Re: OT: Joss on Season 7 <Spoilers>

[JDMeans@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 6/23/02 9:04:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
danspector@xxxxxxxxx writes:


> There, that was actually bitter-free. Yay, me.
> 
> Dan
> 

I dunno about entirely bitter-free, but you're getting better.

Okay

Some spoiler space

for

a

little

speculation

on

the

future

of

Amber

Benson




Now, what I pretty much know about next season is that both Willow and Spike 
will face the music for their actions at the end of the season. As for Amber 
Benson's return to the show, another possibility is that she will be playing 
Tara's ghost, remaining in the physical world to comfort Willow and 
ultimately provide closure. Another possibility is that Willow, to atone for 
her misdeeds, offers to tutor Dawn in controlling her growing powers(hinted 
at in 'Grave'), or act as her Watcher. This will also help her reestablish 
her relationship with Buffy. And if Tara's ghost wants to play 
matchmaker...Okay, maybe most of that's wishful thinking, but wouldn't that 
make a hellacious fanfic?

Ultimately, Willow will be called to account for her turning evil at the end 
of the season, and Spike will face up to his attempt to rape Buffy. I 
predict that Willow will succeed in atoning for her past crimes, but Spike 
won't, and will fall back to his evil self, soul or no soul. I'm still 
reminded of an interview I read a few months ago, where James Marsters said 
two things;

1) he compared his role on BtVS to Malcolm McDowell in Kubrick's "A Clockwork 
Orange", who was conditioned to become violently ill if he considered 
committing rape again, but was still evil. And;

2) a direct quote from James; "I don't think that William was that nice a guy 
before he got turned."

Just remember, having a soul doesn't automatically make you good. 

And for the record, Dan, I love you like a brother, but you gotta take some 
stress management! This bitterness is gonna give you ulcers! Look at it 
this way; Buffy's finally out of her season-long depression, of which her 
boinking Spike was a symptom, and hopefully will get a better job along the 
way! Tell me, you ever try to pay a mortgage, utilities, food and clothes 
for two on the minimum wage that most fast-food joints pay? What I hated 
most about last season, what I believe was the source of many of Buffy's (and 
the show's) troubles last season was the whole 
"Buffy-can-fight-vampires-but-can't-face-the-real-world" storyline that ran 
through most of last season. Since that storyline seems to be over, here's 
hoping that Joss has learned from his mistakes from last season.

Don't give up the Ship!
Kirayoshi