Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Two

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Two, 1997-1998. The vampire-hunting teenager fights more monsters.

Created by Joss Whedon. Directed by Whedon (5 episodes), Bruce Seth Green (5), David Greenwalt (2), David Semel (2), John T. Kretchmer (1), Ellen S. Pressman (1), David Solomon (1), Michael Lange (1), James A. Contner (1), Michael Gershman (1), Deran Sarafian (1) & James Whitmore, Jr. (1). Written by Whedon (7 episodes), Marti Noxon (6), David Greenwalt (3), Dean Batali (3), Rob Des Hotel (3), Ty King (2), Matt Kiene (1), Joe Reinkemeyer (1), Carl Ellsworth (1), Howard Gordon (1), David Fury (1) & Elin Hampton (1). Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Characters: 3/4 (Good)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good). Occasionally great.
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Acting: 3/4 (Good)
Music: 1/4 (Bad)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). Better than season one. About half of it follows the pattern of the first season (monster shows up, buffy kills it), while the rest is full-on soap opera. The former is getting tedious, while the latter is uneven but interestingly unpredictable.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.4/4 (Okay)