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.

Season 5 Episode 1 - Buffy vs. Dracula

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. Air Date : 26th-Sep-2000  Read More

Season 5 Episode 2 - Real Me

As Harmony and her vampire gang plot Buffy's demise, Dawn adjusts to life with a Slayer. Air Date : 3rd-Oct-2000  Read More

Season 5 Episode 3 - The Replacement

When a demon creates a Xander double, the real Xander must convince his friends of his true identity. Air Date : 10th-Oct-2000  Read More

Season 5 Episode 4 - Out of My Mind

While Riley's health begins to deteriorate, Spike and Harmony force a surgeon to remove the behavior modification chip embedded in Spike's brain. Air Date : 17th-Oct-2000  Read More

Season 5 Episode 5 - No Place Like Home

Buffy learns more about Dawn after she discovers a mysterious orb linked to a group of monks being pursued by an incredibly powerful force. Air Date : 24th-Oct-2000  Read More

Season 5 Episode 6 - Family

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. Air Date : 7th-Nov-2000  Read More

Season 5 Episode 7 - Fool for Love

After being bested in a fight by an ordinary vampire, Buffy asks Spike to explain how he killed two Slayers many years earlier. Air Date : 14th-Nov-2000  Read More

Season 5 Episode 8 - Shadow

Glory transforms a snake into a terrifying monster in her quest to find the Key; Joyce is hospitalized after being diagnosed with an illness. Air Date : 21st-Nov-2000  Read More

Season 5 Episode 9 - Listening to Fear

As Joyce's sickness makes her begin doing odd things, a demon emerges from a meteorite and begins killing the mentally ill. Air Date : 28th-Nov-2000  Read More

Season 5 Episode 10 - Into the Woods

After Buffy catches Riley in the clutches of a vampire-junkie, Riley makes an important decision regarding their relationship. Air Date : 19th-Dec-2000  Read More

Season 5 Episode 11 - Triangle

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. Air Date : 9th-Jan-2001  Read More

Season 5 Episode 12 - Checkpoint

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. Air Date : 23rd-Jan-2001  Read More

Season 5 Episode 13 - Blood Ties

When Dawn learns her true identity, she runs away - only to encounter Glory. Air Date : 6th-Feb-2001  Read More

Season 5 Episode 14 - Crush

Buffy learns that Spike has a crush on her - a situation made all the more dangerous by Drusilla's return to Sunnydale. Air Date : 13th-Feb-2001  Read More

Season 5 Episode 15 - I Was Made to Love You

Buffy and her friends encounter an incredibly strong female robot with only one thing on its mind - love. Air Date : 20th-Feb-2001  Read More

Season 5 Episode 16 - The Body

Buffy, Dawn, and their friends deal with the aftermath of Joyce's death. Air Date : 27th-Feb-2001  Read More

Season 5 Episode 17 - Forever

With some help from Spike, Dawn attempts to bring Joyce back from the dead. Air Date : 17th-Apr-2001  Read More

Season 5 Episode 18 - Intervention

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. Air Date : 24th-Apr-2001  Read More

Season 5 Episode 19 - Tough Love

When Tara falls victim to Glory's incredible power, Willow embraces dark magic and launches a counterattack. Air Date : 1st-May-2001  Read More

Season 5 Episode 20 - Spiral

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. Air Date : 8th-May-2001  Read More

Season 5 Episode 21 - The Weight of the World

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. Air Date : 15th-May-2001  Read More

Season 5 Episode 22 - The Gift

As Glory prepares Dawn for a bloodletting ritual that will open a portal to another dimension, Buffy and her friends prepare for battle. Air Date : 22nd-May-2001  Read More