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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 22 - Chosen
    9.3/10(5383 votes)

    S7:E22

    Buffy conceives a plan to defeat the First once and for all.

    Director:Joss Whedon
    Writer:Joss Whedon

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  2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 7 - Conversations with Dead People
    8.9/10(4071 votes)

    S7:E7

    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
    Writers:Drew Goddard, Jane Espenson, Marti Noxon

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  3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 17 - Lies My Parents Told Me
    8.7/10(3587 votes)

    S7:E17

    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
    Writers:Drew Goddard, David Fury

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  4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 5 - Selfless
    8.6/10(3560 votes)

    S7:E5

    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

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  5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 18 - Dirty Girls
    8.6/10(2900 votes)

    S7:E18

    Faith returns to Sunnydale just as a new villain, Caleb, arrives and sends Buffy a message in the form of a badly beaten Potential.

    Director:Michael Gershman
    Writer:Drew Goddard

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  6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 21 - End of Days
    8.5/10(3169 votes)

    S7:E21

    Buffy has a powerful new weapon, but the gang cannot find any information about the origins of the mysterious scythe. The Slayer goes by herself in search of knowledge, and finds a new ally, an old friend, and great danger.

    Director:Marita Grabiak
    Writers:Doug Petrie, Jane Espenson

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  7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 20 - Touched
    8.3/10(3205 votes)

    S7:E20

    After being ousted from the group, Buffy tries to figure out how to move forward. Faith and the Potentials plan to interrogate a Bringer for information on Caleb and the First.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner

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  8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 16 - Storyteller
    8.2/10(3257 votes)

    S7:E16

    Andrew creates a documentary called "Buffy, Slayer of the Vampyres", a record of the current situation in Sunnydale to show to future generations. 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

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  9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 11 - Showtime
    8.0/10(2855 votes)

    S7:E11

    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

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  10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 3 - Same Time, Same Place
    7.9/10(2921 votes)

    S7:E3

    Willow returns to Sunnydale, but fears her friends have abandoned her when she finds herself completely unable to find them.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:Jane Espenson

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  11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 2 - Beneath You
    7.8/10(3079 votes)

    S7:E2

    The gang meet a young woman who is being chased by a giant worm.

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Doug Petrie

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  12. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 4 - Help
    7.8/10(2938 votes)

    S7:E4

    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

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  13. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 9 - Never Leave Me
    7.8/10(2680 votes)

    S7:E9

    Buffy and the gang capture and interrogate Spike and Andrew.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Drew Goddard

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  14. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 8 - Sleeper
    7.7/10(2767 votes)

    S7:E8

    Buffy and her friends fear Spike may be to blame when a number of people around town mysteriously disappear.

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writers:David Fury, Jane Espenson

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  15. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 10 - Bring on the Night
    7.7/10(2698 votes)

    S7:E10

    Giles returns to Sunnydale with three potential slayers, whom Buffy must protect from a ferocious Uber-vampire from the Hellmouth.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writers:Doug Petrie, Marti Noxon

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  16. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 1 - Lessons
    7.6/10(2957 votes)

    S7:E1

    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

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  17. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 12 - Potential
    7.6/10(2695 votes)

    S7:E12

    Willow casts a spell to seek out the next Potential, leading her to believe that Dawn may be a future slayer.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner

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  18. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 15 - Get It Done
    7.5/10(2652 votes)

    S7:E15

    Buffy introduces Principal Wood to the rest of the team. He brings an artifact that transports Buffy to see the origin of the Slayer, but the others must face a powerful demon to bring her back.

    Director:Doug Petrie
    Writer:Doug Petrie

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  19. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 19 - Empty Places
    7.5/10(2779 votes)

    S7:E19

    After their horrifying loss at the vineyard, the gang turn against Buffy. Meanwhile, Spike and Andrew travel to an old church to question a priest about Caleb.

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

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  20. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 14 - First Date
    7.4/10(2681 votes)

    S7:E14

    Buffy accepts a dinner invitation from Principal Wood, and tries to figure out his true intentions.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Jane Espenson

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  21. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 13 - The Killer in Me
    7.2/10(2811 votes)

    S7:E13

    Kennedy, a potential Slayer, takes Willow on a date, which is interrupted when Willow finds herself transformed into Warren. Spike's chip is having agonizing malfunctions, and he and Buffy return to the Initiative to search for a fix.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg

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  22. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 6 - Him
    7.1/10(3164 votes)

    S7:E6

    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

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Chosen" is the best rated episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" season 7. It scored 9.3/10 based on 5383 votes. Directed by Joss Whedon and written by Joss Whedon, it aired on 5/20/2003. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Conversations with Dead People".