Season 4 Episodes

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"The Freshman" (10/5/99)
Trying to adjust to the rigors of college life proves to be harder than Buffy imagined. She moves into a dorm, must contend with a less-than-stable roommate and the complexities of dating college men. On campus, Willow is overly enthused about college life and her ongoing romance with Oz, and Xander unexpectedly returns from his self-discovery adventure. Elsewhere, Giles seems to be enjoying his life away from being a librarian and a Watcher.

"Living Conditions" (10/12/99)
Dorm life proves to be quite an adjustment for Buffy when her roommate drives her crazy with her idiosyncrasies even invading Buffyšs dreams and the gang must come together to find away to get her to move out. Away from the dorm, Buffy meets Parker Finch, a handsome older classman who is the first guy Buffy has been attracted to since her break-up with Angel.

"The Harsh Light of Day" (10/19/99)
The underworld version of Sid Vicious, Spike, returns to Sunnydale in search of the vampire version of the Holy Grail, a mythical relic that supposedly engenders the wearer with unimaginable powers, and it's up to Buffy to stop him. Meanwhile, Buffy is distracted by dating issues as she deals with her feelings for a new boy who happens to not be a blood-sucking vampire, but is equally as difficult to understand. Xander has romance issues of his own when his prom date from last spring, Anya, can't get the X-man out of her mind.
**First Angel/Buffy crossover**

"Fear, Itself" (10/26/99)
Buffy reluctantly agrees to join Willow, Oz, and Xander at a Halloween party where they stumble into a real-life house of horrors masquerading as an innocuous fraternity. Meanwhile, Giles is called upon to help out the college crowd when all he wants is to get into the spirit of the holiday.

"Beer Bad" (11/2/99)
When Buffy is befriended by a group of upperclassmen who convince her to drown her sorrows with them, bartender Xander becomes suspicious when Buffy and her new friends return to their primordial roots. Back at The Bronze, Willow is aware of Oz's attention being turned to a new performer, the sexual and charismatic Veruca.

"Wild at Heart" (11/9/99)
Willow, sensing major relationship strain, observes Oz's eagerness to hang out with Veruca, the bodacious blond lead singer. Her suspicions lead to horrific reality after finding them locked together in an embrace one morning. She is inconsolable even after learning Veruca is a fellow werewolf and Oz was just trying to prevent her from harming others. Meanwhile, Veruca who isn't willing to be caged up night-after-night, splits campus. On a mad pursuit of her, Buffy encounters the G.I. Joe / vampire hunters and later tells Giles of her meeting. During their search, Oz deduces Veruca is going to attack Willow, and they rush to her rescue. Back in the chemistry lab, Willow prepares a spell that will torment Veruca and Oz. Deciding at the last minute that she can't go through with it, she stops the spell. In enters Veruca and the scuffle begins. But it's Oz to the rescue when he stops Veruca in werewolf mode. The next day, Oz packs his bags. Unable to balance the human and the werewolf within, he decides to go away and do some serious soul searching. A tearful departure with Willow ensues.

"The Initiative" (11/16/99)
Unbeknownst to Buffy and the gang, Spike is captured by a commando squad for The Initiative, a mysterious underground laboratory beneath the streets of U.C. Sunnydale. Meanwhile, Buffy's Psych T.A., Riley, has a major slayer crush and turns to Willow for advice on ways to woo.

"Pangs" (11/23/99)
Unbeknownst to Buffy, Angel lurks in the shadows of Sunnydale trying to protect her and keep her safe, while her perfect Thanksgiving feast is disrupted by an army of Chumash Indians, the original inhabitants of Sunnydale, whose spirits have come alive to recreate the wrongs that were done to their people.

"Something Blue" (11/30/99)
Something old, something new- Buffy is only one of many who must bear the repercussions of a spell gone awry when Willow, pining over the disappearance of Oz, tries to imbue herself with the power to have her will done. The fallout includes Buffy falling in love with Spike and planning to marry him, Giles going blind and Xander becoming even more of a demon magnet.

"Hush" (12/14/99)
A silence falls over Sunnydale when otherwordly beings come to town and steal the power of speech from all the residents. Meanwhile, Riley gets is his first clue to Buffy's slayerside when they have a fight with the outside visitor, and Willow attends a wicca group that's not all she had hoped.

"Doomed" (1/18/00)
While Buffy and Riley grapple to come to terms with what they now know about each other, the reopening of the Sunnydale Hellmouth sends Buffy and the gang back to high school to prevent impending apocalypse. Meanwhile, Spike has lost all will to live without the ability to kill, but he grows heartened by the approaching end of the world.

"A New Man" (1/25/00)
Buffy and Riley explore the extent of each other's powers as they become more romantically entwined. Feeling left out these days, Giles turns to his old buddy Ethan Rayne for camaraderie, but Giles must rely on an unlikely source when he is transformed into a demon and mistakenly hunted down by an unknowing Buffy.

"The I In Team" (2/8/00)
FRIEND OR FOE - Buffy's friends become hurt and concerned when her involvement with Riley and the Initiative becomes more intense. Meanwhile, Professor Walsh sends the slayer on a mission that brings her close to revealing a dangerous secret.

"Goodbye Iowa" (2/15/00)
MOTHER MAY I- Buffy and Riley's relationship is put to the test when she investigates Professor Walsh's death and comes up against the Initiative's secret weapon. While Buffy is trying to find a way to save Sunnydale from rogue warrior demon on the loose, Riley becomes paranoid and delusional and challenges Buffy when he discovers that his mentor has been killed. Elsewhere in town, Spike has become the outcast among demons since he has taken up with the Scooby-Doo Gang.

"This Year's Girl" (pt. 1 of 2) (2/22/00)
ELIZA DUSHKU RETURNS AS FAITH IN A TWO-PART EPISODE- Buffy is preoccupied with catching the creature that attacked Riley, but her problems are just beginning when she learns that Faith has awakened from her coma and has gone seeking revenge to the only home in which Faith remembers Buffy living. Meanwhile, once she is set free, Faith receives a mysterious gift left behind from the Mayor.

"Who Are You" (pt. 2 of 2) (2/29/00)
Don't miss the edge-of-your-seat conclusion of a two-part "Trading Places" episode. Buffy, as Faith, battles to escape from the creepy Watcher's Council Special Operations Team who plan to send her to Jolly Old England, while Faith, as Buffy, insists on wreaking havoc on the lives of Good Slayer's friends and family unit. Since the hand-held switcheroo device has been destroyed, it will take the Wiccan powers of Willow and gal-pal Tara to figure out Buffy's true whereabouts. Of course, Faith will already do serious damage to the Buffster's relationship with Riley by then. But then again, Buffy's life does tend to resist all things average.

"Superstar" (4/4/00)
FANTASY VS. REALITY- Buffy, still reeling from the discovery that Riley was intimate with Faith, must put aside her personal emotions and summon the strength to uncover why the entire town thinks that former high school nerd, Jonathan, is Sunnydale's newest version of a superhero.

"Where The Wild Things Are" (4/25/00)
Life is good, but not if you happen to be attending a Lowell House Fraternity party. As it happens, a powerful supernatural force is unleashed during said party and we can guarantee that it won't be pretty. Seems a sexually frustrated demon from the Puritanical 1950's will run amok and apparently prude demons don't take kindly to make up sex. Buff and Riley will be locked in a permanently passionate if not naked embrace and it's up to the Scoobies to save the couple from their untimely demise. Though if you have to go, that seems like the way to do it.

"New Moon Rising" (5/2/00)
OZ COMES HOME TO WILLOW - Willow and her friends are stunned when Oz returns to Sunnydale claiming he still loves Willow and has his full moon frolics under control. Meanwhile, Willow tries to sort out her feelings for Oz and finally tells Buffy about her new relationship with Tara. But when the moon sets, a transformed Oz is captured by The Initiative and an unlikely source breaks his alliance to come to the rescue.

"The Yoko Factor" (5/9/00)
DAVID BOREANAZ GUEST-STARS IN A SHOWDOWN FOR BUFFY'S HEART - Buffy is even more certain of her love for Riley when Angel's surprise visit to Sunnydale brings Riley and Angel to blows. Meanwhile, Spike joins forces with Adam and devises a plan to tear the Slayer apart from her gang, leaving her wide open for her enemies to attack.

"Primeval" (5/16/00)
DEMONS ALL 'ROUND - Buffy's estrangement from her friends and Giles threatens to keep the group from stopping Adam's plan to design a master race of human/demon hybrids. Elsewhere, Riley is captured by Adam and learns that before Professor Walsh death, she had implanted Riley with a chip that could destroy his power and bond him to Adam forever.

"Restless" (5/23/00)
THE CHEESE STANDS ALONE IN A SEASON FINALE- A primal animal force stalks Buffy, Willow, Xander and Giles in their nightmares as they each come face to face with their worst fears. Buffy encounters the first slayer while a mysterious "cheese man" is present in all their dreams. This season finale has tons of foreshadowing and spoilers for the 5th season.