The Best Episodes Written By Jane Espenson

Every TV Episode Written by Jane Espenson Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Variations on a Theme Park
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Variations on a Theme Park

    S4:E10

    When too many overworked employees drop dead from exhaustion, businesses give dinosaurs two weeks off for a vacation; B.P. Richfield advises Earl to bring his family to WeSaySo Land, which is supposed to be a fun amusement park for the family. What the Sinclairs find is an overpriced, cow themed park that is newly under construction, and they have to stay for 14 days.

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  2. Background image for A Golden Crown
    8.5/10(193 votes)

    #2 - A Golden Crown

    S1:E6

    While recovering from his battle with Jamie, Eddard is forced to run the kingdom while Robert goes hunting. Tyrion demands a trial by combat for his freedom. Viserys is losing his patience with Drogo.

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  3. Background image for The Blood Line
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #3 - The Blood Line

    S4:E10

    As the Torchwood team launch a final, desperate mission against the seemingly undefeatable Three Families, they realize it may come down to the ultimate sacrifice.

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  4. Background image for Skin Deep
    8.4/10(30 votes)

    #4 - Skin Deep

    S1:E12

    After Mr. Gold's house is robbed, Emma keeps a close eye on him when it looks like he wants to track down the criminal and dole out some vigilante justice as payback, and Valentine's Day finds Mary Margaret, Ruby and Ashley having a girls' night out. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Belle agrees to a fateful deal to give up her freedom in order to save her town from the horrors of the Ogre war.

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  5. Background image for White Out
    8.4/10(18 votes)

    #5 - White Out

    S4:E2

    While desperately trying to find her sister Anna, Elsa accidentally traps them both inside an ice cave. Regina secludes herself from the town and Henry. With the townspeople considering Mary Margaret their leader, she faces her first leadership task in trying to re-start a generator and restore the town’s electricity after Elsa freezes and damages the power lines. Anna tries to teach a meek David to fight Bo Peep.

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  6. Background image for Intervention
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    #6 - Intervention

    S5:E18

    A weary Buffy seeks to regain focus by embarking on a quest with the First Slayer; Spike cavorts with his very own "Buffybot" and Glory instructs her minions to spy on Buffy's friends in the hopes of ascertaining the Key's true identity.

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  7. Background image for The Hub
    8.3/10(22 votes)

    #7 - The Hub

    S4:E9

    Colonial Viper pilots plan an attack on the Resurrection Hub with their Cylon rebel allies.

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  8. Background image for Earshot
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    #8 - Earshot

    S3:E22

    A mouthless demon infects Buffy with the ability to hear everyone's thoughts, but what starts out as a useful power soon turns into a curse.

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  9. Background image for Conversations with Dead People
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    #9 - Conversations with Dead People

    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
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  10. Background image for Desperate Souls
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #10 - Desperate Souls

    S1:E8

    Regina and Mr. Gold play dirty politics and take opposite sides when Emma runs for a coveted Storybrooke public office against Sidney. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale world that was, Rumplestiltskin tries to track down the ultimate power source in order to help his son avert the horrors of a meaningless war.

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  11. Background image for Fall
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #11 - Fall

    S4:E10

    The Snow Queen attempts to pit Anna and Elsa against each other; with her powers out of control, Emma seeks assistance from Gold; Regina's quest takes a surprising turn.

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  12. Background image for Firebird
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Firebird

    S5:E20

    Hades turns to the heroes to ask for help with getting Zelena back from Rumplestiltskin and Peter Pan. In return, he offers to take all their names off their tombstones. However, when Hook is still unable to leave, he and Emma must journey into the depths of the Underworld. Meanwhile, Cruella De Vil is determined to keep the heroes trapped in the Underworld. In flashbacks, Emma searches for answers about her family and makes an unexpected friendship.

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  13. Background image for Band Candy
    8.0/10(19 votes)

    #13 - Band Candy

    S3:E6

    Mr Trick enlists Giles' old buddy Ethan Rayne to manufacture and distribute boxes of candy which turn the adult population into uninhibited, irresponsible teenagers to keep them out of the way while the mysterious Mayor Wilkins pays a tribute to a demon.

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  14. Background image for The Replacement
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    #14 - The Replacement

    S5:E3

    When a demon creates a Xander double, the real Xander must convince his friends of his true identity.

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  15. Background image for Checkpoint
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    #15 - Checkpoint

    S5:E12

    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.

    Director:Nick Marck
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  16. Background image for End of Days
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #16 - End of Days

    S7:E21

    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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  17. Background image for The Categories of Life
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #17 - The Categories of Life

    S4:E5

    Torchwood goes undercover and discovers the terrible truth behind the Miracle. The enemy is closing in, and death is about to make a shocking return.

    Director:Guy Ferland
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  18. Background image for Zero Minus Ten
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Zero Minus Ten

    S1:E23

    Veil wakes from a coma to hear the unsettling news that he was in a car accident months earlier and his ordeal of identity erasure was just a terrible nightmare. At his bedside is his ever-loving wife Alyson and his best friend Larry Levy, a man Veil swears he once saw dead and stuffed in a closet.

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  19. Background image for Rm w/a Vu
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Rm w/a Vu

    S1:E5

    Cordelia finds a perfect apartment, but it's got just one flaw: it's haunted. Meanwhile, Doyle flees the phantoms of his past.

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  20. Background image for Haunted
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Haunted

    S1:E10

    When Adelle’s wealthy friend is murdered, Adelle imprints Echo with the woman’s memories and personality to solve the case. Ballard looks into Mellie’s past, and Topher secretly programs Sierra for an engagement.

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  21. Background image for Siege Perilous
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Siege Perilous

    S5:E3

    In Camelot, the heroes feverishly work to free Merlin. Determined to help Emma, David embarks on a quest to retrieve a magical relic that Regina could use to communicate with the imprisoned sorcerer, but, when David leaves, Arthur insists on joining him because the dangers ahead are greater than he can imagine. Meanwhile, Mary Margaret discovers the fate of her old friend Lancelot. Back in Storybrooke, Arthur seeks David’s help to catch a thief who threatens the safety of the citizens of Camelot. Across town, Emma reaches out to a conflicted Hook as she sets about her plan to draw Excalibur from the stone.

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  22. Background image for Bad Blood
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Bad Blood

    S1:E7

    When Alice discovers that her father is in Wonderland, they begin healing their broken relationship, which leads to her having to make a difficult decision. In flashback, a young Jafar is emotionally distraught after his mother dies and we find out what drove him to become the unforgiving villain he is today.

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  23. Background image for Pangs
    7.9/10(20 votes)

    #23 - Pangs

    S4:E8

    On Thanksgiving, Buffy encounters the spirit of a Native American warrior whose people were wiped out by settlers.

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  24. Background image for Apotheosis
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #24 - Apotheosis

    S1:E18

    Daniel, Amanda, and Zoe race to stop Clarice's master plan and save thousands of lives before Caprica is changed forever.

    Director:Jonas Pate
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  25. Background image for Witch Hunt
    7.9/10(16 votes)

    #25 - Witch Hunt

    S3:E13

    In New York, Hook tries to make Emma remember by something very powerful: true love. In the Enchanted Forest, Regina, Snow, and Charming all team up to defeat a very powerful witch. In another world's past, a young girl learns how to use wizardry only to be hunted by a mob.

    Director:Guy Ferland
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Jane Espenson Ratings Summary

"Variations on a Theme Park" is the best rated episode written by Jane Espenson. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Jeff McCracken. It aired on 11/6/1995 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "A Golden Crown".