Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Season Seven Guide

Summary:

Buffy's fears about the re-opening of Sunnydale High School, newly rebuilt and standing on it's old spot right over the Hellmouth are not unfounded wheen Dawn's first day there is interupted by the rising of the dead who want the school for themselves. Meanwhile, a less than sane Spike is hiding out in the school basement and having visitations of his own and Willow is in England with Giles learning to control her powers.

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Written by: Douglas Petrie

Directed by: Nick Marck

First Aired: 1st October 2002

Summary:

When Xander meets Nancy who's being chased by a Mayor sized worm, he tries to get back in the dating game, but Nancy's encounter with Spike and Anya soon puts an end to his hopes. Meanwhile in England, Willow prepares to leave for home ready or not.

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Written by: Jane Espenson

Directed by: James A Contner

First Aired: 8th October 2002

Summary:

The gang eargerly and nervously await Willow's return, but see no sign of her at the airport or anywhere else. At the same time, Willow arrives at Sunnydale airport disappointed to find that her friends didn't come to meet her and don't seem to be anywhere else either.

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Written by: Rebecca Rand Kirshner

Directed by: Rick Rosenthal

First Aired: 15th October 2002

Summary:

During her work as School Guidance Counsellor, Buffy meets Cassie Newton who tells her she is going to die on Friday. Despite Cassie's protests that she can do nothing to help, Buffy is determind to try.

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Written by: Drew Goddard

Directed by: David Solomon

First Aired: 22nd October 2002

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After meteing out a barticularly babaric spell, Anya's friends are proud that she is finally back in the vengeance fold with, well, a vengeance. However, Anya isn't so pleased with herself and we get to know Anya a little better through flashbacks of her life.

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Written by: Drew Z Greenberg

Directed by: Michael Gershman

First Aired: 5th November 2002

Summary

When Dawn falls for a quarterback, Buffy laughs it off as a teenage crush but when she herself and then Anya and even Willow develop a crush on the same guy Xander suspects there may be magic at work. Meanwhile Buffy moves Spike into Xander's house.

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Written by: Jane Espenson & Drew Goddard

Directed by: Nick Mark

First Aired: 12th November 2002

Summary:

In a night of supernatural occourances, Buffy has an encounter with a vampire she knew from school, Dawn is terrified by an unknown entity while her dead mother visits and Willow is visited by Cassie Newton who has news of Tara. Meanwhile, Andrew (who appears to be being haunted by Warren) and Jonathan return from Mexico.

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Written by: David Fury & Jane Espenson

Directed by: Alan J Levi

First Aired: 19th November 2002

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After learning that Spike has recently sired a vampire Buffy keeps a close watch on him and follows him as he goes out to hunt. Meanwhile in England, Giles arrives at a fellow watcher's house to find him close to death.

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Written by: Drew Goddard

Directed by: David Solomon

First Aired: 26th November 2002

Summary:

After slaying all the vampires Spike has been making under The First's influence, Buffy takes Spike captive, meanwhile Willow finds Andrew buying blood and too finds himself a hostage at the Summer's house.

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Written by: Mari Noxon & Douglas Petrie

Directed by: David Grossman

First Aired: 17th December 2002

Summary:

Giles arrives back in Sunnydale with three potential slayers in tow. He explains that the First Evil is trying to destroy the slayer line and pretty much succeeding. Returning to the place she first fought The First Buffy encounters a super strong vampire. Meanwhile, The First tortures Spike in the image of both Drusilla and Buffy.

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Written by: David Fury

Directed by: Michael Grossman

First Aired: 7th January 2003

Summary:

As more potentials arrive, Buffy relalises that she needs to give the scared girls a confidence boost and arranges a show at Xander's construction site where she defeats the powerful Turok Han.

Regular cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers, Emma Callfield as Anya and James Marsters as Spike.

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Written by: Rebecca Rand Kirshner

Directed by: James A Contner

First Aired: 21st January 2003

Summary:

While Buffy and Spike start training the ever growing group of potentials, Willow casts a locator spell that reveals another potential at Sunnydale High.

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Written by: Drew Z Greenberg

Directed by: David Solomon

First Aired: 4th february 2003

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When Willow and Kennedy finally get cvlose enough to share a kiss, Willow turns into Warren, meanwhile Giles takes the potentials on a self-discovery trip and Buffy secretly takes Spike to the Initiative to have his malfunctioning chip removed.

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Written by: Jane Espenson

Directed by: David Grossman

First Aired: 11th February 2003

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Buffy goes on a date with Principal Wood and learns that he is the son of New York slayer, Nikki, who was killed by Spike, meanwhile The First makes an attack on Andrew and Xander gets yet another date with a demon.

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Written by: Douglas Petrie

Directed by: Douglas Petrie

First Aired: 18th February 2003

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Having been given a bag of items belonging to Nikki Wood, Buffy and the gang find an eerie puppet show which, when worked, sends Buffy through a portal where she meets the men who created the original slayer.

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Written by: Jane Espenson

Directed by: Marita Grabiak

First Aired: 25th February 2003

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Wanting to record unfolding events in Sunnydale for posterity, Andrew makes a film and catches some memorable moments whilst also giving some insights on his life.

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Written by: David Fury & Drew Goddard

Directed by: David Fury

First Aired: 25th March 2003

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Giles locates a device which will help locate and deactivate Spike's trigger installed by The First. Spike is taken back to when he was first sired by Drusilla and in turn sired his own mother. Meanwhile Robin enlists Giles' help to distract Buffy while Robin gets his revenge on Spike.

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Written by: Drew Goddard

Directed by: Michael Gershman

First Aired: 15th April 2003

Summary:

As Willow brings Faith back to town, they discover that Faith is not the only new arrival in Sunnydale, Caleb, a preacher and The First's right hand man has arrived and is claiming that he has something of Buffy's. Agains the good advice of Giles, Buffy, Faith and crew go after Caleb with disasterous results.

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Written by: Drew Z Greenberg

Directed by: James A Contner

First Aired: 29th April 2003

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While Spike and Andrew set off on a mission to find out more about the item Caleb may have that belongs to Buffy, Buffy herself goes out to face Caleb again while Faith takes the potentials on a girls night out to the Bronze.

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Written by: Rebecca Rand Kirshner

Directed by: David Solomon

First Aired: 6th May 2003

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Having been kicked out of her house, Buffy wanders the streets and breaks into a house telling the occupant he should leave. Spike and Andrew return, but finding Buffy gone, Spike goes after her. The next day Buffy, using the ingformation Spike has given her and following her insticnts, goes after Caleb once again, while Faith takes the potentials on a mission to locate a weapons store.

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Written by: Jane Espenson & Douglas Petrie

Directed by: Marita Grabiak

First Aired: 13th May 2003

Summary:

After finding the weapon that Caleb has been hiding and rescuing Faith and the surviving potentials, Buffy returns to the Summers' house where she tells Xander to take Dawn away from Sunnydale. Seeking more information on the scythe she has found Buffy finds an old lady in a tomb who informs her that the weapn was created to slay the last pure demon.

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Angel arrives in the nick of time to help Buffy fight Caleb. With Caleb dead, Angel hands Buffy the information given him by Wolfram & Hart and tells her he is here with her to the end. Buffy, however, refuses his help, telling him she needs a second front in Los Angeles in case she fails. She sends him away with a glimmer of hope that they may, one day, be together. Returning home, she gives the amulet Angel gave her to Spike telling him that it is to be used by a champion. As the First comes to her for the last time, Buffy finally realises that they may actually win this war and comes up with a plan to degfeat the First and the final battle begins...

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Written by Joss Whedon
Directed byJoss Whedon
First Aired: 24th September 2002

Special Guest Star:
Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles

Guest Stars:
Alex Breckenridge as Kit Holburn, Kali Rocha as Halfrek and DB Woodside as Principal Robin Wood.

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