27 Years Ago, 'Buffy the Vampire' Unleashed an Impossibly Good Season, and Broke the Fandom

By Jake Kleinman · Polygon · Monday, 26 October 2026 at 11:00 (31m ago) · Original article ↗

Buffy the Vampire Slayer was no exception. The show's first season was mixed at best, as the cast and writers all struggled to find their footing. Yet Buffy season 2 easily has one of the finest batches of episodes in television history, largely thanks to the introduction of iconic vampire baddies Spike (James Marsters) and Druscilla (Juliet Landau), along with Angel's (David Boreanaz) transformation into the villainous bloodsucker Angelus.

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