Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 2)
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|style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Costume shop owner [[Ethan Rayne]] casts a spell that transforms kids into their costume personae. Angel and Cordelia try to help as Willow becomes a ghost, Xander a soldier, and Buffy a brainless, helpless 18th-century noblewoman. Spike joins the fun and tries to take advantage of the Slayer's predicament, but Giles breaks Ethan's spell at a critical moment. | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Costume shop owner [[Ethan Rayne]] casts a spell that transforms kids into their costume personae. Angel and Cordelia try to help as Willow becomes a ghost, Xander a soldier, and Buffy a brainless, helpless 18th-century noblewoman. Spike joins the fun and tries to take advantage of the Slayer's predicament, but Giles breaks Ethan's spell at a critical moment. | ||
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Revision as of 23:41, 24 July 2013
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2 | |||
| Country of origin | United States | ||
| No. of episodes | 22 | ||
| Broadcast | |||
| Original channel | The WB | ||
| Original run | September 15, 1997 – May 19, 1998 | ||
| Home video release | |||
| DVD release | |||
| Region 1 | June 11, 2002 | ||
| Region 2 | May 21, 2001 | ||
| Season chronology | |||
| ← Previous Season 1 | Next → Season 3 | ||
| List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes | |||
The second season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered on September 15, 1997 on The WB Television Network and concluded its 22-episode season on May 19, 1998. The first 13 episodes aired on Mondays at 9:00 pm ET, beginning with episode 14 the series moved to Tuesdays at 8:00 pm ET, a timeslot the series would occupy for the rest of its run.
The emotional stakes are raised in season two. New vampires Spike and Drusilla come to town along with the new slayer, Kendra Young, who was activated as a result of Buffy's brief death in the season one finale. Xander becomes involved with Cordelia, while Willow becomes involved with witchcraft and Daniel "Oz" Osbourne becomes a werewolf after being bitten by a young cousin who just happens to be a werewolf. Buffy and the vampire Angel develop a relationship over the course of the season, but Angel's dark past as the evil and sadistic Angelus threatens to destroy Buffy and the world.
Contents |
Plot
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers
- Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris
- Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg
- Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase
- David Boreanaz as Angel (Does not appear in "Inca Mummy Girl")
- Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles
Recurring cast
- Juliet Landau as Drusilla (12 episodes)
- James Marsters as Spike (12 episodes)
- Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers (12 episodes)
- Robia LaMorte as Jenny Calendar (11 episodes)
- Seth Green as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne (10 episodes)
- Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder (9 episodes)
- Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson (7 episodes)
- Bianca Lawson as Kendra (4 episodes)
- Larry Bagby as Larry Blaisdell (2 episodes)
- Andrew J. Ferchland as The Anointed One (2 episodes)
- Saverio Guerra as Willy the Snitch (2 episodes)
- Jason Hall as Devon MacLeish (2 episodes)
- Max Perlich as Whistler (2 episodes)
- Robin Sachs as Ethan Rayne (2 episodes)
- Eric Saiet as Dalton (2 episodes)
- Vincent Schiavelli as Uncle Enios (2 episodes)
- Brian Thompson as The Judge (2 episodes)
- Elizabeth Anne Allen as Amy Madison (1 episode)
- Julie Benz as Darla (1 episode)
- Dean Butler as Hank Summers (1 episode)
- Julia Lee as Chanterelle (1 episode)
- Mark Metcalf as The Master (1 episode)
- Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall (1 episode)
Crew
Episodes
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
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| 13 | 1 | "When She Was Bad" | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon | September 15, 1997 | 5V01 |
| Buffy suffers a vision in which the Master, undead, kills her once again. The Anointed One plans to resurrect the slain Master in a ritual using his exhumed skeleton, with kidnapped Scooby Gang members as blood sacrifices. Buffy rescues her friends, then deals with her residual fear and anger by obliterating the Master entirely. | ||||||
| 14 | 2 | "Some Assembly Required" | Bruce Seth Green | Ty King | September 22, 1997 | 5V02 |
| Bodies of girls killed in traffic accidents are being dug from their graves. The culprits are two science students, Chris and Eric, using pieces of the girls to create a bride for Chris' monstrous brother, Daryl. The only thing the young monsters need now is Cordy's head—can the Scooby Gang members arrive in time to save her? | ||||||
| 15 | 3 | "School Hard" | John T. Kretchmer | Story by: Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt Teleplay by: David Greenwalt | September 29, 1997 | 5V03 |
| The Night of St. Vigeous is fast approaching, when the power of all vampires will be at its peak. Spike and Drusilla blast into town and learn that Sunnydale has its very own Slayer. Impatient to add a third notch to his tally of Slayer-kills, Spike attacks Buffy at Sunnydale High on Parent Teacher Night—with disastrous results. | ||||||
| 16 | 4 | "Inca Mummy Girl" | Ellen S. Pressman | Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer | October 6, 1997 | 5V04 |
| 17 | 5 | "Reptile Boy" | David Greenwalt | David Greenwalt | October 13, 1997 | 5V05 |
| Upset again at Angel, Buffy lies to Giles and goes to a frat party with Cordelia, where their dates drug them and chain them in the basement. The house brothers worship a snake demon and sacrifice girls to it annually in exchange for wealth and power. Giles, Angel, and Willow compare notes and meet up with Xander just in time to help Buffy break up the cabal. | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | "Halloween" | Bruce Seth Green | Carl Ellsworth | October 27, 1997 | 5V06 |
| Costume shop owner Ethan Rayne casts a spell that transforms kids into their costume personae. Angel and Cordelia try to help as Willow becomes a ghost, Xander a soldier, and Buffy a brainless, helpless 18th-century noblewoman. Spike joins the fun and tries to take advantage of the Slayer's predicament, but Giles breaks Ethan's spell at a critical moment. | ||||||
| 18 | 7 | "Lie to Me" | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon | November 3, 1997 | 5V07 |
| Out patrolling, Buffy spies Angel with a demonstrative Drusilla, then catches him in a lie later. Billy "Ford" Fordham, Buffy's long-time LA school chum, transfers to Sunnydale High, but nobody suspects he is negotiating a deal with Spike—and offering the Slayer as trade goods. Angel discreetly enlists Willow's help. | ||||||
