Episode guide
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5
22 episodes · first aired Sep 26, 2000
After an unsettling encounter with the Dracula, Buffy asks Giles to once again be her Watcher. Luckily he agrees, for Buffy is about to face mortal problems far more threatening than the undead.
- 1 Buffy vs. Dracula Sep 26, 2000 · 43m · TMDB 7.4 The one-and-only Dracula makes his way to Sunnydale and immediately has everyone enchanted. Even Buffy might not be able to resist his charms.
- 2 Real Me Oct 3, 2000 · 43m As Harmony and her vampire gang plot Buffy's demise, Dawn adjusts to life with a Slayer.
- 3 The Replacement Oct 10, 2000 · 43m When a demon creates a Xander double, the real Xander must convince his friends of his true identity.
- 4 Out of My Mind Oct 17, 2000 · 43m While Riley's health begins to deteriorate, Spike and Harmony force a surgeon to remove the behavior modification chip embedded in Spike's brain.
- 5 No Place Like Home Oct 24, 2000 · 43m Buffy learns more about Dawn after she discovers a mysterious orb linked to a group of monks being pursued by an incredibly powerful force.
- 6 Family Nov 7, 2000 · 43m · TMDB 7.3 When relatives arrive in Sunnydale, to celebrate her birthday, Tara uses a magic spell on her friends to keep them from learning her "secret." Meanwhile, Glory unleashes a hoard of demons…
- 7 Fool for Love Nov 14, 2000 · 43m After being bested in a fight by an ordinary vampire, Buffy asks Spike to explain how he killed two Slayers many years earlier.
- 8 Shadow Nov 21, 2000 · 43m Glory transforms a snake into a terrifying monster in her quest to find the Key; Joyce is hospitalized after being diagnosed with an illness.
- 9 Listening to Fear Nov 28, 2000 · 43m As Joyce's sickness makes her begin doing odd things, a demon emerges from a meteorite and begins killing the mentally ill.
- 10 Into the Woods Dec 19, 2000 · 43m After Buffy catches Riley in the clutches of a vampire-junkie, Riley makes an important decision regarding their relationship.
- 11 Triangle Jan 9, 2001 · 43m While Giles is in England meeting with the Watcher Council, a bickering Anya and Willow mind the magic store and inadvertently conjure up a fearsome troll.
- 12 Checkpoint Jan 23, 2001 · 43m The Watcher Council travels to Sunnydale to review Buffy's skills as a Slayer; meanwhile, Glory puts her search for the Key into high gear.
- 13 Blood Ties Feb 6, 2001 · 43m When Dawn learns her true identity, she runs away - only to encounter Glory.
- 14 Crush Feb 13, 2001 · 43m Buffy learns that Spike has a crush on her - a situation made all the more dangerous by Drusilla's return to Sunnydale.
- 15 I Was Made to Love You Feb 20, 2001 · 43m Buffy and her friends encounter an incredibly strong female robot with only one thing on its mind - love.
- 16 The Body Feb 27, 2001 · 43m · TMDB 8.8 Buffy, Dawn, and their friends deal with the loss of someone close to them.
- 17 Forever Apr 17, 2001 · 43m With some help from Spike, Dawn attempts to bring Joyce back from the dead.
- 18 Intervention Apr 24, 2001 · 43m A weary Buffy seeks to regain focus by embarking on a quest with the First Slayer; Spike cavorts with his very own "Buffybot" and Glory instructs her minions to spy on Buffy's friends in…
- 19 Tough Love May 1, 2001 · 43m When Tara falls victim to Glory's incredible power, Willow embraces dark magic and launches a counterattack.
- 20 Spiral May 8, 2001 · 43m Realizing they may never be able to vanquish Glory, Buffy and the gang decide to flee Sunnydale in Spike's R.V. to protect Dawn.
- 21 The Weight of the World May 15, 2001 · 43m When Buffy lapses into a catatonic state, Willow uses magic to find out why; a tug-of-war erupts between Glory and Ben over Dawn's ultimate fate.
- 22 The Gift May 22, 2001 · 43m · TMDB 9.0 As Glory prepares Dawn for a bloodletting ritual that will open a portal to another dimension, Buffy and her friends head into battle.