10 Most Satisfying Buffy The Vampire Slayer Moments
5. Buffy Defeats Faith (Season 3, Episode 21)
For many fans, Season 3 is the best season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the introduction of Faith Lehane is key to why it works so well.
Like Buffy, Faith is a Slayer with advanced strength, speed, and endurance. Though she begins her slaying career by fighting with the Scooby Gang, she later turns on them by joining up with Mayor Wilkins. Faith’s villainous streak continues in the latter stages of the season, and she even attempts to kill Angel by striking him with a fatal toxin. The gang soon discover there’s only one way to save him: Slayer’s blood.
Buffy then confronts Faith in a furious battle to the death, and when she delivers the final blow, she takes revenge for all the trouble Faith’s caused during the last few episodes and proves that she is the superior Slayer. Though Buffy’s victory is somewhat predictable, it’s still immensely satisfying to see her take down such a formidable and treacherous nemesis.