Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 4
22 episodesFirst aired 5 October 1999
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...
E1The Freshman
7.7Oct 199945m
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.
E2Living Conditions
7.5Oct 199943m
Buffy finds herself at odds with her new roommate and is troubled by a series of disturbing dreams involving a soul-sucking demon.
E3The Harsh Light of Day
7.9Oct 199944m
As Buffy gets to know a charming student named Parker, Spike searches obsessively for a possibly-mythical treasure.
E4Fear, Itself
8.1Oct 199943m
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends find themselves trapped inside a haunted frat house complete with real bats, zombies, and a terrifying demon.
E5Beer Bad
6.7Nov 199944m
Xander finds employment as a bartender at a pub where some of Buffy's friends turn into terrifying Cro-Magnon creatures.
E6Wild at Heart
7.9Nov 199944m
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.
E7The Initiative
8.0Nov 199945m
Spike finds himself targeted by a group of commandos after he escapes from a military lab underneath the Sunnydale campus.
E8Pangs
7.9Nov 199945m
On Thanksgiving, Buffy encounters the spirit of a Native American warrior whose people were wiped out by settlers.
E9Something Blue
8.4Nov 199945m
One of Willow's spells causes her statements to become reality, with consequences both entertaining and life-threatening.
E10Hush
8.5Dec 199945m
When everyone in Sunnydale loses their voice, the Scooby Gang must silently solve the mystery of the monsters who stole their ability to speak.
E11Doomed
7.4Jan 200045m
While attempting to redefine her relationship with Riley, Buffy must also stop demons that are determined to reopen the Hellmouth.
E12A New Man
7.4Jan 200043m
Ethan Rayne returns to town and transforms Giles into a demon. Spike is the only one who can help.
E13The I in Team
6.7Feb 200043m
Buffy teams with Riley after she is allowed access to the Initiative; Spike is targeted by commandos.
E14Goodbye Iowa
6.5Feb 200043m
Tension erupts between Buffy and an ailing Riley as they pursue Professor Maggie Walsh's killer.
E15This Year's Girl (1)
7.5Feb 200043m
Faith awakens from her coma and seeks revenge against Buffy.
E16Who Are You? (2)
7.9Feb 200043m
Having switched bodies with Buffy, Faith enjoys freedom. Meanwhile, Buffy finds herself at the mercy of the Watcher's Council.
E17Superstar
6.3Apr 200043m
Buffy senses that something is amiss when Jonathan becomes a hero to everyone in Sunnydale.
E18Where the Wild Things Are
6.1Apr 200043m
Buffy and Riley's passionate lovemaking energizes supernatural elements inside a frat house.
E19New Moon Rising
7.5May 200043m
Oz's return to Sunnydale leads to his incarceration by the Initiative and complicates the relationship between Willow and Tara.
E20The Yoko Factor (1)
7.3May 200043m
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.
E21Primeval (2)
7.8May 200043m
Having gained control of Riley's mind, Adam sets in motion his plot to create an army of unstoppable soldiers and destroy the Initiative.
E22Restless
7.4May 200043m
Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles experience dreams in which they are pursued by a mysterious figure.
