Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season 2
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About this season
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.
Episodes (22)
1. When She Was Bad
7.8Aired 15 September 1997 • 43 min
Buffy returns from summer vacation sporting an attitude and suffers from recurring nightmares involving the Master. Meanwhile, the Anointed One and his followers plot their revenge.
2. Some Assembly Required
7.1Aired 22 September 1997 • 42 min
Two science club nerds use body parts to create the "perfect girlfriend" for a teenager who has been brought back from the dead.
3. School Hard
8.2Aired 29 September 1997 • 43 min
Buffy's mother and friends become trapped inside Sunnydale High School when a vampire named Spike launches an attack against the Slayer on Parent-Teacher night.
4. Inca Mummy Girl
7.5Aired 6 October 1997 • 43 min
An Incan Princess mummy is reanimated in Sunnydale where she sucks the life force from others in order to stay alive.
5. Reptile Boy
7.0Aired 13 October 1997 • 42 min
Buffy and Cordelia inadvertently attend a frat party hosted by a murderous cult.
6. Halloween
8.4Aired 27 October 1997 • 42 min
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends patronize an unusual costume shop where customers turn into whatever costume they are wearing.
7. Lie to Me
8.0Aired 3 November 1997 • 43 min
Buffy is lured into a trap by a group of undead wannabes who hope that Spike will make them vampires in exchange for giving him the Slayer.
8. The Dark Age
7.5Aired 10 November 1997 • 43 min
Giles' past comes back to haunt him as a demon he and Ethan Rayne summoned in their wild youth seeks them out in Sunnydale.
9. What's My Line? (1)
7.9Aired 17 November 1997 • 42 min
Spike brings in three professional bounty hunters to eliminate Buffy while she ponders on what her profession might be if her fate wasn't already sealed.
10. What's My Line? (2)
8.0Aired 24 November 1997 • 41 min
Buffy joins forces with another Slayer in hopes of saving Angel from the clutches of Spike and Drusilla.
11. Ted
7.5Aired 8 December 1997 • 43 min
Buffy's mom introduces her new boyfriend, who charms everyone except Buffy. When she confronts his dark side, she is left questioning her actions.
12. Bad Eggs
6.8Aired 12 January 1998 • 43 min
Buffy and her friends are given eggs to take care of for a health class assignment, but aren't prepared for what hatches.
13. Surprise (1)
8.1Aired 19 January 1998 • 43 min
To give Buffy a surprise on her 17th birthday, Drusilla and Spike bring together the body parts of a dismembered demon who cannot be killed.
14. Innocence (2)
8.0Aired 20 January 1998 • 42 min
Buffy and her friends battle the Judge and face unexpected danger from Angel, who has lost his soul after experiencing a moment of true happiness.
15. Phases
7.8Aired 27 January 1998 • 42 min
Buffy and her friends discover secrets about themselves as they battle a werewolf, its hunter, and their own emotions.
16. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
8.5Aired 10 February 1998 • 43 min
As Valentine's Day approaches, Xander tries to improve his love life through witchcraft and finds himself with too much of a good thing.
17. Passion
8.8Aired 24 February 1998 • 42 min
Angel steps up his torment of Buffy and her friends as Jenny searches for a way to restore his soul.
18. Killed by Death
7.4Aired 3 March 1998 • 41 min
While hospitalized with a severe case of the flu, Buffy investigates the young patients' fear that Death is stalking the children's ward.
19. I Only Have Eyes for You
8.0Aired 28 April 1998 • 43 min
Sunnydale High School is haunted by the ghosts of a former student and teacher who reenact their tragic romance through the bodies of the school's current inhabitants.
20. Go Fish
7.1Aired 5 May 1998 • 41 min
Members of the Sunnydale swim team are killed by a gill monster of unknown origins.
21. Becoming (1)
8.3Aired 12 May 1998 • 43 min
Angel plots to revive an ancient demon bent on sweeping everything on earth into hell itself.
22. Becoming (2)
9.1Aired 19 May 1998 • 42 min
Spike strikes an unlikely alliance with Buffy to keep Angel from destroying the world.