(5) Vampire Slayer episode 2

Season 1 Episode 2 of Buffy was really interesting and the way the plot was designed was easy to follow. The plot development was nice because there was really no dull moment, which kept the interest of viewers. The vampires’ kidnapping of Jesse was a good start to the episode because it keeps the viewers hooked right from the get go and makes them want to watch just to find out what ends up happening to Jesse. The prophecy about the Master and how he could be released once again by his followers maintained the thrill of the story all throughout because only at the very end were they able to completely put an end to the fulfillment of said prophecy. The really annoying but really memorable part was when Xander accidentally kills Jesse with a stake. He dies after TWO episodes, I would be pretty pissed if I was the actor. But right after that, Buffy manages to kill Luke who also obviously dies after TWO episodes. At this rate, you would think that they would have new characters in every other episode, which is good for keeping it interesting and all but I personally appreciate some constancy and knowing how the characters develop throughout the series. Having them die after two episodes is kind of a let down for me, but I guess that’s what keeps it interesting. I wouldn’t consider Buffy to be much of an “episodic” series because even though each episode so far has had its own particular storyline, much of the information that you would need to understand this episode came from the first one.