To Be Avoided: Worst Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Even the mighty have their off days; here's a list of 15 "Buffy" Episodes that are better avoided.
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- DirectorBruce Seth GreenStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganBuffy's mom introduces her new boyfriend, who charms everyone except Buffy. When she confronts his dark side, she is left questioning her actions.
- DirectorDavid GreenwaltStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganBuffy and her friends encounter even more trouble than expected when the eggs they are given in health class turn out to be prehistoric parasites that take over their lives.
- DirectorDouglas PetrieStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonEmma Caulfield FordBuffy's old boyfriend, Riley Finn, shows up unexpectedly as he tracks a demon about to hatch eggs that could wipe out Sunnydale.Riley..urgh!
- DirectorDavid SolomonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganXander finds employment as a bartender at a pub where some of Buffy's friends turn into terrifying Cro-Magnon creatures.
- DirectorDavid SemelStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganMembers of the Sunnydale swim team are killed by a gill monster of unknown origins.
- DirectorBruce Seth GreenStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganBuffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.
- DirectorMarti NoxonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganAfter Buffy catches Riley in the clutches of a vampire-junkie, Riley makes an important decision regarding their relationship.More Riley "urgh".
- 1997–20031hTV-PG6.3 (3.5K)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid SolomonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganBuffy and Riley's passionate lovemaking energizes supernatural elements inside a frat house.
- DirectorBruce Seth GreenStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganXander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school
- 1997–200344mTV-PG6.8 (3.8K)TV EpisodeDirectorBruce Seth GreenStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganTwo science club nerds use body parts to create the "perfect girlfriend" for a teenager who has been brought back from the dead.
- DirectorDavid GrossmanStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganBuffy finds herself at odds with her new roommate and is troubled by a series of disturbing dreams involving a soul-sucking demon.
- DirectorNick MarckStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonEmma Caulfield FordWhen Buffy gets a job at the Doublemeat Palace, a local fast-food restaurant, she begins to believe that disappearing co-workers and the secret ingredient to the restaurant's hamburger may be connected.
- DirectorDavid GreenwaltStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganBuffy and Cordelia attend a frat party where they are offered as human sacrifices to a reptilian creature.
- DirectorMichael GershmanStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonEmma Caulfield FordXander and Spike search for the source of a spell that has bewitched the girls into competing for the affections of the high school quarterback.
- 1997–20031hTV-PG7.4 (2.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorJames A. ContnerStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganBuffy and her friends encounter an incredibly strong female robot with only one thing on its mind - love.