Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap

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Season 1

Buffy and her mom try to make a new life in Sunnydale. She meets a new mentor and new friends but her fight against evil is far from over.

  1. Welcome to the Hellmouth (Part 1 of 2)
  1. The Harvest (Part 2 of 2)
  1. The Witch
  2. Teacher's Pet
  3. Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
  4. The Pack
  5. Angel
  1. I Robot, You Jane
  2. The Puppet Show
  3. Nightmares
  1. Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight
  2. Prophecy Girl

Season 2

The Master may be dead but his minions continue to make Buffy's life hell. A new threat also arrives in Sunnydale.

  1. When She Was Bad
  1. Some Assembly Required
  2. School Hard
  1. Inca Mummy Girl
  2. Reptile Boy
  3. Halloween
  1. Lie To Me
  1. The Dark Age
  2. What's My Line, Part 1
  1. What's My Line, Part 2
  1. Ted
  2. Bad Eggs
  3. Surprise (Part 1 of 2)
  4. Innocence (Part 2 of 2)
  1. Phases
  2. Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered
  1. Passion
  1. Killed By Death
  2. I Only Have Eyes For You
  3. Go Fish
  4. Becoming, Part 1
  1. Becoming, Part 2

Season 3

Buffy tries to reconnect with her loved ones. A second Slayer comes to town. The day of Ascension draws near.

  1. Anne
  1. Dead Man's Party
  2. Faith, Hope, and Trick
  1. Beauty and the Beasts
  2. Homecoming
  1. Band Candy
  1. Revelations
  1. Lover's Walk
  1. The Wish
  1. Amends
  2. Gingerbread
  3. Helpless
  4. The Zeppo
  5. Bad Girls (Part 1 of 2)
  6. Consequences (Part 2 of 2)
  1. Doppelgangland
  1. Enemies
  2. Choices
  1. Earshot
  1. The Prom
  1. Graduation Day, Part 1
  1. Graduation Day, Part 2

Season 4

Buffy, Willow and Oz go to college. Xander goes to work. Xander gets a new girlfriend and so does Willow. A massive government conspiracy in UC Sunnydale reveals itself.

  1. The Freshman
  2. Living Conditions
  3. The Harsh Light Of Day
  4. Fear Itself
  5. Beer Bad
  6. Wild At Heart
  7. The Initiative
  8. Pangs
  9. Something Blue
  10. Hush
  11. Doomed
  12. A New Man
  13. The I In Team (Part 1 of 2)
  14. Goodbye, Iowa (Part 2 of 2)
  15. This Year's Girl (Part 1 of 2)
  16. Who Are You? (Part 2 of 2)
  17. Superstar
  18. Where The Wild Things Are
  19. New Moon Rising
  20. The Yoko Factor (Part 1 of 2)
  21. Primeval (Part 2 of 2)
  22. Restless

Season 5

Buffy and friends must stop the evil plan of a demon god.

  1. Buffy vs. Dracula
  2. Real Me
  3. The Replacement
  4. Out Of My Mind
  5. No Place Like Home
  6. Family
  7. Fool For Love
  8. Shadow
  9. Listening To Fear
  10. Into The Woods
  11. Triangle
  12. Checkpoint
  13. Blood Ties
  14. Crush
  15. I Was Made To Love You
  16. The Body
  17. Forever
  18. Intervention
  19. Tough Love
  20. Spiral
  21. Weight of the World
  22. The Gift

Season 6

Buffy comes back to life. Xander and Anya decide to get married. Willow is abusing magic. Giles goes away. Three nerds band together to become supervillains.

  1. Bargaining, Part 1
  2. Bargaining, Part 2
  3. After Life
  4. Flooded
  5. Life Serial
  6. All The Way
  7. Once More, With Feeling
  8. Tabula Rasa
  9. Smashed (first of a two-parter)
  10. Wrecked (second of a two-parter)
  11. Gone
  12. Doublemeat Palace
  13. Dead Things
  1. Older And Far Away
  2. As You Were
  3. Hell's Bells
  4. Normal Again
  5. Entropy
  6. Seeing RED (film)
  7. Villains (Part 1 of 3)
  8. Two to Go (Part 2 of 3)
  9. Grave (Part 3 of 3)

Season 7

The end draws near. An evil force is trying to destroy the Slayer line.

  1. Lessons
  2. Beneath You
  3. Same Time, Same Place
  4. Help
  5. Selfless
  6. Him
  7. Conversations With Dead People
  8. Sleeper
  9. Never Leave Me
  10. Bring on the Night
  11. Showtime
  12. Potential
  13. The Killer In Me
  14. First Date
  15. Get It Done
  16. Storyteller
  17. Lies My Parents Told Me
  18. Dirty Girls
  19. Empty Places
  20. Touched
  21. End Of Days
  22. Chosen
  1. ↑ "Earshot" was broadcast a few months after the finale due to the Columbine shootings.
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