Season Three

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Trying to escape herself, Buffy finds herself in a city where she is forced to once again face her destiny to battle a demonic force threatening teenagers living on the streets. Meanwhile in Sunnydale at the beginning of senior year, Willow ,Xander , Cordelia and Oz try to keep the vampire population in check without getting themselves killed, while Giles searches for leads on Buffy's whereabouts.

Joss Whedon wrote and directed the episode.

Dead Man's Party

After being away, Buffy finds the gang not very inviting.Xander and Willow seem too involved in their own romantic relationships. Principal Snyder sticks to his plan about expelling her from school. Despite the akwardness between them, the gang must try to come together to face a new undead threat.

James Whitmore Jr. directed the episode written by Marti Noxon

Faith, Hope, and TRick

Just as Buffy starts to get her normal life back, she is faced with the arrival of an , cloven-hoofed vampire and his sidekick, Mr. Trick. Another new arrival, Faith. She helps Buffy in her battle against the unspeakable demons and throws herself into every aspect of Buffy's life.

James A. Contner directed the episode written by David Greenwalt.

Beauty and the Beasts

When a Sunnydale High student is found savagely mauled in the woods, Willow fears that Oz may have been reponsible for it in werewolf mode, And that somehow might have gotten out. Meanwhile, Buffy secretly discovers that Angel has returned after 100 years of hellish torture, and she suspects that he is the murderous culprit.

James Whitmore Jr. directed the episode written by Marti Noxon.

Homecoming

With Cordelia bragging about her sure win in the race for Homecoming Queen, making her gain competition when Buffy decides to run. She tries to get the entire gang to help her show Cordy how it's done, but some of them may be elsewhere. Meanwhile, the vampire, Mr. Trick assembles a group of killers in Sunnydale for a thrilling hunt to the death to bring down the two slayers.( Slayerfest '98)

David Greenwalt wrote and directed the episode.

Band Candy

Buffy is forced to act grownup even faster when Mr. Trick starts a devious plan to leave the town defenseless by causing Sunnydale's adult population to start behaving as irresponsible teenagers. Meanwhile, Buffy struggles to keep Angel's return and recovery a secret while Giles and her mom begin to schedule her 24 hours a day because they still don't trust her.

Michael Lange directed the episode written by Jane Espenson.

Revelations

Tempers flare when the gang find out about Angel's return and that Buffy has been finding the recovering vampire. But they must put their feelings aside to band together to fight a demon who has arrived in Sunnydale in search of a highly deadly powerful weapon. Meanwhile, Faith meets her new watcher, a brisk Englishwoman who is disdainful of Giles' way of running operations.

James A. Contner directed the episode written by Douglas Petrie.

Lover's Walk

Just as Buffy enjoys a minute to revel in her S.A.T. scores (1430 I think) and think about her bright future, Spike returns to Sunnydale a defeated man, after being dumped by his only true love, Drusilla and is back to punish every one who is to blame, especially Angel .Meanwhile, Willow prepares a de-lusting spell to keep her and Xander's (Nicholas Brendon) hands off eachother during a double bowling date with Oz and Cordelia .

David Semel directed the episode written by Dan Vebber.

The Wish

A wrath no scarier like a woman scorned-Cordelia ,wanting to be rid of all things Xander and his spooky friends, she decides that all of her troubles started when Buffy moved to Sunnydale and wishes that this event never actually happened. Not knowing that a an evil genie(Anyaka I think) would grant her deadly wish, Cordelia is transported into an altered world where the Hellmouth is open and The Master is alive and ruling Sunnydale, with Willow and Xander as his vampire minions.

David Greenwalt directed the episode written by Marti Noxon.

Amends

As Buffy and her friends start making plans for a nice and peaceful Christmas vacation. Wile Angel is being haunted by visions of his violent, evilb past, including the ghost of the dead Jenny Calendar. Also, Willow goes to big, seductive lengths to try to convince Oz that he is the man for. While Xander painfully adjusts to his life without Cordelia.

Joss Whedon wrote and directed the episode.

Gingerbread

Picking the worst time ever for a surprise "mother-daughter bonding" visit with Buffy, Joyce is haunted by the discovery of two murdered children on a playround and feels compelled to take drastic action. When Giles thinks that the killings appear to be an occult sacrifice, Joyce rallies the entire adult population of Sunnydale behind a Salem-like witch hunt, leading the murderous mob directly to Willow and Buffy.

James Whitmore Jr. directed the episode, teleplay by Jane Esperson, story by Thania St. John & Jane Esperson.

Helpless

For her 18th birthday, Buffy turns down her friends' offer of a big party, hoping to celebrate with quiet reflection and a traditional trip to the ice show with her father. But unknown to Buffy, preparations are being made for a life-threatening rite of passage that drains the slayer of her powers and then traps her with a powerful and deadly vampire foe that she must defeat in a helpless state in order to pass the test.

James A. Contner directed the episode written by David Fury.

The Zeppo

Xander's lack of slaying superpowers has him feeling painfully expendable, but his new quest is to prove he's cool which leads him to an unforgettable night. He finds himself consorting with fast women, raising the dead and rolling with a dangerous crowd that could put Sunnydale in a world of bad. While Xander's doing that, Buffy , Giles and the rest of the scooby gang engage in a furious battle with an female apocalypse cult that intends to reopen the Hellmouth and bring about the end of the world(again).

James Whitmore Jr. directed the episode written by Dan Vebber.

Bad Girls

A day of the wild life leaves Buffy yearning for more, and while demons and his vampire minions, inhabit sunnydale and Buffy follows Faith into her wreakless world of irresponsible slaying. Elsewhere, Giles fights to maintain his own sanity in the face of the stuffy new watcher. During all this, Oz, Xander , and Willow think about their options for life after high school.

Michael Lange directed the episode written by Douglas Petrie.

Consequences

Buffy becomes haunted by the consequences of her and Faith's behavior as she battles with Faith not caring anout it to keep her from continuing on her destructive path. Elsewhere, the new watcher Wesley uses his power over Giles' objections and instructs Buffy and Faith to get to the bottom of the recent murder. Meanwhile the Mayor and Mr. Trick are overly ecstatic by the possibility of imprisoning the slayers for the recent murder.

Michael Gershman directed the episode written by Marti Noxon.

Doppelgangland

Buffy and the real Willow once again must save the day when from the alternate universe in which vampires rule Sunnydale. Willow's blood-sucking doppelganger is brought forth into this world and wreaks havoc and confusion on the town of Sunnydale. During all this, Buffy goes into full training mode so she can beat out Faith on the Watchers Council testing, while Faith's unholy new boss is already paying handsome rewards.

Joss Whedon wrote and directed the episode.

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