This season is very good and anyone who enjoyed the first few seasons of buffy will love angel.

If you are new starting out in the joss whenden universe, its probably best you start with season 1 of angel, and probably season 2 of buffy. These will help explain a lot!

Great entertainment for everyone
Review date: 2004-11-17 Rating: 8 out of 10

This season of Angel is where the characters really begin to come into their own, with each of them given a few episodes which put them into the spotlight. These include the hilarious Wesley posing as Angel in the episode ''Guise will be guise'', and a closer look at newcomer Gunn in ''First Impressions''. It also introduces The Host, a demon who owns a karaoke bar and comes to Angels aid on numerous occasions throughout the 22 episodes. The season also gives main character Angel a chance to become much darker, walking the dangerously thin line seperating him from evil, but without becoming his alter ego Angelus, showing us that theres more sides to this vampire than just good and evil. Some real gems are included here, such as the awesome roller-coaster ride of ''The Trial'', and the controversial episodes ''Reunion'' and ''Redefenition'', bringing to a head the tragic love story between Angel and his newly born-again Sire, Darla. The season's finale arc takes place in another dimension, which in my opinion takes away some of the tension and drama that had been building up throughout the season, thus the reason for me giving it 4 stars as oppose to the 5 which it would have recieved. Still though, this is top notch entertainment with something for everyone (including David Boreanaz's questionable talents as a karaoke singer), and although the dvd is not very generous with special features, its great value for money.

THE BLOODY BEST SERIE IN THE WORLD
Review date: 2004-05-07 Rating: 10 out of 10

I LOVE THIS!!U CANT LIVE WITHOUT SEEING IT BUY FIRST ses 1-2 then 3-4 damn damn damn SO GOOD

A spin-off better than the original show...
Review date: 2004-03-07 Rating: 10 out of 10

I know it's sacrelige to say (or even think) it but I think that Season 2 of Angel the Series matched and in places outshone anything that BtVS had to offer.

I've just finished watching the season again and felt the need to sing its praises - even though it is quite old now and many others have already said how great it is.

It is one of those seasons that actually improves on DVD when you can follow the story arcs without waiting a week inbetween episodes. Whilst I know it was unpopular in some quarters, the decision to distance Angel from his crew and walk a dark path for a while was brave to say the least and worked brilliantly. Too often successful TV programmes play it safe, sticking to the same formula and pressing the reset button at the end of each episode so that every story starts from the same happy place with no consequences from the episodes preceeding it. Season 2 of Angel challenges the viewer with story arcs that do not always lead to happy places and is a better programme as a result.

Julie Benz is spectacular as Darla and it was a great idea to bring her back to shake up the status quo.

The expansion of Angel's band of sidekicks to include Gunn works very well and the transformation of the self centred Cordelia and insecure Wesley into strong, brave characters in their own right is great to see and makes their attempts to keep on fighting the good fight after Angel abandons them seem possible.

Boreanaz is, as ever, excellent playing the Vampire with a soul and is somehow never sexier than when he is going to the dark side. His portrayal of Angel's awkward attempts to make things up to his friends is both heartbreaking and funny.

Every episode has something to offer and the mix of comedy and drama is well handled.

If you liked Season 1 but lost interest in Season 2 give it another chance. It really improves with every viewing. If you stuck with Season 2 through its TV run then I'm probably preaching to the converted anyway and you've already ordered it. If you've never seen Angel before then buy Season 1 first - you won't regret it.

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