The Best of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The Best of BUFFY, THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (WB)

Creator: Joss Whedon
Seasons: 7 Episodes: 145 Years: 1997-2003

Premise: A high school student kills vampires on the side

My 20 Standout Episodes

1. Welcome the Hellmouth /

The Harvest S01E01-02 | #01 & #02

Buffy arrives at Sunnydale and has to quickly adjust to full slayer mode

2. Surprise / Innocence S02E13-14 | #25 & #26

The threat of the Judge returning brings couples together

3. Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered S02E16 | #28

Xander does a spell where everyone but Cordelia wants him

4. Band Candy S03E06 | #40

Band candy turns the adults of Sunnydale into teenagers

5. Lover’s Walk S03E08 | #42

Spike kidnaps Willow and force her to do a love spell to get Dru back

6. The Zeppo S03E13 | #47

Episode told from Xander’s POV where he’s in an explosive situation

7. Doppelgangland S03E16 | #50

Willow wishes to be different causing her alternate self to return

8. Earshot S03E18 | #52

Someone is going to kill the students; Buffy has new hearing abilities

9. Graduation Day, Parts I & II S03E21-22 | #55 & #56

The Mayor is finally able to bring destruction to Sunnydale

10. Something Blue S04E09 | #65

Willow’s grief causes Giles to go blind and Buffy and Spike to wed

11. Hush S04E10 | #66

A voice cannot be heard when The Gentlemen attack Sunnydale

12. The Yoko Factor S04E20 | #76

Adam gives Spike the task of breaking up the Scoobies

13. Restless S04E22 | #78

The Scoobies have prophetic dreams after the destruction of Adam

14. Crush S05E14 | #92

Spike makes a play for Buffy that involves sacrificing his true love, Dru

15. The Body S05E16 | #94

The death of Joyce Summers affects the Scooby gang in a profound way

16. Once More, With Feeling S06E07 | #107

The infectious musical reveals the inner thoughts of Sunnydale residents

17. Tabula Rasa S06E08 | #108

Willow’s spell goes a little too well when no one remembers who they are

18. Selfless S07E05 | #127

The story of Anya unfolds when she goes too far with a vengeance spell

19. Storyteller S07E16 | #138

Andrew tries to document the life of the vampire slayer

20. End of Days, Part I /

Chosen, Part II S07E21-22 | #143 & #144

Buffy leads the potentials in the ultimate battle with The One

My Top Five

1. Once More, With Feeling

2. Hush

3. The Body

4. Restless

5. Storyteller