Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
When She Was Bad
Sep 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
Some Assembly Required
Sep 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.
School Hard
Sep 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.
Inca Mummy Girl
Oct 6, 1997
An Incan Princess mummy is reanimated in Sunnydale where she sucks the life force from others in order to stay alive.
Reptile Boy
Oct 13, 1997
Buffy and Cordelia inadvertently attend a frat party hosted by a murderous cult.
Halloween
Oct 27, 1997
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends patronize an unusual costume shop where customers turn into whatever costume they are wearing.
Lie to Me
Nov 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.
The Dark Age
Nov 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.
What's My Line? (1)
Nov 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.
What's My Line? (2)
Nov 24, 1997
Buffy joins forces with another Slayer in hopes of saving Angel from the clutches of Spike and Drusilla.
Ted
Dec 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.
Bad Eggs
Jan 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.
Surprise (1)
Jan 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.
Innocence (2)
Jan 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.
Phases
Jan 27, 1998
Buffy and her friends discover secrets about themselves as they battle a werewolf, its hunter, and their own emotions.
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Feb 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.
Passion
Feb 24, 1998
Angel steps up his torment of Buffy and her friends as Jenny searches for a way to restore his soul.
Killed by Death
Mar 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.
I Only Have Eyes for You
Apr 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.
Go Fish
May 5, 1998
Members of the Sunnydale swim team are killed by a gill monster of unknown origins.
Becoming (1)
May 12, 1998
Angel plots to revive an ancient demon bent on sweeping everything on earth into hell itself.
Becoming (2)
May 19, 1998
Spike strikes an unlikely alliance with Buffy to keep Angel from destroying the world.