8.8/1012 votes#1 - The Gypsy and the Hobo
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 10/25/2009
A former client makes a return; Betty and her kids go on a trip; and Joan and Greg make plans for their future.
Director: Jennifer Getzinger
Writer: Marti Noxon
8.4/1014 votes#2 - Villains
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 5/14/2002
A vengeful Willow uses her enormous power to track down Warren, despite Buffy's strong feelings about targeting humans.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: Marti Noxon
8.3/1016 votes#3 - The Wish
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/8/1998
Cordelia's wish for a Buffy-free Sunnydale comes true, plunging her into a world where vampires have control of the town.
Director: David Greenwalt
Writer: Marti Noxon
8.2/1017 votes#4 - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/1998
As Valentine's Day approaches, Xander tries to improve his love life through witchcraft and finds himself with too much of a good thing.
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: Marti Noxon
8.2/1014 votes#5 - The Prom
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 5/11/1999
After Angel breaks off their relationship, Buffy single-handedly battles three fearsome hell hounds so that her classmates can enjoy their senior prom.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: Marti Noxon
8.1/1015 votes#6 - Conversations with Dead People
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2002
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
Writer: Marti Noxon
8.1/1039 votes#7 - Milk
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/26/2018
Concerned for the safety of Amma, Camille puts her own life in jeopardy as she gets closer to the truth behind the shocking mysteries surrounding the Wind Gap killings.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Writer: Marti Noxon
8.0/1016 votes#8 - Surprise (1)
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/19/1998
To give Buffy a surprise on her 17th birthday, Drusilla and Spike bring together the body parts of a dismembered demon who cannot be killed.
Director: Michael Lange
Writer: Marti Noxon
8.0/1014 votes#9 - Forever
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 4/17/2001
With some help from Spike, Dawn attempts to bring Joyce back from the dead.
Director: Marti Noxon
Writer: Marti Noxon
7.9/109 votes#10 - Some Kind of Miracle
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/22/2007
Everyone is pushing for Meredith to survive, or in this case to be revived. People are still dealing with the fallout from the ferry disaster. A young man named Lucas is having problems with brain-mouth coordination. Someone else dies.
Director: Adam Arkin
Writer: Marti Noxon
7.8/109 votes#11 - The Inheritance
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 10/5/2008
Betty visits her father; Paul's girlfriend tries to convince him to prioritize his duties; Pete's mother disapproves of his and Trudy's idea.
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Writer: Marti Noxon
7.8/1015 votes#12 - What's My Line? (2)
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1997
Buffy joins forces with another Slayer in hopes of saving Angel from the clutches of Spike and Drusilla.
Director: David Semel
Writer: Marti Noxon
7.7/1015 votes#13 - Consequences
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/1999
A homicide detective closes in on Buffy and Faith as he investigates the deputy mayor's death.
Director: Michael Gershman
Writer: Marti Noxon
7.7/1016 votes#14 - Wild at Heart
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/1999
When Oz falls hard for a sexy singer who also happens to be a werewolf, he must choose between Willow and his own animal instincts.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: Marti Noxon
7.7/1012 votes#15 - Bring on the Night
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/2002
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.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: Marti Noxon
7.6/1017 votes#16 - I Only Have Eyes for You
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/28/1998
Sunnydale High School is haunted by the ghosts of a former student and teacher who reenact their tragic romance through the bodies of the school's current inhabitants.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Marti Noxon
7.6/1021 votes#17 - Buffy vs. Dracula
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2000
The one-and-only Dracula makes his way to Sunnydale and immediately has everyone enchanted. Even Buffy might not be able to resist his charms.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: Marti Noxon
7.5/1015 votes#18 - What's My Line? (1)
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1997
Spike brings in three professional bounty hunters to eliminate Buffy while she ponders on what her profession might be if her fate wasn't already sealed.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: Marti Noxon
7.5/102 votes#19 - In Which Addison Finds a Showerhead
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2007
Watch Video A flirting patient named Andrea causes a male nurse to feel uncomfortable, even though he feels the connection. Later, the same male nurse must treat a woman who is not at all pleased by the fact that she's being treated by a man. He also helps treat a runner named Nicole. A very young girl drops by the clinic because she thinks she may have an STD.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: Marti Noxon
7.5/102 votes#20 - A Family Thing
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2008
At Oceanside Wellness, friendships are tested and secrets revealed when Addison discovers that Naomi is concealing the practice's financial problems. Meanwhile, Violet wonders what secret Cooper is keeping from her, while Cooper himself has to decide whether or not to reveal a medical secret to a patient. Dell quits his job at Oceanside Wellness Group.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: Marti Noxon
7.4/1016 votes#21 - Living Conditions
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/1999
Buffy finds herself at odds with her new roommate and is troubled by a series of disturbing dreams involving a soul-sucking demon.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: Marti Noxon
7.4/1014 votes#22 - Doomed
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/2000
While attempting to redefine her relationship with Riley, Buffy must also stop demons that are determined to reopen the Hellmouth.
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: Marti Noxon
7.4/1016 votes#23 - New Moon Rising
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 5/2/2000
Oz's return to Sunnydale leads to his incarceration by the Initiative and complicates the relationship between Willow and Tara.
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: Marti Noxon
7.4/1014 votes#24 - Into the Woods
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/19/2000
After Buffy catches Riley in the clutches of a vampire-junkie, Riley makes an important decision regarding their relationship.
Director: Marti Noxon
Writer: Marti Noxon
7.3/1015 votes#25 - Bargaining (1)
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2001
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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"The Gypsy and the Hobo" is the best rated episode written by Marti Noxon. It scored 8.8/10 based on 12 votes. It was directed by Jennifer Getzinger. It aired on 10/25/2009 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Villains".