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   Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 10 One-Off Villains We Wish Stuck Around   
      
   Buffy dealt with a lot of scary and intimidating villains. But not all stuck   
   around. Let's look at some villains we wish would've stuck around.   
      
   BY MOLLY TURNER   
   FEB 19, 2020   
      
      
   With nearly 150 episodes over the course of seven seasons, Buffy the Vampire   
   Slayer ran into more than her fair share of "vampires, demons, and the   
   forces of darkness." From high school into adulthood, Buffy Summers dusted   
   more vamps than we can count.   
      
   While there were plenty of vampires of the week and a handful of standout   
   Big Bads, there were a few monsters we only saw once who left an impression   
   long after the Scoobies left Sunnydale behind. From suave musical hell   
   demons to nightmare wannabe stepdads, here are the 10 one-off villains we   
   wish had stuck around.   
      
   10   
   Toth, "The Replacement"   
      
   While Toth himself isn't that memorable, the effects of his weapon are. In   
   "The Replacement," Xander, hapless as ever, gets hit with Toth's weapon in   
   the middle of a fight, his essence gets split apart into two people, one who   
   is even slobbier and goofier than Xander normally is, and one who is more   
   handsome and confident.   
      
   Making use of Nicholas Brendan's actual twin, the episode allowed for   
   hilarious interplay with the "two Xanders" while also exploring Xander's   
   vulnerabilities, something we'd certainly like to have seen more of.   
      
      
   9   
   Gnarl, "Same Time, Same Place"   
      
   After the devastating events of the season six finale, Willow Rosenberg   
   departed to England to gain balance. Upon her return anxious to Sunnydale,   
   she was disappointed to discover she was invisible to her best friends and   
   set out to find the demon responsible, tracking down a horrifying creature   
   called Gnarl.   
      
   One of the creepier moments in Buffy history depicted an invisible Willow   
   trapped under the demon's spell as he ate her skin piece-by-piece.   
   Thankfully, Buffy was there to save the day, but this terrifying demon was   
   memorable enough for more than one episode.   
      
      
   8   
   Gwendolyn Post, "Revelations"   
      
   While previously alluded to, Watcher Gwendolyn Post is the first concrete   
   evidence of corruption in the patriarchal system of the Watchers Council   
   that governs the Slayers and their magic. When Faith's new Watcher arrives   
   in Sunnydale, she is suitably strict and authoritative, but also harbors a   
   hidden agenda to steal the incredibly dangerous Globe of Myhnegon (basically   
   Thanos's Infinity gauntlet).   
      
   Though her character has a very concrete end, it was a powerful storyline   
   that we would have gladly watched over multiple episodes, one that   
   foreshadows the ways the Watchers exploit Slayers.   
      
      
   7   
   Gachnar, "Fear Itself"   
      
   In a highlight of season four, the Scoobies find themselves trapped in a   
   college haunted house party that manifests their actual fears, ranging from   
   Oz turning into a werewolf when it's not the full moon to magic revolting   
   against Willow. Buffy eventually finds the demon at the source of the   
   magic--only to reveal he's a few inches tall.   
      
   It's a hilarious metaphor that serves to underline the entire episode:  your   
   fears are only as big as you let them become. Though Gachnar was crushed   
   like a bug, we wouldn't have minded another iteration of him.   
      
      
   6   
   Holden Webster, "Conversations With Dead People"   
      
   "Conversations With Dead People" is a standout episode as the First Evil   
   appears to Buffy and the Scoobies in the form of their dearly departed loved   
   ones. However, in a My dinner With Andre style graveside chat, Buffy is   
   occupied with one newly undead vampire, Holden Webster, who she knew when he   
   was still very much alive at Sunnydale High.   
      
   The episode showcases Joss Whedon's trademark flair for sparky and witty   
   dialogue (though written by protégés Jane Espenson and Drew Goddard) and   
   Holden is simply too much fun to lose in one episode.   
      
      
   5   
   Ted, "Ted"   
      
   Golden Globe and Emmy award winner John Ritter guest-starred as Ted, the   
   too-perfect new boyfriend of Buffy's mom, Joyce. Known for his comedy,   
   Ritter played nice guy to a pitch-perfect creepy level, making audiences   
   fear for Joyce and cringe at Buffy's teenage hostility.   
      
   As he drugged everyone else with his homemade baked goods, Buffy trusted her   
   gut that something was astray only to discover he was actually a homicidal,   
   serial killer robot. While Buffy slew the bot, surely another backup could   
   have been found to face down with Buffy over a round of mini-golf.   
      
      
   4   
   Marcie Ross, "Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight"   
      
   Turned invisible by bullying and isolation, Marcie Ross was an iconic   
   villain of the moment. Portrayed by Clea Duvall, who built her career   
   playing outcasts in She's All That and But I'm a Cheerleader, Marcie helped   
   cement the central ethos of Buffy as a story about the emotional terrors of   
   high school personified through paranormal forces.   
      
   The spooky X-Files ending of "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" revealed that the   
   government took Marcie to hone her invisibility as a weapon, which would   
   have been an excellent follow-up episode (perhaps with the Initiative).   
      
      
   3   
   Dracula, "Buffy Vs. Dracula"   
      
   For a show that draws so fundamentally from vampire lore, it's surprising   
   that the prince of darkness himself, Dracula, didn't appear until the season   
   five premiere. Heralding the arc of the season and foreshadowing Buffy's   
   descent into darkness, Dracula is a deliciously fun and campy vampire who   
   mesmerized all the Scoobies, especially Xander.   
      
   Additionally, Dracula may be the only vamp to equal Buffy's greatness. This   
   is sadly the only time we see him "in the flesh," but Dracula does make a   
   spectacular return in the Buffy comic books.   
      
      
   2   
   The Gentlemen, "Hush"   
      
   The Gentlemen may be the most notable villains in Buffy history, garnering   
   Buffy its only Emmy nomination for writing. The dapper floating demons who   
   steal voices of the innocents so no one can scream when their heart is   
   ripped out of their chest are scary and timeless enough to warrant their own   
   film franchise.   
      
   One of Buffy's most inventive episodes of the series, it is suitable for   
   them to be a one-off villain, but we would have loved to watch Buffy and the   
   Scoobies face them down again.   
      
      
   1   
   Sweet, "Once More With Feeling"   
      
   If there were a demon beauty pageant, Sweet would win definitely Most   
   Talented and Miss Congeniality. Easily the most fun demon, Sweet brought the   
   magic of song and dance to Sunnydale, compelling people to voice the truth   
      
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