The Cassandra Urge
Nov. 10th, 2003 10:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rabid1stOkay...in my rant of a few moments ago...some of you may recall it ;-D ...I was talking about my view of AtS as it seems to stand right now.
But as I was ranting a little voice in my head was trying to fix everything that has gone wrong. That's what I do...I doctor plots. I do this all the time...reading a book, watching TV, at the movies...my sweetie finds it VERY annoying. And well...it occurred to me...a few weeks ago...that the FOIL storyline is still viable. Provided we don't have ALL the facts.
Stay with me...this is a wacky idea...and it should be noted I have NO FAITH in this happening on the show...not at all.
But without going into Spoilery details...Angel seems to really resent SPIKE right now...he seems indeed to have a giant stick up his butt about Spike daring to have a soul or be around. And the question I have to ask is...WHY?
Okay...Spike is annoying! That's his role on Angel. I get that. But Angel HAS IT ALL! Angel has the girl...and the fancy job and the shanshu on the horizon...and he's the big hero. So WHAT does he care if Spike is hanging around? Why would Angel think Spike stands any chance at all of taking anything away from him? Spike's a big loser...RIGHT?
Well...maybe he's NOT.
Maybe Angel KNOWS Spike already has taken something away from him. We know that Angel didn't tell anyone about Spike having a soul. He kept that and the world saving part to himself. And we know that Angel believes Spike will, if made solid, go after Buffy. But what we DON'T know is what Buffy had to say when she visited L.A. after Spike died for her and the world.
Angel knows! And it occurs to me that maybe Spike already has Buffy's heart...and just doesn't know it. Maybe she told Angel he should stop waiting for her...and that is why Angel is feeling so hopeless now that Spike is back.
Of course, I am most likely wrong about this! But it would make a heck of a twist...and it would allow us to explore the TRUE meaning of the hero...ie. Angel. He would have to do brave things with no hope of reward...because it was the right thing to do.
Rae
But as I was ranting a little voice in my head was trying to fix everything that has gone wrong. That's what I do...I doctor plots. I do this all the time...reading a book, watching TV, at the movies...my sweetie finds it VERY annoying. And well...it occurred to me...a few weeks ago...that the FOIL storyline is still viable. Provided we don't have ALL the facts.
Stay with me...this is a wacky idea...and it should be noted I have NO FAITH in this happening on the show...not at all.
But without going into Spoilery details...Angel seems to really resent SPIKE right now...he seems indeed to have a giant stick up his butt about Spike daring to have a soul or be around. And the question I have to ask is...WHY?
Okay...Spike is annoying! That's his role on Angel. I get that. But Angel HAS IT ALL! Angel has the girl...and the fancy job and the shanshu on the horizon...and he's the big hero. So WHAT does he care if Spike is hanging around? Why would Angel think Spike stands any chance at all of taking anything away from him? Spike's a big loser...RIGHT?
Well...maybe he's NOT.
Maybe Angel KNOWS Spike already has taken something away from him. We know that Angel didn't tell anyone about Spike having a soul. He kept that and the world saving part to himself. And we know that Angel believes Spike will, if made solid, go after Buffy. But what we DON'T know is what Buffy had to say when she visited L.A. after Spike died for her and the world.
Angel knows! And it occurs to me that maybe Spike already has Buffy's heart...and just doesn't know it. Maybe she told Angel he should stop waiting for her...and that is why Angel is feeling so hopeless now that Spike is back.
Of course, I am most likely wrong about this! But it would make a heck of a twist...and it would allow us to explore the TRUE meaning of the hero...ie. Angel. He would have to do brave things with no hope of reward...because it was the right thing to do.
Rae