Hey, I finally managed to let my mind wander again and found something fannish to write about:

I was wondering why some couples with a very violent streak like Buffy/ Spike or Starbuck/Apollo appeal to me so much. I'm picky with my violence and it is not something that I find appealing in itself. Actually it tends to squick me, when one partner is ( Read more... )

I really enjoy Mark watches Buffy. In fact I was looking into it every day to find out if he had finally arrived at School Hard. I love how perfectly he gets it and the fact that he is completely unspoiled. Season 2 is simply perfect for that, because season 1 is a comparatively normal standard television show. In the beginning of season 2 (I also ( Read more... )

Inspired by ms_scarletibis 's post on the moral standing of vampires and the human Buffy characters, I thought I'd post my own thoughts on the subject ( Read more... )

All this talk of this and that -ista got me wondering. I came late to fandom and missed out the time where there was a lot of internal disagreement among the Spike fans, so I'm wondering were you see yourselves in those categories? What was your favorite version of Spike and your take on his development:

Poll What kind of Spike fan are you?

It was recently repeated and already annoyingly often heard: "Women love bad boys" . It's not even only men I hear this "law of nature" from even some women have started to use the diction to describe their own preferences. I'm not quite sure how many people get how much it implies that women are stupid and seeking out abuse.

There certainly is such ( Read more... )

Characters: Spike, Angel
Disclaimer: Nothing here is mine.
Rating: -
Warnings: -
Summary: Spike and Angel have a small moment of understanding, set during S5, after Damages.

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Jo Chen revised that Spike cover for #36 and added the baby blues and the scar! I appreciate that greatly! Now I have to weave it into my header image first chance I get :)

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Thank you for all your nice and insightful comments yesterday! So here's the second part of my little Spike through the ages series ( part 1 is here)

( Spike in Season 4 )

After the latest comic fail concerning Spike, I realized that I'm getting a bit sick of it all. I hate it how Spike is mutilated on IDW at the moment and what all the comic discussion is doing to my squee. I love the Buffyverse, and I want to have fun with it instead of having to complain about it all the time, because it's turned into something I ( Read more... )

I guess most of you have allready seen the image Scott Allie linked and removed on Twitter today already, but I took it appart for a discussion and thought I might as well post my findings here too.

( spoilery pics under the cut )