I've always felt that Buffy's declaration was necessary so that we could see Spike deny it, and therefore truly make a sacrifice that wasn't about Buffy.
I'd agree with this; I just wasn't happy with a resolution to the series that left me in a place where I could see his motives in a kind light, but hers still came off so sketchy and unclear. As filmed, it's completely possible to read that scene as if she only ever used him, ever, right from the start (worst case) or that she's capable of saying she loves him only now, that he's actually about to die for her. Or that she's loved him for quite some time and never said so - that one's the best case scenario. Suffice to say that the ending did not make me feel terribly comfortable with Buffy, and the decision to leave her feelings so ambiguous we have to rely on the DVD commentary to tell us what she felt only made it worse.
Sigh. I just would have liked to see her make up her mind, or explain why she never did until exactly that moment. That was just a nowhere note to end the series on.
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Date: 2004-04-05 08:13 pm (UTC)I'd agree with this; I just wasn't happy with a resolution to the series that left me in a place where I could see his motives in a kind light, but hers still came off so sketchy and unclear. As filmed, it's completely possible to read that scene as if she only ever used him, ever, right from the start (worst case) or that she's capable of saying she loves him only now, that he's actually about to die for her. Or that she's loved him for quite some time and never said so - that one's the best case scenario. Suffice to say that the ending did not make me feel terribly comfortable with Buffy, and the decision to leave her feelings so ambiguous we have to rely on the DVD commentary to tell us what she felt only made it worse.
Sigh. I just would have liked to see her make up her mind, or explain why she never did until exactly that moment. That was just a nowhere note to end the series on.