Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Season Five

Season Five
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Season Premiere	September 26, 2000
Season Finale	May 22, 2001
Episode Count	22
Notable Episodes	5x07 - Fool for Love 5x16 - The Body 5x22 - The Gift
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Season Five of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the final season of the show that aired on The WB. In this season, the series faces major changes as new characters are introduced and old ones say their goodbyes. This season is a stark contrast to the fourth season, as the Big Bad is revealed right away, after criticisms of Adam's uselessness in the previous season. We see Buffy trying to figure out more about her role as a slayer, fighting to understand what it means to be a slayer and why she was presented with this huge burden in her life.

The theme that is explored throughout this whole season is family, including what actually constitutes a family, and who is able to be a part of one.

Episodes

#	#	Title			Airdate			Prod.
79	1	Buffy vs. Dracula			September 26, 2000			5ABB01
80	2	Real Me			October 3, 2000			5ABB02
81	3	The Replacement			October 10, 2000			5ABB03
82	4	Out of My Mind			October 17, 2000			5ABB04
83	5	No Place Like Home			October 24, 2000			5ABB05
84	6	Family			November 7, 2000			5ABB06
85	7	Fool for Love			November 14, 2000			5ABB07
86	8	Shadow			November 21, 2000			5ABB08
87	9	Listening to Fear			November 28, 2000			5ABB09
88	10	Into the Woods			December 19, 2000			5ABB10
89	11	Triangle			January 9, 2001			5ABB11
90	12	Checkpoint			January 23, 2001			5ABB12
91	13	Blood Ties			February 6, 2001			5ABB13
92	14	Crush			February 13, 2001			5ABB14
93	15	I Was Made to Love You			February 20, 2001			5ABB15
94	16	The Body			February 27, 2001			5ABB16
95	17	Forever			April 17, 2001			5ABB17
96	18	Intervention			April 24, 2001			5ABB18
97	19	Tough Love			May 1, 2001			5ABB19
98	20	Spiral			May 8, 2001			5ABB20
99	21	The Weight of the World			May 15, 2001			5ABB21
100	22	The Gift			May 22, 2001			5ABB22