rebcake recently posted
a poll regarding the onset of Buffy and Spike's sexual relationship in the BtVS episode "Smashed." I answered "neither" and began to post a comment to explain, but it started to get long-ish, so I thought I'd just do a long-ish blog post instead. What I wrote turned out to be somewhat off-topic in terms of her poll, and more
(
Read more... )
Comments 166
(I wish I could have said it that well! You're good.)
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
I disagree; it's not just for that one scene. There are other incidences of this happening in season six. Warren's murder of Katrina is becomes chillingly realistic from the moment Katrina says, "It's rape" onwards. When they cut to the shot of the "goofy, funny" Trio, they don't look quite so funny anymore. The brief series of events that follows is more horrifying for how mundane it is, as the conversation that follows wrenches the real-world of crime and prison onto the Trio's fantasy trip. And when Warren shoots Buffy (and, unintentionally, Tara), he sort of becomes the real world in that moment, as though it were a character violently intruding on the abstracted mythos of the Buffyverse ( ... )
Reply
You can say that because the writers didn't intend it that way, the fans who assign it that weight are Doing It Wrong. But the fact remains that for a very large segment of fandom, and one by no means limited to people who are anti-Spike, Spike will always be The Guy Who Tried to Raped Buffy. As for dragging it after them in the fictional world... well, there's a reason for that fade to black scene in Chosen. And if Buffy and Spike ever end up in an explicitly sexual relationship again, I will Paypal you a quarter. The writers miscalculated the audience reaction, and ( ... )
Reply
Not sure what you mean by "long-term." I'll assume you're including post-series stuff ("seasons" 8 and 9), which I'm not realy familiar with, and don't take into account. As far as I'm concerned, it's a derivative form, not a continuation of show. Not that this has anything to do with their actual quality; I've heard both good and bad things. But they are a separate animal. Different medium, different structure, different formal language. *shrugs back*
As for dragging it after them in the fictional world... well, there's a reason for that fade to black scene in Chosen.Only one? And you know exactly what it is? That's some power you've got, there ( ... )
Reply
(The comment has been removed)
Reply
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment