Top 25 Buffy Episodes

by ragnarok_10 | created - 30 May 2014 | updated - 30 May 2014 | Public

My favorite Buffy episodes. Total count per season: 1: 0 2: 4 (6 if including multi-part episodes) 3: 5 (6 if including multi-part episodes) 4: 3 5: 4 6: 4 (6 if including multi-part episodes) 7: 5

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1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Doppelgangland (1999)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

While casting a magic spell, Anya and Willow accidentally summon Willow's evil double from an alternate universe.

Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter

Votes: 4,603

2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Once More, with Feeling (2001)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

In this musical extravaganza, Sunnydale residents find themselves bursting into song, and flame, when a demon attempts to make Dawn his bride.

Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield Ford, Michelle Trachtenberg

Votes: 11,128

3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Passion (1998)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Angel steps up his torment of Buffy and her friends as Jenny searches for a way to restore his soul.

Director: Michael Gershman | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter

Votes: 4,981

4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Becoming: Part 2 (1998)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Spike strikes an unlikely alliance with Buffy to keep Angel from destroying the world.

Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter

Votes: 5,186

Includes "Becoming: Part 1"

5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Something Blue (1999)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

One of Willow's spells causes her statements to become reality, with consequences both entertaining and life-threatening.

Director: Nick Marck | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, James Marsters

Votes: 4,136

6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Hush (1999)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

When everyone in Sunnydale loses their voice, the Scooby Gang must silently solve the mystery of the monsters who stole their ability to speak.

Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, James Marsters

Votes: 8,259

7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: The Body (2001)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Buffy, Dawn, and their friends deal with the aftermath of Joyce's death.

Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Emma Caulfield Ford

Votes: 7,613

8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Innocence (1998)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Buffy and her friends battle the Judge and face unexpected danger from Angel, who has lost his soul after experiencing a moment of true happiness.

Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter

Votes: 4,616

9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: The Wish (1998)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Cordelia's wish for a Buffy-free Sunnydale comes true, plunging her into a world where vampires have control of the town.

Director: David Greenwalt | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter

Votes: 4,674

10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Tabula Rasa (2001)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

While trying to find a way to make Buffy forget about her afterlife experience, Willow inadvertently casts a spell that erases everyone's memories.

Director: David Grossman | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield Ford, Michelle Trachtenberg

Votes: 4,068

11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Lovers Walk (1998)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Spike returns to Sunnydale and kidnaps Willow in hopes of creating a magic spell that will make Drusilla love him again.

Director: David Semel | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter

Votes: 4,348

12. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Graduation Day: Part 2 (1999)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

On Ascension Day, Buffy and her friends prepare for the ultimate battle as they face off against the mayor and a horde of vampires.

Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter

Votes: 4,146

Includes "Graduation Day: Part 1"

13. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: The Gift (2001)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

As Glory prepares Dawn for a bloodletting ritual that will open a portal to another dimension, Buffy and her friends prepare for battle.

Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Emma Caulfield Ford

Votes: 4,976

14. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Halloween (1997)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

On Halloween, Buffy and her friends patronize an unusual costume shop where customers turn into whatever costume they are wearing.

Director: Bruce Seth Green | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter

Votes: 4,676

15. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Chosen (2003)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

After killing Caleb, Buffy conceives a plan to defeat the First once and for all. Willow invokes a magic spell that alters the ancient Slayer spell and gives Buffy the allies she needs to ... See full summary »

Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield Ford, Michelle Trachtenberg

Votes: 4,806

16. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Fool for Love (2000)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

After being bested in a fight by an ordinary vampire, Buffy asks Spike to explain how he killed two Slayers many years earlier.

Director: Nick Marck | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Marc Blucas

Votes: 3,997

17. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Normal Again (2002)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

After Buffy is stung by a demon, she begins to have vivid day-dreams about a mental asylum. She gradually begins to believe that she is a crazy girl back in L.A and that Sunnydale and all her friends are just a figment of her imagination.

Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield Ford, Michelle Trachtenberg

Votes: 3,355

18. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Dirty Girls (2003)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Faith returns to Sunnydale just as a new villain, Caleb, arrives and sends Buffy a message in the form of a badly beaten Potential. Buffy leads the rest of the girls to Caleb and The First's lair, with devastating consequences.

Director: Michael Gershman | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield Ford, Michelle Trachtenberg

Votes: 2,515

19. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Conversations with Dead People (2002)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Buffy strikes up a conversation with a vampire who was once an acquaintance in high school. Dawn defends Joyce from a menacing creature.

Director: Nick Marck | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield Ford, Michelle Trachtenberg

Votes: 3,564

20. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Grave (2002)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

After sucking all the energy out of Giles, a powerful Willow sets off to destroy the world.

Director: James A. Contner | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield Ford, Michelle Trachtenberg

Votes: 3,318

Includes "Villains" and "Two to Go"

21. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Lies My Parents Told Me (2003)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Robin Wood seeks revenge on Spike for killing his mother nearly 30 years ago, whilst everyone else tries to find out how The First has control over him.

Director: David Fury | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield Ford, Michelle Trachtenberg

Votes: 3,156

22. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Who Are You? (2000)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Having switched bodies with Buffy, Faith enjoys freedom. Meanwhile, Buffy finds herself at the mercy of the Watcher's Council.

Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Marc Blucas

Votes: 3,811

Includes "This Year’s Girl"

23. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Intervention (2001)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

A weary Buffy seeks to regain focus by embarking on a quest with the First Slayer; Spike cavorts with his very own "Buffybot" and Glory instructs her minions to spy on Buffy's friends in the hopes of ascertaining the Key's true identity.

Director: Michael Gershman | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Emma Caulfield Ford

Votes: 3,103

24. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Earshot (1999)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

A mouthless demon infects Buffy with the ability to hear everyone's thoughts, but what starts out as a useful power soon turns into a curse.

Director: Regis Kimble | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter

Votes: 3,841

25. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Selfless (2002)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Anya's violent and deadly act of vengeance leaves everyone stunned. Buffy must put aside her feelings and take action before more people die.

Director: David Solomon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield Ford, Michelle Trachtenberg

Votes: 3,096



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