Season 2
22 episodes · premiered Sep 15, 1997
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.
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E1 When She Was Bad
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.
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E2 Some Assembly Required
Two science club nerds use body parts to create the "perfect girlfriend" for a teenager who has been brought back from the dead.
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E3 School Hard
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.
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E4 Inca Mummy Girl
An Incan Princess mummy is reanimated in Sunnydale where she sucks the life force from others in order to stay alive.
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E5 Reptile Boy
Buffy and Cordelia inadvertently attend a frat party hosted by a murderous cult.
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E6 Halloween
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends patronize an unusual costume shop where customers turn into whatever costume they are wearing.
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E7 Lie to Me
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.
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E8 The Dark Age
Giles' past comes back to haunt him as a demon he and Ethan Rayne summoned in their wild youth seeks them out in Sunnydale.
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E9 What's My Line? (1)
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.
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E10 What's My Line? (2)
Buffy joins forces with another Slayer in hopes of saving Angel from the clutches of Spike and Drusilla.
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E11 Ted
Buffy's mom introduces her new boyfriend, who charms everyone except Buffy. When she confronts his dark side, she is left questioning her actions.
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E12 Bad Eggs
Buffy and her friends are given eggs to take care of for a health class assignment, but aren't prepared for what hatches.
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E13 Surprise (1)
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.
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E14 Innocence (2)
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.
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E15 Phases
Buffy and her friends discover secrets about themselves as they battle a werewolf, its hunter, and their own emotions.
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E16 Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
As Valentine's Day approaches, Xander tries to improve his love life through witchcraft and finds himself with too much of a good thing.
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E17 Passion
Angel steps up his torment of Buffy and her friends as Jenny searches for a way to restore his soul.
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E18 Killed by Death
While hospitalized with a severe case of the flu, Buffy investigates the young patients' fear that Death is stalking the children's ward.
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E19 I Only Have Eyes for You
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.
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E20 Go Fish
Members of the Sunnydale swim team are killed by a gill monster of unknown origins.
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E21 Becoming (1)
Angel plots to revive an ancient demon bent on sweeping everything on earth into hell itself.
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E22 Becoming (2)
Spike strikes an unlikely alliance with Buffy to keep Angel from destroying the world.