Every season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

When teen vampire slayer Buffy tries to start a new life at Sunnydale High, she discovers that the school sits atop a demonic dimensional portal.

Welcome to the Hellmouth (1)

Buffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.

The Harvest (2)

Buffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.

Witch

Buffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.

Teacher's Pet

With Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader.

Never Kill a Boy on the First Date

Xander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school.

The Pack

Buffy discovers Angel's dark secret and hesitates to do anything about it, which could spell danger for someone she loves.

Angel

Willow's new Internet chat buddy turns out to be a powerful demon electronically unleashed from a centuries-old, newly digitized book.

I, Robot... You, Jane

Buffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.

The Puppet Show

A series of strange occurrences lead Buffy and her friends to discover that their worst nightmares have literally become reality.

Nightmares

When an invisible menace starts attacking students and faculty at Sunnydale High, the Scooby Gang traces the problem back to Cordelia.

Out of Mind, Out of Sight

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.

Prophecy Girl

Buffy returns from summer vacation sporting an attitude and suffers from recurring nightmares involving the Master. Meanwhile, the Anointed One and his followers plot their revenge.

When She Was Bad

Two science club nerds use body parts to create the "perfect girlfriend" for a teenager who has been brought back from the dead.

Some Assembly Required

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.

School Hard

An Incan Princess mummy is reanimated in Sunnydale where she sucks the life force from others in order to stay alive.

Inca Mummy Girl

Buffy and Cordelia inadvertently attend a frat party hosted by a murderous cult.

Reptile Boy

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

Halloween

Buffy is lured into a trap by a group of undead wannabes who hope that Spike will make them vampires in exchange for giving him the Slayer.

Lie to Me

Giles' past comes back to haunt him as a demon he and Ethan Rayne summoned in their wild youth seeks them out in Sunnydale.

The Dark Age

Spike brings in three professional bounty hunters to eliminate Buffy while she ponders on what her profession might be if her fate wasn't already sealed.

What's My Line? (1)

Buffy joins forces with another Slayer in hopes of saving Angel from the clutches of Spike and Drusilla.

What's My Line? (2)

Buffy's mom introduces her new boyfriend, who charms everyone except Buffy. When she confronts his dark side, she is left questioning her actions.

Buffy and her friends are given eggs to take care of for a health class assignment, but aren't prepared for what hatches.

Bad Eggs

To give Buffy a surprise on her 17th birthday, Drusilla and Spike bring together the body parts of a dismembered demon who cannot be killed.

Surprise (1)

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.

Innocence (2)

Buffy and her friends discover secrets about themselves as they battle a werewolf, its hunter, and their own emotions.

Phases

As Valentine's Day approaches, Xander tries to improve his love life through witchcraft and finds himself with too much of a good thing.

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

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

Passion

While hospitalized with a severe case of the flu, Buffy investigates the young patients' fear that Death is stalking the children's ward.

Killed by Death

Sunnydale High School is haunted by the ghosts of a former student and teacher who reenact their tragic romance through the bodies of the school's current inhabitants.

I Only Have Eyes for You

Members of the Sunnydale swim team are killed by a gill monster of unknown origins.

Go Fish

Angel plots to revive an ancient demon bent on sweeping everything on earth into hell itself.

Becoming (1)

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

Becoming (2)

Buffy -- living on her own in a big city -- assists a girl whose boyfriend has mysteriously vanished. Back in Sunnydale, Buffy's friends do their best to battle the forces of evil without her.

Anne

A Nigerian mask reanimates the dead, forcing Buffy to battle a horde of zombies.

Dead Man's Party

A charismatic Slayer visits Sunnydale and wins over many of Buffy's friends. Meanwhile, two powerful vampires plot an attack.

Faith, Hope & Trick

Oz becomes the prime suspect when a series of animal-like attacks occur in Sunnydale.

Beauty and the Beasts

As Buffy and Cordelia vie for Homecoming Queen, a group of killers gather to participate in SlayerFest '98.

Homecoming

Mr Trick enlists Giles' old buddy Ethan Rayne to manufacture and distribute boxes of candy which turn the adult population into uninhibited, irresponsible teenagers to keep them out of the way while the mysterious Mayor Wilkins pays a tribute to a demon.

Band Candy

With some help from Faith's new watcher, Buffy seeks to destroy a weapon-like glove before it falls into the hands of a demon.

Revelations

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

Lovers Walk

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

The Wish

As the Christmas holiday approaches, Angel is tormented by evil apparitions who want him to eliminate Buffy.

Amends

After discovering the corpses of two young children bearing a symbol linked to the occult, Joyce spearheads a campaign to rid Sunnydale of witches.

Gingerbread

As her birthday approaches, Buffy loses her slayer powers and must do battle with a vampire who is not only extremely powerful but also quite mad.

Helpless

Feeling useless due to his lack of supernatural powers, Xander becomes obsessed with becoming cool and falls in with a dangerous crowd. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang race to prepare for the Hellmouth to reopen.

The Zeppo

Faith convinces Buffy to live on the wild side, with fatal consequences.

Bad Girls

A homicide detective closes in on Buffy and Faith as he investigates the deputy mayor's death.

Consequences

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

Doppelgangland

As Faith attempts to seduce Angel and steal his soul, the Mayor summons a dark-magic demon to finish the job.

Enemies

The Mayor takes Willow prisoner after Buffy and her friends steal away a box containing demonic energy needed for Ascension Day.

Choices

After Angel breaks off their relationship, Buffy single-handedly battles three fearsome hell hounds so that her classmates can enjoy their senior prom.

The Prom

In an effort to distract Buffy from the Ascension, the mayor instructs Faith to poison Angel.

Graduation Day (1)

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

Graduation Day (2)

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.

Earshot

Buffy feels like a fish out of water in her first year at college, but the mysterious disappearance of a fellow student puts her back in her element.

The Freshman

Buffy finds herself at odds with her new roommate and is troubled by a series of disturbing dreams involving a soul-sucking demon.

Living Conditions

As Buffy gets to know a charming student named Parker, Spike searches obsessively for a possibly-mythical treasure.

The Harsh Light of Day

On Halloween, Buffy and her friends find themselves trapped inside a haunted frat house complete with real bats, zombies, and a terrifying demon.

Fear, Itself

Xander finds employment as a bartender at a pub where some of Buffy's friends turn into terrifying Cro-Magnon creatures.

Beer Bad

When Oz falls hard for a sexy singer who also happens to be a werewolf, he must choose between Willow and his own animal instincts.

Wild at Heart

Spike finds himself targeted by a group of commandos after he escapes from a military lab underneath the Sunnydale campus.

The Initiative

On Thanksgiving, Buffy encounters the spirit of a Native American warrior whose people were wiped out by settlers.

Pangs

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

Something Blue

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

Hush

While attempting to redefine her relationship with Riley, Buffy must also stop demons that are determined to reopen the Hellmouth.

Doomed

Ethan Rayne returns to town and transforms Giles into a demon. Spike is the only one who can help.

A New Man

Buffy teams with Riley after she is allowed access to the Initiative; Spike is targeted by commandos.

The I in Team

Tension erupts between Buffy and an ailing Riley as they pursue Professor Maggie Walsh's killer.

Goodbye Iowa

Faith awakens from her coma and seeks revenge against Buffy.

This Year's Girl (1)

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

Who Are You? (2)

Buffy senses that something is amiss when Jonathan becomes a hero to everyone in Sunnydale.

Superstar

Buffy and Riley's passionate lovemaking energizes supernatural elements inside a frat house.

Where the Wild Things Are

Oz's return to Sunnydale leads to his incarceration by the Initiative and complicates the relationship between Willow and Tara.

New Moon Rising

After joining forces with Adam, Spike drives a wedge between Buffy and her friends. Meanwhile, Angel's return to Sunnydale leads to a violent confrontation with Riley.

The Yoko Factor (1)

Having gained control of Riley's mind, Adam sets in motion his plot to create an army of unstoppable soldiers and destroy the Initiative.

Primeval (2)

Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles experience dreams in which they are pursued by a mysterious figure.

Restless

The one-and-only Dracula makes his way to Sunnydale and immediately has everyone enchanted. Even Buffy might not be able to resist his charms.

Buffy vs. Dracula

As Harmony and her vampire gang plot Buffy's demise, Dawn adjusts to life with a Slayer.

Real Me

When a demon creates a Xander double, the real Xander must convince his friends of his true identity.

The Replacement

While Riley's health begins to deteriorate, Spike and Harmony force a surgeon to remove the behavior modification chip embedded in Spike's brain.

Out of My Mind

Buffy learns more about Dawn after she discovers a mysterious orb linked to a group of monks being pursued by an incredibly powerful force.

No Place Like Home

When relatives arrive in Sunnydale, to celebrate her birthday, Tara uses a magic spell on her friends to keep them from learning her "secret." Meanwhile, Glory unleashes a hoard of demons to hunt down Buffy.

Family

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

Fool for Love

Glory transforms a snake into a terrifying monster in her quest to find the Key; Joyce is hospitalized after being diagnosed with an illness.

Shadow

As Joyce's sickness makes her begin doing odd things, a demon emerges from a meteorite and begins killing the mentally ill.

Listening to Fear

After Buffy catches Riley in the clutches of a vampire-junkie, Riley makes an important decision regarding their relationship.

Into the Woods

While Giles is in England meeting with the Watcher Council, a bickering Anya and Willow mind the magic store and inadvertently conjure up a fearsome troll.

Triangle

The Watcher Council travels to Sunnydale to review Buffy's skills as a Slayer; meanwhile, Glory puts her search for the Key into high gear.

Checkpoint

When Dawn learns her true identity, she runs away - only to encounter Glory.

Blood Ties

Buffy learns that Spike has a crush on her - a situation made all the more dangerous by Drusilla's return to Sunnydale.

Crush

Buffy and her friends encounter an incredibly strong female robot with only one thing on its mind - love.

I Was Made to Love You

Buffy, Dawn, and their friends deal with the loss of someone close to them.

The Body

With some help from Spike, Dawn attempts to bring Joyce back from the dead.

Forever

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.

Intervention

When Tara falls victim to Glory's incredible power, Willow embraces dark magic and launches a counterattack.

Tough Love

Realizing they may never be able to vanquish Glory, Buffy and the gang decide to flee Sunnydale in Spike's R.V. to protect Dawn.

Spiral

When Buffy lapses into a catatonic state, Willow uses magic to find out why; a tug-of-war erupts between Glory and Ben over Dawn's ultimate fate.

The Weight of the World

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

The Gift

Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.

The Best Seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The Best Seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Season 3

Season 5

Season 2

Season 7

Season 6

Season 4

Season 1