Season 7

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"Lessons"
Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) battles the ghosts of Sunnydale High's past in a lively seventh-season opener punctuated by droll dialogue. Veteran Slayer-watchers will recall that Buffy's alma mater was razed at the end of the third season during a fight with a snake-demon mayor. Now revamped and restored, the school has a new crop of students, which includes awkward freshman Dawn (Michelle Trachtenberg). It also has a visitor, Buffy, who can't resist a chance to tour the facility. But her curiosity soon turns to dread when spirits from the old school materialize to harass her. Elsewhere, Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) consoles a guilt-ridden Willow (Alyson Hannigan).

"Beneath You"
After her first day as Buffy the Guidance Counselor, she and the Scooby gang get right back into action investigating a subterranean monster that is wreaking havoc in Sunnydale. Meanwhile, Willow has mixed emotions as she leaves England to return to Sunnydale.

"Same Time, Same Place"
Buffy, Xander and Dawn are unable to find Willow (Alyson Hannigan), whose return to Sunnydale is marred by a demon (Camden Toy) who relishes the skin of his victims. Xander: Nicholas Brendon. Anya: Emma Caufield. Dawn: Michelle Trachtenberg. Spike: James Marsters. Buffy: Sarah Michelle Gellar.

"Help"
CRUEL FATE - Buffy starts her first week counseling students at Sunnydale High and meets a teen named Cassie, who somehow knows her own death will occur in just a few days. Buffy, along with the help of the gang, rushes to find out the circumstances of Cassie's death and how to prevent it. Willow begins to make peace and settle back into Sunnydale life. Rick Rosenthal directed the episode written by Rebecca Rand Kirshner.

"Selfless"
WITH A VENGEANCE - Anya seeks vengeance for a wronged college girl, and her spell ends in the death of several frat boys. As Anya reconsiders her actions, Buffy realizes she has to take her stand as the slayer against Anya, much to the chagrin of Xander. Willow re-enrolls at UC Sunnydale and tries to find a more peaceful solution to the Anya situation. David Solomon directed the episode written by Drew Goddard.

"Him"
THE SAME OLD TINGLE - Dawn falls under the spell (literally) of a boy at school. Problems ensue when Buffy becomes a victim of the same spell and the sisters begin competing for the boy toy. It's up to Xander and Spike, who've just become roommates, to solve the mystery and save the day. Michael Gershman directed the episode written by Drew Z. Greenberg.

"Conversations With Dead People"
AND WHERE WERE YOU? - While hunting for vampires at the cemetery, Buffy runs into a former classmate-turned-vampire and ends up turning to him for therapy. Meanwhile, Willow is interrupted at the library by the recently dead Cassie (or some form of her) who claims to have a message for Willow from Tara. Dawn returns home to find Joyce attempting to reach her from beyond, but some force prevents her from doing so. Nick Marck directed the episode written by Jane Espenson and Drew Goddard.

"Sleeper"
DON'T DECEIVE ME - Buffy discovers that Spike is feeding off humans again, and siring vampires. She and the gang attempt to find proof of Spike's actions as Spike begins to remember what may or may not have happened. Off in England, another young girl is murdered by the cloaked figures and Giles arrives too late to help her. Alan J. Levi directed the episode written by Jane Espenson and David Fury.

"Never Leave Me"
TRIGGER HAPPY - Spike is kept tied up in the Summers' house as Buffy attempts to interrogate him. Willow bumps into Andrew, now the remaining member of the Trio and drags him back to the house for his own interrogation session, run by Anya and Xander. Off in England, the Watcher's Council seems to be falling apart and no one knows where Giles is. David Solomon directed the episode written by Drew Goddard.

"Bring On The Night"
WAITING FOR TOMORROW - Giles returns to Sunnydale, bringing three slayers-in-training with him. Meanwhile, Buffy and the gang try to discover more about the First, but don't find much to work with. Spike remains a prisoner of the First and is tortured by the newly arrived Ubervamp, who then brings the havoc to Buffy. David Grossman directed the episode written by Marti Noxon and Douglas Petrie.

"Showtime"
HERE ENDETH THE LESSON - More potential slayers arrive in Sunnydale and Buffy's house is overrun with visitors. Meanwhile, the Ubervamp becomes more of a worry for Buffy as he is still guarding the caves where Spike is kept captive, and it becomes apparent the Ubervamp will be coming after the young slayer-wannabes at the bidding of the First Evil. Anya and Giles visit an oracle of sorts who they hope will provide them with information on the First and how to defeat it. Michael Grossman directed the episode written by David Fury.

"Potential"
THE CHOSEN ONES - With the First taking time to regroup since the slaying of the Ubervamp, Buffy and Spike take on the task of training all the potential slayers . The coven in England discovers another slayer-in-waiting already living in Sunnydale, and Willow attempts a locator spell to find out who the girl is before the Bringers are able to get to her. However, the spell leads the gang to a surprising conclusion. James A. Contner directed the episode written by Rebecca Rand Kirshner.

"The Killer In Me"
A KISS IS STILL A KISS - Spike's chip is malfunctioning, prompting to Buffy to search for a way to fix it. Meanwhile, a kiss with Kennedy turns Willow into Warren, and Kennedy races to help Willow find a solution before she becomes Warren permanently. Giles takes the rest of the potentials on a quest in the desert, while Xander and the others get a call from England, which leads them to believe Giles may not be Giles. David Solomon directed the episode written by Drew Z. Greenberg.

"First Date"
NEVER KILL A BOY - Principal Wood asks Buffy out on a date, arousing her suspicions and peeking her curiousity, and a secret about the principal's past is revealed. Xander has a date of his own - with a strange woman he met buying rope. Anya's jealous side rears it's ugly head at the idea of Xander dating someone else. Meanwhile, the First is back in the game, this time focusing on Andrew. David Grossman directed the episode written by Jane Espenson.

"Get It Done"
BACK TO THE FUTURE - Buffy introduces Principal Wood to the Slayer headquarters and he gives her a slayer hand-me-down in return. When the First brings about a death amongst the potentials, Buffy and friends turn to Principal Wood's gift for help. But help is not necessarily what it will bring when Buffy is sent back in time and a demon is let loose in Sunnydale in her place. Doug Petrie wrote and directed the episode.

"Storyteller"
GENTLE VIEWERS - Andrew attempts to document the life and work of Buffy, Slayer of the vampires, much to the annoyance of Buffy. Meanwhile, students at Sunnydale High begin exhibiting the signs of going to school above the Hellmouth - signs Buffy has seen before, but not all at once like this. Buffy and Principal Wood discover the Seal of Danthalzar is cause and set out to find a way to stop it. Marita Grabiak directed the episode written by Jane Espenson.

"Lies My Parents Told Me"
As Spike struggles with haunting memories of his past, Giles returns with a device that he hopes will find and deactivate the trigger in Spike's subconscious that The First is using to make him "vamp" out. David Fury directed the episode from a script written by Fury and Drew Goddard. Meanwhile, Willow embarks on a mysterious journey as Buffy and Giles quarrel over his teachings.

"Dirty Girls"
Renegade slayer Faith (Eliza Dushku) returns to Sunnydale just in time to help Buffy and her gang fight a nefarious new foe. The unusually violent episode opens as a girl flees a group of zombies and takes refuge with a cleric named Caleb (Nathan Fillion). However, it quickly becomes clear that Caleb is not on God's side, but the First's. He asks her to deliver a threatening message to the “original, accept-no-substitutes Slayer”...before stabbing the girl. As the Scoobies respond by preparing for battle, Buffy copes with the return of Faith, who, much to Buffy's chagrin, bonds with Spike. Meanwhile, in a lighter vein, Xander fantasizes about wild times with potential slayers.

"Empy Spaces"
As Sunnydale's residents evacuate en masse, Faith rallies the demoralized potentials while an emotionally fragile Buffy endures another run-in with Caleb.

"Touched"
While the Bringer army forges an arsenal, and The First and Caleb plot together, a dejected Buffy holes up alone, and Faith leads the potentials in capturing a Bringer in order to get info on The First's plan.

"End Of Days"
Buffy reclaims her role as leader before going back into battle with a newly-juiced Caleb...and Angel shows up to help Buffy in the fight.

"Chosen"
In the stunning series finale, Angel and Buffy have an emotional reunion... Buffy hatches a plan which leads the gang towards one last awesome mission into the Hellmouth itself.