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gabrielleabelle

Buffy's Choice

Nov 23, 2010 13:48

This post is a no comics zone. Don't mention the comics in the comments, please.I feel I have to address something because I've noticed it a lot lately, and it's making me do that raised eyebrow thing which grows uncomfortable after a while ( Read more... )

s7 is my spuffy season, btvs, 'tis a rant, spuffy

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gabrielleabelle November 23 2010, 20:11:55 UTC

gwtwscarlett November 23 2010, 20:13:23 UTC

I'm in love with this post :)

gabrielleabelle November 23 2010, 20:20:04 UTC

The post returns the affection. :)

francy_m79 November 23 2010, 20:14:45 UTC

Number of times Buffy's chosen Angel over Spike in canon: 0
Number of times Buffy's chosen Spike over Angel in canon: 1

LOL! That made me laugh out loud! Yay, score for us! XD

I am one of those resigned Spuffy fans. If asked years ago, I would have been way more positive!

*it's difficult to explain yourself, when you are supposed not to mention the thing that will not be mentioned. Seriously, not mentioning!!!*

gabrielleabelle November 23 2010, 20:20:15 UTC

anonymous November 23 2010, 20:22:01 UTC

The scientific approach! I like it. (This reminds of the old fanfic by Pattyanne, "Buffy's Decision".)

The Buffy I know and love would never choose Angel, not even if Spike were gone. She's way smarter than that.

/Karin

(Whoa, I delurked again...I'm on a roll here.)

gabrielleabelle November 23 2010, 20:23:27 UTC

2maggie2 November 23 2010, 20:24:09 UTC

Having labored in the trenches on the boards for a few year, allow me to offer the canned Bangel reply ( ... )

gabrielleabelle November 23 2010, 20:29:39 UTC

For one, let me quote back an important and relevant part of my post:

"Of course, the extent and nature of Buffy's feelings for Spike are always up for discussion. However, can we please stop pulling an Eeyore and declaring that Buffy would always choose Angel over Spike when...she didn't."

And I know you're just positing the Bangel arguments, but I'll respond to a few anyway, because there are some holes.

Buffy chose Spike to die.

Buffy's behavior when Spike chooses to sacrifice himself suggests otherwise.

Some of them might toss Spuffy a bone and say that she chose Spike because he deserved to finish the battle having been in it

He didn't just "finish the battle". She cuddled with him. The choice isn't just Buffy fobbing the amulet over to Spike and then going upstairs to pine for Angel. She stays and snuggles and then spends what could possibly be her last night on earth with him.

2maggie2 November 23 2010, 20:52:17 UTC

Let me boil down to essentials to stay in the rules (I was trying ( ... )

elisi November 23 2010, 20:56:57 UTC

You know, if I took this at face value, she must have been HORRIBLY disappointed to discover that Angel had taken a job at Evil Inc. No wonder she ended up in The Immortal's arms... *g*

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