9.7/108,575 votesLoading...#1 - Hush
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/1999
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
Writer: Joss Whedon
9.7/107,951 votesLoading...#2 - The Body
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/2001
Buffy, Dawn, and their friends deal with the aftermath of Joyce's death.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon
9.7/1011,547 votesLoading...#3 - Once More, with Feeling
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2001
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
Writer: Joss Whedon
9.5/105,382 votesLoading...#4 - Becoming (2)
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/1998
Spike strikes an unlikely alliance with Buffy to keep Angel from destroying the world.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon
9.5/105,150 votesLoading...#5 - The Gift
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/22/2001
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
Writer: Joss Whedon
9.3/105,168 votesLoading...#6 - Passion
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/24/1998
Angel steps up his torment of Buffy and her friends as Jenny searches for a way to restore his soul.
Director: Michael Gershman
Writer: David Tyron King
9.3/104,947 votesLoading...#7 - Chosen
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/2003
After killing Caleb, Buffy conceives a plan to defeat the First once and for all.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon
9.2/104,795 votesLoading...#8 - Innocence (2)
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/20/1998
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
Writer: Joss Whedon
9.2/104,771 votesLoading...#9 - Doppelgangland
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/23/1999
While casting a magic spell, Anya and Willow accidentally summon Willow's evil double from an alternate universe.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon
9.1/104,853 votesLoading...#10 - The Wish
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/8/1998
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
Writer: Marti Noxon
9.1/104,301 votesLoading...#11 - Earshot
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 9/21/1999
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
Writer: Jane Espenson
9.1/104,162 votesLoading...#12 - Fool for Love
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2000
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
Writer: Douglas Petrie
9.1/104,220 votesLoading...#13 - Tabula Rasa
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2001
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
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
9.0/104,506 votesLoading...#14 - Becoming (1)
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/12/1998
Angel plots to revive an ancient demon bent on sweeping everything on earth into hell itself.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon
8.9/104,053 votesLoading...#15 - Graduation Day (2)
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 7/13/1999
On Ascension Day, Buffy and her friends prepare for the ultimate battle as they face off againstthe mayor and a horde of vampires.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon
8.9/104,303 votesLoading...#16 - Something Blue
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/1999
One of Willow's spells causes her statements to become reality, with consequences both entertaining and life-threatening.
Director: Nick Marck
Writer: Tracey Forbes
8.9/103,958 votesLoading...#17 - Who Are You? (2)
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/29/2000
Having switched bodies with Buffy, Faith enjoys freedom. Meanwhile, Buffy finds herself at the mercy of the Watcher's Council.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon
8.9/103,425 votesLoading...#18 - Grave (2)
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/21/2002
Giles arrives to face Willow, armed with powerful borrowed magic. Willow, overwhelmed by power and grief, plans a ritual to put the world out of its misery.
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: David Fury
8.9/103,693 votesLoading...#19 - Conversations with Dead People
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2002
Buffy talks through her troubles with an old high school classmate who has recently become a vampire. Cassie, the late student Buffy tried to help, appears to Willow with a posthumous message from Tara. Dawn experiences a terrifying haunting. And Andrew and Jonathan return to Sunnydale High on a mission.
Director: Nick Marck
Writer: Drew Goddard, Jane Espenson, Marti Noxon
8.8/104,867 votesLoading...#20 - Halloween
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1997
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends patronize an unusual costume shop where customers turn into whatever costume they are wearing.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: Carl Ellsworth
8.8/104,523 votesLoading...#21 - Lovers Walk
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/1998
Spike returns to Sunnydale and kidnaps Willow in hopes of creating a magic spell that will make Drusilla love him again.
Director: David Semel
Writer: Dan Vebber
8.8/103,170 votesLoading...#22 - Villains
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 5/14/2002
A vengeful Willow uses her enormous power to track down Warren, despite Buffy's strong feelings about targeting humans.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: Marti Noxon
8.7/104,719 votesLoading...#23 - Prophecy Girl
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/2/1997
Buffy's life may hang in the balance as Giles uncovers an ancient book that foretells not only her death, but also the end of the world.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon
8.7/104,555 votesLoading...#24 - School Hard
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1997
Buffy's mother and friends become trapped inside Sunnydale High School when a vampire named Spike launches an attack against the Slayer on Parent-Teacher night.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: N/A
8.7/104,559 votesLoading...#25 - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/1998
As Valentine's Day approaches, Xander tries to improve his love life through witchcraft and finds himself with too much of a good thing.
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: Marti Noxon
The Best Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Best Episodes Summary
"Hush" is the best rated episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It scored 9.7/10 based on 8575 votes. Directed by Joss Whedon and written by Joss Whedon, it aired on 12/14/1999. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Body".