I loved season 2...mostly because of these two episodes. The best season finale of the show. Buffy's speech to her mom is very noteworthy...I love it so much that I think it should have been submitted for some kind of award! Sarah's priceless...and it's so true....and I really feel for Buffy and Joyce in the scene. The scene with Buffy and Snyder in the library is awesome.....when Buffy says:
"you never ever got a single date in high school did you?"
You can feel her subtle fury at the rat....it's awesome.
And of course, the end when "Full of Grace" plays....I was eleven when it first aired, and I cried and cried....I called my best friend crying "BUFFY RAN AWAY!!!!" I couldn't believe it.
And the flashback to the Guacamole Queen version of Buffy was awesome.
Just an awesome two episodes. I love watching them.