Episode 1
Aired Oct 5, 1999
The Freshman
Buffy contends with a weird college roommate and dating campus men, while Xander unexpectedly returns from his adventure.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 12, 1999
Living Conditions
The gang unites to encourage Buffy's oppressive roommate to move out; Buffy finds herself attracted to a handsome upperclassman.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 19, 1999
The Harsh Light of Day
Spike (James Marsters) returns to Sunnydale in search of a relic that gives the wearer unimaginable powers.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 26, 1999
Fear, Itself
Willow, Oz and Xander convince Buffy to join them at a fraternity Halloween party; Giles tries to catch the holiday spirit.
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Episode 5
Aired Nov 2, 1999
Beer Bad
While tending bar, Xander becomes alarmed when an intoxicated Buffy and her new drinking buddies are reduced to a primordial state.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 9, 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.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 16, 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.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 23, 1999
Pangs
Angel secretly arrives in Sunnydale to protect Buffy from the vengeful spirits of Chumash Indians who materialize on Thanksgiving.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 30, 1999
Something Blue
When a spell cast by Willow goes awry, Buffy vows to marry Spike, Giles loses his sight and Xander attracts an overabundance of demons.
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Episode 10
Aired Dec 14, 1999
Hush
Sunnydale residents lose the power of speech as mysterious creatures search the town for human hearts to steal.
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Episode 11
Aired Jan 18, 2000
Doomed
A suicidal Spike is revivified by an approaching apocalypse, while Buffy and the gang must return to high school to seal Sunnydale's hell mouth.
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Episode 12
Aired Jan 25, 2000
A New Man
After Giles turns to old friend Ethan Rayne for comradeship, he is transformed into a demon and hunted down by an unknowing Buffy.
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Episode 13
Aired Feb 8, 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.
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Episode 14
Aired Feb 15, 2000
Goodbye Iowa
A delusional Riley spars with Buffy when he finds out that his mentor has been killed, while Buffy learns firsthand about the Initiative's secret weapon.
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Episode 15
Aired Feb 22, 2000
This Year's Girl
Faith, the outlaw slayer, awakens from her coma and makes a beeline for Buffy's mother's house, hungry for revenge against her rival.
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Episode 16
Aired Feb 29, 2000
Who Are You
A treacherous Faith insinuates herself into Buffy's life, while Buffy is kidnapped by operatives of the Watcher's Council.
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Episode 17
Aired Apr 4, 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.
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Episode 18
Aired Apr 25, 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.
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Episode 19
Aired May 2, 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.
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Episode 20
Aired May 9, 2000
The Yoko Factor
Riley and Angel battle for Buffy's heart; Spike and Adam devise a plan to tear the Slayer from her friends.
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Episode 21
Aired May 16, 2000
Primeval
Buffy's estrangement from her friends threatens the prevention of Adam's (George Hertzberg) plan to design a master race of human/demon hybrids.
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Episode 22
Aired May 23, 2000
Restless
The atavistic spirit of the first Slayer stalks the dreams of Buffy, Giles, Willow and Xander, making them each face their innermost fears.
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