Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Every Season Ranked Worst To Best

7. Season Six

It's not outright bad, but it isn't great either when compared to the rest of the show. Season Six was the darkest season of Buffy, mainly due to the focus on Buffy dealing with her post-resurrection depression. Her violent sexual encounters with Spike aren't exactly the heart-warming romances she had previously, and the resulting attempt of sexual assault by Spike is one of the more ugly moments of the show (whether it led to his later redemption or not).

The Trio are simply awful antagonists for the Scoobies to face, and they fail to generate either excitement or interest whenever they're on screen. Xander leaving Anya at the altar, Giles leaving the show as a core cast member, and a lack of general momentum are all moments that keep the season down and dreary.

If you hadn't been kept low enough, Tara is also killed by Warren which leads to the magic addicted Willow to become Dark Willow, killing humans and attempting to end the world. Sadly, Willow's turn is over as quickly as it began, leaving little room to take it all in.

The best thing about the season is it gave actors such as Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan and James Marsters strong dramatic material for them to work with.