# Buffy the Vampire Slayer - skipping early episodes? {Warning, posters posted spoilers} **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [September 13, 2025, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-skipping-early-episodes-warning-posters-posted-spoilers/1023011 "2025-09-13T06:47:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-skipping-early-episodes-warning-posters-posted-spoilers/1023011/41 "2025-09-14T21:23:32Z")
Hey folks, please don’t forget that this thread is for people who haven’t watched the series yet? Be careful of spoilers. Just talking about so-and-so character at a specific point in the series constitutes a spoiler, IMHO. Because that tells the new viewer they survived. Not a guarantee in a Joss Whedon property. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-skipping-early-episodes-warning-posters-posted-spoilers/1023011/42 "2025-09-14T22:02:24Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Maybe even with new and improved(and quietly aged up) Cordelia. If she was 18, it would be like dating someone the age of her Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather. But at 21, it would only be like dating someone the age of her Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-skipping-early-episodes-warning-posters-posted-spoilers/1023011/43 "2025-09-14T22:49:56Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > If she was 18, it would be like dating someone the age of her Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather. But at 21, it would only be like dating someone the age of her Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather. Precisely. Then again, we saw in flashbacks that Angel saw Buffy at about 14 or 15 and was interested. He’s a dangerous man, to be honest. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-skipping-early-episodes-warning-posters-posted-spoilers/1023011/44 "2025-09-14T23:13:07Z")
Guys, can you PLEASE stop discussing details of the show’s content in this thread? Start another thread for open spoilers if you want. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-skipping-early-episodes-warning-posters-posted-spoilers/1023011/45 "2025-09-14T23:20:11Z")
I wouldn’t want to have missed early episodes, even if they seemed boring. It’s all part of a bigger whole. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-skipping-early-episodes-warning-posters-posted-spoilers/1023011/46 "2025-09-15T01:26:56Z")
I like Jenny Calendar. The computer teacher and Giles’ love interest. She was introduced in the 8th episode. What happens to her in the end of Season 2 still bothers me. It was the first indication Buffy was shifting to a much darker show. They weren’t just turning vampires into dust any more. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-skipping-early-episodes-warning-posters-posted-spoilers/1023011/47 "2025-09-15T01:45:37Z")
Ok, since people seem to be unable to keep to the topic and keep revealing spoilers, I guess I will stop reading this thread. Thanks to those of you who addressed my question. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-skipping-early-episodes-warning-posters-posted-spoilers/1023011/48 "2025-09-15T03:04:50Z")
What a mess, I will probably just leave this closed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-skipping-early-episodes-warning-posters-posted-spoilers/1023011.md?page=2)