The line that struck me the most and really wrenched at my heart was the one about the first person he'd love since his mother - how gutting to love someone properly for the first time in a century and be the instrument of their death. I hope he finds a way to purge himself of the anger so he can start to heal. And I hope he lets Xander help him heal. Unfortunately I think he might well be right about Dawn which makes my heart hurt for him even more. :0(
Oh Spike, you poor sad soul. Even worse, I'm pretty sure he's right that Dawn won't be forgiving him any time soon. Although I'd be happy to be proved wrong.
Poor Spike finding release in his preferred method - a nasty fight.
I, of course, felt for him but what really got me was Nikki was worn down to nothing. She'd given everything to the fight, and the demons were closing in on all sides. She'd reached the end of the trail, and she'd been looking for a quick death by the time he'd taken her. The whole setup stank going back to the first one - young expendable girls imbued with great power who fought without cessation until they died and then another girl was inflicted with the burden. And usually the Watcher and the CoW were of no help. At first it looks like "oh boy I'm Supergirl" but there are no vacations or chances to simply walk away from it. Those Shadowmen (in canon) really were so convinced (and, I'll admit probably desperate) that it was the only way - to assault the nameless girl and the thousands who would come after her with this curse.
Anyway I do hope we have one or two more chapters as the survivors pick up the pieces and find a way to go on.
The Slayers were nothing but cannon fodder, under the control of men in power who wanted their own personal weapons to aim at whatever target they chose. I'm sure there were many good men and women over the centuries who were involved in the Council and their associated works, and who were truly innocent of any intent to manipulate or control; but the inner core, and the ones who started it all, ~were very dodgy.
If they'd truly intended the Slayers to be effective, they would have enabled multiple adult women to the powers; and men as well, because there's no reason for the power to be gender-specific, unless you're trying to control someone vulnerable (age, as well as gender!).
I'd be interested to see how many Slayers got vamped, over the centuries, given their tendency to be killed by vampires; and the fascination with darkness or the demonic side of their nature that rears its head, the longer they live.
I'd be interested to see how many Slayers got vamped, over the centuries, given their tendency to be killed by vampires; and the fascination with darkness or the demonic side of their nature that rears its head, the longer they live. That never was addressed in canon but in my mind the demonic energy within the Slayer would prevent that. I'd think a vampiric Slayer would be pretty unstoppable.
To me the CoW was like a bunch of pimps sitting in their gorgeous townhouse in 3-piece suits while sending little girls out to walk the streets armed with little more than a piece of wood. Remember the teams to take out Faith armed with all the latest weaponry? Why didn't they back up a Slayer? As I wrote the whole setup stinks. I'm actually doing a series of posts on my problems with canon in BtVS and what I would have done differently.
The movie implied that a Slayer could be turned, I think, what with the historical flashback opening scene, and the interaction between Buffy and the OTT vampire master (Rutger Hauer really chewed up the scenery, lol).
A Slayer vampire might well be uncontrollable by her sire, or any master; but that doesn't mean she couldn't be turned. I think it would take a very foolish vamp, or a desperate one, to try, though.
I never understood why Slayers weren't given guns and maybe the occasional grenade. Yes, they were primarily after vampires, and those weren't fatal to them. But they did face other creatures, and humans, too!
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It's amazing in which way you are able to describe how they all deal with their grief. Seems "real" and is believable written. Thank you.
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I, of course, felt for him but what really got me was Nikki was worn down to nothing. She'd given everything to the fight, and the demons were closing in on all sides. She'd reached the end of the trail, and she'd been looking for a quick death by the time he'd taken her. The whole setup stank going back to the first one - young expendable girls imbued with great power who fought without cessation until they died and then another girl was inflicted with the burden. And usually the Watcher and the CoW were of no help. At first it looks like "oh boy I'm Supergirl" but there are no vacations or chances to simply walk away from it. Those Shadowmen (in canon) really were so convinced (and, I'll admit probably desperate) that it was the only way - to assault the nameless girl and the thousands who would come after her with this curse.
Anyway I do hope we have one or two more chapters as the survivors pick up the pieces and find a way to go on.
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If they'd truly intended the Slayers to be effective, they would have enabled multiple adult women to the powers; and men as well, because there's no reason for the power to be gender-specific, unless you're trying to control someone vulnerable (age, as well as gender!).
I'd be interested to see how many Slayers got vamped, over the centuries, given their tendency to be killed by vampires; and the fascination with darkness or the demonic side of their nature that rears its head, the longer they live.
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To me the CoW was like a bunch of pimps sitting in their gorgeous townhouse in 3-piece suits while sending little girls out to walk the streets armed with little more than a piece of wood. Remember the teams to take out Faith armed with all the latest weaponry? Why didn't they back up a Slayer? As I wrote the whole setup stinks. I'm actually doing a series of posts on my problems with canon in BtVS and what I would have done differently.
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A Slayer vampire might well be uncontrollable by her sire, or any master; but that doesn't mean she couldn't be turned. I think it would take a very foolish vamp, or a desperate one, to try, though.
I never understood why Slayers weren't given guns and maybe the occasional grenade. Yes, they were primarily after vampires, and those weren't fatal to them. But they did face other creatures, and humans, too!
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