1)This was actually a tough question because there's aspects of each that make them super creepy, and aspects that make them less creepy. I went with Spike, because his bot is based on a real person who he claims to (does) love, while Warren's is just some collection of fantasy features for a woman. However--Spike's "real" bot also lends a bit of a sympathetic quality, because he's in love with her and desperate for any contact with her. The sheer patheticness of the act of creating the bot makes it a little less creepy. And then there's the fact that Warren programmed his bot to feel pain when she disobeys him, whereas Spike programmed Buffybot to be spunky and independent.
2) Anya
3) I think mostly he was too thrashed to notice the inconsistency--but also I wonder if he and Buffybot talked about it.
4) Skeevier
5) Yes
6) Yes, in fact, I'd say that it's mostly romantic. She's not really thanking him--or I guess she is. But she's overwhelmed by the gesture he made for her. And, let's look at the facts: Xander and Giles have taken many a beating for Buffy, she's never kissed them like that. That was a "I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm filled with a sudden softness and compassion and a need to put my face on your face" kiss.
7) Five muther-effing stars! I'd give it a million stars if I could!
1)This was actually a tough question because there's aspects of each that make them super creepy, and aspects that make them less creepy. I went with Spike, because his bot is based on a real person who he claims to (does) love, while Warren's is just some collection of fantasy features for a woman. However--Spike's "real" bot also lends a bit of a sympathetic quality, because he's in love with her and desperate for any contact with her. The sheer patheticness of the act of creating the bot makes it a little less creepy. And then there's the fact that Warren programmed his bot to feel pain when she disobeys him, whereas Spike programmed Buffybot to be spunky and independent.
2) Anya
3) I think mostly he was too thrashed to notice the inconsistency--but also I wonder if he and Buffybot talked about it.
4) Skeevier
5) Yes
6) Yes, in fact, I'd say that it's mostly romantic. She's not really thanking him--or I guess she is. But she's overwhelmed by the gesture he made for her. And, let's look at the facts: Xander and Giles have taken many a beating for Buffy, she's never kissed them like that. That was a "I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm filled with a sudden softness and compassion and a need to put my face on your face" kiss.
7) Five muther-effing stars! I'd give it a million stars if I could!
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7. ALL THE STARS.
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Smile!
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Yep, the voice in the back of her mind was ordering NOW KISS! and then she did. :D
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