The Worst Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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   6.1/10(4000 votes)

   #1 - Where the Wild Things Are

   S4:E184/25/2000

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

   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Tracey Forbes

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   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Tracey Forbes
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   6.3/10(4175 votes)

   #2 - Superstar

   S4:E174/4/2000

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

   Director:David Grossman

   Writer:Jane Espenson

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   Director:David Grossman

   Writer:Jane Espenson
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   6.5/10(3509 votes)

   #3 - Goodbye Iowa

   S4:E142/15/2000

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

   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Marti Noxon

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   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Marti Noxon
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   6.5/10(2765 votes)

   #4 - The Killer in Me

   S7:E132/4/2003

   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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   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg
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   6.7/10(4408 votes)

   #5 - Beer Bad

   S4:E511/2/1999

   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

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   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Tracey Forbes
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   6.7/10(3437 votes)

   #6 - The I in Team

   S4:E132/8/2000

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

   Director:James A. Contner

   Writer:David Fury

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   Director:James A. Contner

   Writer:David Fury
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   6.7/10(2949 votes)

   #7 - All the Way

   S6:E610/30/2001

   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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   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Steven S. DeKnight
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   6.8/10(4329 votes)

   #8 - Bad Eggs

   S2:E121/12/1998

   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

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   Director:David Greenwalt

   Writer:Marti Noxon
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   6.8/10(3330 votes)

   #9 - Out of My Mind

   S5:E410/17/2000

   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

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   Director:David Grossman

   Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner
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    6.9/10(4926 votes)

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

    S1:E84/28/1997

    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

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    Director:Stephen L. Posey

    Writers:Ashley Gable, Thomas A. Swyden
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    6.9/10(3206 votes)

    #11 - Storyteller

    S7:E162/25/2003

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

    Writer:Jane Espenson
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    6.9/10(2732 votes)

    #12 - Empty Places

    S7:E194/29/2003

    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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    Director:James A. Contner

    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg
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    7.0/10(4434 votes)

    #13 - Reptile Boy

    S2:E510/13/1997

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

    Director:David Greenwalt

    Writer:David Greenwalt

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    Director:David Greenwalt

    Writer:David Greenwalt
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    7.1/10(4473 votes)

    #14 - Some Assembly Required

    S2:E29/22/1997

    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

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    Director:Bruce Seth Green

    Writer:David Tyron King
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    7.1/10(4307 votes)

    #15 - Go Fish

    S2:E205/5/1998

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

    Director:David Semel

    Writers:David Fury, Elin Hampton

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    Director:David Semel

    Writers:David Fury, Elin Hampton
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    7.1/10(4089 votes)

    #16 - Gingerbread

    S3:E111/12/1999

    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

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    Director:James Whitmore Jr.

    Writer:Jane Espenson
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    7.1/10(2908 votes)

    #17 - Gone

    S6:E111/8/2002

    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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    Director:David Fury

    Writer:David Fury
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    7.1/10(2853 votes)

    #18 - Entropy

    S6:E184/30/2002

    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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    Director:James A. Contner

    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg
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    7.2/10(5204 votes)

    #19 - Teacher's Pet

    S1:E43/24/1997

    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

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    Director:Bruce Seth Green

    Writer:David Greenwalt
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    7.2/10(4140 votes)

    #20 - Dead Man's Party

    S3:E210/6/1998

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

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.

    Writer:Marti Noxon

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    Director:James Whitmore Jr.

    Writer:Marti Noxon
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    7.2/10(3554 votes)

    #21 - Family

    S5:E611/7/2000

    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

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    Director:Joss Whedon

    Writer:Joss Whedon
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    7.2/10(3067 votes)

    #22 - Shadow

    S5:E811/21/2000

    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

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    Director:Dan Attias

    Writer:David Fury
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    7.2/10(3164 votes)

    #23 - Listening to Fear

    S5:E911/28/2000

    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

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    Director:David Solomon

    Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner
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    7.2/10(3344 votes)

    #24 - Bargaining (1)

    S6:E110/2/2001

    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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    Director:David Grossman

    Writer:Marti Noxon
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    7.3/10(6355 votes)

    #25 - Welcome to the Hellmouth (1)

    S1:E13/10/1997

    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.

    Director:Charles Martin Smith

    Writer:Joss Whedon

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    Director:Charles Martin Smith

    Writer:Joss Whedon