Buffy the Vampire Slayer really found its feet in season two. It progressed from being a monster of the week show, to a show with a serious storyline, character and plot arcs.
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experiment outside the boundaries of genre formatting, nothing prepared us for the latter half of Season Two. Softening the blow--much like the way Box Set 1 ends--is the start here with the kookyThing-like invasion of "Bad Eggs". Then with the extraordinary double act of "Surprise" and "Innocence", every aspect of the show grows up in a big hurry: the result of Buffy sleeping with Angel is a series of tragedies everyone is powerless to predict or prevent. These two episodes deservedly won an Emmy for make-up, but that says nothing of the powerful story-telling conveyed by pared-down dialogue and remarkable performances from the young cast. As Angel's character is inverted and explored, it's an acting slugfest between David Boreanaz and Sarah Michelle Gellar through to their bitter end (she later won a Saturn Award in recognition). As the pair dance between seeking out and avoiding one another, each of the secondary characters undergoes a talent-stretching transformation. For Giles it's the end to his relationship with Jenny ("Passion"), an event poisoning the motivations of everyone it affects. Willow distances herself considerably from the timid teddy bear image, taking on teaching responsibilities, witchcraft, and her lycanthropic boyfriend Oz (coincidentally, Alyson Hannigan and Seth Green were also together inMy Stepmother Is An Alien). All of these threads are tied together then torn apart by the two-part finale "Becoming". So much happens in these two hours of television, but thankfully nothing seems rushed. With a cliffhanger ending to rivalThe Empire Strikes Backthe second chapter ofBuffy The Vampire Slayercloses in tantalising style leaving everything at stake. --Paul Tonks
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After the first season ofBuffy The Vampire Slayerbecame a ratings success the show was ... more
renewed with a bigger budget and twice as many episodes. Seeds are sown through the early episodes for many of the stunning plot developments later in the season: there's a slow burn for the relationships building between Buffy and Angel (no surprise), Giles and Jenny (nice surprise), and Xander and Cordelia (huge surprise). Most importantly, we're introduced to important semi-regulars Spike and Drusilla ("School Hard"), Oz ("Inca Mummy Girl") and fellow Slayer Kendra ("What's My Line Part 1"). Their appearances tackle youth issues such as sibling rivalry, sexual maturity and rejection.But nothing that came before it prepared audiences for the latter half of season 2. In the extraordinary double act of "Surprise" and "Innocence" every aspect of the show grows up in a big hurry: the result of Buffy sleeping with Angel is a series of tragedies everyone is powerless to predict or prevent, a piece of powerful storytelling conveyed with pared-down dialogue and remarkable performances from the young cast. All of these threads are tied together then torn apart by the two-part finale "Becoming". With a cliffhanger ending to rivalThe Empire Strikes Back, the second chapter ofBuffy The Vampire Slayercloses in tantalising style leaving everything at stake. --Paul TonksOn the DVD:The computer-animated menu opens this gorgeous box set in style with a tour through a dark and oppressive cemetery, a lavish display of graphics that's all the more impressive when compared to the uneventful DVD for the first season. Most of the extra features are concentrated on the last disc, which includes the obligatory biographies, trailers and TV spots that add little value to hardcore fans but serve as a good introduction to the world of Buffy for non-adepts. The three featurettes are captivating: "Designing Buffy" offers a wealth of information about the set designs, and even includes a walk through of Buffy's home; "A Buffy Bestiary" features every monster from the second season, and "Beauty and the Beats" explores the make-up artistry and special effects. There are also brief cast interviews, in which James Masters ("Spike") reveals his American accent. All in all the extras make a worthy accompaniment to the spectacular season 2 episodes, though one might regret that Joss Whedon did not offer a commentary on the double bill season finale "Becoming". --Celine Martig
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After the first season ofBuffy The Vampire Slayerbecame a ratings success the show was ... more
renewed with a bigger budget and twice as many episodes. Seeds are sown through the early episodes for many of the stunning plot developments later in the season: there's a slow burn for the relationships building between Buffy and Angel (no surprise), Giles and Jenny (nice surprise), and Xander and Cordelia (huge surprise). Most importantly, we're introduced to important semi-regulars Spike and Drusilla ("School Hard"), Oz ("Inca Mummy Girl") and fellow Slayer Kendra ("What's My Line Part 1"). Their appearances tackle youth issues such as sibling rivalry, sexual maturity and rejection.But nothing that came before it prepared audiences for the latter half of season 2. In the extraordinary double act of "Surprise" and "Innocence" every aspect of the show grows up in a big hurry: the result of Buffy sleeping with Angel is a series of tragedies everyone is powerless to predict or prevent, a piece of powerful storytelling conveyed with pared-down dialogue and remarkable performances from the young cast. All of these threads are tied together then torn apart by the two-part finale "Becoming". With a cliffhanger ending to rivalThe Empire Strikes Back, the second chapter ofBuffy The Vampire Slayercloses in tantalising style leaving everything at stake. --Paul TonksOn the DVD:The computer-animated menu opens this gorgeous box set in style with a tour through a dark and oppressive cemetery, a lavish display of graphics that's all the more impressive when compared to the uneventful DVD for the first season. Most of the extra features are concentrated on the last disc, which includes the obligatory biographies, trailers and TV spots that add little value to hardcore fans but serve as a good introduction to the world of Buffy for non-adepts. The three featurettes are captivating: "Designing Buffy" offers a wealth of information about the set designs, and even includes a walk through of Buffy's home; "A Buffy Bestiary" features every monster from the second season, and "Beauty and the Beats" explores the make-up artistry and special effects. There are also brief cast interviews, in which James Masters ("Spike") reveals his American accent. All in all the extras make a worthy accompaniment to the spectacular season 2 episodes, though one might regret that Joss Whedon did not offer a commentary on the double bill season finale "Becoming". --Celine Martig
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Advantages: Great characters, an excellent story arc, fantastic season finale Disadvantages: A couple of bad episodes
Buffy the Vampire Slayer really found its feet in season two. It progressed from being a monster of the week show, to a show with a serious storyline, character and plot arcs.
I don't want to repeat the general information I put into my review of season one, so I'll just jump straight into reviewing the characters and episodes. Read my review of season one here: http://dvd.ciao.co.uk/Buffy_The_Vampire_Slayer_Season_1_Collection_DVD__Rev ... ...out of her shell, and Buffy grows up a lot as she deals with the hand life has dealt her.
There are some wonderful new characters in this season, amongst them the infamous Spike. The bleach blonde vampire is played by James Marsters with aplomb and despite the slightly dodgy English accent is a fantastic character. Accompanying Spike is the insane Drusilla; another English character played by an American - in this case Juliet Landau. ... more
Buffy the Vampire Slayer really found its feet in season two. It progressed from being a monster of the week show, to a show with a serious storyline, character and plot arcs.
I don't want to repeat the general information I put into my review of season one, so I'll just jump straight into reviewing the characters and episodes. Read my review of season one here: http://dvd.ciao.co.uk/Buffy_The_Vampire_Slayer_Season_1_Collection_DVD__Rev iew_5767154
--Characters- -
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Nicholas Brendon and Anthony Stewart Head return as Buffy, Willow, Xander and Giles - the Scooby gang of Sunnydale who fight vampires and demons.
In terms of character development for this season, we see Willow really coming out of her shell, and Buffy grows up a lot as she deals with the hand life has dealt her.
There are some wonderful new characters in this season, amongst them the infamous Spike. The bleach blonde vampire is played by James Marsters with aplomb and despite the slightly dodgy English accent is a fantastic character. Accompanying Spike is the insane Drusilla; another English character played by an American - in this case Juliet Landau. Spike and Dru make a great addition to the show.
Also introduced in this season is Oz, Willow's love interest, played by Seth Green.
--Episodes- -
Episode One: When She Was Bad Buffy returns from a summer spent shopping in LA with her father, but memories of killing the Master plague her every thought. She has to try and deal with this whilst trying not to alienate her friends. This is a great re-introduction to the Buffyverse.
Episode Two: Some Assembly Required This episode asks you to suspend belief for a while - but then again, in a show where vampires, demons and praying-mantis women are commonplace, re-animating a dead person doesn't seem so strange. A mediocre episode in a brilliant season.
Episode Three: School Hard Welcome to Sunnydale, Spike and Dru! Spike crashes into town - quite literally - and begins to wreak mayhem everywhere. Meanwhile, Buffy has to deal with the annoying Principal Snyder and parent-teacher night at school. I love this episode, simply because it's our first glimpse of Spike.
Episode Four: Inca Mummy Girl Perhaps the weakest episode of this season, if only because it's pretty boring. On the whole it's not too bad an episode, but it just seems to go very slowly without much happening.
Episode Five: Reptile Boy Buffy and Cordelia are wooed into attending a frat party, where something mysterious is going on down in the cellar. Another mediocre episode, but it's pretty entertaining.
Episode Six: Halloween In one of my favourite episodes in the season, evil Ethan Rayne comes to town and turns everyone into their Halloween costumes. When Buffy becomes a helpless eighteenth century maiden - who'll be there to save the day? Highly entertaining episode that also plants the seeds for a later story arc…
Episode Seven: Lie to Me I like the aspect of this episode that shows that other people apart from Buffy and her friends are aware that things aren't quite right in Sunnydale… A cult that idolises vampires comes to town, hoping that Spike and his gang will turn them into vamps. Can Buffy save the day?
Episode Eight: The Dark Age Ethan Rayne shows up again, this time to reveal dark secrets about Giles' past. A very interesting episode as we get to see what Giles did before becoming a Watcher.
Episode Nine: What's My Line? Part One Episode Ten: What's My Line? Part Two An excellent two-parter and two of the best episodes in the season. Spike finds out that the only way to cure Drusilla of her illness is to kill Angel. Meanwhile, there's another vampire slayer in town and the mysterious Order of Taraka are intent on killing Buffy and her friends. Two great episodes.
Episode Eleven: Ted Not a great episode, in my opinion. Buffy's mother has a new boyfriend in the form of Ted, but is he all that he seems? The redeeming feature of this episode is that we get to see how Buffy deals if she thinks that she's killed a human being.
Episode Twelve: Bad Eggs This episode pretty much stinks - it's more reminiscent of the season one plots than the more sophisticated season two. Buffy and her friends take part in a class experiment to look after an egg - but there's something evil lurking inside them. There's a silly subplot with a couple of Texan vamps too. Not a great episode.
Episode Thirteen: Surprise Episode Fourteen: Innocence I'm grouping these episodes together as they tell the same story - and these are two of the best episodes in the season. It's Buffy's birthday and she's having a party - but so is Drusilla. Spike and Dru plan to put together The Judge - a being who burns the humanity out of people. Buffy grows up in more ways than one in this two-parter, with devastating consequences…
Episode Fifteen: Phases It's the full moon and there's something up with Willow's new boyfriend Oz. A rogue werewolf hunter is on the roam…will Buffy stop him in time?
Episode Sixteen: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered Feeling spurned after breaking up with Cordelia, Xander enlists the witch Amy's help to cast a love spell - with terrible consequences. This is a hilarious episode and one of my favourites.
Episode Seventeen: Passion Giles' love interest Jenny Calendar thinks she has found a way to help Buffy with a problem…but the problem has other plans. A devastating and sad episode - but a great one.
Episode Eighteen: Killed By Death Buffy falls ill and is admitted to hospital, where she sees a demon attacking the children. Another rather mediocre episode.
Episode Nineteen: I Only Have Eyes For You This is a great episode whereby a spirit from the 1950s returns to Sunnydale High and begins to possess random people, making them act out its final moments. A pivotal moment in the Buffy/Angel relationship as well as a great standalone episode.
Episode Twenty: Go Fish I always find it strange that this episode is placed where it is in the season. It has nothing to do with the overall plot arc, and its only redeeming feature is Wentworth Miller of Prison Break fame appearing as a member of the Sunnydale swim team.
Episode Twenty-One: Becoming - Part One Episode Twenty-Two: Becoming - Part Two An amazing two-part season finale. The first part shows us snatches of Angel's life prior to Sunnydale - including how he was sired. In part two, the season's story arc is resolved in a devastating way.
--Special Features- -
There are several documentaries on various aspects of making Buffy, as well as a season two overview that is always interesting. Also included are audio commentaries, character profiles, a stills gallery and TV adverts and trailers.
--Overall- -
To say that season two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a vast improvement on the first is an understatement.
There are several fantastic episodes in this season, and despite the odd bad egg, the overall feeling you're left with at the end is a good one. Spike and Dru were a great addition to the cast, and the season finale is perhaps the most shocking in the entire series.
The themes dealt with in this season are more adult and a lot darker, and it all works for the better!
amytheduck 16.06.2008 (16.06.2008)
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Review of Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Series 2 - Comeplete (DVD)
Advantages: Angel loses his soul. Evil Angelus is a must see. Disadvantages: A dodgy looking werewolf in "Pases".
Buffy is outstanding TV and season 2 is no exception. From the rather odd sounding title you may get the impression that Buffy is all about the kill but its not, it has so many levels and is written by extraordinary writers who really personalise each character's vocabulary. Overview for those of you unfortunate enough to not watched Buffy before..
Buffy is a high school student (season 1 -3) who finds out at the age of 14 that she is "The Chosen ... ...right to the last ever Buffy episode, "Chosen", in season 7. Drusilla: Crazy vamp who Angelus and Spike fight over. Angelus: Buffy's Vampire With A Soul boyfriend now soulless. David Boreanaz has a great talent for playing evil and is seriously scary.
Oz: (Seth Green) Willow's new boyfriend who is also a werewolf. He's a cool character; you can't help but like him. Some of the Buffy characters seem to like to hear themselves speak (*coughXandercough*) ...
HarleyDroadtrip 09.12.2006 (10.12.2006)
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Advantages: A sterling performance from the Buffy Cast Disadvantages: Not many DVD extras
'''Plot'''
Buffy returns to Sunnydale after the summer, a changed girl since her defeat of the Master in season one. All her friends are there to help here, but they find her strangely withdrawn and angry. Only after they stop a scheme to resurrect the Master can life go back to normal - or whatever passes for normal in supernatural Sunnydale.
Buffy battles vampires, monsters and demons, and a high school principle who has it in for her. As she ... ...featurettes - 'Designing Buffy', 'A Buffy Bestiary', 'Beauty and the beasts'
Art gallery - stills, monster sketches, set designs and blueprints
Biographies - Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Boreanaz, Alyson Hannigan, Nicholas Brendon, Anthony Stewart Head, Charisma Carpenter, Seth Green, Kristine Sutherland, James Marsters, Juliet Landau, Joss Whedon
Trailers - Angel season 1, Buffy Season 2 DVD TV spots - UK and US ...
ciaofluffymuppet 04.12.2007 (15.12.2007)
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