Season Four

The Freshman

Trying to adjust to college life at the University of California, Sunnydale proves to be harder than Buffy thought it would be. She moves into a dorm, must contend with a diva-crazy roommate. On campus, Willow is happy about college life and her ongoing romance with Oz. Xander returns from his self-discovery adventure. Meanwhile, Giles seems to be enjoying his life away from being a librarian and a Watcher.

Joss Whedon wrote and directed the episode.

Living Conditions

Dorm life proves to be hell for Buffy when her roommate, Kathy drives her crazy with her spinning the divas 24-7 and even invading Buffy's dreams.The gang must come together to find a way to get her to move out. Buffy meets Parker Finch, a handsome older classman who is the first guy Buffy has been attracted to since her break-up with Angel.

The Harsh Light of Day

The big Bad is back! Spike returns to Sunnydale in search of the vampire version of the Holy Grail, a mythical relic that supposedly engenders the wearer with unimaginable powers, and it's up to Buffy to stop him. Meanwhile, Buffy is distracted by dating issues as she deals with her feelings for a new boy who happens to not be a blood-sucking vampire, but is just as difficult to understand. Xander also has romance issues of his own when his prom date from last spring, Anya ,can't get the him out of her mind.

James A. Contner directed the episode written by Jane Espenson.

Fear, Itself

Buffy reluctantly agrees to join Xander, Oz, Willow, and Anya at a Halloween party.( She is blue after Parker.) There they fall into a real house of horrors pretending to be an fraternity. While, Giles is asked to help out Buffy and the gang when all he wants is to get into the spirit of the holiday.( Even gets into costume!)

Tucker Gates directed the episode written by David Fury.

Beer Bad

When Buffy meets a group of upperclassmen who convince her to drown her sorrows with them, new bartender Xander becomes suspicious when Buffy and her new friends become cavepeople. Meanwhile, Willow is aware of Oz's attention being turned to a new performer, Veruca.

David Solomon directed the episode written by Tracey Forbes.

Wild at Heart

Buffy does her best to asure an upset Willow when Oz is undeniably drawn to another woman, Veruca. Even after it is found out that his attraction comes from the fact that Veruca is also a werewolf, his powerful primitive instincts may be too innate and strong to ignore.

David Grossman directed the episode written by Marti Noxon.

The Initiative

Not known to Buffy and the scooby gang that Spike has been captured by a commando squad for The Initiative, which is a mysterious underground laboratory beneath the streets of the Sunnydale University. Meanwhile, Buffy's Psych 101 T.A., Riley realizes he has a major crush and turns to Willow for advice on ways to woo Buffy.

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

Pang

What Buffy does not know is that Angel is lurking in the shadows of Sunnydale trying to protect her and keep her safe, while she tries to have a perfect Thanksgiving feast that is disrupted by an army of Chumash Indians, the original people of Sunnydale, whose spirits have come alive to do all the wrongs that were done to their people to the current Sunnydale residents.

Michael Lange directed the episode written by Jane Espenson.

Something Blue

Buffy and the gang must bear the repercussions of a spell gone wrong when Willow, pining over the disappearance of Oz , tries to imbue herself with the power to have her will done. The fallout includes Buffy falling in love with Spike and planning to marry him. Xander becoming even more of a demon magnet then before and Giles going blind.

Nick Marck directed the episode written by Tracey Forbes.

Hush

A stopable silence falls over Sunnydale when residents lose their voices and Buffy and the gang find themselves up against an enemy who must steal human hearts in order to live. Meanwhile, Riley gets his first of many hints to Buffy's slayer side when they have a fight with the emeny and run into eachother, and Willow attends a wicca group that's not all she had expected it to be.

Joss Whedon wrote and directed the episode.

Doomed

While Buffy and Riley struggle to come to terms with what they now know about each other, the reopening of the Sunnydale Hellmouth interrupts them sending Buffy and the gang back to high school to prevent impending it from opening again. Meanwhile, Spike has lost all of his will to live without the ability to kill people, but he grows heartened by the approaching of a maybe ending of the world.

James A. Contner directed the episode written by Marti Noxon & David Fury & Jane Espenson.

A new Man

Another year, another birthday. Buffy and Riley begin to explore the extent of each other's powers as they become more romantically attached. Feeling left out these days, Giles meets up with his old friend Ethan Rayne , but Giles must rely on an unlikely source when he is transformed into a demon and mistakenly hunted down by an his own slayer.

Michael Gershman directed the episode written by Jane Espenson.

The I in Team

Buffy's friends become concerned and upset when her relationship with Rileyand the Initiative becomes more personal. During all this, Professor Walsh sends the slayer on a mission that brings her close to revealing a hugesecret. Also Riley and Buffy have a "special" moment.

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

GoodBye Iowa

Buffy and Riley's relationship is put at risk when she investigates Professor Walsh's death and comes up against the Initiative's big secret . Whle Buffy is trying to find a way to save Sunnydale from warrior demon on the loose, Riley becomes sick and delusional and challenges Buffy when he discovers that his mentor has been killed. While all this crazy is going on, Spike has become the outcast among demons since he has joined up with the Scooby-Doo Gang.

Written by Marti Noxon and directed by David Solomon.

This Year's Girl

Buffy becomes preoccupied with catching the creature that attacked Riley , but her problems have just started when she learns that Faith has awakened from her coma and has gone seeking revenge to the only home in which Faith remembers Buffy living. During all this, once she is set free, Faith receives a mysterious gift left behind from her old boss.

Michael Gershman directed the episode written by Douglas Petrie.

Who Are You

Buffy battles to escape from the Watcher's Council special operation team, who plan to send her to England. Elsewhere, Faith continues to wreak havoc in the lives of Buffy's family and friends. During all this, it's Willow and Tara who figure out Buffy's whereabouts, but not before Faith has done some big time damage to Buffy's relationship with Riley.

Joss Whedon wrote and directed the episode.

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