I, Robot…You, Jane S1 E8

This week on Buffy and the Art of Story: I, Robot…You, Jane . (Season 1, Episode 8 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.)

This podcast episode covers using prologues to raise the stakes, whether the demon here is a compelling antagonist, and how I, Robot weaves in action in quick bursts.

As always, the discussion is spoiler-free, except at the end (with plenty of warning).

Story Elements in I, Robot

In this podcast episode we’ll look at:

Raising the stakes through a prologue  
Learning about strong chapter endings from Buffy
Weaving in action you don’t have time to show
What makes an antagonist less than interesting

Sorry, no Season 1 DVD commentary this time! (But there will be for The Puppet Show.)

Next Up: The Puppet Show S1 E9 (on December 30, 2019 after a short holiday break)

Last Week: Angel S1 E7

Plotting Your Story

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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.

Episode Transcript

Coming Soon. (I promise, as Buffy might say.)

P.S. For more on plotting, you can check out Super Simple Story Structure: A Quick Guide To Plotting And Writing Your Novel (Book 1 in the Writing As A Second Career series).

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