I love Buffy's speed explanation. There are almost as many gaps in her story as there are in his. And now it really IS a mystery, isn't it - if he's the same Spike, who did this to him? What really happened to remove his memory and replace it, and what's going on with all the missing demons?
The creature menacing Dawn is obviously The First, but..... hmm! A puzzlement.
The Dawn scene is amazingly well done. Freaky.
So obediently he went, a tad confused but that was nothing new. Spike jogged right across the graveyard and a good deal further before the last doubt was erased from his mind - the chip wasn't going to fire no matter how far he got. Maybe there should have been a temptation to keep right on going but Spike didn't feel it, and it wasn't a thirst for answers that sent him running right back to the Slayer.
Something about this bit really resonanted with me. That he both realizes that he's technically free, and yet comes back, almost as if compelled. And also Buffy's reactions to his softer behavior, more spooked than pleased - that felt real to me.
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The creature menacing Dawn is obviously The First, but..... hmm! A puzzlement.
The Dawn scene is amazingly well done. Freaky.
So obediently he went, a tad confused but that was nothing new. Spike jogged right across the graveyard and a good deal further before the last doubt was erased from his mind - the chip wasn't going to fire no matter how far he got. Maybe there should have been a temptation to keep right on going but Spike didn't feel it, and it wasn't a thirst for answers that sent him running right back to the Slayer.
Something about this bit really resonanted with me. That he both realizes that he's technically free, and yet comes back, almost as if compelled. And also Buffy's reactions to his softer behavior, more spooked than pleased - that felt real to me.