The Best Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(3273 votes)

   #1 - Bargaining (1)

   S6:E110/2/2001

   The gang hope to bring Buffy back from the dead. Meanwhile, motorcycle-riding demons discover the Buffybot has been posing as the Slayer.

   Director:David Grossman

   Writer:Marti Noxon

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   Director:David Grossman

   Writer:Marti Noxon
2. 

   8.2/10(3165 votes)

   #2 - Bargaining (2)

   S6:E210/2/2001

   As the Hellions continue to ravage Sunnydale, a feral Buffy claws her way out of her own grave and must come to the aid of her friends.

   Director:David Grossman

   Writer:David Fury

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   Director:David Grossman

   Writer:David Fury
3. 

   7.8/10(2914 votes)

   #3 - After Life

   S6:E310/9/2001

   Buffy and her friends battle a demon that may have hitched a ride with Buffy as she crossed into the world from another dimension.

   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Jane Espenson

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   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Jane Espenson
4. 

   7.2/10(2767 votes)

   #4 - Flooded

   S6:E410/16/2001

   While trying to get a loan, Buffy runs afoul of three deadbeat sorcerers who are using the otherworldly powers of a demon to rob a bank.

   Director:Douglas Petrie

   Writers:Douglas Petrie, Jane Espenson

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   Director:Douglas Petrie

   Writers:Douglas Petrie, Jane Espenson
5. 

   7.8/10(2943 votes)

   #5 - Life Serial

   S6:E510/23/2001

   Buffy tries to figure out how to support herself and Dawn. Her job search is complicated by Andrew, Jonathan and Warren, who are testing her to find the Slayer's weaknesses.

   Director:Nick Marck

   Writers:David Fury, Jane Espenson

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   Director:Nick Marck

   Writers:David Fury, Jane Espenson
6. 

   7.1/10(2876 votes)

   #6 - All the Way

   S6:E610/30/2001

   On Halloween, Dawn and her friend go out to make mischief and impress their crushes, but stumble into real danger. Xander announces his engagement to Anya, and Tara worries about Willow's reliance on magic.

   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Steven S. DeKnight

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   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Steven S. DeKnight
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7. 

   9.7/10(12158 votes)

   #7 - Once More, with Feeling

   S6:E711/6/2001

   In this musical extravaganza, Sunnydale residents find themselves bursting into song, and flame, when a demon attempts to make Dawn his bride.

   Director:Joss Whedon

   Writer:Joss Whedon

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   Director:Joss Whedon

   Writer:Joss Whedon
8. 

   9.1/10(4521 votes)

   #8 - Tabula Rasa

   S6:E811/13/2001

   While trying to find a way to make Buffy forget about her afterlife experience, Willow inadvertently casts a spell that erases everyone's memories.

   Director:David Grossman

   Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner

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   Director:David Grossman

   Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner
9. 

   7.9/10(3165 votes)

   #9 - Smashed

   S6:E911/20/2001

   Willow turns Amy the Rat into her old self; Jonathan, Warren and Andrew steal a diamond; and Spike discovers something unexpected about Buffy.

   Director:Turi Meyer

   Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg

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   Director:Turi Meyer

   Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg
10. 

    7.6/10(2984 votes)

    #10 - Wrecked

    S6:E1011/27/2001

    Amy introduces Willow to a warlock whose powerful black magic proves addictive; Buffy and Spike deal with the aftermath of their night of passion.

    Director:David Solomon

    Writer:Marti Noxon

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    Director:David Solomon

    Writer:Marti Noxon
11. 

    7.7/10(2832 votes)

    #11 - Gone

    S6:E111/8/2002

    The Three Geeks mistakenly turn Buffy invisible. The Slayer takes some advantage from going unseen. Willow has to do the detective without using magic, while Xander finds Spike doing some weird physical training.

    Director:David Fury

    Writer:David Fury

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    Director:David Fury

    Writer:David Fury
12. 

    6.7/10(3110 votes)

    #12 - Doublemeat Palace

    S6:E121/29/2002

    When 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.

    Director:Nick Marck

    Writer:Jane Espenson

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    Director:Nick Marck

    Writer:Jane Espenson
13. 

    7.4/10(2828 votes)

    #13 - Dead Things

    S6:E132/5/2002

    After Jonathan, Andrew, and Warren accidentally kill Warren's ex-girlfriend Katrina, they set Buffy up to make her believe it was she who killed the girl.

    Director:James A. Contner

    Writer:Steven S. DeKnight

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    Director:James A. Contner

    Writer:Steven S. DeKnight
14. 

    7.6/10(2771 votes)

    #14 - Older and Far Away

    S6:E142/12/2002

    After Dawn talks to a guidance counselor about her feeling lonely, she accidentally puts a spell on Buffy and her friends, trapping them inside the Summer's house with a sword-wielding demon.

    Director:Michael Gershman

    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg

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    Director:Michael Gershman

    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg
15. 

    6.7/10(2998 votes)

    #15 - As You Were

    S6:E152/26/2002

    Buffy's old boyfriend, Riley Finn, shows up unexpectedly as he tracks a demon about to hatch eggs that could wipe out Sunnydale.

    Director:Douglas Petrie

    Writer:Douglas Petrie

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    Director:Douglas Petrie

    Writer:Douglas Petrie
16. 

    7.5/10(3092 votes)

    #16 - Hell's Bells

    S6:E163/5/2002

    Anya and Xander's wedding is thrown into turmoil when a man claiming to be Xander's future self turns up at the ceremony.

    Director:David Solomon

    Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner

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    Director:David Solomon

    Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner
17. 

    8.4/10(3716 votes)

    #17 - Normal Again

    S6:E173/12/2002

    After being stung by a demon, Buffy finds herself shifting back and forth between the Sunnydale she knows and a psych ward where she is told the last six years have been an elaborate hallucination. Struggling to make sense of either reality, she must decide which to believe.

    Director:Rick Rosenthal

    Writer:Diego Gutierrez

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    Director:Rick Rosenthal

    Writer:Diego Gutierrez
18. 

    7.8/10(2791 votes)

    #18 - Entropy

    S6:E184/30/2002

    Anya returns to Sunnydale, bent on vengeance on Xander for leaving her at the altar. She has reclaimed her vengeance demon abilities, but order to use them, she must get one of his frustratingly-forgiving friends to wish him harm.

    Director:James A. Contner

    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg

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    Director:James A. Contner

    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg
19. 

    8.5/10(3398 votes)

    #19 - Seeing Red

    S6:E195/7/2002

    Willow and Tara delight in their renewed relationship. The Trio arm themselves with an artifact of great power and face off again with the Slayer. Spike's obsession with Buffy drives him further than ever.

    Director:Michael Gershman

    Writer:Steven S. DeKnight

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    Director:Michael Gershman

    Writer:Steven S. DeKnight
20. 

    8.8/10(3397 votes)

    #20 - Villains

    S6:E205/14/2002

    A vengeful Willow uses her enormous power to track down Warren, despite Buffy's strong feelings about targeting humans.

    Director:David Solomon

    Writer:Marti Noxon

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    Director:David Solomon

    Writer:Marti Noxon
21. 

    8.7/10(3248 votes)

    #21 - Two to Go

    S6:E215/21/2002

    Fueled by black magic, Willow targets Andrew and Jonathan, leading to a battle between Buffy and Willow; Spike fights an unstoppable foe.

    Director:Bill L. Norton

    Writer:Douglas Petrie

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    Director:Bill L. Norton

    Writer:Douglas Petrie
22. 

    8.9/10(3678 votes)

    #22 - Grave

    S6:E225/21/2002

    Giles arrives to face Willow, armed with powerful borrowed magic. Willow, overwhelmed by power and grief, plans a ritual to put the world out of its misery.

    Director:James A. Contner

    Writer:David Fury

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    Director:James A. Contner

    Writer:David Fury