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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 1 - When She Was Bad
    8.0/10(4662 votes)

    #1 - When She Was Bad

    S2:E1

    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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  2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 2 - Some Assembly Required
    6.8/10(4332 votes)

    #2 - Some Assembly Required

    S2:E2

    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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  3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 3 - School Hard
    8.6/10(4921 votes)

    #3 - School Hard

    S2:E3

    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:Unknown

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  4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 4 - Inca Mummy Girl
    7.0/10(4375 votes)

    #4 - Inca Mummy Girl

    S2:E4

    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
    Writers:Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer

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  5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 5 - Reptile Boy
    6.9/10(4295 votes)

    #5 - Reptile Boy

    S2:E5

    Buffy and Cordelia inadvertently attend a frat party hosted by a murderous cult.

    Director:David Greenwalt
    Writer:David Greenwalt

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  6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 6 - Halloween
    8.8/10(5237 votes)

    #6 - Halloween

    S2:E6

    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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  7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 7 - Lie to Me
    8.2/10(4515 votes)

    #7 - Lie to Me

    S2:E7

    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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  8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 8 - The Dark Age
    7.6/10(4145 votes)

    #8 - The Dark Age

    S2:E8

    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
    Writers:Dean Batali, Rob DesHotel

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  9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 9 - What's My Line? (1)
    8.1/10(4260 votes)

    #9 - What's My Line? (1)

    S2:E9

    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
    Writers:Howard Gordon, Marti Noxon

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  10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 10 - What's My Line? (2)
    8.4/10(4322 votes)

    #10 - What's My Line? (2)

    S2:E10

    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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  11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 11 - Ted
    7.4/10(4386 votes)

    #11 - Ted

    S2:E11

    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
    Writers:David Greenwalt, Joss Whedon

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  12. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 12 - Bad Eggs
    6.6/10(4188 votes)

    #12 - Bad Eggs

    S2:E12

    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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  13. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 13 - Surprise (1)
    8.5/10(4515 votes)

    #13 - Surprise (1)

    S2:E13

    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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  14. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 14 - Innocence (2)
    9.2/10(5149 votes)

    #14 - Innocence (2)

    S2:E14

    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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  15. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 15 - Phases
    7.9/10(4109 votes)

    #15 - Phases

    S2:E15

    Buffy and her friends discover secrets about themselves as they battle a werewolf, its hunter, and their own emotions.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writers:Dean Batali, Rob DesHotel

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  16. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 16 - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
    8.6/10(4887 votes)

    #16 - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

    S2:E16

    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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  17. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 17 - Passion
    9.3/10(5533 votes)

    #17 - Passion

    S2:E17

    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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  18. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 18 - Killed by Death
    7.3/10(4156 votes)

    #18 - Killed by Death

    S2:E18

    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
    Writers:Dean Batali, Rob DesHotel

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  19. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 19 - I Only Have Eyes for You
    8.3/10(4645 votes)

    #19 - I Only Have Eyes for You

    S2:E19

    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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  20. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 20 - Go Fish
    6.7/10(4181 votes)

    #20 - Go Fish

    S2:E20

    Members of the Sunnydale swim team are killed by a gill monster of unknown origins.

    Director:David Semel
    Writers:David Fury, Elin Hampton

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  21. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 21 - Becoming (1)
    9.0/10(4818 votes)

    #21 - Becoming (1)

    S2:E21

    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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  22. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 22 - Becoming (2)
    9.5/10(5741 votes)

    #22 - Becoming (2)

    S2:E22

    Spike strikes an unlikely alliance with Buffy to keep Angel from destroying the world.

    Director:Joss Whedon
    Writer:Joss Whedon

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"When She Was Bad" is the best rated episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" season 2. It scored 8/10 based on 4662 votes. Directed by Joss Whedon and written by Joss Whedon, it aired on 9/15/1997. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Some Assembly Required".