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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode List
Season 1
Season 2
2. Some Assembly Required
3. School Hard
4. Inca Mummy Girl
5. Reptile Boy
6. Halloween
7. Lie to Me
8. The Dark Age
9. What's My Line?: Part 1
10. What's My Line?: Part 2
11. Ted
12. Bad Eggs
13. Surprise
14. Innocence
15. Phases
16. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
17. Passion
18. Killed by Death
19. I Only Have Eyes for You
20. Go Fish
21. Becoming: Part 1
22. Becoming: Part 2
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Which episode would you like to start with?
Hi Lanelle,Let's go with 1. Welcome to the Hellmouth, please. Thank you!
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1. Welcome to the HellmouthWhen teen vampire slayer Buffy tries to start a new life at Sunnydale High, she discovers that the school sits atop a demonic dimensional portal.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with a teenage MC
2. where the MC begins a new life
3. written by an author you have just discovered
4. with two words in the title that begin with the same letter
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Audited by the AnubisAuthor: Wendi Guff
Date Read: 8/2/2025
Task: 4. with two words in the title that begin with the same letter
How it Fits: two words in the title begin with the letter A
Next Episode Choice: 2. The Harvest
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Well done!
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2. The HarvestBuffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. about friendship
2. with a powerful MC (your definition)
3. with an author's initial found in PORTAL
4. with a habitation on the cover
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Dead Until DarkAuthor: Charlaine Harris
Date Read: 8/3/2025
Task: 5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
How it Fits: MPG are Paranormal & Paranormal Romance
Next Episode Choice: 3. Witch
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3. WitchBuffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. tagged "Witch" or "Witchcraft"
2. that you can hold in your hands (not an audio book)
3. where a significant character that has a disability
4. with "fire" in the text of the book
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Welcome to Murder WeekAuthor: Karen Dukess
Date Read: 8/6/2025
Task: 4. with "fire" in the text of the book
How it Fits: page 16: There’s nothing enticing about sitting in front of a fire with a bunch of old biddies doing needlepoint and debating whether it was the colonel with the cricket bat behind the field house or the vicar in the parsonage with the candlestick.
Next Episode Choice: 4. Teacher's Pet
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4. Teacher's PetBuffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with biology on the cover (a living organism)
2. where someone dies
3. with 400+ pages
4. where the MC is described as beautiful or handsome
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Fated Mates and How to Seduce ThemAuthor: A.J. Sherwood
Date Read: 8/8/2025
Task: 5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
How it Fits: MPG are Paranormal & Paranormal Romance
Next Episode Choice: 5. Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
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Well done!
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5. Never Kill a Boy on the First DateWith Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. that is the first in a trilogy or series
2. with 2, 0, or 5 in the publication date
3. where someone is trapped (your definition)
4. with a group of something on the cover
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Did It Have To Be Gnomes?!Author: Michele Notaro
Date Read: 8/11/2025
Task: 1. that is the first in a trilogy or series
How it Fits: Series: Carry A Faerie (#1)
Next Episode Choice: 6. The Pack
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6. The PackXander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. where the MC is a student
2. that you possess (a book that you have purchased)
3. with double vowels in a word in the title
4. set in Africa
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Old SchoolAuthor: Steve Higgs
Date Read: 8/21/2025
Task: 3. with double vowels in a word in the title
How it Fits: double vowels in School
Next Episode Choice: 7. Angel
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7. AngelBuffy discovers Angel's dark secret and hesitates to do anything about it, which could spell danger for someone she loves.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. where someone is described as angelic
2. with a dark cover (your definition)
3. that you have hesitated to read (has been on your TBR list for a while)
4. where the MC is in danger
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Pretty MessAuthor: Lily Morton
Date Read: 8/24/2025
Task: 2. with a dark cover (your definition)
How it Fits: dark cover:
black and dark redNext Episode Choice: 8. I, Robot... You, Jane
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8. I, Robot... You, JaneWillow's new Internet chat buddy turns out to be a powerful demon electronically unleashed from a centuries-old, newly digitized book.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. that is new to you
2. where the MC gets a new friend
3. that you got electronically
4. that is at least a century old (written before 1925)
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Demon and the RavenAuthor: Mary Calmes
Date Read: 8/25/2025
Task: 5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
How it Fits: MPG are Paranormal & M M Paranormal
Next Episode Choice: 9. The Puppet Show
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9. The Puppet ShowBuffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. listen to an audio book
2. where the MC is considered no dummy (is quite smart)
3. where an organ is mentioned in the book (heart, lungs, livers, brains)
4. with a talented MC (your definition)
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Never Been KissedAuthor: Timothy Janovsky
Date Read: 8/28/2025
Task: 3. where an organ is mentioned in the book (heart, lungs, livers, brains)
How it Fits: organs are mentioned in the book: heart - page 10; lungs - page 191; liver - page 50; and brains - page 109
Next Episode Choice: 10. Nightmares
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10. NightmaresA series of strange occurrences lead Buffy and her friends to discover that their worst nightmares have literally become reality.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. from a series of 10+ books
2. with a title that begins with a letter found in STRANGE
3. that someone else rated 1 star
4. tagged "Realistic Fiction"
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Danny Hall Gets a LawyerAuthor: Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey
Date Read: 8/29/2025
Task: 3. that someone else rated 1 star
How it Fits: this book has 2 people that gave it 1 star
Next Episode Choice: 11. Out of Mind, Out of Sight
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11. Out of Mind, Out of SightWhen an invisible menace starts attacking students and faculty at Sunnydale High, the Scooby Gang traces the problem back to Cordelia.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with an invisible person on the cover (in other words, no humans)
2. where the MC gets attacked
3. set in a location name that begins with a letter in SUNNYDALE
4. with "trace" or "traces" in the text of the book
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
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Book: Not Your Biggest FanAuthor: Sara Ney
Date Read: 8/31/2025
Task: 4. with "trace" or "traces" in the text of the book
How it Fits: page 76: I mentally trace the outline of her profile in the dim light, captivated by the delicate curve of her lips.
Next Episode Choice: 12. Prophecy Girl
Lanelle wrote: "Rissa, are you interesting in continuing this challenge? I have Season 2 available. There are 22 episodes in Season 22."Hi Lanelle, yes, I would like to continue the challenge! :)
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Hi Lanelle, yes, I would like to continue the challenge! :)"
Awesome. I'll add the list of Season 2 episodes to Message 2.
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12. Prophecy GirlGiles discovers an ancient book foretelling Buffy's death at the hands of the Master.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. written by an author with an initial found in GILES
2. that is historical
3. that is set in the future
4. written by a master author (s/he was written over 12 books)
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: GhostriddenAuthor: E.J. Russell
Date Read: 9/1/2025
Task: 1. written by an author with an initial found in GILES
How it Fits: author's first initial is E
Next Episode Choice: S2: 1. When She Was Bad
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1. When She Was BadBuffy returns from summer vacation sporting an attitude and suffers from recurring nightmares involving the Master. Meanwhile, the Anointed One and his followers plot their revenge.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. set during the summertime
2. where the MC plays a sport (even once)
3. with a one (1) in the publication date
4. with all the letters of REVENGE in the title (just 1 E is okay)
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Tangled Up in YouAuthor: Christina Lauren
Date Read: 9/5/2025
Task: 2. where the MC plays a sport (even once)
How it Fits: the male MC plays soccer
Next Episode Choice: S2: 2. Some Assembly Required
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Never Been Kissed (other topics)
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Buffy needs help slaying all those vampires, demons, and other forces of darkness.
She needs 'Scoobies'. A Scoobie is a loyal friend who uses various methods to assist in Buffy's fight against evil creatures.
You can become a Scoobie.
Challenge Begins: August 1, 2025
HOW TO PLAY:
1. Look at the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode list.
2. Choose an episode and post it on your thread.
3. The moderator will then post the related episode information and tasks.
4. Once you complete one of the tasks, post in your thread and in the Reporting thread the following:
Book:
Author:
Date Read:
Task:
How it Fits:
Next Episode Choice:
Rules:
Books must be 140+ pages.
Audio books must be 3+ hours long.