Credited
Cast:
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers
Allyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg
Nicholas Bredon as Xander Harris
Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase
David Boreanaz as Angel
Seth Green as Oz
Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles
Anne
Episode: 3.01
Written by: Joss Whedon
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Summary: Having left Sunnydale at the end of
the last season, Buffy has to stop a demon who is taking homeless
teenagers to Hell while the Scoobies try to cope without her.
Dead Man's Party
Episode: 3.02
Written by: Marti Noxon
Directed by: James Whitmore Jr.
Summary: Buffy's friends hold a party for her
after she returns but a mysterious mask brings the dead to life
and they must stop a zombie god from rising.
Faith, Hope & Trick
Episode: 3.03
Written by: David Greenwalt
Directed by: James A. Contner
Summary: A new Slayer arrives in town and
Buffy joins her to destroy the ancient vampire who murdered her
Watcher. Angel returns from Hell.
First App.: Faith, Mr Trick
Beauty and the Beasts
Episode: 3.04
Written by: Marti Noxon
Directed by: James Whitmore Jr.
Summary: A student is turning into a violent
killer but the blame is worryingly being put on Oz who was in
wolf-mode during the time.
Homecoming
Episode: 3.05
Written by: Unknown
Directed by: Unknown
Summary: Buffy and Cordelia go head-to-head
for position as Homecoming Queen while the Mayor sends a group of
bounty hunters to destroy the two Slayers. Willow and Xander
finally begin to realise their feeling for each other.
First App.: Mayor Richard Wilkins III, Allan
Band Candy
Episode: 3.06
Written by: Jane Espenson
Directed by: Michael Lange
Summary: Candy being sold by the students
turns to have an extra ingredient curtesy of Ethan Raine which
gives adults the mentalities of teenager.
Revelation
Episode: 3.07
Directed by: James A. Contner
Written by: Douglas Petrie
Summary: A new Watcher arrives for Faith but
she is after something other than training the second Slayer.
Lovers Walk
Episode: 3.08
Directed by: David Semel
Written by: Dan Vebber
Summary: Spike returns to Sunnydale,
distraught over Drusilla dumping him. He tries to get Willow to
come up with a love spell to win her back but unwittingly reveals
Willow and Xander's affair.
The Wish
Episode: 3.09
Written by: Marti Noxon
Directed by: David Greenwalt
Summary: Still reeling from Xander's
betrayal, Cordelia wishes that Buffy never came to Sunnydale but
a demon makes it come true and the results aren't pretty.
First App.: Anya, Vampire Willow
Amends
Episode: 3.10
Written by: Joss Whedon
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Summary: Angel is haunted by the ghosts of
people he has murdered - including Jenny Calender in order to
force him to kill himself.
Gingerbread
Episode: 3.11
Teleplay by: Jane Esperson
Written by: Thania St. John & Jane Esperson
Directed by: James Whitmore Jr.
Summary: The ghosts of two children send the
adults of Sunnydale on a hunt to destroy all witches - including
Willow and Amy.
First App.: Amy (as a rat), Willow's mother
Helpless
Episode: 3.12
Written by: David Fury
Directed by: James A. Contner
Summary: It's Buffy's 18th birthday and the
Watcher's Council arrive to put her through tests that could kill
her. Disgusted by this, Giles quits his job as Watcher.
First App.: Quentin Travers
The Zeppo
Episode: 3.13
Written by: Dan Vebber
Directed by: James Whitmore Jr
Summary: Feeling left out, Xander joins a
gang of undead criminals and discovers they plan to bomb the
school. He races to stop them only to be distracted, in more ways
than one, by Faith.
Bad Girls
Episode: 3.14
Written by: Douglas Petrie
Directed by: Michael Lange
Summary: Buffy and Faith's new Watcher
arrives but the two girls rebel, Buffy realising there is a fun
side to slaying - until Faith does something that changes it all.
First App.: Wesley Wyndham-Price
Major Deaths: Allan Finch
Consequences
Episode: 3.15
Written by: Marti Noxon
Directed by: Michael Gershman
Summary: Faith's murderous actions causes her
to switch sides while Buffy feels enough guilt for both of them.
Major Deaths: Mr Trick
Dopplegangland
Episode: 3.16
Written by: Joss Whedon
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Summary: In an attempt to regain her demon
powers, Anya has Willow cast a spell to return her amulet but
brings back the vampire Willow from the other dimension.
Major Deaths: Vampire Willow
Enemies
Episode: 3.17
Written by: Douglas Petri
Directed by: David Grossman
Summary: Faith's double-dealing is discovered
when Angel pretends to have lost his soul and joins forces with
her and the mayor.
Earshot
Episode: 3.18
Written by: Jane Espenson
Directed by: Regis Kimble
Summary: After contact with demon blood Buffy
begins to hear people's thoughts and realises someone in the
school plans to commit murder.
Choices
Episode: 3.19
Written by: David Furby
Directed by: James A. Contner
Summary: The Scoobies discover more about the
Mayor's planned Ascension while Buffy chooses her universities.
The Prom
Episode: 3.20
Written by: Marti Noxon
Directed by: David Solomon
Summary: Someone is planning to ruin the prom
by sending hellhounds to attack people in tuxedoes. Buffy has to
stop them while coping with the fact that she can no longer be
with Angel.
Graduation Day, Part 1
Episode: 3.21
Written by: Joss Whedon
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Summary: The Mayor's plans come to a head as
Faith poisons Angel and the two Slayers battle in order to save
his life.
Graduation Day, Part 1
Episode: 3.22
Written by: Joss Whedon
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Summary: With Faith in a coma and the
Ascension on the horizen, the Scoobies rally the forces to stop
the Mayor before it's too late.
Major Deaths: Mayor Richard Wilkins III, Principal
Snyder, Harmony Kendal
