# 10 Best Buffy Episodes Ranked by IMDb Score

> Buffy the Vampire Slayer's top 10 episodes ranked by IMDb score.
- Title: 10 Best Buffy Episodes Ranked by IMDb Score · Polygon
- Summary: Buffy the Vampire Slayer's top 10 episodes ranked by IMDb score. buffy the vampire slayer, imdb score, season 3 · reported by Polygon.
- Keywords: buffy the vampire slayer, imdb score, season 3, season 5, season 2, season 7, season 6, season 4, scooby gang, angel, spike, willow
- Source: Polygon — https://polygon.com/the-10-best-episodes-of-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-ranked-by-their-imdb-score
- Author: Debopriyaa Dutta
- Published: 2026-10-11T22:00:15+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: buffy the vampire slayer, imdb score, season 3, season 5, season 2, season 7, season 6, season 4, scooby gang, angel, spike, willow
## Buffy the Vampire Slayer Endures
Despite premiering almost three decades ago, Buffy the Vampire Slayer still endures with a strong female lead and subverted horror tropes.
## Top 10 Episodes Ranked by IMDb
The article ranks 10 best Buffy episodes of all time based on their IMDb scores, from 9.1 to 9.7.
## Graduation Day: Part 2
Season 3, Episode 22: 9.1 IMDb score. Buffy and the Scooby Gang defeat Mayor Wilkins, and Angel leaves Sunnydale.
## Fool for Love
Season 5, Episode 7: 9.1 IMDb score. Spike reveals his pre-vampire backstory as William and questions Slayer death wishes.
## Doppelgängland
Season 3, Episode 16: 9.2 IMDb score. Willow faces a darker personality after being transported from an alternate reality.
## Passion
Season 2, Episode 17: 9.3 IMDb score. Angelus begins psychological torture and mass murder after Buffy and Angel sleep together.
## Chosen
Season 7, Episode 22: 9.3 IMDb score. Buffy sacrifices herself for Dawn, activating all potential Slayers with Willow's spell.
## The Gift
Season 5, Episode 22: 9.5 IMDb score. Buffy sacrifices her life to save Dawn from a dimensional portal.
## Becoming: Part 2
Season 2, Episode 22: 9.5 IMDb score. Buffy blocks Angelus' swords with her bare hands, saying 'Me.'
## The Body
Season 5, Episode 16: 9.7 IMDb score. Buffy's mom dies from a brain aneurysm, causing emotional devastation.
## Once More, with Feeling
Season 6, Episode 7: 9.7 IMDb score. A musical episode revealing Buffy's death and return through song.
## Hush
Season 4, Episode 10: 9.7 IMDb score. A silent episode where characters communicate through gestures and silence.
## Key takeaway

Buffy the Vampire Slayer's top 10 episodes ranked by IMDb score include 'Hush' at 9.7, 'The Body' at 9.7, and 'Graduation Day: Part 2' at 9.1.