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Message: <blockquote data-quote="roguerouge" data-source="post: 4635827" data-attributes="member: 13855">Structure-wise, virtually all of his series downplay serial narratives in their opening season. Most of the first season episodes in his three series are standalones. In Buffy, there's the Master as a BBEG, but more of the season is about exploring character and setting. His machinations are strictly B and C story lines. In Angel, Wolfram and Hart are ongoing antagonists, but again, each episode features one case (with the exception of Faith's two episodes) and the law firm doesn't seem to be trying to end the world nor is there a long-term scheme to deal with Angel on display yet. There are strikes against him, but nothing more than encounters really. In Firefly, we again have ongoing antagonists (Nishka, the Alliance, the Hands of Blue). But still, every episode is developing character and setting, rather than being about stopping a BBEG's evil schemes to rule/destroy the world. Even Dr. Horrible sets the schemes that successfully make him a big bad in the very last number, while spending the rest of the series focusing on his character and what makes him tick.In DnD terms? The first few sessions would be one-shots, missions, and dungeon crawls, with only limited screen time for villains.</blockquote>