Story Arc - S02E07 to S2E14

Episode S02E07 – Lie to Me

An old friend of Buffy’s comes to Sunnydale. He’s actually working with a group of people that want to be turned into vampires.

See S02E07 - Lie to Me.

Episode S02E08 – The Dark Age

Summary

Giles old friend from the Halloween episode returns. A long time ago, Giles and Ethan were part of a group that used a demon to get a temporary ‘high’. Now the demon is coming back for everyone that was part of the group.

Discuss

This touches on how bad decisions made in the past can have long-reaching consequences. It can also affect those around them. What decisions can people make in their late-teen years that could affect them in their 40’s? That might affect people they care about?

Episode S02E09 – What’s My Line Pt 1

Spike tries to cure Drusilla. He hires three assassins to kill Buffy. Another slayer shows up in town. When Buffy died by the master, a new slayer was activated. So now there’s two.

Episode S02E10 – What’s My Line Pt 2

Xander and Cordelia fight a lot. Then the kiss. They keep their relationship secret.

Drusilla gets cured, but Spike is injured and crushed under the rubble ofa building.

Discuss

The new slayer says to Buffy that she considers slaying a job, while she considers it part of who she is. How does that parallel life? Is your job just a job, or part of who you are? What do you want it to be?

Episode S02E11 – Ted

Buffy’s mom Joyce has a new boyfriend. He has an old-school attitude towards women and doesn’t get along with Buffy. Turns out he’s a robot that was built in the 50’s and has three former wives that are stuffed in the closet.

Discuss

How does a single parent manage a new relationship, and parenting? What happens when there’s a conflict, who’s side do you take? What would you do if forced to choose?

Episode S02E12 – Bad Eggs

As part of a parenting class, kids have to carry around these big eggs. Turns out they are some kind of parasite with tentacles.

Episode S02E13 – Surprise

Spike and Drusilla work on assembling “The Judge” a powerful demon. We learn Jenny Calendar the computer teacher is part of a Gypsy tribe that cursed Angel for what he did to them. Angel got his soul from the curse. The only way to break the curse is if he has a moment of true happiness.

Angel and Buffy have sex. So, Angel becomes bad again. Buffy doesn’t realize this.

Episode S02E14 – Innocence

See S02E14 - Innocence.