The Pack S1 E6
This week on Buffy and the Art of Story: The Pack, Season 1, Episode 6 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This episode includes how to build the character of the victim to make the loss greater while misdirecting the audience regarding who the victim will be.
As always, the discussion is spoiler-free, except at the end (with plenty of warning).
Story Elements in The Pack
In this podcast episode we’ll look at how The Pack handles:
All major plot points
Creating a victim the audience likes
Misdirection regarding the victim
Characters’ responsibility for what they do while possessed
Highlights from the Buffy Season 1 DVD commentaries by Joss Whedon are also discussed.
Story Structure
For more on the 5-point story structure the podcast covers, check out Super Simple Story Structure: A Quick Guide To Plotting And Writing Your Novel.
Or become a patron for as little as $1/month and download a free story structure template to use with your own writing.
Support The Show
If you become a patron, you’ll not only help fund more episodes like The Pack, you’ll get access to bonus episodes.
Those episodes will include Buffy-adjacent stories (such as key Angel episodes). Also films or TV episodes that are intriguing from a story, theme, or character perspective.
Including Wonder Woman once we reach 50 patrons.
Next Up: Angel S1 E7
The Pack Episode Transcript
Coming Soon. (I promise, as Buffy might say.)
FYI, 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.
The post The Pack S1 E6 appeared first on Lisa Lilly.
