I think maybe she's beginning to realize that "normal" isn't her cup of tea, but she said it in the complete the wrong way.
Yeah... I can see Buffy phrasing something innocuous in a way that seemed hurtful, but I have a hard time seeing that in this situation. I don't think she meant to hurt him or be mean, but I don't think the sentiment is innocuous; her tone seems very sincere, as though she really thinks that Spike couldn't be an integral part of a normal life.
I'm also confused because in the previous issue she said she couldn't have a child right now because her human life was in such shambles, whereas here, it seems she's back to thinking that having a child is impossible because she's a slayer ("If I was going to flout every slayer instinct..."). The way she described it last issue, her slayer instincts and motherhood were compatible because she had support from him, Dawn, Xander, etc.; it was the "Buffy" part of her that wasn't ready. So maybe her implication is supposed to be that she'd be okay with daddy!Spike if she were still slaying and they weren't going for "normal." But that's a very convoluted way of thinking, and even if that is her thought process, I still doubt she actually understands him and how he's changed because this-
But, Spike, if I were trying to have a normal life...you'd be exactly what I'd be running from"
-is flat out wrong. She'd be running from the monsters. Spike's not a monster anymore.
Even if she didn't want a normal life for herself, it's still pretty awful to imply that Spike couldn't be normal." I'm sure there are lots of normal human women besides Buffy who would take him the way he is (*raises hand*). :/
I don't know any of that makes sense. I'm having trouble describing my thoughts. Which I guess makes sense since the page itself is not clear. :)
Any woman who doesn't swoon at those words would have to be made of stone...or, you know, plastic and wires. :-P
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Yeah... I can see Buffy phrasing something innocuous in a way that seemed hurtful, but I have a hard time seeing that in this situation. I don't think she meant to hurt him or be mean, but I don't think the sentiment is innocuous; her tone seems very sincere, as though she really thinks that Spike couldn't be an integral part of a normal life.
I'm also confused because in the previous issue she said she couldn't have a child right now because her human life was in such shambles, whereas here, it seems she's back to thinking that having a child is impossible because she's a slayer ("If I was going to flout every slayer instinct..."). The way she described it last issue, her slayer instincts and motherhood were compatible because she had support from him, Dawn, Xander, etc.; it was the "Buffy" part of her that wasn't ready. So maybe her implication is supposed to be that she'd be okay with daddy!Spike if she were still slaying and they weren't going for "normal." But that's a very convoluted way of thinking, and even if that is her thought process, I still doubt she actually understands him and how he's changed because this-
But, Spike, if I were trying to have a normal life...you'd be exactly what I'd be running from"
-is flat out wrong. She'd be running from the monsters. Spike's not a monster anymore.
Even if she didn't want a normal life for herself, it's still pretty awful to imply that Spike couldn't be normal." I'm sure there are lots of normal human women besides Buffy who would take him the way he is (*raises hand*). :/
I don't know any of that makes sense. I'm having trouble describing my thoughts. Which I guess makes sense since the page itself is not clear. :)
Any woman who doesn't swoon at those words would have to be made of stone...or, you know, plastic and wires. :-P
HEE! :D