Far from home, Buffy takes on a demonic force threatening to destroy inner-city kids living on the streets. 

Buffy faces a difficult return to Sunnydale, but must reunite with Xander and Willow to face a new threat from the undead. 

Buffy's effort to settle into normal life is dashed when she is challenged by an ancient villain and his sidekick. 

When a student is found mutilated in the woods, Buffy suspects Angel, who has returned after 100 years of infernal torture. 

Cordelia's apparent lock on the Homecoming Queen title inspires Buffy to show her up, and Mr Trick brings together a band of dangerous killers. 

Buffy must take on Mr Trick again when he causes all the adults in town to act like teenagers, and Buffy tries to keep Angel a secret. 

The gang are angry when they learn that Buffy secretly has been sheltering Angel, but they must put aside their differences to fight a demonic visitor. 

A broken-hearted Spike returns to Sunnydale, ready to take revenge on those he blames for his troubles, especially Angel. 

Cordelia is granted a wish by an evil genie and moves to another reality, where the Master rules with Xander and Willow by his side. 

Buffy hopes for a quiet Christmas, but Angel is troubled by visions of his past, and the ghost of Jenny Calendar. 

After Joyce discovers two murdered children, she spearheads a town-wide witch hunt, which ultimately ensnares both Willow and Buffy. 

After being sapped of her strength, Buffy's mettle is tested by a mighty vampire foe in a grim rite of passage on her 18th birthday. 

Xander mixes with a wild crowd, raising the dead and consorting with fast women, while Buffy and the crew battle an all-female apocalyptic cult. 

Following Faith's lead, Buffy takes a walk on the wild side, while Giles is exasperated by the pompous new watcher. 

While Buffy is tormented by the consequences of Faith's heedless act, the mayor is gleeful about the prospect of imprisoning a slayer for murder. 

A vampire Willow from an alternative universe wreaks havoc and confusion in Sunnydale; Buffy trains to beat out Faith on the Watchers Council tests. 

Faith and the mayor conspire to rob Angel of his soul; Giles resumes his duties as Watcher when Cordelia distracts Wesley. 

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. 

While Buffy's plans to leave Sunnydale and go away to college are quashed by Faith, Willow fields offers from prestigious colleges. 

While Buffy and Angel face the hard facts about their future together, she is determined to stop a malevolent gate-crasher from ruining the prom. 

A lethal potion weakens Angel; Buffy faces off against Faith for what may be the last time; the mayor prepares for his transformation to pure demon. 

When Buffy acquires the ability to hear other people's thoughts, she uncovers a plot to massacre Sunnydale students, and the others race to find the killer.