Protagonists: Buffy, Willow, Spike, Dawn, Jonathan, Joyce (Spirit)
Major Antagonists: Andrew, The First Evil
FEATURED MONSTERS: Slayer, Witch, Vampire, Cosmic Entity, Human, Spirit (Human), Spirit (Other)
Over Plot: The First Evil makes itself known and tries to open the Hellmouth
Major Character Deaths: Jonathan
Minor Deaths: Spike kills a woman
Notes: Now it isn’t exactly clear whether Dawn’s encounter is for sure Joyce, but The First can’t affect the physical world, so it seems likely. Dawn exorcises the Spirit. Andrew kills Jonathan. Buffy stakes the vampire she was talking to in the cemetery.
Episode Bystander Kill Count: 1 human
Killed/Destroyed/Banished Count: 1 Spirit (Other), 1 Vampire