Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Season 5

2000 · 22 episodes · 15h 46m in all · 7.9/10

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.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Buffy vs. Dracula

   26 Sept 2000 · 43 min · 7.4/10

   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.

2. 

   2. Real Me

   3 Oct 2000 · 43 min · 7.5/10

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

3. 

   3. The Replacement

   10 Oct 2000 · 43 min · 8.0/10

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

4. 

   4. Out of My Mind

   17 Oct 2000 · 43 min · 6.9/10

   While Riley's health begins to deteriorate, Spike and Harmony force a surgeon to remove the behavior modification chip embedded in Spike's brain.

5. 

   5. No Place Like Home

   24 Oct 2000 · 43 min · 8.0/10

   Buffy learns more about Dawn after she discovers a mysterious orb linked to a group of monks being pursued by an incredibly powerful force.

6. 

   6. Family

   7 Nov 2000 · 43 min · 7.3/10

   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.

7. 

   7. Fool for Love

   14 Nov 2000 · 43 min · 8.5/10

   After being bested in a fight by an ordinary vampire, Buffy asks Spike to explain how he killed two Slayers many years earlier.

8. 

   8. Shadow

   21 Nov 2000 · 43 min · 7.3/10

   Glory transforms a snake into a terrifying monster in her quest to find the Key; Joyce is hospitalized after being diagnosed with an illness.

9. 

   9. Listening to Fear

   28 Nov 2000 · 43 min · 7.4/10

   As Joyce's sickness makes her begin doing odd things, a demon emerges from a meteorite and begins killing the mentally ill.

10. 

    10. Into the Woods

    19 Dec 2000 · 43 min · 7.5/10

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

11. 

    11. Triangle

    9 Jan 2001 · 43 min · 7.3/10

    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.

12. 

    12. Checkpoint

    23 Jan 2001 · 43 min · 8.2/10

    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.

13. 

    13. Blood Ties

    6 Feb 2001 · 43 min · 8.1/10

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

14. 

    14. Crush

    13 Feb 2001 · 43 min · 8.3/10

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

15. 

    15. I Was Made to Love You

    20 Feb 2001 · 43 min · 7.9/10

    Buffy and her friends encounter an incredibly strong female robot with only one thing on its mind - love.

16. 

    16. The Body

    27 Feb 2001 · 43 min · 8.8/10

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

17. 

    17. Forever

    17 Apr 2001 · 43 min · 8.2/10

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

18. 

    18. Intervention

    24 Apr 2001 · 43 min · 8.4/10

    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.

19. 

    19. Tough Love

    1 May 2001 · 43 min · 7.8/10

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

20. 

    20. Spiral

    8 May 2001 · 43 min · 8.0/10

    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.

21. 

    21. The Weight of the World

    15 May 2001 · 43 min · 7.9/10

    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.

22. 

    22. The Gift

    22 May 2001 · 43 min · 9.0/10

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