Yikes, this sounds awful... I don't know what I would have found worse, James' comments about Spike or a room full of anti-Spike Kittens.
Makes me not sorry I missed this.
It's such a trying experience sometimes, this fandom, for those who overidentify with Spike (like I do) - he's getting tortured one way or another non-stop on screen, the writers and now James join his detractors, some fanfactions routinely tear down the character and his fans...
But, oh, it's all worth it at the end of the day. Because *we* get Spike - we have him, and we get him. And it's such a joyous amazing experience. For me, long after BTVS is forgotten, Spike will live on.
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Date: 2003-06-09 08:37 pm (UTC)Makes me not sorry I missed this.
It's such a trying experience sometimes, this fandom, for those who overidentify with Spike (like I do) - he's getting tortured one way or another non-stop on screen, the writers and now James join his detractors, some fanfactions routinely tear down the character and his fans...
But, oh, it's all worth it at the end of the day. Because *we* get Spike - we have him, and we get him. And it's such a joyous amazing experience. For me, long after BTVS is forgotten, Spike will live on.