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I feel like I should have something intelligent to say about the linguistic similarity between these scenes and what that implies, but either way I think the parallel is pretty interesting…

Perhaps it says something about how, in the btvs universe, love for someone, whether conscious (as in Tara’s case) or unconscious (as in Spike’s), leaves a sort of aura, imperceptible except by supernatural means (e.g Oz’s superhuman sense of smell or Drusilla’s prophetic powers).

Or I dunno, 🤷‍♀️ perhaps it’s just a neat metaphor the writers liked to reuse, but either way, I enjoy the idea that love can be so strong and so clear that it’s literally perceptible to those around you, no matter how hard you try to hide or deny it… even to yourself.

#perhaps the auras are like that one that spike sees around buffy too… y’know… where she glows #*when she’s in love cough cough 👀*#drusilla btvs #spike btvs #oz btvs #tara maclay #btvs #btvs parallels #buffy the vampire slayer #spuffy #tillow

spike showing buffy the darkness vs giving her the light

#spuffy #btvs #buffy the vampire slayer #you’re the one buffy #i believe in you spike #buffy and spike #spike and buffy #he is in my heart #to be hers #btvs dead things #btvs chosen #btvs script #btvs parallels #deleted scene

s02e17 Passion // s05e14 Crush

Image id: Two scenes from Buffy the Vampire Slayer side by side. One where Buffy finds a drawing Angel left of her sleeping on her bed, the other where Buffy finds a shrine Spike made about her with pictures and drawings of her.

#buffy #buffy summers #btvs #my gifs #btvs parallels #parallels #anti bangel #anti spuffy #i guess?#don't want to annoy anyone

I'm rewatching Angel. More specifically, just watched 3x01, "Heartthrob", and I'm still amazed by the fact that we have :

-a blond, blue-eyed vampire,

-called JAMES (*cough*),

-who just lost the blonde, Buffy-styled, love of his life and can't process it.

They even gave them the same kind of haircut.

And this episode was shoot and aired approximatively at the same moment as the first episode of the 6th season of Buffy. The parallel is so obvious, it hurts 😭

I like that they're presenting a contrast with Angel, who feels bad because he's of course affected by Buffy's death but actually doing ok, and feels guilty for being ok. He's not at the same point anymore. It was an interesting highlight and comment about his own journey.

#Spuffy #ATS #BTVS #ATS 3x01 #Heartthrob #BTVS parallels #Buffy's death #Spike

later seasons Spike righting his s2 wrongs:

* In School Hard Spike goes to Sunnydale High on Parent-teacher night and kills people. In Storyteller Spike & Buffy go to Sunnydale High to save people, she reminds him not to kill anyone.

* In Halloween, Spike tried to kill amnesiac Buffy and sent a minion to spy on her via camcorder. In Tabula Rasa Spike & Buffy have amnesia, they fight together. "no thoughts of me killing you" In Entropy Buffy asked Spike if he's been spying on her via cameras. "Do you think that I could do that?"

* In What's My Line Spike sent the Order of Taraka to kill Buffy. She stops him killing her boyfriend during a blood ritual. In Family, Spike heard Glory sent demons to kill Buffy and ends up helping her. In The Gift she has him swear to protect her sister during a blood ritual. "I made a promise"

* In Surprise Spike let The Judge (burns the good out of people) try to incinerate Buffy. In Once More With Feeling Spike saved Buffy from incineration. In Chosen Spike let's himself be incinerated, through him evil gets burnt out of the town.

* In Becoming #2 Spike abandoned Buffy when he saw Angelus about to run her head through with a sword, she caught the blade. In Spiral Spike saved Buffy when a knight was about to run her head through with a sword, he caught the blade.

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