"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
"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