we want characters we love to be better than that, to be better than what they are.
That is so true. We want out tv people to be larger than life and oh so much better than we are. We want to think our mums would be better than that. And of course Joyce is. But we are reminded she is human, they all are and are allowed to show it and grow from it.
I really dilike S5 Spike - for his clumsy courting attempts, his Bufffy shrine. I wanted a smooth operator, after all 100plus years of experience.
Except William died a shy, 28yr old virgin withe one failed attempt at courting. So of course Spike is bumbling and awkward in what is only his second attempt at winning the girl. And he is alone, a lot so plenty of room for an obsession to grow.
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Date: 2013-04-18 10:29 pm (UTC)That is so true. We want out tv people to be larger than life and oh so much better than we are. We want to think our mums would be better than that. And of course Joyce is. But we are reminded she is human, they all are and are allowed to show it and grow from it.
I really dilike S5 Spike - for his clumsy courting attempts, his Bufffy shrine. I wanted a smooth operator, after all 100plus years of experience.
Except William died a shy, 28yr old virgin withe one failed attempt at courting. So of course Spike is bumbling and awkward in what is only his second attempt at winning the girl. And he is alone, a lot so plenty of room for an obsession to grow.