Carol and Jess - I knew the Marvel girls would make your list.
Cara and Kahlan - damn I miss that show. I get kind of pissed about it's cancellation, because I feel that it's failure was primarily due to poor marketing that meant it didn't find a decent audience.
Spike - not really sure what to say about this. I guess I kind of get what Whedon was trying for in that scene, but I feel that it could have been a lot more powerful if they'd just whaled on each other in a more traditional fight, rather than violating her in such a way. Failed attempt or not, she was put in a position where she was victimised as a woman, rather than a warrior.
Spike had already killed two slayers, so it would be plausible for him to get the upper hand against Buffy as well. If they'd fought in an all out, this-is-life-or-death brawl, it would have been an epic moment. I can completely imagine Spike going into the situation not caring whether he survived - and that's what would give him the edge, which would in turn force Buffy to "dig deep" and draw on aspects of her slayer nature - the demonic parts - that she's repressed up to that point because she's never been comfortable with the dirty little secret that she's never told anyone - there's a monster inside of her, and however big or small that part may be, that part loves the blood and the violence.
But that's who Spike is, through and through - he's a monster and he knows it, embraces it even - and he's always felt a kinship with Buffy because of that. If he bested her in a fight and was moments away from delivering a death blow, and then chose to walk away? That would have been a powerful moment on so many levels.
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Cara and Kahlan - damn I miss that show. I get kind of pissed about it's cancellation, because I feel that it's failure was primarily due to poor marketing that meant it didn't find a decent audience.
Spike - not really sure what to say about this. I guess I kind of get what Whedon was trying for in that scene, but I feel that it could have been a lot more powerful if they'd just whaled on each other in a more traditional fight, rather than violating her in such a way. Failed attempt or not, she was put in a position where she was victimised as a woman, rather than a warrior.
Spike had already killed two slayers, so it would be plausible for him to get the upper hand against Buffy as well. If they'd fought in an all out, this-is-life-or-death brawl, it would have been an epic moment. I can completely imagine Spike going into the situation not caring whether he survived - and that's what would give him the edge, which would in turn force Buffy to "dig deep" and draw on aspects of her slayer nature - the demonic parts - that she's repressed up to that point because she's never been comfortable with the dirty little secret that she's never told anyone - there's a monster inside of her, and however big or small that part may be, that part loves the blood and the violence.
But that's who Spike is, through and through - he's a monster and he knows it, embraces it even - and he's always felt a kinship with Buffy because of that. If he bested her in a fight and was moments away from delivering a death blow, and then chose to walk away? That would have been a powerful moment on so many levels.