7.8
Episodes
7.6
S5E1 âĸ 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.
First aired : ā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ°, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§Ļ
7.3
S5E2 âĸ Real Me
As Harmony and her vampire gang plot Buffy's demise, Dawn adjusts to life with a Slayer.
First aired : ā§Š āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ°, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§Ļ
8
S5E3 âĸ The Replacement
When a demon creates a Xander double, the real Xander must convince his friends of his true identity.
First aired : ā§§ā§Ļ āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ°, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§Ļ
7.1
S5E4 âĸ 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.
First aired : ā§§ā§ āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ°, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§Ļ
7.9
S5E5 âĸ 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.
First aired : ā§¨ā§Ē āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ°, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§Ļ
7.5
S5E6 âĸ 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.
First aired : ā§ āĻ¨āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ°, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§Ļ
8.3
S5E7 âĸ 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.
First aired : ā§§ā§Ē āĻ¨āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ°, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§Ļ
7.2
S5E8 âĸ 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.
First aired : ā§¨ā§§ āĻ¨āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ°, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§Ļ
7.2
S5E9 âĸ 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.
First aired : ā§¨ā§Ž āĻ¨āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ°, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§Ļ
7.4
S5E10 âĸ Into the Woods
After Buffy catches Riley in the clutches of a vampire-junkie, Riley makes an important decision regarding their relationship.
First aired : ā§§ā§¯ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ°, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§Ļ
7.4
S5E11 âĸ 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.
First aired : ā§¯ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§§
8
S5E12 âĸ 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.
First aired : ā§¨ā§Š āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§§
8
S5E13 âĸ Blood Ties
When Dawn learns her true identity, she runs away - only to encounter Glory.
First aired : ā§Ŧ āĻĢā§āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§§
8.2
S5E14 âĸ Crush
Buffy learns that Spike has a crush on her - a situation made all the more dangerous by Drusilla's return to Sunnydale.
First aired : ā§§ā§Š āĻĢā§āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§§
7.7
S5E15 âĸ I Was Made to Love You
Buffy and her friends encounter an incredibly strong female robot with only one thing on its mind - love.
First aired : ā§¨ā§Ļ āĻĢā§āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§§
8.8
S5E16 âĸ The Body
Buffy, Dawn, and their friends deal with the loss of someone close to them.
First aired : ā§¨ā§ āĻĢā§āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§§
8
S5E17 âĸ Forever
With some help from Spike, Dawn attempts to bring Joyce back from the dead.
First aired : ā§§ā§ āĻāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§§
8.3
S5E18 âĸ 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.
First aired : ā§¨ā§Ē āĻāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§§
7.6
S5E19 âĸ Tough Love
When Tara falls victim to Glory's incredible power, Willow embraces dark magic and launches a counterattack.
First aired : ā§§ āĻŽā§, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§§
7.9
S5E20 âĸ 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.
First aired : ā§Ž āĻŽā§, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§§
7.9
S5E21 âĸ 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.
First aired : ā§§ā§Ģ āĻŽā§, ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§§
8.8
S5E22 âĸ 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.