BUFFY EPISODE GUIDE
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"When She Was Bad"- Buffy must finally put The Master to
rest for all time. Giles is the link to The Master's return from
the dead, only no one realizes his importance until Buffy
goes out on a wild goose chase.
5V01 - Written by Joss Whedon - Directed by Joss Whedon

"Some Assembly Required" - Beautiful teenage girls turn
up in the morgue, but missing body parts. A madman is
building his dream women piece by piece and Buffy and
Cordelia become his final objects of desire.
5V02 - Written by TY King - Directed by Bruce Seth Green

"School Hard" - The introduction of Spike and Druscilla,
the vampires even the Anointed One doesn't cross. Buffy
must face the only vampire to kill two slayers, while keeping
her secret from her mom.
5V03 - Written by David Greenwalt - Directed by John Kretchmer

"Inca Mummy Girl" - Xander falls for a beautiful Peruvian
exchange student staying with Buffy, only to face death when
his love is revealed to be an ancient mummy who needs to
kill to stay alive.
5V04 - Written by Matt Kiene and Joe Reinkemeyer - Directed by Ellen
Pressman

"Reptile Boy" - A party at a very prestigious, wealthy Frat
House turns ugly for Buffy and Cordelia when they realize
they're going to be sacrificed to the Fraterity's Savior,
Reptile Boy.
5V05 - Written by David Greenwalt - Directed by David Greenwalt

"Halloween" - Although Halloween is traditionally a quiet
night for Slayers, this turns out not to be the case when
someone from Gile's past has the power to transform Buffy,
Willow, Xander and all the children they're chaperoning into
their Halloween costumes. This could prove to be deadly for
Buffy when she loses her slaying ability because her choice
of costume is an 18th century noblewoman whom she thinks
was romantically involved with Angel.
5V06 - Written by Carl Ellsworth - Directed by Bruce Seth Greene

"Lie To Me"  - A boyfriend from Buffy's past attempts to deliver her to Spike in exchange for the immortality of being a vampire.
5V07 - Written by Joss Whedon - Directed by Joss Whedon

"The Dark Age" - As a youth, Giles rebelled against his destiny of being a Watcher. Unfortunately, that decision returns to haunt him now when friends who know his secret begin turning up dead.
5V08 - Written by - Directed by Bruce Seth Green

"What's My Line(pt. 1)" - Buffy has a lot of fighting ahead of her when not only does a new slayer come to town, but three assassins are sent to kill her. Instead of having the new slayer as a friend to help her ward off the assassins, Buffy finds herself in a major "chick fight" with the new slayer because she wants to destroy Angel for being a vampire.
5V09 - Written by Joss Whedon and Ty King - Directed by Nick Marck

"What's My Line(pt. 2)" - Buffy's a bit thrown by the new slayer (Bianca Lawson) in Giles' life, but finds her essential when the assassins hit close to home. Meanwhile, Cordy and Xander face the worm-man---and something worse---as the gang races to save Angel from Spike's deadly plan to heal Drusilla.
5V10 - Written by Joss Whedon and Ty King - Directed by David Semel

"Ted" - The whole gang falls for Buffy's  mom's (Kristine Sutherland) new boyfriend, Ted (guest-star John Ritter, "Three's Company") - everyone, that is, except Buffy who suspects there may be more to him than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Giles  tries to repair his relationship with Ms. Calendar (Robia LaMorte) after her near death experience with a demon; and still reluctant to let anyone know about their romantic involvement, Xander  and Cordelia  continue to hide their rendezvous from their friends.
5V11 - Written by David Greenwalt and Joss Whedon - Directed by Bruce Seth Green"Bad Eggs""Bad Eggs"

"Bad Eggs" - Buffy  and the gang are introduced to parenting through a school assignment that takes a very rotten turn. Meanwhile, two wild west vamps (guest stars Jeremy Ratchford and James Parks) come to town hunting for Buffy. At the same time, romance is in the air when Buffy and Angel continue to rendenzvous and Xander and Cordelia  keep their liaison in the closet.
5V12 - Written by Marti Noxon - Directed by David Greenwalt

"Surprise" - Part 1 -The fate of the world is at stake when Spike and Drusilla gather the dismembered body parts of The Judge (guest star Brian Thompson) -- a demon with a deadly touch -- from the ends of the earth as their ultimate weapon to extinguish The Slayer. Meanwhile, Angel's ability to feel human emotion is in jeopardy when he and Buffy share an intimate moment which threatens to destroy his soul.
5V13 - Written by Marti Noxon - Directed by Michael Lange

 
 
 
"Innocence" - THE CONCLUSION OF SURPRISE - After Buffy shares an intimate moment with Angel which extinguishes his human souls, she is left with the realization that she must destroy the now-evil Angel who has transformed into his previous persona of Angelus. Meanwhile, Giles' relationship with Jenny Calendar takes on a new twist when he discovers that she is a member of the gypsy family who gave Angel his human soul and Willow's hopes of a relationship with Xander are dashed when she discovers Xander and Cordelia's secret romance.
5V14 - Written by Joss Whedon - Directed by Joss Whedon

"Phases" - Things get hairy in Sunnydale when the Slayer tries to save a wily wereworf from becoming a poacher's prize. Meanwhile, Willow hopes to get over Xander's deception with a little help from Oz(Seth Green).
5V15 - Written by Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali - Directed by Bruce Seth Green

"Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered" - Xander is  single in Sunnydale after Cordelia dumps him on Valentine's Day. However, pulses start racing all over town when Buffy's friend, the witch(Elizabeth Anne Allen), casts a spell that sets too many hearts aflutter for the dateless doofus.
5V16 - Written by Marti Nixon - Directed by James A. Contner

"Passion" - IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT -- As Angel's thirst to destroy Buffy grows, he begins to target those closest to her, including her unsuspecting mother(Kristine Sutherland)but it takes a dangerous turn when he starts edging closer to her heart -- and home, forcing Buffy to have a serious talk with her mom. But his bloodlust may be quenched when Jenny(Robia LaMorte) finds a spell that could restore him to his better ways. Also, Angel has vowed to kill Buffy's friends... one by one. In this episode, the first will die. 
5V17 - Written by Ty King - Directed by Michael Gershman

"Killed By Death" - Buffy, stricken with the flu, faints at a cemetary while on vampire patrol and Xander, Willow and Cordelia rush her to the local hospital. Buffy has an aversion to hospitals, because as a child she was alone in one with her eight-year-old cousin, who died. On a happier note, she meets a sweet little boy named Ryan in the children’s ward, who has a mysterious flu. Soon a child dies and Buffy suspects a veteran doctor who has a questionable past. As she investigates one evening by following the doctor, she sees that just as he’s about to inject another child, something invisible attacks and kills him. Four slash marks on his chest are the only clues. Ryan draws the monster, who is not invisible to the children, and the illustration portrays the boogyman incarnate. Ryan also describes the method of the monster’s attack, which is exactly what happened to Buffy’s cousin. Double armed with a thirst for vengeance and a desire to save other children in the hospital, Buffy injects herself with the flu serum to enable her to see the boogeyman demon and confront him herself.. Xander protects her from Angel while Death makes its rounds.
5V18 - Written by Ty King - Directed by Michael Gershman

"I Only Have Eyes For You" - After Sunnydale is haunted by the ghosts of a teacher and the student who shot her, Buffy digs into their history. But what she finds forces her own tragic past with Angel during a re-creation of the doomed duo's deaths. In 1955 a scandalous love affair turned deadly. Now, the lovers' spirts posses Buffy and Angel.
5V19 - Written by Marti Noxon - Directed by James Whitmore Jr.

"Go Fish" - "When a monster starts preying on members of the high school swim team, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) takes it upon herself to become the protector of the star players. Meanwhile, Xander (Nicholas Brendon) goes undercover to discover the truth about the missing teammates and ends up revealing a rarely seen side of himself.
5V20 - Written by David Fury and Elin Hampton - Directed by David Semel

"Becoming (part 1)" - A web of conspiracy, suspense and heart break surround the second season finale of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Buffy determines the time has come to destroy Angel and must ascertain if she is ready to sacrifice all she knows to be true to do so, but her decision is further entangled when Willow uncovers the secret that may restore Buffy's former beloved. Elsewhere, Angel chooses to unearth an evil demon that could swallow the earth and all of the beings, rather than return to the arms of his former lover. Nicholas Brendon, Charisma Carpetner and Anthony Stewart Head also star.
5V21 - Written and Directed by Joss Whedon

"Becoming (part 2)" -  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, our slayer is forced into some treacherous alliances and faced with life-changing decisions.
5V22 - Written and Directed by Joss Whedon

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