I recently read a story where Buffy received letters from both Angel and Spike
Yeah, let's stop right there. I actually have a hard time believing either of them would even write letters. I've seen it in some fics and liked it, but I just don't see either one of them doing it. Well, I see Spike writing lots and lots and lots of letters, and burning them all. Angel, I see him looking at the pen, looking at the paper, and saying, "uh, you want me to do what?"
I think the best writers are the writers who- while they may ship a certain pairing- have affection and respect for *all* the characters.
Well, maybe. But I would think that would be depressing for someone who just can't bring themselves to like Xander, or Buffy, or Angel, or whoever. I mean, you can't help who you like. Which is why I feel bad when someone who doesn't like a character I love really *tries* to do justice to them, and I hate it so much--because the writer is *trying* to move beyond their personal feelings to do justice to a canon that they love, if they can't love the specific character. And that's just sad.
My view is that Buffy/Angel is not a relationship you can actually threaten.
I feel that way, too.
And loving them a little bit allows me to love my favourite pairing a lot.
Now this does make a lot of sense. Even though some A/Sers profess to hate Buffy, and some B/Sers hate Angel, and some B/Aers hate Spike--even though I accept that and respect it and so on--I don't get it. I don't get how you could love B/A and hate Spike. To me, Spike is a big part of who Angel is. Spike is a TREMENDOUS part of what Buffy becomes. If you want to stick to B/A seasons 1-3, and maybe season 4 and 5, ok, maybe, but if you're working with a Buffy after S6 and not in any way caring for Spike and what she went through with him...you're missing a larger point.
I'm not sure I had a question. I just wanted to whine about how narrow-minded I can be. Ha!
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Yeah, let's stop right there. I actually have a hard time believing either of them would even write letters. I've seen it in some fics and liked it, but I just don't see either one of them doing it. Well, I see Spike writing lots and lots and lots of letters, and burning them all. Angel, I see him looking at the pen, looking at the paper, and saying, "uh, you want me to do what?"
I think the best writers are the writers who- while they may ship a certain pairing- have affection and respect for *all* the characters.
Well, maybe. But I would think that would be depressing for someone who just can't bring themselves to like Xander, or Buffy, or Angel, or whoever. I mean, you can't help who you like. Which is why I feel bad when someone who doesn't like a character I love really *tries* to do justice to them, and I hate it so much--because the writer is *trying* to move beyond their personal feelings to do justice to a canon that they love, if they can't love the specific character. And that's just sad.
My view is that Buffy/Angel is not a relationship you can actually threaten.
I feel that way, too.
And loving them a little bit allows me to love my favourite pairing a lot.
Now this does make a lot of sense. Even though some A/Sers profess to hate Buffy, and some B/Sers hate Angel, and some B/Aers hate Spike--even though I accept that and respect it and so on--I don't get it. I don't get how you could love B/A and hate Spike. To me, Spike is a big part of who Angel is. Spike is a TREMENDOUS part of what Buffy becomes. If you want to stick to B/A seasons 1-3, and maybe season 4 and 5, ok, maybe, but if you're working with a Buffy after S6 and not in any way caring for Spike and what she went through with him...you're missing a larger point.
I'm not sure I had a question. I just wanted to whine about how narrow-minded I can be. Ha!