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Buffy & Angel Chronicle Vol 2 [VHS]

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Passion is one of the best Buffy episodes I have seen. It starts with a voice over from Angelus which manages to capture both the passion of his feelings for Buffy, whether it be hatred from Angelus, or love from Angel, and the menace which builds throughout the episode to the shocking method Angelus uses to ensure he stays without a soul. In addition, the episode has an angle of vuyeuristim which adds to the menace of the whole episode. Angel has always had a tendancy to be laconic, with the result this episode gives a greater insight into the way he feels for Buffy and the way he thinks than anything we have seen or heard from him before.

The events in `Passion' and the emotional backlash they cause, make the story of the teacher and schoolboy lovers in `I Only Have Eyes for You' far more poignant than they would have been as a stand alone episode. The Buffy/Angel story mirrors the teacher/schoolboy love affair, and the role reversal with Buffy taking the role of the boy and Angel as the female teacher is an interesting twist. The whole episode is beautifully acted right through to the end when Buffy realises she can forgive and move on, and the revulsion Angelus feels over the emotions for Buffy the possession stirred within him.

These are two wonderful episodes, superbly written and beautifully acted.

In these two episodes, Passion and I Only Have Eyes for You (IOHEFY), the true depth of Buffy and Angel's actions are explored In Passion, Angelus strikes out at last at someone near and dear to Buffy. His evil nature becomes apparent. In IOHEFY, Buffy faces her guilt for the rash actions that cost Angel his soul through the plight of another pair of star-crossed lovers, one of whom is haunting the school with a violent passion

I was so happy when my Buffy and Angel Gift Pack arrived- three cassettes! Since I'd only read BTVS books and none of the episodes (no cable), my expectations for these 6 episodes were quite high. Now, all I have to say is: It was everything I hoped it would be and more.

The Second Volume contains `Passion' and `I only have eyes for you', and is light- medium blue in colour.

In `Passion', Angel has lost his soul, but has gained an obsession: terrorizing Buffy. When she learns he has been sneaking into her home and the homes of her friends, she sends Giles to Jenny Calendar for help. Perhaps Jenny might also restore his soul. But the demonic Angelus doesn't want his soul back, and making sure Jenny will never cast the spell falls right in line with his plan to bring Buffy grief.

In `I only have eyes for you', Buffy stops a bizarre shooting in the school hallway, then is later momentarily transported back to 1955, when a student in love with a teacher shot her, then himself. When the school janitor kills a teacher in exactly the same way. Buffy realizes that people at Sunnydale High are being forced to reenact that murder. Determined to end the curse, Buffy lets herself be possessed by the ghost...which unfortunately puts her face to face with her one true love: Angel.

Vol. 2 isn't as great as Vol. 1 & 3, but helps along the story and adds in those small important details. You realize that Angel truly has turned evil when he kills Jenny, and that his cure is lost forever (till Vol. 3, that is). You also see how Buffy has to come to grips with what has happened and her own inability to forgive herself.

I still think it's better to get the Gift Pack than the individual tapes because the experience won't be the same. You're worth it so don't cut yourself short.

Of the three tapes in this boxed set from the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this is certainly the weakest of the three, but that is only because Volume 1 offers the "Surprise" and "Innocence" episodes where Angel turns into Angelus after making love to Buffy and Volume 3 offers the two-parter "Becoming" finale. Given that this particular collection specifically focuses on the Buffy-Angel relationship rather than being simply the best episodes from that second season, the pair of episodes on this tape are the perfect choices.

Of the six other episodes featuring Angelus, Whedon picked the perfect two to bridge the beginning and end of this epic: "Passion," with the brutal death of Jenny Calendar offers a pair of emotional scenes, first when Giles discovers Jenny's body in his bed and when an agonized Buffy angrily confronts Giles about his reckless attack on Angelus. "I Only Have Eyes for You" finds Buffy and Angel caught up in the lives (and deaths) of another pair of star crossed lovers, and offers a painful reminder of the feelings they had for each other before things went so horribly wrong.

Because these two episodes make sense only in the context of the return and departure of Angelus, there is little reason to have this particular tape without the rest of the set. This collection perfectly captures the whole Angel/Angelus story arc. Furthermore, "Becoming, Part 2" is one of the 10 best television episodes I have ever seen in my entire life (and I watch a LOT of television).

This tape offers up a pair of emotional episodes from the second season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." In "Passions" Angelus provides Giles and the rest of the gang with chilling proof of why he was the most vicious vampire of his day. Even after Angelus' shocking murder of Jenny there are two unforgettable scenes: the first when Giles comes home and finds Jenny's corpse in his bed and the second when Buffy confronts the grief stricken Giles. Then in "I Only Have Eyes For You" we get to see how good former Emmy Award winner Sarah Michelle Gellar and relative neophyte David Boreanaz are as actors. Buffy and Angelus are possessed by the restless ghosts of a male student and the female teacher he loved. But the twist is that the genders flip when the unhappy lovers take possession of Buffy and Angel. One of the best acting moments in the entire series, all setting the stage for the shattering two-part finale of "Becoming."

I love the Buffy-Angel romance, but I don't think I would have selected these two episodes as among the best. "Passion" has an annoying voice over in the beginning, although I respect the show's director for being willing to take risks with their characters (I don't want to spoil the ending here but it's gutsy). "Only Have Eyes for You," I'm afraid, is a bit derivative. Haven't we seen enough television shows about teen-age guys being seduced by their teachers? That's the biggest element of fantasy in this episode, I'm afraid. The magic stuff pales in comparison.

Passion is a truly touching episode which mixes love and evil brilliantly. IOHEFY is not as good and gets bogged down by Buffy's minner demons, that are not fully explained. This video is worth it though for Passion alone.

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