Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Crush" Review (5x14)

Brief Synopsis: “Buffy notices that Dawn is spending a lot of time around Spike and assumes that Dawn has a crush on him. When she confronts Dawn on this, Dawn surprises her by revealing to her that Spike is too in love with her to notice Dawn at all. Meanwhile, a train pulls into Sunnydale station with every passenger slaughtered by a particularly savage vampire, and Buffy is finding it hard to concentrate on the investigation while simultaneously fending off Spike’s advances.”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Blood Ties" Review (5x13)

Brief Synopsis: “Buffy finally reveals to her friends that Dawn is the mystical Key that Glory is searching for. After they know Dawn is The Key, the Scoobies start acting strangely around her and Dawn knows that something is wrong. She’s noticed the crazy people talking to her, she’s noticed the big snake that recognised her, and now she’s heading to the mental ward of Sunnydale hospital for answers.”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Checkpoint" Review (5x12)

Brief Synopsis: “The Watcher’s Council, headed by Quentin Travers, arrive in Sunnydale with valuable information about Glory. However, since Buffy no longer works for the Council, they decide that they must put her and her friends through a series of gruelling tests to determine if she’s worthy of their trust and news.”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Triangle" Review (5x11)

Brief Synopsis: “While trying to create a new spell to help Buffy with her slaying, Willow is distracted by an argument with Anya and accidentally releases a troll from a mystical prison. With Buffy in mourning over Riley leaving town, Willow and Anya may need to defeat the troll themselves before it eats all the babies in Sunnydale...oh, and Anya used to date the troll. Eww.”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Into The Woods" Review (5x10)

Brief Synopsis: “Joyce’s surgery is a success! In celebration, Dawn spends the night at Xander and Anya’s house so that Buffy and Riley can spend a romantic night together. When Riley sneaks out the house in the middle of the night, Spike follows him and shows the Slayer just what her boyfriend has been getting up to recently.”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Listening To Fear" Review (5x09)

Brief Synopsis: “A Queller demon from outer space lands in Sunnydale and begins to kill all the mentally ill people that have been piling up lately. Meanwhile, Joyce has been diagnosed with a brain tumour and her behaviour is becoming more erratic while she waits for her operation. Can Buffy stop the Queller demon before it latches on to Joyce?”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Shadow" Review (5x08)

Brief Synopsis: “Riley falls deeper and deeper into insecurity over his feelings that Buffy doesn’t love him. Meanwhile, Joyce is undergoing further tests for her brain issues and Glory is conjuring up a creature that will be able to locate The Key for her.”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Fool For Love" Review (5x07)

Brief Synopsis: “When a vampire Buffy encounters on a routine patrol almost kills her with her own stake, Buffy begins to obsess over the deaths of the previous Vampire Slayers. Desperate for answers, she turns to the only person she knows with firsthand knowledge on how two former Slayers were murdered, having killed them himself...Spike.”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Family" Review (5x06)

Brief Synopsis: “As the Scoobies get ready to celebrate Tara’s birthday, her family arrive in Sunnydale to take her back home. Tara tries to resist her family, but her father demands that she returns home before the family curse turns her into a demon on her 20th birthday.”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "No Place Like Home" Review (5x05)

Brief Synopsis: “When doctors can’t determine why Joyce is sick, Buffy is convinced that the illness is supernatural in origin. After doing a spell to see magical influences, her sister starts sliding in and out of focus...”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Out Of My Mind" Review (5x04)

Brief Synopsis: “The drugs that were unknowingly fed to Riley during his time at the Initiative to give him increased strength and speed are starting to deteriorate his body. To stop himself having a heart attack, he must give up his enhanced power, but in doing so will be further away from Buffy than ever. Will Riley make the ultimate sacrifice?”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "The Replacement" Review (5x03)

Brief Synopsis: “The demon Toth fires a strange device at Buffy that’s supposed to split Buffy in two. However, it misses its target and hits Xander instead. Suddenly, there are two Xander’s. One with all of Xander’s best traits and qualities and one with all of Xander’s insecurities and weaknesses. Can Buffy put the two Xander’s back together before Xander kills himself?”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Real Me" Review (5x02)

Brief Synopsis: “After the shocking revelation that Buffy has a sister, we get to see the world through her eyes. Meanwhile, an old friend returns to Sunnydale, intent on killing the Slayer...”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Buffy vs. Dracula" Review (5x01)

Brief Synopsis: “When Dracula himself arrives in Sunnydale, he leaves the Scoobies star struck. Can Buffy defeat Dracula before she falls under the thrall of the Dark Prince?”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Restless" Review (4x22)

Brief Synopsis: “Unable to sleep after their victory over Adam, the Scoobies decide to stay up late watching movies...and immediately fall asleep. One by one they’re visited by the First Slayer in their dreams as she tries to kill them.”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Primeval" Review (4x21)

Brief Synopsis: “Adam reveals that Riley has a behaviour modification chip located over his heart that’s tied directly into his central nervous system. He reveals to Riley his ultimate plan to have a commando vs. monster massacre and use the body parts to create a hybrid race of super-soldiers for his army. Can Buffy pull the Scoobies back together in time to take down Adam and save Riley?”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "The Yoko Factor" Review (4x20)

Brief Synopsis: “Adam enlists Spike to turn the Scooby Gang against each other, leaving Buffy alone and isolated. Meanwhile, in the chaos, Angel swoops into Sunnydale to apologise to Buffy after her recently trip to Los Angeles. The only problem is, Riley thinks he’s soulless...”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "New Moon Rising" Review (4x19)

Brief Synopsis: “Tara and Willow’s blossoming relationship is thrown into chaos as Oz returns to Sunnydale. While on his travels, Oz has discovered a way to control his wolfish side. However, when Oz discovers that Willow and Tara are more than friends, he begins to howl...”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Where The Wild Things Are" Review (4x18)

Brief Synopsis: “Buffy and Riley’s relationship has reached a new level. That level is horizontal, as they’re spending most of their time in bed. However, their new found love of each other’s bodies unleashes some grouchy poltergeists that try to murder everyone at a frat party. It’s another joyous day in Sunnydale.”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Superstar" Review (4x17)

Brief Synopsis: “The Scooby Gang are out hunting vampires when they stumble upon a nest. They decide to call in the big guns and visit...Jonathan from Sunnydale High? Clearly, something isn’t right in Sunnydale...again.”