22 episodes • October 2, 2001 - May 21, 2002

Elated with having Buffy back from the dead, her friends never wonder if she may have been in a better place.

22 episodes

1. 

   #1

   Bargaining (1)

   43 min • Oct 2, 2001 (25 years ago)

   The gang hope to bring Buffy back from the dead. Meanwhile, motorcycle-riding demons discover the Buffybot has been posing as the Slayer.

2. 

   #2

   Bargaining (2)

   43 min • Oct 2, 2001 (25 years ago)

   As the Hellions continue to ravage Sunnydale, a feral Buffy claws her way out of her own grave and must come to the aid of her friends.

3. 

   #3

   After Life

   43 min • Oct 9, 2001 (25 years ago)

   Buffy and her friends battle a demon that may have hitched a ride with Buffy as she crossed into the world from another dimension.

4. 

   #4

   Flooded

   43 min • Oct 16, 2001 (25 years ago)

   While trying to get a loan, Buffy runs afoul of three deadbeat sorcerers who are using the otherworldly powers of a demon to rob a bank.

5. 

   #5

   Life Serial

   43 min • Oct 23, 2001 (25 years ago)

   Buffy tries to figure out how to support herself and Dawn. Her job search is complicated by Andrew, Jonathan and Warren, who are testing her to find the Slayer's weaknesses.

6. 

   #6

   All the Way

   43 min • Oct 30, 2001 (25 years ago)

   On Halloween, Dawn and her friend go out to make mischief and impress their crushes, but stumble into real danger. Xander announces his engagement to Anya, and Tara worries about Willow's reliance on magic.

7. 

   #7

   Once More, with Feeling

   50 min • Nov 6, 2001 (25 years ago)

   In this musical extravaganza, Sunnydale residents find themselves bursting into song, and flame, when a demon attempts to make Dawn his bride.

8. 

   #8

   Tabula Rasa

   43 min • Nov 13, 2001 (24 years ago)

   While trying to find a way to make Buffy forget about her afterlife experience, Willow inadvertently casts a spell that erases everyone's memories.

9. 

   #9

   Smashed

   43 min • Nov 20, 2001 (24 years ago)

   Willow turns Amy the Rat into her old self; Jonathan, Warren and Andrew steal a diamond; and Spike discovers something unexpected about Buffy.

10. 

    #10

    Wrecked

    43 min • Nov 27, 2001 (24 years ago)

    Amy introduces Willow to a warlock whose powerful black magic proves addictive; Buffy and Spike deal with the aftermath of their night of passion.

11. 

    #11

    Gone

    43 min • Jan 8, 2002 (24 years ago)

    The Three Geeks mistakenly turn Buffy invisible, and the Slayer takes some advantage from going unseen.

12. 

    #12

    Doublemeat Palace

    43 min • Jan 29, 2002 (24 years ago)

    When Buffy gets a job at the Doublemeat Palace, a local fast-food restaurant, she begins to believe that disappearing co-workers and the secret ingredient to the restaurant's hamburger may be connected.

13. 

    #13

    Dead Things

    43 min • Feb 5, 2002 (24 years ago)

    After Jonathan, Andrew, and Warren accidentally kill Warren's ex-girlfriend Katrina, they set Buffy up to make her believe it was she who killed the girl.

14. 

    #14

    Older and Far Away

    43 min • Feb 12, 2002 (24 years ago)

    Dawn accidentally puts a spell on Buffy and her friends, trapping them inside the Summer's house with a sword-wielding demon.

15. 

    #15

    As You Were

    43 min • Feb 26, 2002 (24 years ago)

    Buffy's old boyfriend, Riley Finn, shows up unexpectedly as he tracks a demon about to hatch eggs that could wipe out Sunnydale.

16. 

    #16

    Hell's Bells

    43 min • Mar 5, 2002 (24 years ago)

    Anya and Xander's wedding is thrown into turmoil when a man claiming to be Xander's future self turns up at the ceremony.

17. 

    #17

    Normal Again

    43 min • Mar 12, 2002 (24 years ago)

    After being stung by a demon, Buffy finds herself shifting back and forth between the Sunnydale she knows and a psych ward where she is told the last six years have been an elaborate hallucination. Struggling to make sense of either reality, she must decide which to believe.

18. 

    #18

    Entropy

    43 min • Apr 30, 2002 (24 years ago)

    Anya returns to Sunnydale, bent on vengeance on Xander for leaving her at the altar.

19. 

    #19

    Seeing Red

    43 min • May 7, 2002 (24 years ago)

    Willow and Tara delight in their renewed relationship. The Trio arm themselves with an artifact of great power and face off again with the Slayer. Spike's obsession with Buffy drives him further than ever.

20. 

    #20

    Villains

    43 min • May 14, 2002 (24 years ago)

    A vengeful Willow uses her enormous power to track down Warren, despite Buffy's strong feelings about targeting humans.

21. 

    #21

    Two to Go

    43 min • May 21, 2002 (24 years ago)

    Fueled by black magic, Willow targets Andrew and Jonathan, leading to a battle between Buffy and Willow; Spike fights an unstoppable foe.

22. 

    #22

    Grave

    43 min • May 21, 2002 (24 years ago)

    Giles arrives to face Willow, armed with powerful borrowed magic. Willow, overwhelmed by power and grief, plans a ritual to put the world out of its misery.