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Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Second Season

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Second Season

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A good thing gets better
Review: This was Buffy's first full season. Growing from season one, we watch a teenage girl attempt to adapt to real life again while slaying the demons of Sunnydale. There are a few very haunting moments in Season Two and Joss Whedon makes it perfectly clear to the viewer that he is in control. He establishes an edge that keeps the watcher on their toes in anticipation and uncertainty.

We are introduced to Spike and Drusilla, the new bad demons, as they come to take over Sunnydale. Buffy and Angel's relationship matures to a monumental climax. And even Giles, Willow, and Xander fall into relationships of their own. And all this leads to a dramatic ending where responsability and accountability clash together when doing what is right becomes that which feels so wrong.

Season 2 picks up from Season very well and accelerates quickly, taking form into the show that all Buffy fans love.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Classic Television!!!!
Review: I wish I could award 10 stars!
This season made a definite statement. This is what great television is all about. You'll want to watch each episode over and over. Discover or rediscover what wonderful writing it is and how amazing Sarah Michelle Gellar and all the other actors are. You will laugh, smile and cry-sometimes in the same episode. Favs-'Wjat's My Line,' 'Becoming,' and 'Passion,'

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A little bit overrated but an amazing season anyway
Review: Nope,season two is not the best season of Buffy.However,it is outstanding tv that cannot be missed.What's crazy about season two is how much everything changes as the season progresses.In the beginning,it's a lot like season one.But when we get to Innocence which is by far one of the best episodes ever,the show becomes extremely complex and exciting.The drama in this season is very very touching and we don't really see drama of that caliber again on that show until season five.We can thank Joss Whedon for not taking the easy way with the Buffy-Angel relationship.Instead,it turns into a very dramatic situation that we could have never anticipated.I guess you understand that I love the story-arc of season two.Plus the trio of Angelus,Drusilla and Spike makes you laugh at the people who think the Master and the Annoying One were cool villains back in season one.Now,you might be wondering why it's not my favorite season unlike a lot of other fans.Well,there are too many dull episodes throughout the season like Bad Eggs that slow everything down.And most of the truly memorable stuff only happens in the second half of the season.However,the good outweighs the bad by a long shot.You can easily forgive that when you get real gold like Lie To Me or Passion.And everytime I get to watch Reptile Boy,I recall myself just how wonderful the rest will be anyway.Did I mention Becoming is the best two-parter ever for any season of any show?This is the season where I started to love Willow.This is the one where I recognized how great she is.Buffy,Giles,Xander and even Cordy.They're all constantly great throughout this season.And once Angel becomes evil,you know most other shows pale in comparison.I'd also like to mention Jenny.I really miss her even today.Same for Oz.Anyway,overall get season two now and ignore the slightly subpar picture quality.I love this season so much.Oh and believe it or not,season three is even better.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Could please put Riley and Buffy back toegther TO: Director
Review: I wrote I want Buffy and Riley Back Toegther again! And im writing this because I want them back. Read I want Buffy and Riley back toegther again and you will fill my pain. They were a good coupile. And you proply won't do it (not a insault)because you had this already planded. But my dad pays mostly 200 or more dollars on the tv bill. Because all I ever Watch is Buffy the vampire slayer. So please do it for me. Because writing to you takes some pain away, But if you did this for me I'd greet in side! Please do it for me. Thank you for listening to me!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I want Buffy and Riley toegther agin!
Review: In the last ebisode Riley left for the army while Buffy was there screaming his name. Well I started crying a lot.I tought the later whene Riley comes back married. I thought he could wrote a letter to Buffy And Buffy would write him back. And he would come back that year later NOT MARRIED! Him and Buffy could get back toegther. PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE it wold make me fill a lot better!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best season of a series on TV so far.
Review: This is by far the best season of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. This season flowed the best. Here the focus has slowly started to shift from exclusively being Sarah Michelle Gellar's show to an ensemble cast. The acting in this season has greatly improved from season 1, as have the special effects. Buffy grows up a bit, and realizes that her actions do have consequeces (a lesson we all learn at about the age Buffy is in this season, which is 16-17) when she is the cause for Angel to lose his soul and revert into her nemesis Angelus (in which actor David Boreanz really gets to shine, and you can begin to understand why he earned his own spin-off later on). Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles becomes quite the three-dimensional character after being given virtually nothing to do in the first season besides spew out extremely long monologues that explained the background to the audience. Xander, Cordelia, and Willow all get much more face-time in this one, and begin to work quite well carrying more of the show than before. It becomes more apparent that this isn't really a show about vampires. It is a show about human feelings with fantasy elements thrown into the mix. With the superb writing, acting, and sophisticated themes, this is the season of Buffy that all one-hour dramas should strive to become.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: This is where things really pick up.
Review: Now don't get me wrong here. Season One was good, a great way to get people into the series. But season two is where Buffy truly finds it's voice for the first time. I mean where do I begin? While you do have your throw away episodes, season two begins to build on the Buffy universe like never before. With the introduction of characters that would become favorites almost instantly, one can trace the success of Buffy right back here to season two.

First we have the new villians in town: Spike and Druscilla. We all know about Spike and how he goes on to become one of the reasons Buffy stayed on the air for seven years. Dru, in her own way helped alot as well. She played a big part in season two, and her character would be useful later on in guest appearences, especially on "Angel". Both Spike and Dru were welcome changes from the Master.

Then we have Oz. Seth Green joins Buffy and while his character at first glance seems a bit boring, they liven that up instantly with the werewolf storyline. As Oz plays Willow's love interest from here till the beginning of season 4, this is where we begin to see how the Xander/Cordelia/Willow/Oz relationship plot would take shape. That is the beauty of Joss Whedon's writing and his crew...They make is all flow together so seamlessly when you look back upon it.

This season also shows us that, yes, main characters that are good can and will die. Kendra, the slayer who was called when Buffy briefly died in season one, gets snuffed by Dru...And unfortunately Jenny Calender, a favorite of mine (and a killing I still do not agree with), also is killed off by Angel. These deaths I think really made us realize how real Buffy as a show was getting. The kiddie gloves were off, and we were not in offical horror/action land with the Slayer and the Scoobie Gang.

This brings me to the main plot of season two: Angel and Buffy's torrid romance, which sees Angel revert to Angelus, his former vampire persona. I won't spoil anything, but David Boreanaz impressed the hell out of me here with his ability to do good as well as he did...But to do evil so much better. If anyone questions why Angel was given his own show, I would point to his work here as the starting point for my case.

Overall we are treated to a great season, that gives us a nice build into season three, which is one of the best without a doubt. Season two is where the truly great stuff begins, though, and I would highly recommend it to any true fan of the Slayer.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This season is the best!
Review: Alright, this has to be one of my favorite Buffy Seasons out there. The story with Angel and Buffy are awesome! I really love this show because it relates to all of us, and the writers have the most incredible stories, and they always have a twist! Like they say they do it on purpose just so the characters could develop more, and the characters are always facing something. There is no one else who can play Buffy as good as Sarah Michelle Gellar cause hey she can act! I mean the scenes with Angel are so dramatic, specially on Becoming part 1 and 2. The last scene with Buffy and Angel...big shocker! Now, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, and Anthony Stewart Head are awesome actors. There is the whole Willow loves Xander, but then Oz comes along! Then Xander falls for Miss Cordelia! Yea, also, Kendra shows up, and can I say that Spike and Drusilla are great! Can I? ok, then, yes, they are amazing! They play really strong roles! Spike is hilarious! I love the Spike accent! So, anyways, you have to but this box set, it has the best episodes in here, come on, if you dont buy it now, you'll regret it! So start saving up your money, cause Buffy the Vampire Season 2 will have you laughing, crying, and expecting the unexpected.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent
Review: This is one of the best seasons of Buffy and it has the three (in my opinion,)best episodes of the series. "Surprise," and "Innocence" are THE episodes to watch if you love the Buffy/Angel romance. I won't give anything away if you haven't seen the episodes but I will say that this was the twist that NO ONE saw coming at the time. These episodes were full of everything that makes Buffy great. They had love, loss, suspense, drama, and sacrifice. These episodes really make Angel and Buffy's star-crossed love more tragic and they really set up the sacrifice that Angel makes for Buffy in "The Prom" and "Graduation Day Part Two" (The final episode of the third season).
"Passion," another episode in this season, also really has everything that makes Buffy great. It kills your faith that Buffy will restore Angel but it also renews it in the final scene with the disk landing near the desk. It also has a scene where Willow makes a really touching statement about the Buffy/Angel relationship. It is a excellent episode that makes this DVD worth the price. It is, without a doubt, the best season in the series.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: amazed
Review: very tragic season the daring second season made loads cry even critics were very very impressed


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