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Summary: Amazing!
Review: This does what a great sequel or second season is supposed to do: Continue the story and at the same time deepen the meaning of everything that went before. This is incredible in every way and anyone who dismisses this due to seeing only one episode or the title is doing themself a disservice. If you start at the beginning of season 1 and work your way through this, you will be on the edge of your seat, smiling and laughing and ultimately moved by what is going on. I know people who have actually cried watching this and I, myself am touched by several of the ideas and emotions expressed. This is the best tv serial since Twin Peaks.
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Summary: A
Review: Any one who is turned off by the title should just get over it and give the show a try! This is one show that defines what it is like to be a person in society today. Every show is a masterpiece in this collection. Buffy is what every producer, writer, director, and cast in Hollywood should aspire to make.
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Summary: Buffy's best season
Review: This is without a doubt the best season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This is the one season where the "Big Bad" was not only a physical threat, but an emotional one as well. While Buffy does save the day in the end, it does come at a heavy price (not to be all melodramatic and cliched, I'm just trying not to give away too much for people who haven't seen this season). Along with the great stories ("Lie to Me" was my favorite episode of this season, although "Surprise"/"Innocense" and the 2-Part season finale "The Becoming" were great too) we get the introduction of some of the best characters in the Buffy-verse. Ofcourse I'm talking about Spike, Drusilla, and Oz. If you have never seen Buffy before, please do yourself a favor and give it a shot. It is some of the best television out there.
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Summary: The Second Season of a GREAT Series!
Review: This is a must have for any fan of the series or serious collector of vampire media. Buffy in the television series is a capable albeit average teenage girl who finds herself not only dealing with the growing pains of being a teenager but trying to "have a life" while being the slayer. Through her growing pains both as a teenager and a slayer many of the issues that plague real teens in the modern world are addressed . . . and Buffy always comes out a winner. Although there is a certain amount of violence this series is a real feel good show showing a teenage girl and her friends overcoming the complexities of becoming young adults. I would highly recommend the Buffy series to ANYBODY.
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Summary: Better Than The Episodes On TV Right Now
Review: The second season of Buffy was awesome. I became a fan just under a year age. I decided to buy this dvd and see how good the earlier episodes were. I was amazed at how great this show was. The best episodes from season 2 are definately, SURPRISE, INNOCENCE, PASSION, and BECOMING PT.1&2. THis is worth every penny. Some of the episodes could have been transfered over onto dvd better (there are lots of spots) but no worries. Go Buy It!!
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Summary: Oh, the exquisite pain!
Review: Season 2: the season of pain. So much pain that my friends and I have taken to referring to the last half of the season as simply "The Pain." This was the season when BUFFY really hooked me. I liked season 1. I kept watching when season 2 started, but I wasn't addicted until The Pain. At the time, I thought Angel was a big wanker, so his evil turn was exciting and refreshing. And I credit the makers for making me care even when I didn't want to by giving us "I Only Have Eyes For You" (beautifully written, directed and acted). Sarah Michelle Gellar's lovely performance makes Buffy's pain that much more poignant. So many of the actors finally get to explore their characters in season 2, and the show really starts going places. Willow starts experimenting with witchcraft, Giles shows his dangerous side, and we meet the infamous Spike and Drusilla. (Ah, Spike...thank GOD they didn't kill you off as originally planned.) And this DVD set definitely beats out season 1 in all categories. The features are so much better. The menus are a little more user friendly (if still lacking the nice "Play All" function that can sometimes come on tv show DVDs). There's more behind-the-scenes stuff. We even get to hear some commentary by both David Greenwalt and Marti Noxon, two of the more prominent early writers/producers on the show. The best, of course, is Joss Whedon's commentary on "Innocence," the first episode where The Pain is in full-swing. As usual, it is only through the eyes of the creator that we get our most insightful looks into the Buffy-verse. So I definitely recommend this boxed-set to anyone, whether they be hardened fans, people who've only watched occassionally or newcomers to Sunnydale. Pain has never been this much fun.
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Summary: One Great Step for Unhumankind.
Review: Happiness, right now, is having the DVD's for the complete second season of BTVS playing on my own overworked monitor screen. Since I case a bit late to Joss Whedon's delightful invention, I have known the shows of this season mostly from the novelizations and way too few reruns. The novelizations are okay as that kind of thing goes, but nothing beats watching the shows themselves, right there in living color. The first season was wonderful, but the second has turned up the quality by several notches. The actors are in full stride, the sets are in great form, and the writing is outstanding. Season two develops the major plot arcs, all of which turn on relationships instead of just dwelling on monster slaying. Buffy's relationship with Angel plays out to its tragic ending, Xander and Cordelia discover broom closets, and Willow discovers Oz. The romance between Jenny Calendar and Giles blooms and dies horribly. Nor should we forget the unholy ménage a trois formed by Angel, Spike and Drusilla. What makes BTVS more than a one-half season wonder is that it is about people trying to live normal, happy lives, and having to face all the challenges that entails, intensified by the everyday chaos introduced by life on a hell mouth. This is not a happy ending series, but one that brings home many of the painful experiences of growing up slightly (or perhaps majorly) different. Sometimes killing vampires is the comic relief. Also notable are the strong positive values of the Scooby gang and their supporting casts. The strongest thread that runs through these shows is not the violence, but the abiding friendships between Buffy, Xander and Willow. As will become more and more evident, Buffy's remarkable ability to survive and her longevity as a slayer depend not on speed with a stake, but in the support that is always available to her. This is a lesson we all need to learn, and Buffy will face every variation of it in the seasons to come. Naturally, DVD sets are judged by their extras, and of these, there is no lack. Multiple Joss Whedon interviews throughout, as well as in depth commentaries by Whedon, Marti Noxon, and David Greewalt. Whedon on "Surprise" is absolutely superb. And several features on design, monsters and make-up fill out the set. Such is the stuff of happiness. Of course, greater happiness will come when Fox finally releases seasons three, four, and five in the United States. If you are a Buffy fan, this set is a necessary addition to your library.
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Summary: Reported "Cut Scene" not cut, just in another episode.
Review: Some have complained about a missing love scene between Angel and Buffy in "Surprise," but the love scene in question NEVER appeared in this episode. Unfortunately, some have been led to draw this conclusion due to the placement of Joss Whedon's comments about this scene being placed in the "Surprise" remarks in the supplemental features on the dvd. This commentary actually pertained to "Innocence," (or, at least a later Whedon episode) an episode he wrote and directed. The love scene occurs in this episode in flashback or dream sequence (I don't recall which). The other reason people are drawing the erroneous conclusion of an edit being made is that the "fade to white" in "Surprise"--alleged to be the original location of the love scene--seems a logical place for that scene to fall. Again, look for this "missing" scene in "Innocence" which, to my knowledge, is where it's always appeared.
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Summary: 10 stars for this DVD!
Review: What could be better than buffy and the evilest and kewlest bad guys, Spike and Drusilla, kicking off the season! With this season, you get the virgin buffy that is so different from the college buffy, and you even get some charecters that aren't even in the show anymore, like Angel and Cordelia. But this season is seriously worth buying, I got it and I will never regret it. It is something that you can keep for a while. The DVD's are easy to understand and they work on any us DVD player. So get it now!
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Summary: Buffy is fabulous
Review: I just got the first and second season of Buffy for my birthday and I love it! The show is the best in years that I have seen! I just hope that they keep 'em coming! I love Buffy!
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