Comments | romanyg: Housekeeping and the odd manifesto.

romanyg

Housekeeping and the odd manifesto.

Oct 12, 2005 13:11

Just a few housekeeping notes:

I've redone my info blurb for the first time in almost two years. Yes, almost two years, *gasp*, you've been stuck with me for that long. *g*

Apologies to my dial-up friends, but I succumbed to the banner craze.

Thanks to the lovely marenfic, I've finally figured out how to put up the banner that I commissioned from xanphibian. ( Read more... )

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makd October 13 2005, 00:09:49 UTC

Brevity's not my strong suit. Maybe not, but ITA with everything you've written, and I don't consider myself an OTP 'shipper.

Great stuff --- and concise.

romanyg October 13 2005, 03:45:37 UTC

Thank you. I have to admit that this pairing snuck up on me. I don't know if I'm an OTP shipper in the strict sense since I firmly believe that these two do have other loves and other stories. But at one point in time, they were the only ones who could help each other.

makd October 13 2005, 03:50:57 UTC

Yes! I loved the way - bit by bit, episode by episode - Spike and Angel approached each other in Season 5. By the end, it made sense that they would linger together after everyone else left to do battle in NFA, for a little private talk together.

Dayum, but JM & DB have such great chemistry together --- and frankly, I think Our Darling Boys had great chemistry with MANY of their fellow actors --- but I did love to watch them together. I would've loved to have seen them for one more season.

romanyg October 13 2005, 07:07:45 UTC

I would've loved to have seen them for one more season.

Oh, you and me both. I'm willing to accept that they only had a less than a year to come to terms, that would fit with Joss's idea of heroic tragedy. But yes, it would have been nice...

cindershadow October 13 2005, 01:16:08 UTC

Wow.

You know how sometimes you read something, and you haven't really thought it through on your own, but as you read it, you nod and nod and it just seems so logical and right and true, so of course you must have thought it yourself before, because otherwise how could it seem so completely correct?

Yes. You did that here for me. Thanks.

romanyg October 13 2005, 03:48:30 UTC

Thank you. Yes, I get that feeling a lot around here. *g* I enjoy reading people's ideas about this verse, how they can voice what I've never really formulated. I type *nodnodnod* quite a few times in response.

lynnenne October 13 2005, 01:49:19 UTC

*happy sigh* I love them so. And I love you.

as in not just the deep end but plummeting into the Marianas Trench

HAHAHAHA! That reference alone is enough to make me love you.

Angelus is a family man; Angelus wanted a legacy.

Now there's a thought I hadn't really considered. I always thought Angelus kept William around because he wanted a challenge, someone he could torture and torment who would never break. But it makes sense that Angelus would take a perverse pride in Spike's indestructibility. The flashback scenes in TGiQ (despite the dork factor) certainly show a different dynamic than the one we saw in "Destiny" and "Fool for Love." Angelus seems to respect Spike as a hunting partner and evil bastard in his own right. He's never an equal, but he's the kind of killer any demon dad would be proud of.

And Angel does acknowledge jealousy, fear, that he will be surpassed, that he isn't the saviour, but merely the heralder, the one who comes before.Oh, beautifully put. I'd never thought of it that way before, but in light of " ( ... )

romanyg October 13 2005, 06:56:06 UTC

The flashback scenes in TGiQ (despite the dork factor) certainly show a different dynamic than the one we saw in "Destiny" and "Fool for Love." Angelus seems to respect Spike as a hunting partner and evil bastard in his own right. He's never an equal, but he's the kind of killer any demon dad would be proud of.

Yes, I would say that TGiQ shows that it wasn't always hate and vinegar between them--which makes sense considering their first conversation in School Hard. If Angelus had always treated him with sheer disdain, Spike wouldn't have felt so betrayed.

The thing I love the most about them (aside from teh hotness ;) is that they both know what it is to be monstrous. They *get* each other in a way no one else can. And I sort of get them. I'm not sure I want to know what that says about me. *g*

*grins back* I don't know what it says about me either.

wackinessensues October 13 2005, 01:56:42 UTC

This really was a special post. You know I always love a good manifesto, and this was very good, many points I make myself (in less persuasive terms) all the time. Glad you put it into words!

Something I hadn't given thought to in quite a while was the fact that Cordy was dead when Angel offered to send Spike away, hmmm. There's more thought to be had there I think.

Would you mind if I stuck this up on CP&D's essay section? I think I may need a Romany!Meta section, lol.

romanyg October 13 2005, 07:02:16 UTC

Something I hadn't given thought to in quite a while was the fact that Cordy was dead when Angel offered to send Spike away, hmmm. There's more thought to be had there I think.

Yes, he seems surprised, but not upset, that Spike chooses to stay. And wouldn't it be just like Angel to try to do what's "best" for people without giving them all the facts? And he couldn't give all the facts because he knew W&H was watching.

Would you mind if I stuck this up on CP&D's essay section?

By all means! Permission granted. Thank you for wanting it.

a2zmom October 13 2005, 02:38:22 UTC

Wow. Incredibly thought provoking, you really brought somethings that had lurked in the corners of my brain but I hadn't flushed out. Great stuff.

romanyg October 13 2005, 07:03:36 UTC

Thank you! I'm glad that I could help with the, um, flushing. *g*