"The Freshman"
College is hell. At least that's what Buffy decides before she receives a pep talk from a very unlikely source.
Original Air Date: October 5, 1999
"Living Conditions"
The gang unites to encourage Buffy's oppressive roommate to move out; Buffy finds herself attracted to a handsome upperclassman.
Original Air Date: October 12, 1999
"The Harsh Light of Day"
While Buffy is distracted by her feelings for an enigmatic young man, she must stop Spike when he returns to find a fabled relic.
Original Air Date: October 19, 1999
"Fear, Itself"
Willow, Oz and Xander convince Buffy to join them at a fraternity Halloween party; Giles tries to catch the holiday spirit.
Original Air Date: October 26, 1999
"Beer Bad"
While tending bar, Xander becomes alarmed when an intoxicated Buffy and her new drinking buddies are reduced to a primordial state.
Original Air Date: November 2, 1999
"Wild at Heart"
Buffy tries to comfort Willow when Oz answers the call of the wild and is drawn to another woman, who turns out to be a fellow werewolf.
Original Air Date: November 9, 1999
"The Initiative"
Spike is kidnapped by a commando squad and held in an underground laboratory; Riley, the teacher's assistant, confides in Willow about his crush on Buffy.
Original Air Date: November 16, 1999
"Pangs"
Unbeknownst to Buffy, Angel lurks in the shadows while her perfect Thanksgiving feast is disrupted by an army of Chumash Indians, the original inhabitants of Sunnydale, in the form of vengeance spirits recreating the wrongs that were done to their people.
Original Air Date: November 23, 1999
"Something Blue"
Buffy is only one of many who must bear the repercussions of a spell gone awry when Willow, pining over the disappearance of Oz, tries to imbue herself with the power to have her will done. The fallout includes Buffy falling in love with Spike and planning to marry him,
Giles going blind and Xander becoming even more of a demon magnet.
Original Air Date: November 30, 1999
"Hush"
Buffy fights a visitor alongside an incredulous Riley, and a silence descends on Sunnydale when the residents lose the power of speech.
Original Air Date: December 14, 1999
"Doomed"
While Buffy and Riley grapple to come to terms with what they now know about each other,
the reopening of the Sunnydale Hellmouth sends Buffy and the gang back to high school to prevent impending apocalypse. Meanwhile, Spike has lost all will to live without the ability to kill, but he grows heartened by the approaching end of the world.
Original Air Date: January 18, 2000
"A New Man"
Buffy and Riley explore the extent of each other's powers as they become more romantically entwined. Feeling left out these days, Giles turns to his old buddy Ethan Rayne for camaraderie, but Giles must rely on an unlikely source when he is transformed into a demon and mistakenly hunted down by an unknowing Buffy.
Original Air Date: January 25, 2000
"The I in Team"
Buffy's friends question her heightened involvement with Riley and the Initiative, while Professor Walsh gives Buffy a hazardous assignment.
Original Air Date: February 8, 2000
"Goodbye Iowa"
A delusional Riley spars with Buffy when he finds out that his mentor, Professor Walsh, has been killed, while Buffy learns firsthand about the Initiative's secret weapon.
Original Air Date: February 15, 2000
"This Year's Girl" Part 1 of 2
Rogue slayer Faith awakens from her coma and makes a beeline for Buffy's mother's house, hungry for revenge against her rival.
Original Air Date: February 22, 2000
"Who Are You" Part 2 of 2
Buffy battles to escape the clutches of the Watcher's Council special operations team who plan to send her to England, while Faith continues to wreak havoc in the lives of Buffy's family and friends. Meanwhile, it's Willow and Tara who figure out Buffy's whereabouts, but not before Faith has done some serious damage to Buffy's relationship with Riley
Original Air Date: February 29, 2000
"Superstar"
Buffy must put aside the turmoil she feels about Riley and Faith's night of passion to investigate why a former nerd is being feted as a superhero.
Original Air Date: April 4, 2000
"Where the Wild Things Are"
When Buffy and Riley rouse a supernatural force, they are held hostage by ghost-children who have returned to exact revenge for past abuses
Original Air Date: April 25, 2000
"New Moon Rising"
Oz returns to Sunnydale and is captured by the Initiative during a full moon; a conflicted Willow tells Buffy about her new relationship with Tara.
Original Air Date: May 2, 2000
"The Yoko Factor"
During a surprise visit to Sunnydale, Angel skirmishes with Riley; Spike conspires with Adam to bring Buffy to her knees.
Original Air Date: May 9, 2000
"Primeval"
Adam's plan to craft a master race of human-demon hybrids unfolds while Buffy is at odds with Giles and the others; Adam captures Riley.
Original Air Date: May 16, 2000
"Restless"
A primordial animal spirit haunts the dreams of Buffy, Giles, Willow and Xander, making them each face their innermost fears.
Original Air Date: May 23, 2000
