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Episodes Ranked by Writer

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Dean Batali & Rob Des Hotel Steven S. DeKnight Carl Ellsworth
Jane Espenson Tracey Forbes David Fury
Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden Drew Goddard Howard Gordon
Drew Z. Greenberg David Greenwalt Diego Gutiérrez
Elin Hampton Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer Ty King
Marti Noxon Douglas Petrie Rebecca Rand Kirshner
Dana Reston Dan Vebber Joss Whedon

Dean Batali & Rob Des Hotel

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
92 Phases 2.15 Bruce Seth Green
98 The Puppet Show 1.09 Ellen S. Pressman
116 The Dark Age 2.08 Bruce Seth Green
119 Killed By Death 2.18 Deran Sarafian
125 Never Kill A Boy on the First Date 1.05 David Semel

Steven S. DeKnight

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
39 Seeing Red 6.19 Michael Gershman
68 Spiral 5.20 James A. Contner
72 Dead Things 6.13 James A. Contner
87 Blood Ties 5.13 Michael Gershman
132 All the Way 6.06 David Solomon

Carl Ellsworth

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
34 Halloween 2.06 Bruce Seth Green

Jane Espenson

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
17 Conversations with Dead People1 7.07 Nick Marck
21 Earshot 3.18 Regis Kimble
26 Storyteller 7.16 Marita Grabiak
30 Intervention 5.18 Michael Gershman
31 Band Candy 3.06 Michael Lange
44 Pangs 4.08 Michael Lange
49 End of Days2 7.21 Marita Grabiak
60 Checkpoint2 5.12 Nick Marck
64 Life Serial3 6.05 Nick Marck
71 Triangle 5.11 Christopher Hibler
80 Same Time, Same Place 7.03 James A. Contner
81 After Life 6.03 David Solomon
82 A New Man 4.12 Michael Gershman
84 The Harsh Light of Day 4.03 James A. Contner
85 Superstar 4.17 David Grossman
89 The Replacement 5.03 James A. Contner
109 Sleeper3 7.08 Alan J. Levi
112 I Was Made to Love You 5.15 James A. Contner
114 Gingerbread 3.11 James Whitmore Jr.
115 First Date 7.14 David Grossman
124 Doomed3 4 4.11 James A. Contner
126 Flooded2 6.04 Douglas Petrie
144 Doublemeat Palace 6.12 Nick Marck

1 Collaborated with Drew Goddard.
2 Collaborated with Douglas Petrie.
3 Collaborated with David Fury.
4 Collaborated with Marti Noxon.

Tracey Forbes

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
19 Something Blue 4.09 Nick Marck
139 Beer Bad 4.05 David Solomon
142 Where the Wild Things Are 4.18 David Solomon

David Fury

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
22 Grave 6.22 James A. Contner
45 Primeval 4.21 James A. Contner
47 Lies My Parents Told Me1 7.17 David Fury
54 Fear Itself 4.04 Tucker Gates
57 Bargaining, Part 2 6.02 David Grossman
58 Crush 5.14 Daniel Attias
64 Life Serial2 6.05 Nick Marck
69 Helpless 3.12 James A. Contner
77 Choices 3.19 James A. Contner
93 Showtime 7.11 Michael Grossman
99 Real Me 5.02 David Grossman
108 Gone 6.11 David Fury
109 Sleeper2 7.08 Alan J. Levi
120 The I in Team 4.13 James A. Contner
124 Doomed2 3 4.11 James A. Contner
129 Shadow 5.08 Daniel Attias
138 Go Fish4 2.20 David Semel

1 Collaborated with Drew Goddard.
2 Collaborated with Jane Espenson.
3 Collaborated with Marti Noxon.
4 Collaborated with Elin Hampton.

Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
106 Invisible Girl 1.11 Reza Badiyi
143 I, Robot — You, Jane 1.08 Stephen L. Posey

Drew Goddard

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
17 Conversations with Dead People1 7.07 Nick Marck
23 Selfless 7.05 David Solomon
47 Lies My Parents Told Me2 7.17 David Fury
53 Dirty Girls 7.18 Michael Gershman
97 Never Leave Me 7.09 David Solomon

1 Collaborated with Jane Espenson.
2 Collaborated with David Fury.

Howard Gordon

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
59 What's My Line? Part 11 2.09 David Solomon

1 Collaborated with Marti Noxon.

Drew Z. Greenberg

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
76 Smashed 6.09 Turi Meyer
79 Entropy 6.18 James A. Contner
100 Him 7.06 Michael Gershman
110 Older and Far Away 6.14 Michael Gershman
117 The Killer in Me 7.13 David Solomon
121 Empty Places 7.19 James A. Contner

David Greenwalt

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
27 Angel 1.07 Scott Brazil
36 School Hard 2.03 John T. Kretchmer
48 Nightmares 1.10 Bruce Seth Green
70 Faith, Hope & Trick 3.03 James A. Contner
91 Homecoming 3.05 David Greenwalt
131 Ted1 2.11 Bruce Seth Green
135 Reptile Boy 2.05 David Greenwalt
140 Teacher's Pet 1.04 Bruce Seth Green

1 Collaborated with Joss Whedon.

Diego Gutiérrez

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
32 Normal Again 6.17 Rick Rosenthal

Elin Hampton

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
138 Go Fish1 2.20 David Semel

1 Collaborated with David Fury.

Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
88 The Pack 1.06 Bruce Seth Green
137 Inca Mummy Girl 2.04 Ellen S. Pressman

Ty King

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
8 Passion 2.17 Michael Gershman
136 Some Assembly Required 2.02 Bruce Seth Green

Marti Noxon

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
15 The Wish 3.09 David Greenwalt
25 The Prom 3.20 David Solomon
28 Surprise 2.13 Michael Lange
29 Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered 2.16 James A. Contner
38 I Only Have Eyes For You 2.19 James Whitmore Jr.
46 What's My Line? Part 2 2.10 David Semel
52 Villains 6.20 David Solomon
56 Bargaining, Part 1 6.01 David Grossman
59 What's My Line? Part 11 2.09 David Solomon
61 New Moon Rising 4.19 James A. Contner
65 Forever 5.17 Marti Noxon
73 Wild at Heart 4.06 David Grossman
74 Consequences 3.15 Michael Gershman
95 Buffy vs. Dracula 5.01 David Solomon
103 Bring On the Night2 7.10 David Grossman
113 Into the Woods 5.10 Marti Noxon
118 Living Conditions 4.02 David Grossman
122 Beauty and the Beasts 3.04 James Whitmore Jr.
124 Doomed3 4.11 James A. Contner
127 Wrecked 6.10 David Solomon
128 Goodbye Iowa 4.14 David Solomon
133 Dead Man's Party 3.02 James Whitmore Jr.
141 Bad Eggs 2.12 David Greenwalt

1 Collaborated with Howard Gordon.
2 Collaborated with Douglas Petrie.
3 Collaborated with David Fury and Jane Espenson.

Douglas Petrie

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
16 Fool for Love 5.07 Nick Marck
35 Two to Go 6.21 Bill L. Norton
37 This Year's Girl 4.15 Michael Gershman
40 Enemies 3.17 David Grossman
43 Bad Girls 3.14 Michael Lange
49 End of Days1 7.21 Marita Grabiak
55 The Yoko Factor 4.20 David Grossman
60 Checkpoint1 5.12 Nick Marck
63 Beneath You 7.02 Nick Marck
86 No Place Like Home 5.05 David Solomon
94 Revelations 3.07 James A. Contner
102 The Initiative 4.07 James A. Contner
103 Bring On the Night2 7.10 David Grossman
105 Weight of the World 5.21 David Solomon
107 Get It Done 7.15 Douglas Petrie
126 Flooded1 6.04 Douglas Petrie
134 As You Were 6.15 Douglas Petrie

1 Collaborated with Jane Espenson.
2 Collaborated with Marti Noxon.

Rebecca Rand Kirshner

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
9 Tabula Rasa 6.08 David Grossman
51 Touched 7.20 David Solomon
78 Tough Love 5.19 David Grossman
90 Help 7.04 Rick Rosenthal
104 Hell's Bells 6.16 David Solomon
111 Potential 7.12 James A. Contner
123 Out of My Mind 5.04 David Grossman
130 Listening to Fear 5.09 David Solomon

Dana Reston

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
83 The Witch 1.03 Stephen Cragg

Dan Vebber

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
24 Lovers Walk 3.08 David Semel
41 The Zeppo 3.13 James Whitmore Jr.

Joss Whedon

Rank Title Season/
Episode #		 Director
1 Once More, with Feeling 6.07 Joss Whedon
2 Hush 4.10 Joss Whedon
3 The Gift 5.22 Joss Whedon
4 Becoming, Part 2 2.22 Joss Whedon
5 The Body 5.16 Joss Whedon
6 Chosen 7.22 Joss Whedon
7 Becoming, Part 1 2.21 Joss Whedon
10 Graduation Day, Part 2 3.22 Joss Whedon
11 Restless 4.22 Joss Whedon
12 Doppelgängland 3.16 Joss Whedon
13 Innocence 2.14 Joss Whedon
14 Prophecy Girl 1.12 Joss Whedon
18 Graduation Day, Part 1 3.21 Joss Whedon
20 Who Are You 4.16 Joss Whedon
33 Amends 3.10 Joss Whedon
42 Welcome to the Hellmouth 1.01 Charles Martin Smith
50 Family 5.06 Joss Whedon
62 Lie To Me 2.07 Joss Whedon
66 When She Was Bad 2.01 Joss Whedon
67 The Harvest 1.02 John T. Kretchmer
75 Lessons 7.01 David Solomon
96 Anne 3.01 Joss Whedon
101 The Freshman 4.01 Joss Whedon
131 Ted1 2.11 Bruce Seth Green

1Collaborated with David Greenwalt.

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