And i rather enjoy not sharing my brain, so it’s all good :)
I’ve read post-“Grave” fic wherein Spike is haunted by those he killed, a la Angel in “Amends.” The fact that soul-having doesn’t change anything in him (his early-S7 insanity was ambiguous about whether it was the result of having a soul or the influence of The First, and evidence leans toward the latter) says to me that those of us who thought Spike didn’t need a soul (oh, ye olde days of wondering whether Spike had somehow “grown” a soul) were right, which makes the writers’ decision that he did need a soul even worse. (I also find myself reminded of mpoetess’ fic “What We Have.”)
I think i remember hearing about an interview in which Joss said that in S5 the Big Bad was Death and in S6 it was Life. (Meta like this is also one reason i like being involved in fandom -- i get to hear about behind-the-scenes stuff like actors leaving and forcing the writers to retool story arcs, and the directorial thinking behind certain things. And yes, now everyone has access via DVD commentary, but i liked hearing about it as it was happening, so it could inform my thoughts as i watched.)
I don’t drive, but not because of the anxiety/klutziness issues that Buffy has, just because i live in an area where a car isn’t a necessity and for most of my life my family didn’t have a car and i didn’t wanna pay lots of money to a driver’s ed program i’d heard was horrible. And i’ve been blessed to snag jobs i love and which i can come back to year after year. I've never had that dark transition, feeling alienated, etc., period like what Buffy had in S6.
And what is this about being surprised about discussion? You’re smart. You say smart things. Smart people read your LJ. Where’s the surprise?
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Date: 2005-02-04 02:26 am (UTC)I’ve read post-“Grave” fic wherein Spike is haunted by those he killed, a la Angel in “Amends.” The fact that soul-having doesn’t change anything in him (his early-S7 insanity was ambiguous about whether it was the result of having a soul or the influence of The First, and evidence leans toward the latter) says to me that those of us who thought Spike didn’t need a soul (oh, ye olde days of wondering whether Spike had somehow “grown” a soul) were right, which makes the writers’ decision that he did need a soul even worse. (I also find myself reminded of
I think i remember hearing about an interview in which Joss said that in S5 the Big Bad was Death and in S6 it was Life. (Meta like this is also one reason i like being involved in fandom -- i get to hear about behind-the-scenes stuff like actors leaving and forcing the writers to retool story arcs, and the directorial thinking behind certain things. And yes, now everyone has access via DVD commentary, but i liked hearing about it as it was happening, so it could inform my thoughts as i watched.)
I don’t drive, but not because of the anxiety/klutziness issues that Buffy has, just because i live in an area where a car isn’t a necessity and for most of my life my family didn’t have a car and i didn’t wanna pay lots of money to a driver’s ed program i’d heard was horrible. And i’ve been blessed to snag jobs i love and which i can come back to year after year. I've never had that dark transition, feeling alienated, etc., period like what Buffy had in S6.
And what is this about being surprised about discussion? You’re smart. You say smart things. Smart people read your LJ. Where’s the surprise?