Once all analyses performed by this site are combined, we are able to predict 78.0% of the quality of an episode based on four factors: who wrote the episode, who directed the episode, when the episode aired, and the presence or absence of major characters in the episode. Altogether, knowing this allows us to look back at episodes and predict how the episodes would be ranked if these four factors explained 100% of the quality of an episode instead of just 78.0%. As you will see, this method predicts the quality of some episodes very well and is off on the quality of other episodes. The Mispredicted Quality page describes how close or far these predictions were for each episode.
Predicted Rank |
Title | Season/ Episode |
Writer(s) | Director | Actual Rank |
1 | You're Welcome | 5.12 | David Fury | David Fury | 1 |
2 | I Will Remember You | 1.08 | David Greenwalt and Jeannine Renshaw | David Grossman | 3 |
3 | Five By Five | 1.18 | Jim Kouf | James A. Contner | 4 |
4 | Not Fade Away | 5.22 | Jeffrey Bell & Joss Whedon | Jeffrey Bell | 2 |
5 | Hero | 1.09 | Howard Gordon and Tim Minear | Tucker Gates | 8 |
6 | A Hole in the World | 5.15 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon | 7 |
7 | Orpheus | 4.15 | Mere Smith | Terrence O'Hara | 5 |
8 | Sanctuary | 1.19 | Tim Minear and Joss Whedon | Michael Lange | 14 |
9 | Waiting in the Wings | 3.13 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon | 12 |
10 | Darla | 2.07 | Tim Minear | Tim Minear | 10 |
11 | Spin the Bottle | 4.06 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon | 9 |
12 | Smile Time | 5.14 | Ben Edlund | Ben Edlund | 6 |
13 | Reprise | 2.15 | Tim Minear | James Whitmore Jr. | 30 |
14 | Home | 4.22 | Tim Minear | Tim Minear | 19 |
15 | Lullaby | 3.09 | Tim Minear | Tim Minear | 11 |
16 | Salvage | 4.13 | David Fury | Jefferson Kibbee | 26 |
17 | Damage | 5.11 | Steven S. DeKnight and Drew Goddard | Jefferson Kibbee | 16 |
18 | There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb | 2.22 | David Greenwalt | David Greenwalt | 36 |
19 | Soulless | 4.11 | Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft | Sean Astin | 25 |
20 | Somnambulist | 1.11 | Tim Minear | Winrich Kolbe | 50 |
21 | Conviction | 5.01 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon | 71 |
22 | Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been | 2.02 | Tim Minear | David Semel | 23 |
23 | In The Dark | 1.03 | Douglas Petrie | Bruce Seth Green | 24 |
24 | Redefinition | 2.11 | Mere Smith | Michael Grossman | 44 |
25 | The Trial | 2.09 | Tim Minear and Douglas Petrie | Bruce Seth Green | 27 |
26 | Tomorrow | 3.22 | David Greenwalt | David Greenwalt | 57 |
27 | To Shanshu In L.A. | 1.22 | David Greenwalt | David Greenwalt | 13 |
28 | Release | 4.14 | Steven S. DeKnight and Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain | James A. Contner | 42 |
29 | Shells | 5.16 | Steven S. DeKnight | Steven S. DeKnight | 28 |
30 | Sleep Tight | 3.16 | David Greenwalt | Terrence O'Hara | 18 |
31 | Destiny | 5.08 | David Fury and Steven S. DeKnight | Skip Schoolnik | 20 |
32 | Origin | 5.18 | Drew Goddard | Terrence O'Hara | 29 |
33 | Billy | 3.06 | Tim Minear and Jeffrey Bell | David Grossman | 22 |
34 | Deep Down | 4.01 | Steven S. DeKnight | Terrence O'Hara | 40 |
35 | Offspring | 3.07 | David Greenwalt | Turi Meyer | 73 |
36 | City Of | 1.01 | Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt | Joss Whedon | 21 |
37 | Reunion | 2.10 | Tim Minear and Shawn Ryan | James A. Contner | 15 |
38 | Disharmony | 2.17 | David Fury | Fred Keller | 46 |
39 | Lineage | 5.07 | Drew Goddard | Jefferson Kibbee | 33 |
40 | Couplet | 3.14 | Tim Minear and Jeffrey Bell | Tim Minear | 86 |
41 | Birthday | 3.11 | Mere Smith | Michael Grossman | 17 |
42 | Parting Gifts | 1.10 | David Fury and Jeannine Renshaw | James A. Contner | 75 |
43 | RM W/A VU | 1.05 | Jane Espenson | Scott McGinnis | 38 |
44 | Awakening | 4.10 | David Fury and Steven S. DeKnight | James A. Contner | 47 |
45 | Guise Will Be Guise | 2.06 | Jane Espenson | Krishna Rao | 45 |
46 | Dead End | 2.18 | David Greenwalt | James A. Contner | 37 |
47 | Epiphany | 2.16 | Tim Minear | Thomas J. Wright | 32 |
48 | Forgiving | 3.17 | Jeffrey Bell | Turi Meyer | 35 |
49 | Time Bomb | 5.19 | Ben Edlund | Vern Gillum | 58 |
50 | Long Day's Journey | 4.09 | Mere Smith | Terrence O'Hara | 72 |
51 | Soul Purpose | 5.10 | Brent Fletcher | David Boreanaz | 69 |
52 | Benediction | 3.21 | Tim Minear | Tim Minear | 67 |
53 | Loyalty | 3.15 | Mere Smith | James A. Contner | 51 |
54 | Life of the Party | 5.05 | Ben Edlund | Bill Norton | 79 |
55 | Over The Rainbow | 2.20 | Mere Smith | Fred Keller | 49 |
56 | Hellbound | 5.04 | Steven S. DeKnight | Steven S. DeKnight | 43 |
57 | The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco | 5.06 | Jeffrey Bell | Jeffrey Bell | 102 |
58 | Blind Date | 1.21 | Jeannine Renshaw | Thomas J. Wright | 80 |
59 | Rain of Fire | 4.07 | Steven S. DeKnight | Vern Gillum | 31 |
60 | Blood Money | 2.12 | Shawn Ryan and Mere Smith | R.D. Price | 100 |
61 | Inside Out | 4.17 | Steven S. DeKnight | Steven S. DeKnight | 68 |
62 | Calvary | 4.12 | Jeffrey Bell and Steven S. DeKnight and Mere Smith | Bill Norton | 41 |
63 | The Prodigal | 1.15 | Tim Minear | Bruce Seth Green | 59 |
64 | The Magic Bullet | 4.19 | Jeffrey Bell | Jeffrey Bell | 54 |
65 | Peace Out | 4.21 | David Fury | Jefferson Kibbee | 56 |
66 | The Girl in Question | 5.20 | Steven S. DeKnight and Drew Goddard | David Greenwalt | 77 |
67 | Through the Looking Glass | 2.21 | Tim Minear | Tim Minear | 34 |
68 | Power Play | 5.21 | David Fury | James A. Contner | 48 |
69 | Underneath | 5.17 | Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft | Skip Schoolnik | 60 |
70 | Carpe Noctem | 3.04 | Scott Murphy | James A. Contner | 64 |
71 | First Impressions | 2.03 | Shawn Ryan | James A. Contner | 99 |
72 | The Price | 3.19 | David Fury | Marita Grabiak | 76 |
73 | That Vision Thing | 3.02 | Jeffrey Bell | Fred Keller | 53 |
74 | Ground State | 4.02 | Mere Smith | Michael Grossman | 78 |
75 | Quickening | 3.08 | Jeffrey Bell | Skip Schoolnik | 81 |
76 | Slouching Toward Bethlehem | 4.04 | Jeffrey Bell | Skip Schoolnik | 85 |
77 | Untouched | 2.04 | Mere Smith | Joss Whedon | 63 |
78 | Dear Boy | 2.05 | David Greenwalt | David Greenwalt | 39 |
79 | Just Rewards | 5.02 | David Fury & Ben Edlund | James A. Contner | 62 |
80 | Sacrifice | 4.20 | Ben Edlund | David Straiton | 74 |
81 | Habeas Corpses | 4.08 | Jeffrey Bell | Skip Schoolnik | 61 |
82 | Fredless | 3.05 | Mere Smith | Marita Grabiak | 52 |
83 | Why We Fight | 5.13 | Drew Goddard and Steven S. DeKnight | Terrence O'Hara | 104 |
84 | I Fall To Pieces | 1.04 | David Greenwalt | Vern Gillum | 108 |
85 | The Shroud Of Rahmon | 2.08 | Jim Kouf | David Grossman | 97 |
86 | Lonely Hearts | 1.02 | David Fury | James A. Contner | 90 |
87 | Eternity | 1.17 | Tracey Stern | Regis Kimble | 70 |
88 | Shiny Happy People | 4.18 | Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain | Marita Grabiak | 94 |
89 | The Ring | 1.16 | Howard Gordon | Nick Marck | 84 |
90 | The Thin Dead Line | 2.14 | Jim Kouf and Shawn Ryan | Scott McGinnis | 96 |
91 | The Bachelor Party | 1.07 | Tracey Stern | David Straiton | 105 |
92 | That Old Gang of Mine | 3.03 | Tim Minear | Bill Norton | 95 |
93 | A New World | 3.20 | Jeffrey Bell | Tim Minear | 66 |
94 | Players | 4.16 | Jeffrey Bell and Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft | Michael Grossman | 91 |
95 | Unleashed | 5.03 | Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft | Marita Grabiak | 107 |
96 | Dad | 3.10 | David H. Goodman | Fred Keller | 82 |
97 | Expecting | 1.12 | Howard Gordon | David Semel | 103 |
98 | Double or Nothing | 3.18 | David H. Goodman | David Grossman | 106 |
99 | Heartthrob | 3.01 | David Greenwalt | David Greenwalt | 55 |
100 | The House Always Wins | 4.03 | David Fury | Marita Grabiak | 92 |
101 | Provider | 3.12 | Scott Murphy | Bill Norton | 101 |
102 | Judgment | 2.01 | David Greenwalt | Michael Lange | 89 |
103 | Happy Anniversary | 2.13 | David Greenwalt | Bill Norton | 109 |
104 | Harm's Way | 5.09 | Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft | Vern Gillum | 98 |
105 | She | 1.13 | David Greenwalt and Marti Noxon | David Greenwalt | 110 |
106 | Supersymmetry | 4.05 | Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain | Bill Norton | 88 |
107 | I Got U Under My Skin | 1.14 | Jeannine Renshaw | R.D. Price | 65 |
108 | War Zone | 1.20 | Garry Campbell | David Straiton | 93 |
109 | Belonging | 2.19 | Shawn Ryan | Turi Meyer | 87 |
110 | Sense and Sensitivity | 1.06 | Tim Minear | James A. Contner | 83 |