Becoming, Part 2

Buffy is back in Sunnydale and battling zombies and her emotions this week in Ashley's review of Season 3, Episode 2: Dead Man's Party. There are peppermint schnapps, dramatic house party fights, and Americans with pretty masks. You can't just bury stuff - it'll come right back up to get you.

Buffy is running from her troubles and hiding under the alias "Anne" in LA this week in Ashley's review of Season 3, Episode 1: Anne. There are runaway teens, alternate identities, and time wonky dimensions. Who are you?

Ashley's patrolling the episodes of Season 2 this week with character discussions, rankings of favorite episodes, villains, and more.

Buffy makes a tragic sacrifice in her fight with Angel to prevent the demon Acathla from sucking the world into hell this week in Ashley's review of Season 2, Episode 22: Becoming, Part 2. There are swordfights, soul restoration rituals, and a whole lot of my tears. No weapons, no friends, no hope. Take all that away and what's left...?

Buffy and Willow discover the key to restoring Angel's soul just as Angel begins plotting to awaken the demon Acathla to swallow the world in Ashley's review of Season 2, Episode 21: Becoming, Part 1. There is Angel's backstory, the loss of Kendra, and one iconic coat. The big moments are gonna come, you can't help that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are.

Xander goes undercover to find out what exactly is turning the swim team members into fish this week in Ashley's review of Season 2, Episode 20: Go Fish. There are swim team shenanigans, questionable 90s victim-blaming, and Xander in a Speedo. There's just something about the smell of chlorine on a guy...oh baby!

Buffy finds herself under the influence of a ghost trying to rewrite a past tragedy this week in Ashley's review of Season 2, Episode 19: I Only Have Eyes For You. There is a doomed romance, a Sadie Hawkins haunting, and over-identifying much. Love is forever.

A feverish Buffy hunts a demon preying on children in a hospital this week in Ashley's review of Season 2, Episode 18: Killed by Death. There are high temperature slays, frogs, and one very scary monster of the week. Boy, there's a demon for everything!

Angel's torment of Buffy and those closest to her takes a dark turn this week in Ashley's review of Season 2, Episode 17: Passion. There is Angel the stalker artist, soul restorations on floppy disks, and the first major character death of the show. Passion rules us all.

Xander finds himself to be the hottest boy in town when his love spell backfires this week in Ashley's review of Season 2, Episode 16: Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered. There are Valentine's Day breakups, blackmailing spells, and Buffy the rat. It's funny how you can see someone every day but not really see them, you know?