Episode Guide

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1."When She Was Bad"- Buffy must finally put The Master to rest for all time. Giles is the link to The Master's return from the dead, only no one realizes his importance until Buffy goes out on a wild goose chase.

2. "Some Assembly Required" - Beautiful teenage girls turn up in the morgue, but missing body parts. A madman is building his dream women piece by piece and Buffy and Cordelia become his final objects of desire.

3. "School Hard" - The introduction of Spike and Druscilla, the vampires even the Anointed One doesn't cross. Buffy must face the only vampire to kill two slayers, while keeping her secret from her mom.

4."Inca Mummy Girl" - Xander falls for a beautiful Peruvian exchange student staying with Buffy, only to face death when his love is revealed to be an ancient mummy who needs to kill to stay alive.

5."Reptile Boy" - A party at a very prestigious, wealthy Frat House turns ugly for Buffy and Cordelia when they realize they're going to be sacrificed to the Fraterity's Savior, Reptile Boy.

6. "Halloween" - Although Halloween is traditionally a quiet night for Slayers, this turns out not to be the case when someone from Gile's past has the power to transform Buffy, Willow, Xander and all the children they're chaperoning into their Halloween costumes. This could prove to be deadly for Buffy when she loses her slaying ability because her choice of costume is an 18th century noblewoman whom she thinks was romantically involved with Angel.

7. "Lie To Me" - A boyfriend from Buffy's past attempts to deliver her to Spike in exchange for the immortality of being a vampire.

8. "The Dark Age" - As a youth, Giles rebelled against his destiny of being a Watcher. Unfortunately, that decision returns to haunt him now when friends who know his secret begin turning up dead.

9. "What's my Line?" part 1 When a new vampire slayer comes to town, it's may cause some problems, like maybe the death of Angel. 10. "What's my Line?" part 2 Buffy and the new vampire slayer were willing to put aside their differences and work together, and that was good cause Angel almost died.

11. "Ted" JOHN RITTER GUEST-STARS -- The whole gang falls for Buffy's mom's new boyfriend, Ted - everyone, that is, except Buffy who suspects there may be more to him than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Giles tries to repair his relationship with Ms. Calendar after her near death experience with a demon; and still reluctant to let anyone know about their romantic involvement,

12. "Bad Eggs" THERE'S SOMETHING ROTTEN IN SUNNYDALE -- Buffyand the gang are introduced to parenting through a school assignment that takes a very rotten turn. Meanwhile, two wild west vamps come to town hunting for Buffy. At the same time, romance is in the air when Buffy and Angel continue to rendenzvous and Xander and Cordelia keep their liaison in the closet

13. "Surprise" -- The fate of the world is at stake when Spike and Drusilla gather the dismembered body parts of The Judge ) -- a demon with a deadly touch -- from the ends of the earth as their ultimate weapon to extinguish The Slayer, Meanwhile, Angel's ability to feel human emotion is in jeopardy when he and Buffy share an intimate moment which threatens to destroy his soul.

14. "Innocence" -- After Buffy shares an intimate moment with Angel (David Boreanaz) which extinguishes his human souls, she is left with the realization that she must destroy the now-evil Angel who has transformed into his previous persona of Angelus. Meanwhile, Giles' relationship with Jenny Calendar takes on a new twist when he discovers that she is a member of the gypsy family who gave Angel his human soul and Willow's hopes of a relationship with Xanderare dashed when she discovers Xander and Cordelia's secret romance. This one was very good!

15."Phases" -- Oz, the weird guy that Willow likes finds out he's a werewolf. As Buffy and Giles hunt down the beast, Angel sends Buffy a little present....her friend from school as a vampire, and who says that guys don't send romantic gifts? Well this episode was quite boring so not like the others. I think they're just getting us ready for the BIG one!

16."Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" --- EVERYONE LOVES XANDER -- When Cordelia succumbs to peer pressure and breaks off her tryst with Xander, on Valentine's Day, he convinces Amy, the student witch to put a spell on Cordelia which will make her fall in love with him. But when the spell backfires, the women in Sunnydale, except Cordelia, and including Buffy and Drusilla begin to see Xander in a whole new light.

17. "Passion" --- Buffy is finally accepting that Angel is bad when she discovers that he's been in her room at night. Remembering that she had "invited" him. And also that Angel played with Drusilla before he made her into a vampire. And while Ms.Calender tries to find a way to bring Angel his soul, she finds a way, but only to have Angel find her in the process. He killed her by breaking her neck. And the cure for him to fall in between the computer desk waiting to be found.

18. "Killed By Death" THE GHOST OF CHILDHOOD PAST -- Buffy is admitted to the hospital with a raging fever where she encounters a young child who brings with him nightmares of Buffy's past and present. Meanwhile, a jealous Cordelia looks on as Xander protects a weakened Buffy from Angel's fury.

19."I Only Have Eyes For You" LOVE IS FOREVER -- Buffy encounters a tortured spirit haunting the halls of Sunnydale High and recruits her friends to help the bitter spirit in its quest for peace. Meanwhile, Giles is filled with anguish when he believes the spiritual being is Jenny trapped and trying to impart a final message to him from the beyond.

20."Go Fish" SOMETHING FISHY -- When a monster starts preying on members of the high school swim team, Buffy takes it upon herself to become the protector of the star players. Meanwhile, Xander goes undercover to discover the truth about the missing teammates and ends up revealing a rarely seen side of himself.

21."Becoming (Part One of a Two-Part Season Finale)" PART 1 OF A HEART POUNDING SEASON FINALE -- A web of conspiracy, suspense and heart break surround the second season finale of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Buffy determines the time has come to destroy Angel and must ascertain if she is ready to sacrifice all she knows to be true to do so, but her decision is further entangled when Willow uncovers the secret that may restore Buffy's former beloved. Elsewhere, Angel chooses to unearth an evil demon that could swallow the earth and all of the beings, rather than return to the arms of his former lover.

22."Becoming (Part Two of a Two-Part Season Finale)" PART 2 OF A HEART POUNDING SEASON FINALE -- The suspense continues as hell prepares to swallow the world and Buffy is left alone to stop it. With Giles in the hands of the enemy and Angel primed for destruction, our slayer is forced into some treacherous alliances and faced with life-changing decisions.

Season 3

Season Premiere: "Anne" The emotional third-season opener finds the Slayer striking out on her own. After killing Angel and getting kicked out by her mom last season, Buffy fled Sunnydale. Hoping to find meaner pastures, she moved to the city where she intends to keep a low profile by assuming a new identity. But as Giles hunts for his missing pupil and the gang takes care of the slaying, Buffy is pulled back into the game when a devilish stranger begins preying on homeless teens. The encounter takes Buffy to Hell and back (literally), forcing her to examine the wreckage of her past and the anguish she's caused those she left behind.

Dead Man's Party: As Buffy tries to make amends with her mom and the gang, a flock of unstoppable zombies pops up in Sunnydale. And when they crash her welcome-home party, Buff gets a chance to prove to her loved ones that she won't let them down again.

Faith, Hope and Trick: NEW KIDS IN TOWN - Just as Buffy tries to return to her normal life of going to school, hanging out with friends and saving the world, she is faced with the arrival of an ancient, cloven-hoofed villain and his blood-sucking sidekick, Mr. Trick. Another new Sunnydale arrival, Faith, helps Buffy in her battle against the unspeakable demons and ingratiates herself into every aspect of Buffy's life. (Some Angel Butt-Action Yummy!!!)

Beauty and the Beasts: ALL MEN ARE BEASTS - When a Sunnydale High student is found savagely mauled in the woods, Willow fears that Oz in werewolf mode might somehow be responsible for the violent murder. Meanwhile, Buffy secretly discovers that Angel has returned after 100 years of hellish torture, and she suspects that he is the murderous culprit

"Homecoming" - THE THRILL OF THE HUNT - With Cordelia flaunting her sure win in the race for Homecoming Queen, she awakens the Prom Queen from within Buffy, who tries to enlist the entire gang to help her show Cordy how it's done, but some of their allegiances may be elsewhere. Meanwhile, the blood-sucking Mr. Trick assembles a host of killers in Sunnydale for a thrilling hunt to the death to bring down the two slayers.

"Band Candy" - AGE BEFORE DEMON - Buffy is forced to grow up even faster when Mr. Trick executes a devious plot to render the town defenseless by causing Sunnydale's adult population to inexplicably behave as irresponsible adolescents. Meanwhile, Buffy struggles to keep Angel's return and recovery a secret while her mom and Giles conspire to schedule her 24 hours a day.

"Revelations" - TOUGH LOVE - Tempers run hot when the gang learns of Angel's return and Buffy's harboring this vicious killer, but they all must band together to fight a demon who has arrived in Sunnydale in search of a highly powerful weapon. Meanwhile, Faith meets her new watcher, a brisk Englishwoman who is disdainful of Giles' haphazard operations.

"Lovers Walk" - SPIKE'S BACK - Just as Buffy enjoys a minute to revel in her S.A.T. scores and ponder her bright future, the underworld version of Sid Vicious, Spike returns to Sunnydale a fallen man, a pathetic shell of his former self who has been left in the dust by his love Drusilla and is back to punish every one who is to blame, especially Angel. Meanwhile, Willow prepares a de-lusting spell to keep her and Xander's hormones in check during a double bowling date with Cordelia and Oz .

"The Wish" - BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR - Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned-Cordelia, wanting to be rid of all things Xander and his spooky entourage, decides that all of her troubles started when Buffy moved to Sunnydale and wishes that historic event never actually happened. Not knowing that a an evil genie would grant her fateful wish, Cordelia is transported into an altered reality in which the Hellmouth is open and The Master is alive and ruling, with Willow and Xander as his undead minions.

"Amends" - THE GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST - As Buffy and her friends make plans for a quiet Christmas vacation, Angel is haunted by visions of his violent, demonic past, including the ghost of Jenny Calendar . Meanwhile, Willow goes to great, seductive lengths to try to convince Oz that he is the one for her; and Xander painfully adjusts to his life without Cordelia .

"Gingerbread" - THE SUNNYDALE WITCH HUNT - Picking the worst possible night for a surprise "mother-daughter bonding" visit with Buffy, Joyce is haunted by the discovery of two murdered children and feels compelled to take drastic action. When Giles suggests that the killings appear to be an occult sacrifice, Joyce rallies the entire adult population of Sunnydale behind a Salem-like witch hunt, leading the murderous mob directly to Willow and Buffy.

"Helpless" - COMING OF AGE - For her upcoming 18th birthday, Buffy eschews her friends' offer of a big party, hoping to celebrate with quiet reflection and a traditional trip to the ice show with her father. But unbeknownst to Buffy, preparations are being made for a life-threatening rite of passage that drains the slayer of her powers and then entraps her with a powerful vampire foe that she must defeat in a defenseless state in order to pass the test.

"The Zeppo" - ODD MAN OUT - Xander's lack of slaying superpowers has him feeling painfully expendable, but his quest to prove he's cool leads him to an unforgettable night that finds him consorting with fast women, raising the dead and rolling with a dangerous crowd that could put Sunnydale in a world of hurt. Meanwhile, Buffy , Giles and the rest of the crew engage in a furious battle with an all-female apocalypse cult that intends to reopen the Hellmouth and bring about the end of the world.

"Bad Girls" - TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - A taste of the wild life leaves Buffy wanting more, and while Sunnydale is being inhabited by a long-dead demon and his vampire minions, Buffy follows Faith into her irresponsible world of reckless slaying abandon. Meanwhile, Giles fights to maintain his sanity in the face of the pompous and stuffy new watcher , while Willow , Xander and Oz ponder their options for life after high school.

"Consequences" - KEEP THE FAITH - Buffy is haunted by the consequences of her and Faith's reckless behavior as she battles with Faith's apparent lack of remorse to keep her from continuing on her destructive path. Meanwhile, the new watcher Wesley overrides Giles' objections and instructs Buffy and Faith to get to the bottom of the recent murder, while the Mayor and Trick are thrilled by the possibility of imprisoning a slayer for the murder.

"Doppelgängland" - A VAMPIRE WILLOW PREYS ON SUNNYDALE - Buffy and the real Willow must save the day when from the bleak alternate universe in which vampires rule Sunnydale, Willow's blood-sucking doppelganger is brought forth into this world and wreaks havoc and confusion on Sunnydale. Meanwhile, Buffy goes into full training mode so she can ace out Faith on the Watchers Council tests, while Faith's unholy new alliance is already paying handsome dividends.

"Enemies" - DARK ANGEL - Faith and the Mayor's ) secret alliance becomes an all-powerful triumvirate of evil against Buffy when they conspire to rob Angel of his soul. Meanwhile, Giles has unofficially resumed his role as Watcher, as Wesley is distracted from his sacred duties by Cordelia's amorous attention.

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