I've been wondering something about Axercalibur and the Slayer line. When Buffy was talking to Giles, she said that she could feel its power, but it seemed to be kind of a vague feeling. When Faith picked it up, she very specifically said she felt like it was hers, even though she then gave it back to Buffy, saying something like I guess that means its yours.

Did anyone else get the feeling that in terms of the force(s) creating and guiding the Slayer line that maybe Faith was THE Slayer? If so, why is the FE so focused on Buffy?

The last thing Spike said to the soul demon is:

VOICE

You have endured the required trials.

SPIKE

(weakly)

Bloody right I have.

He pushes himself up to address the DEMON of the cave.

SPIKE (cont'd)

So, give me what I want. Make me

what I was... so Buffy can get what

she deserves.

VOICE

Very well.

A GNARLY DEMON HAND reaches out to Spike's bare chest

VOICE (cont'd)

Your soul is returned to you.

As the hand touches him, Spike throws his head back and SCREAMS in agony... -----

Dude, I've *seen* your purity test results. No way were you Andrew. Unless Andrew had a really interesting Mardi Gras.

Those results came about after a deliberate program designed to make me not!Andrew any more.

Which probably bespeaks a deap-seated pathology on my part.

Did anyone else get the feeling that in terms of the force(s) creating and guiding the Slayer line that maybe Faith was THE Slayer? If so, why is the FE so focused on Buffy?

But Buffy also got that feeling.

ETA: And Buffy is the one who has jumped the track on the Slayer railroad.

You know, last night before I went to bed I was like "oooohhh, by tomorrow, they will open a new thread." Damn me for not just staying up until the new thread opened. I don't even get the pleasure of commenting on the newness of the thread. Sorry, I'm whiney today. Also bitter because I really want to join in the buffistas promy goodness and no such luck.

Back a ways, somebody said that the Big Evil of the attempted rape had to be balanced. For some of us, a re-souling does just that, because there can not be any real redemption unless the perpetrator can really understand, and repent of, the transgression, and a soul would be a specific requirement for that. A re-souling is indeed a very big deal....)

(Sorry, I have to go and do some rush work now -- will return later to the discussion, which will probably have moved on!)

I guess what I mean is that Spike was never Angelus, and several chipped years really took an edge off. So I don't see that there need be that big a distinction personality-wise. I think the difference is more evident in the motivations and actions, as opposed to the surface personality.

Although souled Spike is far more tranquil than unsouled ever was.

However he IS different--for me he's lost his edge of danger that made him, well, sexy. Now I find myself looking at him and thinking "what a handsome man." Where I used to think "Gimme some of that."

Yep. When he started killing people this season? Yowza.

Excuse me, I think I need to see a therapist now.

Loved seeing Buffy and Angel. SMG and DB have such great chemistry. I think I'd be happy watching them read the Sunday paper for an hour. Giggled at Anya and Andrew having a wheelchair fight. Liked Dawnie showing some nads by tasering Xander and tearing ass back to Sunnydale.

Disappointed that BlackEyed!Caleb doesn't seem to be leading anywhere.

I am going to miss my show, damnit.

Wow, how did I miss this rolling over? It happened in a flash!