“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Is Actually The Worst, And Here All The Reasons Why

If you were an angsty teen in the late ‘90s, then you probably loved Buffy the Vampire Slayer. How could you not? Sarah Michelle Gellar was the envy of every girl back in the day. And she was the poster child for amazing ‘90s hair. Also, Joss Whedon made his mark on the industry with the series.

He cultivated a fanbase that rivals Whovians or Juggalos. But Buffy is not one of those shows that a millennial could watch now and think, “Yes. This is a series that gave rise to an entire generation.” Looking back on Buffy now, there’s plenty wrong with it. So here are all the Buffy the Vampire Slayer worst episodes, characters and other series fails.

The acting is pretty terrible

It’s kind of safe to say that nearly every show from the ‘90s featured less than stellar acting performances. And aside from a few exceptions, the cast of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” pretty much only had some minor roles under their belts prior to the series.

So there were definitely episodes that felt more like we were watching an actual high school production than a real TV show.

The Bronze

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Did it bother no one that Sunnydale’s local night spot completely lacked any sort of age policy? It was a dance club of sorts when the Scooby Gang was in high school, a bar when they were in college, and a vampire breeding ground the entire f—ing time.

No member of the 21 and over crowd wants to actually hang with a bunch of 15-year-olds… the least they could have done is put a different sign on the place when everyone graduated high school.

When Willow became “addicted” to magic

Willow’s dark turn to magic was a cool enough storyline, but did it have to be so… extreme? The after school special feel of it became a little daunting to watch after a while, and while we get it — magic is like drugs! — we didn’t need to be hit over the head with it.

Willow kind of deserved better.

Those episodes that took themselves too seriously

“Buffy” was at its best when it struck a balance between Whedon’s signature snark and legitimate scares (season 3’s “The Wish” is a near perfect example). It was at its worst when it couldn’t manage to deliver on either (most of season 7’s Potential Slayers storyline).

And when it tried to teach us a morality lesson in the Buffyverse context? We’ll get to “Beer Bad” in a bit.