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Back Catalogue; A look at Buffy the Vampire Slayer Series 2

21/3/2014

 
Even though we always endeavour not to spoil there may be unintentional spoilers for season 1. It may be worth your while looking at our synopsis of the first season or better still grab a visual copy of Buffy on DVD, or through Netflix etc and have some slaying fun. If you don’t mind learning a little more of the comings and goings centred around Sunnydale high then read on McDuff.
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A new school year and some problems have gone and some new ones are just beginning for Buffy. She is no longer the new girl on campus but those pesky Vampires are still an ever present threat and they even have a new friend for Buffy to play with in the form of Spike. The blonde haired slayer slayer comes in and takes charge of the job of removing the thorn in the side of evil that is Buffy. He is very resourceful and dedicated as he goes through the entire series finding new and inventive ways to achieve his goal. You get kind of a sense Wyle.E.Coyote vibe with Spike just in a more sinister way.

Perhaps the biggest change we get in this season though is Buffy herself. In the first season the fight choreography wasn’t very fluid. There were constant pauses in the middle of combat however from the first episode of this series we get to see an altogether stronger and more able Buffy. This was more than likely due to extra combat training for Sarah Michelle Geller in the off season but it did bring a whole new level of authenticity to the show. For an action show the violence needs to be created within reason but if it is too slow it would become boring to watch. Thankfully the combat is great to watch and continues on from this point.



However mostly I would say the theme of Season 2 is relationships, whether they be existing or new the ties that bind can sometimes be inescapable. Perhaps the oddest coupling is our bookworm librarian Giles with the Techno pagan Miss Calander (who returns from the first series). Their match of new and old information is vital in helping Buffy understand the world around her but the opposite attract factor is played for laughs at every opportunity. Their relationship is also responsible for the best rugby related lines in television as Giles remarks;
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I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Buffy has an unexpected new relationship to deal with in the form of Kendra a new slayer; she was activated (so to speak) after the events of the season 1 finale. It’s a great conceit and her introduction again shows Whedon and the creative team have a flare for the dramatic.

Overall the second season of Buffy is a step up from the first. We have more action and character development as well as a growing cast. The wonder of the cast growth is that we get to lose characters along the way meaning no one is safe not even the slayer herself if the finale of season 1 is anything to go by.

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