Lets start with Faith. Here we see Faith fully embrace a dark path. In "Consequences" as Buffy struggles with what happened Faith blows it off. As far as she is concerned she is a slayer, and she doesn't have to answer to the laws of men. Accidents happen, but they don't matter. Buffy, meanwhile, struggles with not only a manslaughter she didn't commit but also with Faith's lack of concern. Buffy's struggle prompts Faith to throw her under the bus and turn her in for the deputy mayor's death. Things go from bad to worse as Faith tries to kill Xander and is stopped by Angel, and then is abducted by Wesley and the Watchers Council. In the end Buffy is able to get through to Faith and Faith saves Buffy's life instead of running. But she then turns to the Mayor for a job. For a few episodes she works for the Mayor, doubling as one of the good guys. She is even privy to the Mayor ordering a hit on Willow and while the news upsets her she doesn't try to stop it. She murders a demon to steal the Books of Ascension for the Mayor and also tries to seduce Angel in the hopes of releasing Angelus. This is what finally reveals Faith as the enemy to Buffy and her friends. I have to say, though, as Faith was running around playing everyone there was a hint of truth to her cries for help. Even though she did nothing to stop the hit on Willow and tried to seduce Buffy's boyfriend she still clearly cares for Buffy. She saved her from Mr Trick when she didn't have to - no one would have known the truth. And when she and Buffy got into a fight at the end of "Enemies," Faith couldn't bring herself to kill Buffy. I feel that as much as she has accepted her path there is a part of her that wishes she could go back - but an ever larger part of herself is determined to stay the course, no matter the price.
Angel's deception with Faith put a bit of a damper in his and Buffy's relationship for a bit with Buffy questioning how much Angel enjoyed his time with Faith - especially since the two of them have so much in common. However, after some awkwardness that lasted a couple of episodes they resolved their problems and Angel assured Buffy that she is the only woman he has ever loved.
Cordelia and Wesley continue their awkward and cringe-worthy non-romance. If Cordelia had her way age would just be a number. Thankfully Wesley at least realizes he can't have a relationship with Cordelia no matter how much he wants one. And her interest in helping the group once again seems largely to be motivated by a desire to be near Wesley - but she does help.
Xander struggles with the loss of Cordelia by both moping over her and pretending her doesn't care about her. He seems to both want to be with her and want to be over her. However, as much as I like Xander he is a bit of jerk and Cordelia deserves better then him.
Hopefully I didn't leave anything out! It has been so long between episodes. I did go back and read a few of my posts, but really that will only remind me of so much.
My favorite episode was definitely "Doppelgangland." Watching Willow pretend to be evil was so cute. And watching evil Willow interact with good Willow was interesting. You almost feel bad for evil Willow when she returns to her world just to be staked. And while Anya is not my most favorite character watching her struggle to be human is always fun.
So, the four episodes:
Consequences - Season 3, Episode 15
Synopsis - Buffy and Faith deal with the aftermath of Faith killing the deputy mayor. Things get worse when Faith turns Buffy in to Giles for the crime and Wesley has Faith arrested.
Doppelgangland - Season 3, Episode 16
Synopsis - Anya tries to get Willow to help her get her necklace back, only instead of the necklace Willow's vampire doppelganger shows up. Meanwhile the Mayor calls a hit on Willow.
Enemies - Season 3, Episode 17
Synopsis - Faith tries to seduce Angel so she and the Mayor can bring back Angelus. When that doesn't work the Mayor calls someone in to do the job. Meanwhile there is a demon with the Books of Ascension and the Mayor puts Faith on the job while Wesley puts Buffy and Faith on it.
Earshot - Season 3, Episode 18
Synopsis - After killing a demon Buffy gets the ability to hear everyone's thoughts, leading her to find a killer in her school.
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