But I can't hate Buffy... because I cried with her at the end of Beneath You.
See, I don't really think she was crying because her heart was breaking for Spike. The look on her face....I saw shock, not repentance. Annie keeps telling me wait for an episode or two and I'll change my mind. I hope so.
I believe that Spike deserves happiness. He's on the crappy part of the hero's journey, and he's still got a long way to go to get back (and - hey! where are his spirit helpers? I know too much about religious topics, that's all there is to it.). Buffy? Buffy doesn't deserve to be happy. Buffy deserves a swift kick in the ass and a lecture on entitlement.
Buffy's finally realizing (in the last 5 minutes) some of her responsibility in Spike's situation,
That remains to be seen. What's important is how she treats him in front of her friends/family. Because, remember, she was gentle and sweet with him in "Lessons", when they were alone. In front of Xander and Dawn? Cold and hateful and dismissive. She's still pulling that season 6 crap. That little tell is the lynchpin preventing me from interpreting the church scene differently, you know?
..and I know this has gone on a bit too long, but one more thing: when are you gonna update Glimpses? I LOVE that fanfic.
::grin:: Thanks. It's finished, complete, done. :) You can see it at www.allaboutspike.com or ff.net (till the 12th, when I'm deleting the story because of their stupid new NC-17 policy).
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Re: Preach it, Sister!
Date: 2002-10-03 04:37 am (UTC)See, I don't really think she was crying because her heart was breaking for Spike. The look on her face....I saw shock, not repentance. Annie keeps telling me wait for an episode or two and I'll change my mind. I hope so.
I believe that Spike deserves happiness. He's on the crappy part of the hero's journey, and he's still got a long way to go to get back (and - hey! where are his spirit helpers? I know too much about religious topics, that's all there is to it.). Buffy? Buffy doesn't deserve to be happy. Buffy deserves a swift kick in the ass and a lecture on entitlement.
Buffy's finally realizing (in the last 5 minutes) some of her responsibility in Spike's situation,
That remains to be seen. What's important is how she treats him in front of her friends/family. Because, remember, she was gentle and sweet with him in "Lessons", when they were alone. In front of Xander and Dawn? Cold and hateful and dismissive. She's still pulling that season 6 crap. That little tell is the lynchpin preventing me from interpreting the church scene differently, you know?
..and I know this has gone on a bit too long, but one more thing: when are you gonna update Glimpses? I LOVE that fanfic.
::grin:: Thanks. It's finished, complete, done. :) You can see it at www.allaboutspike.com or ff.net (till the 12th, when I'm deleting the story because of their stupid new NC-17 policy).