#pro spike

Like sometimes we just want to rest be like - look at this little trash-raccoon-Spike is so cute in his garbage.

Then us goofing around gets taken out of context.

Exactly this! If we had to acknowledge Spike’s mistakes and poor choices all the time, we’d be exhausted

And whoever thought it was a good idea to assign morality to the way we interact with fiction instead of to our online behavior really sucks. I don’t like certain Buffyverse characters, but that does not mean I think the people who do are bad people. There are cordial ways to disagree with others

And there’s also the part where Spike appeals to the female gaze and has many women in his fanbase, and it gets misattributed to his appearance instead of the fact that both the narrative and himself hold Spike accountable. Taking accountability and growing as a person is very sexy

There’s this assumption in gen spaces that Spuffies are somehow shallow and condone the horrible things Spike (and Buffy, although she only seems to get flak for her other boyfriends having man pain) did but that is simply not true. Yes, Spike is hot, but for more reasons than his face, and part of that is him owning up to his mistakes

WARNING! This is A Pro & Anti Spike Post. Remember we all see Spike’s character development a different way during the 2 shows. This post doesn’t include anything with the Buffyverse comics. 

Spike Season 2, 3, and 4

Funny

Cool

Crazy

Daring

He was very entertaining to watch. Great Joss didn’t decide to kill Spike off in S2. He was originally supposed to die but he became a major fan favorite. I love this Spike.

Spike season 5 what I call Part 1 (before ‘Fool For Love’) 

Funny

Cool

Crazy

Daring

Still very entertaining to watch just didn’t like they way he treated Harmony while they were together. Giles and Spike scenes are interesting to watch. 

Spike Season 5 what I call Part 2 (’Fool For Love’ and episodes after) 

Funny (Some times)

Creepy

Obsessive

Stalker

His character development started to go down. Writers shouldn’t have made him act all Buffy obsessive.

Spike Season 6

Way less funny 

Annoying

Obsessive

Evil ( truly evil and not in a sexy way)

Worst version of his character and no longer entertaining to watch.

Spike Season 7

Funny (Some times)

Moody

Less annoying

Unapologetic 

His character development went a little up when he wasn’t acting like BTVS season 5 part 2 all the way to season 6. Writers tried to make him into a copycat of Buffy’s well known love interest Angel which was lame. If he apologized to Buffy for what his soulless self did in season 6 ‘Seeing Red’ and to Robin for killing his mother in the past then I would like him a little more.

Angel the series Season 5

Funny

Cool

Crazy

Daring

He goes back to acting like season 2, 3, 4, and Part 1 of s5 btvs version of himself. The only thing that changed is instead of killing innocents he’s killing non-innocents since he’s all soulful now. Spike is once again entertaining to watch especially when he and Angel are bickering like brothers. 

My friend sent a fairly long response which you can read under the cut. Please comment with your own opinions, because I need something more intelligible to say back other than, “No! Spike good!”

Just because Spike is too young for Rarity and he is a baby dragon, doesn’t mean you have to hate him (Or something else than that, but idc)}