"Bargaining"
When last we saw Buffy, she had sacrificed herself to save her sister, Dawn, from the clutches of the malevolent goddess Glory. Here, as her mourning friends try to continue her mission and hatch a plot to resurrect her, Giles contemplates a change of scenery.
Original Air Date: October 2, 2001
"After Life"
As Buffy adjusts to life after resurrection, a shadowy presence menaces her sidekicks---a side effect of the spell cast by Willow to bring the Slayer back.
Original Air Date: October 9, 2001
"Flooded"
The death of Buffy's mother last season left the Slayer as the head of her household, and Buffy's brief demise hardly eased the Summers' strained finances. So when the water pipes burst and their basement floods, a bank loan is their only option. But, alas, Buffy has no collateral. Plus, she's the target of the obnoxious M'Fashnik Demon, a heavy employed by three nerdy would-be supervillains. It's a good thing Giles is back.
Original Air Date: October 16, 2001
"Life Serial"
Jonathan, Warren and Andrew test Buffy's abilities---and patience---with a secret campaign of harassment. The Slayer struggles to readjust to life in Sunnydale by attending classes with Willow and working with Xander.
Original Air Date: October 23, 2001
"All the Way"
In a quirky and erudite episode, a sudden announcement sends the Scooby Gang into celebration mode on Halloween, but plenty of frights come to light when Dawn disappears.
Original Air Date: October 30, 2001
"Once More, with Feeling"
Even Buffy devotees may be hard-pressed to find an episode as off-the-wall as this, as Sunnydale denizens become players in production numbers in which cast members do their own vocals. Hear Tara sing about her love for Willow! See Xander and Anya perform a duet! Listen to Buffy croon about her lack of life direction! Who's behind the music? Dawn provides the key.
Original Air Date: November 6, 2001
"Tabula Rasa"
Despite Tara's misgivings about her overindulgence in witchcraft , Willow tries to cheer Buffy up by making the Slayer forget the idyllic afterlife she left behind. Alas, the spell goes awry and affects the minds of all the Scoobies.
Original Air Date: November 13, 2001
"Smashed"
Buffy's rejection of his amorous advances gives Spike a headache that renews his primal impulses; Willow reverts a former classmate to her old self; Jonathan, Warren and Andrew pull a heist with the help of supercool new weapon.
Original Air Date: November 20, 2001
"Wrecked"
Buffy's tryst with Spike leaves the Slayer shaken to the core; Willow falls victim to a warlock who stimulates her craving for magic.
Original Air Date: November 27, 2001
"Gone"
Buffy's efforts to help Willow's recovery are disrupted by a run-in with an intrusive social worker and a spat with Spike. Then, she's mistakenly zapped by an invisibility ray wielded by Jonathan, Warren and Andrew. At least she gets a new hairdo.
Original Air Date: January 8, 2002
"Doublemeat Palace"
Hurting for cash, Buffy swallows her pride and takes a job at a fast-food restaurant run by a staff of odd employees, many of whom vanish without explanation.
Original Air Date: January 29, 2002
"Dead Things"
Spike attacks Buffy---despite the chip in his head that is supposed to defuse his violence. Then, the Slayer's framed for murder by nerdy nemeses Andrew, Warren and Jonathan.
Original Air Date: February 5, 2002
"Older and Far Away"
Lonely Dawn feels like the odd-girl out when the Scooby Gang throws a party in honor of Buffy's birthday, leading to a fateful wish that leaves the Slayer and her friends in a fix.
Original Air Date: February 12, 2002
"As You Were"
Consumed by professional and personal disappointment, Buffy is jolted from ennui by the reappearance of her old beau Riley, who needs her Slayer skills to track down a demon called the Doctor. He also has some startling news to share about his private life. Meanwhile, Anya and Xander struggle to finalize their wedding arrangements.
Original Air Date: February 26, 2002
"Hell's Bells"
On the day of his wedding to Anya, Xander gets cold feet about their prospective life together when an odd stranger offers him a glimpse into the future.
Original Air Date: March 5, 2002
"Normal Again"
A demon doses Buffy with a powerful chemical that causes her to hallucinate, convincing the Slayer her parents are alive and Dawn never existed.
Original Air Date: March 12, 2002
"Entropy"
Still smarting from being jilted at the altar by Xander, Anya seeks advice from Halfrek; Buffy tries to bond with Dawn while avoiding Spike; Andrew, Jonathan and Warren experiment with a talisman; Willow asks Tara out for coffee.
Original Air Date: April 30, 2002
"Seeing Red"
Buffy goes looking for trouble in the lair of Warren, Andrew and Jonathan, the three nerds obsessed with her destruction, and she nearly falls victim to a booby trap of buzz saws. But that's the least of the Slayer's worries. With a little help from his friends, Warren acquires the Orbs of Nezzla'khan, a pair of demonic talismans that he says imbue him with “strength, invulnerability...the deluxe package,” thus setting the stage for a fateful showdown.
Original Air Date: May 7, 2002
"Villains"
Buffy tries to recover from an assassination attempt; Jonathan and Andrew share a jail cell; Warren seeks allies at a demon bar; Anya is confronted by Willow.
Original Air Date: May 14, 2002
"Two to Go"
In the first of a two-part sixth-season finale, Buffy, Anya and Xander race to the Sunnydale police station to try to save Jonathan and Andrew from a sorceress; Dawn persuades Clem to take her to Rack; Spike's stamina and courage are put to the test by a mysterious demon.
Original Air Date: May 21, 2002
"Grave"
In the second part of the sixth-season finale, a magical friend helps the Scooby Gang try to stop a sorceress. But the witch still has a few tricks up her sleeve---and an unwilling assistant. Also: Spike's African sojourn comes to a climax.
Original Air Date: May 21, 2002
