The Scoobies, Buffy, Willow, Xander, Spike – heck, who can forget about Giles?
It may be approaching 21 years since its seventh and final season, but a quarter of a century on from the first episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, the American teen drama is still watched around the world thanks to its army of adoring fans.
Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar in the lead role of Buffy, the vampire drama become one of the world’s biggest television shows after launching in 1997, lasting for seven seasons and making household name of the casts, with the likes of Alyson Hannigan and David Boreanaz going on to become Hollywood A-listers in the late 00s.
And it won plenty of awards too, with two Emmy wins, six Saturn Awards and a Golden Satellite Award among a host of other gongs during its seven year stint on our television screens.
However, with TV show fanaticism comes plenty of healthy debate. Who is the best character, what is the best season and – crucially – what Buffy episode is the best of all time?
While we all have our own opinions, we thought we would take a deep dive in each Buffy episode via review site Rotten Tomatoes to see which episode slayed viewers the hardest!
Here are the 10 highest rated Buffy The Vampire Slayer episodes of all time, as per Rotten Tomatoes reviews.
5. Becoming (Part 2) - Season 2
One of the more heart-wrenching episodes sees Angel attempts to unearth a demon who will annihilate the planet, while Buffy reluctantly decides to destroy her former lover. Photo: James Sorenson/20th Century Fox Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock
6. Passion - Season 2
Buffy aims to protect her mother when she believes she may be evil Angel's next target. Meanwhile, much loved early season character Jenny attempts to repair her relationship with Giles - the real MVP of Buffy. Photo: James Sorenson/20th Century Fox Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock
7. Chosen - Season 7
Want a good season ender? Chosen is the series finale of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the 22nd episode of season 7 and the 144th episode of the series - and boy was it a good one. Photo: 20th Century Fox Television/Kobal/Shutterstock
8. The Wish - Season 3
Cordelia is granted a wish by an evil genie and moves to another reality, where the season one Big Bad Master rules with Xander and Willow by his side. A truly memorable episode in the Buffyverse. Photo: 20th Century Fox Television/Kobal/Shutterstock