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#1 - Becoming (2)
Season 2 Episode 22
Aired 5/19/1998
Spike strikes an unlikely alliance with Buffy to keep Angel from destroying the world.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon
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#2 - Passion
Season 2 Episode 17
Aired 2/24/1998
Angel steps up his torment of Buffy and her friends as Jenny searches for a way to restore his soul.
Director: Michael Gershman
Writer: David Tyron King
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#3 - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Season 2 Episode 16
Aired 2/10/1998
As Valentine's Day approaches, Xander tries to improve his love life through witchcraft and finds himself with too much of a good thing.
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: Marti Noxon
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#4 - School Hard
Season 2 Episode 3
Aired 9/29/1997
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.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: N/A
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#5 - Halloween
Season 2 Episode 6
Aired 10/27/1997
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends patronize an unusual costume shop where customers turn into whatever costume they are wearing.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: Carl Ellsworth
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#6 - Becoming (1)
Season 2 Episode 21
Aired 5/12/1998
Angel plots to revive an ancient demon bent on sweeping everything on earth into hell itself.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon
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#7 - Innocence (2)
Season 2 Episode 14
Aired 1/20/1998
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.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon
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#8 - Surprise (1)
Season 2 Episode 13
Aired 1/19/1998
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.
Director: Michael Lange
Writer: Marti Noxon
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#9 - Lie to Me
Season 2 Episode 7
Aired 11/3/1997
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.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon
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#10 - When She Was Bad
Season 2 Episode 1
Aired 9/15/1997
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.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon
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#11 - What's My Line? (2)
Season 2 Episode 10
Aired 11/24/1997
Buffy joins forces with another Slayer in hopes of saving Angel from the clutches of Spike and Drusilla.
Director: David Semel
Writer: Marti Noxon
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#12 - Phases
Season 2 Episode 15
Aired 1/27/1998
Buffy and her friends discover secrets about themselves as they battle a werewolf, its hunter, and their own emotions.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: Dean Batali, Rob DesHotel
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#13 - I Only Have Eyes for You
Season 2 Episode 19
Aired 4/28/1998
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.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Marti Noxon
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#14 - What's My Line? (1)
Season 2 Episode 9
Aired 11/17/1997
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.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: Howard Gordon, Marti Noxon
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#15 - The Dark Age
Season 2 Episode 8
Aired 11/10/1997
Giles' past comes back to haunt him as a demon he and Ethan Rayne summoned in their wild youth seeks them out in Sunnydale.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: Dean Batali, Rob DesHotel
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#16 - Ted
Season 2 Episode 11
Aired 12/8/1997
Buffy's mom introduces her new boyfriend, who charms everyone except Buffy. When she confronts his dark side, she is left questioning her actions.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt
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#17 - Killed by Death
Season 2 Episode 18
Aired 3/3/1998
While hospitalized with a severe case of the flu, Buffy investigates the young patients' fear that Death is stalking the children's ward.
Director: Deran Sarafian
Writer: Dean Batali, Rob DesHotel
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#18 - Inca Mummy Girl
Season 2 Episode 4
Aired 10/6/1997
An Incan Princess mummy is reanimated in Sunnydale where she sucks the life force from others in order to stay alive.
Director: Ellen S. Pressman
Writer: Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer
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#19 - Some Assembly Required
Season 2 Episode 2
Aired 9/22/1997
Two science club nerds use body parts to create the "perfect girlfriend" for a teenager who has been brought back from the dead.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: David Tyron King
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#20 - Reptile Boy
Season 2 Episode 5
Aired 10/13/1997
Buffy and Cordelia inadvertently attend a frat party hosted by a murderous cult.
Director: David Greenwalt
Writer: David Greenwalt
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#21 - Go Fish
Season 2 Episode 20
Aired 5/5/1998
Members of the Sunnydale swim team are killed by a gill monster of unknown origins.
Director: David Semel
Writer: David Fury, Elin Hampton
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#22 - Bad Eggs
Season 2 Episode 12
Aired 1/12/1998
Buffy and her friends are given eggs to take care of for a health class assignment, but aren't prepared for what hatches.
Director: David Greenwalt
Writer: Marti Noxon
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The Best Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2
Every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2!
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyDramaAction & Adventure
Episodes
22
Avg. Rating
7.7
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Becoming (2)" is the best rated episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" season 2. It scored 9.1/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Joss Whedon and written by Joss Whedon, it aired on 5/19/1998. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Passion".