YAY!! I've found the other happy place on the Forum!! Spuffyland!
Just to be clear I am a Spike fan before Spuffy fan. I am not that big a fan of Buffy herself! Kinda like SKate - I LOVE Sawyer - not a big fan of Kate - but I want them together in the end because it's what Sawyer wants.
But no one can deny the chemistry that existed between Buffy and Spike. I came into my Spuffy love right around the time Spike discovered he was inlove with Buffy! I guess that's why I love this Ship so much. (<---See Avatar and quote!!)
Unlike Bangel, I wasn't "lead" into the relationship from the moment I saw the Big Bad Vampire and the Vampire Slayer. Instead, like Spike I woke up along the way and went, "Wow! Wouldn't it be cool if Buffy and SPIKE got together?!?!?" And BOOM! Or more like KA-BOOM! It exploded on the TV before my very eyes.
And I've been so amazed at the character change in Spike! Always knew he was a different from all the other vampires. And to see how far he has come over the seasons - he gets better and better without losing that vampire edge I love about him!
Which season did you like Spike/Buffy best in?Seasons 5 and 7. I love S5 because of how hard he tries for her - how loyal he is for her, how he fights by her side, and how he grieves her death.
And S7 is so beautiful and so sad. I love how he returns. How Buffy seems to cling to him for strength and support - WOW! What an amazing team they made!
Which is your favorite Spike/Buffy episode?Fool for You and Beneath You.
The two almost each other with the "Beneath Me"/"Beneath You".
The "banter" between the two in Fool for Love is so GOOD! Especially at the end when she says, "It will never be you." I'm always quick with the "Oh yes it will - Slay-ah"
And my favorite part in Beneath You is when Spike tells Buffy, "Shame on you Buffy." I love that he throws her idea back in her face. This is when my
Spike love outshines my Spuffy love! How dare she question his getting his soul!?!? How many times did she tell him in S6 that he was a soulless thing!!
I love that he reminds her he did it for
her. "It's what you wanted." But then I also love that he turns to God (or TPTB) and shouts, "It's what you wanted!" So, not just an acknowledgment of Buffy's influence but also of a more divine influence (perhaps?) as well.
What are their top 3 (or 5) most romantic scenes?1) Someone mentioned the kiss in Tabula Rasa - WOW! What a hot kiss! Every time I see it I get into it!
2.) The "mini-video" to Bush in "Dead Things" where Spike can "sense" her through the door - both their hands caressing the door.
3.) Dead Things again - the balcony scene!
4.)When Buffy tells Spike she's not ready for him to "not be here".
5.) When Spike tells Buffy that the night they spent sleeping in each other's arms was the "best night of my life".
What would you like to see in their inevitable Season 8 reunion?I think that sounds pretty awesome to me!! However - there needs to be a bit of fight in there somewhere!!
But I do want a discussion about the "I love you" and I want Buffy to understand how he couldn't go to her after his return from the Hellmouth.
Who do you like better: Spike or Buffy? As I said above - I am a Spike lover first!! I know this sounds terrible - but I have never liked Buffy! In Season 1 I liked Willow, S2 I liked when Spike and Dru were the new Big Bad! S3 - my favorite character was Faith (and after Spike she is my second favorite character). From S4 until present day it has been Spike. Buffy annoys me...
Will you keep 'shipping Spike/Buffy if it's made clear in the text that it's still one-sided?Y
Yes - because ultimately I want Spike to be loved for who he is and has been. I wouldn't mind if he and Beck have a little some'in, some'in in the new Spike series... I wouldn't mind that at all!!
Do you think Angel and Spike will show up in different Season 8 issues, or in the same one?Both. Do not read ahead if you don't want to be Twilight spoiled - this speculation but it also contains some future issue spoilers - if you are trying to remain "spoiler-free".
I think they both need to have their "introduction" issue - I mean Angel has some " 'splaining to do"! And Buffy and Spike need their own issue as well - maybe even a mini-arc!! I would like to see them get away from everything to talk. Maybe a "mission" that also turns into a soul-searching discussion for both.
But I think we will have all three in one issue if Spike is going to have to help Buffy fight Angel/Twilight!
Are there any other Whedonverse 'ships that remind you of Spike/Buffy?Not in the Whedonverse. The only other Ship this reminds me of is the SKate Ship from LOST.
Conman - Vampire
Heroine Kate - Heroine Buffy
Jack-Angel
Sawyer's Redemption - Spike's Soul
Cage Sex - Sex in a Falling Building
"Yes. I love him!" (Kate when Sawyer was being beaten) - "I love you."(When Spike was burning in the Hellmouth)
And - this is speculation on S6 LOST not a spoiler - I think Sawyer will again sacrifice himself to save everyone - especially Kate - just as Spike sacrificed himself in the Hellmouth.
I just hope they wait till the near last scene of the last episode like they did with Spike.
So that's my Spuffy love!!