TITLE RATING PLOT/MINI-REVIEW
Bargaining (Part 1 and 2)
W: Marti Noxon & David Fury
D: David Grossman
 		8.5 The sixth-season of Buffy open with the Scooby gang trying to hold down the fort in Sunnydale by fighting demons and using the Buffy-bot to make it appear as if Buffy is still alive and kicking. However, after the Buffy-bot is injured in battle a vampire spreads the word that the Slayer isn't what she used to be, bringing a group of demon bikers to Sunnydale. Meanwhile, Willow and the rest of the Scooby gang have a dangerous plot to bring Buffy back from the dead. A great start to Buffy's sixth season. 
After Life
W: Jane Espenson
D: David Soloman
 		10.0 The Scooby gang finds out that the spell they used to bring Buffy back had unintended consequences--a hitchhiking demon that is in search of a body. Meanwhile, the gang tries to figure out if they've brought back Buffy or just a shell of the former Slayer.
Flooded
W: Jane Espenson & Doug Petrie
D: Doug Petrie
 		8.0 When the basement floods due to leaky pipes, Buffy must accept the fact that she is a "grown up" now with "grown up" responsibilities--including the fact that she is broke. Meanwhile, Giles returns to turn to work with the newly revived Slayer, a M'Fashnik demon is hunting Buffy down and there just might be a new trio of super villains in town...
Life Serial
W: Doug Petrie & Jane Espenson
D: David Marck
 		9.0 After returning from her meeting with Angel, Buffy begins the task of getting re-assimilated to ordinary life. To do this she attends classes with Willow and Tara, works with Xander in construction and takes a job at the Magic Box. However, the three new super villains in town are testing the Slayer and her abilities.
All The Way
W: Stephen DeKnight
D: David Solomon
 		6.5 After a long day due to the Halloween sale at the Magic Box, Xander announces to the gang that he and Anya are engaged. The gang quickly throws a small celebration party, which gives Dawn a chance to slip out with some friends for some Halloween fun and pranks. However what Dawn doesn't know is her date is a vampire...
Once More With Feeling
W: Joss Whedon
D: Joss Whedon
 		10.0 People in Sunnydale suddenly find themselves bursting into song and musical numbers, that cause them to reveal their inner most feelings. Musical moments included Xander and Anya's concerns about their future, Buffy's feeling as though her life has no direction and the truth of where she was before she returned and a love song from Tara to Willow. The cause of all this--a demon that one of the Scooby gang summoned. And the downside to the singing--if one sings too long, they will spontaneously combust...
Tabula Rosa
W: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
D: David Grossman
 		7.0 Tara confronts Willow about the "forget" spell and makes Willow promise to go a week without using magic. Willow quickly breaks this vow by casting a spell to help Buffy forget she was in heaven and Tara to forget her anger and frustration with Willow. However, the spell backfires and the entire Scooby gang loses their memories, just as a demon loan shark shows up at the Magic Box to collect on Spike's outstanding debt.
Smashed
W: Drew Z. Greenberg
D: Turi Meyer
 		8.0 Willow seeks out a new friend to share her interest in magic and de-rats Amy, causing the Scooby gang to have some concern over Willow's growing use of magic and her power. Spike discover that his chip will now allow him to attack and fight Buffy. Meanwhile, the three super villains break into a museum, use a freeze gun on a security guard and make off with a large and valuable diamond.
Wrecked
W: Marti Noxon
D: David Solomon
 		8.0 Buffy and Spike must come to terms with their night together. Meanwhile, Amy takes Willow to a demon who feeds her need for magic, leading Willow to go back and put Dawn in harm's way.
Gone
W: David Fury
D: David Fury
 		7.0 After a disastrous visit by a social worker (looking into Dawn's decline in grades and school attendance), Buffy sets out to make some changes in her life--the first of which is getting a new haircut. However, before she can show off her new cut, Warren, Andrew and Jonathan accidentally zap her with their invisility ray. As the gang investigates what has happened and why, Xander and Anya discover they are in a race against time to make Buffy visible again before the ray causes her permanent damage and possibly kills her.
Doublemeat Palace
W: Jane Espenson
D: Nick Marck
 		5.5 Getting increasingly desperate for a source of income, Buffy takes a job at a fast food restaurant, the Doublemeat Palace. But the Slayer soon suspects there's something sinister about the secret ingredient used to enhance the flavor of the food. Meanwhile, Willow goes through severe magic withdrawals and an old vengeance demon friend of Anya's drops in for a visit.
Dead Things
W: Steven S. DeKnight
D: James A. Contner
 		7.5 Warren, Andrew and Jonathan build a device to make any girl their willing sex-slave and the first target is Warren's ex, Katrina. However, when the affects wear off, Warren accidentally kills Katrina as she tries to leave. The trio then decides to kill two birds with one stone by framing the Slayer for the murder. Meanwhile, Buffy continues to grow farther from the Scooby gang and be drawn more and more to Spike. Also, Buffy asks Tara to investigate why Spike can attack her and if she's been "brought back wrong."
Older and Far Away
W: Drew Z. Greenberg
D: Michael Grossman
 		8.0 Lonely Dawn feels like the odd-girl out when the Scooby Gang throws a party in honor of Buffy's birthday, leading to a fateful wish that leaves the Slayer and her friends in a fix.
As You Were
W: Doug Petrie
D: Doug Petrie
 		7.0 Riley returns to Sunnydale, seeking the Slayers help to track down a demon and a courier who wants to sell the demon's eggs to the highest bidder. Meanwhile, Xander and Anya's wedding guest begin to arrive in town...
Hell's Bells
W: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
D: David Soloman
 		8.5 Xander and Anya's wedding day arrives, along with friends and relatives who can't get along, hideous bridesmaid dresses and a mysterious stranger who offers Xander a glimpse of what his life might become should he go through with the wedding.
Normal Again
W: Diego Guiterrez
D: Rick Rosenthal
 		8.0 Buffy searches Sunnydale to find trace of the Nerd Herd and is attacked by a demon who injects her with a powerful chemical that creates a series of hallucinations for her--that she's really a patient in a mental hospital and the last six years have all been a product of her paranoid fantasies and delusions.
Entropy
W: Drew Z. Greenbergy
D: James A. Contner
 		9.0 Anya returns to town with her vengeance demon power restored, looking to exact her revenge on Xander. Buffy attempts to re-connect with Dawn in her desire to avoid Spike, who keeps threatening to tell everyone the exact nature of their relationship. Willow tries to re-establish her relationship with Tara over coffee. Meanwhile, Jonathan, Andrew and Warren continue to set their master plan in motion...
Seeing Red
W: Stephen S. DeKnight
D: Michael Gershman
 		10.0 Warren, Andrew and Jonathan's evil plot to take over Sunnydale intensifies as Warren acquires the Orbs of Nezza'khan which give him Slayer-like strength and practical invulnerability. Meanwhile, the fall-out of the Scooby gang's knowledge of the Spike/Buffy relationship continues with Xander angry and hurt and Willow shocked that Buffy didn't tell her before. Spike comes to Buffy to try to win her back, an effort that quickly takes a dark and serious turn....
Villains
W: Marti Noxon
D: David Solomon
 		9.0 After Willow's desperate attempts to resurrect Tara fail, she turns to the dark side of magic to seek vengeance on Warren for killing her lover. Meanwhile, Warren tries to find an ally in town to stop the Wiccan scorned. Buffy recovers from her assassination attempt and Spike tries to get back in touch with his inner demon...
Two To Go/Grave
W: Doug Petrie & David Fury
D: 
 		10.0 Buffy, Anya and Xander attempt to protect Andrew and Jonathan from Dark Willow's wrath and come up with a way to reach their friend before she kills again. Dawn persuades Clem to take her to Rack in an attempt to stop Willow. Spike is put to the test. And an old friend arrives in Sunnydale to try and stop Willow's walk on the dark side...