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Subject: Re: Old Spoilers Become New over at Fanforum

Author:
alane

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Date Posted: 06:11:03 03/16/02 Sat
In reply to: Elsa Frohman 's message, "Re: Old Spoilers Become New over at Fanforum" on 05:41:52 03/16/02 Sat

>I like it, but I don't know how true it is. It almost
>sounds made to order for redemptionists. Not to say
>that I don't think that redemption isn't in the cards
>somewhere down the line, but it almost puts too much
>emphasis on Spike for the season finale. This is
>"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" afterall, and when the
>chips are down in ep. 22, Buffy has to save the world.
>If the show were "Spike, the Ice Queen Slayer" it
>would be different. :-)

I have trouble believing that Spike would get to be the hero in a season that the producers of the show have explicity said is more focused on Buffy than any previous season before it.

It also would break with the Buffy tradition that -- while she has support from her friends -- in the end, she has to face the consequences of the season alone.

1. Showdown with the Master
2. Sends Angel to hell dimension
3. Leads Mayor!Snake into library to be blown up
4. Goes Matrix and destroys Adam's power source
5. Jumps into the dimensional portal to close it

Now, if Spike were standing shoulder to shoulder with Buffy at the end, it may be symbolic that she no longer has to face things alone. And would harken back to what he told her in B2 and "Smashed" -- that he was all she's got. But I'm not sure they'd give him even that big of a role to play.

Buffy's show. Buffy's journey.

>
>However, on the hopeful side, the Willow magic out of
>control element seems to fit.
>
>The real danger is that Spike's return in S7 might
>then be as lame as Angel's was in S3. Did I miss
>something? Was that ever explained?

In "Amends," the First Evil (whom we never heard from again) claimed credit. But we don't know if that was true or a lie as part of the plan to drive Angel into despair and kill himself.

Alane

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Re: Old Spoilers Become New over at Fanforum	Nimue	06:27:04 03/16/02 Sat
Re: Old Spoilers Become New over at Fanforum -- ms.curioius, 08:32:17 03/16/02 Sat Re: Old Spoilers Become New over at Fanforum -- Nimue, 08:56:25 03/16/02 Sat