Tee! It was interesting getting this story from Buffy's POV. Every time Spike deviates from the party line, it gets highlighted beautifully, which is something he himself might not even notice. In fact, his supreme unawareness of how he's not fitting in (going along?) is the entire point, in a way. I would argue that his otherness is probably necessary to the whole enterprise, a valuable perspective that would otherwise be lacking. Still, he is only one member of the team. I'm fascinated by the difficulty of being at once an insider and an outsider. (Also, the foreshadowing of Willow's impending overload.)
Am I so wrong for loving that the Shanshu has a hidden anti-Shanshu clause? That both ways are foretold? That either way, there's a sting in the tail? *smooches you*
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Tee! It was interesting getting this story from Buffy's POV. Every time Spike deviates from the party line, it gets highlighted beautifully, which is something he himself might not even notice. In fact, his supreme unawareness of how he's not fitting in (going along?) is the entire point, in a way. I would argue that his otherness is probably necessary to the whole enterprise, a valuable perspective that would otherwise be lacking. Still, he is only one member of the team. I'm fascinated by the difficulty of being at once an insider and an outsider. (Also, the foreshadowing of Willow's impending overload.)
Am I so wrong for loving that the Shanshu has a hidden anti-Shanshu clause? That both ways are foretold? That either way, there's a sting in the tail? *smooches you*
Nifty Xeleven, darling!