Giles goes to England to talk to the Watcher’s Council about Glory in 5.11 Triangle, which leads to a visit by them in 5.12 Checkpoint. Giles was sacked by the Council in …

Blair was a member of the Watcher’s Council who helped prepare the Sunnydale Arms for Buffy’s test in 3.12 Helpless. He was killed and sired by vampire Zachary Kralik, who he …

The Watcher’s Council Headquarters in London, including the head, Quentin Travers, and many other staff members, is blown up in 7.09 Never Leave Me.

This was a test demanded by the Watcher’s Council to be performed on Slayers on their eighteenth birthday. The Slayer’s powers are secretly taken from her by her Watcher using …

There have been several female Watchers seen on screen and mentioned on the show. Faith’s Watcher was a woman and Giles’ grandmother (mentioned in Never Kill A Boy On The …

Giles arrives back in Sunnydale with three potential Slayers in 7.10 Bring On The Night. He explains the current situation to the Scoobies: the Watcher’s Council has been destroyed, and most …

The grounding crystal has a hypnotic effect, when a person stares into it’s core. Giles used it’s power on Buffy so he could administer her with an organic compound of …

Gwendolyn was a maverick Watcher who wanted the Glove of Mynnigon. She tricked the Scoobies into believing she was Faith’s new Watcher and got them to find the Glove. Buffy …

In 4.15 This Year’s Girl, Willow wonders if they should get the Watcher’s Council to help them get Faith. Xander says:

“Been there, tried that. Not unlike smothering a forest fire …

Quentin Travers was the head of the Watcher’s Council in England. Quentin attempted to impose an age-old a secret test on Buffy where her Slayer powers were removed and she …

In 3.15 Consequences, Wesley calls the Watcher’s Council and asks to speak to Quentin Travers, who first appeared in the episode 3.12 Helpless.

In 4.15 This Year’s Girl, the Watcher’s Council send a tough retrieval team to get Faith and take her back to England. Giles describes them as:

“This is a special operations …

In the Angel episode 4.06 Spin The Bottle, Wesley references the Slayer test shown in 3.12 Helpless. He says,

“There are stories at the Watcher’s Academy of a test. A secret gauntlet …

Sunnydale Arms was an abandoned boarding house in Prescott Lane in Sunnydale. The Watchers’ Council bricked up the windows to use it as the site for Buffy’s cruciamentum on her …

A Watcher is a person who works for the Watcher’s Council. Watchers are assigned to Slayers to train, help and prepare them. The main Watcher on the show was Rupert …

The Watcher’s Council is a powerful and ancient organization who train Slayers, and whose aim is to rid the world of evil. Their history is unclear. The Council is based …

All Watchers who are assigned to Slayers must keep a journal of activities, as a reference for future Watchers. It is from these that Giles and Buffy learnt about the …

There is a Watcher’s Retreat held annually in The Cotswolds, mentioned in 3.03 Faith, Hope And Trick. There are lectures and other activities including riding, hiking, punting, and kayaking. It is …

The Watcher’s Council Disciplinary Committee attempt to kidnap Faith to take her to England in 3.15 Consequences but she escapes. They try this again in season four’s 4.16 Who Are You?, and …

Weatherby, Smith and Collins were tough members of the Watcher’s Council who helped to abduct Faith (not knowing Buffy was occupying her body) in 4.16 Who Are You?. They intended to …