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Subject: delurking to see if I'm nuts


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chantal catherine
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Date Posted: 21:43:26 03/15/02 Fri

Hi. I've been lurking religiously for about 8 months. Sanguine's reviews first drew me here. As a lit teacher, I love the lit crit work you guys do. Anyway, I've had this idea in my head that has been nagging me since the Africa spoilers came out. I've been trying to suppress them, since I'm shy of posting, but I don't think my brain is going to leave me alone until I toss this out there. If I'm remembering correctly, much of the ritual that resulted in the First Slayer indicated a strong connection with the First Evil or first vamp. What if the first slayer was formed out of a vampire, but by undergoing a shamanic ritual (heroic tasks that lead to redemption = see Joseph Campbell) was transformed into an agent of good? I keep thinking of Spike + Africa + ritual where he has to undergo tasks set by the demon (path to redemption acc. to Campbell)
It would solve some of ME's problems with Spike too. He keeps his strength, but now he's more human and can age and die,moral compass,etc. It would also explain Slayer origin power being rooted in darkness. Does anyone remember if the Slayer was created BECAUSE there were vamps? I can't remember the line precisely. Of course, male slayer would screw up cannon, so I'm going to scurry back to lurkdom.

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Re: delurking to see if I'm nuts SpoilersAlane21:54:42 03/15/02 Fri


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