It's true, metaphor came into conflict with characterization sometimes. But not that much.
But there's even worse. Metaphors changed too. What Angel's soul represented wasn't the same as what Spike's soul represented IMO. Even being a vampire doesn't mean the same thing. In Spike's case, as Shadowkat put it very well a few years ago, it's a Peter Pan syndrom, and it suited BTVS that was about growing-up. Spike was a for ever teenager until season 7.
But it doesn't work with his grandsire. Angel being a vampire served another story.
But oddly enough it doesn't bother me. I can enjoy the characters as characters, and also shift my viewing mode and parse the shows through the prisms of various metaphors.
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Date: 2006-06-04 10:05 am (UTC)But there's even worse. Metaphors changed too. What Angel's soul represented wasn't the same as what Spike's soul represented IMO. Even being a vampire doesn't mean the same thing. In Spike's case, as Shadowkat put it very well a few years ago, it's a Peter Pan syndrom, and it suited BTVS that was about growing-up. Spike was a for ever teenager until season 7.
But it doesn't work with his grandsire. Angel being a vampire served another story.
But oddly enough it doesn't bother me. I can enjoy the characters as characters, and also shift my viewing mode and parse the shows through the prisms of various metaphors.