Season 2

22 episodes · 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.

Episodes

E1 · When She Was Bad

1997 · 43m · 7.8 TMDB

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.

E2 · Some Assembly Required

1997 · 42m · 7.1 TMDB

Two science club nerds use body parts to create the "perfect girlfriend" for a teenager who has been brought back from the dead.

E3 · School Hard

1997 · 43m · 8.2 TMDB

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.

E4 · Inca Mummy Girl

1997 · 43m · 7.5 TMDB

An Incan Princess mummy is reanimated in Sunnydale where she sucks the life force from others in order to stay alive.

E5 · Reptile Boy

1997 · 42m · 7.0 TMDB

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

E6 · Halloween

1997 · 42m · 8.4 TMDB

On Halloween, Buffy and her friends patronize an unusual costume shop where customers turn into whatever costume they are wearing.

E7 · Lie to Me

1997 · 43m · 8.0 TMDB

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.

E8 · The Dark Age

1997 · 43m · 7.5 TMDB

Giles' past comes back to haunt him as a demon he and Ethan Rayne summoned in their wild youth seeks them out in Sunnydale.

E9 · What's My Line? (1)

1997 · 42m · 7.9 TMDB

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.

E10 · What's My Line? (2)

1997 · 41m · 8.0 TMDB

Buffy joins forces with another Slayer in hopes of saving Angel from the clutches of Spike and Drusilla.

E11 · Ted

1997 · 43m · 7.5 TMDB

Buffy's mom introduces her new boyfriend, who charms everyone except Buffy. When she confronts his dark side, she is left questioning her actions.

E12 · Bad Eggs

1998 · 43m · 6.8 TMDB

Buffy and her friends are given eggs to take care of for a health class assignment, but aren't prepared for what hatches.

E13 · Surprise (1)

1998 · 43m · 8.1 TMDB

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.

E14 · Innocence (2)

1998 · 42m · 8.0 TMDB

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.

E15 · Phases

1998 · 42m · 7.8 TMDB

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

E16 · Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

1998 · 43m · 8.5 TMDB

As Valentine's Day approaches, Xander tries to improve his love life through witchcraft and finds himself with too much of a good thing.

E17 · Passion

1998 · 42m · 8.8 TMDB

Angel steps up his torment of Buffy and her friends as Jenny searches for a way to restore his soul.

E18 · Killed by Death

1998 · 41m · 7.4 TMDB

While hospitalized with a severe case of the flu, Buffy investigates the young patients' fear that Death is stalking the children's ward.

E19 · I Only Have Eyes for You

1998 · 43m · 8.0 TMDB

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.