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Scoobie-to-Be Mrs W
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode List
Season 1
Season 2
5. Reptile Boy
6. Halloween
7. Lie to Me
8. The Dark Age
9. What's My Line?: Part 1
10. What's My Line?: Part 2
11. Ted
12. Bad Eggs
13. Surprise
14. Innocence
15. Phases
16. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
17. Passion
18. Killed by Death
19. I Only Have Eyes for You
20. Go Fish
21. Becoming: Part 1
22. Becoming: Part 2
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Which episode would you like to start with?
Lanelle wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, Mrs W.Which episode would you like to start with?"
6. The Pack
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6. The PackXander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. where the MC is a student
2. that you possess (a book that you have purchased)
3. with double vowels in a word in the title
4. set in Africa
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Completion of The PackBook: The Au Pair
Author: Emma Rous
Date Read: 8/17/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Task: with double vowels in a word in the title
How it Fits: The Au Pair
Next Episode Choice: Angel
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7. AngelBuffy discovers Angel's dark secret and hesitates to do anything about it, which could spell danger for someone she loves.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. where someone is described as angelic
2. with a dark cover (your definition)
3. that you have hesitated to read (has been on your TBR list for a while)
4. where the MC is in danger
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Completion of AngelBook:Danger Close
Author: Marliss Melton
Date: Finished 8/22/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Task: where the MC is in danger
Fits: Maddy is in danger from her uncle who is trying to kill her
...it was never more apparent that, until Maddy's uncle was apprehended, her life was in danger. p1103 ebook
Next episode: I Robot...You, Jane
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8. I, Robot... You, JaneWillow's new Internet chat buddy turns out to be a powerful demon electronically unleashed from a centuries-old, newly digitized book.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. that is new to you
2. where the MC gets a new friend
3. that you got electronically
4. that is at least a century old (written before 1925)
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Completion Post - I Robot...You, Jane Book: Hard Landing
Author: Marliss Melton
Date Read: 8/30/25
Task: that you got electronically
How it Fits: I read in on my phone via Hoopla which is a online library
Next Episode Choice: The Puppet Show
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9. The Puppet ShowBuffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. listen to an audio book
2. where the MC is considered no dummy (is quite smart)
3. where an organ is mentioned in the book (heart, lungs, livers, brains)
4. with a talented MC (your definition)
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Completion Post Book: The Senator's Wife
Author: Liv Constantine
Date Read: 9/1/25⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Task: where an organ is mentioned in the book (heart, lungs, livers, brains)
How it Fits: Brain
I do my best to stay positive, but the idea that my brain could suffer damage that would change my personality or render me comatose is unthinkable.
Next Episode Choice: Nightmares
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10. NightmaresA series of strange occurrences lead Buffy and her friends to discover that their worst nightmares have literally become reality.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. from a series of 10+ books
2. with a title that begins with a letter found in STRANGE
3. that someone else rated 1 star
4. tagged "Realistic Fiction"
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
COMPLETIONN POSTBook: The Pumpkin Spice Café
Author: Laurie Gilmore
Date Read: 9/17/25⭐⭐⭐
Task: with a title that begins with a letter found in STRANGE
How it Fits: The Pumpkin Spice Cafe --- STRANGE
Next Episode Choice: Out of Mind, Out of Sight
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11. Out of Mind, Out of SightWhen an invisible menace starts attacking students and faculty at Sunnydale High, the Scooby Gang traces the problem back to Cordelia.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with an invisible person on the cover (in other words, no humans)
2. where the MC gets attacked
3. set in a location name that begins with a letter in SUNNYDALE
4. with "trace" or "traces" in the text of the book
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
COMPLETION POSTBook: Santa's Secret
Author: Fern Michaels
Date Read: 9/22/25⭐⭐
Task: with an invisible person on the cover (in other words, no humans)
How it Fits:
no people only an angel in a Christmas ornament.Next Episode Choice: Prophecy Girl
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12. Prophecy GirlGiles discovers an ancient book foretelling Buffy's death at the hands of the Master.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. written by an author with an initial found in GILES
2. that is historical
3. that is set in the future
4. written by a master author (s/he was written over 12 books)
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
COMPLETION POSTBook: Zero Day
Author: David Baldacci
Date Read: 9/28/25⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Task: written by a master author (s/he was written over 12 books)
How it Fits: David Baldacci has written over 12 books --per google he has written 52 novels for adults
Next Episode --1. Welcome to the Hellmouth
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1. Welcome to the HellmouthWhen teen vampire slayer Buffy tries to start a new life at Sunnydale High, she discovers that the school sits atop a demonic dimensional portal.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with a teenage MC
2. where the MC begins a new life
3. written by an author you have just discovered
4. with two words in the title that begin with the same letter
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
COMPLETION POST Book: Friendly Fire
Author: Marliss Melton
Date Read: 10/5/25⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Task: with two words in the title that begin with the same letter
How it Fits: Friendly Fire - 2 "F's"
Next Episode --2. The Harvest
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2. The HarvestBuffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. about friendship
2. with a powerful MC (your definition)
3. with an author's initial found in PORTAL
4. with a habitation on the cover
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
COMPLETION POST Book: The Decoy Girlfriend
Author: Lillie Vale
Date Read: 10/11/25⭐⭐
Task: with an author's initial found in PORTAL
How it Fits: Author's first name begins with an "L" - Lillie Vale
Next Episode --3 Witch
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3. WitchBuffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. tagged "Witch" or "Witchcraft"
2. that you can hold in your hands (not an audio book)
3. where a significant character that has a disability
4. with "fire" in the text of the book
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
COMPLETION POST - Witches Book: Hot Target (The Echo Platoon Series, Book 4): Military Romantic Suspense
Author: Marliss Melton
Date Read: 10/16/25⭐⭐⭐
Task: with "fire" in the text of the book
How it Fits: Fire is found in the text - Her plans to seduce Stu moved to the backburner. It set her mind on fire to imagine what she could do with his skill set. p 564 ebook via Hoopla
Next Episode --4 Teachers Pet
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4. Teacher's PetBuffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with biology on the cover (a living organism)
2. where someone dies
3. with 400+ pages
4. where the MC is described as beautiful or handsome
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
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Lanelle wrote: "Mrs W, I have Season 2 available for anyone who would like to continue this challenge. There are 22 episodes. Would you like to go on?"Yes...I will continue into Season 2
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Awesome. I've added the list of Season 2's episodes to Message 2.
COMPLETION POST - Teachers Pet Book: A Good Marriage
Author: Kimberly McCreight
Date Read: 10/27/25⭐⭐⭐
Task: with 400+ pages
How it Fits: This novel has 410 pages
Next Episode -- Season 1 - 5. Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
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5. Never Kill a Boy on the First DateWith Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. that is the first in a trilogy or series
2. with 2, 0, or 5 in the publication date
3. where someone is trapped (your definition)
4. with a group of something on the cover
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
COMPLETION POST - Never Kill a Boy on the First Date Book: An Island Christmas
Author: Nancy Thayer
Date Read: 10/29/25⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Task: read a book with 2, 0, or 5 in the publication date
How it Fits: This book was published October 28, 2014, so has a 2 AND 0
Next Episode -- Season 2 - When She Was Bad
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1. When She Was BadBuffy returns from summer vacation sporting an attitude and suffers from recurring nightmares involving the Master. Meanwhile, the Anointed One and his followers plot their revenge.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. set during the summertime
2. where the MC plays a sport (even once)
3. with a one (1) in the publication date
4. with all the letters of REVENGE in the title (just 1 E is okay)
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Completion Post - When She Was Bad Book: The Wife Upstairs
Author: Rachel Hawkins
Pages: 458 Large Print
Finished: 11/2/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Task: with a one (1) in the publication date
Fits: There is a "1" in the publication date - 1 - 5 - 2021
Next Episode - 2. Some Assembly Required
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2. Some Assembly RequiredTwo science club nerds use body parts to create the "perfect girlfriend" for a teenager who has been brought back from the dead.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. that is second in a trilogy or series
2. that is tagged "science" (can be combined with another word, like "fiction")
3. that someone else thought was perfect (rated 5 stars)
4. with the phrase "from the dead" in the text
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Completion Post - When She Was Bad Book: Last Light Over Galveston
Author: Jennifer L. Wright
Pages: 356/ 1325 ebook Hoopla
Finished: 11/6/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Task: with the phrase "from the dead" in the text
Fits: The man I loved beside me, back from the dead and the girl I cherished like my own flesh curled up between us... p1280 ebook Hoopla
Next Episode - 2. School Hard
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Well done!
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3. School HardBuffy's mother and friends become trapped inside Sunnydale High School when a vampire named Spike launches an attack against the Slayer on Parent-Teacher night.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with an MC who is a mother
2. set in a location that begins with the letter 'S'
3. where the MC is attacked (your definition)
4. from the Book Titles with Hyphens list
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
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Books mentioned in this topic
Inheritance (other topics)Last Light Over Galveston (other topics)
The Wife Upstairs (other topics)
An Island Christmas (other topics)
A Good Marriage (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Nora Roberts (other topics)Jennifer L. Wright (other topics)
Rachel Hawkins (other topics)
Nancy Thayer (other topics)
Kimberly McCreight (other topics)
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Buffy needs help slaying all those vampires, demons, and other forces of darkness.
She needs 'Scoobies'. A Scoobie is a loyal friend who uses various methods to assist in Buffy's fight against evil creatures.
You can become a Scoobie.
Challenge Begins: August 1, 2025
HOW TO PLAY:
1. Look at the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode list.
2. Choose an episode and post it on your thread.
3. The moderator will then post the related episode information and tasks.
4. Once you complete one of the tasks, post in your thread and in the Reporting thread the following:
Book:
Author:
Date Read:
Task:
How it Fits:
Next Episode Choice:
Rules:
Books must be 140+ pages.
Audio books must be 3+ hours long.