Jabberwocky

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Ted creates a fake project for Linda to convince her that the company is trying to go green and runs into trouble when other employees want in on the project, too.

Falling in Love is Against the Rules

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A murder investigation leads the team to a series of private parties, forcing Sam and Annie to pose as a married couple in an attempt to infiltrate a wife-swapping subculture.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Overview: Season 01

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Buffy Summers was living the dream of the typical American girl, popular, a cheerleader, and friends to spare, but everything changed the moment she was called as the Slayer. Now she battles against the forces of darkness in an effort to save the world from the threat of vampires and demons alike, destined to die young with no way to avoid her fate. Now she finds herself standing on the mouth of Hell and, with the help of her friends, makes every attempt to save Sunnydale from the rise of the Master.

Prophecy Girl

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Giles unearths a prophecy stating that Buffy will die at the hands of the Master, and she questions whether she has the strength to defeat him.

The Teachings of Don Jake

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Jake takes the family on a weekend camping trip in an effort to ease his blood-pressure when the stresses of work and family grow too numerous.

Three's a Crowd

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Hannah introduces Alex and Ben to one another over lunch, though the two of them develop more of an animosity than a friendship, and her struggle over how to include Alex in her life later interferes with Belle's work when Bambi invites her to perform in a threesome.

Coming Up: Wednesday

While every season needs to end, there is, fortunately, more to come from this series. The first season may be coming to a close this week, but from there will continue into the second, and, arguably, most popular year of this Joss Whedon series.

Week Ten

The theme of the week is trying to be someone that you're not, sometimes in an effort to conform with what other people think about you, and other times in an attempt to be who you think other people want you to be.

War Stories

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Hoping to gain a better understanding of Zoë's relationship with Mal, Wash volunteers for a field assignment, only to find himself face to face with a crime lord looking to exact vengeance on the Serenity.

Father, Can You Hair Me?

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Veronica's rivalry with her father develops into an intense battle between two opposing companies that threatens to destroy their family.

The Bombing

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Sam's poor judgement results in serious injury for Ray, earning him the ire of the rest of the department staff.

Out of Mind, Out of Sight

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Buffy comes to Cordelia's aid when an invisible assailant begins stalking her, determined to murder her before she wins the May Queen Ceremony.

Road Worrier

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Daria and Jane go on a road trip to Alternapalooza with Trent and his band Mystik Spiral, though minor complications risk stranding the group on the side of the road.

Domestic Dispute

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Hannah struggles to balance a relationship with Alex against Belle's work, and grows steadily more worried about her future when a client's wife comes to her door demanding answers.

Week Nine

The theme of the week is a sense of family, whether that familial bond is between blood kin, close friends, a mentoring relationship, or company loyalty. A loving affinity can come in many forms, but no matter its appearance, it is almost always a necessity to getting by.

Ariel

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Simon hires the crew of the Serenity to help him break into an Alliance hospital in an effort to get a complete diagnostic of River's condition with the hope of understanding exactly what was done to her when she was sent away from home.

Trust and Consequences

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Linda is blamed when the company's new perfume has unforeseen side effects, and her relationships are tested when her friends are torn between their loyalties to her and to the company.

Every Son Kills His Father

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Sam meets with the younger version of his mentor from 2006, and is immediately forced to defend him against the racist attitudes of the rest of the department.

Nightmares

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Buffy and her friends are forced to fight against their worst nightmares come to life when reality begins altering itself.

The Big House

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With both Morgendorffer sisters caught breaking curfew, Helen and Jake institute a family court that sees the girls grounded for a month.

Professional Development

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Hannah reluctantly starts a romantic relationship with Alex, all the while worrying what his reaction to her life as Belle might be.

Week Eight

The theme of the week is being told what to do, who to be, and how to act, and the ways in which our characters deal with these suggestions. For some it is to ignore said advice, others blindly follow it, and a few very publicly defy it all.

Out of Gas

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Stranded in space with only a few hours of oxygen left, the crew of Serenity reminisce about how they all came together.

Bioshuffle

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Ted is forced to share his office first with Linda and then with Veronica, creating an uncomfortableness between each of them as they get to know one another's more irritating habits.

Bring Me Sunshine

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Sam is convinced that the man they're chasing in 1973 is the same criminal he's seen in visions trying to tamper with his life support in 2006.

The Puppet Show

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Buffy and her friends begin to suspect that one of the participants in the school's talent show is trying to kill off the competition.

Too Cute

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Daria wonders if she should enjoy the humiliation Quinn faces in trying to raise money for plastic surgery or try to reason with her and convince her it's a bad idea for someone her age.

Tabloid Journalism

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Hannah is blackmailed by a journalist who spots her in the company of a politician. A young woman seeks Belle's guidance in entering the world of harlotry.

Week Seven

The theme of the week is taking a look at your options and allowing yourself to become something you may never before have considered, no matter the consequences. For some this could mean playing the part of a hero, joining a live-action role play, internet dating, or moving into a more exclusive form of escorting, for others it could simply be babysitting or looking the other way in regards to a loved one's indiscretion.

Jaynestown

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The Serenity lands on a planet where Jayne has become something of a folk hero, despite the fact that he had tried to betray the entire town.

You Are the Boss of Me

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Linda uses the death of Veronica's driver as an opportunity to befriend her, meanwhile Ted follows Phil and Lem to a Medieval Fight Club.

Life on Mars Overview: Series 01

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In 2006, DCI Sam Tyler is on the trail of a repeat offender, willing to do whatever it takes to track his man down and bring him to justice. Moments later, he's in 1973, with no clear clue as to how to return to whether he can return to his home-time or if he might have only dreamed of the future, instead belonging in what he believes is the past. He may be dreaming, time-traveling, falling into madness, or any other number of possibilities, but at the end of the day Sam Tyler is determined to return to the life he knows to be his.

Take a Look at the Lawmen

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Sam comes to believe that he will wake from his coma in 2006 if he can stop his father from running off in 1973, but his father's criminal record also attracts Gene's attention.