Spiritualism

[thedeadlyhook]

Rewatching the first few eps of Season 5 Angel, a couple things occurred to me about the whole "ghost-Spike" arc. First, that the repeating image of him facing the wall is borrowed from Blair Witch, and second, that he becomes increasingly transparent until Fred takes a real interest in his cause, after which he comes back into focus. Thematically, this is quite a lot like the Marcy the Invisible Girl story from Buffy Season 1... or the way Tinkerbell's light fades when people stop believing in fairies. Huh.