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.

Comments

[magista.livejournal.com]

I do believe in Spike, I do believe in Spike.

And I just wanted to be the first person to say that. :D

Go you with the piercing observey-ness again...

[rahirah]

I remember back then people were speculating that Spike would have to be 'believed' back to life, or that he'd eventually will himself back...which did seem to be happening, as he gradually got more control over his environment, but it might have taken years...