Season 5

Sep 26, 2000
22 Episodes
TMDB
78%

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.

Episodes

1

Buffy vs. Dracula

Sep 26, 2000
43 min
73%

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
43 min
74%

As Harmony and her vampire gang plot Buffy's demise, Dawn adjusts to life with a Slayer.

3

The Replacement

Oct 10, 2000
43 min
80%

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
43 min
68%

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
43 min
80%

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
43 min
72%

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 to hunt down Buffy.

7

Fool for Love

Nov 14, 2000
43 min
84%

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
43 min
72%

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
43 min
72%

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
43 min
73%

After Buffy catches Riley in the clutches of a vampire-junkie, Riley makes an important decision regarding their relationship.

11

Triangle

Jan 9, 2001
43 min
73%

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
43 min
81%

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
43 min
81%

When Dawn learns her true identity, she runs away - only to encounter Glory.

14

Crush

Feb 13, 2001
43 min
83%

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
43 min
78%

Buffy and her friends encounter an incredibly strong female robot with only one thing on its mind - love.

16

The Body

Feb 27, 2001
43 min
86%

Buffy, Dawn, and their friends deal with the loss of someone close to them.

17

Forever

Apr 17, 2001
43 min
81%

With some help from Spike, Dawn attempts to bring Joyce back from the dead.

18

Intervention

Apr 24, 2001
43 min
84%

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 the hopes of ascertaining the Key's true identity.

19

Tough Love

May 1, 2001
43 min
77%

When Tara falls victim to Glory's incredible power, Willow embraces dark magic and launches a counterattack.

20

Spiral

May 8, 2001
43 min
79%

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
43 min
78%

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
43 min
89%

As Glory prepares Dawn for a bloodletting ritual that will open a portal to another dimension, Buffy and her friends head into battle.