Season Five Episode Guide

Buffy vs. Dracula Buffy is shaken by the awesome power when she comes face to face with the greatest vampire of all time, Dracula. Meanwhile, Xander becomes the dark one’s emissary and leads his friends into peril. Episode:5ABB01 Original Air Date:Sept. 26, 2000
Real Me Buffy's slaying is hampered by sibling rivalry with Dawn, who gets kidnapped by a vampire gang led by Harmony. Episode:5ABB02 Original Air Date:Oct. 03, 2000
The Replacement Confusion reigns when Xander is split into two Xanders, each representing different sides of his personality.Episode:5ABB03 Original Air Date:Oct. 10, 2000
Out of My Mind The physical aftereffects of Riley’s being used as a lab rat by the Initiative threaten his life; Spike takes advantage of the situation. Episode:5ABB04 Original Air Date:Oct. 17, 2000
No Place Like Home Buffy discovers more about her newly arrived little sister, and the girls are distressed when Joyce suddenly becomes ill without any explanation, medical or supernatural.Episode:5ABB05 Original Air Date:Oct. 24, 2000
Family Tara’s family makes a surprise visit to Sunnydale for her birthday, threatening to reveal a shocking secret that could endanger all of their lives. Episode:5ABB06 Original Air Date:Nov. 07, 2000
Fool for Love When Buffy forces Spike to recount how he was able to kill two Slayers, his flashbacks reveal his first meeting with Drusilla. Episode:5ABB07 Original Air Date:Nov. 14, 2000
Shadow In order to protect her sister, Buffy must face a horrible beast that has been conjured by the powerful demon Glory to help seek out "The Key." Episode:5ABB08 Original Air Date:Nov. 21, 2000
Listening to Fear As Buffy and Dawn help their mother prepare for brain surgery, an extra-terrestrial demon fixates on a disoriented Joyce and infiltrates the Summers’ home.Episode:5ABB09 Original Air Date:Nov. 28, 2000
Into the Woods Buffy is thunderstruck when Spike informs her of Riley's furtive nights spent in the dark embrace of a vampire.Episode:5ABB10 Original Air Date:Dec. 19, 2000
Triangle Emotions are charged between Willow and Anya when they are left in charge of the magic shop and Willow accidentally conjures an enormous troll. Episode:5ABB11 Original Air Date:Jan. 09, 2001
Checkpoint The Council of Watchers possess insight into Glory, but are less than forthcoming with the information, and are also threatening to deport Giles if Buffy doesn't perform well on a test of her Slayer skills.Episode:5ABB12 Original Air Date:Jan. 23, 2001
Blood Ties Dawn's entire world crumbles around her after she learns that she is the Key, and dealing with the truth proves to be even harder than anyone had anticipated.Episode:5ABB13 Original Air Date:Feb. 06, 2001
Crush Buffy is appalled by Spike's admission of love for her, but Drusilla is waiting in the wings, intent on returning Spike to his killer ways. Episode:5ABB14 Original Air Date:Feb. 13, 2001
I Was Made to Love You Buffy must stop a heartbroken young woman — a robot who was manufactured to be the perfect girlfriend — from destroying the city. Episode:5ABB15 Original Air Date:Feb. 20, 2001
The Body Buffy and the gang are overcome by grief when tragedy strikes and they are robbed of someone they hold dear. Episode:5ABB16 Original Air Date:Feb. 27, 2001
Forever Buffy is comforted by Angel, who comes back to Sunnydale after he hears of Joyce's death. Meanwhile, Dawn decides to perform a spell to bring her mom back to life. Episode:5ABB17 Original Air Date:April 17, 2001
Intervention The Scoobies mistake Spike's custom-made romance with his Buffybot for the real thing; Glory's minions kidnap Spike in the belief that he is the Key. Episode:5ABB18 Original Air Date:April 24, 2001
Tough Love While Buffy is preoccupied with being her sister's keeper, Glory sets out to grab the person whom she now believes to be the Key — Tara. Episode:5ABB19 Original Air Date:May 01, 2001
Spiral When Glory finds out who the real key is, Buffy and company flee. Meanwhile, the Knights of Byzantium have their own plans to deal with Dawn. Episode:5ABB20 Original Air Date:May 08, 2001
The Weight of the World Willow psychically enters Buffy's subconscious in an effort to reach the Slayer, who has been rendered catatonic by Glory's abduction of Dawn. Episode:5ABB21 Original Air Date:May 15, 2001
The Gift (100th Episode) Buffy must square off against a true god when Glory prepares to use Dawn to break down the walls between the dimensions and unleash Hell on Earth. Episode:5ABB22 Original Air Date:May 22, 2001
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