Synopsis:
When Buffy returns home to Sunnydale after a spending the summer away, Xander and Willow become concerned with her disturbingly cold and distant behavior. Meanwhile, Cordelia and Sunnydale High teacher Ms. Calendar are kidnapped and Buffy is convinced that the fight to protect them and the world from the undead is hers alone. Still relucant to risk getting close to Angel, Buffy turns him away before either one can express his or her true feelings.

Written by: Joss Whedon
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Original Airdate: September 15, 1997