By S6, I'm sure there were more Spike boards than any other. Hell, it sometimes seemed like every thread at ATPO eventually became a Spike thread.
Makes sense. The two characters with the most unpredictable and fascinating arcs were Wesley in ATS and Spike in BTVS. Whedon tried with Willow, but that story got bogged down with various social justice issues which were a bit out of the writers' depth, and a character arc that the actress wasn't sure how to play. (Hannigan went for campy humor.)
Xander suffered due to Brendan's substance abuse issues, and Giles suffered due to Head wanting to move back to England.
Buffy suffered from being the lead, and a burned out actress.
That's why S6 and S7 were so uneven and despised by some of the fans. I can't help but wonder if I'd have loved those last two seasons as much as I did if I wasn't a Spike fan? I don't know. It's hard to tell.
Part of my obsession was due largely to what I was going through at the time and complete boredom. I had too much time on my hands...and the fanboards were a great outlet. I remember a friend and coworker informing me that the Buffy boards were my version of group therapy. Which was true to an extent.
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Makes sense. The two characters with the most unpredictable and fascinating arcs were Wesley in ATS and Spike in BTVS. Whedon tried with Willow, but that story got bogged down with various social justice issues which were a bit out of the writers' depth, and a character arc that the actress wasn't sure how to play. (Hannigan went for campy humor.)
Xander suffered due to Brendan's substance abuse issues, and Giles suffered due to Head wanting to move back to England.
Buffy suffered from being the lead, and a burned out actress.
That's why S6 and S7 were so uneven and despised by some of the fans. I can't help but wonder if I'd have loved those last two seasons as much as I did if I wasn't a Spike fan? I don't know. It's hard to tell.
Part of my obsession was due largely to what I was going through at the time and complete boredom. I had too much time on my hands...and the fanboards were a great outlet. I remember a friend and coworker informing me that the Buffy boards were my version of group therapy. Which was true to an extent.