What’s My Line Part Two S2 E10 (Buffy and the Art of Story)

04/13/20 • 59 min

This week on the podcast Buffy and the Art of Story: What's My Line Part Two (Season 2 Episode 10 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer): This episode covers (1) a Midpoint reversal that spins the story and changes Buffy’s mindset about slaying; (2) why readers don’t always believe something that’s authentic; (3) quickly reminding your audience what happened before; and (4) crafting an episode around a great line. As always, the discussion is spoiler-free, except at the end (with plenty of warning). Next Up: Ted Last Week: What's My Line Part 1 Work On Your Story Download the 5-Point Story Structure Template, available free to all on Lisa M. Lilly's Patreon page. Or you can become a patron and get (a) (at the $5/month level) 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) (at all levels) access to bonus episodes and content, including the Jessica Jones breakdown and Patron-Only Q&A. You can also find articles on writing craft, publishing, and time management at WritingAsASecondCareer.com. Writing 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. More Episode Links Tech help for Authors from Nate Hoffelder of The Digital Reader Have a little fun checking out Color Me Beautiful Or joining the April 23, 2020 Online Fractured Man Release Party Book 1 in The Awakening Supernatural Thriller Series free in March and April for Kindle, Kobo, Nook, GooglePlay, and AppleBooks. Or download and listen from Audible. And, now available: Where You Can Find The DVDs Season 2 Buffy DVDs Buffy DVD Complete Box Set As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases made through this site, but that doesn’t change the purchase price to you as the buyer or influence my love for the Buffy DVDs and all things Buffy. About Lisa M. Lilly In 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 the founder of WritingAsASecondCareer.com. Episode Transcript for What's My Line Part Two Hello and welcome to Buffy and the Art of Story Season Two. If you love Buffy the Vampire Slayer and you love creating stories – or just taking them apart to see how they work – you’re in the right place. I am Lisa M Lilly, author of the Awakening supernatural thriller series and the Q.C. Davis mysteries and founder of WritingAsASecondCareer.com. This Monday we are talking about What’s My Line Part Two, Season Two Episode Ten. This is the second part of a two-part episode What’s Included We’ll cover: the Midpoint Reversal that spins the story in a new direction and changes Buffy's mindset about slaying; why readers and audience members don't always believe something even if it's authentic; and how to quickly remind your audience what happened before without slowing down your story or losing their interest. As always, there will be no Spoilers except at the end to talk about foreshadowing, but I'll give you plenty of warning. Okay, let's dive into the Hellmouth. What’s My Line Part Two was written by Marti Noxon and directed by David Semel. And we will get commentary from Marti Noxon about this part of the episode. Starting With Conflict We still start with an Opening Conflict even though we are picking up from last time and that story Midpoint. Because we are right in the center of this two-part episode. Kendra and Buffy are facing off against each other after fighting. Buffy says something like, “Once more. Who are you again?” Kendra says she is the Vampire Slayer, which is how we ended the last episode.

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What’s My Line Part One S2 E9 (Buffy and the Art of Story)

This week on Buffy and the Art of Story: What's My Line Part 1 (Season 2 Episode 9 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer): This podcast episode covers (1) how to keep exposition interesting; (2) heightening the threat by changing key characters’ behavior; (3) body language that shows emotion; and (4) Marti Noxon's Harold and the Purple Crayon moment. As always, the discussion is spoiler-free, except at the end (with plenty of warning). Next Up: What's My Line Part 2 Last Week: The Dark Age Work On Your Story Download the 5-Point Story Structure Template, available free to all on Lisa M. Lilly's Patreon page. Become a patron and get (a) (at the $5 level) 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) (all patrons) access to bonus episodes and content. Find articles on writing craft, publishing, and time management at WritingAsASecondCareer.com. Writing 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. More Episode Links Flashlight Books (the children's bookstore where I got Harold and the Purple Crayon). Open Books Ltd. Book 1 in The Awakening Supernatural Thriller Series is free for Kindle, Kobo, Nook, GooglePlay, and AppleBooks. Or download and listen from Audible. Where You Can Find The DVDs Season 2 Buffy DVDs Buffy DVD Complete Box Set As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases made through this site, but that doesn’t change the purchase price to you as the buyer or influence my love for the Buffy DVDs and all things Buffy. About Lisa M. Lilly In 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 the founder of WritingAsASecondCareer.com. Episode Transcript for What's My Line Part 1 Hello and welcome to Buffy and the Art of Story Season Two. If you love Buffy the Vampire Slayer and you love creating stories – or just taking them apart to see how they work – you’re in the right place. I am Lisa M Lilly, author of the Awakening supernatural thriller series and the Q.C. Davis mysteries and founder of WritingAsASecondCareer.com Today we're talking about What’s My Line Part One, Season Two Episode Nine. What’s Included Because it is the first half of two-part episode, we’ll cover cover the major plot turns only up to the Midpoint. I'll also talk about : more ways to keep exposition interesting (something that Buffy does so very well); showing how high the threat level is through a change in our core characters’ behavior; and using body language to show emotion and vulnerability. As always, there will be no Spoilers except at the end to talk about foreshadowing, but I'll give you plenty of warning. Okay, let's dive into the Hellmouth. What’s My Line Part One was written by Howard Gordon and Marti Noxon and directed by David Solomon. Opening Conflict In What’s My Line Part One We start with some Opening Conflict over the Career Fair. And we know that's what's going on because we see the school and a giant Career Fair banner. Xander and Buffy sit at a table. Xander says, “Are you a people person or do you prefer keeping your own company? Well, what if I'm a people person who keeps his own company by default?” Buffy tells him to choose None Of The Above. But there's no box for that on the quiz or test that they are filling out with their number two pencils. Willow joins them. Not surprisingly, she is curious and excited to find out what she might do for a career. School Spaces And Career Questions In the DVD commentary,

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Ted S2 E11 (Buffy and the Art of Story)

This week on the podcast Buffy and the Art of Story: Ted (Season 2 Episode 11 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer): This episode covers (1) how a seemingly throwaway episode foreshadows key developments for the entire series; (2) many metaphors that might not mix so well; and (3) dialogue that illustrates what works in Buffy's relationship with Angel. As always, the discussion is spoiler-free, except at the end (with plenty of warning). Next Up: Bad Eggs Last Week: What's My Line Part 2 Work On Your Story Download the 5-Point Story Structure Template, available free to all on Lisa M. Lilly's Patreon page. Become a patron and get (a) (at the $5 level) 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) (at all levels) access to future bonus episodes and content. Find articles on writing craft, publishing, and time management at WritingAsASecondCareer.com. Writing 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. More Episode Links Catch up on Season One with: Buffy And The Art Of Story Season One: Writing Better Fiction By Watching Buffy Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale Book 1 in The Awakening Supernatural Thriller Series free for Kindle, Kobo, Nook, GooglePlay, and AppleBooks. Or download and listen from Audible. Where You Can Find The DVDs Season 2 Buffy DVDs Buffy DVD Complete Box Set As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases made through this site, but that doesn’t change the purchase price to you as the buyer or influence my love for the Buffy DVDs and all things Buffy. About Lisa M. Lilly In 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 the founder of WritingAsASecondCareer.com. Episode Transcript for Ted Add intro Today we're talking about Season Two Episode Eleven. Ted. What It’s About It's a seemingly throwaway one-off episode that foreshadows key developments for much of the run of Buffy. It also defines the limits on Buffy's actions regarding humans, uses a lot of metaphors that might or might not mix very well, and has some wonderful Buffy and Angel dialogue that shows what works in their relationship. Also, having been so familiar with guest star John Ritter as a comedy actor, it was really interesting to me seeing him in this ominous role. As always, there will be no Spoilers, except at the end to talk about foreshadowing. But I'll give you plenty of warning. Okay, let's dive into the Hellmouth. Ted was written by David Greenwalt and Joss Whedon and directed by Bruce Seth Green. I am so excited to talk to you about it. It generally isn't one that I feel like fans particularly love. But as I rewatched, I was struck by how much was great in this episode. Little Conflict To Start So we start with, in a way, some non-conflict. Usually we’re starting with conflict. And there is a bit of mild conflict here in a joking way. Because Buffy, Willow, and Xander are walking down the sidewalk at night and arguing about who had the real power. The Captain or Tennille. For those of you who don't remember, that was a singing duo. Buffy has no idea who they are, but she's enjoying the quiet in Sunnydale. As the characters talk, we get a little quick background that Spike and Drusilla are presumably dead. And the Order of Turaka has been called off. Essentially, we’re told that all's right in Sunnydale, at least temporarily. But then we do very quickly get conflict at Buffy's house. Surprise At Home