Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Season 3

Buffy returns from the big city to find her friends have been battling the forces of evil without her. As she struggles to regain her mother's and her friends' trust, a new slayer named Faith arrives in town, quickly winning over all of Buffy's friends. But Faith's arrival is just the beginning of new forces Buffy must face. For a few nights later she encounters Angel, who has somehow returned, feral and violent from the hellish demon dimension where Buffy had sent him. But the real demon Buffy must ultimately face is already on this side of the portal, preparing a special graduation day surprise for Sunnydale High.

Released March 10, 1997 Episode 43 min 14+

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction

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Production Companies: Mutant Enemy Productions, Kuzui Enterprises, 20th Century Fox Television, Sandollar Television

Network: UPN

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb 168

8.3

/171542/

/10023/

/1893/

/141/

/21/

Joss Whedon
Director

Sarah Michelle Gellar
Buffy Summers

Alyson Hannigan
Willow Rosenberg

Nicholas Brendon
Xander Harris

Anthony Stewart Head
Rupert Giles

Michelle Trachtenberg
Dawn Summers

Emma Caulfield
Anya

James Marsters
Spike

Marc Blucas
Riley Finn

7.9

S3E1 - 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.

Sept. 29, 1998, midnight

7.3

S3E2 - Dead Man's Party

A Nigerian mask reanimates the dead, forcing Buffy to battle a horde of zombies.

Oct. 6, 1998, midnight

8.0

S3E3 - Faith, Hope & Trick

A charismatic Slayer visits Sunnydale and wins over many of Buffy's friends. Meanwhile, two powerful vampires plot an attack.

Oct. 13, 1998, midnight

7.5

S3E4 - Beauty and the Beasts

Oz becomes the prime suspect when a series of animal-like attacks occur in Sunnydale.

Oct. 20, 1998, midnight

7.8

S3E5 - Homecoming

As Buffy and Cordelia vie for Homecoming Queen, a group of killers gather to participate in SlayerFest '98.

Nov. 3, 1998, midnight

8.1

S3E6 - 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.

Nov. 10, 1998, midnight

7.2

S3E7 - 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.

Nov. 17, 1998, midnight

8.4

S3E8 - Lovers Walk

Spike returns to Sunnydale and kidnaps Willow in hopes of creating a magic spell that will make Drusilla love him again.

Nov. 24, 1998, midnight

8.4

S3E9 - The Wish

Cordelia's wish for a Buffy-free Sunnydale comes true, plunging her into a world where vampires have control of the town.

Dec. 8, 1998, midnight

8.1

S3E10 - Amends

As the Christmas holiday approaches, Angel is tormented by evil apparitions who want him to eliminate Buffy.

Dec. 15, 1998, midnight

7.1

S3E11 - 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.

Jan. 12, 1999, midnight

7.7

S3E12 - 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.

Jan. 19, 1999, midnight

8.3

S3E13 - 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.

Jan. 26, 1999, midnight

8.0

S3E14 - Bad Girls

Faith convinces Buffy to live on the wild side, with fatal consequences.

Feb. 9, 1999, midnight

7.8

S3E15 - Consequences

A homicide detective closes in on Buffy and Faith as he investigates the deputy mayor's death.

Feb. 16, 1999, midnight

8.9

S3E16 - Doppelgangland

While casting a magic spell, Anya and Willow accidentally summon Willow's evil double from an alternate universe.

Feb. 23, 1999, midnight

8.1

S3E17 - Enemies

As Faith attempts to seduce Angel and steal his soul, the Mayor summons a dark-magic demon to finish the job.

March 16, 1999, midnight

8.2

S3E22 - 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.

Sept. 21, 1999, midnight

7.6

S3E18 - Choices

The Mayor takes Willow prisoner after Buffy and her friends steal away a box containing demonic energy needed for Ascension Day.

May 4, 1999, midnight

8.3

S3E19 - 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.

May 11, 1999, midnight