Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2

The list

1. 01

   When She Was Bad 1997

   Buffy returns from LA changed; the Anointed One uses the Master's skeleton in a revival attempt.

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2. 02

   Some Assembly Required 1997

   Science students build a bride from stolen body parts for their reanimated classmate Daryl.

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3. 03

   School Hard 1997

   Spike and Drusilla arrive; Spike forces the Anointed One into sunlight and takes over.

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4. 04

   Inca Mummy Girl 1997

   A revived Incan mummy takes a dead exchange student's place and romances Xander.

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5. 05

   Reptile Boy 1997

   A frat cult offers virgins to the reptile demon Machida; Buffy kills it after escaping.

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6. 06

   Halloween 1997

   Ethan Rayne's costumes turn wearers into their characters; Buffy becomes an 18th-century noblewoman.

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7. 07

   Lie to Me 1997

   Terminally ill Ford betrays Buffy to Spike, hoping to be turned into a vampire.

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8. 08

   The Dark Age 1997

   Giles' past with the body-hopping demon Eyghon resurfaces through Ethan Rayne.

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9. 09

   What's My Line? (Part 1) 1997

   Spike hires the assassin Order of Taraka; a second Slayer, Kendra, comes to Sunnydale.

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10. 10

    What's My Line? (Part 2) 1997

    Buffy and Kendra rescue Angel; Drusilla is restored while Spike is gravely injured.

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11. 11

    Ted 1997

    Joyce's boyfriend Ted is an android who killed four previous wives; Buffy destroys him.

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12. 12

    Bad Eggs 1998

    Class eggs hatch parasites that possess students; Buffy kills the mother creature underground.

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13. 13

    Surprise 1998

    The Judge is reassembled; Buffy and Angel consummate their relationship, costing him his soul.

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14. 14

    Innocence 1998

    Angel becomes soulless Angelus; Buffy uses a rocket launcher to destroy the Judge.

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15. 15

    Phases 1998

    Oz is revealed as a werewolf; Willow chooses to keep dating him anyway.

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16. 16

    Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered 1998

    Xander's love spell misfires; every woman pursues him and Buffy is turned into a rat.

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17. 17

    Passion 1998

    Angelus murders Jenny Calendar; Giles' revenge attack on the vampire lair.

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18. 18

    Killed by Death 1998

    Hospitalized Buffy faces the demon Kindestod, visible only to sick children.

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19. 19

    I Only Have Eyes for You 1998

    Ghosts of a teacher and student re-enact their murder-suicide through Buffy and Angelus.

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20. 20

    Go Fish 1998

    Swim team members injected with fish DNA become monsters; the coach is killed in the sewers.

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21. 21

    Becoming (Part 1) 1998

    Angelus plots to awaken Acathla; Drusilla kills Kendra and kidnaps Giles amid flashbacks.

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22. 22

    Becoming (Part 2) 1998

    Buffy stabs the re-ensouled Angel to close Acathla; expelled and disowned, she leaves Sunnydale.

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Where to watch: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Second Season DVD, region 1, released June 11, 2002 · Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Second Season DVD, region 2, released May 21, 2001 · DVD set: all 22 episodes on 6 discs, full frame 1.33:1 aspect ratio · DVD special features: commentary tracks on "Reptile Boy," "What's My Line" (Parts 1 & 2) and "Innocence"; Whedon interviews; scripts; featurettes "Designing Buffy," "A Buffy Bestiary" and "Beauty and Beasts"; cast biographies, photo galleries and trailers

Facts from the original

• The second season premiered September 15, 1997 on The WB and concluded its 22-episode run on May 19, 1998.
• The first 13 episodes aired Mondays at 9:00 pm ET; from episode 14 the series moved to Tuesdays at 8:00 pm ET for the rest of its run.
• Joss Whedon served as series creator, executive producer and showrunner.
• New characters this season included the vampires Spike and Drusilla and the second Slayer Kendra Young, activated after Buffy's brief death.
• The season's story arcs include Buffy and Angel's romance, Xander and Cordelia's relationship, and Willow's involvement with witchcraft and Oz.
• Rotten Tomatoes reported a 92% approval rating with an average score of 7.5/10, based on 13 reviews.
• The two-part episode "Surprise"/"Innocence" won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Series.
• Christophe Beck won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for "Becoming (Part 1)".
• The finale "Becoming (Parts 1 & 2)" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series.
• The season was included on Pajiba.com's 2008 list of the best 20 seasons of the past 20 years and is ranked the best season of the series by some publications.
• Whedon wrote the most episodes (seven total, including one co-written and one story with David Greenwalt); Marti Noxon wrote the next highest number.
• Both Joss Whedon and Bruce Seth Green directed the highest number of episodes, five each.
• Freelance writer Carl Ellsworth was fired following his first episode, "Halloween".