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Summary: Second Season is Awesome!
Review: This is a great season, it includes many good episodes. I especially like the the Halloween episode which, in my opinion, is a classic, and the "surprise" episode which is also great. I recommend this season highly.
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Summary: A Fresh and Brilliant Show
Review: The unfolding drama of Buffy evolves from a quirky, offbeat kid's show pushing the boundaries of the genre to an intelligent and funny drama about kids dealing with real life between bouts of horrific, apocalyptic crises.The writing is sharp. The dialogue is hip, kinetic and witty. The story of this season is the unfolding Buffy/Angel tragic romance, garnished with a few well-placed stories like "Ted" guest-starring John Ritter, "Go Fish" and "Phases." Xander and Cordelia's mismatched romance, Giles and Jenny's developing relationship is worthy of it's own miniseries, and the growth and maturity of Willow shows mature, insightful scripting and actng - the keystone of this series. And the show is FUNNY. Xander tends to enter the realm of absurd at times, but for the most part his comic relief is welcome. The show walks the fine line between comedy and horror without becoming campy or ridiculous - an AMAZING feat. The creative take on supernatural events, occult practices, demons, witchcraft and vampires is creatively and intelligently handled. The central Buffy/Angelus storyline is well-crafted and worthy of being immortalized in a DVD set.
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Summary: fabulous!
Review: I can't adequetely state what a fantastic season 2 is! If you are a Buffy/Angel fan, watch out. The Becoming parts 1 and 2 will move you while tearing you apart! In addition to B and A, Spike turns up in this season. He's a perfect combination of wit and evil. Don't stop here- it only gets better. To fully experience the B/A saga, make sure to get season 3 in December!
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Summary: here's the deal .......
Review: what you have here is a teen show that clearly begs for and deserves a wider audience. very few programs targeting that demographic can make such a claim. the buffyverse is very baby-boomer friendly ..... with a caveat or two. you have to be able to get past the name ... the premise ... and the theme song. not a problem for this fifty-something ..... but, as with anything, your mileage may vary. to these jaded eyes, the writing and the spirit of buffy touches everyone who has lived through this turbulent period of life. buffy's high-octane blend of comedy/drama/horror is pure guilty pleasure ... whedon's world is unique .... the dialogue is deft and clever (albiet modernized) and moves at a brisk pace .... the characters engage ... and the stories hit the mark much more often than not. JW stacked the deck for success on buffy with some truly inspired casting choices. gellar positively shines in the lead .... and hannigan's "willow" is beyond adorable .. ASH, marsters and dushku among others all do exemplary work here. that all being said ...... many of the reviews here may leave one with inaccurate assumptions regarding the show ....... first ..... the statement "season 2 is clearly the best of the series". a highly debated topic. the truth is that ... quality wise ... season 2 & 3 are very difficult to separate. a side by side comparison IMO gives season 3 a SLIGHT edge. season 2 devotees would counter that the finale .. "becoming part 1 & 2" (a legitimate high-water mark) is good enough to settle the debate. i would counter with "season 3 has a little higher percentage of *excellent* episodes". i must however state that i am splitting hairs here. finally ..... and this is a huge misrepresentation .... comments to the effect that the show is getting better ever year are utterly and completely bogus. after MANY viewings of every episode of the series, a few things become clear. season one felt like a good show gaining its equilibrium. a very watchable 12 show package with two episodes that belong on a "BTVS greatest hits" DVD (angel and prophecy girl). season two and three as stated before would occupy the lion's share of the "best of" package. season four takes buffy to college and signals the beginning of the end for many long-time viewers. the simple fact is that the show was made-to-order for the high school setting. with angel and cordy leaving to start "angel" (the spinoff) and a different environment, a period of adjustment for the fans was required. watching these episodes during their first run was equal parts entertaining and a bit of a letdown. while the show was easily as good or better than what passed for good TV at the time, it still suffered when compared to the high bar set by seasons 2 and 3. season five .... at this point i feel i must reiterate that comparing buffy episodes to other buffy episodes is VASTLY different than comparing buffy episodes to other TV programming. that said, i must say there was a palpable feeling that the show was losing altitude. the highs (the body, fool for love, crush, etc) were there, but the average quality of the remaining episodes was slipping. the feeling among devoted fans was that the success of the show offered joss too many distracting new opportunities. whedon delegated the responsibility of running BTVS to his assistants while he attempted to oversee the ever growing buffy empire. while as a whole season 5 was still very watchable, the nagging memory of the mercurial high school years diminished the experience. whereas season 4 seemed to improve with a second viewing, season 5 did not. season six ... what can i say ... this hurts. to this point, outside of the musical (which was STELLAR), this year's episodes are sadly lacking. it's not that the episodes aren't well crafted ... it's more the spark that once propelled the scripts is somehow diminished. i still watch ... i still have faith that it can be turned around .. at least i want it to. the feeling that joss is spread too thin at this point is hard to escape. his absence from the proceedings and the repercussions thereof cannot be ignored. seasons 1 thru 3 fall into the "love at first sight" category. seasons 4 and 5 require an extra showing or two to fully appreciate. season 6 will take a bit longer ... at least for me.
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Summary: This season YOU MUST SEE
Review: BuffyÂ's second season begins to show how the series is growing. The relationship between Angel and Buffy gives the pivotal and best episodes of the season. Those episodes give the story a moving, yet scary feeling. BuffyÂ's torture begins in episode 14: Innocence... from that moment on the season is just perfect. What began with a work inside the scooby gang, BuffyÂ's fears and hopes about her relationship with Angel and the appearance of the villains, turns by episode 14 into a real descend to hell for the characters (specially for Buffy). "When She Was Bad" opens the season: Buffy returns to Sunnydale, but something is wrong with her... she must face the consequences of her encounter with the master (this is perfectly embodied in the plot of the annoynted one trying to resucitate the master). In "School Hard" (third episode) appear the new two villains: the best the series has ever had: Spike and Drusilla. Everyone is scared to death because Spike has killed slayers before... and things get worse when he attacks them at school during a parents meeting. Episodes 9 and 10 (WhatÂ's my line? two parter) bring a new slayer who was called when Buffy died (she was brought back by Xander) by the end of season 1. Then comes the real turning point of the season: in Surprise and Innocence Angel goes bad, so he starts serving SpikeÂ's plan to bring Apocalypse to earth (through a demon called the Judge). Only two episodes after this incredible two parter we find "Passion". ThatÂ's the climax of the season: a friend of Buffy is going to be killed by Angel. This sets a fated course of action for Buffy in the two parter season finale: Becoming and Becoming II. Buffy has to kill Angel in order to save the world. Add to this the begining of a solid arc around Willow. She falls in love with Oz (a weird guy who plays in a band called Dingoes ate my baby) who becomes a werewolf in the episode "Phases"; Willow also turns to witchcraft to restore AngelÂ's soul through a spell. CalendarÂ's death is one of the best moments of the series, and a few episodes later is the other great moment: AngelÂ's death. Some standalones work very very good: like Halloween, Lie to me, Phases, I only have eyes for you and the first completely comedic episode: Bewitched, bothered and bewildered.
Having this is having the real birth of the phenomenon that Buffy is now days. With this season everybody got the message loud and clear: this series is willing to take big risks, they can sacrifice anything they want... and everyone is at hand for the powers of hell. I only hope this second season is better designed (in packaging terms)... at least they are more generous with the extras.
I canÂ't hardly wait for this to be send to me... if youÂ've seen the season probably you are saying the same... but if you havenÂ't, I can asure you that you will have great fun watching this... and youÂ'll regret for not seeing it before.
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Summary: season 2 rocks!
Review: spike is introduced... that should be a clue for how great season 2 is. and the interaction between the core trio of friends is established even further. also, buffy starts fighting more ... ... all in all, i love season 2!
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Summary: This season is sweet!
Review: This season of Buffy is awesome. It includes some of my favorite episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer like when Angel was turned evil from Buffy sleeping with him. There is also the hellmouth which is located undernieth the Sunnydale Highschool. If there was a rating from 1-1000, I would give the second season a 1,000,000. This season includes Xander, Willow, Giles, Angel, Cordelia, The master, obviously Buffy, and many, many, more.
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Summary: None Better
Review: Hands down, season two proves to be by far the best of all the seasons. A showcase of the true genius of Joss Whedon and David Greewalt, season two has such classic episodes as "Halloween", "Reptile Boy", and "Becoming" which match pithy humor with angsty desperation. Sara Michelle Gellar confirms her truly amazing range, ultimately allowing Buffy to demonstrate a mixture of innocence, wit and strength. Of course this season has its downsides, none more depressing than the Cordy/Xander coupling, but the introduction of Seth Green's stoic OZ and increased attention given to David Boreanaz's Angel quickly make up for it. Season 2 Buffy also provides a nice contrast for any Angel fans who are wrapped up in the engaging 3rd season Cordy/Angel romantic subplot (myself included)...its always nice to go back and see Cordy do some pining.
This is a definate must have.
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Summary: Buffy
Review: Buffy the vampire slayer is one of the best series that has ever been made...there is no better dvd out there to buy. The second season has my favorite episode on it. It is the one about Halloween. If you are buying the series for your seven year old then this is a bad choice but for ages 11 and up it is the perfect gift...
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Summary: The great season
Review: This is the season of Buffy that really defied the show. It continues from where the show left off from Prophecy Girl. This season has 22 episodes not like the 12 episodes for season 1 and this season is chosen as the best season by many Buffy fans. The series starts out with "When She Was Bad" A good episode in which we find out that Buffy is traumatized and scared from killing The Master when she starts acting very weird. For example she gives Xander a very sexy dance to Cibo Matto. "Some Assembly Required" was a funny episode to watch. Episode kind of related to "Weird Science". "School Hard" introduces the key characters of season 2 Spike and Drusilla. This episode is where Buffy first fights Spike. In this season is the first two part episode "What's My Line?" In these episodes we we find out that when Buffy died briefly in season 1 finale another slayer was called. Kendra. This character later returns in the S2 finale. But the second two part episode was when the show hits it's stride. Surprise and Innocence is when Buffy sleeps with Angel, only for the next morning she has to find out that her lover has lost his soul to a moment of true happiness. In this episode Buffy finds out about Jenny Calender. In a later episode Jenny attempts to resurrect Angel. That episode shows how Buffy can kill off a one of the main characters. Last was Becoming and Becoming part 2. Becoming Part 2 is chosen as the best episode ever. A masterpeice. This episode is when Buffy must kill her lover to save the world. In the heartbreaking moment leading up to it the tragic Buffy and Angel love theme plays. Buffy kills Angel and goes home to pack her clothes and leave Sunnydale while the highly effective Sarah Mclachlan song "Full Of Grace" plays. I highly recommend this season. If you have never watched the show this is a great season to start with!
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