Looking back on season 1 you could pretty much get away with just watching episodes 1, 2, 7 and 12 (which are probably my favourites anyway) and miss the others which are mostly fillers; some good and some not so good (though I have a soft spot for The Witch and The Pack).
Buffy's dress sense for the season was pretty much short short skirts or short short shift dresses except when she was fighting then it was trousers all the way. I'm guessing no one wants to flash their knickers when they are slaying. The short short shift dress and boots combo appeared a lot. Weirdly I don't remember this being a look in 1997. It seems more late 60's early 70s so maybe Buffy is into retro vintage dressing or buys her clothes from the local Op shop. Do they even have Op shops in the USA? That aside it was kind of cool seeing all the super bad outfits; from Giles horrible sweater vest to Willow's grandma pinafore dress.
Overall it's easy to see that Joss and Co were still finding their feet writing and story wise as was the cast but luckily in the end it all turned out to be an entertaining season.
Now on to seeing what the next season will bring...
Season 2 Episode 1: When She Was Bad
Buffy's back from her summer hols and feeling kind of bitchy. Personally I feel she's got every reason to. After all she did die. That's gotta suck right there. Off course the team notice Buffy's less that cheery manner but can't seem to figure out quite why she is feeling so peeved. Clueless much.
Still in the end Buffy taps into her inner bad ass self and works through her emotions with the only way she knows how - killing some vamps and smashing up a pile of bones into chalk dust.
Sometimes you just have to deal.
PS: Giles and Miss Calendar are totally cute together. Sexy flirting all round.
Fav Quote: Snyder: That Summers girl. I smell trouble. I smell expulsion, and just the faintest aroma of jail.
Fashion: Buffy has a new hair cut, it swishes and everything. I want that hair. And not in a creepy way. The short short skirts and shift dresses also seem to be gone - thank God.
Body Count: Zero
Snyder: That Summers girl. I smell trouble. I smell expulsion, and just the faintest aroma of jail.
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Season 2 Episode 2: Some Assembly RequiredRead more at: https://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org/viewtopic.php?f=122&t=8316&sid=84cf59308c6b81af329aba66f6d7a030
Buffy tries to encourage Giles to ask Miss Calendar out on a date and then informs him that she found an empty grave and not of the vampire kind.
Meanwhile Cordelia is trying to steer clear of 2 science geeks who seem to be stalking her and not in the 'I-wanna-make-you-my-girlfriend-way'.
It quickly becomes apparent that the empty grave and the 2 geeks have more in common than anyone thought.
Frankstein's Bride anyone?
Fav Quote: Giles: Grave robbing? That’s new. Interesting.
Buffy: I *know* you meant to say gross and disturbing.
Giles: Yes, yes, yes of course. Uh, terrible thing.
Fashion: Giles sweater vest look is really on form here (they're certainly an improvement over the previous vest) and Buffy wears her hair up for quite a bit of the episode which I also liked.
Body Count: 1 (although technically as he was already dead I'm not sure if he completely counts)
Just when Buffy thought her life couldn't get any worse what with being threaten with expulsion, her falling grades and having to arrange the Parent's Night get together, a new pair of vampires arrive in town to cause all kinds of chaos.
Yep Spike aka Blondie Bear finally makes his appearance and can we all swoon now?
Swooning aside Spike and Dru bring a whole new level of bad ass to town and soon Buffy finds that Parent's Night really is the worse.
Fav Quote: Buffy (seeing Spike with a long metal pipe): Do we really need weapons for this?
Spike: I just like them. They make me feel all manly.
Fashion: Dungarees for the win. First for Willow with her cool black pair combined with the cute plaits and second for Buffy who goes for stonewash denim.
Body Count: 4
It's foreign student exchange time and Buffy soon has a new roommate, a South American girl named Ampata.
Unfortunately Ampata has kind of big secret which could really put a damper on the whole can we be friends things. Strike 2 for Xander in falling for the wrong girl, yet again.
On a side note we meet Oz for the first time. A cool, laid back kind of guy who from a far is intrigued by the cute mystery girl aka Willow. Is one of this team finally going to have some luck in the love stakes?
Fav Quote: Buffy: "One day I'm gonna live in a town where evil curses are just generally ruled out without even saying it."
Fashion: The dungarees are back again and I totally loved Willow's blue hat.
Body Count: 1 museum curator
Fed up with kill kill kill, slay slay slay Buffy agrees to go with Cordelia to a frat party.
Of course nothing every goes right in Buffy's life and soon she and Cordelia find themselves tied up and waiting to be sacrificed to a snake demon. And people said frat parties were all about drinking and sex...
Fav Quote: Giles: "Yes, and you were very nearly devoured by a giant demon snake. The words 'let that be a lesson' are a tad redundant at this juncture."
Fashion: I loved pretty much every look Buffy has in this episode - sheer tops seem to be in and I liked all three of different ones she worn. The skirts are definitely longer too. And can we just talk for a minute about the hair? There were curls at the end and it was just so cute and pretty - loved it.
Body Count: 2
100% agree with you re: when she was bad! it makes me so angry every time i watch and xander is such an asshole and they have zero understanding when it comes to what she went through. even just reading your summaries of the episodes i'm remembering how much i love s2. school hard is one of my all time faves.
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