Fool for love no more?

[thespikeofit]

I preface the following with the statement that I am a Spike fan, Spike is the character I care about more than any other in the Buffyverse. I know this is not the way that the show or the comics are supposed to be viewed - they are primarily the story of Buffy and all the other characters are there to serve her story first and foremost. However,

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[shapinglight]

Sorry I never got around to pimping this (I needed a break, plus my daughter was home). Seems people have found it anyway, which is good.

I don't get the impression that Brian Lynch has any intent on having the character change and his idea of segueing into season 8 will not extend beyond 'and then Spike flew off on a spaceship manned by bugs!!!!'.

You're probably right. IDW's dystopian last story for Angel will probably do a better job of filling in the emotional blanks for that character than Lynch's story does for Spike. For one thing, the latest issue (no 4) is about the only time Lynch has mentioned Buffy in everything he's written for Spike. Up to now, you'd almost think the two of them had never even met.

Sometimes I want my storytellers to have a story and be prepared to tell it.

I agree. I also agree with the point you make below. Just because a few people who hated Spuffy in the show like it in season 8 doesn't mean anything. If anything, it means that all the things that made people love Spuffy in the show have been excised to make it palatable for those people. Why on earth should that make me feel better?

[thespikeofit]

I hope you had a good weekend away from the internet with your daughter.

I'm sure IDW felt they had to stay away from Buffy which has been a problem for their version of Spike. It's less of an issue for Angel as much of AtS managed to ignore Buffy totally despite Joss's belief that Buffy is the only person that matters to Angel. It doesn't help to explain their mindsets prior to returning to the Buffy series though.

Just because a few people who hated Spuffy in the show like it in season 8 doesn't mean anything. If anything, it means that all the things that made people love Spuffy in the show have been excised to make it palatable for those people. Why on earth should that make me feel better?

Yeah, I think all it really shows is how different in tone season 8 Spuffy is. Clearly some feel it's a fitting continuation but I'm just not prepared to do all the work required to create enough back story for me to make sense of it all.