Buffy the Vampire Slayer backdrop
Comedy•Drama•Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Worst Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

Binge this in 4d 7h•Peaking at 9.1/10

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

Airs on
The WBUPN
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons7

All1234567

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
    Click to reveal
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 4 Episode 18 - Where the Wild Things Are
    6.1/10(3993 votes)

    #1 - Where the Wild Things Are

    S4:E18

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

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Tracey Forbes

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 4 Episode 17 - Superstar
    6.3/10(4169 votes)

    #2 - Superstar

    S4:E17

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

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Jane Espenson

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 4 Episode 14 - Goodbye Iowa
    6.5/10(3504 votes)

    #3 - Goodbye Iowa

    S4:E14

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

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Marti Noxon

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 13 - The Killer in Me
    6.5/10(2763 votes)

    #4 - 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. 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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 4 Episode 5 - Beer Bad
    6.7/10(4401 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Tracey Forbes

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 4 Episode 13 - The I in Team
    6.7/10(3429 votes)

    #6 - The I in Team

    S4:E13

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

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:David Fury

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    READ
  7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 6 - All the Way
    6.7/10(2947 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Steven S. DeKnight

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 1 Episode 8 - I, Robot... You, Jane
    6.8/10(4921 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.

    Director:Stephen L. Posey
    Writers:Ashley Gable, Thomas A. Swyden

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 12 - Bad Eggs
    6.8/10(4319 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:David Greenwalt
    Writer:Marti Noxon

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 5 Episode 4 - Out of My Mind
    6.8/10(3328 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 16 - Storyteller
    6.9/10(3204 votes)

    #11 - Storyteller

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Episode 19 - Empty Places
    6.9/10(2729 votes)

    #12 - Empty Places

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 5 - Reptile Boy
    7.0/10(4429 votes)

    #13 - Reptile Boy

    S2:E5

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

    Director:David Greenwalt
    Writer:David Greenwalt

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 2 - Some Assembly Required
    7.1/10(4463 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:David Tyron King

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 20 - Go Fish
    7.1/10(4303 votes)

    #15 - Go Fish

    S2:E20

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

    Director:David Semel
    Writers:David Fury, Elin Hampton

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 11 - Gone
    7.1/10(2906 votes)

    #16 - Gone

    S6:E11

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

    Director:David Fury
    Writer:David Fury

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 18 - Entropy
    7.1/10(2850 votes)

    #17 - Entropy

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 1 Episode 4 - Teacher's Pet
    7.2/10(5194 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:David Greenwalt

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 1 Episode 5 - Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
    7.2/10(4949 votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:David Semel
    Writers:Dean Batali, Rob DesHotel

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3 Episode 11 - Gingerbread
    7.2/10(4087 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Jane Espenson

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 5 Episode 6 - Family
    7.2/10(3549 votes)

    #21 - Family

    S5:E6

    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.

    Director:Joss Whedon
    Writer:Joss Whedon

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 5 Episode 8 - Shadow
    7.2/10(3065 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Dan Attias
    Writer:David Fury

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  23. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 5 Episode 9 - Listening to Fear
    7.2/10(3161 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  24. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 1 - Bargaining (1)
    7.2/10(3341 votes)

    #24 - Bargaining (1)

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  25. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 15 - As You Were
    7.2/10(3073 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    Director:Douglas Petrie
    Writer:Douglas Petrie

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Worst Episodes Summary

"Where the Wild Things Are" is the worst rated episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It scored 6.1/10 based on 3993 votes. Directed by David Solomon and written by Tracey Forbes, it aired on 4/25/2000. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Superstar".