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Subject: Eros and Psyche Spoilers


Author:
alane
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Date Posted: 08:04:05 03/16/02 Sat

Once again, an intriguing post from the NG. My comments follow:

>>>Subject: The S/B story arc. Re the recent spoilers.
From: "Mary Jane" marycontrary@btinternet.com
Date: Sat, Mar 16, 2002 9:09 AM
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This post refers to the recent spoilers on Cross and Stake for eps up to 6 -
20.

The latest spoilers about Spike reminded me of the myth of Eros and Psyche.
They read like a reversal of the myth.

The mortal Psyche is the lover of immortal Eros but she can only be with him
in the dark. She takes a candle to see him but burns him by mistake and he
disappears. She beseeches the goddess Aphrodite to return Eros to her.
Aphrodite sets her three tasks before she can be reunited with Eros. Psyche
performs the tasks but because of her impudence and impatience the result is
more than she bargained for. She regains Eros but at the cost of becoming
an immortal herself.

In myths and fairytales when the hero is set tasks and riddles the reward
for success has usually got an unforeseen dimension to it.

The spoilers on The Cross and Stake site say that Spike goes too far with
Buffy. Then he goes to Africa and he agrees to perform tasks for a demon as
the price for getting his chip out.

Suppose that he performs the tasks, but with his usual arrogance and
impatience (like Psyche) and there are unforeseen consequences.

Unlike Psyche Spike is immortal and it is Buffy who is mortal. Suppose that
the unforeseen aspect of the reward is that Spike's chip is rendered
ineffective because he becomes human?<<<

Doesn't this just sound like one of Spike's plans that doesn't go right? LOL!

I'm officially on record as not wanting Spike to be human. But I think it could be cool if he became some kind of mortal demon.

Besides solving the obvious problem of JM's aging, it would put Spike and Buffy on more equal terms.

*But* he could still be on a quest next season to regain his humanity and apathy for people.

It would also make him different from Angel. And let's face it, if he's on a different track than Angel -- so that Angel gets to retain his "specialness" in the vampire world -- Spike has a better chance at Redemption.

Alane

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Re: Eros and Psyche SpoilersNimue08:22:40 03/16/02 Sat
Re: Eros and Psyche SpoilersMary Anne G09:20:49 03/16/02 Sat
Re: Eros and Psyche Spoilers & Angels' Big DreamMary Anne G10:12:03 03/16/02 Sat


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