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The Worst Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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The Worst Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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...

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  1. 6.4/10(19 votes)

    #1 - Where the Wild Things Are

    S4:E18

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

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  2. 6.5/10(20 votes)

    #2 - Superstar

    S4:E17

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

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  3. 6.6/10(19 votes)

    #3 - Beer Bad

    S4:E5

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

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  4. 6.6/10(19 votes)

    #4 - Goodbye Iowa

    S4:E14

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

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    Director:David Solomon
  5. 6.7/10(19 votes)

    #5 - Bad Eggs

    S2:E12

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

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  6. 6.7/10(3.0k votes)

    #6 - Doublemeat Palace

    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.

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    Director:Nick Marck
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  8. 6.7/10(2.9k votes)

    #7 - As You Were

    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.

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  9. 6.8/10(25 votes)

    #8 - I, Robot... You, Jane

    S1:E8

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

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  10. 6.8/10(18 votes)

    #9 - Reptile Boy

    S2:E5

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

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  11. 6.9/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Some Assembly Required

    S2:E2

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

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  12. 6.9/10(18 votes)

    #11 - Go Fish

    S2:E20

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

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  13. 6.9/10(14 votes)

    #12 - The Killer in Me

    S7:E13

    Kennedy, a potential Slayer, takes Willow on a date, which is interrupted when Willow finds herself transformed into Warren. The other Potentials go on a retreat with Giles, who the gang realize may have been replaced by the First. Spike's chip is having agonizing malfunctions, and he and Buffy return to the Initiative to search for a fix.

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  14. 7.0/10(20 votes)

    #13 - The I in Team

    S4:E13

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

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  15. 7.0/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Empty Places

    S7:E19

    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.

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  16. 7.1/10(39 votes)

    #15 - Welcome to the Hellmouth (1)

    S1:E1

    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.

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  17. 7.1/10(19 votes)

    #16 - Gingerbread

    S3:E11

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

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  18. 7.1/10(18 votes)

    #17 - Out of My Mind

    S5:E4

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

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  19. 7.1/10(2.7k votes)

    #18 - All the Way

    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.

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  20. 7.2/10(27 votes)

    #19 - Teacher's Pet

    S1:E4

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

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  21. 7.2/10(25 votes)

    #20 - Never Kill a Boy on the First Date

    S1:E5

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

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  22. 7.2/10(20 votes)

    #21 - Out of Mind, Out of Sight

    S1:E11

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

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  23. 7.2/10(20 votes)

    #22 - Killed by Death

    S2:E18

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

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  24. 7.2/10(18 votes)

    #23 - Dead Man's Party

    S3:E2

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

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  25. 7.2/10(17 votes)

    #24 - Shadow

    S5:E8

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

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    Director:Daniel Attias
    Writer:David Fury
  26. 7.2/10(16 votes)

    #25 - Listening to Fear

    S5:E9

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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Where the Wild Things Are" is the worst rated episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It scored 6.4/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by David Solomon and written by Tracey Forbes, it aired on 4/25/2000. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Superstar".