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9.0Joe
Such a great show! It's got everything- great characters, strong storylines, many issues, and horror, romance, tragedy, comedy, coming of age, and much more!!
22 episodes
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 3
First aired Sep 29, 1998Season 3
Buffy returns from the big city to find her friends have been battling the forces of evil without her. As she struggles to regain her mother's and her friends' trust, a new slayer named Faith arrives in town, quickly winning over all of Buffy's friends. But Faith's arrival is just the beginning of new forces Buffy must face. For a few nights later she encounters Angel, who has somehow returned, feral and violent from the hellish demon dimension where Buffy had sent him. But the real demon Buffy must ultimately face is already on this side of the portal, preparing a special graduation day surprise for Sunnydale High.
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10.0GenerationofSwine
Wow. I mean it unfortunately came out in 97 and ended in '03 which was really the worst possible time for me. That was going to HS and working full time to save for college and then going to college and working two jobs to avoid debt time. So when it came out I was vaguely aware of it and some people who's opinions on things like this I still trust absolutely loved it... and some actually hated it. Which to me made it a controversial must see for me... but 97-03 was just not the time. I didn't get to watch it until life calmed down a bit and that was around '09. And, of course, by then NO ONE wanted to talk about i and everyone had moved on to other shows. So I was left in my own Buffy Bubble and it became a sort of private love affair. So... what you have here is a television series based on B-Movie tropes that then turns them upside down in a way that you will absolutely love... if you love B-Movies and all their tropes. The cast is across the board hysterical. It's not really a comedy, but you're going to at least chuckle in every episode. And the pretty blond ditz that dies in every B horror movie is the kick-butt savior. Which is problematic in 2020 because you aren't supposed to acknowledge that women were ever portrayed as heroic before 2016, and, as a result, any mention of this will get you the N , M, and F word labels by people want to say that they are fighting for equality and thus Buffy doesn't fit in their timelines.... ... so even today it's controversial... but this time it is controversial by the people that SHOULD like it... because it was made before 2016 so they don't. Point being, it is awesome from start to finish... I'm one of the freaks that didn't take any issue with Dawn...and if you have one of the better teachers you are going to learn all about how it forever changed the English language... so there you go, if the title is the reason you don't like it, you got that academia link. But, who cares, it's just fun to watch and isn't that the point?
Episodes
Episode 1
Anne
Sep 29, 199843 min27 votes
Buffy -- living on her own in a big city -- assists a girl whose boyfriend has mysteriously vanished. Back in Sunnydale, Buffy's friends do their best to battle the forces of evil without her.
Episode 2
Dead Man's Party
Oct 6, 199843 min27 votes
A Nigerian mask reanimates the dead, forcing Buffy to battle a horde of zombies.
Episode 3
Faith, Hope & Trick
Oct 13, 199843 min26 votes
A charismatic Slayer visits Sunnydale and wins over many of Buffy's friends. Meanwhile, two powerful vampires plot an attack.
Episode 4
Beauty and the Beasts
Oct 20, 199843 min25 votes
Oz becomes the prime suspect when a series of animal-like attacks occur in Sunnydale.
Episode 5
Homecoming
Nov 3, 199843 min25 votes
As Buffy and Cordelia vie for Homecoming Queen, a group of killers gather to participate in SlayerFest '98.
Episode 6
Band Candy
Nov 10, 199843 min25 votes
Mr Trick enlists Giles' old buddy Ethan Rayne to manufacture and distribute boxes of candy which turn the adult population into uninhibited, irresponsible teenagers to keep them out of the way while the mysterious Mayor Wilkins pays a tribute to a demon.
Episode 7
Revelations
Nov 17, 199843 min26 votes
With some help from Faith's new watcher, Buffy seeks to destroy a weapon-like glove before it falls into the hands of a demon.
Episode 8
Lovers Walk
Nov 24, 199843 min25 votes
Spike returns to Sunnydale and kidnaps Willow in hopes of creating a magic spell that will make Drusilla love him again.
Episode 9
The Wish
Dec 8, 199843 min25 votes
Cordelia's wish for a Buffy-free Sunnydale comes true, plunging her into a world where vampires have control of the town.
Episode 10
Amends
Dec 15, 199844 min25 votes
As the Christmas holiday approaches, Angel is tormented by evil apparitions who want him to eliminate Buffy.
Episode 11
Gingerbread
Jan 12, 199943 min23 votes
After discovering the corpses of two young children bearing a symbol linked to the occult, Joyce spearheads a campaign to rid Sunnydale of witches.
Episode 12
Helpless
Jan 19, 199943 min26 votes
As her birthday approaches, Buffy loses her slayer powers and must do battle with a vampire who is not only extremely powerful but also quite mad.
Episode 13
The Zeppo
Jan 26, 199943 min27 votes
Feeling useless due to his lack of supernatural powers, Xander becomes obsessed with becoming cool and falls in with a dangerous crowd. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang race to prepare for the Hellmouth to reopen.
Episode 14
Bad Girls
Feb 9, 199943 min25 votes
Faith convinces Buffy to live on the wild side, with fatal consequences.
Episode 15
Consequences
Feb 16, 199943 min22 votes
A homicide detective closes in on Buffy and Faith as he investigates the deputy mayor's death.
Episode 16
Doppelgangland
Feb 23, 199943 min24 votes
While casting a magic spell, Anya and Willow accidentally summon Willow's evil double from an alternate universe.
Episode 17
Enemies
Mar 16, 199943 min24 votes
As Faith attempts to seduce Angel and steal his soul, the Mayor summons a dark-magic demon to finish the job.
Episode 18
Choices
May 4, 199942 min24 votes
The Mayor takes Willow prisoner after Buffy and her friends steal away a box containing demonic energy needed for Ascension Day.
Episode 19
The Prom
May 11, 199943 min23 votes
After Angel breaks off their relationship, Buffy single-handedly battles three fearsome hell hounds so that her classmates can enjoy their senior prom.
Episode 20
Graduation Day (1)
May 18, 199943 min24 votes
In an effort to distract Buffy from the Ascension, the mayor instructs Faith to poison Angel.
Episode 21
Graduation Day (2)
Jul 13, 199943 min26 votes
On Ascension Day, Buffy and her friends prepare for the ultimate battle as they face off againstthe mayor and a horde of vampires.
Episode 22
Earshot
Sep 21, 199943 min25 votes
A mouthless demon infects Buffy with the ability to hear everyone's thoughts, but what starts out as a useful power soon turns into a curse.