sep 8, 1998 - When She Was Gone

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Principal Snyder refuses to allow Buffy’s return to Sunnydale High. Joyce and Buffy's friends find it difficult to welcome Buffy back to Sunnydale. Joyce brings home a Nigerian mask calls Ovu Mobani, which she hangs in her bedroom, and invites Buffy's friends over for a dinner party to celebrate her return. Buffy's friends, wishing to avoid talking to Buffy about their feelings of abandonment, invite Oz’s band. Meanwhile, a dead cat and several dead people return to life. Investigating, Giles discovers that Joyce’s mask carries the spirit of a demon. Racing to warn Buffy, Giles witnesses an army of the dead heading for the Summers house. Buffy overhears her mother admitting it is difficult to deal with Buffy’s return. Feeling betrayed, Buffy makes plans to leave again. Joyce and Buffy's friends confront Buffy over her abandonment. The zombies arrive and attempt to claim the mask, but Buffy destroys Ovu Mobani and the zombies vanish. Giles threatens Snyder to allow Buffy to return to school. Buffy reconciles with Willow, who tells Buffy she has begun to study witchcraft.