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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episodes
Season 7 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2002 - 2003
Series 7 of the sci-fi series where a cheerleader is chosen to battle the forces of evil as she weathers the storms of young adulthood.
Episode 1
Lessons
Tue, Sep 24, 2002 60 mins
In the Season 7 opener, Buffy is plagued by spirits during a tour of the rebuilt Sunnydale High, where Dawn is a freshman; Giles counsels Willow; Anya ponders her future as a vengeance demon; and Spike returns as a changed man.
Episode 2
Beneath You
Tue, Oct 1, 2002 60 mins
Buffy's anxieties about accepting a counseling position at Sunnydale High are put on the back burner when a carnivorous worm devours a young woman's dog; Giles prepares Willow for her return home.
Episode 3
Same Time, Same Place
Tue, Oct 8, 2002 60 mins
Buffy, Xander and Dawn are unable to find Willow, whose return to Sunnydale is marred by a demon who eats the skin of his victims.
Episode 4
Help
Tue, Oct 15, 2002 60 mins
Novice counselor Buffy gropes for words of wisdom for Sunnydale High students, but is left speechless by Cassie, a teen who calmly predicts her own death.
Episode 5
Selfless
Tue, Oct 22, 2002 60 mins
Anya reconsiders her life as a vengeance demon when her literal approach to granting the wish of a humiliated coed turns a fraternity mixer into a bloodbath. Also: Anya recalls her pre-demon days as a Viking's wife in Sweden.
Episode 6
Him
Tue, Nov 5, 2002 60 mins
Lovestruck Dawn pushes to have a charismatic jock made quarterback on Sunnydale High's football team; Xander and Spike become reluctant roommates.
Episode 7
Conversations with Dead People
Tue, Nov 12, 2002 60 mins
Buffy, Willow and Dawn are each visited by familiar figures who have one thing in common---they are all dead. Meanwhile, Jonathan and Andrew return from Mexico with a plan to break into Sunnydale High.
Episode 8
Sleeper
Tue, Nov 19, 2002 60 mins
As Dawn and Willow recover from their chaotic night at the Summers house, Buffy probes a series of grisly murders that may be the work of Spike.
Episode 9
Never Leave Me
Tue, Nov 26, 2002 60 mins
Spike is held captive in the Summers home while the Scoobies ponder their options in the aftermath of his murder spree; a squeamish Andrew tries to master killing; Buffy contacts the Watchers' Council for advice.
Episode 10
Bring On the Night
Tue, Dec 17, 2002 60 mins
As the Scoobies research the origins of the First to find a way to rescue Spike, Giles arrives with reinforcements---three apprentice Slayers. Also: Buffy is rattled when her mother offers advice in her dreams.
Episode 11
Showtime
Tue, Jan 7, 2003 60 mins
Buffy struggles to protect potential Slayers from assassination by the Ubervamp while Giles and Anya petition a creature for information about the First.
Episode 12
Potential
Tue, Jan 21, 2003 60 mins
Buffy and Spike establish a boot camp to prepare the potential slayers for combat with the First, while a spell from Willow reveals another potential living in Sunnydale.
Episode 13
The Killer in Me
Tue, Feb 4, 2003 60 mins
Willow undergoes a disturbing change in appearance following a night out with Kennedy; Spike is beset by unexplained headaches; Giles takes the Potentials on a mystical retreat.
Episode 14
First Date
Tue, Feb 11, 2003 60 mins
A dinner invitation from Principal Wood piques Buffy's curiosity---and her suspicions; Anya fumes when Xander lassoes a date with a flirtatious woman interested in rope; Giles struggles to communicate with a Potential who speaks only Cantonese.
Episode 15
Get It Done
Tue, Feb 18, 2003 60 mins
Desperate for a way to curtail the First, Buffy embarks on a perilous quest for knowledge while, back at the Summers house, the Scoobies are rocked by tragedy within their ranks.
Episode 16
Storyteller
Tue, Feb 25, 2003 60 mins
Andrew irritates the Scoobies by filming their activities for a documentary on Buffy as Sunnydale High is rocked by a sudden outbreak of student violence; Xander and Anya reconsider their relationship.
Episode 17
Lies My Parents Told Me
Tue, Mar 25, 2003 60 mins
The Scoobies' failure to nullify the First's hold on Spike inspires Wood to pursue a vendetta as the vampire relives the day his soul was taken away.
Episode 18
Dirty Girls
Tue, Apr 15, 2003 60 mins
Buffy's old nemesis Faith returns to Sunnydale and helps the Scoobies combat an ally of the First, an evil preacher who preys on young women with a knife.
Episode 19
Empty Places
Tue, Apr 29, 2003 60 mins
As Sunnydale's residents evacuate en masse, Faith rallies the demoralised potentials while an emotionally fragile Buffy endures another run-in with Caleb.
Episode 20
Touched
Tue, May 6, 2003 60 mins
Faith restores calm to the rattled Potentials after the power goes out in Sunnydale; Buffy confides her insecurities to Spike; the Scoobies interrogate a captured Bringer. Caleb: Nathan Fillion. Faith: Eliza Dushku. Kennedy: Iyari Limon. Principal Wood: D.B. Woodside.
Episode 21
End of Days
Tue, May 13, 2003 60 mins
Buffy acquires a powerful new weapon that could prove decisive against Caleb (Nathan Fillion); the Potentials are ambushed by Ubervamps. Angel: David Boreanaz. Caridad: Dania Ramirez. Vi: Felicia Day. Giles: Anthony Stewart Head. Faith: Eliza Dushku.
Episode 22
Chosen
Tue, May 20, 2003 60 mins
Buffy meets her destiny in the series finale when she leads the Scoobies and the Potentials into the Hellmouth for a final showdown with the First. Joss Whedon, the show's creator, wrote and directed the episode. Faith: Eliza Dushku. Caleb: Nathan Fillion. Rona: Indigo. Vi: Felicia Day. Amanda: Sarah Hagan. Shannon: Mary Wilcher.
