IMO the way the relationship is depicted in season 2. Spike? Submissive just for the sake of it? Ah frigging ah! I think not!
I'll second that. I know there are examples of Angel lording it over Spike while he's wheelchair bound, but Spike always had some animosity and anger in those moments, submissive or craving Angel's approval, he was not. Especially with the way things were played out in the Angel/Darla arc and the flashbacks of Angel S2 and Buffy S5, it almost seemed that the couples were revolving around each other without great impact at times. We never really see but a very few glimpses of Angelus and Spike, pre-soul, those moments are spent with Darla and Dru for the most part. The few times you do - like the the mineshaft scene, Spike is once again bucking authority. So the perception of Spike as submissive to Angel and craving his affections always struck me as odd and has been a turn-off for me in most of the S/A fics.
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Date: 2003-10-14 06:31 pm (UTC)I'll second that. I know there are examples of Angel lording it over Spike while he's wheelchair bound, but Spike always had some animosity and anger in those moments, submissive or craving Angel's approval, he was not. Especially with the way things were played out in the Angel/Darla arc and the flashbacks of Angel S2 and Buffy S5, it almost seemed that the couples were revolving around each other without great impact at times. We never really see but a very few glimpses of Angelus and Spike, pre-soul, those moments are spent with Darla and Dru for the most part. The few times you do - like the the mineshaft scene, Spike is once again bucking authority. So the perception of Spike as submissive to Angel and craving his affections always struck me as odd and has been a turn-off for me in most of the S/A fics.