Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7The seventh season on DVD? check: The seventh season episode guideLessons / season 7 - episode 1 Written by Joss Whedon Directed by David Solomon and Joss Whedon Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) battles the ghosts of Sunnydale High's past in a lively seventh-season opener punctuated by droll dialogue. Veteran Slayer-watchers will recall that Buffy's alma mater was razed at the end of the third season during a fight with a snake-demon mayor. Now revamped and restored, the school has a new crop of students, which includes awkward freshman Dawn. It also has a visitor, Buffy, who can't resist a chance to tour the facility. But her curiosity soon turns to dread when spirits from the old school materialize to harass her. Elsewhere, Giles consoles a guilt-ridden Willow (Alyson Hannigan).
Beneath You / season 7 - episode 2 Written by Doug Petrie Directed by Nick Marck Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) reluctantly teams with Spike (James Marsters) to slug it out with a gigantic worm, but there's a bigger surprise in store for the Slayer. Soon after Buffy reports for her first day as Sunnydale High's student counselor, Xander introduces her to a woman whose dog was eaten by the oversized annelid. Suspecting demon activity, Buffy volunteers to find the creature, and Spike, who's being tormented by an unknown force, shows up to offer his assistance. Willow (Alyson Hannigan), meanwhile, prepares to return home.
Same Time, Same Place / season 7 - episode 3 Written by Jane Espenson Directed by James A. Contner Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Xander and Dawn are unable to find Willow (Alyson Hannigan), whose return to Sunnydale is marred by a demon (Camden Toy) who relishes the skin of his victims.
Help / season 7 - episode 4 Written by Rebecca Rand Kirshner Directed by Rick Rosenthal Novice counselor Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) gropes for words of wisdom for Sunnydale High students, but is left speechless by Cassie (Azure Skye), a teen who calmly predicts her own death.
Selfless / season 7 - episode 5 Written by Drew Goddard Directed by David Solomon A wish granted by Anya has devastating consequences in this alternately witty and wrenching tale. Anya's breakup with Xander has driven her to return to her vengeance-demon ways with, well, a vengeance. But that changes after she takes a humiliated coed's desire to make frat boys "feel what it's like to have [their] hearts ripped out" too literally. Horrified by the carnage she has caused, Anya struggles to wash the blood from her hands. Juxtaposed with this Macbeth-like scene is a hilarious flashback detailing Anya's transformation from medieval Swedish housewife to demon. Back in the present, Willow (Alyson Hannigan) discovers the bodies and alerts Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar).
Him / season 7 - episode 6 Written by Drew Z. Greenberg Directed by Michael Gershman Lovestruck Dawn pushes to have a charismatic jock (Thad Luckinbill) made quarterback on Sunnydale High's football team; Xander and Spike (James Marsters) become reluctant roommates.
Conversations with Dead People / season 7 - episode 7 Written by Jane Espenson & Drew Goddard Directed by Nick Marck In a jarring episode filled with returning characters, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Dawn and Willow (Alyson Hannigan) encounter deceased people from their pasts. While out on patrol, Buffy squares off with a former classmate and current vampire (Jonathan M. Woodward), who goads her into revealing her insecurities. Back at home, Dawn is thrown into a panic when an invisible force trashes the Summers' house and deposits the corpse of her mother on the sofa. Meanwhile, nerdy villains Jonathan and Andrew return from Mexico.
Sleeper / season 7 - episode 8 Written by David Fury & Jane Espenson Directed by Alan J. Levi As Dawn and Willow (Alyson Hannigan) recover from their chaotic night at the Summers house, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) probes a series of grisly murders that may be the work of Spike (James Marsters). Aimee Mann appears and performs "Pavlov's Bell."
Never Leave Me / season 7 - episode 9 Written by Drew Goddard Directed by David Solomon Spike (James Marsters) is held captive in the Summers home while the Scoobies ponder their options in the aftermath of his murder spree; a squeamish Andrew tries to master killing; Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) contacts the Watchers' Council for advice.
Bring on the Night / season 7 - episode 10 Written by Marti Noxon & Doug Petrie Directed by David Grossman As the Scoobies research the orgins of the First to find a way to rescue Spike (James Marsters), Giles arrives with reinforcements — three apprentice Slayers. Also: Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is rattled when her mother offers advice in her dreams.
Showtime / season 7 - episode 11 Written by David Fury Directed by Michael Grossman With the Slayer line of succession at stake, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) prepares for a showdown with the Ubervamp in this pivotal, well-written episode. Skeletal, callous and frighteningly strong, the Ubervamp is among Buffy's deadliest foes. Chief minion of the devilish, shape-shifting First, the demon divides his time between killing potential Slayers and torturing the kidnapped Spike (James Marsters). Determined to protect her apprentices and rescue Spike, Buffy racks her brain for a plan of action while Giles and Anya hope that a visionary creature called Beljoxa's Eye can offer a final solution to the First threat.
Potential / season 7 - episode 12 Written by Rebecca Rand Kirshner Directed by James A Contner Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Spike (James Marsters) establish a boot camp to prepare the potential slayers for combat with the First, while a spell from Willow (Alyson Hannigan) reveals another potential living in Sunnydale.
The Killer in Me / season 7 - episode 13 Written by Drew Z. Greenberg Directed by David Solomon The Killer in Me: Willow (Alyson Hannigan) undergoes a disturbing change in appearance following a night out with Kennedy (Iyari Limon); Spike (James Marsters) is beset by unexplained headaches; Giles takes the Potentials on a mystical retreat.
First Date / season 7 - episode 14 Written by Jane Espenson Directed by David Grossman Buffy's (Sarah Michelle Gellar) curiosity and her suspicions; Anya fumes when Xander lassoes a date with a flirtatious woman (Ashanti) interested in rope; Giles struggles to communicate with a new Potential who speaks only Vietnamese.
Get It Done / season 7 - episode 15 Written & Directed by Douglas Petrie Desperate for a way to curtail the First, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) embarks on a perilous quest for knowledge while, back at the Summers house, the Scoobies are rocked by tragedy within their ranks.
Storyteller / season 7 - episode 16 Written by Rebecca Rand Kirshner Directed by David Solomon On the day of his wedding to Anya, Xander gets cold feet about their prospective life together when an odd stranger offers him a glimpse into the future.
Lies My Parents Told Me / season 7 - episode 17 Written by David Fury and Drew Goddard Directed by David Fury The Scoobies' failure to nullify the First's hold on Spike (James Marsters) inspires Wood to pursue a vendetta as the vampire relives the day his soul was taken away.
Dirty Girls / season 7 - episode 18 Written by Drew Goddard Directed by Michael Gershman Renegade slayer Faith returns to Sunnydale just in time to help Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and her gang fight a nefarious new foe. The unusually violent episode opens as a girl flees a group of zombies and takes refuge with a cleric named Caleb (Nathan Fillion). However, it quickly becomes clear that Caleb is not on God's side, but the First's. He asks her to deliver a threatening message to the "original, accept-no-substitutes Slayer"... before stabbing the girl. As the Scoobies respond by preparing for battle, Buffy copes with the return of Faith, who, much to Buffy's chagrin, bonds with Spike (James Marsters). Meanwhile, in a lighter vein, Xander fantasizes about wild times with potential slayers.
Empty Places / season 7 - episode 19 Written by & Directed by Drew Z. Greenberg Directed by James A. Contner As Sunnydale's residents evacuate en masse, Faith rallies the demoralized potentials while an emotionally fragile Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) endures another run-in with Caleb.
Touched / season 7 - episode 20 Written by Rebecca Rand Kirshner Directed by David Solomon Faith restores calm to the rattled Potentials after the power goes out in Sunnydale; Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) confides her insecurities to Spike (James Marsters); the Scoobies interrogate a captured Bringer.
End of Days / season 7 - episode 21 Written by Douglas Petrie & Jane Espenson Directed by Marita Grabiak Faith deals with a time bomb and Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) adds a powerful weapon to her arsenal in the penultimate episode, which sets up the series finale. Like King Arthur drawing Excalibur, Buffy retrieves a mystic scythe from a stone to combat evil embodied here by the devilish priest Caleb. Since Caleb withstood the Slayer's prior assaults virtually unharmed, Buffy is surprised by his fear of the scythe and realizes the blade may give her an edge. Even with the lethal weapon, however, Buffy will be hard-pressed to slay Caleb, especially after Faith is incapacitated by an explosion. Luckily, Buffy's old guardian Angel (David Boreanaz) is in town for the climactic showdown.
Chosen / season 7 - episode 22 Written & Directed by Joss Whedon Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) meets her destiny in the series finale when she leads the Scoobies, the Potentials and Angel (David Boreanaz) into the Hellmouth for a final showdown with the First. Joss Whedon, the show's creator, wrote and directed the episode. report error and omissions here
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