Rewatch Post: S1E01 Welcome to the Hellmouth
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Season 1, Episode 1 Welcome to the Hellmouth
Episode Summary
Buffy Summers is the Slayer, but after being expelled from her old high school for burning down the gym (it was full of vampires) she just wants to forget about her destiny and be a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She and her mother move from L.A. to Sunnydale, California. A new school, new friends, and a chance to start over.
But Sunnydale is on top of a Hellmouth -- a center of mystical convergence that draws evil and demonic forces -- and Buffy soon realizes that she will have to pick up her stakes and holy water in order to save her new friends.
Link to watch on hulu.com
Answering the questions is optional. Just some stuff to get the discussion going. Feel free to add your own questions, or bring up completely different topics. :)
-Any favorite characters immediately from the very first episode?
-Any characters you didn't like in the first episode (that may or may not have grown on you)?
-Do you think the dialogue holds up, or is it dated?
-Buffy is often described as a feminist heroine. Do you think the relationship of a Watcher (training + teaching) & Slayer (fighting) reinforce this or detracts from her power?
-Do you think there's an overall theme that is set up in the first episode, either for the first season or the series?
Discuss. Post fics + graphics. Remember to label spoilers, especially as they refer to future episodes.
Season 1, Episode 1 Welcome to the Hellmouth
Episode Summary
Buffy Summers is the Slayer, but after being expelled from her old high school for burning down the gym (it was full of vampires) she just wants to forget about her destiny and be a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She and her mother move from L.A. to Sunnydale, California. A new school, new friends, and a chance to start over.
But Sunnydale is on top of a Hellmouth -- a center of mystical convergence that draws evil and demonic forces -- and Buffy soon realizes that she will have to pick up her stakes and holy water in order to save her new friends.
Link to watch on hulu.com
Answering the questions is optional. Just some stuff to get the discussion going. Feel free to add your own questions, or bring up completely different topics. :)
-Any favorite characters immediately from the very first episode?
-Any characters you didn't like in the first episode (that may or may not have grown on you)?
-Do you think the dialogue holds up, or is it dated?
-Buffy is often described as a feminist heroine. Do you think the relationship of a Watcher (training + teaching) & Slayer (fighting) reinforce this or detracts from her power?
-Do you think there's an overall theme that is set up in the first episode, either for the first season or the series?
Discuss. Post fics + graphics. Remember to label spoilers, especially as they refer to future episodes.