Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Ranking Every Season From Worst To Best

7. Season 7

Why It Was Great

The final season hit a few nice character beats, in particular with Spike wrestling with his soul and wracked with apparent madness while trying to be good, and James Masters kills it here. Caleb gives Nathan Fillion the chance to play a truly menacing villain and become the de facto face the First Evil had been lacking, although he arrives a bit too late in the season. Meanwhile Andrew becomes a surprisingly great supporting character.

Ultimately, the biggest strength of this season is the way it ties everything up, delivering a satisfying finale that saves the world again and, crucially, brings an end to the Slayer lineage.

Why It Wasn't

By the time of its seventh and final season, there was a feeling that many of the cast just wanted it all to be over - something unfortunately reflected in the performances.

There's an overall lack of cohesion to the season, the First Evil lurking in the shadows but too often being a vague threat. Way too much time is spent lounging around the Summers' residence, meaning episodes can become boring, and with the increasing stakes and weariness of the actors the spark and humour that helped make the show so great had largely faded out.

Best Episode: Chosen (S7 E22)