Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Every Season 2 Episode Ranked
8. Innocence
After losing his soul in the previous episode, Angelus is fully unleashed in Innocence, teaming back up with old allies Spike and Drusilla to destroy Buffy and her friends.
Elevated by David Boreanaz's wonderfully over-the-top performance and the brilliant writing, this episode offers the first real hint of just how twisted and manipulative Angelus can be. Watching him toy with Buffy's emotions is utterly heartbreaking and a great indicator of worse things to come.
The stuff with minor antagonist the Judge also helps add some extra drama to proceedings, forcing the Scooby Gang to arm up in the most spectacular way. The season has better episodes than this, but Innocence is still Buffy on top form.