While Willow blossoms in the college environment, Buffy has a difficult time adjusting, and her Slaying suffers because of it.

Everyone wonders what's wrong with Buffy when she insists that her annoying roommate is evil.

Spike is back, searching for a gem that will make him invincible; Buffy is distracted by her first attempt at getting back into the dating pool.

The gang finds themselves in a real-life house of horrors at a Halloween party, in which a Fear Demon feeds on their individual fears.

Buffy drowns her sorrows by drinking with some upperclassmen, but Xander grows concerned when they start to get in touch with their primordial roots.

Oz and Willow's relationship is up in arms when Oz is powerfully drawn to a female werewolf.

Spike is imprisoned in an underground demon-research facility; Riley realizes he has a crush on Buffy.

Angel secretly arrives in Sunnydale to protect Buffy; Buffy tries to have a perfect Thanksgiving.

A spell by Willow goes awry, causing Giles to go blind and Buffy and Spike to fall in love and get engaged.

After the residents of Sunnydale lose the power of speech, Buffy battles strangely silent assailants alongside an incredulous Riley.

Buffy and Riley struggle with the knowledge of each others' secrets; the gang must head back to high school to stop another apocalypse.

When Giles is turned into a demon, he turns to an unlikely source for help while an unknowing Buffy hunts him down.

The gang worries about Buffy's involvement with the Initiative; Walsh sends Buffy on a dangerous mission.

Buffy discovers the Initiative's secret weapon; Riley becomes disoriented and paranoid after the death of his mentor.

Faith wakes up from her coma and goes after Buffy, seeking revenge and armed with a mysterious gift left behind by the Mayor.

While Buffy is mistakenly kidnapped by the Watcher's Council, Faith wreaks havoc in Buffy's life.

Buffy must put aside the turmoil she feels about Riley and Faith's night of passion to investigate why a former nerd is suddenly a superhero.

When Buffy and Riley rouse a supernatural force, they are held hostage by ghost-children who have returned to exact revenge for past abuses.

Oz returns to Sunnydale and is captured by the Initiative during a full moon; a conflicted Willow tells Buffy about her new relationship with Tara.

Riley spars with Angel when Angel visits Sunnydale; Spike conspires with Adam to bring Buffy to her knees.

Adam's plan to craft a master race of human-demon hybrids unfolds while Buffy is at odds with Giles and the others; Adam captures Riley.

A primordial spirit haunts the dreams of Buffy, Giles, Willow and Xander, making them each face their innermost fears.