This year, with the horrors of high school a distant memory, Buffy, her best friend Willow, and Willow's unflappable boyfriend Oz embark on a new world of all things collegiate at the University of California at Sunnydale. With her former underworld love, Angel, out of the picture, Buffy embraces the world of dating boys she can actually go out with in the light of day. While Xander abandons college in favour of gainful employment and his parent's basement, Willow leaves her wallflower status behind as she blossoms in academia. Buffy's mentor, Giles, has lost his position as the high school's librarian and must find new ways to weave his way into Buffy's life to keep her on task.