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Angel - Season 2 (Box Set 1) [2000] | ![Angel - Season 2 (Box Set 1) [2000]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/412FSZQRYRL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Category: Video
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Rating:  27 reviews
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Pal, Surround Sound
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: VHS Tape
Discs: 3
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 528 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5 x 3.7
EAN: 5039036005432
ASIN: B00005AFQJ
Theatrical Release Date: October 5, 1999
Release Date: June 11, 2001
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Amazon.co.uk Review
It is with this second series that Angel, the darker Los Angeles mean streets spin-off from Buffy, comes entirely into its own. Angel, the vampire with a soul and rather too much hair gel, is driven partly by his need for atonement and partly by his anger at the manipulations of the satanic law firm Wolfram and Hart, especially the morally equivocal Lindsey (Christian Kane). At the end of the previous season, they set his emotional destruction in motion by bringing back from hell Darla, the vampire who turned him, whom he loved for centuries and then killed to save Buffy. Julie Benz's soft-voiced passion--"God doesn't want you, but I still do"--makes her a perfect tragic foil for David Boreanaz's "billowy coat King of Pain" hero. There is a nice balance of comedy, horror and the starkly tragic here--fake swamis, accursed shrouds, sexually abused telekinetic assassins all come into the mix along with Angel's gang of sidekicks--pedantic Wesley, abrasive Gunn, flighty clairvoyant Cordelia--and a new and wonderfully improbable character who starts as a running joke and becomes so much more--the Host (Andy Hallett), a green demon with red horns, eyes and hair, who sees into the souls of those who sing karaoke at his bar. --Roz Kaveney
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Buffy who? June 17, 2001
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
After a variable (though entertaining) first season, Angel enters its own with the second. The first episode is a bit weak (though Angel and an evil demon jousting on the streets of LA is an impressive, albeit surreal, sight) but things pick up as Wolfram & Hart unleash their plan to turn Angel to evil and their side, tormenting him with the return of his sire Darla, who he killed back in Buffy's first season to save the Slayer. Julie Benz does some great work here and her scenes with Boreanaz are convincing and emotionally wired. The biggest complaint is that with Angel becoming more and more obsessed with Darla the other characters are left out a bit, although there are couple of episodes in which they shine (such as when Wesley poses as Angel to protect an attractive heiress). When I watched the series on Sky it got a bit boring that every episode seemed to end with Angel going to the Host for help, but watching these 11 episodes one after the other you note that he doesn't actually appear that often. Best of all is the more frequently used plot device of flashbacks to Angel's past, particularly in 'Dear Boy' and the brilliant 'Darla' (a tie-in with Buffy's 'Fool for Love'). Buffy's increasingly tired and predictable fifth season was made to look even worse by the astonishing plot revelations and episodes on offer on Angel. 'Darla', the end of 'The Trial' and all of 'Reunion' and 'Redefinition' justify the price of the box set by themselves. Superb.
Angelic... June 28, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Angel Season One was successful in the way it set the tone of the show and showed new dimensions to Angel, Cordy and Wes. The second season builds on this with a more involving twisting story arc, further intelligent characterisation, and even better scripts. On watching these episodes first time around, I really felt that there was an increasing sense of unpredictability to most of the stories and was kept guessing at what would happen next...The episodes are consistent in their quality, the only slight turkeys coming in the form of Guise Wil Be Guise (which isn't that bad after watching it with no ad breaks) and The Shroud Of Rahmon (which is just as boring). However, most eps do the trick and satisfy the viewer. Opening presentation Judgement introduces us to fab new character the Host, establishes Gunn as a regular and also contains a superb but all too short appearance from Eliza Dushku as Faith. Are You Now is a cool look at Angel's past, as is Darla, one of the mot amazing episodes of Angel ever. Most of the Darla-based eps are standouts and when Dru returns, things get even better - look to Reunion, an all-out-there bloodbath, for proof. Also check out Untouched - probably my favourite ep on this box... If you want thrills, spills, clever, witty laugh-a-minute action, Angel is the show for you. With brilliant performances from the regulars and recurring stars (Julie Benz, Elisabeth Rohm, Christian Kane, Stephanie Romanov, etc.), these episodes show off the skills of all involved. There's brilliant score music from Robert J.Kral, inventive direction, and quality writing to boot - oh, and a karaoke bar. BUY IT NOW!! Luke M
...something special continues ! February 28, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Season one of Buffy-Spin Off Angel was superb, marvellous done and exciting in each and every single episode, with some very sad moments seeing Doyle leave as a Hero, Angel giving up mortality for being able to go on protecting Buffy; but the new season's episodes not only continue this brilliant start, they are growing with every ep! The cast is chosen perfectly, and its time that Cordelia really is acccepted as a full member of the Team! Having a strong team together it is more than exciting to watch how the Angel Investigations fight against the evil and protect the good - and this isn't only for the young ones, its got so many wise things for live inside, too - so that there is a wide range of viewers who love it - including me, and I'm over the thirties now! This is definitely about pure love, friendship, facing all moments of life ... and even if it plays in a demon-world, too - aren't there real demons outside our houses we have to fight every day, too? Hope this awesome series continues ...
Drama, suspense, action and comedy all in one excellent box June 23, 2001
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Well... er what can I say. The first season of Angel was excellent and it almost left me believing that Season Two could not possibly be better. Of course, I was proven wrong. The story arc this year is so exciting with the Darla being resurrected having so many shocking effects. The many flashbacks are excellent, especially the episode "Darla" which shows more or less the complete story. The shock endings of "The Trial" and "Reunion" are alone worth the price of the box set. After watching the set I was left wondering where on earth the series would go next. I can't wait for the last half of the series as it promises to be thrilling. Particular stand out episodes on this set include Are You Now... Dear Boy, Trial, Reunion, Redefinition. A must have for anybody who enjoys anything.
If you thought Season One was good... March 23, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I sat down to watch Season Two I had only seen the four-part season finale, so I was looking forward to seeing where the season began.
I knew that Season Two would centre on the event of Darla being brought back but I had absolutely no idea where the first half of this season would go, to start off with the team going about the business of fighting evil, along with new team member Gunn, then to have them ripped apart by the presence of Darla and Angel's struggle with his own self, this took the show to a whole new level. The introduction of The Host was a masterstroke on the part of the creators and writers, he is hilarious and deep - which is saying something about someone with green skin and horns. I was left on tenterhooks as the eleventh episode finished and I wanted to see what would happen to Angel as he prepared to face Darla, and his friends who prepared to fight evil - without him.
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