And The Worst Episode Of Buffy Is Ever...

[Taake]

A lot of episodes here are those I consider maybe less good than others, but still enjoyable.
All but one which was mentioned higher up - Go fish. Yeah, that one could just have been skipped entirely.

 

[SiegePerilous02]

Teacher's Pet does have the basic premise of a giant bug trying to deflower Xander, so there's that.

Inca's one saving grace for me is the scene where Oz first notices Willow in her Eskimo costume. That scene almost makes the episode worth watching. Kind of like when you watch Angel dance, and then immediately shut off She afterward.

 

[Mr Trick]

Teacher's Pet does have the basic premise of a giant bug trying to deflower Xander, so there's that.

Inca's one saving grace for me is the scene where Oz first notices Willow in her Eskimo costume. That scene almost makes the episode worth watching. Kind of like when you watch Angel dance, and then immediately shut off She afterward.

Very true. And I am with OZ on that one Willow is the most cutest thing in that club😛

 

[Bluebird]

I think the worst for me is definitely I Robot. I'm not one for skipping episodes, because there's usually something of worth in a bad episode, but this is so early in the series it doesn't seem to matter. It has the honor of being the only episode I'd leave out of a rewatch,

 

[AnthonyCordova]

I kind of go against the grain: I like bad eggs a lot actually. Inca mummy girl and Go fish are the two episodes I dislike the most. Especially Inca Mummy Girl: there was just something about the flow of the dialogue and the nature of the dialogue and interaction between characters that just did not feel authentic or anything like the way the characters normally interact in all other episodes, and when I checked the credits, the episode was written by two people who had never written an episode before or since. I think it is obvious now that the episode stands out in a poor way by comparison to everything else.

 

[TotallySpiked]

I would probably vote a few of the season 6 episodes. Probably either wrecked, two to go or villains. I really disliked the evil Willow part of the season. A season a which I'm not overly fond of anyway.
When I'm doing a rewatch I almost want to skip season 6 entirely except for a few key episodes.

 

[Skanky Vamp]

the episode was written by two people who had never written an episode before or since

They wrote The Pack as well.. they were involved alot in the first season as story editors and what not. It would not surprise me if Inca was written for the first season, it has that kinda vibe to it.

 

[Mr Trick]

They wrote The Pack as well.. they were involved alot in the first season as story editors and what not. It would not surprise me if Inca was written for the first season, it has that kinda vibe to it.

Interesting to know. I actually quite like the Pack though, maybe one of their stronger efforts?

 

[Ethan Reigns]

I have two episodes that I just hate to watch: Ted and Normal Again.

An abusive stepfather just stalls the rest of the series arcs and I don't see control freaks like him as entertainment in any sense. The story of him being a robot who has killed before and has relationships stuck in the 1950's is a plausible plot, but the malice towards Buffy is repellent to watch.

Normal again just destroys the entire Buffyverse for me. Yes, the story says Buffy is poisoned by a demon and this is what causes the dissociative state, but I was left wondering whether I was a fool for spending time watching something that was obviously the product of insanity.

 

[Mr Trick]

I have two episodes that I just hate to watch: Ted and Normal Again.

An abusive stepfather just stalls the rest of the series arcs and I don't see control freaks like him as entertainment in any sense. The story of him being a robot who has killed before and has relationships stuck in the 1950's is a plausible plot, but the malice towards Buffy is repellent to watch.

Normal again just destroys the entire Buffyverse for me. Yes, the story says Buffy is poisoned by a demon and this is what causes the dissociative state, but I was left wondering whether I was a fool for spending time watching something that was obviously the product of insanity.

A couple of interesting choices there. I myself am a bit unsure about Normal Again but then it is not one of the ones I have seen too often so will reserve judgement for now.

Strongly disagree on Ted, in fact it maybe one of my favourites. Were they trying to make his character entertaining? I never got that impression myself. Certainly from the moment he comfronts Buffy and then the final third of the episode the tone switches. Much of the comedy value comes more from Willow and Xander kissing up to him which is in line with the direction of the story. Ted as played by John Ritter is just a cold blank slate whom you sense has some darkness larking in him. That was the perfect way for Ritter to play him, and was the point of the episode. It was an expension on the theme of middle class suburbia life hiding dark secrets. It was also a crucial Buffy-Joyce episode as for the first time it explored Buffy's Mum trying to move on in her personally life, and Buffy not being willing to except this. Of course it turned out she was right on that front, but still it is a very relistic part of teenage life which the show perfectly brings out.

 

[Myriam]

For me it's "Doublemeat Palace". It was quite disappointing for me. First all exciting with the finger and the possibility of human meat. And then in the end it's nothing. Yes, a strange woman with a worm in her head which suddenly shows up in the last few minutes and is killed very shortly after that. Buffy returns to work and nothing's going on. Why was there a finger between the meat? And why did everyone look stoned while working? It would have been better if it turned out that the Doublemeat Palace was actually killing their employees for their burgers ;-).