Angel - Season 2 (Box Set 1) [2000]

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Primary Contributor : David Boreanaz
Primary Contributor : Charisma Carpenter

Product Details

Director : Michael Lange, David Semel, James A. Contner, David Greenwalt, Joss Whedon
Actor : David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards
Format : Box set, Closed-captioned, Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
Binding : VHS Tape
EAN : 5039036005432
Number of Discs : 3
Product Group : Video
Release Date : 2001-06-11
Running Time : 528minutes
Studio : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

ASIN : B00005AFQJ

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Editorial Reviews

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

Customer Reviews

The dark side (2003-05-01)

The first season of angel was about introducing us to the scenario of the vampire with a soul seeking redemption on the mean streets of Los Angeles with a few mixed helpers. However, the shows has developed unbelievably strongly from its earlier days as a sort of cop-show esque anthology about the team helping a different person every week. The events at the first season climax highlighted this, what with the return of the thorn in Angels side and the destruction of angel investigations hq.

This second season sees a new hq that suits the show and the ever expanding cast perfectly, the introduction of the (initially) occassional character of the Host who, fo me, comes to challenge Wesley as the greatest character in the show, and finally we see a dark side to Angel. It's not Angelus, it's still Angel, which makes the string of events leadding up to his alienation from the group much more disturbing.This is the show that we were always expecting, the arc-led stories that we know from Buffy dealt with in an air of maturity that is occassionally lacking from the parent show. You're likely to watch these episodes and think "how can it get better?" Well, it can...

If you thought Season One was good... (2002-03-23)

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.

Angel comes into his own (2001-07-31)

An amazing 1st half of season 2 has me gasping for more. Angel has well and truly come into his own. With great background stories on both Angel and Darla to help understand his character much more, there is also some great stuff from Cordy, Wes and Gunn, all previously struggling to find their place in the sceme of things.

Angelic... (2001-06-28)

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

Drama, suspense, action and comedy all in one excellent box (2001-06-23)

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.

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