Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Script Book, Season Two, Volume 4

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Script Book Season Two #4

by Joss Whedon, Simon Pulse

Angel: "That's everything, huh? No weapons, no friends. No hope. Take all that away and what's left?"
Buffy: "Me."

-- "Becoming, Part Two"

Buffy the Vampire Slayer couldn't have known that a moment of perfect happiness would revert her soul mate, Angel, to the vicious vampire Angelus. She couldn't have predicted that he would stalk her cruelly or murder her friends and loved ones. And if she had known, she might not have been able to prevent herself from loving him, regardless. But she is prepared to kill him, even still.

Read along to the wrenching conclusion of Season Two as Buffy must thwart Angelus's plan to bring about the destruction of mankind. The true Buffy-phile knows that the genius of the program lies in its savvy scriptwriting; now follow along with original shooting scripts -- complete with inside jokes, production notes, cut dialogue, and more!

Sink your teeth into these episodes: "Killed by Death," "I Only Have Eyes for You," "Go Fish," "Becoming, Park One," and "Becoming, Part Two."

Genres: Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Vampires, Young Adult

288 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2001

About the author

Joss Whedon (born Joseph Hill Whedon) is an American screenwriter, executive producer, film and television director, comic book writer, occasional composer, and actor, and the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures.

He is best known as the creator and showrunner of the television series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)', 'Angel (1999–2004)', 'Firefly (2002)' and its film follow-up 'Serenity (2005)', and 'Dollhouse (2009–2010)', as well as the web-series' 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)'. Whedon co-wrote and produced the horror film 'The Cabin in the Woods (2012)', and wrote and directed the film adaptation of Marvel's 'The Avengers (2012)', the third highest-grossing film of all time.

Many of Whedon's projects have cult status and his work is notable for portraying strong female characters and a belief in equality.

credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Whedon

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is the sixth in the Pocket series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer scripts and collects the fourth set of scripts from the second season of the television show, the last five of the season. Reading the scripts allows you to experience the story itself without having your opinion or perception swayed by the appearance of the actors, the sound of the music, the lighting or direction or other production values, or anything other than what was captured by the writer on the page. It's also interesting to spot differences from the original vision from what was finally realized on screen. The scripts range in dating from February or March of 1998, but still read as fresh and vibrant. The first story is Killed By Death, a monster-of-the-week tale that's a nice riff on traditional fairy tales. The second is I Only Have Eyes For You, a pretty good ghost story/possession episode that looks at the Buffy/Angel dynamic from a different viewpoint. Go Fish is a fun Xander-centric monster story, and is followed by the two-part season finale, Becoming, which is filled with angst and irony and does a great job of wrapping up the themes and arc of the preceding year. (Or the preceding three volumes of scripts in this case; it's a mutually beneficial, interdependent process.) The final lines, the verbiage on the sign reading "NOW LEAVING SUNNYDALE * COME BACK SOON" struck me as profound on the page as it was on screen. It's very impressive how one character can be featured in one episode and then turn up again later and be re-introduced in context rather than by summary; Joyce pops in and out and always seems to fit. It's a very enjoyable read, and though enhanced by appreciation of the filmed versions, the mastery of the storytelling is quite impressive in the stark script-on-paper format.

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a script book... Nothing else to really say. Either it's a nice addition to a BtVS Fan's collection or a waste of your time.

[Alyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sad sad sad that this company stopped making the rest of the script books for the show. I want to keep reading!