8.5/1015 votes#1 - Tabula Rasa
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2001
While trying to find a way to make Buffy forget about her afterlife experience, Willow inadvertently casts a spell that erases everyone's memories.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
8.2/108 votes#2 - The Diary
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/31/2000
Lindsay's parents forbid her from hanging out with Kim, as they see her as a bad influence. Bill grows tired of being picked last for teams for baseball in P.E. class, and not being allowed to really participate.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
8.0/102 votes#3 - To New Beginnings!
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/2009
Forced to attend summer school following the police crashing Naomi's after-prom party, Naomi, Silver and Adrianna form a tight bond with one another, while Annie finds herself more isolated from her friends and family as she worries about her hit-and-run. As summer draws to a close, the gang hangs out at the Beverly Hills Beach Club, where Naomi and Silver meet Teddy, the son of a famous movie star. Meanwhile, Dixon and Silver work to save their relationship, but it may be too little too late.
Director: Stuart Gillard
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
7.6/1014 votes#4 - Tough Love
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 5/1/2001
When Tara falls victim to Glory's incredible power, Willow embraces dark magic and launches a counterattack.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
7.6/1011 votes#5 - Hell's Bells
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/5/2002
Anya and Xander's wedding is thrown into turmoil when a man claiming to be Xander's future self turns up at the ceremony.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
7.5/1012 votes#6 - Potential
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2003
Buffy takes the Potentials to a demon bar and then to Spike's crypt, in order to teach them the art of slaying. When Willow casts a spell to seek out the next Potential, the spell leads them to believe that Dawn may be a future slayer.
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
7.5/1012 votes#7 - Touched
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/2003
After being ousted from the group, Buffy tries to figure out how to move forward. Faith and the Potentials plan to interrogate a Bringer for information on Caleb and the First. Many people turn to each other for comfort in the face of the impending apocalypse.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
7.4/1013 votes#8 - Help
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2002
Buffy begins a new job as school counsellor at Sunnydale High. On her first day she encounters a troubled young girl who is convinced she is about to die.
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
7.1/1014 votes#9 - Listening to Fear
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2000
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
7.0/1016 votes#10 - Out of My Mind
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2000
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
6.7/107 votes#11 - Santa's Secret Stuff
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 1/23/2007
Luke asks Lorelai to be a character reference in his custody case. Rory comes back from London from Chirstmas with Logan, where she and Logan have made amends. The Gilmore girls celebrate Christmas a month late. April sneaks out to see Luke.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
6.6/107 votes#12 - Go, Bulldogs!
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2006
Lorelai and Chris attend Yale Parents' Weekend where they find Emily and Richard. Chris takes Rory and all her friends out for dinner after feeling guilty that he wasn't around when Rory was growing up. At the end, she shows her commitment to her duties as editor of the newspaper by gathering the troops to report on a story.
Director: Wil Shriner
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
6.5/106 votes#13 - How Many Kropogs to Cape Cod?
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/2005
Rory starts her internship; Due to low attendance and much to Luke's delight, Taylor decides to close down the museum and sell the house; Richard and Emily invite Logan to dinner, and Lorelai begs to attend; Lorelai meets with an inn investor, which could mean travel in her future.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
6.5/107 votes#14 - Bridesmaids Revisited
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 2/28/2006
Lorelai offers to help Christopher out by babysitting his 4-year-old daughter, G.G, and is horrified by the toddler's terrible behavior. The next day, Rory and Logan attend the wedding of Logan's sister, Honor. While helping the bride and her three bridesmaids get ready, Rory is devastated to learn how Logan spent his time during their recent breakup.
Director: Linda Mendoza
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
6.5/106 votes#15 - Hay Bale Maze
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 4/17/2007
When Taylor spends all of the Spring budget on a hay bale maze, it forces Lorelai and Luke to reunite while in the hay bale maze. Rory and Logan come to Stars Hollow for the Spring fair and Rory learns that she was given a job offer for a newspaper. When she evaluates what she truly wants she decides to reject the job offer and wait on an internship at the New York Times.
Director: N/A
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
6.4/107 votes#16 - Always a Godmother, Never a God
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/2005
After months of separation, Sookie tries to reconcile Rory and Lorelai by asking them to be the godmothers of her two children. However, they both end up fighting when Lorelai realizes that Rory didn't see fit to share her new cell phone number with her.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
6.4/107 votes#17 - That's What You Get, Folks, For Makin' Whoopee
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2006
Luke punches Christopher after finding out Lorelai slept with him. After not being able to go on the trip to Asia with Logan, Lorelai throws Rory an Asian-themed party, but Rory finds out that Lorelai slept with Christopher and gets upset. Lane and Zach return from their less-than-perfect honeymoon in Mexico. Lane reports to Rory that sex is overrated; learning that she is pregnant does not help her opinion. Luke and Lorelai begin to deal with their break-up.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
6.3/107 votes#18 - I'm a Kayak, Hear Me Roar
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 2/20/2007
Lorelai is having a hard time confessing her breakup to Emily but to her surprise encounters sympathy when she does. Rory prepares a "Gilmorish-birthday" for Logan to show him that a birthday can be fun as opposed to the way they get celebrated in the Huntzburger family. Logan learns that his company's patents aren't valid due to prior art.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
6.2/108 votes#19 - I'd Rather Be In Philadelphia
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/2007
Richard is in the hospital with Emily, Lorelai and Rory in the waiting room; Logan comes to be by Rory's side. Lorelai calls Christopher to let him know, but cannot reach him. Luke hears about Richard and comes running to help.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
6.0/101 votes#20 - Okaeri, Donna!
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/14/2009
Kelly and Silver are shocked when Donna arrives in town. Annie and Dixon take a road trip to visit someone from Dixon's past while Ethan spends his spring break working for Habitat for Humanity. Naomi also decides to work for Habitat when she learns that Liam will be there.
Director: Stuart Gillard
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
6.0/101 votes#21 - Between a Sign and a Hard Place
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/21/2009
Now that they have finally sold their home in Kansas, Harry and Debbie have a yard sale, Beverly Hills-style. Meanwhile, Donna talks to Kelly about her separation, and later search for a place for Donna to open a clothing store; Dixon helps Silver in her recovery; Liam and Ethan's unlikely friendship continues; and when a scandal involving Naomi's father comes to light, her trust in Annie begins to falter.
Director: Rob Estes
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
6.0/101 votes#22 - One Party Can Ruin Your Whole Summer
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/19/2009
Adrianna and Navid are forced to make an impromptu exit from the prom when Adrianna goes into labor. Dixon confronts Ethan about Silver when he notices that Ethan might be developing feelings for his girlfriend. Meanwhile, Annie reaches the breaking point when Naomi accuses her of trying to hook up with Liam, and some of her peers (still angry about the after party fiasco) decide to take both verbal and physical action against her.
Director: Wendey Stanzler
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
6.0/101 votes#23 - And Away They Go!
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/2009
Navid wakes up in the hospital but has no memory of who pushed him down the stairs. Adrianna visits Navid and following her conversation with him, makes a life-changing decision about her addiction to pills. Silver and Teddy bond over the loss of both of their mothers and unexpectedly get close. Liam, Dixon and Ivy learn that Naomi and Jen will be attending the horse races and devise a plan to finally reveal the truth to Naomi about her evil sister. Annie and Jasper sneak out even though Harry and Debbie have grounded her.
Director: Harry Sinclair
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
6.0/101 votes#24 - Girl Fight
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 3/16/2010
Naomi enlists Ivy’s help in reducing the awkwardness with Liam and the three decide to go on a hike, something Naomi has never done. Naomi discovers Ivy’s alterior motives and confronts her by pushing her face in the sand. Naomi, Silver and Adrianna go shopping in the Palisades and run into Annie and Jasper. Jasper blackmails Annie with photographic proof of her hit-and-run, but she gives Jasper an ultimatum that puts her mind at ease. Adrianna and Gia’s friendship continues to develop when the two throw a pity party for themselves. Silver and Teddy toy with the idea of trying to make a relationship work. Ryan meets free-spirited Laurel at a bar, but soon they move to her car so they can get to know each other even better. A surprise visitor shows up on the Wilson’s doorstep.
Director: Fred Gerber
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
6.0/101 votes#25 - Confessions
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2010
Annie and Liam test out the waters with his new boat, where they share their darkest secrets. Little do they know that someone is nearby and decides to share an explosive flame of gasoline with Liam's boat. Liam finally tells Naomi their relationship isn't working, leaving her more alone than ever. After a late-night dance, Naomi turns to someone for help, but he ultimately helps himself to her. Adrianna is offered the opportunity of a lifetime but is torn about the direction to take after Navid confesses his true feelings for her. Teddy discovers that Spence tried to bribe Silver and takes it upon himself to seek revenge in a most confrontational way. Ryan is delivered some mind-blowing news about his past with Jen when a mysterious package arrives on his doorstep, causing him to head down a disasterous path. Dixon and Ivy's summer vacation plans in Australia comes to a screeching halt when he confesses to kissing Silver. Harry and Debbie face a major hurdle in their marriage when she learns the truth that he has been hiding in order to protect Dixon.
Director: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
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"Tabula Rasa" is the best rated episode written by Rebecca Rand Kirshner. It scored 8.5/10 based on 15 votes. It was directed by David Grossman. It aired on 11/13/2001 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Diary".