The BEST episodes written by Rebecca Rand Kirshner

Tabula Rasa
star
8.45
971 votes

#1 - Tabula Rasa

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 6 - Episode 8

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.

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The Diary
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8.02
742 votes

#2 - The Diary

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 - Episode 9

Lindsay’s parents forbid her from hanging out with Kim, as they see her as a bad influence. Bill grows tired of being picked last for teams for baseball in P.E. class, and not being allowed to really participate.

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Tough Love
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7.97
950 votes

#3 - Tough Love

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 5 - Episode 19

While Buffy is preoccupied with being her sister's keeper, Glory sets out to grab the person whom she now believes to be the Key — Tara.

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Touched
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7.95
929 votes

#4 - Touched

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 7 - Episode 20

A depressed Buffy gets comfort from Spike. Meanwhile, the Scoobies capture and interrogate Bringer, and Faith leads an attack on the Bringers' arsenal.

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Potential
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7.75
893 votes

#5 - Potential

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 7 - Episode 12

Buffy and Spike establish a boot camp to prepare the potential slayers for combat with the First, while a spell from Willow reveals another potential living in Sunnydale.

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One Party Can Ruin Your Whole Summer
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7.75
290 votes

#6 - One Party Can Ruin Your Whole Summer

90210 - Season 1 - Episode 24

Adrianna and Navid are forced to make an impromptu exit from the prom when Adrianna goes into labor. Dixon confronts Ethan about Silver when he notices that Ethan might be developing feelings for his girlfriend. Meanwhile, Annie reaches the breaking point when Naomi accuses her of trying to hook up with Liam, and some of her peers (still angry about the after party fiasco) decide to take both verbal and physical action against her.

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Help
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7.67
904 votes

#7 - Help

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 7 - Episode 4

Novice counsellor Buffy begins trying to help the students at Sunnydale High, including Cassie Newton, a girl who predicts her own death. Unfortunately, a Slayer is no match for fate.

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Emily Says Hello
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7.61
1071 votes

#8 - Emily Says Hello

Gilmore Girls - Season 5 - Episode 9

Emily decides to start dating again, and calls on a reluctant Lorelai for advice. Lorelai invites Christopher to lunch at the Inn and decides to surprise Rory by inviting her as well, but tension erupts into a heated argument out of Lorelai's earshot.

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Hay Bale Maze
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7.58
962 votes

#9 - Hay Bale Maze

Gilmore Girls - Season 7 - Episode 18

When Taylor spends all of the Spring budget on a hay bale maze, it forces Lorelai and Luke to reunite. Rory and Logan come to Stars Hollow for the Spring fair and Rory learns that she was given a job offer for a newspaper.

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How Many Kropogs to Cape Cod?
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7.52
983 votes

#10 - How Many Kropogs to Cape Cod?

Gilmore Girls - Season 5 - Episode 20

Rory starts her internship. Due to low attendance and much to Luke's delight, Taylor decides to close down the museum and sell the house. Richard and Emily invite Logan to dinner.

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Out of My Mind
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7.51
880 votes

#11 - Out of My Mind

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 5 - Episode 4

The physical aftereffects of Riley’s being used as a lab rat by the Initiative threaten his life; Spike takes advantage of the situation.

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Santa's Secret Stuff
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7.49
871 votes

#12 - Santa's Secret Stuff

Gilmore Girls - Season 7 - Episode 11

Luke asks Lorelai to be a character reference in his custody case. Rory comes back from London from Chirstmas with Logan, where she and him have made amends. The Gilmore girls celebrate Christmas a month late and April sneaks out to see Luke.

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I'm a Kayak, Hear Me Roar
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7.49
883 votes

#13 - I'm a Kayak, Hear Me Roar

Gilmore Girls - Season 7 - Episode 15

Lorelai is having a hard time confessing her breakup to Emily. Rory prepares a "Gilmorish-birthday" for Logan to show him that a birthday can be fun as opposed to the way they get celebrated in the Huntzburger family. Emily handles Richard's recovery.

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I'd Rather Be In Philadelphia
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7.49
862 votes

#14 - I'd Rather Be In Philadelphia

Gilmore Girls - Season 7 - Episode 13

As The Gilmore face a crisis, Lorelai tries in vain to contact Christopher, as Logan and Luke come by their side to offer support.

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Go, Bulldogs!
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7.48
850 votes

#15 - Go, Bulldogs!

Gilmore Girls - Season 7 - Episode 6

Lorelai and Chris attend Yale Parents' Weekend where they find Emily and Richard. Chris takes Rory and all her friends out for dinner after feeling guilty that he wasn't around when Rory was growing up. At the end, she shows her commitment to her duties as editor of the newspaper by gathering the troops to report on a story.

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That's What You Get, Folks, For Makin' Whoopee
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7.47
919 votes

#16 - That's What You Get, Folks, For Makin' Whoopee

Gilmore Girls - Season 7 - Episode 2

After Rory isn't able to go on the trip to Asia with Logan, Lorelai throws her an Asian-themed party. Lane and Zach return from their less-than-perfect honeymoon in Mexico. Luke and Lorelai begin to deal with their break-up.

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Hell's Bells
star
7.46
808 votes

#17 - Hell's Bells

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 6 - Episode 16

On the day of his wedding, Xander gets cold feet after he's shown a disturbing glimpse into the future. Xander bails on the wedding, leaving Anya heartbroken. Anya is offered her old job back, as a vengeance demon.

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Bridesmaids Revisited
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7.39
879 votes

#18 - Bridesmaids Revisited

Gilmore Girls - Season 6 - Episode 16

Lorelai offers to help Christopher out by babysitting his 4-year-old daughter, G.G, and is horrified by the toddler's terrible behavior. The next day, Rory and Logan attend the wedding of Logan's sister, Honor. While helping the bride and her three bridesmaids get ready, Rory is devastated to learn how Logan spent his time during their recent breakup.

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Listening to Fear
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7.37
889 votes

#19 - Listening to Fear

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 5 - Episode 9

As Buffy and Dawn help their mother prepare for brain surgery, an extra-terrestrial demon fixates on a disoriented Joyce and infiltrates the Summers’ home.

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Always a Godmother, Never a God
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7.34
937 votes

#20 - Always a Godmother, Never a God

Gilmore Girls - Season 6 - Episode 4

After months of separation, Sookie tries to reconcile Rory and Lorelai by asking them to be the godmothers of her two children. However, they both end up fighting when Lorelai realizes that Rory didn't see fit to share her new cell phone number with her.

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The Strange Life of Bob
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7.28
390 votes

#21 - The Strange Life of Bob

Las Vegas - Season 1 - Episode 20

Falling in love with a new temporary Montecito employee known only as "Bob the floater" (guest star Christian Kane), Nessa begins pressing her new mystery man for more personal details. However, when she discovers that her new beau is actually suffering from amnesia and walked into the hotel several days again hoping to jar his memory, Nessa turns to Ed in the hopes of uncovering the truth about Bob. Meanwhile, a guest's discovery of a revealing picture of her undressing in a hotel cabana on the internet, sends Danny on the hunt for a peeping camera man whose lens has also captured a revealing side of Delinda. Sam's war of words with a world-champion eater prompts her to enter an eating contest, enlisting Mike as her trainer.

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Jokers and Fools
star
7.27
436 votes

#22 - Jokers and Fools

Las Vegas - Season 1 - Episode 4

Nessa secretly meets with a cheater busted by Ed and Danny. A psychic gives Mary a dire prediction about his next show. Delinda starts work in the kitchen, but isn't there long.

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Between a Sign and a Hard Place
star
7.10
370 votes

#23 - Between a Sign and a Hard Place

90210 - Season 1 - Episode 20

Now that they have finally sold their home in Kansas, Harry and Debbie have a yard sale, Beverly Hills-style. Meanwhile, Donna talks to Kelly about her separation, and later search for a place for Donna to open a clothing store; Dixon helps Silver in her recovery; Liam and Ethan's unlikely friendship continues; and when a scandal involving Naomi's father comes to light, her trust in Annie begins to falter.

Okaeri, Donna!
star
7.03
314 votes

#24 - Okaeri, Donna!

90210 - Season 1 - Episode 19

Kelly and Silver are shocked when Donna arrives in town. Annie and Dixon take a road trip to visit someone from Dixon's past while Ethan spends his spring break working for Habitat for Humanity. Naomi also decides to work for Habitat when she learns that Liam will be there.