Well, as planned, I recorded Buffy the other day. I made sure to record an episode from UPN so that I'd get the current season (as opposed to syndication).
I recall that the episode was “After Life”. And, near as I could tell, Buffy had been buried in a cemetary, cast to hell, but then somehow she returned to Earth. And, she then gets back with her regular pals. It's been 147 days since she left, so she's a bit out of it and she doesn't talk much. Err, and some demon “hitchhiked” with Buffy when she returned from hell. So, there’s this bad-CG demon running around the place, and through walls and such.
Confused? Yeah, so was I. I felt like I needed a Buffy-HOWTO. I made it through 37 minutes of the episode, but couldn’t get much further. But, I haven't given up on the series yet. Maybe it was a “bad episode for Buffy-beginners” or something. So, if someone can recommend a good starter-episode to look out for, I’m all ears.