22 episodes · first aired 2001-10-02
| Still | # | Title | Overview | Air date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 01 | Bargaining (1) 2001-10-02 | The gang hope to bring Buffy back from the dead. Meanwhile, motorcycle-riding demons discover the Buffybot has been posing as the Slayer. | 2001-10-02 | 7.2 |
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| 02 |
Bargaining (2) 2001-10-02 |
As the Hellions continue to ravage Sunnydale, a feral Buffy claws her way out of her own grave and must come to the aid of her friends. |
| 2001-10-02 |
| 7.6 |
 | 03 | After Life 2001-10-09 | Buffy and her friends battle a demon that may have hitched a ride with Buffy as she crossed into the world from another dimension. | 2001-10-09 | 7.6 |
 | 04 | Flooded 2001-10-16 | While trying to get a loan, Buffy runs afoul of three deadbeat sorcerers who are using the otherworldly powers of a demon to rob a bank. | 2001-10-16 | 7.4 |
 | 05 | Life Serial 2001-10-23 | Buffy tries to figure out how to support herself and Dawn. Her job search is complicated by Andrew, Jonathan and Warren, who are testing her to find the Slayer's weaknesses. | 2001-10-23 | 7.6 |
 | 06 | All the Way 2001-10-30 | On Halloween, Dawn and her friend go out to make mischief and impress their crushes, but stumble into real danger. Xander announces his engagement to Anya, and Tara worries about Willow's reliance on magic. | 2001-10-30 | 6.7 |
 | 07 | Once More, with Feeling 2001-11-06 | In this musical extravaganza, Sunnydale residents find themselves bursting into song, and flame, when a demon attempts to make Dawn his bride. | 2001-11-06 | 8.8 |
 | 08 | Tabula Rasa 2001-11-13 | While trying to find a way to make Buffy forget about her afterlife experience, Willow inadvertently casts a spell that erases everyone's memories. | 2001-11-13 | 8.5 |
 | 09 | Smashed 2001-11-20 | Willow turns Amy the Rat into her old self; Jonathan, Warren and Andrew steal a diamond; and Spike discovers something unexpected about Buffy. | 2001-11-20 | 7.6 |
 | 10 | Wrecked 2001-11-27 | Amy introduces Willow to a warlock whose powerful black magic proves addictive; Buffy and Spike deal with the aftermath of their night of passion. | 2001-11-27 | 7.4 |
 | 11 | Gone 2002-01-08 | The Three Geeks mistakenly turn Buffy invisible, and the Slayer takes some advantage from going unseen. | 2002-01-08 | 7.1 |
 | 12 | Doublemeat Palace 2002-01-29 | When Buffy gets a job at the Doublemeat Palace, a local fast-food restaurant, she begins to believe that disappearing co-workers and the secret ingredient to the restaurant's hamburger may be connected. | 2002-01-29 | 7.4 |
 | 13 | Dead Things 2002-02-05 | After Jonathan, Andrew, and Warren accidentally kill Warren's ex-girlfriend Katrina, they set Buffy up to make her believe it was she who killed the girl. | 2002-02-05 | 7.3 |
 | 14 | Older and Far Away 2002-02-12 | Dawn accidentally puts a spell on Buffy and her friends, trapping them inside the Summer's house with a sword-wielding demon. | 2002-02-12 | 7.5 |
 | 15 | As You Were 2002-02-26 | Buffy's old boyfriend, Riley Finn, shows up unexpectedly as he tracks a demon about to hatch eggs that could wipe out Sunnydale. | 2002-02-26 | 7.2 |
 | 16 | Hell's Bells 2002-03-05 | Anya and Xander's wedding is thrown into turmoil when a man claiming to be Xander's future self turns up at the ceremony. | 2002-03-05 | 7.7 |
 | 17 | Normal Again 2002-03-12 | After being stung by a demon, Buffy finds herself shifting back and forth between the Sunnydale she knows and a psych ward where she is told the last six years have been an elaborate hallucination. Struggling to make sense of either reality, she must decide which to believe. | 2002-03-12 | 8.2 |
 | 18 | Entropy 2002-04-30 | Anya returns to Sunnydale, bent on vengeance on Xander for leaving her at the altar. | 2002-04-30 | 7.1 |
 | 19 | Seeing Red 2002-05-07 | Willow and Tara delight in their renewed relationship. The Trio arm themselves with an artifact of great power and face off again with the Slayer. Spike's obsession with Buffy drives him further than ever. | 2002-05-07 | 7.6 |
 | 20 | Villains 2002-05-14 | A vengeful Willow uses her enormous power to track down Warren, despite Buffy's strong feelings about targeting humans. | 2002-05-14 | 8.5 |
 | 21 | Two to Go 2002-05-21 | Fueled by black magic, Willow targets Andrew and Jonathan, leading to a battle between Buffy and Willow; Spike fights an unstoppable foe. | 2002-05-21 | 8.5 |
 | 22 | Grave 2002-05-21 | Giles arrives to face Willow, armed with powerful borrowed magic. Willow, overwhelmed by power and grief, plans a ritual to put the world out of its misery. | 2002-05-21 | 8.7 |
