22 episodes · first aired 1998-09-29
| Still | # | Title | Overview | Air date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 01 | Anne 1998-09-29 | Buffy -- living on her own in a big city -- assists a girl whose boyfriend has mysteriously vanished. Back in Sunnydale, Buffy's friends do their best to battle the forces of evil without her. | 1998-09-29 | 8.0 |
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| 02 |
Dead Man's Party 1998-10-06 |
A Nigerian mask reanimates the dead, forcing Buffy to battle a horde of zombies. |
| 1998-10-06 |
| 7.3 |
 | 03 | Faith, Hope & Trick 1998-10-13 | A charismatic Slayer visits Sunnydale and wins over many of Buffy's friends. Meanwhile, two powerful vampires plot an attack. | 1998-10-13 | 8.0 |
 | 04 | Beauty and the Beasts 1998-10-20 | Oz becomes the prime suspect when a series of animal-like attacks occur in Sunnydale. | 1998-10-20 | 7.5 |
 | 05 | Homecoming 1998-11-03 | As Buffy and Cordelia vie for Homecoming Queen, a group of killers gather to participate in SlayerFest '98. | 1998-11-03 | 7.9 |
 | 06 | Band Candy 1998-11-10 | Mr Trick enlists Giles' old buddy Ethan Rayne to manufacture and distribute boxes of candy which turn the adult population into uninhibited, irresponsible teenagers to keep them out of the way while the mysterious Mayor Wilkins pays a tribute to a demon. | 1998-11-10 | 8.1 |
 | 07 | Revelations 1998-11-17 | With some help from Faith's new watcher, Buffy seeks to destroy a weapon-like glove before it falls into the hands of a demon. | 1998-11-17 | 7.3 |
 | 08 | Lovers Walk 1998-11-24 | Spike returns to Sunnydale and kidnaps Willow in hopes of creating a magic spell that will make Drusilla love him again. | 1998-11-24 | 8.4 |
 | 09 | The Wish 1998-12-08 | Cordelia's wish for a Buffy-free Sunnydale comes true, plunging her into a world where vampires have control of the town. | 1998-12-08 | 8.5 |
 | 10 | Amends 1998-12-15 | As the Christmas holiday approaches, Angel is tormented by evil apparitions who want him to eliminate Buffy. | 1998-12-15 | 8.1 |
 | 11 | Gingerbread 1999-01-12 | After discovering the corpses of two young children bearing a symbol linked to the occult, Joyce spearheads a campaign to rid Sunnydale of witches. | 1999-01-12 | 7.2 |
 | 12 | Helpless 1999-01-19 | As her birthday approaches, Buffy loses her slayer powers and must do battle with a vampire who is not only extremely powerful but also quite mad. | 1999-01-19 | 7.8 |
 | 13 | The Zeppo 1999-01-26 | Feeling useless due to his lack of supernatural powers, Xander becomes obsessed with becoming cool and falls in with a dangerous crowd. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang race to prepare for the Hellmouth to reopen. | 1999-01-26 | 8.3 |
 | 14 | Bad Girls 1999-02-09 | Faith convinces Buffy to live on the wild side, with fatal consequences. | 1999-02-09 | 8.0 |
 | 15 | Consequences 1999-02-16 | A homicide detective closes in on Buffy and Faith as he investigates the deputy mayor's death. | 1999-02-16 | 7.9 |
 | 16 | Doppelgangland 1999-02-23 | While casting a magic spell, Anya and Willow accidentally summon Willow's evil double from an alternate universe. | 1999-02-23 | 8.9 |
 | 17 | Enemies 1999-03-16 | As Faith attempts to seduce Angel and steal his soul, the Mayor summons a dark-magic demon to finish the job. | 1999-03-16 | 8.2 |
 | 18 | Choices 1999-05-04 | The Mayor takes Willow prisoner after Buffy and her friends steal away a box containing demonic energy needed for Ascension Day. | 1999-05-04 | 7.8 |
 | 19 | The Prom 1999-05-11 | After Angel breaks off their relationship, Buffy single-handedly battles three fearsome hell hounds so that her classmates can enjoy their senior prom. | 1999-05-11 | 8.4 |
 | 20 | Graduation Day (1) 1999-05-18 | In an effort to distract Buffy from the Ascension, the mayor instructs Faith to poison Angel. | 1999-05-18 | 8.3 |
 | 21 | Graduation Day (2) 1999-07-13 | On Ascension Day, Buffy and her friends prepare for the ultimate battle as they face off againstthe mayor and a horde of vampires. | 1999-07-13 | 8.7 |
 | 22 | Earshot 1999-09-21 | A mouthless demon infects Buffy with the ability to hear everyone's thoughts, but what starts out as a useful power soon turns into a curse. | 1999-09-21 | 8.3 |
