10 Most Underappreciated Seasons Of Cult-Favourite TV Shows

After moving to a new network following the season five finale, Buffy the Vampire Slayer took on a much darker edge. So much so that many fans consider its sixth and seventh seasons to be the show's lowest point - which does make us wonder what they think of seasons one and four?

Season six often gets pardoned due to episodes like 'Once More With Feeling' and 'Tabula Rasa' which managed to bring some levity to what is objectively the show's darkest season, but season seven has never been that lucky.

Granted, it's not perfect and the noticeably rushed second-half does put a dampener on things, but everything else about this season ticks all the right boxes. The complex character development, excellent fight choreography, and whip-smart dialogue were still present and the stakes were pushed to bold new heights, showing there was still life plenty of life left in this show.

Much of the show's lighthearted humour was stripped away in favour of telling a darker, more dramatic story that saw Buffy lead the charge in a final battle against The First Evil. A storyline that had been bubbling away under the surface for years and culminated in one of television's most epic and satisfying conclusions.