Buffy the Vampire Slayer

10 Best Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 6

Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer - S6E5

#15 - Life Serial (Season 6 - Episode 5)

The Slayer struggles to readjust to life in Sunnydale by attending classes with Willow and working with Xander, while the Geek Trio test her abilities with a secret campaign of harassment. Also, Buffy gets drunk with Spike.

The episode was rated 7.50 from 281 votes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - S6E10

#14 - Wrecked (Season 6 - Episode 10)

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Buffy's tryst with Spike leaves the Slayer shaken. Willow nearly gets Dawn killed after going to see a warlock for a dose of magic, and thus decides to go told turkey on the magic.

The episode was rated 7.51 from 291 votes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - S6E14

#13 - Older and Far Away (Season 6 - Episode 14)

Dawn feels like the odd-girl out on Buffy's birthday, leading to a fateful wish that leaves the Slayer and her friends trapped in the Summers' home with a demon.

The episode was rated 7.58 from 281 votes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - S6E18

#12 - Entropy (Season 6 - Episode 18)

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Anya, secretly a demon again, attempts to get vengeance on Xander but fails. She finds comfort by sleeping with Spike, but the Geek Trio's cameras reveal the tryst to the gang. Meanwhile, Willow and Tara arrange a coffee date.

The episode was rated 7.62 from 278 votes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - S6E9

#11 - Smashed (Season 6 - Episode 9)

Spike discovers that his chip now allows him to hurt Buffy; it seems Buffy came back wrong somehow. Willow reverts Amy to human form and the two party with magic.

The episode was rated 7.62 from 307 votes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - S6E3

#10 - After Life (Season 6 - Episode 3)

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As Buffy adjusts to life after resurrection, a shadowy presence menaces her sidekicks — a side effect of the spell cast by Willow to bring the Slayer back.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 295 votes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - S6E19

#9 - Seeing Red (Season 6 - Episode 19)

Willow and Tara reconcile. Warren acquires a pair of demonic orbs that imbue him with strength and invulnerability, and he faces off with Buffy but loses. He comes back with a gun, and shoots both Buffy and Tara.

The episode was rated 7.94 from 311 votes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - S6E1

#8 - Bargaining (1) (Season 6 - Episode 1)

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The gang resolves to bring the Slayer back from the dead — and succeeds, despite being hindered by a band of biker demons. Meanwhile, a grieving Giles (unaware of the Scoobies' plan to resurrect Buffy) leaves Sunnydale

The episode was rated 8.00 from 327 votes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - S6E2

#7 - Bargaining (2) (Season 6 - Episode 2)

The gang resolves to bring the Slayer back from the dead — and succeeds, despite being hindered by a band of biker demons. Meanwhile, a grieving Giles (unaware of the Scoobies' plan to resurrect Buffy) leaves Sunnydale

The episode was rated 8.00 from 241 votes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - S6E17

#6 - Normal Again (Season 6 - Episode 17)

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A demon's venom causes Buffy to hallucinate, convincing the Slayer that she's a normal girl in a mental ward, that her parents are alive, Dawn never existed, and her Slayer life is a delusion.

The episode was rated 8.09 from 294 votes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - S6E20

#5 - Villains (Season 6 - Episode 20)

Tara's sudden death pushes Willow over the edge. After magically saving Buffy from her own wounds, Willow — consumed by anger and dark magic — hunts down Warren and tortures and kills him.

The episode was rated 8.32 from 311 votes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - S6E8

#4 - Tabula Rasa (Season 6 - Episode 8)

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Despite Tara's misgivings about her overindulgence in magic, Willow does a spell that goes awry and gives the Scoobies amnesia. This is the last straw for Tara, who breaks up with Willow and moves out.

The episode was rated 8.33 from 335 votes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - S6E21

#3 - Two to Go (1) (Season 6 - Episode 21)

Buffy and Xander must protect Jonathan and Andrew, who are next on Willow's list. The Slayer is no match for Willow, who has drained Rack of all his powers. Giles arrives to test Willow's conviction that she's unstoppable.

The episode was rated 8.47 from 308 votes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - S6E22

#2 - Grave (2) (Season 6 - Episode 22)

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Giles faces off with Willow, but she drains him of his powers. This much power causes her to feel all the suffering in the world, so she decides to end it — the world, that is.

The episode was rated 8.52 from 322 votes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - S6E7

#1 - Once More, With Feeling (Season 6 - Episode 7)

A mysterious force impels the Scooby Gang to burst into song, revealing their true feelings. Buffy admits that she was pulled out of heaven, and she and Spike share a kiss. Musical episode, with the cast doing their own vocals.

The episode was rated 9.17 from 586 votes.

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