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  "id": 10608511,
  "title": "29 Years Ago, 'Buffy' Introduced Its Best Villain. He Was Never Meant to Last.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/29-years-ago-buffy-introduced-its-best-villain-he-was-never-meant-to",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-29T04:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Polygon",
    "slug": "polygon",
    "url": "https://www.polygon.com/buffy-vampire-slayer-school-hard-retrospective-spike-first-episode/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "29 years ago, Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired an episode that introduced its best villain. It was also when the show found its voice.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}