I'm pretty much in agreement with you on everything here (though I'm muchly hoping that Xander and Dawn's rejection is borne of frustration, not disinterest, and I understand Willow's feelings here, but her reactions are still childish and petty). I'm mostly ignoring the mythology- Joss rarely keeps to it or brings it up again anyway, so it's best to just nod and smile and move on. ;)
I've been hoping for something similar for Buffy and Spike- especially since everything's been so easy for them thus far. It's how I want to see them in the end, but at the beginning of a season, a relationship that healthy is headed toward disaster. :/ I don't particularly care if Buffy has sex with Severin- he's a bland enough character that he poses about as much of a threat to the Spuffy relationship as Scott Hope did to BA, and he's clearly headed toward badness, anyway. But Spuffy conflict over him would be something worth watching! ;)
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Date: 2011-11-11 04:51 am (UTC)I've been hoping for something similar for Buffy and Spike- especially since everything's been so easy for them thus far. It's how I want to see them in the end, but at the beginning of a season, a relationship that healthy is headed toward disaster. :/ I don't particularly care if Buffy has sex with Severin- he's a bland enough character that he poses about as much of a threat to the Spuffy relationship as Scott Hope did to BA, and he's clearly headed toward badness, anyway. But Spuffy conflict over him would be something worth watching! ;)