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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 5
First aired Sep 26, 2000Season 5
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.
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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
Buffy vs. Dracula
Sep 26, 200043 min29 votes
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.
Episode 2
Real Me
Oct 3, 200043 min22 votes
As Harmony and her vampire gang plot Buffy's demise, Dawn adjusts to life with a Slayer.
Episode 3
The Replacement
Oct 10, 200043 min22 votes
When a demon creates a Xander double, the real Xander must convince his friends of his true identity.
Episode 4
Out of My Mind
Oct 17, 200043 min23 votes
While Riley's health begins to deteriorate, Spike and Harmony force a surgeon to remove the behavior modification chip embedded in Spike's brain.
Episode 5
No Place Like Home
Oct 24, 200043 min23 votes
Buffy learns more about Dawn after she discovers a mysterious orb linked to a group of monks being pursued by an incredibly powerful force.
Episode 6
Family
Nov 7, 200043 min25 votes
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.
Episode 7
Fool for Love
Nov 14, 200043 min23 votes
After being bested in a fight by an ordinary vampire, Buffy asks Spike to explain how he killed two Slayers many years earlier.
Episode 8
Shadow
Nov 21, 200043 min21 votes
Glory transforms a snake into a terrifying monster in her quest to find the Key; Joyce is hospitalized after being diagnosed with an illness.
Episode 9
Listening to Fear
Nov 28, 200043 min20 votes
As Joyce's sickness makes her begin doing odd things, a demon emerges from a meteorite and begins killing the mentally ill.
Episode 10
Into the Woods
Dec 19, 200043 min21 votes
After Buffy catches Riley in the clutches of a vampire-junkie, Riley makes an important decision regarding their relationship.
Episode 11
Triangle
Jan 9, 200143 min21 votes
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.
Episode 12
Checkpoint
Jan 23, 200143 min21 votes
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.
Episode 13
Blood Ties
Feb 6, 200143 min21 votes
When Dawn learns her true identity, she runs away - only to encounter Glory.
Episode 14
Crush
Feb 13, 200143 min21 votes
Buffy learns that Spike has a crush on her - a situation made all the more dangerous by Drusilla's return to Sunnydale.
Episode 15
I Was Made to Love You
Feb 20, 200143 min21 votes
Buffy and her friends encounter an incredibly strong female robot with only one thing on its mind - love.
Episode 16
The Body
Feb 27, 200143 min29 votes
Buffy, Dawn, and their friends deal with the loss of someone close to them.
Episode 17
Forever
Apr 17, 200143 min19 votes
With some help from Spike, Dawn attempts to bring Joyce back from the dead.
Episode 18
Intervention
Apr 24, 200143 min21 votes
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.
Episode 19
Tough Love
May 1, 200143 min20 votes
When Tara falls victim to Glory's incredible power, Willow embraces dark magic and launches a counterattack.
Episode 20
Spiral
May 8, 200143 min20 votes
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.
Episode 21
The Weight of the World
May 15, 200143 min19 votes
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.
Episode 22
The Gift
May 22, 200143 min24 votes
As Glory prepares Dawn for a bloodletting ritual that will open a portal to another dimension, Buffy and her friends head into battle.