Heh. Don't know that we're gonna reach an agreement given we're coming from opposing premises (That's okay. Agreement isn't required). :)
But just to clarify one thing.
Well, why approach her at all? If he'd really been stalking her for a period of time why would he decide to go speak to her then when he'd been happy spying from a distance?
It almost doesn't matter to me. It's ambiguous, to be sure, but it's creepy regardless. If a homegirl of mine called a break with her boyfriend and the dude started checking on her in such a manner, I'd think he were being a creeper. You were specifically challenging the "stalker" label, though, so that was a bit outside the bounds of the debate to bring in. :)
I don't think it's unreasonable to think that he'd been stalking her, noticed she was looking upset about something (the essence of the demon thing), and so decided to approach her to see what was up.
I can see what you're saying, however, if he were stalking her like all those other times why wouldn't they just show it?
But they did. Buffy even says, "I didn't see you so I should have known you were there," which is a reference to Angel's stalking habit.
But just to clarify one thing.
Well, why approach her at all? If he'd really been stalking her for a period of time why would he decide to go speak to her then when he'd been happy spying from a distance?
It almost doesn't matter to me. It's ambiguous, to be sure, but it's creepy regardless. If a homegirl of mine called a break with her boyfriend and the dude started checking on her in such a manner, I'd think he were being a creeper. You were specifically challenging the "stalker" label, though, so that was a bit outside the bounds of the debate to bring in. :)
I don't think it's unreasonable to think that he'd been stalking her, noticed she was looking upset about something (the essence of the demon thing), and so decided to approach her to see what was up.
I can see what you're saying, however, if he were stalking her like all those other times why wouldn't they just show it?
But they did. Buffy even says, "I didn't see you so I should have known you were there," which is a reference to Angel's stalking habit.
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