08/01/2008 03:57 pm
I hate that Buffy but hey I hated Buffy like hell after Crush too (and I still do hate her a little).
Er, okay... I don't actually hate Buffy, here or in the show. I was just exploring other possibilities for that scene.
11/06/2007 08:16 pm
haunting last line. very good read, thank you.
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!
Laura
11/04/2007 10:43 am
Order of Taraka, Gem of Amara, Ford & a basement full of vampires. Fair fight?
Yeah, I mentioned that in response to one of the earlier reviews. :) Spike does get romanticized some - it's not always a noble warrior's battle; he fights dirty, too. But since it's Buffy's thought, I'm gonna say that she's projecting her own feelings onto Spike - what she really means is that she should've given him a fair fight. After their years of rivalry, the only really satisfying way for it to end - for either of them - would be for one of them to win in a fair fight. I think any of Spike's cheap shots, if they had worked, would have been just as dissatisfying as this.
11/04/2007 05:00 am
all i can do is laugh, i can see that happening, lol.
Thanks for the review - although I'm not sure if I should be disturbed that you found it funny. ;) Morbid girl, you are!
11/04/2007 02:22 am
Eow - you devil - you tricked me. I thought for a tiny moment that Buffy was going to be nice to Spike. Should have known.
Yeah... I'm pretty evil, I know. :) These two drabbles both have the same sort of twist to them, where it looks like it's happy, and then the end hits you with the harsh reality.
BT_
11/04/2007 02:14 am
so - wait - Buffy didn't think this was Spike?
No... she knew it was Spike. Are you talking about the last line? She's reflecting on the fact that she didn't give *him* a fair fight - his death isn't really satisfying to her because it wasn't worthy of a warrior.
11/04/2007 12:27 am
Have to say I agree with Beth that this would be a wowzer of an opener for a longer fic. She should have remorse immediately for her rash reaction. It would be a great way for her to find out about Darla being back (and Angel's interest in his back from dust sire).
I don't like hating Buffy, that's why the urge to see more.
As I said, well written though. I can only see her doing this on an impulse though and regretting it at once.
Kathleen
I don't like hating Buffy, that's why the urge to see more.
As I said, well written though. I can only see her doing this on an impulse though and regretting it at once.
Kathleen
I think she's already starting to show remorse - at least regretting not killing him in a fair fight, if not feeling sorry that he's gone - but like I said to Beth, I don't really see continuing this one. There's something about just leaving it in that uncomfortable place that appeals to me.
11/04/2007 12:24 am
He WOULD always have given her a fair fight even before his dream epiphany. This is painful but very well written.
Kathleen
Kathleen
Thanks for the review! You know, now that I think about it, there were a few times when it wasn't really a fair fight, but Buffy managed to get away (Halloween, Lie to Me), but I think, just like Buffy here, it wouldn't have been as satisfying to him if he'd ended up killing her that way.
sandy
11/03/2007 10:11 pm
i'm sorry, but i'm finding this very hard to believe. even though buffy was a bitch then, she still never would have staked spike like that, especially not after he just staked drusilla. she's not that cold-hearted. this may be the first time i actually prefer the episode.
I don't think it's cold-hearted so much as rash, but that's your opinion.
11/03/2007 09:17 pm
OMG Ouch! That bitch! *pauses to temporarily hate Buffy and search for mitigating circumstances* Nope, can't make an excuse for her. Definitely a cold-hearted bitch!
Well, it's sadly not the first time we've seen Buffy be a bitch. If you want mitigating circumstances, I'd say that it was a rash decision that she'll probably feel bad about later, but if you want to hate her, that's okay, too. :)
Beth
11/03/2007 06:03 pm
Sad but I liked it.
Hate to imagine dawn's reaction to hearing that buffy pretty much murdered her friend, can't see joyce approving of buffy's actions either.
This would be a good prologue for a story that features spike coming back somehow and buffy discovering that she needs his help for some reason, like maybe against glory.
Hate to imagine dawn's reaction to hearing that buffy pretty much murdered her friend, can't see joyce approving of buffy's actions either.
This would be a good prologue for a story that features spike coming back somehow and buffy discovering that she needs his help for some reason, like maybe against glory.
Hmm... I never really intended to write more (this was more of an exercise to keep the juices flowing while I decide which long fic idea I want to tackle next). I could see maybe a follow-up with Dawn and Joyce reacting, but I wouldn't want to bring Spike back at all. Not all stories are meant to have a happy ending, and in this case, it's just something Buffy has to live with.