s02e01 — When She Was Bad

Buffy the Vampire Slayer — s02e01 — When She Was Bad

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Release Date: 16.09.1997 04:00
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Discussion: Season 2, Episode 1
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olivnight
olivnight
28 Feb 2015, 01:35 #
The soundtrack is amazing...
ajbige
ajbige
03 Jan 2017, 21:26 #
Favorite second season *_*
StasyaVasya
StasyaVasya
02 Nov 2024, 02:40 #
@ajbige: yeah, my favorite season. I looked it over to the hole.
detraque
detraque
17 Feb 2025, 06:21 #
@StasyaVasya: I also love seasons 2 and 3. They are incredible with an indescribable atmosphere.
leeenalooo
leeenalooo
30 Jun 2018, 17:09 #
And Cordelia, it turns out, is not stupid.
detraque
detraque
17 Feb 2025, 06:21 #
@leeenalooo: She's very cool in the series Angel, she opens up well.
id18379359
id18379359
18 May 2020, 15:57 #
I still don't understand why Buffy decided to become a bitch with everyone. Well, the internal transfusions are clear, but what do friends have to do with it?
Lika_aka_Dianka
Lika_aka_Dianka
11 Dec 2022, 12:57 #
@id18379359: The closest ones get the hardest
darafas
darafas
27 Aug 2020, 22:55 #
Well, first of all, the whole episode wanted to punch Buffy in the face for her behavior. And secondly, why the hell didn't these idiots burn the remains of the Master, but just buried them and poured water on them? Who the fuck is going to stop that?
illseethese
illseethese
25 Nov 2020, 23:53 #
@darafas: Well, the vampires who were digging said they were burning, but the anointed one insisted that they dig on through the pain. And they themselves wouldn't, because well, whatever.
darafas
darafas
26 Nov 2020, 01:00 #
@illseethese: Well, they also dug up the norms. And if there were no bones, there would be no problems.
illseethese
illseethese
26 Nov 2020, 02:29 #
@darafas: there would be dust, but you can also try to craft something from it. There's only dust to scatter, and preferably away from Sunnydale.
Dori_Grey
Dori_Grey
PRO
30 Aug 2023, 17:16 #
@illseethese: Alternatively, you could take a couple of small bones and mix up a pendant for each one, then you wouldn't be able to fully assemble the skeleton.😅
ekiwocki
ekiwocki
05 Nov 2020, 01:58 #
Yes, she just has all the signs of post-traumatic stress disorder/ psycho. trauma (obsessive memories, nightmares, aggression, detachment).
In general, it's great that Buffy was brought up with PTSD - they took into account that she is an ordinary teenager. Because now in the TV series, when gg (!especially teenagers) encounter serious dangers for the first time, they behave as if nothing had happened. It's like facing a real threat of death, like a typical thing in a person's life.
Thanks to the creators for such humanity.
I was pleasantly impressed with this series again.
id137715504
id137715504
07 May 2021, 19:27 #
Well, in the last episode they killed and immediately went to the ball 😅
ekiwocki
ekiwocki
08 May 2021, 16:50 #
@id137715504: PTSD does not occur immediately, it can manifest itself in a week or a month.
Ariassa
Ariassa
17 Apr 2021, 23:12 #
Willow was so sorry when her friend returned.
EyeOfTheRaven
EyeOfTheRaven
PRO
26 Nov 2021, 18:14 #
Buffy was annoying the whole episode.

Xander is surprisingly prettier this season.

Bury the remains on the other side of the country? Well, whatever, no one will find them either🤦🏼♀️ It's amazing that he hasn't set up the directional arrows yet.
Enestezi
Enestezi
14 Mar 2022, 22:39 #
Xander really looked prettier. I've lost my hair and changed it)
tevladka
tevladka
02 Jan 2023, 17:27 #
Finally, I started reviewing Buffy and it's very interesting to see how she changed from a frivolous teenager to the one who will be in the finale.

PTSD was really cool in this episode. And it is natural that a person makes his loved ones the most painful, even though he loves them. Such is human nature, alas
asia_kup15
asia_kup15
26 Feb 2023, 19:14 #
So in the end they just left the bones in the basement?! And they didn't do anything with them.…
Varyast
Varyast
03 Nov 2023, 08:31 #
"You don't prove that she's just in love with me...she's not herself," Xander, as usual
, Angel's jealousy is sweet, but I feel sorry for him, Buffy certainly behaves incorrectly towards him and her friends
albulka_
albulka_
16 Apr 2024, 10:57 #
The moment with the dance is a straight Spanish shame, taking into account the context, the behavior of Buffy and other guys around, all these wipes are straight bue somehow :D
Cordelia was surprised) It looks like they'll end up being girlfriends after all :D
S1S13AF7
S1S13AF7
11 Oct 2024, 17:03 #
Everyone admires Cordelia so much, and she infuriated me the whole first season and looked like an ordinary fool, but they also showed off the character a little bit, that it's all such a mask, because it's better to be alone in a crowd than alone, so she doesn't get out of herself, but she proved that she's not stupid when she turned to Buffy for help, and a little later she behaved like an object, but yes, in gratitude for saving the world, she said what she said, but it turns out that she can behave normally, but in public she pretends to be like this, maybe she has such a protective mechanism, which is confirmed by her own words Well, back in the first season.

As for Buffy's behavior, they've already said that it would be strange if what happened didn't affect her. so she copied Cordelia's behavior. It's like she's working, and the worse I am, I'll be a bitch too. then I realized that it was only getting worse.

Those bones were fine the first time, but they were thrown over there again..
S1S13AF7
S1S13AF7
11 Oct 2024, 17:12 #
And if I was going to write to the last one, and this one confirmed that I was dead for a few seconds, then in theory the next winner/fighter should have appeared (and so they were called in different translations), but this time it didn't happen, it's not entirely clear how it works.
StasyaVasya
StasyaVasya
02 Nov 2024, 02:43 #
@S1S13AF7: look further and get answers to your questions)
holyscreamer
holyscreamer
16 Dec 2024, 03:02 #
Judging by the comments, the target audience is still girls, which is why it looks so hard if there is no nostalgia. Everything is too stereotypically girly (in the worst sense) - a drama out of the blue, fidgeting around the theme of all the characters falling in love with each other, an absolutely secondary and uncomplicated mystical ent, receding into the background, yielding to the same clarifications of who loves whom. And of course, there are no action scenes made purely for show. The series for its time, imho, and today is outdated and practically unreadable. It won't bleed from the eyes, but it's not pleasant either. There was hope for a second season, since the first one was still a trial, but judging by this episode, no improvements are expected.
StasyaVasya
StasyaVasya
22 Jan 2025, 01:49 #
@holyscreamer: Here you are. What does falling in love have to do with it? Everything is not built around them, but, as was precisely noted above, PTSD. Severe stress will never, ever go away without consequences. And the moment when this maximum nervous tension will make itself felt is unknown.
Buffy's behavior in this episode is in no way tied to love experiences, it is the result of the stress that she experienced and carried within herself. Such things happen unconsciously. You're not acting like that on purpose.
holyscreamer
holyscreamer
22 Jan 2025, 02:50 #
@StasyaVasya: That's the least of what I didn't like about the show... And I didn't bring up this particular topic at all, it seems.
holyscreamer
holyscreamer
22 Jan 2025, 02:53 #
@StasyaVasya: Besides, you seem to be talking about this particular episode, and I've spoken about everything I've seen, since that's where I stopped watching it.
OhneName
OhneName
21 Jul 2025, 02:32 #
@holyscreamer:
As for me, the first season is the weakest, the second is gaining along the way (but also not at an impressive pace), then it gets better.
The series really begins as a teen drama, including the creators groping for the right topics, constantly growing.
At the same time, one can find opinions that the first seasons are the best, then it gets worse. This is just from fans of something in the style of Charmed, without negativity towards those.
But I can't guarantee that you'll like it for sure if you resume watching, because everyone has different tastes.
Sashahsas
Sashahsas
27 Jan 2025, 14:56 #
Oh, Buffy has PTSD
Sashahsas
Sashahsas
27 Jan 2025, 16:40 #
I always thought Buffy wasn't dating Xander partly because Willow likes him! And here she is actively dancing with him((
detraque
detraque
01 Feb 2025, 19:39 #
on the second lap, I review the Buffs! Season 2 is forever in the heart.
Miss_Foxy
Miss_Foxy
PRO
17 Feb 2025, 04:57 #
A purely Whedon episode, with depth and special love for the main character. And this song... Sugar Water... Oh, how I used to listen to her in my youth.. Cool. It's just cool. Even years later.
detraque
detraque
17 Feb 2025, 06:23 #
@Miss_Foxy: It's especially cool and interesting (!) to watch this series 25 years after its release. The best of its kind.
id500304011
id500304011
22 Jun 2025, 20:20 #
A series with voice acting from TVShows is already appearing on the network.
There are already two seasons))
It was previously available online, but now not only)
holyscreamer
holyscreamer
23 Jun 2025, 23:27 #
@id500304011: and what does it mean "was available online, but now not only"? No rolls, interesting.
id500304011
id500304011
23 Jun 2025, 23:49 #
@holyscreamer: Previously, this voiceover was only available online, now it is available on trackers.
holyscreamer
holyscreamer
23 Jun 2025, 23:51 #
@id500304011: Got it, thanks.
id63505705
id63505705
26 Jun 2025, 00:06 #
The dream trick, where the characters discuss dreams, is, of course, brilliant.
lest_forget
lest_forget
PRO
28 Oct 2025, 15:44 #
- Come to the Bronze before the opening or we'll turn Cordelia into a cutlet
- Do they also know how to cook?!
Ahah, I screamed so much, Xander still had such an awesome face at that moment😆
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