Synopsis:
Is this the end of Sunnydale without its powerful vindicator, Buffy Summers? After a no-holds-barred climactic battle with the treacherous Glory and her minions to save her sister Dawn and the world, Buffy gave her life to save those that she loved. That chapter of the Slayer’s tale has forever been closed... Now, we turn the page to find Buffy’s friends, Xander, Willow, Spike, Anya and Tara and sister Dawn as they try to cope with the Slayer’s death and are left to defend Sunnydale without her. To their misfortune, a bloodthirsty band of motorcycle-riding demons threaten to jeopardize their plan to bring the Slayer back from the dead. To complicate matters, Giles contemplates leaving Sunnydale.

Written by: Marti Noxon
Directed by: David Grossman
Original Airdate: October 2, 2001