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Round 6: Tossup 14

A villain on this show was killed off because his actor, Andrew J. Ferchland, hit puberty. David Graeber’s article Rebel Without a God is an early work in the “studies” of this show. An episode of this show in which the bald “Gentlemen” terrorize its town was nominated for an Emmy (10[1])for Outstanding Writing despite featuring very little dialogue. During an implied sex scene, a character on this show levitates while singing during the musical episode “Once More, With Feeling.” (10[1])On a spinoff of this show, David Boreanaz (10[1])played a cursed character working as a detective in LA. This show’s title character leads the Scooby Gang and has romantic relationships with the normally-hostile characters Spike and Angel. For 10 points, Joss Whedon created what show starring (10[1])Sarah Michelle Gellar (-5[1])as (10[1])a demon killer? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Buffy the Vampire Slayer [accept Buffy studies or Buffyology] (The nearly-dialogueless episode is “Hush.”)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Graham TroyUNC BLiberty C5010
Joseph ChambersVirginia ADuke7910
Meredie CohenWilliam & MaryUNC C8710
Noah ChinVirginia Tech AUNC D12510
Jonathan BostLiberty BWake Forest128-5
Lilli McLaughlinWake ForestLiberty B12910
Aidan JonesLiberty ASouth Carolina13310

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California2025-02-01✓3100%0%108.67
Florida2025-02-01✓3100%0%130.00
Great Lakes2025-02-01✓6100%0%96.67
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓6100%17%100.50
Midwest2025-02-01✓6100%33%82.83
North2025-02-01✓3100%0%86.00
Northeast2025-02-01✓5100%0%109.40
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01✓2100%50%111.50
South Central2025-02-01✓2100%50%115.00
Southeast2025-02-01✓475%25%120.00
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓989%33%93.50
Upstate NY2025-02-01✓367%33%103.00