Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #587002 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03-03
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Synopsis
The sixth in Pocket Books' collection of complete Buffy scripts brings us to the end of Season Two, regarded by many fans as one of the series' highest peaks. High drama, heartbreak, sizzling dialogue and the series' trademark humour -- this volume has them all, collected for fans of the TV show to savour the scriptwriters' style and skill. The five scripts here are episodes 18 to 22 of Season Two, and consist of the three very different standalone episodes 'Killed by Death', 'I Only Have Eyes For You', and 'Go Fish', and Parts 1 and 2 of the season finale, the fan-favourite, high-tension 'Becoming'. Season Two is especially memorable for the Angelus story arc, when Angel reverts to his evil vampire self and Buffy is faced with the hardest decision of her life. Who could forget the way in which she comes to terms with her devastating choice, as in order to safeguard the future of mankind she is forced to kill the only man she loves...

Customer Reviews

The published scripts for Joss Whedon's "Becoming"
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Script Book, Season Two, Volume 4" finally provides in print Joss Whedon's scripts for the two part of "Becoming." It was the second season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" that established the show as being operatic television, in which case "Becoming" is the grand aria in which Whedon hits the highest note on the scale. "Becoming, Part 2," in which Buffy has to kill Angel and send him to a demon dimension to save the world, is still one of the ten best television episodes I have ever seen in my life. Having a copy of the script in my hands puts the final touches on my enjoyment of these episodes, not because it is a question of finding differences between what is in the final shooting script and what got aired on television, but simply because I finally get to see Whedon's stage directions. For example, after Joyce has learned Buffy is a vampire slayer there is a scene in Buffy's living room. There is no dialogue, just the shot, which is described as follows: Joyce sits in the living room with Spike. They both are silent and uncomfortable, like it's Sunday and he's come a 'courtin'. Joyce has a glass of bourbon in her hands, which shakes only slightly.

For such small gems of insight into the mind of Joss Whedon picking up this collection of scripts is going to be worthwhile for "BtVS" fans. Completing the Angelus story arc that covered the second half of Season Two begun in Volume 3, you will find in Volume 4 "Killed by Death," "I Only Have Eyes for You," "Go Fish," "Becoming, Part One," and "Becoming, Part Two." Actually, I enjoyed "Go Fish" a lot more being able to read the inside jokes, production notes, and cut dialogue than I did actually watching that rather [weak] episode. Overall I think it was a good move to have divide the scripts for Season Two this way, so that the first two volumes do the Spike-Dru story arc and the last two the Angelus story arc. I was going to point out that all six of the episodes for the "BtVS" Season Two video tape set are from this latter arc, but now that we are in the world of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" on DVD this is no longer a concern.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 2 Part 5
This script book contains the last 4 episodes of season 2, which many fans admit to being the highest point in the whole show. Buffy the Vampire Slayer originally aired in september 1998, and was not immeadiatly a big hit, though after completing the first season, fans were begging for more. Season 2 is an amazing achievement with amazing acting, and effects, and this script enables you to join in! The end of season two sees buffy having to fight her only love to the death, because she made love to him (Angel) and therefore lost his soul. Before this though, this script book delivers sharp witty humour, and amazing writing in 'I Only Have Eyes For You' (a poletguist wrecks the school and they perform an excorcism), 'Go Fish'(there is summin wrong with the swim team so Xander goes in, in speedos to save the day) 'Becoming Pts 1&2' (the ultimate showdown of Buffy And Angel, can she save the world?)

All in all this is the best script book so far, apart from the one with the episode passion in, which in itself is worth buying the whole other script. Buffy, u kick arse