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The Best Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6

Every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 7 - Once More, with Feeling
    9.7/10(12504 votes)

    S6:E7

    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

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  2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 8 - Tabula Rasa
    9.1/10(4676 votes)

    S6:E8

    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

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  3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 22 - Grave
    8.9/10(3793 votes)

    S6:E22

    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

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  4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 20 - Villains
    8.8/10(3502 votes)

    S6:E20

    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

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  5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 21 - Two to Go
    8.7/10(3351 votes)

    S6:E21

    Fueled by black magic, Willow targets Andrew and Jonathan, leading to a battle between Buffy and Willow; Spike fights an unstoppable foe.

    Director:Bill L. Norton
    Writer:Doug Petrie

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  6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 19 - Seeing Red
    8.5/10(3514 votes)

    S6:E19

    Willow and Tara delight in their renewed relationship. The Trio arm themselves with an artifact of great power and face off again with the Slayer. Spike's obsession with Buffy drives him further than ever.

    Director:Michael Gershman
    Writer:Steven S. DeKnight

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  7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 17 - Normal Again
    8.4/10(3848 votes)

    S6:E17

    After being stung by a demon, Buffy finds herself shifting back and forth between the Sunnydale she knows and a psych ward where she is told the last six years have been an elaborate hallucination. Struggling to make sense of either reality, she must decide which to believe.

    Director:Rick Rosenthal
    Writer:Diego Gutierrez

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  8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 2 - Bargaining (2)
    8.2/10(3285 votes)

    S6:E2

    As the Hellions continue to ravage Sunnydale, a feral Buffy claws her way out of her own grave and must come to the aid of her friends.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:David Fury

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  9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 1 - Bargaining (1)
    8.1/10(3393 votes)

    S6:E1

    The gang hope to bring Buffy back from the dead. Meanwhile, motorcycle-riding demons discover the Buffybot has been posing as the Slayer.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Marti Noxon

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  10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 9 - Smashed
    7.9/10(3284 votes)

    S6:E9

    Willow turns Amy the Rat into her old self; Jonathan, Warren and Andrew steal a diamond; and Spike discovers something unexpected about Buffy.

    Director:Turi Meyer
    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg

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  11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 3 - After Life
    7.8/10(3031 votes)

    S6:E3

    Buffy and her friends battle a demon that may have hitched a ride with Buffy as she crossed into the world from another dimension.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Jane Espenson

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  12. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 18 - Entropy
    7.8/10(2905 votes)

    S6:E18

    Anya returns to Sunnydale, bent on vengeance on Xander for leaving her at the altar.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg

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  13. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 5 - Life Serial
    7.7/10(3058 votes)

    S6:E5

    Buffy tries to figure out how to support herself and Dawn. Her job search is complicated by Andrew, Jonathan and Warren, who are testing her to find the Slayer's weaknesses.

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writers:Jane Espenson, David Fury

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  14. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 11 - Gone
    7.7/10(2960 votes)

    S6:E11

    The Three Geeks mistakenly turn Buffy invisible, and the Slayer takes some advantage from going unseen.

    Director:David Fury
    Writer:David Fury

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  15. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 10 - Wrecked
    7.6/10(3102 votes)

    S6:E10

    Amy introduces Willow to a warlock whose powerful black magic proves addictive; Buffy and Spike deal with the aftermath of their night of passion.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Marti Noxon

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  16. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 14 - Older and Far Away
    7.6/10(2901 votes)

    S6:E14

    Dawn accidentally puts a spell on Buffy and her friends, trapping them inside the Summer's house with a sword-wielding demon.

    Director:Michael Gershman
    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg

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  17. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 16 - Hell's Bells
    7.5/10(3223 votes)

    S6:E16

    Anya and Xander's wedding is thrown into turmoil when a man claiming to be Xander's future self turns up at the ceremony.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner

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  18. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 13 - Dead Things
    7.4/10(2959 votes)

    S6:E13

    After Jonathan, Andrew, and Warren accidentally kill Warren's ex-girlfriend Katrina, they set Buffy up to make her believe it was she who killed the girl.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:Steven S. DeKnight

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  19. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 4 - Flooded
    7.2/10(2887 votes)

    S6:E4

    While trying to get a loan, Buffy runs afoul of three deadbeat sorcerers who are using the otherworldly powers of a demon to rob a bank.

    Director:Doug Petrie
    Writers:Doug Petrie, Jane Espenson

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  20. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 6 - All the Way
    7.1/10(2999 votes)

    S6:E6

    On Halloween, Dawn and her friend go out to make mischief and impress their crushes, but stumble into real danger. Xander announces his engagement to Anya, and Tara worries about Willow's reliance on magic.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Steven S. DeKnight

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  21. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 12 - Doublemeat Palace
    6.7/10(3235 votes)

    S6:E12

    When Buffy gets a job at the Doublemeat Palace, a local fast-food restaurant, she begins to believe that disappearing co-workers and the secret ingredient to the restaurant's hamburger may be connected.

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Jane Espenson

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  22. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 15 - As You Were
    6.7/10(3130 votes)

    S6:E15

    Buffy's old boyfriend, Riley Finn, shows up unexpectedly as he tracks a demon about to hatch eggs that could wipe out Sunnydale.

    Director:Doug Petrie
    Writer:Doug Petrie

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Once More, with Feeling" is the best rated episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" season 6. It scored 9.7/10 based on 12504 votes. Directed by Joss Whedon and written by Joss Whedon, it aired on 11/6/2001. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Tabula Rasa".