"There's just a body, and I don't understand why she just can't get back in it."~Anya

The Body: Season Five Episode 16
1. Death is impossible to understand.
2. The death of a close family member is hardest to recover from.
3. The death of a loved one is surreal.
4. Time slows down when you learn of the death of someone.
5. Senses are amplified after a death.
6. Bathrooms are a refuge when upset in a high school.
7. Death brings the worst type of grief.
8. Bad news is never easy to break to anyone.
9. People grieve in many different ways.
10. Visits to the hospital are never enjoyable.
11. Easy decisions are hard to make during the grieving process.

Fun things to know:
*Joss Whedon specifically did not put mood music in this episode because he did not want to tell the audience how to feel.
*When Xander punches the hole in the wall, actress Alyson Hannigan had an allergic reaction to the plaster dust and had to go to the hospital the next day to get her right eye treated.
*This is the first episode that Willow and Tara kiss on-screen.

"What can I tell you baby? I've always been bad."~Spike

Fool for Love: Season Five Episode 7
1. Siblings are a big help in covering for you.
2. Stealth isn't a word in everyone's vocabulary.
3. Boyfriends don’t always fit in with your friends.
4. Bullies have existed for hundreds of year, and unfortunately, they aren't going away anytime soon.
5. Women can be cruel, especially to men they aren't interested in.
6. How you treat others can have a huge effect on who they become.
7. Everyone has a back-story for why they are the way they are.
8. Mystery can be intoxicating.
9. Guys fight to be the alpha-male.
10. People need other people to stay connected in the world.
11. If a guy picks on you, they usually means they like you.

Fun things to know:
*Favorite episode of Joss Whedon!
*This episode crosses over into Angel's Season Two episode "Darla."
*The character Cecily from Spike's past becomes Anya's best friend and vengeance demon, Halfrek. The actress who plays these characters, Kali Rocha, can also be seen as Dr. Sydney Heron on Grey's Anatomy.
*Spike gets something from every slayer he meets…he gets the scar above his eye from the Chinese Slayer, his leather jacket from Nikki Wood and he gets a soul for Buffy.

"I happen to think mine is the level-head and yours is the one things would roll off of."~Willow Rosenburg

Pangs: Season Four Episode 8

1. One person can make a difference.
2. If you feel like you're being watched, then you probably are.
3. Construction is a dangerous job.
4. Thanksgiving is quite a morbid holiday if you think about it.
5. Thanksgiving is about family.
6. Everyone needs a place to call home and a family to be with.
7. Sometimes people are helping you and you don't even know it.
8. Making a Thanksgiving dinner never goes the way you planned.
9. Secrets can be hard to keep.

Fun things to know:
*Favorite episode of Joss Whedon!
*When Anya runs into Angel with Xander and Willow, she asks if this is Angel. However, even though they didn't speak, they met in Season Three's episode "Dopplegangland."
*This episode crosses over to Season One of Angel in the episode "I Will Remember You."

"Cool. You guys can do the brain thing. I'm gonna go to class."~Buffy Summers

Living Conditions: Season Four Episode 2
1. Roommates can be very irritating.
2. Sneaking out of your room sometimes in college.
3. Adjusting to college is not easy.
4. Snooping comes natural to most roommates.
5. Older college guys try to take advantage of freshman girls.
6. Obsessive-compulsive people do not make good roommates.
7. A good night's sleep is hard to find in a dorm room.
8. Things like flossing and cutting your toenails should be done in private.
9. Clean up after yourself!
10. Sometimes roommates don't always understand boundaries--especially with food and boys.
11. The government tries to capitalize on everything.
12. Communication doesn’t solve everything.
13. Friends make better roommates than strangers--for the most part.

Fun things to know:
*The scene where Buffy drinks Kathy's milk and spills it all over the floor was one of Sarah Michelle Gellar's favorite scenes to film on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
*When Oz and Xander walk towards Buffy when she's tied up, Oz is on Xander's right, but when they fall to the floor, Oz is on Xander's left.

Eliza I'm a big fan!

Alright, so if you can't tell by now, I am a HUGE fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and anything created by Joss Whedon. But I also secretly have a girl crush on the actress Eliza Dushku, so naturally I am in LOVE with the new T.V. show Dollhouse which is a creation of Joss Whedon's and stars Dushku! It's about a company that erases people's minds (the "dolls") and can turn them into assassins, temporary girlfriends and even back-up dancers. Dushku plays Echo, the main doll, and goes on various adventures in every episode. Joss Whedon of course adds complex mysteries into the mix...so if you're interested in watching, here's a great link that reviews the show. Check it out (Dollhouse is on FOX Friday nights at 8):

https://mobile.tcu.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=c6e580aaf3b14d3ca9ff60dbeff3b7af&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwatching-tv.ew.com%2f2009%2f03%2fdollhouse-joss.html

"You had sex with Giles? You had SEX with Giles!"~Buffy Summers

Earshot: Season Three Episode 18
1. When you don't know where to start, process of elimination is a good option.
2. Some school newspapers have obituary sections.
3. Pep rallies always seem to have an element of lameness.
4. Sometimes you just want to know what your friends/boyfriend are thinking.
5. Everyone in high school is too busy dealing with their own problems to notice anyone else's.
6. Every high school student is insecure about something.
7. People are thinking non-stop all day.
8. Parents do things that you never want to know about.
9. Reading people's minds is not as glamorous and fun as you would think it would be.
10. Again don't eat school cafeteria food. It's gross and a crazed lunch lady could be putting rat poison in it.

Fun things to know:
*Favorite episode of Joss Whedon!
*Actor Alexis Denisof (plays Wesley Wyndham Price) and actress Alyson Hannigan (plays Willow Rosenburg) met on the show and ended up getting married.
*This episode was supposed to air a week after the Columbine school shooting incident, but due to the nature of the episode, its air date was postponed until the next season.
*The character Jonathan is in the clock tower to kill himself…but this would be quite impossible given the length and size of the rifle.

"So the question really is, who has less fear?"~Xander Harris

The Zeppo: Season Three Episode 131. Guys can sometimes feel inadequate around strong women.
2. Bullies enjoy bullying other people.
3. Everyone feels inadequate and lonely sometimes (they just don't share these feelings with other people).
4. Donuts are a great asset for long nights of studying.
5. It isn't just me, parallel parking spaces are hard to get out of, especially when you're flustered.
6. Don't give in to peer pressure if you aren't comfortable with what your peers are doing.
7. The top three things that high school guys want: girls, beer and to blow things up.
8. Initiation rituals can be quite dangerous.
9. One night stands don't usually end with pillow talk and cuddling.
10. Bombs are a lot easier to diffuse than one would think.
11. If you stand up to a bully, they usually back down.

Fun things to know:
*Favorite episode of Joss Whedon!
*Xander has sex with only two women on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Faith and Anya.
*Xander is called "the Zeppo" which is a reference to the youngest Marx brother Herbert "Zeppo" Marx. This is because Zeppo was the least accomplished member of the Marx family and always lived in the shadow of his brothers. Xander feels like the zeppo at times in relation to the other members of the Scooby Gang.