#beneath you

[bumblingeditor]

Buffy: Why? Why would you do that-

Spike: Buffy, shame on you. Why does a man do what he mustn't? For her. To be hers. To be the kind of man who would nev- to be a kind of man. She shall look on him with forgiveness, and everybody will forgive and love. He will be loved. So everything's OK, right? Can-can we rest now? Buffy...can we rest?

[victorfreakenste1n]

“I wanted to give you what you deserve.” | 7x02 Beneath You

[femmedefandom]

oh my god the pain in 7x02 when Spike makes it abundantly clear he thinks his only use for Buffy is to be her punching bag or sex toy. that he is in agony with the spark of his burning soul and the constant turmoil of his mind but it's okay because "it's what you wanted, right?" no wonder Buffy cries to see it.

[fallintomidnight]

Here lies Jamie. Cause of death? Spike's speech in "Beneath You".

[mistylacrimosa]

Τhis show will be the death of me

[fluffyspuffy]

For Spike, setting him on fire is an act of love

He knew Dawn still cared about him

And he definitely knew Buffy was serious when she said she loved him

[ashesandhackles]

I have been watching bits of Season 7, and have to pause and commend Sarah Michelle Gellar's facial journey in this scene in Beneath You. This is where Buffy accuses Spike of not changing, and Spike doubles down on it. She has so many layers to her micro expressions, it's insane.

The "how could you?" mixed with digust

To the vindicated rage after throwing Spike to the floor:

And finally, my favourite the vulnerable defiance she has as she gets into James Marsters' face like a threat:

The vulnerability is such an interesting addition to the defiance and threat - because you have seen Buffy being threatening and defiant in so many other contexts, but the vulnerability of her eyes say so many things.

It's true that Buffy doesn't get to process the events of Season 6 as much in Season 7 writing wise, but Sarah shows a whole story with just her face, minimal dialogue and it ends with the church scene. Beautiful.

[socratesgirl]

beneath you is technically a terrible episode but the title alone is so sick and twisted for a spike episode 💀 not like thats what cecily and buffy said to him or anything