Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Season Four
Main cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers | Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris | Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg | Seth Green as Oz | James Marsters as Spike | Marc Blucas as Riley | Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles
Episodes: 1. The Freshman | 2. Living Conditions | 3. The Harsh Light of Day | 4. Fear, Itself | 5. Beer Bad | 6. Wild at Heart | 7. The Initiative | 8. Pangs | 9. Something Blue | 10. Hush | 11. Doomed | 12. A New Man | 13. The I in Team | 14. Goodbye Iowa | 15. This Year’s Girl | 16. Who Are You? | 17 Superstar | 18. Where the Wild Things Are | 19. New Moon Rising | 20. The Yoko Factor | 21. Primeval | 22. Restless
1.1 The Freshman
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Written By: Joss Whedon
Directed By: Joss Whedon
Air date: 5 October 1999
Big Bad: Kathy/Sunday
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Guest stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Marc Blucas as Riley | Dagney Kerr as Kathy | Pedro Balmaceda as Eddie | Katherine Towne as Sunday | Lindsay Crouse as Maggie Walsh | Mike Rasd as Rookie | Shannon Hilary as Dav | Mace Lombard as Tom | Robert Catrini as Prof. Riegert | Scott Rinker as R.A. | Phina Oruche as Olivia | Denice J. Sealy as Student Volunteer | Evie Peck as Angry Girl |
Summary: Moving on – trying to adjust to the rigors of college life proves to be harder than Buffy imagined. She moves into a dorm, must contend with a less-than-stable roommate and the complexities of dating college men.
4.2 Living Conditions
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Written By: Marti Noxon
Directed By: David Grossman
Air date: 12 October 1999
Big Bad: Kathy
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Guest stars: Dagney Kerr as Kathy | Adam Kaufman as Parker | Clayton Barber as Demon #1 | Walt Borchert as Demon #2 | Roger Morrisey as Taparrich | David Tuchman as Freshman | Page Moss as Veruka
Summary: Attack of the killer room mate – Dorm life proves to be quite an adjustment for Buffy when her roomate drivers her crazy with her idiosyncrasies.
4.3 The Harsh Light of Day
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Written By: Jane Espenson
Directed By: James A. Contner
Air date: 19 October 1999
Big Bad: Spike
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Guest stars: Emma Caulfield as Anya | Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall | Adam Kaufmen as Parker | James Marsters as Spike | Jason Hall as Devon | Melik as Brian
Summary: James Marsters returns as Spike – The underworld version of Sid Vicious, Spike, returns to Sunnydale in search of the vampire version of the Holy Grail, and it’s up to Buffy to stop him.
4.4 Fear, Itself
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Written By: David Fury
Directed By: Tucker Gates
Air date: 26 October 1999
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Guest stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce | Marc Blucas as Riley | Emma Caulfield as Anya | Adam Kaufman as Parker | Lindsay Crouse as Maggie Walsh | Marc Rose as Josh | Sulo Williams as Chaz | Aldis Hodge as Masked Teen | Walter Emanuel Jones as Edward | Adam Bitterman as Gachnar | Michele Nordin as Rachel | Adam Grimes as Lobster Boy | Darris Love as Hallmate | Larissa Reynolds as Present Girl
Summary: House of horrors – Buffy reluctantly agrees to join Willow, Oz and Xander at a Halloween party where they stumble into a real-life house of horrors masquerading as an innocuous fraternity
4.5 Beer Bad
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Written By: Tracey Forbes
Directed By: David Solomon
Air date: 2 November 1999
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Guest stars: Marc Blucas as Riley | Adam Kaufman as Parker | Paige Moss as Veruka | Eric Matheny as Colm | Stephen M. Porter as Jack | Lindsay Crouse as Maggie Walsh | Kal Penn as Hunt | Jake Phillips as Kip | Bryan Cupprill as Roy | Lisa Johnson as Paula
Summary: Another ale for my friend – When Buffy is befriended by a group of upperclassmen who convince her to drown her sorrows with them, bartender Xander becomes suspicious when Buffy and her new friends return to their primordial roots.
4.6 Wild at Heart
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Written By: Marti Noxon
Directed By: David Grossman
Air date: 9 November 1999
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Guest stars: Marc Blucas as Riley Finn | Paige Moss as Veruca | James Marsters as Spike | Lindsay Crouse as Maggie Walsh
Summary: Honey, it’s a full moon – Buffy does her best to console Willow when Oz is undeniably drawn to another woman, Veruca. Even after it is discovered that his attraction stems from the fact that she is also a werewolf, his powerful primitive instincts may be too innate to ignore.
4.7 The Initiative
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Written By: Douglas Petrie
Directed By: James A. Contner
Air date: 16 November 1999
Big Bad: Spike
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Guest stars: Marc Blucas as Riley Finn | Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall | Adam Kaufman as Parker | Bailey Chase as Graham | Leonard Roberts as Forrest | Lindsay Crouse as Maggie Walsh
Summary: The truth is done there – Unbeknownst to Buffy and the gang, Spike is captured by a commando squad for The Initiative, a mysterious underground laboratory beneath the streets of U.C. Sunydale.
4.8 Pangs
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Written By: Jane Espenson
Directed By: Michael Lange
Air date: 23 November 1999
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Guest stars: Marc Blucas as Riley Finn | Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall | Emma Caulfield as Anya | Bailey Chase as Graham | Leonard Roberts as Forrest | Tod Thawley as Hus | David Boreanaz as Angel | Margaret Easley as Curator | William Vogt as Jamie | Mark Amkeny as Dean Guerrero
Summary: A dramatic Buffy/Angel two-hour event – Angel lurks in the shadows of Sunnydale trying to protect her and keep her safe, while her perfect Thanksgiving feast is disrupted by an army of Chumash Indians, the original inhabitants of Sunnydale, whose spirits have come alive to recreate the wrongs that were done to their people.
4.9 Something Blue
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Written By: Tracey Forbes
Directed By: Niock Marck
Air date: 30 November 1999
Big Bad: Willow
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Guest stars: Marc Blucas as Riley Finn | Emma Caulfield as Anya | Elizabeth Anne Allen as Any Madison | Andy Umberger as D’Hoffryn
Summary: Something old, something new – Buffy has fallen in love with Spike and plans to marry him, Giles is going blind and Xander even more of a demon magnet.
4.10 Hush
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Written By: Joss Whedon
Directed By: Joss Whedon
Air date: 14 December 1999
Big Bad: The Gentlemen
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Guest stars: Marc Blucas as Riley Finn | Emma Caulfield as Anya | Leonard Roberts as Forrest | Phina Oruche as Olivia | Amber Benson as Tara McClay | Brooke Bloom as Nicole | Jessica Townsend as Cheryl | Lindsay Crouse as Maggie Walsh | Doug Jones as Gentleman | Camden Toy as Gentleman | Don. W Lewis as Gentleman | Charlie Brumbly as Gentleman | Carlos Amezcua as Newscaster | Elizabeth Truax as Little Girl | Wayne Sable as Freshman
Summary: Silent night – A silence falls over Sunnydale when otherworldly beings come to town and steal the power of speech from all the residents.
4.11 Doomed
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Written By: Marti Noxon | David Fury | Jane Espenson
Directed By: James A. Contner
Air date: 18 January 2000
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Guest stars: Leonard Roberts as Forrest | Bailey Chase as Graham | Ethan Erickson as Percy | Anastasia Horne as Laurie | Anthony Anselmi as Partier
Summary: Walk down memory lane – the reopening of the Sunnydale Hellmouth sends Buffy and the gang back to highs chool to prevent impending apocalypse.
3.12 Helpless
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Written By: David Fury
Directed By: James A Contner
Air date: 19 January 1999
Big Bad: The Watcher’s Council | Zachary Kralik
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Guest stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Jeff Kober as Zachary Kralik | Harris Yulin as Quentin Travers | Dominic Keating as Blair | David Haydn-Jones as Hobson |
Summary: As Buffy’s 18th birthday approaches, she begins losing her powers. When she finds out from Giles that it is a test that she must pass at this age, she feels betrayed by him. As she struggles to regain her powers, Giles is fired for not being an impartial Watcher.
3.13 The Zeppo
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Written By: Dan Vebber
Directed By: James Whitmore Jr.
Air date: 26 January 1999
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Guest stars: Saverio Guerra as Willy | Channon Roe as Jack | Michael Cudlitz as Bob | Eliza Dushku as Faih Lehanne | Darrin Heames as Parker | Scott Torrence as Dickie | Whitney Dylan as Lysette | Vaugn Armstrong as Cop
Summary: Is Xander losing his cool? When a series of incidents lead Cordelia to remark that he is useless compared to his friends, who are slayers and werewolves, Xander sets out to prove her wrong. But joining a gang and fooling around with Faith might get him in more trouble than ever.
3.14 Bad Girls
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Written By: Douglas Petrie
Directed By: Michael Lange
Air date: 9 February 1999
Big Bad: Balthazaar
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Guest stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce | Harry Groener as Mayor Wilkins | K. Todd Freeman as Mr. Trick | Jack Plotnick as Deputy Mayor | Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce | Christian Clemenson as Balthazaar | Eliza Dushku as Faith Lehanne
Summary: Mr Trick brings the swords of El Eliminati vampires to Mayor Wilkins, who doesn’t want anything to get in the way of the upcoming “dedication”. But Buffy and Faith are determined to eliminate the Eliminati, and nothing will stop them.
3.15 Consequences
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Written By: Marti Noxon
Directed By: Michael Gershman
Air date: 16 February 1999
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Guest stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Harry Groener as Mayor Wilkins | K. Todd Freeman as Mr. Trick | Jack Plotnick as Deputy Mayor | Alexus Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce | James G. MacDonald as Detective Stein | Eliza Dushku as Faith Lehanne.
Summary: Even though Giles thinks it’s a waste of time, new Watcher Wesley orders Faith and Buffy to investigate the murder of Finch. With everyone, including the police questioning them, Buffy and Faith soon find themselves arguing over whether to tell the truth about their involvement.
3.16 Doppelgangland
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Written By: Joss Whedon
Directed By: Joss Whedon
Air date: 23 February 1999
Big Bad: Vampire Willow
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Guest stars: Harry Groener as Mayor Wilkins | Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wynda,-Pryce | Emma Caulfield as Anya | Ethan Erickson as Percy | Eliza Dushku as Faith | Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder.
Summary: Doomed to live life as a mortal since her amulet was destroyed by Buffy and the gang, Anya begs with a demon to get her powers back, when she approaches Willow for help, Willow agrees, hoping to shred her reputation as “old reliable”.
3.17 Enemies
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Written By: Douglas Petrie
Directed By: David Grossman
Air date: 16 March 1999
Big Bad: The Mayor/Faith
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Guest stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Harry Groener as Mayor Wilkins | Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce | Michael Manasseri as Skylar | Gary Bullock as Sorcerer | Eliza Dushsku as Faith Lehane
Summary: A demon offers to sell Buffy and Faith the books of Ascension but Faith, acting on behalf of The Mayor, and defying Buffy, kills the demon and steals the books. When Angel refuses to help Faith, The Mayor enlists a shrouded demon to rob Angel of his soul.
3.18 Earshot
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Written By: Jane Espenson
Directed By: Regis Kimble
Air date: 21 September 1999
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Guest stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce | Ethan Erikson as Percy | Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson
Summary: After a vicious fight with a couple of demons, glowing demon ooze seeps into Buffy’s skin. At first she is not please to learn what happened… until she starts to have fun with her new found powers.
3.19 Choices
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Written By: David Fury
Directed By: James A. Contner
Air date: 4 May 1999
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Guest stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Harry Groener as Mayor Wilkins | Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce | Eliza Duskhu as Faith Lehane | Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder
Summary: Even though Buffy’s been accepted to Northwestern University, it is obvious to everyone but her and her mother that she cannot leave Sunnydale. When Wesley tells her she can’t leave, Buffy decides to launch an immediate offensive against The Mayor, instead of waiting for the ascension.
3.20 The Prom
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Written By: Marti Noxon
Directed By: David Solomon
Air date: 11 May 1999
Big Bad: Tucker Wells
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Guest stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce | Brad Kane as Tucker | Emma Caulfield as Anya
Summary: The only thing more worrisome than finding a date for the dance is whether or not the students are safe from the hell hounds, who have been unleashed by a kid in Oz’s chemistry lab. Even though Angel breaks up with Buffy, he shows up at the prom to share her big night with her.
3.21 Graduation Day Part 1
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Written By: Joss Whedon
Directed By: Joss Whedon
Air date: 18 May 1999
Big Bad: The Mayor
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Guest stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Harry Groener as Mayor Wilkins | Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndham-Pryce | Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall | Ethan Erickson as Percy West | Emma Caulfield as Anya | Eliza Dushku as Faith Lehane | Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder | James Lurie as Mr. Miller | Hal Robinsin as Lester Worth | Adrian Neil as Vamp Lackey #1 | John Rosenfield as Vamp Lackey #2
Summary: As the gang prepares for graduation they continue to search for a way to stop the Mayor’s ascension. As they dig for answers, Angel gets shot by Faith with a poison arrow, and the only cure for him is draining Faith’s blood, which would kill her.
3.22 Graduation Day Part 2
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Written By: Joss Whedon
Directed By: Joss Whedon
Air date: 24 May 1998
Big Bad: The Mayor
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Guest stars: Harry Groener as Mayor Wilkins | Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce | Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson | Larry Bagby as Larry Blaisdell | Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall | Ethan Erickson as Percy West | Eliza Dushku as Faith Lehane | Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder | Paulo Andrés as Dr. Powell | Susan Chuang as Nurse | Thomas Bellin as Dr. Gold | Samuel Bliss Cooper as Vamp Lackey
Summary: When the Mayor finds out about Faith, he sends his henchmen after Buffy, who runs to Angel and offers him some of her own blood to save him. Then Buffy, armed with Faith’s knife, joins the rest of the students for graduation, which turns into a ceremony that no one will ever forget.
