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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Season 5

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.

Released: 9/26/2000

Directors: 

David Solomon

Writers: 

Marti Noxon

2. Real Me

As Harmony and her vampire gang plot Buffy's demise, Dawn adjusts to life with a Slayer.

Released: 10/3/2000

Directors: 

David Grossman

Writers: 

David Fury

3. The Replacement

When a demon creates a Xander double, the real Xander must convince his friends of his true identity.

Released: 10/10/2000

Directors: 

James A. Contner

Writers: 

Jane Espenson

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.

Released: 10/17/2000

Directors: 

David Grossman

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.

Released: 10/24/2000

Directors: 

David Solomon

Writers: 

Douglas Petrie

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.

Released: 11/7/2000

Directors: 

Joss Whedon

Writers: 

Joss Whedon

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.

Released: 11/14/2000

Directors: 

Nick Marck

Writers: 

Douglas Petrie

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.

Released: 11/21/2000

Directors: 

Daniel Attias

Writers: 

David Fury

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.

Released: 11/28/2000

Directors: 

David Solomon

10. Into the Woods

After Buffy catches Riley in the clutches of a vampire-junkie, Riley makes an important decision regarding their relationship.

Released: 12/19/2000

Directors: 

Marti Noxon

Writers: 

Marti Noxon

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.

Released: 1/9/2001

Directors: 

Christopher Hibler

Writers: 

Jane Espenson

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.

Released: 1/23/2001

Directors: 

Nick Marck

13. Blood Ties

When Dawn learns her true identity, she runs away - only to encounter Glory.

Released: 2/6/2001

Directors: 

Michael Gershman

14. Crush

Buffy learns that Spike has a crush on her - a situation made all the more dangerous by Drusilla's return to Sunnydale.

Released: 2/13/2001

Directors: 

Daniel Attias

Writers: 

David Fury

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.

Released: 2/20/2001

Directors: 

James A. Contner

Writers: 

Jane Espenson

16. The Body

Buffy, Dawn, and their friends deal with the loss of someone close to them.

Released: 2/27/2001

Directors: 

Joss Whedon

Writers: 

Joss Whedon

17. Forever

With some help from Spike, Dawn attempts to bring Joyce back from the dead.

Released: 4/17/2001

Directors: 

Marti Noxon

Writers: 

Marti Noxon

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.

Released: 4/24/2001

Directors: 

Michael Gershman

Writers: 

Jane Espenson

19. Tough Love

When Tara falls victim to Glory's incredible power, Willow embraces dark magic and launches a counterattack.

Released: 5/1/2001

Directors: 

David Grossman

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.

Released: 5/8/2001

Directors: 

James A. Contner

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.

Released: 5/15/2001

Directors: 

David Solomon

Writers: 

Douglas Petrie

22. The Gift

As Glory prepares Dawn for a bloodletting ritual that will open a portal to another dimension, Buffy and her friends head into battle.

Released: 5/22/2001

Directors: 

Joss Whedon

Writers: 

Joss Whedon
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