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rusty_halo) wrote2003-08-21 11:12 am
rusty_halo) wrote2003-08-21 11:12 am
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AtS 5.4
Hey, look, I'm actually not bitching and complaining for once. This episode looks to be quite good.
(Warning: I'm a unapologetic Spike fan. My reaction is therefore filtered through a Spike-centric lense. If that bothers you, don't read it.)
The ghost stuff is very, very creepy, and if it's filmed as well as it's written it should be amazing.
I am, of course, happy that this episode is Spike-centric. I'm also happy because much of it seems to be from Spike's POV; we have scenes where Spike is alone and so the viewer is encouraged on some level to identify with him. We very rarely got that in seasons six and seven, when Spike was mostly just an appendage to Buffy and was seen solely through her eyes. (I remember lots of unhappiness in season six, when we didn't get anything major from Spike's POV until the crypt scene with Clem in Seeing Red; especially compared with season five when we got great stuff from his POV like much of Intervention).
I liked the part about Spike being a vampire ghost, or something to that effect. It doesn't really make much sense, but then it's not like ME's soul canon ever did. I'm just glad he's still got some demon in him and he's not pure soul.
Also, I love the Spike/Fred stuff. I don't know if they're setting them up romantically or just as friends, and I really don't care either way. I just love that Spike has a woman to dote on; it's always brought out his best and most interesting qualities. And I love that Fred genuinely seems to care about Spike; she has some line about how he's worth saving. This may be the first time since his mother that anyone has actually valued Spike as an individual regardless of whether he is useful to them. (I once thought that Dawn did, but then season seven happened.) So, that made me happy; maybe the "respect Spike" postcard campaign is working. ;)
(Warning: I'm a unapologetic Spike fan. My reaction is therefore filtered through a Spike-centric lense. If that bothers you, don't read it.)
The ghost stuff is very, very creepy, and if it's filmed as well as it's written it should be amazing.
I am, of course, happy that this episode is Spike-centric. I'm also happy because much of it seems to be from Spike's POV; we have scenes where Spike is alone and so the viewer is encouraged on some level to identify with him. We very rarely got that in seasons six and seven, when Spike was mostly just an appendage to Buffy and was seen solely through her eyes. (I remember lots of unhappiness in season six, when we didn't get anything major from Spike's POV until the crypt scene with Clem in Seeing Red; especially compared with season five when we got great stuff from his POV like much of Intervention).
I liked the part about Spike being a vampire ghost, or something to that effect. It doesn't really make much sense, but then it's not like ME's soul canon ever did. I'm just glad he's still got some demon in him and he's not pure soul.
Also, I love the Spike/Fred stuff. I don't know if they're setting them up romantically or just as friends, and I really don't care either way. I just love that Spike has a woman to dote on; it's always brought out his best and most interesting qualities. And I love that Fred genuinely seems to care about Spike; she has some line about how he's worth saving. This may be the first time since his mother that anyone has actually valued Spike as an individual regardless of whether he is useful to them. (I once thought that Dawn did, but then season seven happened.) So, that made me happy; maybe the "respect Spike" postcard campaign is working. ;)
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I hope Fred/Spike turns into friendship only. It makes sense that they are drawn to each other with Spike’s soft spot for chicks and Fred’s sympathetic attitude towards anyone who doesn’t try to kill her. I just hope it doesn’t turn romantic. She’s already stolen Wes and Gunn’s heart. I think Spike’s respect and possibly a big brother affection for her would be a nice change for both characters. They have been doting/doted on a bit too much :)