22 episodes · first aired 1997-09-15
| Still | # | Title | Overview | Air date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 01 | When She Was Bad 1997-09-15 | Buffy returns from summer vacation sporting an attitude and suffers from recurring nightmares involving the Master. Meanwhile, the Anointed One and his followers plot their revenge. | 1997-09-15 | 7.8 |
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| 02 |
Some Assembly Required 1997-09-22 |
Two science club nerds use body parts to create the "perfect girlfriend" for a teenager who has been brought back from the dead. |
| 1997-09-22 |
| 7.1 |
 | 03 | School Hard 1997-09-29 | Buffy's mother and friends become trapped inside Sunnydale High School when a vampire named Spike launches an attack against the Slayer on Parent-Teacher night. | 1997-09-29 | 8.2 |
 | 04 | Inca Mummy Girl 1997-10-06 | An Incan Princess mummy is reanimated in Sunnydale where she sucks the life force from others in order to stay alive. | 1997-10-06 | 7.5 |
 | 05 | Reptile Boy 1997-10-13 | Buffy and Cordelia inadvertently attend a frat party hosted by a murderous cult. | 1997-10-13 | 7.0 |
 | 06 | Halloween 1997-10-27 | On Halloween, Buffy and her friends patronize an unusual costume shop where customers turn into whatever costume they are wearing. | 1997-10-27 | 8.4 |
 | 07 | Lie to Me 1997-11-03 | Buffy is lured into a trap by a group of undead wannabes who hope that Spike will make them vampires in exchange for giving him the Slayer. | 1997-11-03 | 8.0 |
 | 08 | The Dark Age 1997-11-10 | Giles' past comes back to haunt him as a demon he and Ethan Rayne summoned in their wild youth seeks them out in Sunnydale. | 1997-11-10 | 7.5 |
 | 09 | What's My Line? (1) 1997-11-17 | Spike brings in three professional bounty hunters to eliminate Buffy while she ponders on what her profession might be if her fate wasn't already sealed. | 1997-11-17 | 7.9 |
 | 10 | What's My Line? (2) 1997-11-24 | Buffy joins forces with another Slayer in hopes of saving Angel from the clutches of Spike and Drusilla. | 1997-11-24 | 8.0 |
 | 11 | Ted 1997-12-08 | Buffy's mom introduces her new boyfriend, who charms everyone except Buffy. When she confronts his dark side, she is left questioning her actions. | 1997-12-08 | 7.5 |
 | 12 | Bad Eggs 1998-01-12 | Buffy and her friends are given eggs to take care of for a health class assignment, but aren't prepared for what hatches. | 1998-01-12 | 6.8 |
 | 13 | Surprise (1) 1998-01-19 | To give Buffy a surprise on her 17th birthday, Drusilla and Spike bring together the body parts of a dismembered demon who cannot be killed. | 1998-01-19 | 8.1 |
 | 14 | Innocence (2) 1998-01-20 | Buffy and her friends battle the Judge and face unexpected danger from Angel, who has lost his soul after experiencing a moment of true happiness. | 1998-01-20 | 8.0 |
 | 15 | Phases 1998-01-27 | Buffy and her friends discover secrets about themselves as they battle a werewolf, its hunter, and their own emotions. | 1998-01-27 | 7.8 |
 | 16 | Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered 1998-02-10 | As Valentine's Day approaches, Xander tries to improve his love life through witchcraft and finds himself with too much of a good thing. | 1998-02-10 | 8.5 |
 | 17 | Passion 1998-02-24 | Angel steps up his torment of Buffy and her friends as Jenny searches for a way to restore his soul. | 1998-02-24 | 8.8 |
 | 18 | Killed by Death 1998-03-03 | While hospitalized with a severe case of the flu, Buffy investigates the young patients' fear that Death is stalking the children's ward. | 1998-03-03 | 7.4 |
 | 19 | I Only Have Eyes for You 1998-04-28 | Sunnydale High School is haunted by the ghosts of a former student and teacher who reenact their tragic romance through the bodies of the school's current inhabitants. | 1998-04-28 | 8.0 |
 | 20 | Go Fish 1998-05-05 | Members of the Sunnydale swim team are killed by a gill monster of unknown origins. | 1998-05-05 | 7.1 |
 | 21 | Becoming (1) 1998-05-12 | Angel plots to revive an ancient demon bent on sweeping everything on earth into hell itself. | 1998-05-12 | 8.3 |
 | 22 | Becoming (2) 1998-05-19 | Spike strikes an unlikely alliance with Buffy to keep Angel from destroying the world. | 1998-05-19 | 9.1 |
