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Best Episodes by Rank

The table below presents all 144 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer from the best episode to the weakest episode. The number in the "Points" column represents the average ranking that each episode received with 144 representing what would be a unanimous first place ranking and 1 representing what would be a unanimous last place ranking. Fans were not unanimous in their ratings of any episode, so all scores are between those two numbers.

Rank Title Season/
Episode
Writer(s) Director Points
1 Once More, with Feeling 6.07 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 121.50
2 Hush 4.10 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 114.31
3 The Gift 5.22 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 112.97
4 Becoming, Pt. 2 2.22 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 111.73
5 The Body 5.16 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 105.12
6 Chosen 7.22 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 101.51
7 Passion 2.17 Ty King Michael Gershman 99.05
8 Becoming, Pt. 1 2.21 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 95.98
9 Graduation Day, Part 2 3.22 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 95.23
10 Tabula Rasa 6.08 Rebecca Rand Kirshner David Grossman 94.74
11 Restless 4.22 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 93.97
12 Innocence 2.14 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 93.25
13 Prophecy Girl 1.12 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 92.37
14 The Wish 3.09 Marti Noxon David Greenwalt 91.84
15 Doppelgangland 3.16 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 91.53
16 Fool for Love 5.07 Douglas Petrie Nick Marck 90.69
17 Conversations with Dead People 7.07 Jane Espenson and Drew Goddard Nick Marck 89.39
18 Graduation Day, Part 1 3.21 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 88.71
19 Something Blue 4.09 Tracey Forbes Nick Marck 86.11
20 Earshot 3.18 Jane Espenson Regis Kimble 84.54
21 Who Are You? 4.16 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 84.52
22 Grave 6.22 David Fury James A. Contner 83.70
23 Selfless 7.05 Drew Goddard David Solomon 83.40
24 Angel 1.07 David Greenwalt Scott Brazil 80.72
25 Lovers Walk 3.08 Dan Vebber David Semel 80.70
26 The Prom 3.20 Marti Noxon David Solomon 80.66
27 Storyteller 7.16 Jane Espenson Marita Grabiak 79.29
28 Surprise 2.13 Marti Noxon Michael Lange 79.13
29 Normal Again 6.17 Diego Gutiérrez Rick Rosenthal 78.43
30 Halloween 2.06 Carl Ellsworth Bruce Seth Green 77.51
31 Intervention 5.18 Jane Espenson Michael Gershman 77.45
32 Band Candy 3.06 Jane Espenson Michael Lange 77.42
33 Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered 2.16 Marti Noxon James A. Contner 76.82
34 I Only Have Eyes for You 2.19 Marti Noxon James Whitmore Jr. 76.69
35 School Hard 2.03 David Greenwalt John T. Kretchmer 76.59
36 Amends 3.10 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 76.25
37 Two to Go 6.21 Douglas Petrie Bill L. Norton 75.17
38 This Year's Girl 4.15 Douglas Petrie Michael Gershman 74.72
39 Seeing Red 6.19 Steven S. DeKnight Michael Gershman 74.71
40 Welcome to the Hellmouth 1.01 Joss Whedon Charles Martin Smith 74.06
41 Enemies 3.17 Douglas Petrie David Grossman 73.81
42 Pangs 4.08 Jane Espenson Michael Lange 73.38
43 Villains 6.20 Marti Noxon David Solomon 73.25
44 Lies My Parents Told Me 7.17 David Fury and Drew Goddard David Fury 73.16
45 Bad Girls 3.14 Douglas Petrie Michael Lange 73.14
46 The Zeppo 3.13 Dan Vebber James Whitmore Jr. 73.09
47 Nightmares 1.10 David Greenwalt Bruce Seth Green 72.68
48 Primeval 4.21 David Fury James A. Contner 72.48
49 What's My Line? Pt. 2 2.10 Marti Noxon David Semel 72.23
50 Family 5.06 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 72.15
51 Dirty Girls 7.18 Drew Goddard Michael Gershman 71.93
52 Bargaining, Part 2 6.02 David Fury David Grossman 71.80
53 Bargaining, Part 1 6.01 Marti Noxon David Grossman 71.70
54 Fear Itself 4.04 David Fury Tucker Gates 71.59
55 Touched 7.20 Rebecca Rand Kirshner David Solomon 71.09
56 Crush 5.14 David Fury Daniel Attias 70.92
57 Lie to Me 2.07 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 70.80
58 The Yoko Factor 4.20 Douglas Petrie David Grossman 70.66
59 End of Days 7.21 Douglas Petrie and Jane Espenson Marita Grabiak 70.55
60 Checkpoint 5.12 Douglas Petrie and Jane Espenson Nick Marck 70.53
61 New Moon Rising 4.19 Marti Noxon James A. Contner 70.51
62 What's My Line? Pt. 1 2.09 Howard Gordon and Marti Noxon David Solomon 70.32
63 Helpless 3.12 David Fury James A. Contner 70.29
64 Spiral 5.20 Steven S. DeKnight James A. Contner 70.23
65 Life Serial 6.05 David Fury and Jane Espenson Nick Marck 70.05
66 Forever 5.17 Marti Noxon Marti Noxon 70.01
67 The Harvest 1.02 Joss Whedon John T. Kretchmer 69.25
68 When She Was Bad 2.01 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 69.24
69 Wild at Heart 4.06 Marti Noxon David Grossman 69.07
70 Triangle 5.11 Jane Espenson Christopher Hibler 69.04
71 The Witch 1.03 Dana Reston Stephen Cragg 68.93
72 Faith, Hope & Trick 3.03 David Greenwalt James A. Contner 68.91
73 Dead Things 6.13 Steven S. DeKnight James A. Contner 68.69
74 Beneath You 7.02 Douglas Petrie Nick Marck 68.53
75 Tough Love 5.19 Rebecca Rand Kirshner David Grossman 68.33
76 After Life 6.03 Jane Espenson David Solomon 68.27
77 Choices 3.19 David Fury James A. Contner 68.24
78 The Harsh Light of Day 4.03 Jane Espenson James A. Contner 68.21
79 Smashed 6.09 Drew Z. Greenberg Turi Meyer 68.16
80 Consequences 3.15 Marti Noxon Michael Gershman 68.11
81 No Place like Home 5.05 Douglas Petrie David Solomon 68.02
82 Entropy 6.18 Drew Z. Greenberg James A. Contner 67.84
83 Blood Ties 5.13 Steven S. DeKnight Michael Gershman 67.84
84 Same Time, Same Place 7.03 Jane Espenson James A. Contner 67.83
85 A New Man 4.12 Jane Espenson Michael Gershman 67.81
86 Lessons 7.01 Joss Whedon David Solomon 67.81
87 The Pack 1.06 Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer Bruce Seth Green 67.66
88 Showtime 7.11 David Fury Michael Grossman 67.54
89 Homecoming 3.05 David Greenwalt David Greenwalt 67.54
90 Help 7.04 Rebecca Rand Kirshner Rick Rosenthal 67.47
91 Revelations 3.07 Douglas Petrie James A. Contner 67.36
92 Phases 2.15 Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali Bruce Seth Green 67.09
93 The Replacement 5.03 Jane Espenson James A. Contner 66.93
94 The Puppet Show 1.09 Dean Batali & Rob Des Hotel Ellen S. Pressman 66.91
95 Anne 3.01 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 66.91
96 The Freshman 4.01 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 66.80
97 Out of Mind, Out of Sight 1.11 Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden Reza Badiyi 66.79
98 Hell's Bells 6.16 Rebecca Rand Kirshner David Solomon 66.77
99 Him 7.06 Drew Z. Greenberg Michael Gershman 66.71
100 Buffy vs. Dracula 5.01 Marti Noxon David Solomon 66.53
101 The Weight of the World 5.21 Douglas Petrie David Solomon 66.47
102 The Initiative 4.07 Douglas Petrie James A. Contner 66.18
103 Never Leave Me 7.09 Drew Goddard David Solomon 66.16
104 Superstar 4.17 Jane Espenson David Grossman 66.01
105 Bring on the Night 7.10 Marti Noxon and Douglas Petrie David Grossman 65.89
106 Older and Faraway 6.14 Drew Z. Greenberg Michael Gershman 65.87
107 Real Me 5.02 David Fury David Grossman 65.71
108 Into the Woods 5.10 Marti Noxon Marti Noxon 65.27
109 Sleeper 7.08 David Fury and Jane Espenson Alan J. Levi 65.17
110 Potential 7.12 Rebecca Rand Kirshner James A. Contner 65.17
111 Get It Done 7.15 Douglas Petrie Douglas Petrie 64.98
112 Gone 6.11 David Fury David Fury 64.93
113 The Dark Age 2.08 Dean Batali & Rob Des Hotel Bruce Seth Green 64.77
114 Killed by Death 2.18 Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali Deran Sarafian 64.62
115 Gingerbread 3.11 Jane Espenson James Whitmore Jr. 64.34
116 I Was Made to Love You 5.15 Jane Espenson James A. Contner 64.19
117 Living Conditions 4.02 Marti Noxon David Grossman 64.11
118 The I in Team 4.13 David Fury James A. Contner 63.97
119 The Killer in Me 7.13 Drew Z. Greenberg David Solomon 63.86
120 Doomed 4.11 Marti Noxon, David Fury, and Jane Espenson James A. Contner 63.85
121 Out of My Mind 5.04 Rebecca Rand Kirshner David Grossman 63.77
122 Never Kill a Boy on the First Date 1.05 Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali David Semel 63.53
123 Flooded 6.04 Douglas Petrie and Jane Espenson Douglas Petrie 63.26
124 Beauty & the Beasts 3.04 Marti Noxon James Whitmore Jr. 63.25
125 Empty Places 7.19 Drew Z. Greenberg James A. Contner 63.15
126 First Date 7.14 Jane Espenson David Grossman 63.04
127 Ted 2.11 David Greenwalt and Joss Whedon Bruce Seth Green 62.72
128 Wrecked 6.10 Marti Noxon David Solomon 62.63
129 Shadow 5.08 David Fury Daniel Attias 62.35
130 Goodbye Iowa 4.14 Marti Noxon David Solomon 62.26
131 All the Way 6.06 Steven S. DeKnight David Solomon 61.62
132 Listening to Fear 5.09 Rebecca Rand Kirshner David Solomon 61.29
133 Dead Man's Party 3.02 Marti Noxon James Whitmore Jr. 60.90
134 As You Were 6.15 Douglas Petrie Douglas Petrie 60.54
135 Reptile Boy 2.05 David Greenwalt David Greenwalt 60.16
136 Some Assembly Required 2.02 Ty King Bruce Seth Green 59.27
137 Inca Mummy Girl 2.04 Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer Ellen S. Pressman 58.72
138 Go Fish 2.20 David Fury and Elin Hampton David Semel 58.21
139 Beer Bad 4.05 Tracey Forbes David Solomon 57.78
140 Bad Eggs 2.12 Marti Noxon David Greenwalt 57.37
141 Teacher's Pet 1.04 David Greenwalt Bruce Seth Green 57.26
142 Where the Wild Things Are 4.18 Tracey Forbes David Solomon 56.61
143 I Robot... You Jane 1.08 Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden Stephen L. Posey 55.38
144 Doublemeat Palace 6.12 Jane Espenson Nick Marck 53.93
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