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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?
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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: The Maze RunnerAuthor: James Dashner
Date Read: 8/1/25
Task: 1. with a teenage MC
How it Fits: Thomas (MC) is probably 16 or 17 years old.
Next Episode Choice: 2. The Harvest
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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: The Scorch Trials Author: James Dashner
Date Read: 8/10/25
Task: 4. with a habitation on the cover
How it Fits: There are buildings on the cover
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: JulegrisenAuthor: J.K. Rowling
Date Read: 10/12/25
Task: 2. that you can hold in your hands (not an audio book)
How it Fits: It is a physical hardcover
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: The Death CureAuthor: James Dashner
Date Read: 8/15/25
Task: 2. where someone dies
How it Fits: One of the characters die. (view spoiler)
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: A Good Girl's Guide to MurderAuthor: Holly Jackson
Date Read: 8/17/25
Task: 1. that is the first in a trilogy or series
How it Fits: It is the first in a trilogy.
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: Good Girl, Bad BloodAuthor: Holly Jackson
Date Read: 8/19/25
Task: 1. where the MC is a student
How it Fits: Pip (MC) is a student
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: The Midnight LibraryAuthor: Matt Haig
Date Read: 8/26/25
Task: 2. with a dark cover (your definition)
How it Fits:
, it is a dark color (navy or black)Next 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
Sorry lol! Totally forgot!! Thanks for catching it :D
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No worries. I've done it once or twice:)
Yeah, me too hehe. This definitely wasn't my first time...
Book: Sun and Moon, Ice and SnowAuthor: Jessica Day George
Date Read: 9/2/25
Task: 3. that you got electronically
How it Fits: I got it on Libby
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: Treasure IslandAuthor: Robert Louis Stevenson
Date Read: 9/3/25
Task: 3. where an organ is mentioned in the book (heart, lungs, livers, brains)
How it Fits: Heart metioned - p30 - "...my heart was beating finely..."
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
Lanelle wrote: "Sorry for the delay. I'm babysitting my grandkids while their parents are out of town. They're keeping me busy!"No problem at all!!
Book: Kill JoyAuthor: Holly Jackson
Date Read: 9/4/25
Task: 3. that someone else rated 1 star
How it Fits: 1,679 people rated 1 star
Next Episode Choice: 11. Out of Mind, Out of Sight
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Thanks :)
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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: The Reappearance of Rachel PriceAuthor: Holly Jackson
Date Read: 9/7/25
Task: 4. with "trace" or "traces" in the text of the book
How it Fits: trace in text - p357 - "...trace of us leaving."
Next Episode Choice: 12. Prophecy Girl
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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
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Awesome. I've added the episodes of Season 2 to Message 2.
Book: The Witch of Blackbird Pond Author: Elizabeth George Speare
Date Read: 9/8/25
Task: 5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
How it Fits: Tagged witches
Next Episode Choice: 1. When She Was Bad
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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.