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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 4
First aired Oct 5, 1999Season 4
Buffy begins college feeling completely overwhelmed...but once the monsters show up, it's just like old times. Then she starts dating Riley, a handsome commando battling the same monsters. He's part of a secret organization called The Initiative, and Buffy is all too happy to join the team. But she soon suspects The Initiative may be more dangerous than the monsters they are supposed to be battling...
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Community reviews for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, shown here with its season details.
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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
The Freshman
Oct 5, 199945 min26 votes
Buffy feels like a fish out of water in her first year at college, but the mysterious disappearance of a fellow student puts her back in her element.
Episode 2
Living Conditions
Oct 12, 199943 min25 votes
Buffy finds herself at odds with her new roommate and is troubled by a series of disturbing dreams involving a soul-sucking demon.
Episode 3
The Harsh Light of Day
Oct 19, 199944 min24 votes
As Buffy gets to know a charming student named Parker, Spike searches obsessively for a possibly-mythical treasure.
Episode 4
Fear, Itself
Oct 26, 199943 min25 votes
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends find themselves trapped inside a haunted frat house complete with real bats, zombies, and a terrifying demon.
Episode 5
Beer Bad
Nov 2, 199944 min23 votes
Xander finds employment as a bartender at a pub where some of Buffy's friends turn into terrifying Cro-Magnon creatures.
Episode 6
Wild at Heart
Nov 9, 199944 min23 votes
When Oz falls hard for a sexy singer who also happens to be a werewolf, he must choose between Willow and his own animal instincts.
Episode 7
The Initiative
Nov 16, 199945 min23 votes
Spike finds himself targeted by a group of commandos after he escapes from a military lab underneath the Sunnydale campus.
Episode 8
Pangs
Nov 23, 199945 min23 votes
On Thanksgiving, Buffy encounters the spirit of a Native American warrior whose people were wiped out by settlers.
Episode 9
Something Blue
Nov 30, 199945 min24 votes
One of Willow's spells causes her statements to become reality, with consequences both entertaining and life-threatening.
Episode 10
Hush
Dec 14, 199945 min33 votes
When everyone in Sunnydale loses their voice, the Scooby Gang must silently solve the mystery of the monsters who stole their ability to speak.
Episode 11
Doomed
Jan 18, 200045 min21 votes
While attempting to redefine her relationship with Riley, Buffy must also stop demons that are determined to reopen the Hellmouth.
Episode 12
A New Man
Jan 25, 200043 min25 votes
Ethan Rayne returns to town and transforms Giles into a demon. Spike is the only one who can help.
Episode 13
The I in Team
Feb 8, 200043 min26 votes
Buffy teams with Riley after she is allowed access to the Initiative; Spike is targeted by commandos.
Episode 14
Goodbye Iowa
Feb 15, 200043 min25 votes
Tension erupts between Buffy and an ailing Riley as they pursue Professor Maggie Walsh's killer.
Episode 15
This Year's Girl (1)
Feb 22, 200043 min25 votes
Faith awakens from her coma and seeks revenge against Buffy.
Episode 16
Who Are You? (2)
Feb 29, 200043 min25 votes
Having switched bodies with Buffy, Faith enjoys freedom. Meanwhile, Buffy finds herself at the mercy of the Watcher's Council.
Episode 17
Superstar
Apr 4, 200043 min26 votes
Buffy senses that something is amiss when Jonathan becomes a hero to everyone in Sunnydale.
Episode 18
Where the Wild Things Are
Apr 25, 200043 min24 votes
Buffy and Riley's passionate lovemaking energizes supernatural elements inside a frat house.
Episode 19
New Moon Rising
May 2, 200043 min25 votes
Oz's return to Sunnydale leads to his incarceration by the Initiative and complicates the relationship between Willow and Tara.
Episode 20
The Yoko Factor (1)
May 9, 200043 min25 votes
After joining forces with Adam, Spike drives a wedge between Buffy and her friends. Meanwhile, Angel's return to Sunnydale leads to a violent confrontation with Riley.
Episode 21
Primeval (2)
May 16, 200043 min22 votes
Having gained control of Riley's mind, Adam sets in motion his plot to create an army of unstoppable soldiers and destroy the Initiative.
Episode 22
Restless
May 23, 200043 min26 votes
Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles experience dreams in which they are pursued by a mysterious figure.