REAL ME: Buffy's slaying is hampered by sibling rivalry with Dawn who gets kidnapped by a vampire gang led by Harmony.

THE REPLACEMENT: Confusion reigns when Xander is split into two Xander's each representing different sides of his personality.

OUT OF MY MIND: The physical after effects of Riley's being used as a lab rat by the Initiative threaten his life, Spike takes advantage of the situation.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Buffy discovers more about her newly arrived little sister and the girls are distressed when Joyce suddenly becomes ill without any explanation medical or supernatural.

FAMILY: Tara's family make a surprise visit to Sunnydale for her birthday threatening to reveal a shocking secret that could endanger all of their lives.

FOOL FOR LOVE: When Buffy forces Spike to recount how he was able to kill two Slayers his flashbacks reveal his first meeting with Drusila.

SHADOW: In order to protect her sister Buffy must face a horrible beast that has been conjured by the powerful demon Glory to help seek out the key.

LISTENING TO FEAR: As Buffy and Dawn help their mother prepare for brain surgery an extra-terrestrial demon fixates on a disoriented Joyce and infultrates the Summer's home.

INTO THE WOODS: Buffy is thunderstruck when Spike informs her of Riley's furtive nights spent in the dark embrace of a female vampire.

TRIANGLE: Emotions are charged between Willow and Anya when they are left in charge of the magic shop and Willow accidently conjures an enormous Troll.

CHECKPOINT: The council of watchers possess insight into Glory but are less than fourthcoming with the information and are also threatening to deport Gile's if Buffy dosn't perform well on a test of her Slayer skills.

BLOOD TIES: Dawns entire world crumbles around her after she learns that she is the key, and dealing with the truth proves to be even harder than anyone had anticipated.

CRUSH: Buffy is appalled by Spike's admition of love for her, but Drusila is waiting in the wings intent on returning Spike to his killer ways.

I WAS MADE TO LOVE YOU: Buffy must stop a heartbroken young woman, (a robot who was manufactured to be the perfect girlfriend) from destroying Sunnydale.

THE BODY: Buffy and the gang are overcome by grief when tragedy strikes and they are robbed of someone they hold dear.

FOREVER: Buffy is comforted by Angel who comes back to Sunnydale after he hears of Joyce's death, meanwhile Dawn decides to perform a spell to bring her mum back to life.

INTERVENTION: The Scooby's mistake Spike's custom made romance with his buffybot for the real thing, Glory's minions kidnap Spike in the belief that he is the key.

TOUGH LOVE: While Buffy is preoccupied with being her sister's keeper, Glory sets out to grab the person whom she now believes to be the key, Tara.

SPIRAL: When Glory finds out who the real key is, Buffy and company flee. Meanwhile, the Knights of Byzantium have their own plans to deal with Dawn.

THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD: Willow physically enters Buffy's subconcious in an effort to reach the Slayer who has been rendered catatonic by Glory's abduction of Dawn.

THE GIFT: Buffy must square off against the true god when Glory prepares to use Dawn to break down the walls between the dimensions and unleash hell on earth.