(Season 1, Episodes 5-8)

With the format pretty well established, it’s time to get into learning some more about these crazy kids and their even crazier world.

5 – “Never Kill a Boy on the First Date”
(Original Air Date: March 30, 1997) Oh Buffy, Slayers don’t have time for love! It was funny watching her get all beside herself over Owen. It must be difficult for the Watchers to have to deal with teenage girls as Slayers. Talk about distracted! And about Owen. Are there really teenage guys out there who are that … decent? He’s so freaking nice and sweet and wow — it’s just so weird to watch. I guess they wanted to create the ideal guy for Buffy to not be able to be with to make it even harder.

Even worse is that I can totally relate to Xander in this episode. I helped a guy I knew hook up with a girl I had a huge crush on … and I had a Daffy Duck watch. But it ran backwards … because he’s crazy! That’s cool, right?

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