Erm, okay I'll try this. I probably won't be successful but here goes.
1.Band Candy (Jane Espenson genius at it's best. And I always laugh when I see Jane's cameo in the background that Joss was never told about, hehe)
2.Innocence. (I always end up crying and feeling all empowered watching this episode. I jump from one emotion to another. And I loved this hell of a curve ball in the Bangel story arc)
3.Gingerbread (Even if the kids do freak me out a little. It's so Village of the Damned)
4. Once More with Feeling (I like musicals. And Tony Head has a hot voice. So sue me)
5. Becoming (Another great Bangel episode. Even if I'm not an obsessive Bangel shipper I always loved their storylines. And this episode was one hell of a climax. Everything came to a head. EVERYTHING. And the sword fight was wicked cool, hehe)
6. Ted (John. Ritter. That is all I have to say for this episode. He was as excellent as ever and I loved this standalone. The fact John Ritter was in it, and actually begged to be in it because he loved the show, is just icing on the cake)
7. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (A really funny episode. Best scenes with Xander have to be Jenny and Joyce. For their out-of-character moments and the classic shot of Xander's reaction each time)
8. Crush (Spuffy humor. I love it whenever Spike gets out of his macho big bad character and this was one such episode. And that scene with him, Joyce and Dawn in the kitchen. So surreal! And I always burst out laughing at his 'jovial' line of "oh don't get us all laughing again Joyce". William, much?)
9. Blood Ties (Hey, it converted me to a Dawn fan so it HAS to be on the list for that merit alone, haha)
10. Normal Again (It brought my favorite character back. Albeit in a creepy, alternate reality insane asylum world, but still she wasn't a zombie or the First, so I'll take what I can get.)