Ugh, I could write novels about the stupidity of the Angel/Angelus stuff. Like, Lord of the Rings length novels.
I think we are supposed to buy into it, unfortunately. As much as I think Joss Whedon is a total genius, he has these weird lapses in logic that have always driven me insane. There are just a few characters that are above any censure, and some that get punished for absolutely everything. I have a lot of pent-up Buffy aggression, and I probably shouldn't get into it...(BUT OMG THE FREAKING SPIKE WITHOUT A SOUL VS ANGEL WITHOUT A SOUL THING MAKES NO FUCKING SENSE WHAT).
Damon and Spike are both phenomenal, but in their own ways. They both were totally silly love-sick fools as humans. The only real difference between them is that Spike got to keep the girl for a century, while Damon never had her (and had to share her with his brother, which, trauma he hates sharing Stefan). So Spike kind of believes in happily ever after with love because he sort of had that, while Damon spent a century getting super bitter and jaded because he was miserable and alone. My poor boy. (But I'm glad for it, because I love him in all his fucked up glory).
Side note: do you ever find yourself thinking, hey, Damon and Stefan are older than Spike. Weird. THIS IS HOW MY MIND WORKS NOW.
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Date: 2011-11-30 09:22 am (UTC)I think we are supposed to buy into it, unfortunately. As much as I think Joss Whedon is a total genius, he has these weird lapses in logic that have always driven me insane. There are just a few characters that are above any censure, and some that get punished for absolutely everything. I have a lot of pent-up Buffy aggression, and I probably shouldn't get into it...(BUT OMG THE FREAKING SPIKE WITHOUT A SOUL VS ANGEL WITHOUT A SOUL THING MAKES NO FUCKING SENSE WHAT).
Damon and Spike are both phenomenal, but in their own ways. They both were totally silly love-sick fools as humans. The only real difference between them is that Spike got to keep the girl for a century, while Damon never had her (and had to share her with his brother, which, trauma
he hates sharing Stefan). So Spike kind of believes in happily ever after with love because he sort of had that, while Damon spent a century getting super bitter and jaded because he was miserable and alone. My poor boy. (But I'm glad for it, because I love him in all his fucked up glory).Side note: do you ever find yourself thinking, hey, Damon and Stefan are older than Spike. Weird. THIS IS HOW MY MIND WORKS NOW.