Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Season 2 -

Twenty-five years later, we’re still talking about it. Because once you’ve seen Buffy walk away from Sunnydale to the tune of Sarah McLachlan’s "Full of Grace," you never really forget it.

The two-part finale, "Becoming," is arguably the best 90 minutes of the show. It’s a relentless gauntlet that strips Buffy of everything: her school, her mother’s trust, and her boyfriend. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 2

Here is a look back at why Season 2 remains the gold standard for supernatural drama. The Big Bad: A Family Affair Twenty-five years later, we’re still talking about it

We learn about "Ripper," Giles’ dark past, adding layers to the father figure we thought we knew. It’s a relentless gauntlet that strips Buffy of

While Season 1 was a charming, monster-of-the-week romp through the 90s, Season 2 is where Joss Whedon and his team decided to break our hearts and change television forever. It’s the season where the stakes shifted from "saving the world" to "surviving being a teenager"—and somehow, the latter felt much more dangerous.