Season Seven Episode Guide

701 - Lessons
Buffy battles the ghosts of Sunnydale High's past as the school has a new crop of students, which includes Dawn. Buffy can't resist a chance to tour the facility, but her curiosity soon turns to dread when spirits from the old school materialize to harass her. Also, Giles consoles a guilt-ridden Willow.
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702 - Beneath You
Xander introduces Buffy to a woman whose dog was eaten by an annelid. Suspecting demon activity, Buffy volunteers to find the creature, and Spike, who's being tormented by an unknown force, shows up to offer his assistance. Willow, meanwhile, prepares to return home.
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703 - Same Time, Same Place
Buffy, Xander and Dawn are unable to find Willow, whose return to Sunnydale is marred by a demon who relishes the skin of his victims.
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704 - Help
Novice counselor Buffy gropes for words of wisdom for Sunnydale High students, but is left speechless by Cassie, a teen who calmly predicts her own death. Meanwhile, Anya struggles with being a vengeance demon.
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705 - Selfless
A wish granted by Anya has devastating consequences in this alternately witty and wrenching tale. Anya's breakup with Xander has driven her to return to her demon ways with, well, a vengeance. But that changes after she takes a humiliated coed's desire too literally.
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706 - Him
Lovestruck Dawn pushes to have a charismatic jock made quarterback on Sunnydale High's football team ansd develops an unhealthy obsession. Buffy tries to intervene with comically disastrous results. Xander and Spike become reluctant roommates.
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707 - Conversations With Dead People
While out on patrol, Buffy squares off with a former classmate and current vampire, who goads her into revealing her insecurities. Back at home, Dawn is thrown into a panic when an invisible force trashes the Summers' house and deposits the corpse of her mother on the sofa.
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708 - Sleeper
As Dawn and Willow recover from their chaotic night at the Summers house, Buffy probes a series of grisly murders that may be the work of Spike. Fearful that he may be killing, the gang's investigation into his behavior climaxes in a confrontation between him and Buffy.
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709 - Never Leave Me
Spike is held captive in the Summers home while the Scoobies ponder their options in the aftermath of his murder spree; a squeamish Andrew tries to master killing; Buffy contacts the Watchers' Council for advice.
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710 - Bring On The Night
As the Scoobies research the orgins of the First to find a way to rescue Spike, Giles arrives with reinforcements---three apprentice Slayers. Buffy is rattled when her mother offers advice in her dreams.
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711 - Show Time
More potential slayers arrive in Sunnydale and the Ubervamp becomes more of a worry for Buffy as he will be coming after the young slayer-wannabes at the bidding of the First Evil. Anya and Giles visit an oracle who they hope will provide them with information on the First.
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712 - Potential
Buffy and Spike establish a boot camp to prepare the potential slayers for combat with the First, while a spell from Willow reveals another potential living in Sunnydale.
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713 - The Killer In Me
When Willow starts to give in to feelings for Kennedy, her conscience causes her to turn into Warren. The gang gets clues that Giles may be The First and Buffy helps Spike with his malfunctioning chip.
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714 - First Date
Buffy and Principal Wood’s dinner date becomes a harrowing operation to save Xander from a catastrophic date with a beautiful but enigmatic woman. Meanwhile, Giles and Spike continue to hone the training of the Slayer wannabes.
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715 - Get It Done
Desperate for a way to curtail the First, Buffy embarks on a perilous quest for knowledge while the Summers home, densely packed with Slayer wannabes, suffers a surprising, grievous loss which ratchets up the gang’s attempt to rout the growing forces of evil.
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716 - Storyteller
Andrew irritates the Scoobies by filming their activities for a documentary on Buffy as Sunnydale High is rocked by a sudden outbreak of student violence. Xander and Anya reconsider their relationship.

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717 - Lies My Parents Told Me
Giles returns with a device that he hopes will find and deactivate the trigger in Spike’s subconscious that The First is using to make him "vamp" out which causes the vampire to relive the day his soul was taken away
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718 - Dirty Girls
Willow brings Faith back to Sunnydale, just in time for the arrival of Caleb, a misogynist preacher who has aligned himself with the First. Caleb sends a message to Buffy in the form of an almost dead potential slayer, claiming to have something of Buffy's, prompting her to prepare her army of girls for an attack.
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719 - Empty Places
Buffy and the gang attempt to recover from the results of their attack on Caleb. Faith takes the potentials out for a night at the Bronze, Giles and Willow hunt down info on Caleb that sends Spike and Andrew on a road trip. And Buffy has another meeting with Caleb that leads her to want to make another attack.
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720 - Touched
Faith claims leadership as Buffy wanders the now deserted Sunnydale in search of a place to stay. Spike and Andrew return from their trip to the mission with news that Caleb may indeed have something of Buffy's. Faith and the others kidnap a Bringer and plan an attack on the Bringers arsenal.
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721 - End Of Days
As Buffy takes the scythe, the potentials and Faith suffer losses from the bomb trap left for them. Willow and Giles attempt to find more about the origins of the scythe. Andrew and Anya head to the now deserted hospital to pick up medical supplies, and Caleb merges with the First to refresh his source of power.
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722 - Chosen
After finishing off Caleb and sending Angel off with thanks for the a amulet he delivered, Buffy returns home to find Dawn back. Spike confronts Buffy on her kissing of Angel and after reconciling, she is visited by the First, whose taunts give Buffy an idea of how she can defeat the First.
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