The Best Episodes Written By Douglas Petrie

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(17 votes)

   #1 - Two to Go

   S6:E215/21/2002

   Fueled by black magic, Willow targets Andrew and Jonathan, leading to a battle between Buffy and Willow; Spike fights an unstoppable foe.

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   8.3/10(19 votes)

   #2 - Fool for Love

   S5:E711/14/2000

   After being bested in a fight by an ordinary vampire, Buffy asks Spike to explain how he killed two Slayers many years earlier.

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3. 

   8.2/10(90 votes)

   #3 - A Cold Day in Hell's Kitchen

   S2:E133/18/2016

   In the season finale, Daredevil is backed into the ultimate showdown for his own life - and the future of Hell's Kitchen.

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   8.1/10(19 votes)

   #4 - Enemies

   S3:E173/16/1999

   As Faith attempts to seduce Angel and steal his soul, the Mayor summons a dark-magic demon to finish the job.

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   8.1/10(111 votes)

   #5 - The Ones We Leave Behind

   S1:E124/10/2015

   Fisk seeks revenge while Karen is haunted by recent events. Daredevil makes a startling discovery about Fisk's financing.

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   8.0/10(113 votes)

   #6 - The Path of the Righteous

   S1:E114/10/2015

   Fisk and Murdock wrestle with the consequences of their chosen paths, while Ben and Karen get closer to Fisk's true past.

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   8.0/10(34 votes)

   #7 - Death Trap

   S2:E204/23/2010

   Determined to kill Jedi Master Mace Windu, young Boba Fett poses as a clone cadet and sneaks aboard a Jedi cruiser to plant a bomb in Windu's quarters. But Boba's plan goes awry when the blast fails to kill Mace and, suddenly, every clone aboard is looking for the saboteur. Boba destroys the ship's reactor to create a distraction and, soon, the entire cruiser begins to break apart. Unaware that Boba is the culprit, Boba's new cadet comrades save his life but is he too obsessed with revenge to do the same for them?

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   8.0/10(20 votes)

   #8 - Bad Girls

   S3:E142/9/1999

   Faith convinces Buffy to live on the wild side, with fatal consequences.

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   8.0/10(19 votes)

   #9 - The Initiative

   S4:E711/16/1999

   Spike finds himself targeted by a group of commandos after he escapes from a military lab underneath the Sunnydale campus.

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    8.0/10(18 votes)

    #10 - Checkpoint

    S5:E121/23/2001

    The Watcher Council travels to Sunnydale to review Buffy's skills as a Slayer; meanwhile, Glory puts her search for the Key into high gear.

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    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #11 - End of Days

    S7:E215/13/2003

    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.

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12. 

    8.0/10(69 votes)

    #12 - Worst Behavior

    S1:E38/18/2017

    Elektra's secrets are revealed. Danny changes his tactics. Matt gives Jessica some legal advice. Luke searches for the White Hat.

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13. 

    7.9/10(103 votes)

    #13 - Dogs to a Gunfight

    S2:E23/18/2016

    As Murdock recovers from an attack, Foggy and Karen fight to protect their new client from both the law and the Kitchen's newest vigilante.

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    7.9/10(111 votes)

    #14 - Bang

    S2:E13/18/2016

    Hell's Kitchen has calmed, but it's not out of the fire yet. When an unknown vigilante begins to take the fight to the streets in a big and bloody way, Matt Murdock must don the mask of Daredevil to stop him before innocent people end up in the crossfire.

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    7.9/10(19 votes)

    #15 - No Place Like Home

    S5:E510/24/2000

    Buffy learns more about Dawn after she discovers a mysterious orb linked to a group of monks being pursued by an incredibly powerful force.

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    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #16 - Beneath You

    S7:E210/1/2002

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

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    7.9/10(91 votes)

    #17 - The Dark at the End of the Tunnel

    S2:E123/18/2016

    Daredevil goes underground to save an old friend. Karen follows a dangerous lead. The law firm of Nelson and Murdock may have reached its final chapter.

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    7.8/10(120 votes)

    #18 - Stick

    S1:E74/10/2015

    An important figure from Murdock's past reemerges seeking his help to battle a new enemy threatening Hell's Kitchen.

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    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #19 - The Weight of the World

    S5:E215/15/2001

    When Buffy lapses into a catatonic state, Willow uses magic to find out why; a tug-of-war erupts between Glory and Ben over Dawn's ultimate fate.

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    7.7/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Bring on the Night

    S7:E1012/17/2002

    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.

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    7.7/10(67 votes)

    #21 - Royal Dragon

    S1:E48/18/2017

    As the Defenders get to know each other over dinner, they're greeted by a series of party crashers -- none of them friendly.

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    7.5/10(14 votes)

    #22 - Get It Done

    S7:E152/18/2003

    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.

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    7.5/10(66 votes)

    #23 - Take Shelter

    S1:E58/18/2017

    Elektra's loyalties are questioned, Colleen clashes with an old acquaintance, and Luke proves he knows how to take a hit.

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    7.4/10(50 votes)

    #24 - The Seven Wonders

    S3:E131/29/2014

    A new Supreme rises.

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    7.4/10(21 votes)

    #25 - This Year's Girl (1)

    S4:E152/22/2000

    Faith awakens from her coma and seeks revenge against Buffy.

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