Box set: Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Original Vampire Saga

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 2

20th Century Fox (1997)

Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
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Plot

In every generation there is a Chosen One. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as Buffy Summers, The Chosen One, the one girl in all the world with the strength and skill to fight the vampires. With the help of her close friends, Willow (Alyson Hannigan ), Xander (Nicholas Brendon), and her Watcher Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) she balances slaying, family, friendships, and relationships.

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar Buffy Summers
Alyson Hannigan Willow Rosenberg
Nicholas Brendon Alexander Harris
Charisma Carpenter Cordelia Chase
Anthony Head Rupert Giles
David Boreanaz Angel
Kristine Sutherland Joyce Summers
Robia LaMorte Jenny Calendar
Andrew J. Ferchland Collin
Dean Butler Hank Summers

Crew

Director
John T. Kretchmer
Joss Whedon
Producer Gareth Davies , Jane Espenson
Writer David Greenwalt , Joss Whedon

Trailer

Episodes

Disc 01

1
When She Was Bad
60 mins  15/09/1997
Buffy returns from her summer vacation after defeating the Master and is not the same fun-loving slayer she used to be. Her cold, distant behaviour escalates when she discovers that the remaining vampire population are planning to resurrect The Master.

Director:  Joss Whedon 

Writer:  Joss Whedon 

Guest starring: Tamara Braun, Dean Butler, Brent Jennings,  Robia LaMorteAndrew J. Ferchland, Marc Metcalf, Armin Shimerman,  Kristine Sutherland

2
Some Assembly Required
60 mins  22/09/1997
When the bodies of several teenage girls are dug out of their graves and some of their parts are found soon afterwards, the gang discover that two students are trying to create the perfect woman; with the final touch being Cordelia's head.

Director:  Bruce Seth Green 

Writer:  Ty King 

Guest starring: Amanda Wilmshurst, Angelo Spizzirri, Michael Bacall, Ingo Neuhaus, Melanie MacQueen,  Robia LaMorte

3
School Hard
60 mins  29/09/1997
When a cool, badass vampire named Spike comes to Sunnydale intent to use the Hellmouth's power to save his lover, Drusilla, he attacks Sunnydale High on Parent-Teacher Night to destroy the Slayer to prove his worth to the Anointed One. With all her friends' and families' lives at stake, Buffy needs to find a way to stop Spike and his vampire gang, while also having to lead her friends and her mom to the path of survival.

Director:  John T. Kretchmer  / David Greenwalt 

Writer:  David Greenwalt 

Guest starring: Joanie Pleasant, Alan Abelew, Keith Mackechnie, Gregory Scott Cummins, Andrew Palmer, Alexandra Johnes, Brian Reddy,  Robia LaMorteKristine SutherlandAndrew J. Ferchland, Juliet Landau,  James Marsters, Armin Shimerman

4
Inca Mummy Girl
60 mins  06/10/1997
While on a visit to the local museum one of the students accidentally breaks an ancient seal buried with an Inca Mummy. Without the seal to hold her, the mummy rises and must consume the life force of the living in order to stay alive. When she consumes the identity of Ampada, an exchange student, Buffy have to stop her from seducing Xander into her death list.

Director:  Ellen S. Pressman 

Writer:  Matt Kiene  / Joe Reinkemeyer 

Guest starring: Samuel Jacobs, Gil Birmingham, Kristen Winnicki, Henrik Rosvall, Ara Celi, Clayne Crawford, Bernard White, Danny Strong,  Seth GreenKristine Sutherland

Disc 02

5
Reptile Boy
60 mins  13/10/1997
Becoming fed up with Giles' rules and guidelines, Buffy makes an unusual friendship with Cordelia when she accompanies her to a fraternity party where they are both drugged and used in the ritual feeding of a demon.

Director:  David Greenwalt 

Writer:  David Greenwalt 

Guest starring: Coby Bell, Jason Posey, Christopher Dahlberg, Robin Atkin Downes, Greg Vaughan, Todd Babcock, Jordana Spiro, Kavan Smith, Danny Strong

6
Halloween
60 mins  27/10/1997
On Halloween, Buffy, Willow and Xander are 'volunteered' by Principal Snyder to take groups of kids trick-or-treating. They get their costumes from a new store run by an Englishman, Ethan Rayne. Xander chooses a soldier outfit, Buffy buys an 18th century noblewomans dress to impress Angel; and Willow, despite Buffy's attempts to get her to dress in a sexy skirt and halter, dresses as a ghost. Unfortunately Ethan turns out to be a bad guy and casts a spell to transform everyone into their costumes, and causing Buffy and Xander to have amnesia. When Spike and his vampire gang attacks them, Willow, Giles, Angel and Cordelia team up to save Buffy and the rest from being dinner, while they also need to put a stop on Ethan's curse spell.

Director:  Bruce Seth Green 

Writer:  Carl Ellsworth 

Guest starring: Abigail Gershman, Robin Sachs,  Larry BagbySeth Green, James Masters, Juliet Landau, Armin Shimerman

7
Lie to Me
60 mins  03/11/1997
Ford, an old boyfriend of Buffy's comes to Sunnydale and, unknown to her, is part of a secret sect which worships vampires. While the others in the sect are misguided teens who believe that vampires are a higher order of life, Ford has a more sinister reason for his deciet. Because he is going to die soon of cancer, he makes a deal with Spike to hand over Buffy in return for eternal life.

Director:  Joss Whedon 

Writer:  Joss Whedon 

Guest starring: Todd McIntosh, Julia Lee, Will Rothhaar, Jason Behr, Jarrad Paul,  Robia LaMorte, James Masters, Juliet Landau

8
The Dark Age
60 mins  10/11/1997
The secrets of Giles' unnatural past as a wild teenager are revealed when an old friend of his comes to warn him that a demon that they both summoned has returned. As a young man, Giles turned in his Watcher studies in favour of dabbling in witchcraft and the occult with his old buddy Ethan Rayne and several others. They discovered Eyghon The Sleepwalker and summoned him while one went into a deep sleep. Unfortunately, Eyghon gained power by this and killed them all one by one over the years by possessing a dead or unconscious person and is now after the last two members, Giles and Ethan.

Director:  Bruce Seth Green 

Writer:  Dean Batali  / Rob Des Hotel 

Guest starring: Robin Sachs, Wendy Way, Michael Earl Reid, Daniel Henry Murray, Carlease Burke, Tony Sears, John Bellucci, Stuart McLean,  Robia LaMorte

Disc 03

9
What's My Line? (1)
60 mins  17/11/1997
Its Career Week at Sunnydale High and Buffy is faced with the reality that she has no future apart from that of a Slayer. Meanwhile, in order to stop the Slayer from ending his plan to restore Drusilla's strength, Spike sends four deadly assassins to ensure the Slayer has no future. Also, a mysterious girl is following Buffy and Angel around and Xander and Cordelia are trapped in Buffy's house after being attacked by one of the assassins.

Director:  David Solomon 

Writer:  Howard Gordon  / Marti Noxon 

Guest starring: Michael Rothhaar, P.B. Hutton, Eric Saiet, Kelly Connell, Bianca Lawson, Laura Silverman, Danny Strong, Saverio Guerra,  Seth Green, James Masters, Juliet Landau, Armin Shimerman

10
What's My Line? (2)
60 mins  24/11/1997
After getting in a fight with the mysterious woman, Kendra, Buffy learns that her temporary death in the hands of the Master had activated the choice for the next Slayer, and she is fighting her. After calling a truce and convinced by Giles to work together, Buffy and Kendra team up to save Angel from Spike and Drusilla. Meanwhile, trapped in Buffy's basement, Xander and Cordelia start their relationship and Willow and her computer-mate, Oz start an intiguing friendship, until Oz is shot by another assassin who targets Buffy.

Director:  David Semel 

Writer:  Marti Noxon 

Guest starring:  Spice Williams, Kelly Connell, Bianca Lawson, Danny Strong, Saverio Guerra,  Seth Green, James Masters, Juliet Landau, Armin Shimerman

11
Ted
60 mins  08/12/1997
Buffy has parental issues when Joyce comes home with a boyfriend, the computer expert and master chef Ted; whose charming personality impresses everyone. Everyone except Buffy that is, who is not at all willing to give her mother up to someone else.

Director:  Bruce Seth Green 

Writer:  David Greenwalt  / Joss Whedon 

Guest starring: Jeff Langton,  John Ritter, Ken Thorley, James G. MacDonald, Jeff Pruitt, Kristine SutherlandRobia LaMorte

12
Bad Eggs
60 mins  12/01/1998
The students are given eggs to look after to teach them about parenthood but they aren't what they seem. Soon the eggs hatch and the creatures inside take over their owners and lead them to the school basement to dig up the mother creature.

Director:  David Greenwalt 

Writer:  Marti Noxon 

Guest starring: Brie McCaddin, Eric Whitmore, Jeremy Ratchford, James Parks, Rick Zieff, Danny Strong,  Kristine Sutherland

Disc 04

13
Surprise (1)
60 mins  19/01/1998
On Buffy's 17th birthday, Drusilla prepares to awaken a powerful demon named The Judge who was brought forth a thousand years ago to rid the Earth of the plague of humanity. His body was dismembered by an army and the parts were buried in every corner of the Earth but somehow all the parts have made their way to Sunnydale. Buffy intercepts one of his arms and Ms Calendar convinces Angel to take it to the most remote region possible. Unknown to everyone else, Jenny Calendar is actually Janna, a descendant of the Romany clan who cursed Angel and has been sent to Sunnydale to ensure that the curse isn't lifted. Buffy and Angel say their goodbyes at the docks when they are ambushed by Spike's gang who retrieve the arm and Drusilla is able to reassemble the demon. Buffy and Angel just manage to escape from The Judge and while recuperating in Angel's apartment, they consummate their relationship. Some powerful, dark magic is released by this and Angel runs into the street, screaming Bu

Director:  Michael Lange 

Writer:  Marti Noxon 

Guest starring:  Robia LaMorteBrian Thompson, Eric Saiet,  Vincent Schiavelli, Mercedes McNab,  Seth GreenKristine SutherlandJames Marsters, Juliet Landau

14
Innocence (2)
60 mins  20/01/1998
Angel is still in the street in pain but suddenly the pain stops and his first act is to kill a human. Angelus has returned as a result of he and Buffy making love. Meanwhile The Judge is returning to full power and Spike is impatient to get on with the killing when Angelus walks in and declares that he is back. The three reunited once again prepare to unleash The Judge on Sunnydale and Angelus persuades them to let him kill Buffy before they begin. Willow discovers Xander and Cordelia kissing and runs from the library only to be met by Angelus. Buffy comes in and fights him off and they ponder what could have happened to turn him evil. Buffy realises that she was the cause and runs off. Angel appears to her in a dream to warn her about Ms Calendar and Buffy confronts Jenny demanding answers. She reveals her heritage and says that the curse can only be lifted if Angel experienced a moment of true human happiness and he is no longer plagued by guilt and remorse. Distraught, Buffy

Director:  Joss Whedon 

Writer:  Joss Whedon 

Guest starring: Carla Madden, Parry Shen,  Robia LaMorteBrian Thompson, James Lurie, Ryan Francis,  Vincent SchiavelliSeth GreenKristine SutherlandJames Marsters, Juliet Landau

15
Phases
60 mins  27/01/1998
Buffy and the gang track down a suspected werewolf roaming in the woods and also try to stay out of the way of a maniacal werewolf hunter, while Willow tries to get closer to Oz, unknown to her that he is the same killer they are after.

Director:  Bruce Seth Green 

Writer:  Dean Batali  / Rob Des Hotel 

Guest starring: Camilla Griggs, Megahn Perry, Keith Campbell,  Jack ConleySeth Green

16
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
60 mins  10/02/1998
Xander tries to use Valentines Day to further his relationship with Cordelia but she succumbs to peer pressure and breaks up with him. With the help of Amy (who is exploring her mother's witch powers), he puts a love spell on her which goes horribly wrong, turning him into every woman's desire; except Cordelia's.

Director:  James A. Contner 

Writer:  Marti Noxon 

Guest starring:  Lorna Scott, Jennie Chester, Kristen Winnicki, Tamara Braun, Scott Hamm,  Robia LaMorteSeth GreenKristine SutherlandElizabeth Anne Allen, Mercedes McNab,  James Marsters, Juliet Landau

Disc 05

17
Passion
60 mins  24/02/1998
Angelus continues his obsessive torment of Buffy by visiting her during the night and leaving presents in her bed. Meanwhile Ms Calendar tries to make amends for her deceit of Buffy and Giles by attempting to translate the Gypsy curse to restore Angel's human soul, with dire consequences.

Director:  Michael Gershman 

Writer:  Ty King 

Guest starring: Richard Assad, Richard Hoyt Miller,  Robia LaMorteKristine SutherlandJames Marsters, Juliet Landau, Danny Strong

18
Killed by Death
60 mins  03/03/1998
When Buffy is admitted to hospital with a raging fever she meets a young boy, Ryan, who has the same flu virus and claims that the sick children in the hospital are being persecuted by a monster that may be death himself.

Director:  Deran Sarafian 

Writer:  Dean Batali  / Rob Des Hotel 

Guest starring: Robert Munic, Denise Johnson, James Jude Courtney, Richard Herd, Andrew Ducote, Willie Garson, Juanita Jennings, Mimi Paley,  Kristine Sutherland

19
I Only Have Eyes for You
60 mins  28/04/1998
As the Sadie Hawkins Dance nears, Buffy faces inner demons as she feels responsible for Angel's epiphany, meanwhile Sunnydale High is even more dangerous than usual as the ghost of a former student who killed his sweetheart and then committed suicide haunts the halls forcing people to relive the moments that killed them over and over.

Director:  James Whitmore Jr. 

Writer:  Marti Noxon 

Guest starring: Miriam Flynn, Brian Poth, Sarah Bibb, James Lurie, Ryan Taszreak, Anna Coman-Hidy, Vanessa Bednar,  John HawkesMeredith Salenger, Christopher Gorham, Brian Reddy,  James Marsters, Juliet Landau, Armin Shimerman

20
Go Fish
60 mins  05/05/1998
When several members of the Sunnydale High swim team are mysteriously skinned alive, Buffy and the gang take it upon themselves to protect the remaining members which results in Xander revealing a side of himself rarely seen.

Director:  David Semel 

Writer:  David Fury  / Elin Hampton 

Guest starring: Shane West, Jake Patellis, Charles Cyphers, Jeremy Garrett,  Wentworth MillerConchata Ferrell, Armin Shimerman, Danny Strong

Disc 06

21
Becoming (1)
60 mins  12/05/1998
Angelus' origins from being vamped by Darla in 1753, vamping Drusilla in 1860, being cursed by the Gypsies in 1898, and meeting a demon named Whistler in New York in 1996 who shows him a better way of life are revealed while Angelus prepares to awaken Acathla, an ancient demon that will suck the Earth into the Demon Dimension. Buffy and Willow find the spell to restore Angel's soul and Willow declares that she knows enough about magic to perform it. The gang almost come to blows when Xander tells Buffy outright that she doesn't care what happened to Ms Calendar, she only cares that she can get her boyfriend back. Kendra returns to Sunnydale because a dark power is rising and comes bearing a sword blessed by the knight who first slew Acathla. Angelus tries to awaken the demon but fails. Needing someone to help him with the ritual, he distracts Buffy while Drusilla goes to collect Giles. Drusilla and her friends attack the rest of the gang but only Kendra is there to defend them, an

Director:  Joss Whedon 

Writer:  Joss Whedon 

Guest starring: Shannon Welles, Zitto Kazann, Ginger Williams, Nina Gervitz,  Max Perlich, Bianca Lawson,  Jack McGeeRichard Riehle, Dean Butler,  Seth GreenKristine SutherlandJulie BenzJames Marsters, Juliet Landau, Armin Shimerman

22
Becoming (2)
60 mins  19/05/1998
After Drusilla's attack on her friends which resulted in the death of Kendra and Giles' abduction, Buffy is arrested for the murder but escapes from the police. She heads to the hospital where she learns that Xander has a broken arm and Willow is left in a coma. They all realize that Giles was taken by Drusilla and Buffy prepares herself to face Angelus. After being stopped by another cop, Spike comes to her aid and convinces her that he wants to be rid of Angelus too and they form an unusual alliance. Buffy is forced to slay a vampire in front of her mother and tells her the truth but she does not want to accept it. When Buffy tries to leave to fight Angelus, Joyce tells her that if she goes she better not bother coming back. After retrieving Kendra's sword from the library she heads toward Angelus' mansion. Meanwhile, Willow wakes up and decides to try the spell again and Xander runs to Buffy's aid. Drusilla uses her psychic powers to make Giles reveal the secret of the ritual to

Director:  Joss Whedon 

Writer:  Joss Whedon 

Guest starring: Susan Leslie, Thomas G. Waites,  Max Perlich, James G. MacDonald,  Seth GreenKristine SutherlandJulie BenzJames Marsters, Juliet Landau, Armin Shimerman,  Robia LaMorte

Edition Details

Series Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Packaging Custom Case
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 6

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