10 Most Underrated Buffy The Vampire Slayer Scenes
5. Buffy Tells Tara She’s Sleeping With Spike (Season 6, Episode 13)
The Slayer goes through a tough time in Season 6, especially in Episode 13. Following some magical trickery by Warren and his two minions, Buffy is duped into thinking she’s committed murder. And though she eventually learns the truth, this traumatic experience does nothing to improve her troubled mind.
At the end of the episode, Buffy has an emotional exchange with Tara and reveals that she’s sleeping with Spike. Buffy struggles to articulate her feelings as tears roll down her face and Tara does her best to offer some words of comfort.
The performances from Sarah Michelle Gellar and Amber Benson are great, but the writers also deserve credit for taking a risk. Most of the time, the show ends with a sense of closure, a revelation, or a cliff-hanger. But this time, we’re simply left with Buffy’s emotional breakdown.
It’s a bold and unpleasant way to finish the episode, but it leaves a lasting impression upon the audience.