Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4The fourth season on DVD? check here: The fourth season episode guideThe Freshman / season 4 - episode 1 Written by Joss Whedon Directed by Joss Whedon Songs:"Universe","Freaky Soul","I Wish I Could Be You","Memory of a Free Festival","You and Me" Trying to adjust to college life is proving to be hard for Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), as she copes with a new room mate and no man in her life. Willow (Alyson Hannigan) loves college life and Xander unexpectedly returns from his self-discovery adventure. Giles is enjoying his new life away from being a librarian and a Watcher.
Living Conditions / season 4 - episode 2 Written by Marti Noxon Directed by David Grossman Songs:"Believe","Shakie Fakie", "Freestyle Hombre","Pain" Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) cannot get used to dorm life as her roommate slowly drives her crazy, even invading Buffy's dreams. Buffy meets a new man, Parker Finch, who is the first guy Buffy has seen since her break-up with Angel (David Boreanaz).
The Harsh Light of Day / season 4 - episode 3 Written by Jane Espenson Directed by James A. Contner Songs:"Dilate","Take Me Down","Moment of Weakness", "Anything", "Lucky","Faith in Love","It's Over, It's Under" Spike (James Marsters), returns to Sunnydale in search of a mythical ring that gives the wearer special powers. Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) continues to date Parker, but difficulties arise. Xander has problems when Anya can't get him out of her mind.
Fear, Itself / season 4 - episode 4 Written by David Fury Directed by Tucker Gates Songs:"La Tune","Ow Ow Ow","Pretty Please", Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) joins Willow (Alyson Hannigan), Oz and Xander at a Halloween party at a real-life house of horrors. Giles is asked to help out at the college when all he wants is to get into the spirit of the holiday.
Beer Bad / season 4 - episode 5 Written by Tracey Forbes Directed by David Solomon Songs:"People Will Talk", "I Can't Wait", "It Feels Like I'm Dying","Perfect Again","I'm Gonna Fall","The Best Years","Overfire","Nothing But You","Ladyfingers","Wonderland" Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) makes new friends with a group of upperclassmen who convince her to drown her sorrows with them. Xander becomes suspicious when Buffy and her new friends start acting strangely. Willow (Alyson Hannigan) sees that Oz's attention is being turned to a new performer at The Bronze.
Wild at Heart / season 4 - episode 6 Written by Marti Noxon Directed by David Grossman Songs:"Good Enough","Dip", "Need to Destroy" Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) consoles Willow (Alyson Hannigan) when Oz is drawn to another woman, through wolf instinct.
The Initiative / season 4 - episode 7 Written by Douglas Petrie Directed by James A. Contner Songs:"Welcome","Like We Never Said Goodbye","Bodyrock","Never Say Never","Fate","Lights Go Down" Spike (James Marsters) is captured by a gang for The Initiative, an underground laboratory beneath the U.C. Sunnydale. Riley develops a crush on Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar).
Pangs / season 4 - episode 8 Written by Jane Espenson Directed by Michael Lange Angel (David Boreanaz) is in Sunnydale trying to protect Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar). Thanksgiving is disrupted by an army of Indian spirits, who have come alive to recreate the wrongs that were done to their people.
Something Blue / season 4 - episode 9 Written by Tracey Forbes Directed by Nick Marck Songs:"All the Small Things","Night Time Company","Truth" Willow (Alyson Hannigan) casts a spell which goes wrong forcing Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) to fall in love with Spike (James Marsters). While planning their marriage, Giles goes blind and Xander becomes a demon magnet.
Hush / season 4 - episode 10 Written by Joss Whedon Directed by Joss Whedon Songs:"Joss's Fairy Tale Rhyme","Danse Macabre" Bizarre beings come to town and steal the power of speech from all the residents. Riley sees a different side of Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) when she battles the beings. Willow (Alyson Hannigan) attends a Wicca group.
Doomed / season 4 - episode 11 Written by Marti Noxon, David Fury, and Jane Espenson Directed by James A. Contner Songs:"Hey","Mouth Almighty" Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Riley try to come to terms about what they now know about each other. The Hellmouth has been reopened and Buffy must stop the approaching doom. Spike (James Marsters) has lost all the will to live without being able to kill, but he grows heartened by the approaching end of the world.
A New Man / season 4 - episode 12 Written by Jane Espenson Directed by Michael Gershman Songs:"In GoodTime","OverDivine","ThenThere'sNone","LuckyMan","Down, Down Baby" Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Riley become closer. Feeling left out, Giles turns to an old friend for a bit of fun, but Giles is transformed into a demon and mistakenly hunted by Buffy.
The I in Team / season 4 - episode 13 Written by David Fury Directed by James A. Contner Songs:"Trashed","Keep Myself Awake","Window to Your Soul" Buffy's (Sarah Michelle Gellar) friends become 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 secret.
Goodbye Iowa / season 4 - episode 14 Written by Marti Noxon Directed by David Solomon Songs:"Romeo Had Juliet","My Last Romance","Big Ed" Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Riley's relationship is strained when she investigates Professor Walsh's death and comes up against the Initiative's secret weapon. Riley becomes delusional and challenges Buffy when he discovers that his mentor has been killed. Spike (James Marsters) has become the outcast among demons since he has taken up with the Scooby Gang.
This Year's Girl / season 4 - episode 15 Written by Douglas Petrie Directed by Michael Gershman Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is on the hunt to catch the creature that attacked Riley. Faith has awakened from her coma and is seeking revenge on Buffy. Faith also receives a gift from the Mayor that helps her seek revenge on Buffy.
Who Are You? / season 4 - episode 16 Written by Joss Whedon Directed by Joss Whedon Songs:"Vivian","Watching Me Fall","Sweet Charlotte Rose" Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) battles to escape from the Watcher's Council, who plan to send her to England, while Faith wreaks havoc in the lives of Buffy's family and friends. Willow (Alyson Hannigan) and Tara (Amber Benson)finally figure out Buffy's whereabouts, not before Faith does some damage to Buffy's relationship with Riley.
Superstar / season 4 - episode 17 Written by Jane Espenson Directed by David Grossman Song:"Hey Sonny", "Serenade in Blue", "Trapped (In the Web Of Love)" Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), is still reeling from the discovery that Riley slept with Faith. But she must put aside her personal emotions and must discover why the entire town thinks that former high school nerd, Jonathan, is Sunnydale's new superhero.
Where the Wild Things Are / season 4 - episode 18 Written by Tracey Forbes Directed by David Solomon Songs:"Parker Posey","Brit Pop Junkies","I Thought I Was Found","The Devil You Know (God Is a Man)","Philo","One of a Kind","Behind Blue Eyes" Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Riley unknowingly unleash a powerful supernatural force that awakens during a Lowell House fraternity party and causes everyone's hormones to kick into overdrive. In order to save them, the gang must battle the spirits of children from the 1950s who have come back to avenge past abuses.
New Moon Rising / season 4 - episode 19 Written by Marti Noxon Directed by James A Contner Willow (Alyson Hannigan) is stunned when Oz returns to Sunnydale claiming he still loves Willow and that he has the wolf under control. Willow tries to sort out her feelings for Oz and finally tells Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) about her new relationship with Tara (Amber Benson). When Oz transforms into the wolf he is captured by The Initiative and the gang must break into The Initiative to rescue him. Buffy finaly tells Riley about her past with Angel (David Boreanaz).
The Yoko Factor / season 4 - episode 20 Written by Douglas Petrie Directed by David Grossman S0ng:"Freebird" Angel (David Boreanaz) arrives in Sunnydale to go face to face with Riley. Spike (James Marsters) 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 / season 4 - episode 21 Written by David Fury Directed by James A Contnet Buffy's (Sarah Michelle Gellar) separation from her friends and Giles threatens to keep the group from stopping Adam. 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. Buffy must battle Adam using powers she never knew she had.
Restless / season 4 - episode 22 Written and Directed by Whedon Song:"The Exposition Song" Turns out, the team unleashed the primeval power of the first slayer when they did that injoining spell and she's not happy. She tries to kill Willow (Alyson Hannigan), Xander, Giles and Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in their sleep after they nod off during a "vidfest." Meaning we get a tour of their dreams. report error and omissions here
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