
The Watcher Council travels to Sunnydale to review Buffy’s skills as a Slayer; meanwhile, Glory puts her search for the Key into high gear.
While Giles is in England meeting with the Watcher Council, a bickering Anya and Willow mind the magic store and inadvertently conjure up a fearsome troll.
After Buffy catches Riley in the clutches of a vampire-junkie, Riley makes an important decision regarding their relationship.
As Joyce’s sickness makes her begin doing odd things, a demon emerges from a meteorite and begins killing the mentally ill.
Glory transforms a snake into a terrifying monster in her quest to find the Key; Joyce is hospitalized after being diagnosed with an illness.
After being bested in a fight by an ordinary vampire, Buffy asks Spike to explain how he killed two Slayers many years earlier.
When relatives arrive in Sunnydale, to celebrate her birthday, Tara uses a magic spell on her friends to keep them from learning her « secret. » Meanwhile, Glory unleashes a hoard of demons to hunt down Buffy.
Buffy learns more about Dawn after she discovers a mysterious orb linked to a group of monks being pursued by an incredibly powerful force.
While Riley’s health begins to deteriorate, Spike and Harmony force a surgeon to remove the behavior modification chip embedded in Spike’s brain.
When a demon creates a Xander double, the real Xander must convince his friends of his true identity.
As Harmony and her vampire gang plot Buffy’s demise, Dawn adjusts to life with a Slayer.
The one-and-only Dracula makes his way to Sunnydale and immediately has everyone enchanted. Even Buffy might not be able to resist his charms.
Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles experience dreams in which they are pursued by a mysterious figure.
Having gained control of Riley’s mind, Adam sets in motion his plot to create an army of unstoppable soldiers and destroy the Initiative.
After joining forces with Adam, Spike drives a wedge between Buffy and her friends. Meanwhile, Angel’s return to Sunnydale leads to a violent confrontation with Riley.
Oz’s return to Sunnydale leads to his incarceration by the Initiative and complicates the relationship between Willow and Tara.
Buffy and Riley’s passionate lovemaking energizes supernatural elements inside a frat house.
Buffy senses that something is amiss when Jonathan becomes a hero to everyone in Sunnydale.
Having switched bodies with Buffy, Faith enjoys freedom. Meanwhile, Buffy finds herself at the mercy of the Watcher’s Council.
Faith awakens from her coma and seeks revenge against Buffy.
Tension erupts between Buffy and an ailing Riley as they pursue Professor Maggie Walsh’s killer.
Buffy teams with Riley after she is allowed access to the Initiative; Spike is targeted by commandos.
Ethan Rayne returns to town and transforms Giles into a demon. Spike is the only one who can help.
While attempting to redefine her relationship with Riley, Buffy must also stop demons that are determined to reopen the Hellmouth.