Incidentally, Mr. Trick was killed off because the actor begged out of the role to take another opportunity.
Which of course is the problem with episodic television -- actors have free will. Of course, the most famous example of this was Oz leaving. I totally believe Joss when he says that Tara died the death Oz was supposed to have.
I really got bored with Buffy defending Spike with "he has a soul", which she seemed to forget that Warren had a soul and it didn't stop him from doing bad.
The problem being, of course, that having the soul fundamentally means he was a different entity than unsouled Spike. More or less. Soulless Spike is the demon driving through the filter of William's memories. Souled Spike is William himself, in a vampire's body. I dislike a lot of how it was handled, but I actually agree with Buffy's sentiment.
actors have free will
Stupid actors.
edit: HA!! X-posty of bitterness!
Hahahahaha! Love the x-post.
I have this whole AU theory in which Dru, having vamped a convienent gypsy sorceress, returns to Sunnydale, has the gypsy minion remove Spike's soul, and then those two crazy kids make up.
I really really really hated Spike looking like a walking Gap ad. I just couldn't get over that. True Dru came back and he put on his black again and cattle prodded Buffy tryign to "make" her love him (which actually was characterization I could believe) but he still dressed in khakis.
The problem being, of course, that having the soul fundamentally means he was a different entity than unsouled Spike. More or less. Soulless Spike is the demon driving through the filter of William's memories. Souled Spike is William himself, in a vampire's body. I dislike a lot of how it was handled, but I actually agree with Buffy's sentiment.
Which I would buy more, had that been what was shown, not just what was told.
And it wasn't, in fact, what was shown in S7, unless William and Spike happened to be a lot more alike than flashbacks showed.
Nor (we're fraternal brain twins today) does it map to Angel, who is neither Angelus nor Liam.
There were ways they could have got around it, and could have shown the character as changed. They didn't, not after his scene-chew on the cross, and their attempts to have their cake and eat it too left a sour taste in my mouth.
Sorry, I'm new. Would anyone be willing to tell me what's a "dead lesbian cliche" or does that dredge up too many bad memories?
Would anyone be willing to tell me what's a "dead lesbian cliche"
if you're feeling brave, the kitten board still has up their FAQ here.
Denise! i googled "dead lesbian cliche" and one of your lj posts was on the first page! hahahahaha!!
