On The First Date: [s1e5] Never Kill A Boy

Here are three distinct "interesting" paper topics you could develop for this episode: 1. The Cost of the "Normal": Duty vs. Desire

This paper would focus on the central conflict of the episode: Buffy’s attempt to balance her Slayer duties with a standard teenage social life. [S1E5] Never Kill a Boy on the First Date

Analyze the Emily Dickinson subplot as a metaphor for Buffy’s performance of "intellectual femininity" to fit Owen's expectations. Here are three distinct "interesting" paper topics you

Discuss how the funeral home climax literalizes the "death" of her social life. [S1E5] Never Kill a Boy on the First Date

This topic looks at the episode's structural play with the "Anointed One" prophecy and how the show tricks both the characters and the audience. Never Kill A Boy On The First Date S1 E5 - Lisa M. Lilly