Season 3
🎬 22 Episodes 📅 1998 ⏱ 43 min
A teenage girl discovers she's been chosen to be the world's strongest warrior against the forces of evil in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Beneath the surface of high school crushes and homework lies a parallel reality where vampires and demons hunt the innocent. Buffy must navigate the impossible tension between being a normal teenager and a supernatural protector, learning that her greatest power isn't the strength in her hands, but the bonds she forges with those who stand beside her. In this darkly comedic saga, growing up means saving the world one night at a time.
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📊 Season Stats
22
Episodes
1998
Year
43
min / ep
15.8
Watch Hours
3/7
Season No.
⭐ 8.9
Best Episode
Ep. 16 · Doppelgangland
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🎬 Episodes 22 episodes
1
⭐ 8.0
Anne
Buffy -- living on her own in a big city -- assists a girl whose boyfriend has mysteriously vanished. Back in Sunnydale, Buffy's friends do their best to battle the forces of evil without her.
🎬 Joss Whedon ✍️ Joss Whedon
2
⭐ 7.3
Dead Man's Party
A Nigerian mask reanimates the dead, forcing Buffy to battle a horde of zombies.
🎬 James Whitmore Jr. ✍️ Marti Noxon
3
⭐ 8.0
Faith, Hope & Trick
A charismatic Slayer visits Sunnydale and wins over many of Buffy's friends. Meanwhile, two powerful vampires plot an attack.
🎬 James A. Contner ✍️ David Greenwalt
4
⭐ 7.5
Beauty and the Beasts
Oz becomes the prime suspect when a series of animal-like attacks occur in Sunnydale.
🎬 James Whitmore Jr. ✍️ Marti Noxon
5
⭐ 7.9
Homecoming
As Buffy and Cordelia vie for Homecoming Queen, a group of killers gather to participate in SlayerFest '98.
🎬 David Greenwalt ✍️ David Greenwalt
6
⭐ 8.1
Band Candy
Mr Trick enlists Giles' old buddy Ethan Rayne to manufacture and distribute boxes of candy which turn the adult population into uninhibited, irresponsible teenagers to keep them out of the way while the mysterious Mayor Wilkins pays a tribute to a demon.
🎬 Michael Lange ✍️ Jane Espenson
7
⭐ 7.3
Revelations
With some help from Faith's new watcher, Buffy seeks to destroy a weapon-like glove before it falls into the hands of a demon.
🎬 James A. Contner ✍️ Douglas Petrie
8
⭐ 8.4
Lovers Walk
Spike returns to Sunnydale and kidnaps Willow in hopes of creating a magic spell that will make Drusilla love him again.
🎬 David Semel ✍️ Dan Vebber
9
⭐ 8.5
The Wish
Cordelia's wish for a Buffy-free Sunnydale comes true, plunging her into a world where vampires have control of the town.
🎬 David Greenwalt ✍️ Marti Noxon
10
⭐ 8.1
Amends
As the Christmas holiday approaches, Angel is tormented by evil apparitions who want him to eliminate Buffy.
🎬 Joss Whedon ✍️ Joss Whedon
11
⭐ 7.2
Gingerbread
After discovering the corpses of two young children bearing a symbol linked to the occult, Joyce spearheads a campaign to rid Sunnydale of witches.
🎬 James Whitmore Jr. ✍️ Jane Espenson
12
⭐ 7.8
Helpless
As her birthday approaches, Buffy loses her slayer powers and must do battle with a vampire who is not only extremely powerful but also quite mad.
🎬 James A. Contner ✍️ David Fury
13
⭐ 8.3
The Zeppo
Feeling useless due to his lack of supernatural powers, Xander becomes obsessed with becoming cool and falls in with a dangerous crowd. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang race to prepare for the Hellmouth to reopen.
🎬 James Whitmore Jr. ✍️ Dan Vebber
14
⭐ 8.0
Bad Girls
Faith convinces Buffy to live on the wild side, with fatal consequences.
🎬 Michael Lange ✍️ Douglas Petrie
15
⭐ 7.9
Consequences
A homicide detective closes in on Buffy and Faith as he investigates the deputy mayor's death.
🎬 Michael Gershman ✍️ Marti Noxon
16
⭐ 8.9
Doppelgangland
While casting a magic spell, Anya and Willow accidentally summon Willow's evil double from an alternate universe.
🎬 Joss Whedon ✍️ Joss Whedon
17
⭐ 8.2
Enemies
As Faith attempts to seduce Angel and steal his soul, the Mayor summons a dark-magic demon to finish the job.
🎬 David Grossman ✍️ Douglas Petrie
18
⭐ 7.8
Choices
The Mayor takes Willow prisoner after Buffy and her friends steal away a box containing demonic energy needed for Ascension Day.
🎬 James A. Contner ✍️ David Fury
19
⭐ 8.4
The Prom
After Angel breaks off their relationship, Buffy single-handedly battles three fearsome hell hounds so that her classmates can enjoy their senior prom.
🎬 David Solomon ✍️ Marti Noxon
20
⭐ 8.3
Graduation Day (1)
In an effort to distract Buffy from the Ascension, the mayor instructs Faith to poison Angel.
🎬 Joss Whedon ✍️ Joss Whedon
21
⭐ 8.7
Graduation Day (2)
On Ascension Day, Buffy and her friends prepare for the ultimate battle as they face off againstthe mayor and a horde of vampires.
🎬 Joss Whedon ✍️ Joss Whedon
22
⭐ 8.3
Earshot
A mouthless demon infects Buffy with the ability to hear everyone's thoughts, but what starts out as a useful power soon turns into a curse.
🎬 Regis Kimble ✍️ Jane Espenson