22 episodes · first aired 2000-09-26
| Still | # | Title | Overview | Air date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 01 | Buffy vs. Dracula 2000-09-26 | The one-and-only Dracula makes his way to Sunnydale and immediately has everyone enchanted. Even Buffy might not be able to resist his charms. | 2000-09-26 | 7.3 |
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| 02 |
Real Me 2000-10-03 |
As Harmony and her vampire gang plot Buffy's demise, Dawn adjusts to life with a Slayer. |
| 2000-10-03 |
| 7.4 |
 | 03 | The Replacement 2000-10-10 | When a demon creates a Xander double, the real Xander must convince his friends of his true identity. | 2000-10-10 | 8.0 |
 | 04 | Out of My Mind 2000-10-17 | While Riley's health begins to deteriorate, Spike and Harmony force a surgeon to remove the behavior modification chip embedded in Spike's brain. | 2000-10-17 | 6.8 |
 | 05 | No Place Like Home 2000-10-24 | Buffy learns more about Dawn after she discovers a mysterious orb linked to a group of monks being pursued by an incredibly powerful force. | 2000-10-24 | 8.0 |
 | 06 | Family 2000-11-07 | When relatives arrive in Sunnydale, to celebrate her birthday, Tara uses a magic spell on her friends to keep them from learning her "secret." Meanwhile, Glory unleashes a hoard of demons to hunt down Buffy. | 2000-11-07 | 7.2 |
 | 07 | Fool for Love 2000-11-14 | After being bested in a fight by an ordinary vampire, Buffy asks Spike to explain how he killed two Slayers many years earlier. | 2000-11-14 | 8.4 |
 | 08 | Shadow 2000-11-21 | Glory transforms a snake into a terrifying monster in her quest to find the Key; Joyce is hospitalized after being diagnosed with an illness. | 2000-11-21 | 7.2 |
 | 09 | Listening to Fear 2000-11-28 | As Joyce's sickness makes her begin doing odd things, a demon emerges from a meteorite and begins killing the mentally ill. | 2000-11-28 | 7.2 |
 | 10 | Into the Woods 2000-12-19 | After Buffy catches Riley in the clutches of a vampire-junkie, Riley makes an important decision regarding their relationship. | 2000-12-19 | 7.3 |
 | 11 | Triangle 2001-01-09 | While Giles is in England meeting with the Watcher Council, a bickering Anya and Willow mind the magic store and inadvertently conjure up a fearsome troll. | 2001-01-09 | 7.3 |
 | 12 | Checkpoint 2001-01-23 | The Watcher Council travels to Sunnydale to review Buffy's skills as a Slayer; meanwhile, Glory puts her search for the Key into high gear. | 2001-01-23 | 8.1 |
 | 13 | Blood Ties 2001-02-06 | When Dawn learns her true identity, she runs away - only to encounter Glory. | 2001-02-06 | 8.1 |
 | 14 | Crush 2001-02-13 | Buffy learns that Spike has a crush on her - a situation made all the more dangerous by Drusilla's return to Sunnydale. | 2001-02-13 | 8.3 |
 | 15 | I Was Made to Love You 2001-02-20 | Buffy and her friends encounter an incredibly strong female robot with only one thing on its mind - love. | 2001-02-20 | 7.8 |
 | 16 | The Body 2001-02-27 | Buffy, Dawn, and their friends deal with the loss of someone close to them. | 2001-02-27 | 8.6 |
 | 17 | Forever 2001-04-17 | With some help from Spike, Dawn attempts to bring Joyce back from the dead. | 2001-04-17 | 8.1 |
 | 18 | Intervention 2001-04-24 | A weary Buffy seeks to regain focus by embarking on a quest with the First Slayer; Spike cavorts with his very own "Buffybot" and Glory instructs her minions to spy on Buffy's friends in the hopes of ascertaining the Key's true identity. | 2001-04-24 | 8.4 |
 | 19 | Tough Love 2001-05-01 | When Tara falls victim to Glory's incredible power, Willow embraces dark magic and launches a counterattack. | 2001-05-01 | 7.7 |
 | 20 | Spiral 2001-05-08 | Realizing they may never be able to vanquish Glory, Buffy and the gang decide to flee Sunnydale in Spike's R.V. to protect Dawn. | 2001-05-08 | 7.9 |
 | 21 | The Weight of the World 2001-05-15 | When Buffy lapses into a catatonic state, Willow uses magic to find out why; a tug-of-war erupts between Glory and Ben over Dawn's ultimate fate. | 2001-05-15 | 7.8 |
 | 22 | The Gift 2001-05-22 | As Glory prepares Dawn for a bloodletting ritual that will open a portal to another dimension, Buffy and her friends head into battle. | 2001-05-22 | 8.9 |
