Relationship Buffy and Spike developed so long but they are perfect couple, they grow together, helping each other to be better. Their love is amazing, emotional and real.
"dru said i've gone soft, wasn't demon enough for the likes of her" this edit is so fucking beautiful. spike has one of the best storylines in tv ever. he's my comfort character and this edit gives me so much comfort. i'm going to rewatch this a million and million times. William Pratt is a hero
Just recently introduced my wife to Buffy, we're half way through season 6 now and she is beside herself with a love for Spike. For me Spike has always been one of my favourite characters but damn this video is really palpable with feelings seeing everything in one go. This was very cool.
I always wished to watch it all again with someone I cared about. But after a break up from a 5 year relationship I'm just watching it all again alone and it's a thing. I will always see so much of my development as a person in these characters. Flaws and weaknesses, trying to constantly push to be worthy and better. Great video, love my man Spike. Because though he was beaten down so often. Most of the time, he allowed it or accepted it. And when it mattered, he always came out on top. Beating slayers, Beating angel for the cup, killing Dru and saving the world. He was always worthy. We all just make mistakes.
This was absolutely amazing masterpiece tribute for My Favorite Role Played By James Masters. William Pratt was always the one for Buffy Summers. She was the one who brought out his repressed humanity that was snuffed out by Angelus’s Abusive Nature and his toxic relationship with Drusilla. It’s because of that love for Buffy he manages endure the demon trials and reclaim his soul and became a Hero.
The which gave back the soul to Angel. Spike went to search his soul, he fought to have it back! In the end, Spike is better than Angel! And all treated him so bad, always!🥺❤️
Spike deserved so much better. His arc should have been amazing, but the writers (and mainly Whedon let's be honest) did not fully understand what they had. Spike (and to a lesser extent Dru) was a vampire without a soul who was capable of the full range of human emotions. That fact was obvious and should have at least given the Scoobies pause after they started spending more time with him. From the start he was different and that was achieved by James Marsters incredible acting. I think it was wasted potential that the writers didn't have Giles see Spike attempting to better himself and try to help him. Giles was the one who first reached out to Spike about the possibility of him becoming a good guy in season 4 and he should have still been willing to mentor Spike in season 5. The mindset that Spike isn't a person is especially egregious in season 5 because this was after Buffy's death. They saw him grieve Joyce and Buffy, protect Dawn, and he helped them all summer. If he truly was the emotionless 'thing' the Scoobies insisted he was, Spike would not have stayed after the object of his obsession was gone. When Spike was trying to help Buffy in season 6, he was doing it through a warped perspective. He is 100+ years old and a demon. He was taught by Angelus and spent most of his life with Dru, so of course his advice wasn't going to be the best from a human's perspective but at least he tried to help the best he could. The worst crime done to Spike's character was Seeing Red. In season 6 we see Spike clearly being abused. Regardless of Buffy's depression, she has no right to hurt ANYONE like that. The fact that Spike told her to take it out on him tells me that he has been abused before, because anyone who has not been abused would not say that. I like to think that had the writers realized this then they would not have written the bathroom scene. That plot point was obviously forced because Buffy has been able to walk of worse injuries in other episodes. It is also dangerous to write a scene where an abuse victim retaliates against their abuser with more abuse. That gives the unconscious message that the victim deserved their abuse. By having Spike commit an arguably worse act of abuse to Buffy it effectively erases her of any consequences. (Although I would like to add that Buffy did SA Spike in Gone because she did not immediately identify herself before removing his clothes and Spike was seen panicking before he recognized her. The difference between the scenes in Gone and Seeing Red, Gone's scene is lighthearted and Seeing Red's was taken completely seriously. Another example of male SA being played for as a joke.) By not giving their male assault victim justice and turning him into the abuser, the writers gave the message that men deserve to be assaulted. This act of carelessness in regards to Spike's character and arc is wholly indefensible. The writers blatantly told the audience that Spike did not deserve justice because he ‘wasn't a real person’ (even though he clearly was) and that Buffy deserved justice because she's the main character and also a woman. I believe that Seeing Red was written like that was because the writer's (especially Whedon) wanted Spike to get his soul back and this was the idea they went with. The problem is that SA is a very sensitive topic that the writers already showed they did not fully understand. Angel groomed and SA Buffy because she was a minor during the majority of their relationship; Xander didn't tell Buffy that he remembered the hyena incident and Giles helped him cover it up without asking follow up questions; Xander love spelling the town was an act of mind SA. These instances are proof to me that the writers did not fully understand what SA is. It is dangerous to write about SA without having a full understanding of what it is. Darker themes like this are so easily messed up due to poor understanding and that perpetuates harmful myths. The bathroom scene erases Buffy's abuse of Spike from the minds of some fans and that is wrong. A writer with an understanding of abuse would not have had Spike do that. It sets the dangerous precedent that male assault victims deserve it because they were bound to assault someone anyway. If Spike were a woman and Buffy a man, the bathroom scene would not exist.
Eyooo that was WELL FREAKING SAID!! * standing ovation * Yes, that's why Seeing Red never felt realistic to me. SA is about power, usually, right? Well, it's very well established that Buffy has all the power, holds all the cards. He is never once stronger than her, "I do beat him up a lot." Even his words in that scene... he's _...begging_ for her to recognize him. It's all sort of upside-down to me. You explained it PERFECTLY.
Wowwwww 👏🏾this was a very good response. I’m blown away by your critique of the abuse Spike endured was forced to be over shadowed by a crappy scene that then makes him the far worst abuser. And because he is a man what he did will always over shadow what Buffy does. But if we saw Buffy getting beat to a pulp like she did to him in Dead Things, that would have been taking so much more serious. As if men are supposed to deserve that treatment just because they are males. The writers found a disrespectful way to not only hurt Spike’s character but also Buffy’s for no reason. They wanted fans to hate Spike even more cause nothing else was working so they violate Buffy just to get the hate. Any abuse should be taken seriously and and yet one was overshadowed more due to gender roles. But not sure if you knew this but you know the AR scene was actually from one of the female writers on the show. She was actually Spike and tried to rape her ex boyfriend out of desperation. She thought if they could have sex again he would realize he still loved her. At least that is what I have read.
@@JhadeSagrav I also could see the desperation on his face, but the idea for that scene came from one of the female writers on the show. She was actually Spike in a situation with her ex she tried to force herself on him hoping that would make him see that they were still in love… but no one would look at that situation and say it’s the same as the Spike attacking Buffy due to gender roles. Pretty sad they couldn’t see what a gold mine they had with their love story.. they didn’t have to go the route of trying to make more fans hate him instead of giving the heroine of the story what she truly deserved.. which in my opinion was Spike , who he truly was and how true he could love someone is so rare. A soulless vampire who then gets his soul for the woman he loves. And this video gives a clear picture why he was truly the man she deserved to love her.
Damn, this was powerful. Not a repeat in sight. Brought me to tears. James M. Mastered that character, the only character I favor more than the person who's name is the title of this show.
He tried to grape 🍇 her… Idc about anyone who ships them… Buffy was a show about growing up and becoming an adult. Their relationship before spike got a soul was straight up toxic and abusive
@@lissabroome2192 he was literally soulless. Should have been nothing more than a monster. He tried to become a good man for her. He fought for his soul for her. I think people forget that sometimes.
I’m rewatching Buffy for the first time in years. I’ve come to the conclusion Buffy really wasn’t that nice. She was horrible to Riley too. She took just about everybody for granted.
I thought so too when I watched Buffy 10 years ago.. but rewatching it now I feel like I used to ignore all the terrible things Spike did to Buffy. Their relationship was sooo toxic in season 6 and they were both to blame.
@@lissabroome2192 He was also a vampire confused about his love for a woman, where Angelus's very human half, Angel, stalked a 16 year old Buffy. Angelus could have succeeded in "graping" her, and would have snapped her neck, and all of her friends with no remorse. You got this one wrong. 🤣
Angel had a curse on him which forced a soul on him but spike actually fought to gain his soul which proves he had more good in him then Buffy ever gave him credit for so it's kind of sad that the writers didn't give them a chance for a real romance which would have been more interesting seeing how Angel was only really in 1 or 2 seasons and left
Spike gained his soul after he tried to rape Buffy to prove to her that he had changed . Spike Killed two innocent slayers & he turned innocent people into vampires & in another dimension he turned innocent Willow & Xander into vampires . Buffy as a grown woman that had attended college always thought about marrying angel cause her heart & soul belong to Angel .
Angel left to protect Buffy from his lust for her which would bring back soulless Angelus. The demon that is in all vampires rules with unintended consequences. Yes I in many ways believe William the Bloody proved to be more valiant but still it was Buffy lust until he got his soul. He could only have become the Champion w/ a soul. The writers transfigured him into the Angel series to keep his character growing. Super hilarious Spangel ensued! Plus a ratings boost for Angel. Wesley & Cordelia also became part of that cast.
Spike’s mother as a vampire saw William /Spike as a sentimental fool even as vampire. One thing about Spike is he saw truth for what it is. I think he inherited this from his mother, even as a vampire. Yes Spike was a monster but he loved and this was the imprint of William’s humanity in him. I guess that’s why they called the episode Fool for Love in season 5. It was only when Spike got his soul that his love for Buffy turned from obsessive to selfless. He did love her selflessly as a vamp but it was always over shadowed in his pursuit to overtake her pre-soul. I loved how it ended with him being the Chosen one to save her. However, he didn’t just save her with his sacrifice, he set her free from being the only chosen slayer. This was such a beautiful ending given he was not able to save her at the end of Season 5 (though in his mind he saved her every night in different ways). So I feel their love story, though more tragic in outcome, was also poignant and beautiful. Buffy’s death was a pivotal point in Spike redemption arc where the fight between his humanity and demon side became more evident pushing him ultimately to get soul after he attacked her. He realized as long as he remained a demon, he had the propensity to hurt her. The human side of him could not handle this driving him to seek out soil and become the man she deserved.
@lioking4093 it's frankly interesting how you refer to the slayers as innocent when it's frankly clear that the moral complexity of the dynamic is much more complex. Slayers are part demon. Vampires are part human. We've been shown that demons have sliding scale of morality and the Slayers do not account for that. It is much more likely that the Watchers Council and the Slayer Ignore the ambiguous nature of the demon races so Their Morals don't get in the way and stay Black and White as to not have to think about it. They aren’t innocent. That doesn't mean they're bad, but to act as if we don't meet decent demons within the narrative ignores that they do exist. As Spike said "I was a vampire and she was the slayer." Regarding Nikki, it's the way of things and what's done. The hunter and the hunted. Demons and Vampires fear and love just as slayers do. Slayers kill just as demons do. Innocence is irrelevant.
A lot of people still don't get that the prophesy that Angel the narcissist thought was about him was actually about Spike. Spike always was true to his word even when he had no soul. He saved his dying mother with no soul, when Angelus chose to slaughter his entire family. When Angelus was touched by the judge, he could not be burned because he was a horrible self-centered human being when alive.He groomed a teenage girl and then lost interest as she came of age, whereas that's when Spike started to love her. There are no redeeming qualities of the Angel/Buffy relationship and it blows my mind that Sarah Michelle Gellar preferred it over the Spike/Buffy arc.
Couldn't agree more. I'm rewatching the series again and I'm struck over and over by the Spike character. He's always been my favorite but this time around it's really clear Spike should have been the love interest. Great post.
@@thegnomecleric I never claimed he wasn't a flawed person, I was claiming he had a heart, much more heart than Angel, with or without a soul. I'm not claiming good people cannot do bad things, as terrible people can also be capable of good . My opinion on the attempted rape scene is that the show made it clear she could kick the crap out of him whenever she wanted to, and she did, often, even when he could not defend himself. The reason why that was such an impactful scene was because she didn't believe that he would try such an awful thing. There were abusive scenes where they beat the shit out of each other causing real harm that was consensual and it wasn't shocking at all. The scene was shocking because it was the first time in a long time where he reverted back to that conquest mindset present in season 2. When she realised he was seriously trying to assault her, she ends the altercation with her physical strength rather than her repeated verbal protest, and then says"ask me again why I could never love you". That's my view.
this is brilliant! already rewatched it 3 times, it tells Spike's story, and really shows who he was and what he became...and why Spike is my favorite character in the buffy uverse!
Watching this 15 years later and the story speaks different now, awakening, spike was going through his dark night of soul, the whole series about being a chosen one and awakening, beautiful, and when Adam says about a powerful being trapped and knowing the truth, speaks to my heart ♥️
Wow, this is perfection! The way you weaved the scenes and dialogue from the different seasons together to tell Spike's story is flawless. Taking my hat off to you.
The last time i was looking for Buffy music videos was like 18 years ago because i could not let go of the series so easily because the series helped me getting through some very dark times. I still have 2 very old music videos from that time back then. Never would i have thought that i watch a "new" buffy music video ever again but this is amazing ! Thank you, i'm keeping this one too, it shall never be forgotten for as long as i live ^___^.
I have 2 cds of the Buffy soundtrack if you want them! They are awesome and some of the tracks really take you back to a particular scene! I’m getting rid of all cds at the mo, so you are very welcome to them if you want them!
I think she loved angel so much, that she couldn't stand the idea of giving into feelings[passion, or real ❤❤again]for spike. . I think that's why she was sooo brutal to spike.
This is powerful and I love the choices of scenes,love the edit. I don't want to criticize, but even though I know the dialogue by heart, I find the music too loud and it drowns out the dialogue. I know the balance is hard to get right. I still love the edit choices though.
Whatever truth, whatever law, whatever power we think we discover, deduce or invent, love will demolish all. How does a campy TV show get at what scientists, philosophers and artists all miss?
Spike yeah I know what you are too a jerk sometimes other times she could be quite nice but if you hurt my child's you hurt my Ruger child's I'm going to be pissed at you
Отстой в том, что во всех видео у Баффи покер фейс. Никакого интереса к Спайку. Когда Спайк говорит, что нельзя отрицать - между ними что-то есть. И рядом деревянная Баффи. Кринж. Потрясающий актер. Жаль, что его чувства были не взаимны всю дорогу. Он просто идеал. А эта Баффи чучундра, блэт.
![when the party's over [buffy & spike]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/WV4fRLYHWqY/mqdefault.jpg)
Spike is hands down the best character in the Buffyverse and I will die on this hill.
Spike is my favorite character....❤
Relationship Buffy and Spike developed so long but they are perfect couple, they grow together, helping each other to be better. Their love is amazing, emotional and real.
"dru said i've gone soft, wasn't demon enough for the likes of her" this edit is so fucking beautiful. spike has one of the best storylines in tv ever. he's my comfort character and this edit gives me so much comfort. i'm going to rewatch this a million and million times. William Pratt is a hero
Callam 🥰 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘💋
Just recently introduced my wife to Buffy, we're half way through season 6 now and she is beside herself with a love for Spike. For me Spike has always been one of my favourite characters but damn this video is really palpable with feelings seeing everything in one go.
This was very cool.
I always wished to watch it all again with someone I cared about. But after a break up from a 5 year relationship I'm just watching it all again alone and it's a thing. I will always see so much of my development as a person in these characters. Flaws and weaknesses, trying to constantly push to be worthy and better. Great video, love my man Spike. Because though he was beaten down so often. Most of the time, he allowed it or accepted it. And when it mattered, he always came out on top. Beating slayers, Beating angel for the cup, killing Dru and saving the world. He was always worthy. We all just make mistakes.
Elle est géniale cette série ❤
This was absolutely amazing masterpiece tribute for My Favorite Role Played By James Masters. William Pratt was always the one for Buffy Summers. She was the one who brought out his repressed humanity that was snuffed out by Angelus’s Abusive Nature and his toxic relationship with Drusilla. It’s because of that love for Buffy he manages endure the demon trials and reclaim his soul and became a Hero.
" I know you'll never love me. I know that I'm a monster. But you treat me like a man"
The which gave back the soul to Angel. Spike went to search his soul, he fought to have it back! In the end, Spike is better than Angel! And all treated him so bad, always!🥺❤️
Spike deserved so much better. His arc should have been amazing, but the writers (and mainly Whedon let's be honest) did not fully understand what they had. Spike (and to a lesser extent Dru) was a vampire without a soul who was capable of the full range of human emotions. That fact was obvious and should have at least given the Scoobies pause after they started spending more time with him. From the start he was different and that was achieved by James Marsters incredible acting. I think it was wasted potential that the writers didn't have Giles see Spike attempting to better himself and try to help him. Giles was the one who first reached out to Spike about the possibility of him becoming a good guy in season 4 and he should have still been willing to mentor Spike in season 5. The mindset that Spike isn't a person is especially egregious in season 5 because this was after Buffy's death. They saw him grieve Joyce and Buffy, protect Dawn, and he helped them all summer. If he truly was the emotionless 'thing' the Scoobies insisted he was, Spike would not have stayed after the object of his obsession was gone.
When Spike was trying to help Buffy in season 6, he was doing it through a warped perspective. He is 100+ years old and a demon. He was taught by Angelus and spent most of his life with Dru, so of course his advice wasn't going to be the best from a human's perspective but at least he tried to help the best he could. The worst crime done to Spike's character was Seeing Red. In season 6 we see Spike clearly being abused. Regardless of Buffy's depression, she has no right to hurt ANYONE like that. The fact that Spike told her to take it out on him tells me that he has been abused before, because anyone who has not been abused would not say that. I like to think that had the writers realized this then they would not have written the bathroom scene. That plot point was obviously forced because Buffy has been able to walk of worse injuries in other episodes. It is also dangerous to write a scene where an abuse victim retaliates against their abuser with more abuse. That gives the unconscious message that the victim deserved their abuse.
By having Spike commit an arguably worse act of abuse to Buffy it effectively erases her of any consequences. (Although I would like to add that Buffy did SA Spike in Gone because she did not immediately identify herself before removing his clothes and Spike was seen panicking before he recognized her. The difference between the scenes in Gone and Seeing Red, Gone's scene is lighthearted and Seeing Red's was taken completely seriously. Another example of male SA being played for as a joke.) By not giving their male assault victim justice and turning him into the abuser, the writers gave the message that men deserve to be assaulted. This act of carelessness in regards to Spike's character and arc is wholly indefensible. The writers blatantly told the audience that Spike did not deserve justice because he ‘wasn't a real person’ (even though he clearly was) and that Buffy deserved justice because she's the main character and also a woman.
I believe that Seeing Red was written like that was because the writer's (especially Whedon) wanted Spike to get his soul back and this was the idea they went with. The problem is that SA is a very sensitive topic that the writers already showed they did not fully understand. Angel groomed and SA Buffy because she was a minor during the majority of their relationship; Xander didn't tell Buffy that he remembered the hyena incident and Giles helped him cover it up without asking follow up questions; Xander love spelling the town was an act of mind SA. These instances are proof to me that the writers did not fully understand what SA is.
It is dangerous to write about SA without having a full understanding of what it is. Darker themes like this are so easily messed up due to poor understanding and that perpetuates harmful myths. The bathroom scene erases Buffy's abuse of Spike from the minds of some fans and that is wrong. A writer with an understanding of abuse would not have had Spike do that. It sets the dangerous precedent that male assault victims deserve it because they were bound to assault someone anyway. If Spike were a woman and Buffy a man, the bathroom scene would not exist.
Eyooo that was WELL FREAKING SAID!! * standing ovation *
Yes, that's why Seeing Red never felt realistic to me. SA is about power, usually, right? Well, it's very well established that Buffy has all the power, holds all the cards. He is never once stronger than her, "I do beat him up a lot." Even his words in that scene... he's _...begging_ for her to recognize him. It's all sort of upside-down to me.
You explained it PERFECTLY.
Wowwwww 👏🏾this was a very good response. I’m blown away by your critique of the abuse Spike endured was forced to be over shadowed by a crappy scene that then makes him the far worst abuser. And because he is a man what he did will always over shadow what Buffy does. But if we saw Buffy getting beat to a pulp like she did to him in Dead Things, that would have been taking so much more serious. As if men are supposed to deserve that treatment just because they are males. The writers found a disrespectful way to not only hurt Spike’s character but also Buffy’s for no reason. They wanted fans to hate Spike even more cause nothing else was working so they violate Buffy just to get the hate. Any abuse should be taken seriously and and yet one was overshadowed more due to gender roles. But not sure if you knew this but you know the AR scene was actually from one of the female writers on the show. She was actually Spike and tried to rape her ex boyfriend out of desperation. She thought if they could have sex again he would realize he still loved her. At least that is what I have read.
@@JhadeSagrav I also could see the desperation on his face, but the idea for that scene came from one of the female writers on the show. She was actually Spike in a situation with her ex she tried to force herself on him hoping that would make him see that they were still in love… but no one would look at that situation and say it’s the same as the Spike attacking Buffy due to gender roles. Pretty sad they couldn’t see what a gold mine they had with their love story.. they didn’t have to go the route of trying to make more fans hate him instead of giving the heroine of the story what she truly deserved.. which in my opinion was Spike , who he truly was and how true he could love someone is so rare. A soulless vampire who then gets his soul for the woman he loves. And this video gives a clear picture why he was truly the man she deserved to love her.
Exactly
Well said
Damn, this was powerful. Not a repeat in sight. Brought me to tears. James M. Mastered that character, the only character I favor more than the person who's name is the title of this show.
"She didn't even care enough to cut off my head or set me on fire..." -Spike about Drucilla
This is a gosh darn flippin masterpiece. I will fite ANYONE who says otherwise!!!
Buffy was so cruel to him somtimes
He tried to grape 🍇 her… Idc about anyone who ships them…
Buffy was a show about growing up and becoming an adult. Their relationship before spike got a soul was straight up toxic and abusive
@@lissabroome2192 he was literally soulless. Should have been nothing more than a monster. He tried to become a good man for her. He fought for his soul for her. I think people forget that sometimes.
I’m rewatching Buffy for the first time in years. I’ve come to the conclusion Buffy really wasn’t that nice. She was horrible to Riley too. She took just about everybody for granted.
I thought so too when I watched Buffy 10 years ago.. but rewatching it now I feel like I used to ignore all the terrible things Spike did to Buffy. Their relationship was sooo toxic in season 6 and they were both to blame.
@@lissabroome2192 He was also a vampire confused about his love for a woman, where Angelus's very human half, Angel, stalked a 16 year old Buffy. Angelus could have succeeded in "graping" her, and would have snapped her neck, and all of her friends with no remorse. You got this one wrong. 🤣
Angel had a curse on him which forced a soul on him but spike actually fought to gain his soul which proves he had more good in him then Buffy ever gave him credit for so it's kind of sad that the writers didn't give them a chance for a real romance which would have been more interesting seeing how Angel was only really in 1 or 2 seasons and left
Spike gained his soul after he tried to rape Buffy to prove to her that he had changed . Spike Killed two innocent slayers & he turned innocent people into vampires & in another dimension he turned innocent Willow & Xander into vampires . Buffy as a grown woman that had attended college always thought about marrying angel cause her heart & soul belong to Angel .
Angel left to protect Buffy from his lust for her which would bring back soulless Angelus. The demon that is in all vampires rules with unintended consequences. Yes I in many ways believe William the Bloody proved to be more valiant but still it was Buffy lust until he got his soul. He could only have become the Champion w/ a soul. The writers transfigured him into the Angel series to keep his character growing. Super hilarious Spangel ensued! Plus a ratings boost for Angel. Wesley & Cordelia also became part of that cast.
Spike’s mother as a vampire saw William /Spike as a sentimental fool even as vampire. One thing about Spike is he saw truth for what it is. I think he inherited this from his mother, even as a vampire. Yes Spike was a monster but he loved and this was the imprint of William’s humanity in him. I guess that’s why they called the episode Fool for Love in season 5. It was only when Spike got his soul that his love for Buffy turned from obsessive to selfless. He did love her selflessly as a vamp but it was always over shadowed in his pursuit to overtake her pre-soul. I loved how it ended with him being the Chosen one to save her. However, he didn’t just save her with his sacrifice, he set her free from being the only chosen slayer. This was such a beautiful ending given he was not able to save her at the end of Season 5 (though in his mind he saved her every night in different ways). So I feel their love story, though more tragic in outcome, was also poignant and beautiful. Buffy’s death was a pivotal point in Spike redemption arc where the fight between his humanity and demon side became more evident pushing him ultimately to get soul after he attacked her. He realized as long as he remained a demon, he had the propensity to hurt her. The human side of him could not handle this driving him to seek out soil and become the man she deserved.
@@tzeven1 Damn…. that response was just….. hands down one of the best insights to their relationship. Love this
@lioking4093 it's frankly interesting how you refer to the slayers as innocent when it's frankly clear that the moral complexity of the dynamic is much more complex. Slayers are part demon. Vampires are part human. We've been shown that demons have sliding scale of morality and the Slayers do not account for that. It is much more likely that the Watchers Council and the Slayer Ignore the ambiguous nature of the demon races so Their Morals don't get in the way and stay Black and White as to not have to think about it. They aren’t innocent. That doesn't mean they're bad, but to act as if we don't meet decent demons within the narrative ignores that they do exist. As Spike said "I was a vampire and she was the slayer." Regarding Nikki, it's the way of things and what's done. The hunter and the hunted. Demons and Vampires fear and love just as slayers do. Slayers kill just as demons do. Innocence is irrelevant.
A lot of people still don't get that the prophesy that Angel the narcissist thought was about him was actually about Spike. Spike always was true to his word even when he had no soul. He saved his dying mother with no soul, when Angelus chose to slaughter his entire family. When Angelus was touched by the judge, he could not be burned because he was a horrible self-centered human being when alive.He groomed a teenage girl and then lost interest as she came of age, whereas that's when Spike started to love her. There are no redeeming qualities of the Angel/Buffy relationship and it blows my mind that Sarah Michelle Gellar preferred it over the Spike/Buffy arc.
Yes exactly the writers for this show should have gave buffy and spike a real chance at romance instead of her using him for sex and company basically
Oh, I totally agree with you.
Couldn't agree more. I'm rewatching the series again and I'm struck over and over by the Spike character. He's always been my favorite but this time around it's really clear Spike should have been the love interest. Great post.
what about when he tries to rape buffy tho???
@@thegnomecleric I never claimed he wasn't a flawed person, I was claiming he had a heart, much more heart than Angel, with or without a soul. I'm not claiming good people cannot do bad things, as terrible people can also be capable of good . My opinion on the attempted rape scene is that the show made it clear she could kick the crap out of him whenever she wanted to, and she did, often, even when he could not defend himself. The reason why that was such an impactful scene was because she didn't believe that he would try such an awful thing. There were abusive scenes where they beat the shit out of each other causing real harm that was consensual and it wasn't shocking at all. The scene was shocking because it was the first time in a long time where he reverted back to that conquest mindset present in season 2. When she realised he was seriously trying to assault her, she ends the altercation with her physical strength rather than her repeated verbal protest, and then says"ask me again why I could never love you". That's my view.
I think Angel got "a soul" and Spike got "his own soul back."
Noiice!!!!! I love that comparison
Buffy was cruel to spike. Spike is the shit! the way his character evolved bring them back!!!!!!
this is brilliant! already rewatched it 3 times, it tells Spike's story, and really shows who he was and what he became...and why Spike is my favorite character in the buffy uverse!
Watching this 15 years later and the story speaks different now, awakening, spike was going through his dark night of soul, the whole series about being a chosen one and awakening, beautiful, and when Adam says about a powerful being trapped and knowing the truth, speaks to my heart ♥️
Wow, this is perfection! The way you weaved the scenes and dialogue from the different seasons together to tell Spike's story is flawless. Taking my hat off to you.
My fav!!
I miss them SO DAMN MUCH 😭😭
Buffy did love spike, forbidden, but real
Was it SMG who wanted the série to be over ? Cause it would have been amazing to see 2 ir 3 more years of soulfull Spike
The last time i was looking for Buffy music videos was like 18 years ago because i could not let go of the series so easily because the series helped me getting through some very dark times. I still have 2 very old music videos from that time back then.
Never would i have thought that i watch a "new" buffy music video ever again but this is amazing !
Thank you, i'm keeping this one too, it shall never be forgotten for as long as i live ^___^.
I have 2 cds of the Buffy soundtrack if you want them! They are awesome and some of the tracks really take you back to a particular scene! I’m getting rid of all cds at the mo, so you are very welcome to them if you want them!
She, my muse. He, my obsession ❤️
Moral of the story, she's so toxic for him lol!
That ... was amazing.
Amazing! I love him! The music building with the quotes gave me all the feels
Excellent edit 👍👍👍
My Second Favorite Character and My Favorite Antagonist in The Buffyverse.
Just a brilliant cut, wow! So well done, thanks a lot!
The best edit! Rewatched many times already. Thank you, Leah! Great job! ❤🔥
Well done! Beautiful edit and it really highlights well the entire Spike path in Buffy.
Wow this is amazing!! Well done 👏
Forbidden love ❤️
Love the character, love the show and love the video! Really well done! Subscribed for more content 😀😀
I’m geeking out.
I think she loved angel so much, that she couldn't stand the idea of giving into feelings[passion, or real ❤❤again]for spike. . I think that's why she was sooo brutal to spike.
This is a very good edit.
Amazing 😍
This is powerful and I love the choices of scenes,love the edit. I don't want to criticize, but even though I know the dialogue by heart, I find the music too loud and it drowns out the dialogue. I know the balance is hard to get right. I still love the edit choices though.
Wow 😍😍😍😍
Great short except the music's louder than the words.
C'est qui le champion ? C'est Spike ! ❤
Spikes not the only one in love with pain.. she fell for a vampire & gives spike crap ? 😂- Jennifer my sons mom Burton🎉
Что Спайк,что его демон-два сапога пара.Демону мклопить кровь и наслаждаться,он хочет чувствовать,как человек
They are going to ruin this show with a remake it deeply depresses me to think about it.
À bon ?
😍❤️
I wish I could hear the words the music is too loud. Thanks anyway!
James Marsters as Spike Hansell
Whatever truth, whatever law, whatever power we think we discover, deduce or invent, love will demolish all. How does a campy TV show get at what scientists, philosophers and artists all miss?
The background sound is so loud turn it down! Otherwhise its good
Stephanie Curtis
❤ - Jennifer my sons mom Burton 🎉
Androgany love
Spike yeah I know what you are too a jerk sometimes other times she could be quite nice but if you hurt my child's you hurt my Ruger child's I'm going to be pissed at you
Good video, but too long :/
Отстой в том, что во всех видео у Баффи покер фейс. Никакого интереса к Спайку. Когда Спайк говорит, что нельзя отрицать - между ними что-то есть. И рядом деревянная Баффи. Кринж. Потрясающий актер. Жаль, что его чувства были не взаимны всю дорогу. Он просто идеал. А эта Баффи чучундра, блэт.