EPISODEHHomecoming1998
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Homecoming
A 60-minute fantasy episode from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 3, Episode 5.
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Series Progress: Episode 51 of 14336% Completed
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It's Homecoming at Sunnydale High and Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter) is determined to be crowned Homecoming Queen. As Angel (David Boreanaz) is still chained up in his mansion, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) accepts Scott's (Fab Filippo) invitation to the dance. Cordelia's self-involved behavior over her Homecoming campaign irks Buffy into running herself. Meanwhile, Xander (Nicholas Brendon) and Willow (Alyson Hannigan) share more than their prospective outfits for the dance. Elsewhere, Mr. Trick (K. Todd Freeman) invites a motley band of psychotics and vampires back to Sunnydale for their own slayer killing festivities. Hoping to give Cordelia and Buffy a chance to mend their friendship, Xander arranges for the limo driver to pick up the feuding pair separately. This works fine, except that the limo driver is German psycho killer Hans Gruenshtahler (Joseph Daube), one of Mr. Trick's guests. Mayor Richard Wilkins III (Harry Groener) is also introduced in this episode, and his demonic intentions established.
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FAQ
How long is Homecoming?
Homecoming runs for 1h for this episode.
What language is it available in?
The primary language listed for this title is English.
What kind of episode is this?
It is tagged under fantasy, cult classic, drama.
How big is the series commitment?
This series currently shows 143 episodes across 7 seasons.
Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 143 hours 0 minutes (143 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Epic Binge A massive saga. Set aside dedicated weekends for this run.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 143 days
3 episodes/day: 48 days
5 episodes/day: 29 days
Episodes (143)
- S01E01 - Welcome to the Hellmouth
- S01E10 - Nightmares
- S01E11 - Out of Mind, Out of Sight
- S01E12 - Prophecy Girl
- S01E02 - The Harvest
- S01E03 - The Witch
- S01E04 - Teacher's Pet
- S01E05 - Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
- S01E06 - The Pack
- S01E07 - Angel
- S01E08 - I Robot...You Jane
- S01E09 - The Puppet Show
- S02E01 - When She Was Bad
- S02E11 - Ted
- S02E12 - Bad Eggs
- S02E13 - Surprise
- S02E14 - Innocence
- S02E15 - Phases
- S02E16 - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
- S02E17 - Passion
- S02E18 - Killed by Death
- S02E19 - I Only Have Eyes for You
- S02E02 - Some Assembly Required
- S02E20 - Go Fish
- S02E21 - Becoming, Part 1
- S02E22 - Becoming, Part 2
- S02E03 - School Hard
- S02E04 - Inca Mummy Girl
- S02E05 - Reptile Boy
- S02E06 - Halloween
- S02E07 - Lie to Me
- S02E08 - The Dark Age
- S02E09 - What's My Line?
- S03E01 - Anne
- S03E10 - Amends
- S03E11 - Gingerbread
- S03E12 - Helpless
- S03E13 - The Zeppo
- S03E14 - Bad Girls
- S03E15 - Consequences
- S03E16 - Doppelgangland
- S03E17 - Enemies
- S03E18 - Earshot
- S03E19 - Choices
- S03E02 - Dead Man's Party
- S03E20 - The Prom
- S03E21 - Graduation Day, Part 1
- S03E22 - Graduation Day, Part 2
- S03E03 - Faith, Hope & Trick
- S03E04 - Beauty and the Beasts
- S03E05 - Homecoming Viewing
- S03E06 - Band Candy
- S03E07 - Revelations
- S03E08 - Lovers Walk
- S03E09 - The Wish
- S04E01 - The Freshman
- S04E10 - Hush
- S04E11 - Doomed
- S04E12 - A New Man
- S04E13 - The 'I' in Team
- S04E14 - Goodbye Iowa
- S04E15 - This Year's Girl
- S04E16 - Who Are You?
- S04E17 - Superstar
- S04E18 - Where the Wild Things Are
- S04E19 - New Moon Rising
- S04E02 - Living Conditions
- S04E20 - The Yoko Factor
- S04E21 - Primeval
- S04E22 - Restless
- S04E03 - The Harsh Light of Day
- S04E04 - Fear, Itself
- S04E05 - Beer Bad
- S04E06 - Wild at Heart
- S04E07 - The Initiative
- S04E08 - Pangs
- S04E09 - Something Blue
- S05E01 - Buffy vs. Dracula
- S05E10 - Into the Woods
- S05E11 - Triangle
- S05E12 - Checkpoint
- S05E13 - Blood Ties
- S05E14 - Crush
- S05E15 - I Was Made to Love You
- S05E16 - The Body
- S05E17 - Forever
- S05E18 - Intervention
- S05E19 - Tough Love
- S05E02 - Real Me
- S05E20 - Spiral
- S05E21 - The Weight of the World
- S05E22 - The Gift
- S05E03 - The Replacement
- S05E04 - Out of My Mind
- S05E05 - No Place Like Home
- S05E06 - Family
- S05E07 - Fool for Love
- S05E08 - Shadow
- S05E09 - Listening to Fear
- S06E01 - Bargaining, Part 1
- S06E10 - Wrecked
- S06E11 - Gone
- S06E12 - Doublemeat Palace
- S06E13 - Dead Things
- S06E14 - Older and Far Away
- S06E15 - As You Were
- S06E16 - Hell's Bells
- S06E17 - Normal Again
- S06E18 - Entropy
- S06E19 - Seeing Red
- S06E02 - Bargaining, Part 2
- S06E20 - Villains
- S06E21 - Two to Go
- S06E22 - Grave
- S06E03 - After Life
- S06E04 - Flooded
- S06E05 - Life Serial
- S06E06 - All the Way
- S06E07 - Once More, with Feeling
- S06E08 - Tabula Rasa
- S06E09 - Smashed
- S07E01 - Lessons
- S07E10 - Bring On the Night
- S07E11 - Showtime
- S07E12 - Potential
- S07E13 - The Killer in Me
- S07E14 - First Date
- S07E15 - Get It Done
- S07E16 - Storyteller
- S07E17 - Lies My Parents Told Me
- S07E18 - Dirty Girls
- S07E19 - Empty Places
- S07E02 - Beneath You
- S07E20 - Touched
- S07E21 - End of Days
- S07E22 - Chosen
- S07E03 - Same Time, Same Place
- S07E04 - Help
- S07E05 - Selfless
- S07E06 - Him
- S07E07 - Conversations with Dead People
- S07E08 - Sleeper
- S07E09 - Never Leave Me
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