"Lessons"
Buffy learns that her old high school still possesses the deep, dark secrets of years past when she escorts Dawn to her first day at school.
Original Air Date: September 24, 2002
"Beneath You"
Buffy reluctantly teams with Spike to slug it out with a gigantic worm, but there's a bigger surprise in store for the Slayer.
Original Air Date: October 1, 2002
"Same Time, Same Place"
Buffy, Xander and Dawn are unable to find Willow, whose return to Sunnydale is marred by a demon who relishes the skin of his victims
Original Air Date: October 8, 2002
"Help"
Novice counselor Buffy gropes for words of wisdom for Sunnydale High students, but is left speechless by Cassie, a teen who calmly predicts her own death.
Original Air Date: October 15, 2002
"Selfless"
Anya's breakup with Xander has driven her to return to her vengeance-demon ways with, well, a vengeance. But that changes after she takes a humiliated coed's desire to make frat boys "feel what it's like to have [their] hearts ripped out" too literally. Horrified by the carnage she has caused, Anya struggles to wash the blood from her hands. Juxtaposed with this "Macbeth"-like scene is a hilarious flashback detailing Anya's transformation from medieval Swedish housewife to demon. Back in the present, Willow discovers the bodies and alerts Buffy.
Original Air Date: October 22, 2002
"Him"
Lovestruck Dawn pushes to have a charismatic jock made quarterback on Sunnydale High's football team; Xander and Spike become reluctant roommates.
Original Air Date: November 5, 2002
"Conversations with Dead People"
While out on patrol, Buffy squares off with a former classmate and current vampire, who goads her into revealing her insecurities. Back at home, Dawn is thrown into a panic when an invisible force trashes the Summers' house and deposits the corpse of her mother on the sofa. Meanwhile, nerdy villains Jonathan and Andrew return from Mexico.
Original Air Date: November 12, 2002
"Sleeper"
As Dawn and Willow recover from their chaotic night at the Summers house, Buffy probes a series of grisly murders that may be the work of Spike.
Original Air Date: November 19, 2002
"Never Leave Me"
Spike is held captive in the Summers home while the Scoobies ponder their options in the aftermath of his murder spree; a squeamish Andrew tries to master killing; Buffy contacts the Watchers' Council for advice.
Original Air Date: November 26, 2002
"Bring on the Night"
As the Scoobies research the orgins of the First to find a way to rescue Spike, Giles arrives with reinforcements---three apprentice Slayers. Also: Buffy is rattled when her mother offers advice in her dreams.
Original Air Date: December 17, 2002
"Showtime"
Skeletal, callous and frighteningly strong, the Ubervamp is among Buffy's deadliest foes. Chief minion of the devilish, shape-shifting First, the demon divides his time between killing potential Slayers and torturing the kidnapped Spike. Determined to protect her apprentices and rescue Spike, Buffy racks her brain for a plan of action while Giles and Anya hope that a visionary creature called Beljoxa's Eye can offer a final solution to the First threat.
Original Air Date: January 7, 2003
"Potential"
Buffy enlists Spike's aid in graphic, intensive training of the Potential Slayers in anticipation of the expected cataclysmic return of The First. Meanwhile, Willow performs a spell that reveals that another unexpected Potential Slayer is living in Sunnydale.
Original Air Date: January 21, 2003
"The Killer in Me"
Willow undergoes a disturbing change in appearance following a night out with Kennedy; Spike is beset by unexplained headaches; Giles takes the Potentials on a mystical retreat.
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"First Date"
A dinner invitation from Principal Wood piques Buffy's curiosity---and her suspicions; Anya fumes when Xander lassoes a date with a flirtatious woman interested in rope; Giles struggles to communicate with a new Potential who speaks only Vietnamese.
Original Air Date: February 11, 2003
"Get it Done"
Desperate for a way to curtail the First, Buffy embarks on a perilous quest for knowledge while, back at the Summers house, the Scoobies are rocked by tragedy within their ranks.
Original Air Date: February 18, 2003
"Storyteller"
Andrew irritates the Scoobies by filming their activities for a documentary on Buffy as Sunnydale High is rocked by a sudden outbreak of student violence; Xander and Anya reconsider their relationship.
Original Air Date: February 25, 2003
"Lies My Parents Told Me"
The Scoobies' failure to nullify the First's hold on Spike inspires Wood to pursue a vendetta as the vampire relives the day his soul was taken away.
Original Air Date: March 25, 2003
"Dirty Girls"
Faith re-joins forces with the growing Scooby gang just as ‘The First’ empowers a dangerous new threat, the malevolent cleric Caleb. When Buffy decides to face Caleb head-on and test the wannabes, his power and viciousness stun her and the gang.
Original Air Date: April 15, 2003
"Empty Places"
As Sunnydale evacuates in anticipation of the big battle, Caleb works with The First in setting a trap for Buffy. While the unlikely pair of Spike and Andrew investigates a mission that had been attacked by Caleb in the past, Faith takes the potentials out for a night of blowing off steam, causing Buffy to lose control of the group.
Original Air Date: April 29, 2003
"Touched"
After capturing one of 'The First's' evil Bringers, Faith and the Potentials discover an element of his plan for annihilation and launch a preemptive attack as Buffy takes on Caleb in a treacherous brawl. Meanwhile, the threat of impending doom leads several of the Scooby Gang to seek what may be their final intimate moments.
Original Air Date: May 6, 2003
"End of Days"
Buffy reclaims her role as leader before going back into battle with a newly juiced Caleb...and Angel shows up to help Buffy in the fight.
Original Air Date: May 13, 2003
"Chosen"
In the stunning series finale, Angel and Buffy have an emotional reunion… Buffy hatches a plan which leads the gang towards one last awesome mission into the Hellmouth itself.
Original Air Date: May 20, 2003
