And Spike's actions during it are rather surprising. (Not that he attacked her, but that he actually stops after she kicks him off - and not only that, takes off. Every time prior to that - when he attacked her and she kicked him off -he would continue to fight her until he either got what he wanted or a splitting headache from the chip. But this time he did something very different. )
You're the first person I've ever seen make that point - and it's a good one. I think here, though, the difference is Buffy - she's in tears. The best comparison is actually Fool For Love - he is ready to kill her, gun in hand, until he sees she is crying. If she had broken down in tears when he said "You came back wrong" in Smashed, I imagine a similar reaction (which is not to excuse anything btw.)
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Date: 2015-06-12 05:56 pm (UTC)You're the first person I've ever seen make that point - and it's a good one. I think here, though, the difference is Buffy - she's in tears. The best comparison is actually Fool For Love - he is ready to kill her, gun in hand, until he sees she is crying. If she had broken down in tears when he said "You came back wrong" in Smashed, I imagine a similar reaction (which is not to excuse anything btw.)