Season 2

Best episode... Both parts of Becoming. I'm going to count it as one :)
Saddest episode...Becoming Part II. Runners up would have to be Passion and Innocence.
Best character/s... Buffy, Willow, Xander
Big Bad...Angel, Spike and Drusilla


When she was Bad

Buffy returns from Summer Vacation and her friends find her a little different. She is traumatised by her death in the last season, but must overcome her demons as Cordelia and Jenny are kidnapped by vampires bent on bringing the Master back.

Some Assembly Required

A zombie is harvesting parts of dead girls to create the perfect woman, and Buffy must stop him and his accomplice as Cordelia is targeted.

School Hard

Spike and Drusilla come to town, and attack Sunnydale High on Parent Teacher Night.

Inca Mummy Girl

Buffy's foreign exchange student is hiding a terrible secret, and Xander gets caught up in a dangerous game as he falls for an Incan Mummy

Reptile Boy

Buffy finds herself as an offering to a snake-like demon as she attends a fraternity party with Cordelia.

Halloween

Buffy and her friends dress up for some Halloween fun, only to find themselves turning into their costume characters.

Lie to me

An old friend from LA comes to visit Buffy, and she discovers that he is part of a vampire-worshipping cult and is preparing to offer her as a sacrifice to Spike.

The Dark Age

Old and deadly secrets are uncovered about Giles' past when he is linked to a murder in Sunnydale. Meanwhile Jenny is is jeopardy.

What's my line? Part 1

Spike is plotting to regain Drusilla's strength, a ritual involving Angel. Buffy and Angel go on their first date, and a new slayer comes to town by the name of Kendra

What's my line? Part 2

Buffy must save Angel as he is captured by Spike. Meanwhile Xander and Cordelia experience an unusual and heated encounter.

Ted

Buffy seems to be the only one who dislikes Joyce's new boyfriend, Ted. When things turn violent, she investigates him and discovers there is more to him than meets the eye.

Bad Eggs

The new school project seems harmless, until everyone starts acting rather strangely. Meanwhile, two vampires hunt Buffy, looking for a fight.

Surprise

Spike and Drusilla plan to eliminate all mankind. Buffy and Angel consumate their relationship, only to find an unexpected change in Angel.

Innocence

As Angel is transformed into Angelus, he joins with Spike and Drusilla. Buffy realises that eventually, she will have to kill him.

Phases

Buffy crosses paths with a werewolf hunter, and Willow discovers that the werewolf in question is her potential boyfriend, Oz.

Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered

As Xander is rejected by Cordelia, he casts a spell on her to make her love him. The spell backfires and Xander finds himself suddenly extremely popular.

Passion

Angel is obsessed with Buffy, and she fully realises the severity of the situation when he murders Jenny

Killed by Death

As Buffy gets sick with a fever, she must save the children in the ward from a demon who torments them. To do this, she must face her own past.

I Only Have Eyes for You

Buffy must stop a tortured spirit replaying the death of both his lover and himself. Giles is blindly convinced that it is Jenny attempting to contact him.

Go Fish

When members of the swim team go missing, Buffy tries to protect the next target. When the swim coach turns out to be the villain of the piece, Buffy is placed in grave danger

Becoming Part I

Willow finds a spell which will return Angel's soul. Buffy comes to the final conclusion that she must put her past behind her and destroy Angel

Becoming Part II

Buffy goes to stop Angel from waking Acathla and bringing hell on Earth. Willow attempts the spell to cure Angel, and Buffy is faced with the decision to kill Angel or let the world be pulled into hell. Buffy, devastated, leaves town after the battle.