Episode Spotlight

  • Spotlight: When She Was Bad

    Spotlight: When She Was Bad

    Buffy is back from her summer vacation – and boy, is she mad! When the Anointed and his forces plot of resurrect the Master, they target the Slayer’s nearest and…

  • Spotlight: Prophecy Girl

    Spotlight: Prophecy Girl

    Giles finds a prophecy that tells of the unthinkable: tomorrow night, Buffy will face the Master and she will die… Is this the end? Or merely the beginning…

  • Spotlight: Out of Gas

    Spotlight: Out of Gas

    Kaylee warned him more than once… Mal finds himself alone on an abandoned Serenity, his air running out and his gut bleeding from a shot wound. The perfect time to…

  • Spotlight: Jaynestown

    Spotlight: Jaynestown

    “He robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor / Stood up to the man and he gave him what for / Our love for him now, ain’t…

  • Spotlight: Our Mrs. Reynolds

    Spotlight: Our Mrs. Reynolds

    After a successful job, Mal is stunned to find some unusual payment has been placed on Serenity – it seems that the good Captain has found himself a wife…

  • Spotlight: Out of Mind, Out of Sight

    Spotlight: Out of Mind, Out of Sight

    Cordelia Chase is always keen to be at the centre of attention – but this week, things go too far when her nearest and dearest are targeted by an invisible…

  • Spotlight: Safe

    Spotlight: Safe

    Settling down to unload cargo, Mal and his crew get ambushed by criminals – and one of their number is severely wounded. Having no choice, Mal heads for the Alliance……

  • Spotlight: Shindig

    Spotlight: Shindig

    While on Persephone, Mal takes a job that takes him from Badger to the Ball! Unfortunately, while defending Inara’s honour, he insults the wrong guest – and a fight to…

  • Spotlight: Nightmares

    Spotlight: Nightmares

    The nightmare realm is ensnaring reality – and the Scooby Gang’s worst fears are coming true! Can Buffy the Vampire help save the day?

  • Spotlight: Bushwhacked

    Spotlight: Bushwhacked

    Finding a derelict in space, Mal orders the crew to search for materials and survivors. When only one man is found alive onboard, the crew realise too late: a Reaver…

  • Spotlight: The Puppet Show

    Spotlight: The Puppet Show

    The Annual Talent Show brings the usual: magic tricks, dancing, singing, organ removal… Yep, it’s another tense week at Sunnydale High! Tell me, how do you feel about dummies?

  • Spotlight: I Robot, You Jane

    Spotlight: I Robot, You Jane

    There’s an ancient demon loose and all he wants is your love… Willow falls for an online suitor named Malcolm, who turns out to be worse than a serial killer!…

  • Spotlight: Angel

    Spotlight: Angel

    The episode where everything changes! Angel’s secret is revealed! Darla attacks! And THE FIRST KISS!

Welcome to The Watcher’s Guide, a resource, quite fittingly, back from the dead!

The original website shut down in 2004, following the cancellation of Angel. But Buffy the Vampire Slayer was no flash in the pan. It inspired and changed the way television was made and 30 years later, we’re still discussing the show and hoping for something new from the creative universe built over 254 episodes.

Firefly and Dollhouse also brought unique looks at the human condition in a fresh and innovative way, with a science-fiction twist, just as the BuffyVerse dealt with fantasy.

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The ultimate guide to the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. No copyright infringement is intended. Originally published as “The Watcher’s Guide: A Mutant Enemy Resource” from 2002-2004 [Wayback Machine]

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