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| − | |Aired = September 15, |
+ | |Aired = September 15, 1997 - May 19, 1998 |
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+ | |Premiere = [[When She Was Bad]] |
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+ | |Finale = [[Becoming, Part Two]] |
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[[Anthony Stewart Head]] as [[Rupert Giles]]<br /> |
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+ | |previous = [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 1)|Season 1]] |
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+ | |next = [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 3)|Season 3]]| |
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| − | After her death at the hands of [[the Master]] and a summer vacation spent with her father, [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]] returns to [[Sunnydale]] in a strangely withdrawn and snappy mood. She’s also determined to break off her relationship with [[Angel]] and seems a little too eager to renew her [[Slayer]] training. But getting Angel out of her [[blood]] proves to be harder than she thought. And as the two draw even closer together, their passion erupts into a danger neither of them could have foreseen — affecting not only [[Vampire]] and Slayer, but all of Buffy’s friends and family and even her [[Watcher]]… |
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| − | ==Summary== |
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+ | [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]] returns to the town after leaving her friends bored in [[Sunnydale]] to spend the summer with her dad in L.A. and interrupts a moment of tenderness between [[Alexander Harris|Xander]] and [[Willow Rosenberg|Willow]]. She works to overcome her feelings regarding her "death". Season Two continues with many standalone episodes, but the tone soon turns serious along with the relationship between Buffy and her vampire lover. [[Collin|The Anointed One]] is soon placed in sunlight by [[Spike]], who with his mad lover [[Drusilla]] became Buffy's adversaries. Halfway through the season, Buffy loses her virginity to [[Angel]]. Unbeknownst to the major characters, Angel's moment of happiness took away his soul and he once again became [[Angel]]us—a vicious killer. This is perhaps the most potent example of the show's metaphoric exploration of adolescent fears. It is an allegory for the girl who sleeps with a man and discovers that he changes completely afterwards. Angelus joins with Spike and Drusilla as they torment Buffy and her friends. |
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| − | [[Collin|The Anointed One]] is soon placed in sunlight by [[Spike]], who with his mad lover [[Drusilla]] became Buffy’s adversaries. Halfway through the season, Buffy loses her virginity to Angel. Unbeknownst to the major characters, Angel’s moment of happiness took away his [[soul]] and he once again became Angelus – a vicious killer. This is perhaps the most potent example of the show’s metaphoric exploration of adolescent fears, as an allegory for the girl who sleeps with a man and discovers that he changes completely afterwards. Angelus joins with Spike and Drusilla as they torment Buffy and her friends. |
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| + | <li>"[[When She Was Bad]]"</li> |
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| + | <li>"[[Some Assembly Required]]"</li> |
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| + | <li>"[[School Hard]]"</li> |
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| + | <li>"[[Inca Mummy Girl]]"</li> |
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+ | *Joss Whedon has stated that this season "exceeded his expetactions". "I think the Angelus arc really let the audience know that we were interested in change. That we were interested in shaking things up as much as possible and interested in just making things as grown up and complex as we could get away with. As it grew and the more we thought about it, the bigger it got until it became a really complex, adult kind of show." <ref>http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/buffy-vampire-slayer-turns-20-joss-whedon-looks-back/</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:30, 17 March 2019
The second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer originally aired on the WB from September 15, 1997 to May 19, 1998. It was the first full season of the show, containing 22 episodes.
Cast
Principal Cast
In order of character appearances:
- Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers (22/22)
- Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris (22/22)
- Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg (22/22)
- Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase (22/22)
- David Boreanaz as Angel (21/22) (does not appear in "Inca Mummy Girl ")
- Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles (22/22)
Regular Cast
In order of character appearances:
- Juliet Landau as Drusilla (12/22)
- James Marsters as Spike (12/22)
- Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers (12/22)
- Robia LaMorte as Jenny Calendar (11/22)
- Seth Green as Oz (10/22)
- Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder (8/22)
- Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson (7/22)
- Bianca Lawson as Kendra (3/22)
- Andrew J. Ferchland as The Anointed One (2/22)
- Jason Hall as Devon MacLeish (2/22)
- Robin Sachs as Ethan Rayne (2/22)
- Larry Bagby III as Larry Blaisdell (2/22)
- Saverio Guerra as Willy (2/22)
- Brian Thompson as The Judge (2/22)
- Max Perlich as Whistler (2/22)
- Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall (2/22)
- Julie Benz as Darla (1/22)
- Dean Butler as Hank Summers (1/22)
- Jeremy Ratchford as Lyle Gorch (1/22)
- James Parks as Tector Gorch (1/22)
- Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison (1/22)
Note: The Master appeared once this season, but was portrayed by series regular David Boreanaz.
Season Summary
Buffy returns to the town after leaving her friends bored in Sunnydale to spend the summer with her dad in L.A. and interrupts a moment of tenderness between Xander and Willow. She works to overcome her feelings regarding her "death". Season Two continues with many standalone episodes, but the tone soon turns serious along with the relationship between Buffy and her vampire lover. The Anointed One is soon placed in sunlight by Spike, who with his mad lover Drusilla became Buffy's adversaries. Halfway through the season, Buffy loses her virginity to Angel. Unbeknownst to the major characters, Angel's moment of happiness took away his soul and he once again became Angelus—a vicious killer. This is perhaps the most potent example of the show's metaphoric exploration of adolescent fears. It is an allegory for the girl who sleeps with a man and discovers that he changes completely afterwards. Angelus joins with Spike and Drusilla as they torment Buffy and her friends.
New characters this season include Oz, a guitar player and werewolf who becomes Willow's boyfriend; Kendra, a Slayer called when Buffy died; and Ethan Rayne, an evil but weak Warlock who knows Giles from his rebellious youth.
Angelus' torments become more sinister as he kills Jenny, just as she discovers a way to restore his soul, and leaves her body in Giles' bed, as he knew the two were about to become romantically involved. Ultimately, Angelus discovers an ancient demon he can revive to destroy the world by sucking it into hell. The particulars of the ritual dictate that, once Angelus opens the portal, the only way to close it is by killing him. The gang hopes to either kill Angelus or restore his soul before he can perform the ritual. However, in a classically tragic conclusion, they succeed in restoring his soul only after he has performed the ritual.
Even though Buffy's love has been restored and made "good" again, she still must kill Angel to save the world. In the end, having been expelled from school, revealed her demon-fighting life to her mother, and killed her true love, Buffy leaves Sunnydale with the intention of never coming back.
The main antagonists of this season were Spike, Drusilla, and Angelus.
Season 2 Episodes
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- Joss Whedon has stated that this season "exceeded his expetactions". "I think the Angelus arc really let the audience know that we were interested in change. That we were interested in shaking things up as much as possible and interested in just making things as grown up and complex as we could get away with. As it grew and the more we thought about it, the bigger it got until it became a really complex, adult kind of show." [1]