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13 kick-ass moments from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer was so strong a series that finding great moments is as simple as putting in any DVD from any season and playing any random episode. But the 23nd of our 31 specials for the 31 days of Halloween isn't merely about great moments, this list is about kick-ass moments; moments that make you want to jump out of your seat and shout, "Hell, yeah!"

While definitely not an all-encompassing roll call from the entire seven-year stretch, below are some of our favorites.

Check back tomorrow at noon to visit some real-life haunted houses.


Willow the goddess ("Chosen")

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With the help of a super-powerful scythe and some seriously strong mojo, Willow turns a hodgepodge of well-meaning young ladies ready to fight the good fight (and die during said fight!) into an Army of Slayers. And while doing so, her hair turns white and she becomes goddess-like. And here we thought Willow couldn't possibly be any cuter ...


Buffy and Spike get it on ("Smashed")

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When these two powerhouses get intimate for the first time they (literally) bring the house down around them. (Glad they never borrowed our beach property for a weekend getaway.)


Giles channels his old Ripper self ("Passion")

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Angelus kills Jenny Calendar and Giles loses his cool. And by losing his cool, we mean: Goes batsh-t crazy and tries to take down Angelus, Drusilla and Spike by himself—while doing a great impersonation of Babe Ruth with a flaming bat on Angelus' head.


Sing it loud ("Once More With Feeling")

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Almost anything from the musical episode could be construed as kick-ass, but our favorite is "Walk Through the Fire." There's nothing better than when the good guys figure out The Right Thing To Do and march on the bad guy. Buffy's going it alone, Spike's trying to save her, Giles is flanked by the Scooby Gang: Ain't nothing here that don't give you the chills.


Graduation Day surprise ("Graduation Day, Part 2")

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What's better than protecting your friends and classmates? Arming them and teaching them how to protect themselves. The students of Sunnydale High gave a surprise that the mayor, and the audience, would never forget.


Final Bout: Buffy vs. Glory ("The Gift")

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Nothing cooler than two hot chicks duking it out: One is armed with a huge-ass war hammer and the other is an honest-to-goodness god. Ali-Frazier looked like a slap-and-tickle fight compared to this one.


Spike goes soul-searching ("Grave")

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It appears as if Spike is enduring the Demon Trials for one reason (to get revenge on the Slayer), but in reality he's fighting to win back his soul so he can be something approximating a man. A great season-finale twist!


Buffy the Turok-Han Slayer ("Showtime")

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Buffy goes all out against a single Turok-Han, a race of ubervampires who can take a heapton of Slayer-delivered punishment. Just when it looks like she's going to lose, Buffy pulls it out of the fire (with a well-placed garrote) and proves to her slayers-in-waiting that they must use all the resources at their disposal.


UberGiles ("Two to Go," "Grave")

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Giles is, technically speaking, the only one who's ever gone toe to toe with Evil Willow and held her to a standstill. For a bit, anyway. Giles, imbued with a coven's power, temporarily imprisons Willow. But his borrowed power couldn't hold her crazydeliciousevil in check forever.


For Sale: Cheap Real Estate in Sunnydale ("Chosen")

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You want big and epic? This one is big and epic. The complete and utter destruction of Sunnydale. Boom. Swallowed up whole by the Hellmouth. The set piece of every scene from the entire series ... gone. Ain't no going back now, baby!


Aye, Xander's eye ("Dirty Girls")

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The powerful preacher man Caleb (Firefly's Nathan Fillion) pokes out Xander's eye. Just thumbs in and squish! Like popping a grape. This scene reminded us of two things: First, that no one, not even a core cast member, was safe; and second, that Xander would get to wear an eye patch. And let's be honest ... when are eyepatches not in fashion?


Heavy artillery ("Innocence")

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In a series that relies so heavily on ancient and archaic weaponry (sword, crossbows, axes and the like), it's nice to know that Buffy isn't against using a rocket launcher to kill a bad guy.


Veiny, evil Willow ("Villians")

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Every season the Big Bads get bigger and badder. So, how did Whedon and company up the ante when season five's nemesis was a god? Answer: In season six they did a 180 and made the final showdown against a friend. Willow was evil for a few episodes, but the most kick-ass moment was when she skinned Warren alive. Not saying he deserved it. Not saying he didn't.


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Day 20: 9 rampaging space zombies hungry for our sci-fi brains

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Day 23: 13 kick-ass moments from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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By svrkevi at 12:26 PM ON 10/23/09

Who could not like this show? It was perfect...minus college student buffy

By notafan at 12:36 PM ON 10/23/09

Me I guess. I never could get into the show. Although, I love the red head. The chick that's on how I met your mother. She's fine.

By xandersmom at 12:56 PM ON 10/23/09

Oh how I miss Buffy! Of course, I have all the dvds so the show isn't really *gone*...too bad it couldn't go several more seasons though.

By Bilben at 1:02 PM ON 10/23/09

There is a specific moment at the end of the first half of the season six finale that was a real thrill. Dark Willow had just beat down Buffy and said "No one can stop me now!" Then she's suddenly struck by some kind of magical force that knocks her across the room and in steps Giles, who had been absent for most of the season, and he deadpans, "I'd like to test that theory." It was such an awesome moment.

By Mandy at 1:21 PM ON 10/23/09

AGGH! Two of those scenes made me cringe. The Xander losing his eye scene and the skinning of Tara's killer. Xander losing his eye was the first Buffy scene to ever make me shudder. My mother's favourite scene and my favourite was Walk Through the Fire.

By Mandy at 1:24 PM ON 10/23/09

My mother passed away in late 2006 but even just before she died she always loved the Buffy musical.

By TrueEddie at 1:44 PM ON 10/23/09

Buffy was probably my favorite show of all time!

The only season I didn't care for much was season 4. Never cared for the whole initiative stuff and I hated Riley.

By John W at 1:50 PM ON 10/23/09

i think it's time for a Buffy Mini marathon.

By John W at 1:52 PM ON 10/23/09

You left out two of my favorite moments
1-When Buffy lays down the rules to the Watcher's council and forces them to reinstate Giles.
2-When she smashes Warrens "balls". Say goodnight Bitch!

By Connor1138 at 2:34 PM ON 10/23/09

Fire bad. Tree pretty. Beer foamy. Buffy good. Miss Buffy.

By M at 2:49 PM ON 10/23/09

blben got it right that was the single best of the seasons endings the Dark Willow stories.

By Kairo at 2:50 PM ON 10/23/09

What about the climax of the Season 3 opener "Anne" with the twin blade ass kicking, and later with the "Ghandi" line.

By Pennarin at 2:59 PM ON 10/23/09

When Spike leans over the cross, awhen he's back from Africa. What he says, and the strength of the moment, is what finally convinces Buffy that Spike's love for her is true, even though Spike as a person is flawed. She ceases to despise him from that point on.

By BlakOpal at 3:01 PM ON 10/23/09

You know, a truly kick as moment that is totally and shamefully overlooked is Season 2 finale, when her and Angelus are fighting and he has her down, and he gives that little speech about being along, goes to stab her, and she stops the blade with the palms of her hand jumps up and proceeds to kick the crap out of Angelus.

Totally and Shamefully overlooked. Then again, there were tons of kick ass scenes overlooked, but that one stood out for me most of all.

By closettrekkie at 3:23 PM ON 10/23/09

best one was when they could,nt talk and therefore could,nt scream when the monsters came a calling I think it was an emmy wining episode scared me for a while whenever I thought about

By scifire at 4:42 PM ON 10/23/09

What about the episode titled, "Hush?" Now that was an epic episode.

By neon6apocalypse at 4:46 PM ON 10/23/09

Closettrekkie: You're talking about "Hush," which is indeed a phenomenal episode.

I agree with the Dark/Evil Willow ones, but what about Willow's magic giving Buffy the power to fight Adam? That was pretty badass.

By mjkbk at 5:06 PM ON 10/23/09

1. When Buffy's scream finally broke the silence imposed by The Gentlemen--and destroyed them--in "Hush".

2. In "Primeval", when the Scoobs magically enjoined the essence of Slayer power, and a beaten-down Buffy turned into a Sumerian-spouting, Adam-gutting whirlwind.

By myhandle1947 at 5:22 PM ON 10/23/09

My favorite series ever......and I'm a 62 year old straight male.

By art at 5:35 PM ON 10/23/09

OK, myhhandle has got me beat by a year, but this is also my all time favorite tv series.
And I get misty everytime I see her dive from the tower to her death with her words to Dawn
as a voice-over...(misty now just thinking about it).

When she comes home to find her mom dead just tears me up.

By ck at 6:33 PM ON 10/23/09

As John W mentioned: "When Buffy lays down the rules to the Watcher's council and forces them to reinstate Giles"

By prospero at 7:26 PM ON 10/23/09

What about when Angel is restored and Buffy has to kill him anyway. Oh man! Along with when Angelus killed Jenny, that scene made me realize just how good this Joss Whedon guy was and from then on, nobody was safe...

By thelittlewitch at 10:17 PM ON 10/23/09

Chainsaw Giles.
From season 4: Fear Itself
They even made an action figure.
End of story

By Marcus at 11:17 PM ON 10/23/09

What happened to the Buffy and Faith showdown!? I didn't know which side to pick, the scene was filled with so much anticipation for the both of them. I was mad and sadened by Buffy's choice in the end.

TV is no longer this damn good!

By buffaclare at 3:23 AM ON 10/24/09

I would have added the "Spike Stands Up" scene from the end of 'I Only Have Eyes For You.'

Definitely one of the best HOLY HELL NO WAY scenes of the entire series.

By Moravec at 7:59 AM ON 10/24/09

And here I thought you would have video of those scenes. Way to slack off SCiFi

By brady1541 at 8:49 AM ON 10/24/09

I'm not sure if this would be considered more of a "hell no!" scene than a "hell yeah!," but I'm going with the standalone ep., The Wish, from season 3.

Personally, I love 'alternate reality' episodes from series and this was one of the best. From Angel saving Buffy (and getting staked in the process) to Oz pushing Willow onto that jagged piece of wood, this episode had everything.

Who didn't enjoy watching the Scooby Gang turn on each other...all to be put back to normal at the end of the day. : ) Great ep.

By myhandle1947 at 10:46 AM ON 10/24/09

No one ever mentions the scene near the end of Prophecy Girl after Xander and Angel revive Buffy. Buff is pumped for a fight and they play the Buffy theme song during the march back to Sunnydale High. I think it was the only time the theme was played outside the credits.

By Mandy at 9:18 PM ON 10/24/09

Let's not forget Buffy rising from the dead at the start of Season 6.

By prospero at 11:50 PM ON 10/24/09

OK, I had to chip in again. Tara's death still upsets me.

By ugg at 4:33 AM ON 10/25/09

When Buffy revealed that she was ripped from heaven was deep.

Also when that thing was eating Willow alive in that cave was pretty gross.

By start1010 at 9:48 AM ON 10/25/09

i think they need too do a 13 saddest moments list coz this one was awesome :D

By SMDrPepper at 2:03 PM ON 10/25/09

Personal fav for me was the "Mirror Mirror" episodes. Specificly when vampire Willow tries to make out with goody two shows Willow.
Oh yeah gotta love a chic in leather.

By lookn_4_stars at 9:28 PM ON 10/25/09

"So you're a watcher huh? Watch this." Xander and Willow offing Cordelia was a big one for me. Also, Caleb getting sliced in half was pretty cool as well.

By Nos at 8:45 PM ON 10/29/09

No one has mentioned Restless. The end of Season 4 dream episode that foretold much of the end of the series? Amazing writing, breath-taking beauty...That episode has it all.

By Nikkij at 12:37 AM ON 10/30/09

I beleive he best moment on buffy was in Showtime ''Two men enter one man leaves'' Thunderdome lol. They just don't make tv like that anymore. (with the exception of Supernatural)

By TheJon at 5:34 PM ON 11/05/09

Just the whole band candy episode.


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