Oh wow, this was great. Everything was wonderfully meaningful and it's well worth re-watching (I'm getting more on each re-watch). I'd never considered looking at Spike so much through the women he loves and loses at various times, but it's now so obvious and telling after seeing what you've put it together to these lyrics. Spike latching on to women again and again for identity/purpose. Well, actually, your summery says it all. This is also the only thing I've ever seen that makes me think that Spike's sexual assault on Buffy makes sense (and wasn't just a flub by the show's writers). You didn't gloss over anything--including the slayer he killed as well as the women he's loved.
The "intro" of Buffy was really striking and memorable, as she looks up from the porch, and I liked her unstoppable dancing in the red top set along to "like a summer rose". Felt meaningful, not hokey or a stretch. I liked how it paralleled the earlier bit with Darla earlier as well. So many good bits where the scenes played off each other and/or the lyrics. Really an entertaining and thoughtful vid.
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Date: 2006-01-28 07:27 am (UTC)The "intro" of Buffy was really striking and memorable, as she looks up from the porch, and I liked her unstoppable dancing in the red top set along to "like a summer rose". Felt meaningful, not hokey or a stretch. I liked how it paralleled the earlier bit with Darla earlier as well. So many good bits where the scenes played off each other and/or the lyrics. Really an entertaining and thoughtful vid.
The ending is killer.