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.
4.12 A New Man
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Written By: Jane Espenson
Directed By: Michael Gershman
Air date: 25 January 2000
Big Bad: Ethan Rayne
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Guest stars: Robin Sachs as Ethan Rayne | Amber Benson as Tara Maclay | Emma Caulfield as Anya | Lindsay Crouse as Maggie Walsh
Summary: Buffy and Rile explore the extent of each other’s powers as they become more romantically entwined. Giles is transformed into a demon and mistakenly hunted down by an unknowing Buffy.
4.13 The I in Team
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Written By: David Fury
Directed By: James A. Contner
Air date: 8 February 2000
Big Bad: Maggie Walsh
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Guest stars: Amber Benson as Tara Maclay | George Hertzberg as Adam | Leonard Roberts as Forrest | Bailey Chase as Graham | Jack Stehlin as Dr. Angleman | Emma Caulfield as Anya | Lindsay Crouse as Maggie Walsh
Summary: Friend or for – Buffy’s friends become hurt and concerned when her involvement with Riley and the Initiative becomes more intense.
4.14 Goodbye Iowa
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Written By: Marti Noxon
Directed By: David Soloman
Air date: 15 February 2000
Big Bad: Adam
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Guest stars: Amber Benson as Tara Maclay | George Hertzberg as Adam | Leonard Roberts as Forrest | Bailey Chase as Graham | Jack Stehlin as Dr. Angleman | JB Gaynor as Little Boy | Saverio Guerra as Willy | Emma Caulfield as Anya
Summary: Buffy and Riley’s relationship is put to the test when she investigates Professor Walsh’s death and comes up against the Initiative’s secret weapon
4.15 This Year’s Girl
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Written By: Douglas Petrie
Directed By: Michael Gershman
Air date: 22 February 2000
Big Bad: Faith Lehane
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Guest stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Amber Benson as Tara Maclay | Leonard Roberts as Forrest | Bailey Chase as Graham | Chet Grisson as Detective | Alastair Duncan as Collins | Harry Groener as Mayor Wilkins | Eliza Dushku as Faith Lehane | Jeff Rickers as Weatherby
Summary: Buffy is preoccupied with catching the creature that attacked Riley, but her problems are just beginning when she learns that Faith has awakened from her coma and has gone seeking revenge to the only home in which Faith remembers Buffy living.
4.16 Who Are You
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Written By: Joss Whedon
Directed By: Joss Whedon
Air date: 29 February 2000
Big Bad: Faith
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Guest stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Amber Benson as Tara Maclay | Leonard Roberts as Forrest | Bailey Chase as Graham | George Hertzberg as Adam | Chet Grisson as Detective | Alastair Duncan as Collins | Emma Caulfield as Anya | Eliza Dushku as Faith Lehane | Rick Stear as Boone | Jeff Rickets as Weatherby
Summary: Buffy battles to escape the clutches of the Watcher’s Council special operations team who plan to send her to England, while Faith continues to wreak havoc in the lives of Buffy’s family and friends.
4.17 Superstar
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Written By: Jane Espenson
Directed By: David Grossman
Air date: 4 April 2000
Big Bad: Jonathan
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Guest stars: Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson | Amber Benson as Tara Maclay | Bailey Chase as Graham | Robert Patrick Benedict as Jape | John Saint Ryan as Colonel Haviland | George Hertzberg as Adam | Emma Caulfield as Anya
Summary: Buffy uncovers why the whole town thinks that former high school new, Jonathan, is Sunnydale’s newest version of a superhero,
4.18 Where the Wild Things Are
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Written By: Tracey Forbes
Directed By: David Solomon
Air date: 25 April 2000
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Guest stars: Amber Benson as Tara Maclay | Leonard Roberts as Forrest | Bailey Chase as Graham | Kathryn Joosten as Mrs Holt | Emma Caulfield as Anya | Casey McCarthy as Julie | Neil Daly as Mason | Jeff Wilson as Evan | Bryan Cupprill as Roy
Summary: Buffy and Riley unleash a powerful supernatural force that awakens during a fraternity party and causes everyone’s hormones to kick into overdrive.
4.19 New Moon Rising
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Written By: Marti Noxon
Directed By: James A. Contner
Air date: 2 May 2000
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Guest stars: Amber Benson as Tara Maclay | Leonard Roberts as Forrest | Bailey Chase as Graham | Robert Patrick Benedict as Jape | Connor O’Farrell as Colonel McNamara | George Hertzberg as Adam | Emma Caulfield as Anya | Seth Green as Oz
Summary: Oz returns to Sunnydale claiming he still loves and Willow and has his full moon frolics under control. Willow tells Buffy about her new relationship with Tara.
4.20 The Yoko Factor
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Written By: Doug Petrie
Directed By: David Grossman
Air date: 9 May 2000
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Guest stars: Amber Benson as Tara Maclay | Leonard Roberts as Forrest | Connor O’Farrell as Colonel McNamara | George Hertzberg as Adam | Emma Caulfield as Anya | David Boreanaz as Angel
Summary: Showdown for Buffy’s heart – Buffy is even more certain of her love for Riley when Angel’s surprise visit to Sunnydale brings Riley and Angel to blows.
4.21 Primeval
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Written By: David Fury
Directed By: James A. Contner
Air date: 16 May 2000
Big Bad: Adam
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Guest stars: Leonard Roberts as Forrest | Amber Benson as Tara Maclay | Bailey Chase as Graham | Jack Stehlin as Dr. Angleman | Conor O’Farrell as Colonel MacNamara | George Hertzberg as Adam | Emma Caulfield as Anya | Lindsay Crouse as Maggie Walsh
Summary: Buffy’s estrangement from her friends and Giles threatens to keep the group from stopping Adam’s plan to design a master race of human/demon hybrids.
4.22 Restless
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Written By: Joss Whedon
Directed By: Joss Whedon
Air date: 23 May 2000
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Guest stars: Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers | Amber Benson as Tara Maclay | Mercedes McNab as Harmony | David Wells as Cheese Man | Michael Harney as Mr Harris | George Hertzberg as Adam | Emma Caulfield as Anya | Seth Green as Oz | Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder | Sharon Ferguson as Primitive | Phina Oruche as Olivia
Summary: A primal animal force stalks Buffy, Willlow, Xander and Giles in their nightmares as they each come face to face with their worst fears.
