The Best Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.6/10(2846 votes)

   #1 - Lessons

   S7:E19/24/2002

   Sunnydale High is re-opened, with a new designed campus and a new principal, Robin Wood. It is Dawn's first day at school there and Buffy accompanies her to class, only to discover evil spirits lurking in the basement.

   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Joss Whedon

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   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Joss Whedon
2. 

   7.8/10(2973 votes)

   #2 - Beneath You

   S7:E210/1/2002

   The gang meet a young woman who is being chased by a giant worm.

   Director:Nick Marck

   Writer:Douglas Petrie

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   Director:Nick Marck

   Writer:Douglas Petrie
3. 

   7.9/10(2818 votes)

   #3 - Same Time, Same Place

   S7:E310/8/2002

   Willow returns to Sunnydale, but fears her friends have abandoned her when she finds herself completely unable to perceive them. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang don’t see Willow either, but fear she is involved when a body turns up without its skin.

   Director:James A. Contner

   Writer:Jane Espenson

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   Director:James A. Contner

   Writer:Jane Espenson
4. 

   7.8/10(2832 votes)

   #4 - Help

   S7:E410/15/2002

   Buffy begins a new job as school counsellor at Sunnydale High. On her first day she encounters a troubled young girl who is convinced she is about to die.

   Director:Rick Rosenthal

   Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner

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   Director:Rick Rosenthal

   Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner
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   8.6/10(3445 votes)

   #5 - Selfless

   S7:E510/22/2002

   Anya's violent and deadly act of vengeance leaves everyone stunned. Buffy must put aside her feelings and take action before more people die.

   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Drew Goddard

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   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Drew Goddard
6. 

   7.1/10(3073 votes)

   #6 - Him

   S7:E611/5/2002

   Xander and Spike search for the source of a spell that has bewitched the girls into competing for the affections of the high school quarterback.

   Director:Michael Gershman

   Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg

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   Director:Michael Gershman

   Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg
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7. 

   8.9/10(3946 votes)

   #7 - Conversations with Dead People

   S7:E711/12/2002

   Buffy talks through her troubles with an old high school classmate who has recently become a vampire. Cassie, the late student Buffy tried to help, appears to Willow with a posthumous message from Tara. Dawn experiences a terrifying haunting. And Andrew and Jonathan return to Sunnydale High on a mission.

   Director:Nick Marck

   Writers:Drew Goddard, Jane Espenson, Marti Noxon

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   Director:Nick Marck

   Writers:Drew Goddard, Jane Espenson, Marti Noxon
8. 

   7.7/10(2671 votes)

   #8 - Sleeper

   S7:E811/19/2002

   Buffy and her friends fear Spike may be to blame when a number of people around town mysteriously disappear.

   Director:Alan J. Levi

   Writers:David Fury, Jane Espenson

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   Director:Alan J. Levi

   Writers:David Fury, Jane Espenson
9. 

   7.8/10(2582 votes)

   #9 - Never Leave Me

   S7:E911/26/2002

   Buffy and the gang capture and interrogate Spike and Andrew.

   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Drew Goddard

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   Director:David Solomon

   Writer:Drew Goddard
10. 

    7.7/10(2600 votes)

    #10 - Bring on the Night

    S7:E1012/17/2002

    Giles returns to Sunnydale with three potential slayers, whom Buffy must protect from The First. Meanwhile, a ferocious Uber-vampire is released from the Hellmouth and Buffy must kill it before it kills one of the potentials.

    Director:David Grossman

    Writers:Douglas Petrie, Marti Noxon

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    Director:David Grossman

    Writers:Douglas Petrie, Marti Noxon
11. 

    8.0/10(2752 votes)

    #11 - Showtime

    S7:E111/7/2003

    Buffy has to keep the ever increasing number of potential Slayers from panicking while Giles and Anya seek answers from the Beljoxa's Eye.

    Director:Michael Grossman

    Writer:David Fury

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    Director:Michael Grossman

    Writer:David Fury
12. 

    7.6/10(2592 votes)

    #12 - Potential

    S7:E121/21/2003

    Buffy takes the Potentials to a demon bar and then to Spike's crypt, in order to teach them the art of slaying. When Willow casts a spell to seek out the next Potential, the spell leads them to believe that Dawn may be a future slayer.

    Director:James A. Contner

    Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner

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    Director:James A. Contner

    Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner
13. 

    7.2/10(2704 votes)

    #13 - The Killer in Me

    S7:E132/4/2003

    Kennedy, a potential Slayer, takes Willow on a date, which is interrupted when Willow finds herself transformed into Warren. The other Potentials go on a retreat with Giles, who the gang realize may have been replaced by the First. Spike's chip is having agonizing malfunctions, and he and Buffy return to the Initiative to search for a fix.

    Director:David Solomon

    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg

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    Director:David Solomon

    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg
14. 

    7.4/10(2573 votes)

    #14 - First Date

    S7:E142/11/2003

    Buffy accepts a dinner invitation from Principal Wood, and tries to figure out his true intentions. Xander goes out with a girl from the hardware store. The First tries to convince Andrew to murder the potential Slayers. Giles returns from China with a new Potential, but struggles with the language barrier.

    Director:David Grossman

    Writer:Jane Espenson

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    Director:David Grossman

    Writer:Jane Espenson
15. 

    7.5/10(2550 votes)

    #15 - Get It Done

    S7:E152/18/2003

    Buffy introduces Principal Wood to the rest of the team. He brings an artifact that transports Buffy to see the origin of the Slayer, but the others must face a powerful demon to bring her back.

    Director:Douglas Petrie

    Writer:Douglas Petrie

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    Director:Douglas Petrie

    Writer:Douglas Petrie
16. 

    8.2/10(3150 votes)

    #16 - Storyteller

    S7:E162/25/2003

    Andrew creates a documentary called "Buffy, Slayer of the Vampyres", a record of the current situation in Sunnydale to show to future generations. He manages to capture many important moments, and to annoy almost everyone in the house. But Buffy needs to tear him away from his filmmaking because the Seal of Danzalthar is active and Andrew may hold the key to closing it before it destroys the town.

    Director:Marita Grabiak

    Writer:Jane Espenson

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    Director:Marita Grabiak

    Writer:Jane Espenson
17. 

    8.7/10(3487 votes)

    #17 - Lies My Parents Told Me

    S7:E173/25/2003

    Robin Wood seeks revenge on Spike for killing his mother nearly 30 years ago, whilst everyone else tries to find out how The First has control over him.

    Director:David Fury

    Writers:David Fury, Drew Goddard

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    Director:David Fury

    Writers:David Fury, Drew Goddard
18. 

    8.6/10(2802 votes)

    #18 - Dirty Girls

    S7:E184/15/2003

    Faith returns to Sunnydale just as a new villain, Caleb, arrives and sends Buffy a message in the form of a badly beaten Potential. Buffy leads the rest of the girls to Caleb and The First's lair, with devastating consequences.

    Director:Michael Gershman

    Writer:Drew Goddard

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    Director:Michael Gershman

    Writer:Drew Goddard
19. 

    7.6/10(2675 votes)

    #19 - Empty Places

    S7:E194/29/2003

    After their horrifying loss at the vineyard, the gang turn against Buffy and begin to follow Faith instead. Meanwhile, Spike and Andrew travel to an old church to question a priest about Caleb.

    Director:James A. Contner

    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg

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    Director:James A. Contner

    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg
20. 

    8.3/10(3109 votes)

    #20 - Touched

    S7:E205/6/2003

    After being ousted from the group, Buffy tries to figure out how to move forward. Faith and the Potentials plan to interrogate a Bringer for information on Caleb and the First. Many people turn to each other for comfort in the face of the impending apocalypse.

    Director:David Solomon

    Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner

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    Director:David Solomon

    Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner
21. 

    8.5/10(3079 votes)

    #21 - End of Days

    S7:E215/13/2003

    Buffy has a powerful new weapon, but the gang cannot find any information about the origins of the mysterious scythe. Eventually the Slayer goes herself in search of knowledge, and finds a new ally, an old friend, and great danger.

    Director:Marita Grabiak

    Writers:Douglas Petrie, Jane Espenson

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    Director:Marita Grabiak

    Writers:Douglas Petrie, Jane Espenson
22. 

    9.3/10(5253 votes)

    #22 - Chosen

    S7:E225/20/2003

    Buffy conceives a plan to defeat the First once and for all.

    Director:Joss Whedon

    Writer:Joss Whedon

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    Director:Joss Whedon

    Writer:Joss Whedon