Sunnydale High Survivors

This week, we rehash the high school years in Sunnydale, talking our favorite villains, monsters, episodes, and more! And don't miss our list of Senior Superlatives for the Class of '99!

Graduation Day, Parts 1 & 2

We graduate from Season 3 of Buffy and Sunnydale High, with one heck of a speech and Giles' library full of explosives. The Scoobies take on the mayor and Faith, Angel skips town after a brush with death, and Buffy has to decide just how like Faith she ultimately wants to be.

Choices/The Prom

This week, Claire's back! We chat with her about her thoughts on Season 3, whether Buffy could really get into Northwestern, and why Joyce wins mom of the year.  In Sunnydale, teams get into position for a showdown on Graduation Day, and Buffy finally gets her perfect high school moment. Oh, and Angel decides he's leaving. 

Enemies/Earshot

This week, Faith overplays her hand and reveals her involvement with the Mayor and his plans. Angel plays bad to help trap Faith but does it a little too well. Then, after a brush with demon blood, Buffy can hear the thoughts of everyone around her. It's all fun until she hears a plan to kill students at the school. But even that can't top the worst news of all, involving Giles and Joyce and a police car and, ew.

Consequences/Doppelgangland

This week, Faith and Buffy experience the consequences of a slaying gone wrong, putting them both under suspicion from the police and pitting Faith against the Scoobies and the Watchers' Council. Later, Anya is still stuck in Sunnydale and in high school, and her attempt to regain her power brings Vampire Willow into existence, causing mayhem, confusion, and general delight for everyone. Bored now.

The Zeppo/Bad Girls

This week, we grapple with loving a Xander-centric episode, as Xander sets out this week to prove he's cool and ends up finding more trouble than he bargained on with a gang of zombies and an encounter with Faith, but he accidentally saves the world while Buffy, Giles, Angel and Willow face the Apocalypse. Then, Faith lures Buffy to the dark side but ends up going too far when she stabs a guy who doesn't explode into dust.

Gingerbread/Helpless

Fairy tales are real this week, as Hansel and Gretel send Joyce on an anti-magic bender and Buffy and Willow find themselves tied to the wrong end of a book burning pile. Then, it's Buffy's 18th birthday, and following her usual tradition, it does not go well. But she's still having a better day than Amy.

The Wish/Amends

Welcome to the Darkest Timeline! This week, we meet Anya and "Bored Now" and see what might have been if the Master had been a more effective villain. Cordelia rocks some serious revenge-chic outfits and The First rocks some serious Jenny Calendar face. Angel tries to meet the sunrise, but Buffy and a miracle snow have other plans. 

Revelations/Lovers Walk

This week, we see the beginnings of the end of the Buffy/Faith tentative friendship as the gang learns Angel's back and Faith's new watcher manipulates her way to a magic mitten. Then, our favorite blonde vampire is back! Spike's on a bender and looking to stir up a little trouble to mend his broken heart. Willow and Xander continue to annoy us. We also analyze Buffy’s chances of getting into college - does slaying count as an extra curricular?

Again, NO.

Homecoming/Band Candy

Welcome to Slayerfest '98! Cordelia proves she may be no slayer but she's no slouch at slaying, and Buffy just wants to be a normal girl again, but we hope for the last time. Giles and Joyce have a fun night out on the town thanks to Ethan's Band Candy, while Snyder just wants some friends. We won't mention what's going on with Willow and Xander more than we have to. Please make it stop.

NO.

Faith, Hope & Trick/Beauty and the Beasts

We're all five by five this week as Faith arrives from Boston to show us a slayer who loves the game. Mr. Trick arrives in town and Buffy considers a new guy. We wonder if "Beauty and the Beasts" is really as good as we remember, and why is Angel wearing pants? PS he totally killed Jeff, right?

Guess who's back? Back again? Guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back.

Anne/Dead Man's Party

In this week’s game of “who is the actual worst” we get a little argumentative about the first to episodes of Season 3! (Hint: It’s still probably Xander) Buffy returns home from a summer vacation spent in a Season 1 episode of Angel, while her friends have been teaming up to keep the streets safe from 6 out of 10 vampires. Anger and passive aggressiveness ensue, but there’s nothing like a good zombie invasion to cut the tension, amiright?

OMWC Season 3: Buffy, the Vampire Slayer Season 3

This season on Buffy, the Scoobies face Senior year, breakups, makeups, and one very large snake. A new slayer shows up in town and brings a new watcher and and endless supply of leather pants, and Angel might not be dead after all (but you knew that from watching the opening credits, didn't you?). We finally meet the Mayor of Sunnydale, but he has plans for more than just a civics lesson.