Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) Season 5

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.

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5x01 Buffy vs Dracula

26 September, 2000 8:00 am

Buffy is shaken by the awesome power when she comes face to face with the greatest vampire of all time, Dracula. Meanwhile, Xander becomes the dark one’s emissary and leads his friends into peril.

5x02 Real Me

03 October, 2000 8:00 am

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

5x03 The Replacement

10 October, 2000 8:00 am

Confusion reigns when Xander is split into two Xanders, each representing different sides of his personality.

5x04 Out of My Mind

17 October, 2000 8:00 am

The physical aftereffects of Riley’s being used as a lab rat by the Initiative threaten his life; Spike takes advantage of the situation.

5x05 No Place Like Home

24 October, 2000 8:00 am

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.

5x06 Family

07 November, 2000 8:00 am

Tara’s family makes a surprise visit to Sunnydale for her birthday, threatening to reveal a shocking secret that could endanger all of their lives.

5x07 Fool for Love

14 November, 2000 8:00 am

When Buffy forces Spike to recount how he was able to kill two Slayers, his flashbacks reveal his first meeting with Drusilla.

5x08 Shadow

21 November, 2000 8:00 am

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."

5x09 Listening to Fear

28 November, 2000 8:00 am

As Buffy and Dawn help their mother prepare for brain surgery, an extra-terrestrial demon fixates on a disoriented Joyce and infiltrates the Summers’ home.

5x10 Into the Woods

19 December, 2000 8:00 am

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

5x11 Triangle

09 January, 2001 8:00 am

Emotions are charged between Willow and Anya when they are left in charge of the magic shop and Willow accidentally conjures an enormous troll.

5x12 Checkpoint

23 January, 2001 8:00 am

The Council of Watchers possess insight into Glory, but are less than forthcoming with the information, and are also threatening to deport Giles if Buffy doesn't perform well on a test of her Slayer skills.

5x13 Blood Ties

06 February, 2001 8:00 am

Dawn's 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.

5x14 Crush

13 February, 2001 8:00 am

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

5x15 I Was Made to Love You

20 February, 2001 8:00 am

Buffy must stop a heartbroken young woman — a robot who was manufactured to be the perfect girlfriend — from destroying the city.

5x16 The Body

27 February, 2001 8:00 am

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

5x17 Forever

17 April, 2001 8:00 am

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 mom back to life.