning from Spike, Buffy finds depressed boyfriend Riley in the arms of a vampire, forcing him to make an important decision about their future together. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars

• Season 5 Episode 9: Listening to Fear

  The gang investigate a murderous, meteorite-borne creature, while Buffy stays with mum Joyce, whose brain tumour is affecting her personality. Riley fraternises with questionable company

• Season 5 Episode 8: Shadow

  Glory continues her quest to find the Key by investing a cobra with magic powers. Meanwhile, Buffy questions her ability to deal with the evil goddess when her mother is admitted to hospital. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 5 Episode 7: Fool for Love

  Buffy suffers a near miss at the hands of a vampire armed with one of her own stakes and turns to Spike to learn more about the deaths of previous Slayers and discover how she can eradicate her weaknesses. Meanwhile, Joyce's condition worsens. With a guest appearance by David Boreanaz as Angel

• Season 5 Episode 6: Family

  As Tara's 20th birthday approaches, she casts a spell on her friends to hide her terrible secret - not realising that her magic is working to Glory's advantage. Supernatural thriller, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 5 Episode 5: No Place Like Home

  The high-kicking heroine casts a spell to discover the cause of her mother's mysterious illness and meets a dangerous new enemy searching for the Key. Meanwhile, Giles reopens the magic shop and employs Anya as a cashier. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 5 Episode 4: Out of My Mind

  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 becomes 'normal'. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 5 Episode 3: The Replacement

  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. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 5 Episode 2: Real Me

  Buffy has to look after Dawn, who is finding it hard to adjust to life as the Slayer's sister, while a break-in at the Magic Box shop alerts the gang to the fact that Harmony and her vampire gang are plotting Buffy's demise

• Season 5 Episode 1: Buffy v Dracula

  Buffy faces the infamous Count Dracula, who has come to Sunnydale with the express purpose of meeting her, and she and Xander find themselves unable to resist his dark powers. Meanwhile, Giles makes up his mind to return to England. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 4 (1999 - 2000)

• Season 4 Episode 22: Restless

  Riley attends his Initiative debriefing, while the gang gathers at Buffy's house for a video night but ends up asleep and caught in a web of wild dreams, pursued by a mysterious figure. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Marc Blucas

• Season 4 Episode 21: Primeval

  Part two of two. 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. Supernatural drama, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 4 Episode 20: The Yoko Factor

  Part one of two. Spike joins forces with Adam and manages to turn the gang against each other, while Angel's return to Sunnydale provokes a violent reaction. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz

• Season 4 Episode 19: New Moon Rising

  Oz learns to control his werewolf nature and returns to Sunnydale, but his unexpected reappearance casts a shadow over Willow and Tara's relationship. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan and Seth Green

• Season 4 Episode 18: Where the Wild Things Are

  Buffy and Riley's passion stirs up supernatural forces during a fraternity house party, awakening a legion of vengeful spirits from the 1950s. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars

• Season 4 Episode 17: Superstar

  Still reeling from her discovery about Riley, Buffy tries to find out why school misfit Jonathan has become a local hero in Sunnydale. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and Danny Strong

• Season 4 Episode 16: Who Are You?

  Faith uses a magical device to swap bodies with Buffy and takes advantage of the freedom her disguise offers, while her hapless counterpart finds herself at the mercy of Watcher council members. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 4 Episode 15: This Year's Girl

  Riley and Buffy try to trace Adam, while there's trouble afoot as Faith awakens from her coma and immediately seeks revenge. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Eliza Dushku

• Season 4 Episode 14: Goodbye Iowa

  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 holds dear - including Buffy

• Season 4 Episode 13: The I in Team

  Buffy is invited to join the ranks of the Initiative by Professor Walsh and Riley, but Willow worries that she is taking on more than she can handle - and neglecting her friends in the process. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and Anthony Stewart Head

• Season 4 Episode 12: A New Man

  Giles is turned into a demon, forcing him to track down slippery sorcerer Ethan Rayne in the hope of reversing the process, before the Slayer unwittingly kills him. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Anthony Stewart Head

• Season 4 Episode 11: Doomed

  With their respective secret identities no longer hidden, Buffy and Riley reassess their relationship. Meanwhile, Giles continues to search for more information about the Initiative, and the Slayer attempts to convice the former Watcher of an approaching Apocalypse to divert his attentions elsewhere. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars

• Season 4 Episode 10: Hush

  The high-kicking heroine has a mysterious dream which proves portentous as a group of murderous creatures silence Sunnydale by stealing the townspeople's voices - and proceed to slaughter the students by cutting out their hearts. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 4 Episode 9: Something Blue

  Devastated by Oz's departure, Willow casts a spell that is supposed to make her every wish come true. However, the attempt misfires disastrously, and the witch inadvertently causes Giles to go blind, turns Buffy and Spike into an infatuated engaged couple and makes Xander into a magnet for demons

• Season 4 Episode 8: Pangs

  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 a formidable foe - but fortunately, a friendly face from the past watches over her from the shadows

• Season 4 Episode 7: The Initiative

  Spike is held prisoner in an underground laboratory by a mysterious military organisation known as the Initiative. Managing to escape, he sets out to exact revenge on the Slayer - little suspecting the shock in store for him. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars

• Season 4 Episode 6: Wild at Heart

  Spike is assaulted and captured by a group of mysterious commandos, while Oz falls for a fellow werewolf, the sultry singer Veruca. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Seth Green and James Marsters

• Season 4 Episode 5: Beer Bad

  Xander lands a job in the college bar, where Buffy sees Parker kissing another girl. Hurt and confused, she seeks solace with a gang of rowdy students - whose favourite beer turns her into a rampaging Neanderthal. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars

• Season 4 Episode 4: Fear, Itself

  A Hallowe'en fraternity bash turns into the house party from hell once it becomes apparent the bats, zombies and demons are all too real. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 4 Episode 3: The Harsh Light of Day

  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 has gained a new lease of 'lifelessness', and a voracious appetite - for Willow. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 4 Episode 2: Living Conditions

  Buffy's experiences of higher education go from bad to worse as a series of nightmares convinces her she is sharing a room with a soul-sucking demon. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Anthony Stewart Head star

• Season 4 Episode 1: The Freshman

  Buffy struggles to cope with the rigours of college life, including getting lost, being kicked out of class for talking and discovering her room-mate is a Celine Dion fan. To make matters worse, she gets badly beaten by a female vampire during her first night on patrol. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3 (1998 - 1999)

• Season 3 Episode 22: Graduation Day : Part Two

  Part two of two. Ascension Day heralds the ultimate battle, as Buffy and her friends prepare for a face-off against the Mayor and a horde of vampires. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Harry Groener

• Season 3 Episode 21: Graduation Day : Part One

  A lethal potion weakens Angel; Buffy faces off with Faith for, perhaps, the last time; the mayor prepares for his transformation to pure demon; Buffy risks her life to save the world.

• Season 3 Episode 20: The Prom

  Buffy finds herself single-handedly battling a trio of fearsome hell-hounds, while her classmates get ready for the school prom. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 3 Episode 19: Choices

  Buffy and friends decide to strike against the Mayor directly, and steal a magic box crucial to his ascension - but Willow is captured by Faith. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and Eliza Dushku

• Season 3 Episode 18: Earshot

  Buffy develops the ability to read minds, and enjoys eavesdropping on other people's thoughts - until she accidentally tunes into the brainwaves of a killer bent on mayhem. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and Anthony Stewart Head

• Season 3 Episode 17: Enemies

  Faith and the Mayor plot their revenge on Buffy and conspire to rob Angel of his soul. Meanwhile, Giles unofficially resumes his role of Watcher, and Wesley is distracted by Cordelia's amorous attentions. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars

• Season 3 Episode 16: Doppelgangland

  In a bid to develop a more exciting image, Willow begins to experiment with her paranormal powers - and accidentally summons her evil double from another dimension. Meanwhile, Faith moves into her own apartment, courtesy of the Mayor. Supernatural drama, starring Eliza Dushku and Alyson Hannigan

• Season 3 Episode 15: Consequences

  In an attempt to hide her guilt, Faith tells an investigator that Buffy inadvertently stabbed the Deputy Mayor to death. Meanwhile, the Mayor begins to fear exposure, ordering Mr Trick to kill both Slayers. Drama, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 3 Episode 14: Bad Girls

  New Watcher Wesley Wyndham-Pryce arrives from England, full of dire warnings about the activities of a demon called Balthazar and his sinister acolytes. Unimpressed, Buffy goes on patrol with companion Faith - but their vampire-killing spree ends in the death of a mortal

• Season 3 Episode 13: The Zeppo

  Taunted by Cordelia, 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 earning a night of passion with Faith. Unfortunately, his heroics go unnoticed by Buffy's team, who are preoccupied with a nest of hideous bird-like creatures. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars

• Season 3 Episode 12: Helpless

  As Buffy turns 18, she looks forward to the usual outing with her father. However, her birthday celebrations turn into the ultimate test once it transpires that Slayers who come of age are matched with assailants beyond their powers - and in her case, that means an insane vampire. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 3 Episode 11: Gingerbread

  The discovery of two children's bodies bearing occult symbols prompts Buffy's mother to organise a witch-hunt, inspiring ruthlessly vengeful Sunnydale parents to kidnap Buffy, Willow and Amy. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars

• Season 3 Episode 10: Amends

  As Christmas approaches, Angel is tormented by evil apparitions intent on forcing him to eliminate Buffy. Supernatural drama, with David Boreanaz and Robia LaMorte

• Season 3 Episode 9: The Wish

  Cordelia's wish for a Buffy-free Sunnydale comes true - but she soon regrets it upon discovering the town is now controlled by vampires. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars

• Season 3 Episode 8: Lovers' Walk

  Spike returns to Sunnydale and kidnaps Willow and Xander in the hope of forcing the witch to find a spell that will make Drusilla fall in love with him once more, and his arrival causes many of the gang to reconsider their own personal relationships. Supernatural drama, with Alyson Hannigan, Sarah Michelle Gellar and James Marsters

• Season 3 Episode 7: Revelations

  Buffy sets out to destroy a glove believed to contain legendary powers before it falls into demonic hands. Supernatural adventures, guest starring Serena Scott Thomas

• Season 3 Episode 6: Band Candy

  An evil force manufactures sweets which infect adults with an urge to behave like immature teenagers, and an old foe of the gang seems to be responsible. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, with Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and Anthony Stewart Head

• Season 3 Episode 5: Homecoming

  Buffy and Cordelia are targeted by a gang of killers as they vie for the title of Homecoming Queen. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 3 Episode 4: Beauty and the Beasts

  Suspicion falls on Oz when a student is found savagely mauled in the woods, but Buffy suspects Angel may be the killer. Supernatural adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, with Seth Green, Alyson Hannigan and Anthony Stewart Head

• Season 3 Episode 3: Faith, Hope and Trick

  Two powerful vampires begin to plan an attack just as a second Slayer arrives in Sunnydale. The charismatic new girl proves popular with everyone except Buffy - who begins to suspect she may have something to hide. Supernatural adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 3 Episode 2: Dead Man's Party

  On returning home, Buffy has to battle a horde of reanimated zombies and deal with the distrust of her mother. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, with Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and Kristine Sutherland

• Season 3 Episode 1: Anne

  While working as a waitress, Buffy runs into a woman whose boyfriend has disappeared. Back in Sunnydale, the gang try to hold the forces of evil at bay without her help. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and Anthony Stewart Head

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 2 (1997 - 1998)

• Season 2 Episode 22: Becoming : Part Two

  Part two. Angel makes another attempt to raise the demon Acathla and bring about Armageddon. With Giles kidnapped and facing imminent torture, and Willow and Xander recovering in hospital, only Buffy is left to thwart the fallen Angel's plans. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars

• Season 2 Episode 21: Becoming - Part One

  Part one of two. Angel attempts to destroy the world by reviving an ancient demon, while Buffy and Willow race against time to restore the vampire's soul. Elsewhere, Spike goes on the prowl, having finally recovered from his injuries. Supernatural adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 2 Episode 20: Go Fish

  The Sunnydale swimming team's celebratory party is cut short by the grisly discovery of human remains on the beach. Meanwhile, Buffy lands herself on the wrong side of the principal by rejecting the crude advances of another swimmer. Spooky drama, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 2 Episode 19: I Only Have Eyes for You

  Sunnydale High is haunted by the ghost of a former student who re-enacts a tragic romance which ended in murder and suicide - forcing Buffy and Angel to relive the pain of love and rejection in the process. Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz star

• Season 2 Episode 18: Killed by Death

  Buffy is hospitalised by a nasty case of flu. In her delirious state, she relives the trauma of her cousin's death, and glimpses a demon only visible to the residents of the children's ward. Supernatural drama, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Anthony Stewart Head

• Season 2 Episode 17: Passion

  Angel's persecution of Buffy becomes increasingly cruel, causing her more pain and confusion, so Jenny tries to restore the curse that burdened him with a soul. Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz star

• Season 2 Episode 16: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

  A humiliated Xander seeks revenge on Cordelia but makes the mistake of involving Amy in his plan, while Buffy is warned that Valentine's Day may signal a violent change in Angel's behaviour

• Season 2 Episode 15: Phases

  Buffy and Giles try to halt the evil activities of a werewolf preying on teenage lovers, but encounter an even deadlier hunter along the way. Meanwhile, Angel continues to wander the night - but his transformation remains a mystery to the gang. Spine-chilling drama, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 2 Episode 14: Innocence

  Part two of two. The heroine and friends battle the Judge, a powerful demon no forged weapon can kill, and face an unexpected danger from Angel who has lost his soul owing to a perfect moment of happiness. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Anthony Stewart Head and Nicholas Brendon

• Season 2 Episode 13: Surprise

  Part one of two. It's Buffy's birthday, but she's troubled by vivid nightmares of Angel's murder at the hands of Drusilla. A stranger visits Jenny Calendar and the vampires of Sunnydale take delivery of a number of mysterious parcels from all over the world. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 2 Episode 12: Bad Eggs

  As a parenting exercise, Buffy and her friends are given a clutch of eggs to look after - but the malevolent prehistoric parasites that emerge lead to a fresh outbreak of mayhem at the school. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as the high-kicking heroine

• Season 2 Episode 11: Ted

  Joyce meets a seemingly perfect man, but Buffy suspects things are not as they appear. Supernatural adventures, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Kristine Sutherland

• Season 2 Episode 10: What's My Line? : Part Two

  Part two of two. Spike tortures Angel as part of a ritual to restore Drusilla to full strength, and also plots to eliminate Buffy with the aid of the Order of Taraka. Meanwhile, Xander and Cordelia discover an unexpected attraction toward one another while taking refuge from the vile bug-man. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Juliet Landau star

• Season 2 Episode 9: What's My Line? : Part One

  Part one of two. Psychopathic bloodsucker Spike decides to hire the help of three professional bounty hunters in his quest to send Buffy to her grave. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as the high-kicking heroine

• Season 2 Episode 8: The Dark Age

  Giles's past comes back to haunt him in the nightmarish shape of a demon he foolishly summoned up in his younger years - and it appears Ethan Rayne may be responsible for its reappearance. Supernatural drama, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Anthony Stewart Head

• Season 2 Episode 7: Lie to Me

  Xander and Angel become jealous and suspicious of Buffy's long-standing friend Billy, who transfers to Sunnydale High. Supernatural drama, starring Nicholas Brendon

• Season 2 Episode 6: Hallowe'en

  Buffy and her friends visit an unusual costume shop where the customers assume the character of the outfit they are wearing, forgetting who they really are. Things take a turn for the worse when Spike and his vampire gang attack, and it is up to Giles, Angel and Cordelia to defeat them and put a stop to the plans of the sinister Ethan Rayne. Supernatural drama, with Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 2 Episode 5: Reptile Boy

  Depressed over her doomed relationship with Angel, Buffy reluctantly accepts an invitation from Cordelia's new boyfriend to attend a college fraternity party - only to end up being offered as a human sacrifice to a monstrous reptile god. Drama, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 2 Episode 4: Inca Mummy Girl

  Buffy and friends visit the local museum to view the mummified remains of an Inca princess buried alive centuries ago - but the disappearance of a classmate soon diverts their attention to more pressing matters. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Anthony Stewart Head star

• Season 2 Episode 3: School Hard

  Buffy is worried by the arrival of two new vampires in Sunnydale and, to make matters worse, she is put in charge of hospitality at the forthcoming parent-teacher night

• Season 2 Episode 2: Some Assembly Required

  Two science club members go on a body-snatching spree in an attempt to create the perfect girlfriend for a teenager who has been raised from the dead

• Season 2 Episode 1: When She Was Bad

  A strangely cold, distant Buffy returns from her summer holiday to discover the remaining vampires are planning to resurrect the Master. Supernatural drama, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1 (1997)

• Season 1 Episode 12: Prophecy Girl

  An ancient book prophesies Buffy will die in battle with the Master, prompting her to announce her days as a Slayer are over. Meanwhile, Cordelia and Willow make a grisly discovery in the school's audio-visual room. Supernatural drama, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Season 1 Episode 11: Out of Mind, Out of Sight

  Cordelia is blighted by a malevolent force - first her date is beaten up by an unseen attacker, then a friend is pushed downstairs. Disturbed by what's going on, Buffy tries to discover who could possibly have anything against the school's most popular pupil - but finding the answer proves harder than she expected. Supernatural drama, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Charisma Carpenter

• Season 1 Episode 10: Nightmares

  Nightmares become a terrifying reality for Buffy and her friends, leading them into a desperate race against time as they search for the source of a psychic disturbance, while struggling to keep their deepest and darkest fears at bay. Supernatural drama, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan and Anthony Stewart Head

• Season 1 Episode 9: The Puppet Show

  Giles reluctantly supervises the Sunnydale High annual talent show, whose unexpected star turn is a ventriloquist with a dummy that seems too lifelike. When it emerges that dead students are missing vital organs, Buffy must find out what occult secret the puppet is hiding

• Season 1 Episode 8: I Robot : You Jane

  Willow conducts an online romance with a mysterious stranger, not suspecting he's really a demon she's released into the school computer system. When Buffy realises several students may be under the monster's control, she needs to find a way to save her friend while Giles deals with the creature. Supernatural adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan

• Season 1 Episode 7: Angel

  Buffy is saved during a fight by a mysterious stranger known only as Angel, and offers him a place to sleep after he is wounded. The pair quickly realise they are attracted to one another, but when Angel's secret is revealed, Buffy has to reassess her feelings or risk her life - which is already endangered by a group of powerful vampires. Supernatural adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Pack

  Demonic hyenas terrorise the school by taking over some of the students - including Xander, who rapidly becomes the antithesis of his usual pleasant self. As a spate of bloody incidents including the death of the principal affects her classmates, Buffy must step in to save the possessed victims from their own actions. Supernatural drama, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Nicholas Brendon

• Season 1 Episode 5: Never Kill a Boy on the First Date

  Buffy goes out with a boy attracted to her exciting lifestyle. When she abandons her slaying duties in favour of a date, the return of a vampire warrior puts everyone in immediate danger - especially Giles. Supernatural drama, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Anthony Stewart Head

• Season 1 Episode 4: Teacher's Pet

  A popular science tutor disappears, to be replaced by a beautiful substitute who soon has the male students besotted. When a series of headless corpses turns up, Buffy realises that the new teacher is really a giant praying mantis - and must rescue Xander before he gets too close to her. Supernatural drama, with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan and Nicholas Brendon

• Season 1 Episode 3: The Witch

  Buffy decides that cheerleading would be an excellent distraction from slaying duties, and auditions for the squad - but a series of unpleasant accidents disrupts the try-outs, leading to suspicions that a competitive witch is at work. No sooner has the gang located the girl in question than she hits out at the cause of her misery - none other than Buffy herself

• Season 1 Episode 2: The Harvest

  Part two of two. Willow and Xander come to terms with the horrific events of the night before, while Buffy uncovers the Master's plan to restore his power and walk the Earth once more - and must attempt to save Sunnydale even though she's grounded. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan and Anthony Stewart Head

• Season 1 Episode 1: Welcome to the Hellmouth

  Part one of two. In the first-ever episode, Buffy moves to Sunnydale, California, and tries to leave her vampire-slaying past behind. However, when she visits a nightclub said to be a breeding ground for the undead, she realises escaping her destiny isn't going to be an easy task. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon and Alyson Hannigan