This Year’s Girl Rerelease (Buffy and the Art of Story Podcast – Angel)

Posted on May 4, 2026May 1, 2026 by admin

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In This Year's Girl (S1 E15 of Buffy), Faith awakens from a coma in the first of two episodes that eventually lead to her visiting Los Angeles--and Angel. Along with the recap of This Year's Girl, this podcast episode focuses on: (1) telling the story and building character through setting and objects; (2) the opposite of Show Don’t Tell – powerful scenes and moments we don’t see; (3) strong conflict that conveys exposition without slowing the pace; and (4) who is the protagonist? ...

Salvage (Buffy and the Art of Story Podcast)

Posted on January 13, 2025January 10, 2025 by admin

In Salvage (Angel crossover S4 E13), Angelus meets The Beast (a powerful demon terrorizing L.A.) and Wesley persuades to Faith break out of prison. Along with the recap, this podcast episode focuses on: (1) showing internal conflict (Wesley’s) through imagined dialogue; (2) who the protagonist is in a group with the same goal and two leaders (Wesley and Faith); (3) the challenges and pluses of a conflict engine character (Connor); and (4) subplots that resolve issues or raise stakes in...