- “It's a vast and fascinating place. Everywhere you turn, a part of you.”
- ―Ethan Rayne[src]
Dreamspace was a place with the conglomeration of all of an individual's possible dreams. All individuals were constantly dreaming every possible dream, even while awake. So, as a part of the brain stirred that brew, this resulted in the individual's dreamspace. Which images and thoughts one chose to remember was based on their own wishes and anxieties.[1]
Access
- “[I see] kind of… everything. I mean, recent stuff. But things I wasn't there for. And I… I'm getting impressions of how he feels.”
- ―Buffy Summers[src]
Among an individual's own dreams, the collective Slayer memories and prophecies were shared in this place as well.[1] Notably, the Slayer Melaka didn't have them in her dreamspace, as her twin brother, Harth, received these visions instead,[2] which she only received after his final death.[3] Buffy had various prophetic dreams as a Slayer, such as her incoming dangers after moving to Sunnydale,[4] Jenny having a secret related to Angel's lost soul,[5] the arrival of the Gentlemen,[6] Potential Slayers being hunted by the Harbingers of Death,[7] among others.
The Slayer Sineya, as the Primeval One, would manifest her spirit in dreams in order to communicate urgent but cryptic matters to current Slayers. She had done so with Buffy to express her dissatisfaction with her efforts against the First Evil,[8] as well as reveal Buffy's false (robotic) constitution.[9] Exceptionally, Sineya once manifested in the dreams of Buffy and her friends — Willow, Giles, Xander — and attempted to kill them in punishment for invoking her spirit in an enjoining spell.[10]
Living Slayers were also able to share dreams, as well as cryptic messages about the future, as Faith and Buffy twice talked about an upcoming sister, despite neither of them actually knowing about her unexpected arrival.[11][12] In a particular event, Buffy and the vampire Angel were also able to share a dream in which they had sex, manipulated by the First Evil in attempt to convince them to physically do so.[13]
Through magic, it was also possible for one to access the dreamspace of another. Under the influence of the mystical drug Orpheus, Faith walked along Angelus through various of his memories.[14] While Buffy was trapped within her own, Ethan was able to manifest himself in this place to advise her, even seeing some of her dreams.[1] Similarly, Willow invaded Amy's dreamspace and saw her nightmares, then used her fear of her mother Catherine against her.[15]
Although not directly mentioned as such, the astral projection into one's mind to see memories or dreams involved the access to one's dreamspace. It was the case when Willow tried to reach a catatonic Buffy, using a spell that allowed her into the mind of the Slayer, and was able to see and interact with her significant memories and thoughts.[16] She would also access one of Buffy's Slayer dreams in order to help her understand it, only to discover the cryptic message was also intended to her; at the time, a fairy nicknamed Tink was accessing the same dream, initially intending to transform it in a nightmare.[9]
In another example, Buffy's astral form was sent into Spike's mind, and was able to see his memories, dreams, and impressions. In his mind, she also found a trail of shadow into Archaeus' bloodline, following it through Drusilla, Angel, Darla, the Master, and even be physically attacked by Archaeus himself.[17] The demon lord himself had been manifesting in Angel and Spike's dreams; through their bloodline connection, the vampires dreamed of Archaeus killings as if they were their own.[18][19]
Appearances
Canonical
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1 | |||||||||||
| "Welcome to the Hellmouth" Appears |
"The Harvest" Absent |
"Witch" Absent |
"Teacher's Pet" Appears |
"Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" Absent |
"The Pack" Absent |
"Angel" Absent |
"I Robot, You Jane" Absent |
"The Puppet Show" Absent |
"Nightmares" Absent |
"Out of Mind, Out of Sight" Absent |
"Prophecy Girl" Absent |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 2 | |||||||||||
| "When She Was Bad" Appears |
"Some Assembly Required" Absent |
"School Hard" Absent |
"Inca Mummy Girl" Absent |
"Reptile Boy" Absent |
"Halloween" Absent |
"Lie to Me" Absent |
"The Dark Age" Appears |
"What's My Line? Part One" Absent |
"What's My Line? Part Two" Absent |
"Ted" Absent | |
| "Bad Eggs" Absent |
"Surprise" Appears |
"Innocence" Appears |
"Phases" Absent |
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" Absent |
"Passion" Absent |
"Killed by Death" Appears |
"I Only Have Eyes for You" Absent |
"Go Fish" Absent |
"Becoming, Part One" Absent |
"Becoming, Part Two" Absent | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3 | |||||||||||
| "Anne" Appears |
"Dead Man's Party" Absent |
"Faith, Hope & Trick" Appears |
"Beauty and the Beasts" Absent |
"Homecoming" Absent |
"Band Candy" Absent |
"Revelations" Absent |
"Lovers Walk" Absent |
"The Wish" Absent |
"Amends" Appears |
"Gingerbread" Absent | |
| "Helpless" Absent |
"The Zeppo" Absent |
"Bad Girls" Absent |
"Consequences" Appears |
"Doppelgängland" Absent |
"Enemies" Absent |
"Earshot" Absent |
"Choices" Absent |
"The Prom" Absent |
"Graduation Day, Part One" Absent |
"Graduation Day, Part Two" Appears | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 4 | |||||||||||
| "The Freshman" Absent |
"Living Conditions" Absent |
"The Harsh Light of Day" Absent |
"Fear, Itself" Absent |
"Beer Bad" Absent |
"Wild at Heart" Absent |
"The Initiative" Absent |
"Pangs" Absent |
"Something Blue" Absent |
"Hush" Appears |
"Doomed" Absent | |
| "A New Man" Absent |
"The I in Team" Absent |
"Goodbye Iowa" Absent |
"This Year's Girl" Appears |
"Who Are You?" Absent |
"Superstar" Absent |
"Where the Wild Things Are" Absent |
"New Moon Rising" Absent |
"The Yoko Factor" Absent |
"Primeval" Absent |
"Restless" Appears | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5 | |||||||||||
| "Buffy vs. Dracula" Absent |
"Real Me" Absent |
"The Replacement" Absent |
"Out of My Mind" Appears |
"No Place Like Home" Absent |
"Family" Absent |
"Fool for Love" Absent |
"Shadow" Absent |
"Listening to Fear" Absent |
"Into the Woods" Absent |
"Triangle" Absent | |
| "Checkpoint" Absent |
"Blood Ties" Absent |
"Crush" Absent |
"I Was Made to Love You" Absent |
"The Body" Absent |
"Forever" Absent |
"Intervention" Absent |
"Tough Love" Absent |
"Spiral" Absent |
"The Weight of the World" Appears |
"The Gift" Absent | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 7 | |||||||||||
| "Lessons" Appears |
"Beneath You" Absent |
"Same Time, Same Place" Absent |
"Help" Absent |
"Selfless" Absent |
"Him" Absent |
"Conversations with Dead People" Absent |
"Sleeper" Absent |
"Never Leave Me" Absent |
"Bring on the Night" Appears |
"Showtime" Absent | |
| "Potential" Absent |
"The Killer in Me" Absent |
"First Date" Absent |
"Get It Done" Appears |
"Storyteller" Absent |
"Lies My Parents Told Me" Absent |
"Dirty Girls" Absent |
"Empty Places" Absent |
"Touched" Absent |
"End of Days" Absent |
"Chosen" Absent | |
| Angel: Season 4 | |||||||||||
| "Deep Down" Appears |
"Ground State" Absent |
"The House Always Wins" Absent |
"Slouching Toward Bethlehem" Absent |
"Supersymmetry" Appears |
"Spin the Bottle" Absent |
"Apocalypse, Nowish" Absent |
"Habeas Corpses" Absent |
"Long Day's Journey" Absent |
"Awakening" Appears |
"Soulless" Absent | |
| "Calvary" Absent |
"Salvage" Absent |
"Release" Absent |
"Orpheus" Appears |
"Players" Absent |
"Inside Out" Absent |
"Shiny Happy People" Absent |
"The Magic Bullet" Absent |
"Sacrifice" Absent |
"Peace Out" Absent |
"Home" Absent | |
| Angel: Season 5 | |||||||||||
| "Conviction" Absent |
"Just Rewards" Absent |
"Unleashed" Absent |
"Hell Bound" Absent |
"Life of the Party" Absent |
"The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco" Absent |
"Lineage" Absent |
"Destiny" Absent |
"Harm's Way" Absent |
"Soul Purpose" Absent |
"Damage" Mention | |
| "You're Welcome" Absent |
"Why We Fight" Absent |
"Smile Time" Absent |
"A Hole in the World" Absent |
"Shells" Absent |
"Underneath" Absent |
"Origin" Absent |
"Time Bomb" Absent |
"The Girl in Question" Absent |
"Power Play" Absent |
"Not Fade Away" Absent | |
| Angel: After the Fall | |||||||||||
| After the Fall, Part 1 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 2 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 3 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 4 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 5 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 6 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 7 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 8 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 9 Absent | |||
| After the Fall, Part 10 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 11 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 12 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 13 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 14 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 15 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 16 Absent |
After the Fall, Part 17 Absent |
Epilogue Absent | |||
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9 | |||||||||||
| "Magical Mystery Tour, Featuring the Beetles" Absent |
Freefall, Part 1 Absent |
Freefall, Part 2 Absent |
Freefall, Part 3 Absent |
Freefall, Part 4 Absent |
Slayer, Interrupted Appears |
On Your Own, Part 1 Absent |
On Your Own, Part 2 Absent |
Apart (of Me), Part 1 Absent |
Apart (of Me), Part 2 Absent |
Apart (of Me), Part 3 Absent | |
| "In Space No One Can Hear You Slay" Absent |
Guarded, Part 1 Absent |
Guarded, Part 2 Absent |
Guarded, Part 3 Absent |
Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 1 Absent |
Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 2 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 1 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 2 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 3 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 4 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 5 Absent | |
| Welcome to the Team, Part 1 Absent |
Welcome to the Team, Part 2 Absent |
Welcome to the Team, Part 3 Absent |
Welcome to the Team, Part 4 Absent |
The Watcher Absent |
The Core, Part 1 Absent |
The Core, Part 2 Absent |
The Core, Part 3 Absent |
The Core, Part 4 Absent |
The Core, Part 5 Absent |
Love vs. Life Absent | |
| Angel & Faith: Season 10 | |||||||||||
| Where the River Meets the Sea, Part 1 Absent |
Where the River Meets the Sea, Part 2 Absent |
Where the River Meets the Sea, Part 3 Absent |
Where the River Meets the Sea, Part 4 Absent |
Old Habits Appears |
Lost and Found, Part 1 Absent |
Lost and Found, Part 2 Absent |
Lost and Found, Part 3 Absent |
Lost and Found, Part 4 Absent |
Lost and Found, Part 5 Absent | ||
| United, Part 1 Absent |
United, Part 2 Absent |
United, Part 3 Absent |
United, Part 4 Absent |
Fight or Flight Absent |
Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part 1 Absent |
Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part 2 Absent |
Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part 3 Absent |
A Little More than Kin, Part 1 Absent |
A Little More than Kin, Part 2 Absent | ||
| A Tale of Two Families, Part 1 Absent |
A Tale of Two Families, Part 2 Absent |
A Tale of Two Families, Part 3 Absent |
A Tale of Two Families, Part 4 Absent |
A Tale of Two Families, Part 5 Absent | |||||||
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 10 | |||||||||||
| New Rules, Part 1 Absent |
New Rules, Part 2 Absent |
New Rules, Part 3 Absent |
New Rules, Part 4 Absent |
New Rules, Part 5 Absent |
I Wish, Part 1 Absent |
I Wish, Part 2 Absent |
Return to Sunnydale, Part 1 Absent |
Return to Sunnydale, Part 2 Absent |
Day Off (or Harmony in My Head) Absent | ||
| Love Dares You, Part 1 Absent |
Love Dares You, Part 2 Appears |
Love Dares You, Part 3 Absent |
Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 1 Appears |
Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 2 Appears |
Old Demons, Part 1 Absent |
Old Demons, Part 2 Absent |
Old Demons, Part 3 Absent |
Freaky Giles Day Absent |
Triggers Absent | ||
| In Pieces on the Ground, Part 1 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 2 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 3 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 4 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 5 Absent |
Own It, Part 1 Absent |
Own It, Part 2 Absent |
Own It, Part 3 Absent |
Own It, Part 4 Absent |
Own It, Part 5 Absent | ||
| "Where Are They Now?" Absent | |||||||||||
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 12 | |||||||||||
| One Year Later Absent |
Future Shock Absent |
The Reckoning Absent |
Finale Appears | ||||||||