Buffy Summers, a high school sophomore, faces her destiny as a slayer of the undead.
Buffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.
A witch attempts to eliminate Buffy from cheerleading tryouts.
Buffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.
While Buffy awaits the arrival of a warrior vampire, she dates a boy who is attracted to her exciting lifestyle.
Xander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school
Buffy discovers Angel's horrifying secret.
Willow unwittingly unleashes a powerful demon that takes refuge on the Internet.
Buffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.
Buffy and her friends discover that their worst nightmares have become reality.
As the May Queen election approaches, an invisible force attacks Cordelia's closest friends.
Giles discovers an ancient book foretelling Buffy's death at the hands of the Master.
Buffy returns from summer vacation sporting an attitude and suffers from recurring nightmares involving the Master. Meanwhile, the Anointed One and his followers plot their revenge
Two science club nerds use body parts to create the 'perfect girlfriend' for a teenager who has been brought back from the dead.
Buffy's mother and friends becomes trapped inside Sunnydale High School when a vampire named Spike launches an attack against the Slayer.
A beautiful Inca princess who was buried alive in a tomb 500 years ago is brought back to life.
Buffy and Cordelia attend a frat party where they are offered as human sacrifices to a reptile-like creature.
Buffy and her friends patronize an unusual costume shop where customers turn into whatever costume they are wearing.
Buffy is lured into a trap by a group of undead wannabes who hope that Spike will make them vampires in exchange for giving him the Slayer.
Giles's past comes back to haunt him as a demon he and Ethan Rayne summoned in their wild youth seeks them out in Sunnydale.
Spike brings in bounty hunters to eliminate Buffy while she ponders on what her profession might be if her fate wasn't already sealed.
Buffy joins forces with another Slayer in hopes of saving Angel from the clutches of Spike and Drusilla.
Buffy's mother brings home her new boyfriend, who is not what he seems.
Buffy and her friends encounter even more trouble than expected when the eggs they are given in health class turn out to be prehistoric parasites that take over their lives.
Drusilla and Spike bring together the body parts of a dismembered demon who cannot be killed.
Buffy and her friends battle the judge and face unexpected danger from Angel, who has lost his soul after experiencing a moment of true happiness.
Buffy and her friends discover secrets about themselves as they battle a werewolf, its hunter, and their own emotions.
As Valentine's Day approaches, Xander tries to improve his love life through witchcraft and finds himself with too much of a good thing
Angel steps up his torment of Buffy and her friends as Jenny searches for a way to restore his soul.
While hospitalized with a severe case of the flu, Buffy battles a demon that sucks the life out of sick children.
Sunnydale High School is haunted by the ghosts of a former student and teacher who reenact their tragic romance through the bodies of the school's current inhabitants.
Several members of the Sunnydale High swim team are mysteriously skinned alive
Angel plots to revive an ancient demon bent of sweeping everything on earth into hell itself.
Spike strikes an unlikely alliance with Buffy to keep Angel from destroying the world.
Buffy--living on her own in LA--assists a girl whose boyfriend has mysteriously vanished. Back in Sunnydale, Buffy's friends do their best to battle the forces of evil.
A Nigerian mask reanimates the dead, forcing Buffy to battle a horde of zombies.
A charismatic Slayer visits Sunnydale and wins over many of Buffy's friends. Meanwhile, two powerful vampires plot an attack.
Oz becomes the prime suspect when a series of animal-like attacks occurs in Sunnydale.
As Buffy and Cordelia vie for Homecoming Queen, a group of killers gathers to participate in SlayerFest '98.
Adults throughout Sunnydale behave like immature teenagers after they eat cursed candy.
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.
Spike returns to Sunnydale and kidnaps Willow in hopes of creating a magic spell that will make Drusilla love him again.
Cordelia's wish for a Buffy-free Sunnydale comes true, plunging her into a world where vampires have control of the town.
As the Christmas holiday approaches, Angel is tormented by evil apparitions who want him to eliminate Buffy.
After discovering the corpses of two young children bearing a symbol linked to the occult, Joyce spearheads a campaign to rid Sunnydale of witches.
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.
Xander experiences an adventure of his own when he encounters a group of reanimated corpses out to construct a bomb.
Faith convinces Buffy to live on the wild side, with fatal consequences.
A homicide detective closes in on Buffy and Faith as he investigates the deputy mayor's death.
While casting a magic spell, Anya and Willow accidentally summon Willow's evil double from an alternate universe.
Faith tries to use a shaman's powers to take away Angel's soul.
Buffy fears she will descend into madness after she acquires the ability to read minds.
The Mayor takes Willow prisoner after Buffy and her friends steal away a box containing demonic energy needed for Ascension Day.
After Angel breaks off their relationship, Buffy single-handedly battles three fearsome hell hounds so that her classmates can enjoy their senior prom.
In an effort to distract Buffy from the Ascension, the mayor instructs Faith to poison Angel.
On Ascension Day, Buffy and her friends prepare for the ultimate battle as they face off against the mayor and a hoard of vampires.
As Buffy adjusts to college life, she notices that classmates are mysteriously disappearing.
Buffy finds herself at odds with her new roommate and is troubled by a series of disturbing dreams involving a soul-sucking demon.
As Buffy gets to know a charming student named Parker, Spike searches for a ring that, according to legend, makes the wearer invincible.
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends find themselves trapped inside a haunted frat house complete with real bats, zombies, and a terrifying demon.
Xander finds employment as a bartender at a pub where some of Buffy's friends turn into terrifying Cro-Magnon creatures.
Oz finds himself unable to control his attraction to Veruca, a sexy singer who just happens to be a werewolf.
Spike finds himself targeted by a group of commandos after he escapes from a military lab underneath the Sunnydale campus.
On Thanksgiving, Buffy encounters the spirit of a Native American warrior whose people were wiped out by settlers.
One of Willow's spells causes her statements to become reality, with consequences both entertaining and life-threatening.
A group of murderous creatures straight out of a fairytale steal the voices of Sunnydale.
As Riley comes to terms with Buffy's revelation, a trio of demons attempts to reopen the Hellmouth.
Ethan Rayne returns to town and transforms Giles into a demon. Spike is the only one who can help.
Buffy joins the Initiative, but her self-reliant and curious attitude doesn't mesh well with the military's chain of command.
Tension erupts between Buffy and an ailing Riley as they pursue Professor Maggie Walsh's killer.
Faith awakens from her coma and seeks revenge against Buffy.
Having switched bodies with Buffy, Faith enjoys freedom. Meanwhile, Buffy finds herself at the mercy of the Watcher's Council.
Buffy senses that something is amiss when Jonathan becomes a hero to everyone in Sunnydale.
Buffy and Riley's passionate lovemaking energizes supernatural elements inside a frat house.
Oz's return to Sunnydale leads to his incarceration by the Initiative and complicates the relationship between Willow and Tara.
After joining forces with Adam, Spike drives a wedge between Buffy and her friends. Meanwhile, Angel's return to Sunnydale leads to a violent confrontation with Riley.
Having gained control of Riley's mind, Adam sets in motion his plot to create an army of unstoppable soldiers and destroy the Initiative.
Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles experience dreams in which they are pursued by a mysterious figure.