Written by: Joss Whedon
Directed by: Joss Whedon
First Aired: 15 September 1997
Episode: 5V01
Big Bad: The Anointed
Dustings: Vampire in the Teaser, Tara (implied), Walt, Jane, Bob & Absalom all by Buffy. Ned by Angel.
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Weaponry: Branch, Jousting Pole, Stakes, cross, Knife, Shard of Wood, Sledgehammer.
Guest Stars: Robia La Morte as Jenny Caldendar | Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Andrew J Ferchland as The Anointed One | Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder
Summary:
Summer's over and Buffy's on a bummer, which makes Xander and Willow worried and has Buffy further distancing herself from Angel. When Cordelia and Ms. Calendar are kidnapped, Buffy is convinced that the fight to save them and the world rests on her weary shoulders.

Written by: Ty King
Directed by: Bruce Seth Green
First Aired: 22 September 1997
Episode: 5V02
Big Bad: Eric
Dustings: Stephan Korshak by Buffy
Other Slayings: Daryl by himself. Casualties:
Weaponry: Stake | Shovel | Scalpel | Fire
Guest Stars: Robia La Morte as Jenny Calendar | Aneglo Spizzirri as Chris Epps | Michael Bacall as Eric | Ingo Neuhous as Daryl Epps | Melanie McQueen as Mrs Epps
Summary:
Cordelia's about to lose her head - literally! When the parts of dead girls' bodies go missing from their graves, Buffy, and her posse discover that they're being used to create the perfect woman. The only part missing is the head.

Written by: David Greenwalt
Story by: Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt
Directed by: John T Kretchner First Aired: 29 September 1997
Episode:
Big Bad: Spike
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Guest Stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Robia La Morte as Jenny Calendar | Andrew J Ferchland as The Anointed One | James Marsters as Spike | Juliet Landau as Drusilla | Alexandra Johnes as Sheila | Brian Reddy as Police Chief Bob | Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder
Summary:
While Angel's old friends Spike and Drusilla visit for the Night of Saint Vigeous, Buffy tries to protect her fellow students, the Principal and her mother from uninvited guests who have crashed parent-teacher night. The hardest part will be protecting her secret.

Written by: Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer
Directed by: Ellen S Pressman
First Aired: 6th October 1997
Episode:
Big Bad: Inca Mummy
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Guest Stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Ara celi as Inca Mummy | Seth Green as Oz
Summary:
A Peruvian exchange student stirs up Buffy's and Giles' suspicions when a student goes missing on a field trip to the natural history museum. But Xander is the one who's really in jeopardy when he falls for the ravenous beauty.

Written by: David Greenwalt
Directed by: David Greenwalt
First Aired: 13th October 1997
Episode:
Big Bad: Machida
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Guest Stars: Greg Vaughan as Richard | Todd Babcock as Tom Warner | Jordana Spiro as Callie
Summary:
The only thing more scary than Buffy and Cordelia becoming party pals is what happens to them at a fraternity bash, where they're offered as human sacrifices to a horrible half-man, half-snake creature.

Written by: Carl Ellsworth
Directed by: Bruce Seth Green
First Aired: 27th October 1997
Episode:
Big Bad: Ethan Rayne
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Guest Stars: Seth Green as Oz | Robin Sachs as Ethan Rayne | James Marsters as Spike | Juliet Landau as Drusilla | Armin Shimerman as Principal Synder
Summary:
There are lots of tricks but not so many treats when Buffy's costume causes her to lose her powers and the kids she, Willow and Xander are trick-or-treating with , turn into their costume characters. Could Giles have something to do with all this?

Written by: Joss Whedon
Directed by: Joss Whedon
First Aired: 3rd November 1997
Episode:
Big Bad: Spike
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Guest Stars: Robia La Morte as Jenny Calendar | James Marsters as Spike | Juliet Landau as Drusilla | Jason Behr as Ford | Jarrod Paul as Diego
Summary:
Young love can be a pain in the neck, as Buffy finds out when her fifth grade flame returns to deliver her to Spike in exchange for the immortal life of a vampire. In the meantime, current flame Angel admits to his past relationship with Drusilla.

Written by: Dean Batali & Rob Des Hotel
Directed by: Bruce Seth Green
First Aired: 10th November 1997
Episode:
Big Bad: Eyghon
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Guest Stars: Robia La Morte as Jenny Calendar | Robin Sachs as Ethan Rayne | Stuart McLean as Phillip Henry
Summary:
The future doesn't look bright for Giles or Ms. Calendar . Giles' quiet existence is jeopardised when a murder victim is linked to his past, and Buffy and Angel look for a way to save Ms. Calendar from a demon that has taken possession of her soul.

Written by: Howard Gordon & Marti Noxon
Directed by: David Solomon
First Aired: 17th November 1997
Episode:
Big Bad: Spike
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Guest Stars: Seth Green as Oz | James Marsters as Spike | Juliet Landau as Drusilla | Bianca Lawson as Kendra | Eric Saiet as Dalton | Saverio Guerra as Willy The Snitch | Kelly Connell as Norman Pfister | Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder
Summary:
There's a lot going on for Buffy and Angel in part one of this two-part episode, and that doesn't include finally going out on their first date. As Angel and Spike hunt each other down, Buffy encounters her new ally, Kendra

Written by: David Greenwalt
Story by: Marti Noxon
Directed by: David Semel
First Aired: 24 November 1997
Episode:
Big Bad: Spike
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Guest Stars: Guest Stars: Seth Green as Oz | Saverio Guerra as Willy The Snitch | Kelly Connell as Norman Pfister | Bianca Lawson as Kendra | James Marsters as Spike | Juliet Landau as Drusilla
Summary:
In the conclusion of this two-part episode, Buffy reluctantly joins with new vampire slayer Kendra to save Angel, while Xander and Cordelia have a close encounter of their own kind at Buffy's house.

Written by: David Greenwalt & Joss Whedon
Directed by: Bruce Seth Green
First Aired: 8th December 1997
Episode:
Big Bad: Ted
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Guest Stars: John Ritter as Ted | Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Robia La Morte as Jenny Caldendar
Summary:
John Ritter stars as Buffy's Mom's new boyfriend, whom everyone adores - everyone except Buffy, who suspects there's more to him than meets the eye. As Giles tries to repair his relationship with Ms. Calendar, Xander and Cordelia continue to hide theirs.

Written by: Marti Noxon
Directed by: David Greenwalt
First Aired: 12th January 1998
Episode:
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Guest Stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Jeremy Ratchford as Lyle Gorch | James Parkes as Tector Gorch | Rick Zieff as Mr. Whitmore
Summary:
School really stinks when an assignment that introduces Buffy's and the gang to parenting takes a rotten turn, and things get worse when two wild west vampires comes to town hunting for Buffy. While Buffy and Angel continue to rendezvous, Xander and Cordelia keep their liaison secret.

Written by: Marti Noxon
Directed by: Michael Lange
First Aired: 19th January 1998
Episode:
Big Bad: Spike and Drusilla
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Guest Stars: Seth Green as Oz | Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Robia La Morte as Jenny Calendar | Brian Thompson as The Judge | Eric Saiet as Dalton | Vincent Schiavelli as Enios | James Marsters as Spike | Juliet Landau as Drusilla
Summary:
The fate of the world is at stake when Spike and Drusilla gather the dismembered body parts of The Judge to use as the ultimate weapon against Buffy. Meanwhile, Angel's ability to feel human emotion is jeopardised when an intimate moment with Buffy threatens to destroy his soul.

Written by: Joss Whedon
Directed by: Joss Whedon
First Aired: 20th January 1998
Episode:
Big Bad: The Judge
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Guest Stars: Seth Green as Oz | Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Robia La Morte as Jenny Calendar | Brian Thompson as The Judge | Eric Saiet as Dalton | Vincent Schiavelli as Enios | James Marsters as Spike | Juliet Landau as Drusilla
Summary:
After Buffy and Angel's intimate moment transforms him back into Angelus, Buffy realises she must destroy him. Giles' relationship with Jenny Calendar takes on a new twist, and Willow's hopes are dashed when she discovers Xander and Cordelia's secret romance.

Written by: Dean Batali & Rob Des Hotel
Directed by: Bruce Seth Green
First Aired: 27th January 1998
Episode:
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Guest Stars: Seth Green as Oz | Jack Conley as Cain
Summary:
When a werewolf decsends on Sunnydale, it is up to Buffy and the gang to protect the mostly-human being from an evil poacher, but Willow is completely unaware of the danger she is about to face after she turns her romantic interests from Xander to Oz

Written by: Marti Noxon
Directed by: James A Contner
First Aired: 10th February 1998
Episode:
Big Bad: Amy Madison
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Guest Stars: Seth Green as Oz | Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Robia La Morte as Jenny Calendar | Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison | Mecerdes McNab as Harmony Kendall | James Marsters as Spike | Juliet Landau as Drusilla
Summary:
When Cordelia succumbs to peer pressure and breaks up with Xander on Valentine's Day, he convinces a witch to put a spell on her, but the spell backfires and soon all the women in Sunnydale begin to see Xander in a whole new light.

Written by: Ty King
Directed by: Michael Gershman
First Aired: 24th February 1998
Episode:
Big Bad: Angelus
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Guest Stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Robia La Morte as Jenny Calendar | James Marsters as Spike | Juliet Landau as Drusilla
Summary:
Angel's obsession with tormenting Buffy takes a dangerous turn when he starts edging closer to her heart and home, forcing Buffy to have a serious talk with her mom. And Jenny begins doing everything in her power to right her wrongs, especially with Giles.

Written by: Dean Batali & Rob Des Hotel
Directed by: Deran Sarafian
First Aired: 3rd March 1998
Episode:
Big Bad: Der Kinderstadt
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Guest Stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Richard Herd as Dr. Stanley Backer | Andrew Ducote as Ryan | Juanita Jennings as Dr. Wilkinson
Summary:
Sick with a raging fever, Buffy is admitted to the hospital, where she encounters a young child who brings with him nightmares of her past and present. Xander attempts to protect her from Angel's fury while she's in her weakened state, which causes Cordelia to become jealous.

Written by: Marti Noxon
Directed by: James Whitmore Jnr.
First Aired: 28th April 1998
Episode:
Big Bad: James
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Guest Stars: Meredith Salenger as Grace Newman | Chrsitopher Gorham as James Stanley | Brian Reddy as Police Chief Bob | James Marsters as Spike | Juliet Landau as Drusilla | Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder
Summary:
Buffy enlists her friends to help a tortured spirit haunting the halls of Sunnydale High find peace. In the meantime, an anguished Giles tries to find out if the spirit is Jenny trying to impart a final message to him from beyond.

Written by: David Fury & Elin Hampton
Directed by: David Semel
First Aired: 5th May 1998
Episode:
Big Bad: Coach Marin
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Guest Stars: Charles Cyphers as Coach Marin | Jeremy Garrett as Cameron Walker | Wentworth Miller as Gage Petronzi | Conchata Ferrel as Ruthie Greenleigh | Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder
Summary:
Something's fishy when a mosnter starts preying on members of the high school swim team. While Buffy takes is upon herself to become the protector of the star players, Xander goes undercover to discover the truth about the missing teammates.

Written by: Joss Whedon
Directed by: Joss Whedon
First Aired: 12th May 1998
Episode:
Big Bad: Angelus
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Guest Stars: Max Perlich as Whistler | Seth Green as Oz | Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Julie Benz as Darla | Bianca Lawson as Kendra | Jack McGee as Doug Perren | Richard Riehle as Merrick | James Marsters as Spike | Juliet Landau as Drusilla | Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder
Summary:
A web of conspiracy , suspense and heartbreak surrounds Buffy as she detemines the time has come to destroy Angel . Her decision is complicated when Willow uncovers the secret that my restore him. But Angel would rather unearth an evil demon than return to Buffy.

Written by: Joss Whedon
Directed by: Joss Whedon
First Aired: 19th May 1998
Episode:
Big Bad: Angelus
Dustings:
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Guest Stars: Max Perlich as Whistler | Seth Green as Oz | Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Robia La Morte as Jenny Calendar | James G MacDonald as Detective Stein | James Marsters as Spike | Juliet Landau as Drusilla | Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder
Summary:
The suspense continues as hell prepares to swallow the world and Buffy is left alone to stop it. With Giles in the hands of the enemy and Angel primed for destruction, Buffy is forced into some treacherous alliances and faced with some major life-changing decisions.