The Best Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7
Every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7!
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.
Season 7 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" season 7 is "Lessons", rated 7.6/10 from 2594 user votes. It was directed by David Solomon and written by Joss Whedon. "Lessons" aired on 9/24/2002 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Beneath You".
7.6/10 2,594 votes#1 - Lessons
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2002
Sunnydale High is re-opened, with a new designed campus and a new principal, Robin Wood. It is Dawn's first day at school there and Buffy accompanies her to class, only to discover evil spirits lurking in the basement.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: Joss Whedon
7.8/10 2,700 votes#2 - Beneath You
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2002
A giant worm-like creature begins stalking a young woman. As the gang begin to investigate, they realise it's appearance in Sunnydale may be linked to Anya.
Director: Nick Marck
Writer: Douglas Petrie
7.9/10 2,551 votes#3 - Same Time, Same Place
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2002
Willow's return proves problematic when she is literally unable to see her friends--and is left with a creature that paralyzes its victims.
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: Jane Espenson
7.8/10 2,581 votes#4 - Help
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2002
Buffy begins a new job as school counsellor at Sunnydale High. On her first day she encounters a troubled young girl who is convinced she is about to die.
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
8.7/10 3,164 votes#5 - Selfless
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2002
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
Writer: Drew Goddard
7.1/10 2,811 votes#6 - Him
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2002
Xander and Spike search for the source of a spell that has bewitched the girls into competing for the affections of the high school quarterback.
Director: Michael Gershman
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
8.9/10 3,642 votes#7 - Conversations with Dead People
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2002
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
Writer: Drew Goddard, Jane Espenson, Marti Noxon
7.7/10 2,446 votes#8 - Sleeper
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2002
Buffy and her friends fear Spike may be to blame when a number of people around town mysteriously disappear.
Director: Alan J. Levi
Writer: David Fury, Jane Espenson
7.8/10 2,357 votes#9 - Never Leave Me
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/2002
Buffy hopes to learn more about what she's up against with the First by taking Spike prisoner; Xander and Anya interrogate Andrew.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: Drew Goddard
7.7/10 2,367 votes#10 - Bring on the Night
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/2002
Giles returns to Sunnydale with three potential slayers, whom Buffy must protect from The First. Meanwhile, a ferocious Uber-vampire is released from the Hellmouth and Buffy must kill it before it kills one of the potentials.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: Douglas Petrie, Marti Noxon
8.0/10 2,510 votes#11 - Showtime
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/2003
Buffy has to keep the ever increasing number of potential Slayers from panicking while Giles and Anya seek answers from the Beljoxa's Eye.
Director: Michael Grossman
Writer: David Fury
7.6/10 2,359 votes#12 - Potential
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2003
Buffy takes the Potentials to a demon bar and then to Spike's crypt, in order to teach them the art of slaying. When Willow casts a spell to seek out the next Potential, the spell leads them to believe that Dawn may be a future slayer.
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
7.2/10 2,476 votes#13 - The Killer in Me
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2003
After Willow and Kennedy share their first kiss, Willow is transformed into Warren, the man she killed last year. When she sets out to find help, she bumps into an old friend. Meanwhile, Buffy searches for answers when Spike's chip causes him great pain, and the gang suspect that Giles may really be The First Evil.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
7.4/10 2,347 votes#14 - First Date
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/2003
Buffy accepts an invitation to dinner from Principal Wood, and the secrets of his past are revealed. Xander impresses a beautiful girl with his knowledge of rope, and she seems to be interested in tying him up. Meanwhile, the First contacts Andrew in another attempt to destroy the Potentials, and Giles finds himself tongue-tied with the new Potential, Chao-Ahn.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: Jane Espenson
7.5/10 2,324 votes#15 - Get It Done
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/2003
The Scoobies use a spell to transport Buffy into a shadow world, where she meets the men who created the first slayer. However, in order for her to return home, the gang must find and slay a ferocious demon.
Director: Douglas Petrie
Writer: Douglas Petrie
8.2/10 2,883 votes#16 - Storyteller
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 2/25/2003
Andrew creates a documentary called "Buffy, Slayer of the Vampyres", a record of the current situation in Sunnydale to show to future generations. He manages to capture many important moments, and to annoy almost everyone in the house. But Buffy needs to tear him away from his filmmaking because the Seal of Danzalthar is active and Andrew may hold the key to closing it before it destroys the town.
Director: Marita Grabiak
Writer: Jane Espenson
8.7/10 3,213 votes#17 - Lies My Parents Told Me
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 3/25/2003
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
Writer: Drew Goddard, David Fury
8.6/10 2,563 votes#18 - Dirty Girls
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 4/15/2003
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
Writer: Drew Goddard
7.6/10 2,439 votes#19 - Empty Places
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 4/29/2003
After their horrifying loss at the vineyard, the gang turn against Buffy and begin to follow Faith instead. Meanwhile, Spike and Andrew travel to an old church to question a priest about Caleb.
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
8.4/10 2,852 votes#20 - Touched
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/2003
Faith and the Potentials search underground for a weapon, whilst Buffy confronts Caleb at the vineyard.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
8.5/10 2,839 votes#21 - End of Days
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/2003
Buffy has a powerful new weapon, but the gang cannot find any information about the origins of the mysterious scythe. Eventually the Slayer goes herself in search of knowledge, and finds a new ally, an old friend, and great danger.
Director: Marita Grabiak
Writer: Douglas Petrie, Jane Espenson
9.3/10 4,894 votes#22 - Chosen
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/2003
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 fight the Uber-Vamp army. An epic battle ensues and several good friends are lost. At the end, Buffy faces a completely new problem -- one she's glad to have.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon