The Year the Slayer Broke: Why Season 2 of Buffy is Peak TV If you ask a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan where the show truly "begins," they won’t tell you the pilot. They’ll point you straight to Season 2.
We learn about "Ripper," Giles’ dark past, adding layers to the father figure we thought we knew. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 2
The two-part finale, "Becoming," is arguably the best 90 minutes of the show. It’s a relentless gauntlet that strips Buffy of everything: her school, her mother’s trust, and her boyfriend. The Year the Slayer Broke: Why Season 2
The "Surprise/Innocence" two-parter is the emotional fulcrum of the entire series. By having Buffy lose her virginity to Angel, only for him to lose his soul and turn into a sadistic monster, the show turned a common teenage metaphor into a literal nightmare. The two-part finale, "Becoming," is arguably the best
We see the first glimmers of her power and her relationship with Oz, providing a sweet counterpoint to the Buffy/Angel tragedy.