Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3

1998 · 22 episodes · ★ 8.1

What Season 3 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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.

22episodes

Sep 29, 1998premiered

Sep 21, 1999last episode

15.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 3 Episodes

3x01 Anne
Sep 29, 1998 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Directing: Joss Whedon · Writing: Joss Whedon · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, Chad Todhunter, Mary-Pat Green, Julia Lee
3x02 Dead Man's Party
Oct 6, 1998 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
A Nigerian mask reanimates the dead, forcing Buffy to battle a horde of zombies.
Directing: James Whitmore Jr. · Writing: Marti Noxon · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, Armin Shimerman, Nancy Lenehan, Paul Morgan Stetler
3x03 Faith, Hope & Trick
Oct 13, 1998 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
A charismatic Slayer visits Sunnydale and wins over many of Buffy's friends. Meanwhile, two powerful vampires plot an attack.
Directing: James A. Contner · Writing: David Greenwalt · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, Eliza Dushku, Fab Filippo, Armin Shimerman
3x04 Beauty and the Beasts
Oct 20, 1998 · 43 min · ★ 7.3
Oz becomes the prime suspect when a series of animal-like attacks occur in Sunnydale.
Directing: James Whitmore Jr. · Writing: Marti Noxon · Starring: Eliza Dushku, Fab Filippo, Phill Lewis, Danielle Weeks
3x05 Homecoming
Nov 3, 1998 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
As Buffy and Cordelia vie for Homecoming Queen, a group of killers gather to participate in SlayerFest '98.
Directing: David Greenwalt · Writing: David Greenwalt · Starring: Eliza Dushku, Jeremy Ratchford, Fab Filippo, Harry Groener
3x06 Band Candy
Nov 10, 1998 · 43 min · ★ 8.1
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.
Directing: Michael Lange · Writing: Jane Espenson · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, Harry Groener, Robin Sachs, Armin Shimerman
3x07 Revelations
Nov 17, 1998 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
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.
Directing: James A. Contner · Writing: Doug Petrie · Starring: Eliza Dushku, Serena Scott Thomas, Kate Rodger, Jason Hall
3x08 Lovers Walk
Nov 24, 1998 · 43 min · ★ 8.6
Spike returns to Sunnydale and kidnaps Willow in hopes of creating a magic spell that will make Drusilla love him again.
Directing: David Semel · Writing: Dan Vebber · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, James Marsters, Suzanne Krull, Harry Groener
3x09 The Wish
Dec 8, 1998 · 43 min · ★ 8.4
Cordelia's wish for a Buffy-free Sunnydale comes true, plunging her into a world where vampires have control of the town.
Directing: David Greenwalt · Writing: Marti Noxon · Starring: Emma Caulfield, Mark Metcalf, Mercedes McNab, Danny Strong
3x10 Amends
Dec 15, 1998 · 44 min · ★ 8.1
As the Christmas holiday approaches, Angel is tormented by evil apparitions who want him to eliminate Buffy.
Directing: Joss Whedon · Writing: Joss Whedon · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, Eliza Dushku, Robia LaMorte, Saverio Guerra
3x11 Gingerbread
Jan 12, 1999 · 43 min · ★ 7.1
After discovering the corpses of two young children bearing a symbol linked to the occult, Joyce spearheads a campaign to rid Sunnydale of witches.
Directing: James Whitmore Jr. · Writing: Jane Espenson, Jane Espenson · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, Harry Groener, Armin Shimerman, Jordan Baker
3x12 Helpless
Jan 19, 1999 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
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.
Directing: James A. Contner · Writing: David Fury · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, Dominic Keating, Harris Yulin, Jeff Kober
3x13 The Zeppo
Jan 26, 1999 · 43 min · ★ 8.4
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.
Directing: James Whitmore Jr. · Writing: Dan Vebber · Starring: Eliza Dushku, Channon Roe, Michael Cudlitz, Saverio Guerra
3x14 Bad Girls
Feb 9, 1999 · 43 min · ★ 8.1
Faith convinces Buffy to live on the wild side, with fatal consequences.
Directing: Michael Lange · Writing: Doug Petrie · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, Eliza Dushku, Alexis Denisof, Ron Roggé
3x15 Consequences
Feb 16, 1999 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
A homicide detective closes in on Buffy and Faith as he investigates the deputy mayor's death.
Directing: Michael Gershman · Writing: Marti Noxon · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, Eliza Dushku, Alexis Denisof, Harry Groener
3x16 Doppelgangland
Feb 23, 1999 · 43 min · ★ 9.0
While casting a magic spell, Anya and Willow accidentally summon Willow's evil double from an alternate universe.
Directing: Joss Whedon · Writing: Joss Whedon · Starring: Emma Caulfield, Eliza Dushku, Alexis Denisof, Harry Groener
3x17 Enemies
Mar 16, 1999 · 43 min · ★ 8.1
As Faith attempts to seduce Angel and steal his soul, the Mayor summons a dark-magic demon to finish the job.
Directing: David Grossman · Writing: Doug Petrie · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, Eliza Dushku, Alexis Denisof, Michael Manasseri
3x18 Choices
May 4, 1999 · 42 min · ★ 7.8
The Mayor takes Willow prisoner after Buffy and her friends steal away a box containing demonic energy needed for Ascension Day.
Directing: James A. Contner · Writing: David Fury · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, Eliza Dushku, Alexis Denisof, Harry Groener
3x19 The Prom
May 11, 1999 · 43 min · ★ 8.5
After Angel breaks off their relationship, Buffy single-handedly battles three fearsome hell hounds so that her classmates can enjoy their senior prom.
Directing: David Solomon · Writing: Marti Noxon · Starring: Emma Caulfield, Kristine Sutherland, Alexis Denisof, Monica Serene Garnich
3x20 Graduation Day (1)
May 18, 1999 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
In an effort to distract Buffy from the Ascension, the mayor instructs Faith to poison Angel.
Directing: Joss Whedon · Writing: Joss Whedon · Starring: Emma Caulfield, Eliza Dushku, Alexis Denisof, Harry Groener
3x21 Graduation Day (2)
Jul 13, 1999 · 43 min · ★ 8.7
On Ascension Day, Buffy and her friends prepare for the ultimate battle as they face off againstthe mayor and a horde of vampires.
Directing: Joss Whedon · Writing: Joss Whedon · Starring: Eliza Dushku, Alexis Denisof, Harry Groener, Armin Shimerman
3x22 Earshot Season Finale
Sep 21, 1999 · 43 min · ★ 8.4
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.
Directing: Regis Kimble · Writing: Jane Espenson · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, Alexis Denisof, Keram Malicki-Sánchez, Ethan Erickson