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[pfeifferpack]

The lovely Nmcil posted this on the ShoutBox and so here it it.

Feel free to start conversations about all things Buffy comics (all varieties) here. This can include questions from those not reading but wanting to know the "official" direction for all our beloved characters.

*hugs*
Kathleen

Comments

[kerry_220]

In the Bryan Lynch written "Spike" series (when IDW still had the rights to Angel and by default Spike) Willow came to LA to help Spike get rid of a nasty piece of work called John who it turned out was Drusilla's lover. I can't recall the total story, but relevant to your question, just before Willow leaves she tells Spike that Buffy knows he is alive she "kicked down doors, because she had to know" (that's not verbatim - I'd need to go back). I'm also sure Spike deflects wanting to see Buffy with a "Not here, not now" kind of statement. It wasn't much, but Spuffies are easy to please :-)

I'd like to think Lynch was going to go into all of this a lot more, but Joss & co abruptly pulled IDW's rights to the characters and this particular series became abbreviated. But, apparently Joss was fond of Lynch so he had the opportunity to try and wrap it up - but that sort of meant trying to explain Spike and the bug ship at DW - nothing much else. It was a real pity, because I believe that Lynch is the only comic author who really reflected Spike well. I need to let you know that liking Lynch's interpretation is controversial - but the further we go along the more confident I feel. Some were so bad (Bill Willingham...)that the fans exploded, others are ordinary (Marsters included) and Gage is pretty good - but damn Spike is dull!

The reunion is pretty much as Kathleen says. It is awful, awful, awful. I could accept Buffy slapping him down and cutting him off because she kind of did that a lot (and she had the right to be angry). But the 'studly' is way beyond dismissive. In the grand scheme of things when I try to be objective, what they did with Angel at this particular point was so much worse I can attempt to dismiss it all as a terrible miscalculation. However S9 carried on with the ridiculous robot thing and Buffy refusing to commit and I just wanted Spike to RUN for the hills (which he did!!) Gage seems to have brought it all back to a place I can feel happy for. At least it looks like he actually watched the show. I'm still committed, but they've lost a lot along the way.

{end rant}

[stephwin]

That's disappointing, although not surprising. If it had been Angel instead the writer(s) probably would've written some grand scene where they confess how much they've missed each other and that their love is eternal.

I could imagine a scene with some awkwardness between them at their first encounter, and I can imagine Buffy saying the whole, "Two what do you know and how can you help..." line because it seems like they were reunited at a rather hectic time and it's like them both to just jump in the fray. The first line, though? Not so much. That seems really OOC.

[kerry_220]

If it had been Angel instead the writer(s) probably would've written some grand scene where they confess how much they've missed each other and that their love is eternal.

Ha, funny you should say that.... You must have heard about the Buffy/Angel flying sexcapades? Truly, ridiculously awful.