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b"This week on Buffy and the Art of Story: Killed By Death (Season 2 Episode 18 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer).\\n\\nThis podcast episode covers (1) what causes this episode's slower pace; (2) whether the flashbacks are needed; (3) fuzzy major plot turns in unusual places; (4) just-in-time backstory; and (5) very subtle advances in the season 2 arc.\\n\\nAs always, the discussion is spoiler-free, except at the end (with plenty of warning).\\n\\nLast Week: Passion\\n\\nNext Up: I Only Have Eyes For You\\nWork On Your Story\\n\\n \\tDownload free\\xa0Story Structure worksheets.\\n \\tOr you can become a patron and get (a) a free copy of Super Simple Story Structure: A Quick Guide to Plotting And Writing Your Novel (also available to buy in ebook, audiobook, or workbook form) and (b) access to future bonus episodes and content, including the Jessica Jones breakdown.\\n \\tCheck out\\xa0Help With Your Story at Writing As A Second Career.\\n \\tWriting a novel? The One-Year Novelist: A Week-By-Week Guide To Writing Your Novel In One Year can help. Available in ebook or workbook form.\\n\\nMore Links\\n\\n \\tBook 1 in The Awakening Supernatural Thriller Series free in June, 2020, for Kindle, Kobo, Nook, GooglePlay, and AppleBooks.\\n \\tOr download and listen to The Awakening on Audible.\\n\\nMore Episode Links\\n\\n \\tBuffy and the Art of Story Season One: Writing Better Fiction by Watching Buffy\\n \\tSeason 2 Buffy DVDs\\n \\tBuffy DVD Complete Box Set\\n\\n\\n\\nAs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases made through this site, but that doesn\\u2019t change the purchase price to you as the buyer or influence my love for the Buffy DVDs and all things Buffy.\\nAbout Lisa M. Lilly\\nIn addition to hosting the podcast Buffy and the Art of Story, Lisa M. Lilly is the author of the bestselling four-book Awakening supernatural thriller series and the Q.C. Davis mysteries, as well as numerous short stories. She also writes non-fiction, including books on writing craft, under L.M. Lilly. She is\\xa0the founder of WritingAsASecondCareer.com.\\nEpisode Transcript for Killed By Death\\nHello and welcome to Buffy and the Art of Story Season Two. If you love Buffy the Vampire Slayer and you love creating stories \\u2013 or just taking them apart to see how they work \\u2013 you\\u2019re in the right place.\\n\\nI am Lisa M Lilly, author of the Awakening supernatural thriller series and the Q.C. Davis mysteries and founder of WritingAsASecondCareer.com\\n\\nToday we're talking about Season Two Episode Eighteen Killed By Death.\\n\\nWhat\\u2019s Included\\n\\nIn particular, I'll cover:\\n\\n \\twhy the pace in this episode feels slower than usual;\\n \\tthe use of flashbacks;\\n \\tsome fuzzy major plot turns; and\\n \\tthe very subtle advances in the Season Two series arc.\\n\\nAs always, there will be no Spoilers except at the end to talk about foreshadowing, but I\\u2019ll give you plenty of warning.\\n\\nOkay, let's dive into the Hellmouth.\\n\\nKilled By Death was written by Rob DesHotel and Dean Vitali and directed by Darren Serafini.\\n\\nOpening Conflict\\n\\nWe start with conflict. Buffy climbs over stone wall into the graveyard. And she is coughing as she does. She stumbles when she lands on the ground and puts her hand to her head, clearly feeling ill but struggling to patrol anyway.\\n\\nAs she moves around the tombstone she almost stakes Xander.\\n\\nXander: Damn Buffy. My whole life flashed before my eyes. I gotta get me a life.\\n\\nCordelia and Willow are with him. Willow scolds Buffy for being out patrolling when she is so sick.\\n\\nCordelia: Half the school is out with the flu and we\\u2019re all concerned about how gross you look.\\n\\nBuffy says she needs to patrol. She's not going to let Angel kill even one more person.\\n\\nFrom behind her Angel says, \\u201cOh, come on, just one more.\\u201d And he runs for Cordelia and knocks her down. Buffy pulls him off of Cordelia. They fight. She is struggling, but she does get some good punches and kicks in.\\n\\nAngel, though, says her being off her game kind of takes the fun out of it. Then he hits her really hard says,"