The BEST episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1
Every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1!
In every generation there is a Chosen One. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer. Buffy Summers is The Chosen One, the one girl in all the world with the strength and skill to fight the vampires. With the help of her close friends, Willow, Xander, and her Watcher Giles she balances slaying, family, friendships, and relationships.
#1 - Prophecy Girl
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/2/1997
Buffy's life may hang in the balance as Giles uncovers an ancient book that foretells not only her death, but also the end of the world.
#2 - Angel
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/14/1997
Buffy finds herself drawn to the mysterious Angel after he saves her from a gang of vampire warriors, but must ask herself - can a vampire really be a good person or must she do her sworn duty and destroy him?
#3 - Nightmares
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/12/1997
When strange things begin happening to the students at Sunnydale High, it seems that everyone is living their worst nightmares. Buffy and the gang must hold together to stop the phenomena before reality and the nightmare world become one.
#4 - Witch
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/17/1997
When several cheerleaders are involved in strange accidents, Buffy and the gang suspect that one of the cheerleader wannabes is practicing witchcraft and is trying to eliminate her competition.
#5 - Welcome to the Hellmouth (1)
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/1997
When teen vampire slayer Buffy tries to start a new life at Sunnydale High, she discovers that the school sits atop a demonic dimensional portal.
#6 - The Harvest (2)
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/10/1997
Buffy gradually learns to accept her role as the Slayer and prepares to battle the Master's minions in order to stop the Harvest, a ceremony which will free the Master from his prison in the sewers. Willow and Xander are confided in by Giles about the existence of Vampires and Demons and, although overwhelmed, pledge to help Buffy in her fight.
#7 - Out of Mind, Out of Sight
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/19/1997
As Cordelia campaigns for the May Queen Crown, she finds herself the target of an evil invisible force.
#8 - Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/31/1997
Buffy sets her sights on the mysterious and brooding Owen, opting to go on a date rather than help Giles prevent a prophecy about an unstoppable vampire rising to help the Master.
#9 - The Puppet Show
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/5/1997
The new principal forces Giles to run Sunnydale High's annual talent show and Buffy, Willow and Xander have to perform against their will. Things get worse as the talent show proves to be a deadly place when one of the participants is found with her heart removed and the clues all point to one boy and his ventriloquist puppet.
#10 - The Pack
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/7/1997
While enduring the annual field trip to the Zoo, Xander and several other students enter the quarantined Hyena pen and become possessed with the spirit of the wild animal.
#11 - Teacher's Pet
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/24/1997
While Xander and most of the male population of Sunnydale High fall for the beautiful substitute science teacher Miss French, Buffy is not so sure about her intentions.
#12 - I Robot, You Jane
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/28/1997
Feeling lonely, Willow turns to a chatroom and meets a charming boy online. She ignores Buffy's concerns about Internet freaks as the rest of the gang discover a new type of demon.