
Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 4
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About this season
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...
Episodes (22)

1. The Freshman
7.6Aired 5 October 1999 • 45 min
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.

2. Living Conditions
7.5Aired 12 October 1999 • 43 min
Buffy finds herself at odds with her new roommate and is troubled by a series of disturbing dreams involving a soul-sucking demon.

3. The Harsh Light of Day
7.9Aired 19 October 1999 • 44 min
As Buffy gets to know a charming student named Parker, Spike searches obsessively for a possibly-mythical treasure.

4. Fear, Itself
8.1Aired 26 October 1999 • 43 min
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends find themselves trapped inside a haunted frat house complete with real bats, zombies, and a terrifying demon.

5. Beer Bad
6.7Aired 2 November 1999 • 44 min
Xander finds employment as a bartender at a pub where some of Buffy's friends turn into terrifying Cro-Magnon creatures.

6. Wild at Heart
7.9Aired 9 November 1999 • 44 min
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.

7. The Initiative
8.0Aired 16 November 1999 • 45 min
Spike finds himself targeted by a group of commandos after he escapes from a military lab underneath the Sunnydale campus.

8. Pangs
7.9Aired 23 November 1999 • 45 min
On Thanksgiving, Buffy encounters the spirit of a Native American warrior whose people were wiped out by settlers.

9. Something Blue
8.4Aired 30 November 1999 • 45 min
One of Willow's spells causes her statements to become reality, with consequences both entertaining and life-threatening.

10. Hush
8.5Aired 14 December 1999 • 45 min
When everyone in Sunnydale loses their voice, the Scooby Gang must silently solve the mystery of the monsters who stole their ability to speak.

11. Doomed
7.4Aired 18 January 2000 • 45 min
While attempting to redefine her relationship with Riley, Buffy must also stop demons that are determined to reopen the Hellmouth.

12. A New Man
7.4Aired 25 January 2000 • 43 min
Ethan Rayne returns to town and transforms Giles into a demon. Spike is the only one who can help.

13. The I in Team
6.7Aired 8 February 2000 • 43 min
Buffy teams with Riley after she is allowed access to the Initiative; Spike is targeted by commandos.

14. Goodbye Iowa
6.5Aired 15 February 2000 • 43 min
Tension erupts between Buffy and an ailing Riley as they pursue Professor Maggie Walsh's killer.

15. This Year's Girl (1)
7.5Aired 22 February 2000 • 43 min
Faith awakens from her coma and seeks revenge against Buffy.

16. Who Are You? (2)
7.9Aired 29 February 2000 • 43 min
Having switched bodies with Buffy, Faith enjoys freedom. Meanwhile, Buffy finds herself at the mercy of the Watcher's Council.

17. Superstar
6.3Aired 4 April 2000 • 43 min
Buffy senses that something is amiss when Jonathan becomes a hero to everyone in Sunnydale.

18. Where the Wild Things Are
6.1Aired 25 April 2000 • 43 min
Buffy and Riley's passionate lovemaking energizes supernatural elements inside a frat house.

19. New Moon Rising
7.5Aired 2 May 2000 • 43 min
Oz's return to Sunnydale leads to his incarceration by the Initiative and complicates the relationship between Willow and Tara.

20. The Yoko Factor (1)
7.3Aired 9 May 2000 • 43 min
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.

21. Primeval (2)
7.8Aired 16 May 2000 • 43 min
Having gained control of Riley's mind, Adam sets in motion his plot to create an army of unstoppable soldiers and destroy the Initiative.

22. Restless
7.4Aired 23 May 2000 • 43 min
Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles experience dreams in which they are pursued by a mysterious figure.