Buffy's return home proves harder than she thought when her mom and friends struggle over her decision to leave ... and when an ancient mask creates an army of zombies that crash her welcome home party.
There is a new slayer in town, who wins over the gang as Buffy tries to reacclimate to school. But a group of ruthless vamps arrive from Washington, D.C. to exact revenge on the new girl.
When a student is mauled to death, Oz is suspected of murder during one of his werewolf nights. Buffy encounters Angel in the forest, returned from hell without his sanity.
Fed up with Cordelia, Buffy makes a play at the homecoming crown. The new vamp in town puts a price on Buffy's head, organizing a group of bounty hunters to hunt her and Faith.
As Buffy works to balance the demands on her time -- and Angel's recovery -- a batch of tainted fundraiser candy makes the town's adults act strangely.
Spike returns to town after Drusilla breaks his heart, and tries to force Willow to cast a love spell for him -- while Willow and Xander fight their own feelings for one another.
After failing to reclaim a life of popularity, Cordelia wishes on an ancient amulet that Buffy had never come to Sunnydale -- thrusting her into an alternate reality where vampires rule.
Buffy's mother leads a very public crusade against witchcraft in Sunnydale after a pair of children are killed in a cultic ritual, putting Willow and her friends in the crosshairs.
As she nears her eighteenth birthday Buffy suffers the loss of her strength and skills. But she has no idea who has targeted her -- and what they are planning next.
Xander struggles with his identity and falls in with a gang of undead street toughs. Meanwhile, Buffy and the gang work to prevent a demon cult from opening the Hellmouth and ending the world.
After coming into contact with demon blood, Buffy acquires the ability to read the minds of everyone around her -- and is rapidly overcome by it after discovering that someone is planning a killing spree at school.
Buffy and the team take the fight to the mayor and steal the Box of Gavrok, a relic he needs to ascend, but must decide whether to trade it back after Willow is captured.
On the senior class's biggest night, Buffy vows to protect her friends from a vicious Hellhound trained to attack anyone in formal wear. Angel makes a fateful decision about his relationship with Buffy.
Anya reveals important information about the mayor's impending ascension, as the mayor himself plans to begin his reign of terror at the commencement ceremony. Angel is gravely injured, driving a wedge between Buffy and the Watcher's Council.
After losing Faith, Buffy offers her own life in exchange for Angel's. As Mayor Wilkins prepares for his final transformation, Buffy believes she has discovered his weakness.
