Best 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Episode

Best 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Episode

From Great Pop Culture Debate by W!ZARD Studios

March 3, 2026 · 52 min · Episode 199

About this episode

The episode discusses and debates the best episodes of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'.

The TV series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” aired 144 original episodes from March 1997 to May 2003 on two now-defunct TV networks, the WB and UPN, which would ultimately merge to become the CW. That’s fitting, because “Buffy” essentially provided the blueprint for the bulk of what would air on CW – and other teen-skewing networks – for decades to come. There were teen dramas before “Buffy,” and there were supernatural dramas before “Buffy,” but there were no real teen supernatural dramas before this series. Now there are more teen supernatural dramas than there were vamps emerging from the graveyards of Sunnydale, California.  While showrunner Joss Whedon’s legacy has become complicated, as a series “Buffy” still deserves its cemetery flowers. So join us as we go back to the crypt and attempt to unearth the best “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” episode of all time. Episodes discussed: “Once More, With Feeling” (S6 E7); “Tabula Rasa” (S6 E8); “The Wish” (S3 E9); “Chosen” (S7 E22); “The Gift” (S5 E22); “Bad Girls” (S3 E14); “Band Candy” (S3 E6); “Doppelgangland” (S3 E16); “Hush” (S4 E10); “Something Blue” (S4 E9); “Becoming Pt. 1” (S2 E21); “Becoming Pt. 2” (S2 E22); “The Body” (S5…

People in this episode

Host: Eric Rezsnyak

Guests: Joelle Boedecker, Karissa Kloss, Kate Racculia

Topics covered

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • TV series
  • supernatural drama
  • teen drama
  • episode debate

Keywords

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • best episodes
  • teen supernatural drama
  • Joss Whedon
  • TV series

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Once More, With Feeling, Tabula Rasa, The Wish, Chosen, The Gift, Bad Girls, Band Candy, Doppelgangland, Hush

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