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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episodes
Season 7 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2002 - 2003
Episode 1
Lessons
Tue, Sep 24, 200241 mins
It's Dawn's first day at the newly re-opened Sunnydale High School, and it's just like old times for Buffy as some undead students rise up and blame the Slayer for failing to protect them. Dawn and Buffy, together with some of Dawn's new friends, join together to defeat the evil. Meanwhile, the newly-ensouled Spike is seeking solace in the basement of the new school, and Willow is progressing in her rehabilitation with Giles in England.
Episode 2
Beneath You
Tue, Oct 1, 200241 mins
As Buffy awakes from a bad dream with the warning, "From beneath you, it devours.", Xander meets a young woman whose dog was eaten by a creature that burrowed up out of the ground. Spike offers his assistance, but the group is still uneasy about having him around. The gang soon discovers that the source of the monster is closer to them than they thought. Meanwhile, Willow has mixed emotions as she prepares to leave England and return to Sunnydale.
Episode 3
Same Time, Same Place
Tue, Oct 8, 200242 mins
Though they seem to be in the same places at the same time, Buffy, Xander and Dawn are unable to find Willow when she returns from England. Shortly after returning to Sunnydale, people start turning up skinned alive. As Buffy and Xander worry that this could be Willow's work, Willow sets out to find the creature that did it.
Episode 4
Help
Tue, Oct 15, 200242 mins
Buffy is settling in to her job as the newest counselor at Sunnydale High helping troubled teens and sorting out problems. But when a student named Cassie calmly states that she has only a week to live, Buffy is at a loss. Buffy investigates, and soon comes to believe that Cassie is psychic rather than suicidal.
Episode 5
Selfless
Tue, Oct 22, 200242 mins
Anya grants a young woman's wish, and the violent and deadly act of vengeance leaves everyone stunned. Buffy must put aside her feelings for her friend and take action before more people die. Meanwhile, flashbacks depict how Anya became a vengeance demon, and Willow returns to college.
Episode 6
Him
Tue, Nov 5, 200242 mins
Dawn's simple crush on Sunnydale High's star quarterback RJ starts to become obsessive, leading Buffy to investigate the boy herself. When Buffy, along with all the other women who see RJ, also fall in love with him, Spike and Xander must team up to discover the source of this attraction. But first they have to keep the women from doing anything crazy in their competition for RJ's affection.
Episode 7
Conversations with Dead People
Tue, Nov 12, 200242 mins
Buffy has a conversation with a vampire who once went to Sunnydale High, and learns something interesting about Spike. Joyce materialises to Dawn in the living room. The ghost of Cassie brings a message to Willow from beyond the grave. Meanwhile, Andrew and Jonathan have returned to Sunnydale on a mission to save the town
Episode 8
Sleeper
Tue, Nov 19, 200241 mins
After battling a new vampire who claimed to have been recently sired by Spike, Buffy warns the gang that they must keep a close eye on him. When Spike manages to go out, he falls into a mysterious trance and then seduces and attacks a girl as the First Evil looks on. Meanwhile in England, Giles finds a fellow watcher close to death.
Episode 9
Never Leave Me
Tue, Nov 26, 200240 mins
The First and it's minions launch an attack on the Watchers' Council. Back in Sunnydale, Buffy takes Spike prisoner to learn more about what she's up against. Willow discovers Andrew buying blood at the local butchers shop, and takes him back to the Summer's house for interrogation.
Episode 10
Bring on the Night
Tue, Dec 17, 200242 mins
With Spike missing, the gang try to regroup and clear the damage done to the Summers home. Giles arrives and reveals that the First Evil is trying to destroy the Slayer line by killing all the Potential Slayers. Buffy and Giles search the Christmas tree lot where she last faced the First, and she encounters a creature out of nightmare called a Turok-Han.
Episode 11
Showtime
Tue, Jan 7, 200342 mins
Buffy teaches the Potential Slayers a valuable lesson as she faces a final fight with the Uber-vampire. Meanwhile, Giles and Anya enter another dimension to find a demon which holds the answer to defeating The First. What they find out is very disturbing.
Episode 12
Potential
Tue, Jan 21, 200341 mins
Buffy and Spike begin to train the Potential Slayers, while Willow uses magic to determine the location of another Potential Slayer that the Coven's seer has informed her is living in Sunnydale. To everyone's surprise, it points straight at Dawn. Meanwhile, Buffy continues to teach the Potentials about Slayer life.
Episode 13
The Killer in Me
Tue, Feb 4, 200342 mins
After Willow and Kennedy share their first kiss, Willow is transformed into Warren, the man she killed last year. When she sets out to find help, she bumps into an old friend. Meanwhile, Buffy searches for answers when Spike's chip causes him great pain, and the gang suspect that Giles may really be The First
Episode 14
First Date
Tue, Feb 11, 200342 mins
Buffy accepts an invitation to dinner from Principal Wood, and the secrets of his past are revealed. Xander impresses a beautiful girl with his knowledge of rope, and she seems to be interested in tying him up. Meanwhile, the First contacts Andrew in another attempt to destroy the Potentials, and Giles finds himself tongue-tied with the new Potential, Chao-Ahn.
Episode 15
Get It Done
Tue, Feb 18, 200341 mins
Principal Wood gives Buffy a bag of items that used to belong to his mother, who was also a slayer. The bag contains various items including weapons, a book, and a strange sealed box. Opening the box leads to a chance for Buffy to gain incredible power. Now she must decide whether the power is worth the price. Meanwhile, a small tragedy rocks the Potentials.
Episode 16
Storyteller
Tue, Feb 25, 200342 mins
Andrew creates a documentary called "Buffy, Slayer of the Vampyres", a record of the current situation in Sunnydale to show to future generations. He manages to capture many important moments, and to annoy almost everyone in the house. But Buffy needs to tear him away from his filmmaking because the Seal of Danzalthar is active and Andrew may hold the key to closing it before it destroys the town.
Episode 17
Lies My Parents Told Me
Tue, Mar 25, 200342 mins
Giles returns with a device that may be able to deactivate Spike's trigger. To rob the song of its power, Spike must step into his own past and relive one of the most traumatic experiences of his unnaturally long life. But unknownst to Buffy, Giles makes plans with Wood to make sure that Spike will never hurt anyone again.
Episode 18
Dirty Girls
Tue, Apr 15, 200341 mins
Willow returns to Sunnydale from Los Angeles with a powerful ally: the rogue Slayer Faith. But the First has a new piece on the board as well. A misogynistic "preacher" named Caleb has come to town, and he throws down the gauntlet as soon as he enters Sunnydale when he attacks a Potential Slayer, named Shannon. Faith's arrival causes tension between Buffy and everyone else because of her past, while the rest of the Potential Slayers react, instead, with fascination and curiosity. Spike, on the other, hand, seeks a bond with Faith over their similar life of being bad. Having learned of Caleb's arrival, Buffy, the Scoobies, and the Potentials go to Caleb's residence to take up the challenge - but with disastrous results.
Episode 19
Empty Places
Tue, Apr 29, 200342 mins
In the aftermath of the defeat and loss of Molly and a few other potential slayers, Buffy is beside herself with guilt for underestimating Caleb's powers, while the twisted ex-priest launches an attack against Buffy at the deserted Sunnydale High School just as the population begins to evacuate the town when news of the Hellmouth begins to spread. That evening, Faith takes the stressed out potential slayers out to blow off some steam, but soon they run afoul of Sunnydale's Finest police force whom are still after Faith for her escape from prison back in Los Angeles. Hurting from their last battle and unsure of Buffy's leadership, the gang makes a decision that may change everything.
Episode 20
Touched
Tue, May 6, 200341 mins
Having been ousted as leader of the Potentials, Buffy seeks refuge in an abandoned house as nearly all of Sunnydale has evacuated the town. Spike and Andrew return from their trip and having learned what happened while they were away, Spike has a physical fist-fight with Faith, and relays the news about a mystical weapon that Caleb is searching for at the Sunnydale vineyard. Meanwhile, Faith leads the potentials to capture a Bringer to interrogate it to learn more about Caleb's plans. The First, in the form of Mayor Wilkins, pays a visit to Faith to further sow seeds of anxiety in her, while Principal Wood tries to install confidence. Elsewhere, Willow and Kennedy consummate their romance as everyone else ponders their survival. Eventually, Faith leads the potentials in an offense against the Bringers armory while Buffy confronts Caleb alone at the vineyard.
Episode 21
End of Days
Tue, May 13, 200341 mins
After Faith's disastrous attempt at leadership, which got several Potentials killed, the gang reunite with Buffy as she, alone, battles it out with Caleb for the last time. But she is helped by an old friend who makes an unexpected visit...
Episode 22
Chosen
Tue, May 20, 200343 mins
After killing Caleb, Buffy conceives a plan to defeat the First once and for all. Willow invokes a magic spell that alters the ancient Slayer spell and gives Buffy the allies she needs to fight the Uber-Vamp army. An epic battle ensues and several good friends are lost. At the end, Buffy faces a completely new problem -- one she's glad to have.
