Buffy and the gang confront Anya after she grants an unusually gruesome wish; Willow hopes that re-enrolling in college will help her life get back to normal.
When Dawn develops a crush on a high-school jock (Thad Luckinbill), Buffy, Anya and Willow inexplicably fall for him too.
The gang receives a wave of ominous visitations; Joyce visits daughter Dawn from beyond the grave; Buffy has a startling conversation with a vampire; Willow thinks Tara is trying to communicate with her.
The gang believes Spike may be responsible for a rash of brutal attacks; Giles makes a cataclysmic discovery.
Buffy interrogates Spike about his misdeeds; the gang grills Andrew for the truth about looming evil forces; Buffy contacts the Council in an effort to find Giles.
Buffy and the gang search for a way to annihilate the Ubervamp; Giles arrives in Sunnydale with three would-be slayers in tow; the First continues to torture and interrogate Spike.
Buffy trains would-be slayers, as she continues to search for ways to vanquish the Ubervamp and save Spike; Anya and Giles meet with an oracle who has disturbing information about Buffy's past and future.
Buffy and Spike train potential slayers; Willow performs a spell that reveals the existence of yet another slayer in Sunnydale.
After sharing a kiss with Kennedy, Willow transforms into Warren; a discovery about Giles unhinges everyone.
Buffy's dinner date with Principal Wood ends in a mission to save Xander from his disastrous date with a mysterious woman (Ashanti).
The gang redoubles its efforts to rout the forces of evil after the household suffers a grievous loss.
Andrew uses a video camera to document a day in the life of Buffy and her friends; Sunnydale students turn into fire-breathing demons.
Giles returns with a device he hopes will deactivate the trigger in Spike's subconscious; Willow embarks on a journey.
Faith (Eliza Dushku) enters the fray against an evil cleric who stuns the gang with his viciousness and might.
Caleb launches an attack against Buffy; Faith takes the potential slayers out to blow off some steam, and the night ends with a startling development.
Faith and the potentials discover an element of the First's plan and launch a pre-emptive strike; Buffy brawls with Caleb (Nathan Fillion).
Buffy crafts an ingenious plan to destroy the First and leads her friends on a final mission into the Hellmouth.
The gang is angry when they learn that Buffy secretly has been sheltering Angel, but they must put aside their differences to fight a demonic visitor.
A brokenhearted Spike returns to Sunnydale ready to take revenge on those he blames for his troubles, especially Angel.
Cordelia is granted a wish by an evil genie and moves to another reality where the Master rules with Xander and Willow by his side.
Buffy hopes for a quiet Christmas, but Angel is troubled by visions of his past and the ghost of Jenny Calendar.
After Joyce discovers two murdered children, she spearheads a town-wide witch hunt, which ultimately ensnares both Willow and Buffy.
Buffy learns more about her role as a vampire slayer when she and her mother move to Sunnydale, Calif., where evil lurks in the community.
Cheerleading candidates are being struck down by a variety of catastrophes, so Buffy sets out to unmask the witch she suspects is at fault.
Buffy tries to protect Xander after he falls for a substitute teacher; Angel warns Buffy of a claw-handed vampire.
As Buffy tries to behave like a normal girl on a date, the Master calls on a warrior vampire to destroy her.
Xander and a group of obnoxious students start acting strangely after entering a quarantined hyena exhibit at the zoo.
Buffy can't deny her obsession with Angel, while Xander's frustration over his feelings for Buffy intensifies.
Buffy and Giles face a demon spirit that has been trapped since the Dark Ages; Willow falls for a cyberbeau whom she met online.
Buffy sets out to catch a thief who steals human organs; the principal forces Giles to run the school talent show.
People in Sunnydale begin living out their worst fears, including Xander, who comes to school in his underwear, and Giles, who discovers he can't read.
Buffy and Cordelia become allies to combat an invisible spirit; Angel warns Giles that Buffy could be in danger.
Buffy's plan to live a normal life goes awry when the Earth cracks open and an army of demons emerges.