Episode 1
The Freshman
1999-10-05 • 45 min
Buffy feels like a fish out of water in her first year at college, but the mysterious disappearance of a fellow student puts her back in her element.
TV season
1999-10-05
Buffy begins college feeling completely overwhelmed...but once the monsters show up, it's just like old times. Then she starts dating Riley, a handsome commando battling the same monsters. He's part of a secret organization called The Initiative, and Buffy is all too happy to join the team. But she soon suspects The Initiative may be more dangerous than the monsters they are supposed to be battling...
Episode 1
1999-10-05 • 45 min
Buffy feels like a fish out of water in her first year at college, but the mysterious disappearance of a fellow student puts her back in her element.
Episode 2
1999-10-12 • 43 min
Buffy finds herself at odds with her new roommate and is troubled by a series of disturbing dreams involving a soul-sucking demon.
Episode 3
1999-10-19 • 44 min
As Buffy gets to know a charming student named Parker, Spike searches obsessively for a possibly-mythical treasure.
Episode 4
1999-10-26 • 43 min
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends find themselves trapped inside a haunted frat house complete with real bats, zombies, and a terrifying demon.
Episode 5
1999-11-02 • 44 min
Xander finds employment as a bartender at a pub where some of Buffy's friends turn into terrifying Cro-Magnon creatures.
Episode 6
1999-11-09 • 44 min
When Oz falls hard for a sexy singer who also happens to be a werewolf, he must choose between Willow and his own animal instincts.
Episode 7
1999-11-16 • 45 min
Spike finds himself targeted by a group of commandos after he escapes from a military lab underneath the Sunnydale campus.
Episode 8
1999-11-23 • 45 min
On Thanksgiving, Buffy encounters the spirit of a Native American warrior whose people were wiped out by settlers.
Episode 9
1999-11-30 • 45 min
One of Willow's spells causes her statements to become reality, with consequences both entertaining and life-threatening.
Episode 10
1999-12-14 • 45 min
When everyone in Sunnydale loses their voice, the Scooby Gang must silently solve the mystery of the monsters who stole their ability to speak.
Episode 11
2000-01-18 • 45 min
While attempting to redefine her relationship with Riley, Buffy must also stop demons that are determined to reopen the Hellmouth.
Episode 12
2000-01-25 • 43 min
Ethan Rayne returns to town and transforms Giles into a demon. Spike is the only one who can help.
Episode 13
2000-02-08 • 43 min
Buffy teams with Riley after she is allowed access to the Initiative; Spike is targeted by commandos.
Episode 14
2000-02-15 • 43 min
Tension erupts between Buffy and an ailing Riley as they pursue Professor Maggie Walsh's killer.
Episode 15
2000-02-22 • 43 min
Faith awakens from her coma and seeks revenge against Buffy.
Episode 16
2000-02-29 • 43 min
Having switched bodies with Buffy, Faith enjoys freedom. Meanwhile, Buffy finds herself at the mercy of the Watcher's Council.
Episode 17
2000-04-04 • 43 min
Buffy senses that something is amiss when Jonathan becomes a hero to everyone in Sunnydale.
Episode 18
2000-04-25 • 43 min
Buffy and Riley's passionate lovemaking energizes supernatural elements inside a frat house.
Episode 19
2000-05-02 • 43 min
Oz's return to Sunnydale leads to his incarceration by the Initiative and complicates the relationship between Willow and Tara.
Episode 20
2000-05-09 • 43 min
After joining forces with Adam, Spike drives a wedge between Buffy and her friends. Meanwhile, Angel's return to Sunnydale leads to a violent confrontation with Riley.
Episode 21
2000-05-16 • 43 min
Having gained control of Riley's mind, Adam sets in motion his plot to create an army of unstoppable soldiers and destroy the Initiative.
Episode 22
2000-05-23 • 43 min
Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles experience dreams in which they are pursued by a mysterious figure.