I found Willow appalling in this episode. Someone on my review once made a good point that if Spike/Willow had been paired as was considered in season four, (and kept the personalities that evolved) that she would have completely destroyed Spike.. Willow can't stand conflict and will do anything to hang on. Spike won't let go, even if a relationship is bad for him. As you have seen (being up to episode 16) Buffy has similar obsession for Spike as Willow for Tara, but she finally knew it was time to end it as the relationship wasn't doing either of them any good.
Other things of interest, Spike doesn't consider himself as evil even with faced with the fact that he is indeed a vampire.
Giles/Anya are great fun.. I LMAO at her making the bunnies while Giles is fighting the skeleton things.
Lots of people have problems with Giles leaving Buffy on her own at that point, and I suppose it doesn't make much sense. Tony Head was going to be with his family in England, and I guess that they had to think of an excuse for him not to be there. Perhaps an emergency for Giles would have been better?
Someone on my review once made a good point that if Spike/Willow had been paired as was considered in season four, (and kept the personalities that evolved) that she would have completely destroyed Spike..
Yes, agree with this take completely. The only way I can see Spike/Willow together is if he had turned her into a vampire. They would have made frighteningly successful vampire couple. VampireWillow, IMO, has several traits in common with Drusilla.
Like selenak I think Giles leaving Buffy like this is in character for him. Ever since season 4, there was this theme of Giles intending to leave Buffy for her own good.
I found Willow appalling in this episode. Someone on my review once made a good point that if Spike/Willow had been paired as was considered in season four, (and kept the personalities that evolved) that she would have completely destroyed Spike.. Willow can't stand conflict and will do anything to hang on. Spike won't let go, even if a relationship is bad for him. As you have seen (being up to episode 16) Buffy has similar obsession for Spike as Willow for Tara, but she finally knew it was time to end it as the relationship wasn't doing either of them any good.
Other things of interest, Spike doesn't consider himself as evil even with faced with the fact that he is indeed a vampire.
Giles/Anya are great fun.. I LMAO at her making the bunnies while Giles is fighting the skeleton things.
Lots of people have problems with Giles leaving Buffy on her own at that point, and I suppose it doesn't make much sense. Tony Head was going to be with his family in England, and I guess that they had to think of an excuse for him not to be there. Perhaps an emergency for Giles would have been better?
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Yes, agree with this take completely.
The only way I can see Spike/Willow together is if he had turned her into a vampire. They would have made frighteningly successful vampire couple. VampireWillow, IMO, has several traits in common with Drusilla.
Like selenak I think Giles leaving Buffy like this is in character for him. Ever since season 4, there was this theme of Giles intending to leave Buffy for her own good.
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