#william pratt

[marril96]

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[maurisescapism]

Sometimes I think about Tabula Rasa and yeah, it was a hilarious episode and one of my favourites and it had the hottest kiss of the show, but it also showed us something interesting about Spike.

Their memories were wiped clean, but everyone pretty much retained their core personalities. Spike was goofy and snarky, he got on with Buffy/Joan right away and felt at home fighting by her side. But there was zero "monstrosity" there, he showed no bloodlust, no violence, didn't even know he was a vampire until they got in a fight and he vamped out out of reflex. He had no urge to bite Buffy/Joan. He thought he had a soul.

There were no memories to impact his perception of self. I just think it's pretty remarkable how human Spike appears and feels, even when all of his memories are taken away. Tabula Rasa is who he is at his core, and it's so very ... William.

[obliviousmelon]

spike: [helping dawn with her english homework]

buffy (suspicious): and why do you know about romantic poetry

spike (sweating): i. ate an entire english class

[bertolts]

certified lover boy 🗡️✨

[randomscreensjots]

This episode was gold

[scullys]

James Marsters as SPIKE BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1997 - 2003) | 7x16: "Storyteller"

[blue-star-charmer]

I feel like not enough people have seen the cut scene of spike tearing up after Buffy breaks it off . If you wanna hurt a little today. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧

[verynormalhumanperson]

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