Sometimes, those things nearly wreck them more than the beasts and demons.
He stalks and terrorizes Buffy and her friends, prompting Giles to reverse his invitation into their homes.
However, before she tells Giles, Angel destroys her computer, chases her, and kills her.
Seeking revenge, he attacks Angel and nearly dies before Buffy can save him.
For his recklessness, she punches him, but they end up comforting each other.
“Passion” isBuffy the Vampire Slayer’s first truly sad episode.
It’s also the firstBuffyepisode centering around a major character’s death.
After one tension-filled moment after another, everything comes crashing down in miserable sorrow.
However, no one is as distraught as Giles.
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Seeing his agony turn to fury as he risks his life for revenge is even more upsetting.
Still, “Passion” isn’t exactly the most memorableBuffyepisode.
There are sadder episodes where viewers need an entire box of tissues to watch.
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Buffy tells Willow not to worry, but she feels Oz becoming distant.
During the full moon, Oz fights another wolf, who he discovers is Veruca.
She urges him to accept his nature, but he resists.
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Wanting to stop her from hurting people, he gets her into his cage by kissing her.
Willow discovers them the next morning but flees when Oz tries to explain.
After Willow attempts a spell, Veruca attacks her, but Oz arrives to save her.
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The damage to their relationship is irreparable, and Oz decides to leave.
Once Oz first claps eyes with Veruca, there’s a sense of foreboding.
Ultimately,“Wild at Heart” explores Oz’s continuously losing battle to beat down the wolf inside.
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This isn’t the first timeBuffyfans have witnessed someone leave for their partner’s own good.
However, it’s still heartbreaking to see Willow break down completely, which is a first for her.
However, it doesn’t quite compare to other sadder episodes.
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After a nightmare, Angel realizes what he needs to do.
While patrolling, Angel tells Buffy they won’t work if she wants a normal life.
He breaks up with her and tells her he’s leaving.
She’s heartbroken but hell-bent on giving her friends a good prom.
After succeeding, Angel meets her on the dance floor to give her one last beautiful memory.
He’ll get to leave with Drusilla (Juliet Landau) if he helps her stop Angel.
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Once Buffy arrives, ready to kill Angel, they duel.
Just as Buffy thrusts her sword into her lover, Willow restores Angel’s soul.
It’s always hard watching the show’s beloved characters get hurt.
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Angel tortures Giles, and Willow almost doesn’t awaken from a coma.
However, that changes once Angel’s soul returns.
Buffy isn’t prepared to kill Angel with his soul intact but has to close Acathla.
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Her face, once it’s over, says it all.
It’s unbearable to see the heroine this distraught.
Still, Angel isn’t even the biggest thing Buffy loses throughout the show.
He shows Xander a future rife with issues as his and Anya’s marriage sours.
Terrified of what he sees, Xander leaves as Anya discovers the old man wants revenge against her.
D’Hoffryn offers Anya comfort and her job as a vengeance demon back.
In perfectBuffy the Vampire Slayerfashion, a revengeful demon arrives to ruin a pivotal, happy moment.
However, the demon that shows Xander the false visions doesn’t just inflict physical harm.
The first step is manipulating Xander.
It’s also a shock seeing one of the show’s longest-surviving couples break up.
However, when Willow breaks free, she sucks the power out of him.
Willow tearfully breaks down in his arms as Giles grows stronger.
He reveals he intended for Willow to steal his powers as they tapped into her remaining emotions.
Die-hardBuffy the Vampire Slayerfans struggle with Dark Willow.
Their first issue with her is that Willow has been a practicing witch since Season 2.
Why did she become addicted to magic in Season 6?
Watching one of the show’s sweetest and most intelligent characters turn to darkness is also hard.
Willow has always been a guide for Buffy, knowing what’s best or how to deal with situations.
Her turning into Dark Willow is scary because it means she’s given up everything good about herself.
AfterSpike sexually assaults her, Buffy rushes off to stop the Trio from robbing an armored van.
She destroys the Orbs, but Warren (Adam Busch) warns her he’ll take her down.
In the process, a stray bullet hits Tara inside, killing her and leaving Willow hysterical.
Her eyes turn dark red with anger and grief as her darker powers come forth.
“Seeing Red” is a difficult episode from start to finish.
The beloved characters' lives fall apart in an unsettling way we’ve never seen before.
Yet a gun completely shatters their world.
However, Hell also unleashes on Earth.
For the ritual, Dawn is tied up on top of a tower.
When Buffy and the gang arrive, they have a few tricks up their sleeves, eventually defeating Glory.
However, when Buffy reaches Dawn, her blood has activated the portal.
Buffy says goodbye to her sister and jumps to her death to shut the portal.
Glory is one of Buffy’s scariest foes, and the battle to destroy her is tense and unforgettable.
However, what’s truly unforgettable is Buffy’s devotion to saving her sister and the world.
Killing off the show’s main character was a brave move.
However, it’s heartbreaking that she has to make such a decision in the first place.
Their distraught faces make viewers uneasy, and there’s a deep sense of uncomfortableness about the future.
This is, without a doubt, one of the most crushing moments inBuffy.
After the First sends a foreboding message, Buffy forms a plan to win.
Willow performs the biggest spell she’s ever done: making all the Potentials fully fledged Slayers.
Thankfully, the Scoobies make it out of thatcrater that is now Sunnydale, and there’s still hope.
Buffy’s series finale is chaotic and will never be easy to watch.
Plus, it’s pretty poignant that the two demons of the gang die heroes.
At this point, it’s hard not to be sobbing.
Joyce is lying dead on the couch.
Frantic, Buffy calls 9-1-1 and attempts CPR.
When the medics arrive, Buffy imagines them resuscitating Joyce, but her mother is officially pronounced dead.
Buffy tells Dawn at school while the gang is in shock and struggling to process it.
Only Tara’s words about all deaths being unexpected give Buffy some solace.
Meanwhile, Dawn is almost killed by a vampire while trying to find Joyce in the morgue.
Buffy saves her and they share a quiet moment with their mother’s body.
“The Body” isBuffy the Vampire Slayer’s saddest and most heartbreaking episode.
A human death ruins the group.
Not even Buffy’s death in the coming Season 5 finale or the series finale hits this hard.
Tear after tear falls no matter what and leaves viewers a bit emotionally scared.
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