Commenter Lookup *Caution* Unless you see an ADMIN tag, the comments below may not all belong to the same person! "Dead Things" | View Comments2 | ddoJun 4, 2008 Hi, I'm usually a lurker, but I've really been looking forward to this review, and you lived up to it (despite writer's block, it sounds like). I really enjoyed your analysis of Buffy & Spike's relationship. It's hard for me to put into words what is so interesting, complex, and strangely appealing about their relationship, and I think you analyzed it well. I think Dead Things is possibly the most intense, most psychologically challenging episode in the series, although there are several that challenge it in the sixth and second seasons (OMWF, Seeing Red, Normal Again). One of the posters made a comment comparing Buffy's feelings about Spike to Warren's feelings about women in general. You didn't touch on this as much, but I think the reason Buffy is going through so much psychologically in this episode is because she is beginning to realize (emotionally) that Spike isn't just her robot/sex slave. He has thoughts and feelings, she is beginning to care about him, and that makes her feel worse about what she is doing to him without really feeling it. I think the entire relationship is a result of Buffy trying to feel something, anything, and she's the one that feels like a robot. She can't make herself realize that Spike is feeling something for her. She's making excuses that he likes the pain, that he wants a sex slave, but the truth is that Spike doesn't know what he wants. And that Spike doesn't realize how a relationship should be. She also is beginning to realize that Spike is an anomaly among vampires--a vampire with a bit of a human soul left in him. Basically, I think the Katrina/sex slave metaphor really works here, along with comparisons to the robot episodes, I Was Made to Love You and Intervention. Hope some of that made sense. Are you going to do any more podcasts? Because I really enjoy your podcasts. That's how I found this site in the first place. |
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Thanks for posting this. I always enjoy your reviews (have been checking this site for weeks), and although I don't have much insight since I am really tired at the moment, I wanted to let you know that you did a great job of explaining why I don't like the last fight in this episode. That dialogue really is mediocre. It's interesting because there are some great lines in this episode... but not necessarily where it counts.
I'm not a huge fan of Dark Willow.... she never seemed super scary to me. More zombie-ish. Part of me wonders if she would be scarier if she seemed more *Willow*. She never really seems like Willow when she's dark Willow. I wish she would bust out some of the one-liners, rants, or confused, quick-talking. I think the other thing is that we are used to Willow being a "sidekick" character. I can't think of any other episodes where she takes center stage like this. I don't know, something about it seemed kind of off to me.
Now I need to go watch the Season 6 finale episodes again. :)