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10. Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Pangs" (1999)
The fourth-season Buffy Thanksgiving episode features some fairly mealy-mouthed debate about the holiday's real history and meaning: When a Native American spirit of vengeance starts slaughtering people (and infecting Xander with syphilis and smallpox) in symbolic revenge for his lost tribe, the Scooby gang argues about whether Thanksgiving is a celebration of togetherness or imperialistic bloodshed. But the episode is far more memorable for the manic banter and the many crossing plotlines, as a defanged Spike shows up seeking asylum and gets tied to a chair, Anya gets incorporated into the group as Xander's official girlfriend, and Buffy goes obsessively overboard trying to make the holiday perfect. And finally, Angel hovers in the background, trying to protect Buffy without revealing that he's back in town, which leads to one of Joss Whedon's typically stomach-dropping episode-enders.
10. Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Pangs" (1999)
The fourth-season Buffy Thanksgiving episode features some fairly mealy-mouthed debate about the holiday's real history and meaning: When a Native American spirit of vengeance starts slaughtering people (and infecting Xander with syphilis and smallpox) in symbolic revenge for his lost tribe, the Scooby gang argues about whether Thanksgiving is a celebration of togetherness or imperialistic bloodshed. But the episode is far more memorable for the manic banter and the many crossing plotlines, as a defanged Spike shows up seeking asylum and gets tied to a chair, Anya gets incorporated into the group as Xander's official girlfriend, and Buffy goes obsessively overboard trying to make the holiday perfect. And finally, Angel hovers in the background, trying to protect Buffy without revealing that he's back in town, which leads to one of Joss Whedon's typically stomach-dropping episode-enders.