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This episode discusses the conflicts in 'War Zone' and the introduction of Charles Gunn while exploring themes and practical realities in fantasy storytelling.

In War Zone ( S1 E20 of Angel) , Angel gets in the middle of a war between vampires and street kids who hunt vampires, led by new character Charles Gunn. Along with the recap of War Zone , this podcast episode focuses on: (1) how well the origin story for new character Gunn works as a twentieth episode of Angel the series; (2) ways the plot and subplots connect through theme more than story; (3) h ow much practical reality should your fantasy hero deal with? and (4) the episode rating from 0 to 10. Check out The Awakening (Book 1) by Lisa M. Lilly: https://lisalilly.com/the-awakening/ Download free Story Structure worksheets: https://www.lisalilly.com/worksheets Get more content, including Buffy bonus episodes and access to the self-study course How To Plot Your Novel: From Idea To First Draft , by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/lisamlilly Listen to the Buffy podcast episodes starting from the beginning: https://lisalilly.com/buffy-story-hellmouth/ Try The Awakening (Book 1) by Lisa M. Lilly free at https://lisalilly.com/free/ Read the Buffy and the Art of Story books: https://lisalilly.com/buffy/ About Lisa M. Lilly In addition to hosting the Buffy and the Art of…

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