Giles reads about an ancient prophecy which states that Buffy will face the Master and die, thus setting him free from his underground prison. Buffy finds out about this by overhearing a secret conversation between Angel and Giles, and reacts by deciding to abandon her slayer duties. However as more signs of the end of the world keep appearing, Buffy realizes that she must face the Master.

original airdate--June 2,1997                     rating--2.8 million

songs--Theme song--buffy the vampire slayer by Nerf Herder

1. "I Fall To Pieces" by Patsy Cline
2. "Inconsolable" by Jonatha Brooke
3. "Buffy Main Theme" by Nerf Herder
4. "original score" by Walter Murphy

Body Count:

• An unidentified vampire, dusted by Buffy Summers at a cemetery
• Kevin Benedict, killed by vampires in the audiovisual room of Sunnydale High
• Four unidentified students of the Audiovisual Club, two boys and two girls, also killed by vampires at the AV room
• Buffy, left to drown by the Master at the Order of Aurelius' lair
• The Master, impaled to a broken piece of wood after being thrown by Buffy to the floor of the Sunnydale High library