Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Script Book, Season 2, Vol. 3 [Library Binding]

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• Library Binding
• Publisher: Topeka Bindery (November 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613632648
• ISBN-13: 978-0613632645
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Buffy tries to have a happy birthday and everything changes, October 31, 2003

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This review is from: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Script Book, Season 2, Vol. 3 (Library Binding)

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Script Book, Season Two, Volume 3" begins the Angelus story arc that dominated that spectaular sophomore season (episodes 13-17). Having a copy of the scripts in hands really puts the final touches on your enjoyment of these episodes and not just because you can find differences between what is in the final shooting script and what got aired on television, but also because you get to see the stage directions that Joss Whedon and the other writers have put in as well:

"Surprise," written by Marti Noxon, begins with Buffy having nightmares about Angel getting dusted and ends with her celebrating her birthday in a way that gives her vampire with a soul boyfriend a moment of true happiness that has horrible consequences. We discover these in "Innocence," written by Whedon, where Angeleus takes over the attempt to raise the Judge from Spike and Dru. "Phases," written by Rob DesHotel and Dean Batali, takes time out from the Angelus threat for Oz to discover that he has been transformed into a werewolf after being bit by his nephew. Then there is the comic relief of Marti Noxon's "Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered," in which Cordelia breaks up with Xander--on Valentine's Day no less--and he responds by getting Amy the witch to work a love spell, with results pretty much the complete opposite of what he intended.

That distraction only heightens the pathos of "Passion," written by Ty King, in which Angelus kills Jenny Calendar and finally succeeds in convincing Buffy that the vampire she loves has to die. The conclusion of the Angelus story arc and Season 2 of "BtVS" turns out to be even more painful as the show becomes absolutely operatic.