Maybe Spike like the onion thing for the crunch, not the taste.
Wash: I mean, I'm the one she swore to love, honor and obey. Mal: Listen... She swore to obey? Wash: Well, no, not...
'War Stories'
Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
Vortex - Nov 16, 2005 6:43:00 am PST #2442 of 10459
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
§ ita § - Nov 16, 2005 6:44:50 am PST #2443 of 10459
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What I (vaguely) recall is that Spike liking human food was a Spike thing, and that other vampires got nothing out of it. Either he could taste more, or he craved the faux-humanity of it.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 16, 2005 6:50:17 am PST #2444 of 10459
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Either he could taste more, or he craved the faux-humanity of it.
I think he also mentioned buffalo wings too, becuase they were spicy enough to be interesting.
Strega - Nov 16, 2005 6:52:47 am PST #2445 of 10459
Huh, it's a scan from alliterator. Small internet.
Per All Things Philosophical...:
- According to The Watchers' Guide, this line was cut from [the Bronze scene in LTM]: Angel says, "I eat sometimes. Not for nutrition, just to pass the time." ...Then there's Spike and his Weetabix (Kansas, Feb 16 15:29 2000).
- In IWRY, Angel explains that food has very little flavor when you're a vampire (as opposed to a mortal), implying he's tried it once or twice.
- In IGYUMS, he eats a meal with a family unaware of his vampiric nature.
I could go with the idea that if everything tastes blander, you seek out food with stronger flavors. So candy seems handwavable, but I'd have to strike the "with the heightened senses" line.
Mostly, I'm shocked he didn't go for Pez.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 16, 2005 6:57:24 am PST #2446 of 10459
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Who makes those juice packets that you puncture with a straw to drink?
Frankenbuddha - Nov 16, 2005 6:59:15 am PST #2447 of 10459
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Who makes those juice packets that you puncture with a straw to drink?
Capris Sun is the first that comes to mind, but I'm sure there are others.
Nilly - Nov 16, 2005 7:17:42 am PST #2448 of 10459
Swouncing
Srega already answered, but just for the fun of it (it's been forever since I searched for anything BtVS-related), off the top of my head (I'm sure there's more):
IWRY:
Angel: You know, I forgot how good it all tastes when you're alive!
Angel: Why didn't you ever tell me about chocolate and peanut butter?
Buffy: Well, I figured if your vamp taste buds couldn't really savor it, then it would only hurt you, you know?
The Prom:
Joyce: You don't drink? Beverages, I mean?
Angel: No, I do.
Hush:
Giles: I thought vampires were supposed to eat blood.
Spike: Yep. Well sometimes I like to crumble up the Weetabix in the blood - give it a little texture.
Connie Neil - Nov 16, 2005 7:19:09 am PST #2449 of 10459
brillig
I can see vampires missing chewing and satisfying crunchiness.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 16, 2005 7:23:27 am PST #2450 of 10459
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I can see vampires missing chewing and satisfying crunchiness.
Hee - all vampires are stoners.
Gris - Nov 16, 2005 11:15:20 am PST #2451 of 10459
Hey. New board.
I'm not sure if it was mentioned before, but last week's Entertainment Weekly reviewed the "Chosen Collection" DVD package. Says the release is poor (not enough extra goodness), but in the process praises the hell out of the show. A fun read.
There are some things you can't state often enough. The Aston Martin DB5 was the greatest Bond car ever. The Empire Strikes Back is the best Star Wars movie. And Buffy the Vampire Slayer is one of the seminal TV shows of the last 50 years. In the top 10. Not open for debate.