Season 5 (2000)

Buffy vs. Dracula
7.7

September 26, 2000 • 43m

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.

Real Me
7.3

October 3, 2000 • 43m

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

The Replacement
8.0

October 10, 2000 • 43m

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

Out of My Mind
7.1

October 17, 2000 • 43m

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

No Place Like Home
7.8

October 24, 2000 • 43m

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

Family
7.3

November 7, 2000 • 43m

When relatives arrive in Sunnydale, to celebrate her birthday, Tara uses a magic spell on her friends to keep them from learning h...Read more

Fool for Love
8.3

November 14, 2000 • 43m

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

Shadow
7.2

November 21, 2000 • 43m

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

Listening to Fear
7.2

November 28, 2000 • 43m

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

Into the Woods
7.4

December 19, 2000 • 43m

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

Triangle
7.4

January 9, 2001 • 43m

While Giles is in England meeting with the Watcher Council, a bickering Anya and Willow mind the magic store and inadvertently con...Read more

Checkpoint
8.0

January 23, 2001 • 43m

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.

Blood Ties
8.0

February 6, 2001 • 43m

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

Crush
8.2

February 13, 2001 • 43m

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

I Was Made to Love You
7.7

February 20, 2001 • 43m

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

The Body
8.9

February 27, 2001 • 43m

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

Forever
8.0

April 17, 2001 • 43m

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

Intervention
8.3

April 24, 2001 • 43m

A weary Buffy seeks to regain focus by embarking on a quest with the First Slayer; Spike cavorts with his very own "Buffybot" and ...Read more

Tough Love
7.6

May 1, 2001 • 43m

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

Spiral
7.9

May 8, 2001 • 43m

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.

The Weight of the World
7.9

May 15, 2001 • 43m

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.

The Gift
8.9

May 22, 2001 • 43m

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