Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 4

1999 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.5

What Season 4 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy begins college feeling completely overwhelmed...but once the monsters show up, it's just like old times. Then she starts dating Riley, a handsome commando battling the same monsters. He's part of a secret organization called The Initiative, and Buffy is all too happy to join the team. But she soon suspects The Initiative may be more dangerous than the monsters they are supposed to be battling...

22episodes

Oct 5, 1999aired

May 23, 2000latest episode

16 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 The Freshman
Oct 5, 1999 · 45 min · ★ 7.8
Buffy feels like a fish out of water in her first year at college, but the mysterious disappearance of a fellow student puts her back in her element.
Directing: Joss Whedon · Writing: Joss Whedon · Starring: Seth Green, Kristine Sutherland, Katharine Towne, Lindsay Crouse
4x02 Living Conditions
Oct 12, 1999 · 43 min · ★ 7.6
Buffy finds herself at odds with her new roommate and is troubled by a series of disturbing dreams involving a soul-sucking demon.
Directing: David Grossman · Writing: Marti Noxon · Starring: Seth Green, Paige Moss, Dagney Kerr, Roger W. Morrissey
4x03 The Harsh Light of Day
Oct 19, 1999 · 44 min · ★ 8.0
As Buffy gets to know a charming student named Parker, Spike searches obsessively for a possibly-mythical treasure.
Directing: James A. Contner · Writing: Jane Espenson · Starring: Emma Caulfield, Seth Green, Bif Naked, Mercedes McNab
4x04 Fear, Itself
Oct 26, 1999 · 43 min · ★ 8.1
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends find themselves trapped inside a haunted frat house complete with real bats, zombies, and a terrifying demon.
Directed by Tucker Gates · Written by David Fury · Starring Emma Caulfield, Seth Green, Kristine Sutherland, Darris Love
4x05 Beer Bad
Nov 2, 1999 · 44 min · ★ 6.8
Xander finds employment as a bartender at a pub where some of Buffy's friends turn into terrifying Cro-Magnon creatures.
Directed by David Solomon · Written by Tracey Forbes · Starring Seth Green, Paige Moss, Lindsay Crouse, Eric Matheny
4x06 Wild at Heart
Nov 9, 1999 · 44 min · ★ 7.9
When Oz falls hard for a sexy singer who also happens to be a werewolf, he must choose between Willow and his own animal instincts.
Directed by David Grossman · Written by Marti Noxon · Starring Seth Green, Paige Moss, Lindsay Crouse
4x07 The Initiative
Nov 16, 1999 · 45 min · ★ 8.0
Spike finds himself targeted by a group of commandos after he escapes from a military lab underneath the Sunnydale campus.
Directed by James A. Contner · Written by Doug Petrie · Starring Bailey Chase, Lindsay Crouse, Leonard Roberts, Mercedes McNab
4x08 Pangs
Nov 23, 1999 · 45 min · ★ 8.0
On Thanksgiving, Buffy encounters the spirit of a Native American warrior whose people were wiped out by settlers.
Directed by Michael Lange · Written by Jane Espenson · Starring Emma Caulfield, David Boreanaz, Bailey Chase, Leonard Roberts
4x09 Something Blue
Nov 30, 1999 · 45 min · ★ 8.5
One of Willow's spells causes her statements to become reality, with consequences both entertaining and life-threatening.
Directing: Nick Marck · Writing: Tracey Forbes · Starring: Emma Caulfield, Elizabeth Anne Allen, Andy Umberger
4x10 Hush
Dec 14, 1999 · 45 min · ★ 8.6
When everyone in Sunnydale loses their voice, the Scooby Gang must silently solve the mystery of the monsters who stole their ability to speak.
Directing: Joss Whedon · Writing: Joss Whedon · Starring: Emma Caulfield, Amber Benson, Lindsay Crouse, Leonard Roberts
4x11 Doomed
Jan 18, 2000 · 45 min · ★ 7.5
While attempting to redefine her relationship with Riley, Buffy must also stop demons that are determined to reopen the Hellmouth.
Directing: James A. Contner · Writing: David Fury, Jane Espenson, Marti Noxon · Starring: Anastasia Horne, Bailey Chase, Leonard Roberts, Ethan Erickson
4x12 A New Man
Jan 25, 2000 · 43 min · ★ 7.5
Ethan Rayne returns to town and transforms Giles into a demon. Spike is the only one who can help.
Directed by Michael Gershman · Written by Jane Espenson · Starring Emma Caulfield, Amber Benson, Robin Sachs, Lindsay Crouse
4x13 The I in Team
Feb 8, 2000 · 43 min · ★ 6.8
Buffy teams with Riley after she is allowed access to the Initiative; Spike is targeted by commandos.
Directed by James A. Contner · Written by David Fury · Starring Emma Caulfield, Amber Benson, Bailey Chase, Lindsay Crouse
4x14 Goodbye Iowa
Feb 15, 2000 · 43 min · ★ 6.6
Tension erupts between Buffy and an ailing Riley as they pursue Professor Maggie Walsh's killer.
Directing: David Solomon · Writing: Marti Noxon · Starring: Emma Caulfield, Amber Benson, Bailey Chase, Leonard Roberts
4x15 This Year's Girl (1)
Feb 22, 2000 · 43 min · ★ 7.6
Faith awakens from her coma and seeks revenge against Buffy.
Directing: Michael Gershman · Writing: Doug Petrie · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, Eliza Dushku, Amber Benson, Harry Groener
4x16 Who Are You? (2)
Feb 29, 2000 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
Having switched bodies with Buffy, Faith enjoys freedom. Meanwhile, Buffy finds herself at the mercy of the Watcher's Council.
Directing: Joss Whedon · Writing: Joss Whedon · Starring: Emma Caulfield, Kristine Sutherland, Eliza Dushku, Amber Benson
4x17 Superstar
Apr 4, 2000 · 43 min · ★ 6.4
Buffy senses that something is amiss when Jonathan becomes a hero to everyone in Sunnydale.
Directed by David Grossman · Written by Jane Espenson · Starring Emma Caulfield, Amber Benson, Julie Costello, Erica Luttrell
4x18 Where the Wild Things Are
Apr 25, 2000 · 43 min · ★ 6.3
Buffy and Riley's passionate lovemaking energizes supernatural elements inside a frat house.
Directed by David Solomon · Written by Tracey Forbes · Starring Emma Caulfield, Amber Benson, Kathryn Joosten, Bailey Chase
4x19 New Moon Rising
May 2, 2000 · 43 min · ★ 7.6
Oz's return to Sunnydale leads to his incarceration by the Initiative and complicates the relationship between Willow and Tara.
Directing: James A. Contner · Writing: Marti Noxon · Starring: Emma Caulfield, Seth Green, Amber Benson, Bailey Chase
4x20 The Yoko Factor (1)
May 9, 2000 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
After joining forces with Adam, Spike drives a wedge between Buffy and her friends. Meanwhile, Angel's return to Sunnydale leads to a violent confrontation with Riley.
Directing: David Grossman · Writing: Doug Petrie · Starring: Emma Caulfield, David Boreanaz, Amber Benson, Leonard Roberts
4x21 Primeval (2)
May 16, 2000 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
Having gained control of Riley's mind, Adam sets in motion his plot to create an army of unstoppable soldiers and destroy the Initiative.
Directed by James A. Contner · Written by David Fury · Starring Emma Caulfield, Amber Benson, Jordi Vilasuso, Bailey Chase
4x22 Restless Season Finale
May 23, 2000 · 43 min · ★ 7.6
Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles experience dreams in which they are pursued by a mysterious figure.
Directing: Joss Whedon · Writing: Joss Whedon · Starring: Emma Caulfield, Seth Green, Kristine Sutherland, Amber Benson