Buffy The Vampire Slayer: 20 Greatest Moments
6. Buffy And The Bazooka
Buffy never has a happy birthday, but her 17th in 'Surprise/Innocence' is the worst of the lot. After sleeping with Angel for the first time, the "moment of perfect happiness" costs him his soul and he turns into the evil monster we just discussed. Naturally, Buffy is crushed beyond belief.
That makes it all the more triumphant, then, when she turns up to stop Angel's evil plan to use the Judge to wipe out humanity at the episode's end. The sight of Buffy with a bazooka is badass enough on its own, but it's all the sweeter when you realise that she has picked herself up from the most devastating moment of her life to save the world. That's how much of a hero she is.